It’s been a while since we checked in with the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition crew. They’re in full swing helping families around the nation with the most recent stop being in Kentucky. Also coming up, for sweeps, is a four episode special where they do major work in areas stricken by Katrina and Rita. I’m… Read More »Extreme Makeover Home Edition: Roundup
What were you doing back in 1982? Were you attending the grand opening of EPCOT Center? Well, I was spending my summer in Washington D.C. with my father while he lobbied for the Bonneville Power Administration. We spent most weekends touring the historical sites and the Smithsonian Museums. As a geeky 13 year old, I… Read More »Tron, the legend behind the film
I don’t think anyone is really suprised by this news, but Six Flags New Orleans will not be opening for the 2006 season. Wit the shakey, but recovering, state of its partent company, its future remains in doubt as well. Still Six Flags has new management, is celebrating its 45th Year as a company, and… Read More »Katrina knocks out Six Flags New Orleans
Disney is joining the chorus of voices against ‘a la carte cable’ (where home owners buy each individual channel instead of in a package). Disney has some business reasons for this, not the least of which is they make a ton of money by forcing cable carriers to carry Disney’s lessor known cable channels if… Read More »Disney: Just say no to A la Carte Cable
If you’ve been to Walt Disney World in the last year and you stayed at one of the Disney owned hotels, there’s a good chance you took advantage of Disney’s free airport shuttle service – Disney’s Magical Express. This service has been making most guests happy (hey, free is a very good price and not… Read More »Disney’s Magical Express gets new lease on life
In another first for Disney and Apple, High School Musical, (link opens in iTunes) is the first full length movie to be sold on Apple’s iTunes Music Store. The price is $9.99 for the 1 hour and 39 minute made for TV musical. According to MacRumors, The video was released this morning for $1.99 but… Read More »High School Musical, first full length feature on iTunes
It’s a little early for the Video of The Week, but this was so neat I had to link to it today. It’s a little bit old (dated 1999 on the video), but this example of a replacement audio-animatronic for the Captain in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction moves wonderfully. Plus you get to… Read More »The Sarcos Pirate
I can’t tell you the last time I was in a Disney Store. Part of that has to do with living so close to the theme parks, but also I was so disappointed with the product selection that there literally was no reason for me to return. If this story about The Children’s Place, the… Read More »Children’s Place turning The Disney Stores around?