Delicious details of the upcoming sequel to Disney’s hit film Pirates of the Carribean: Curse of the Black Pearl are released in this tour of a Hollywood sound stage. After walking up some creaky stairs, the 21st century is left behind, yielding to the mustiness of a 17th century pirate ship. Covered in barnacles, the… Read More »Visit to the set of Pirates of the Carribean II: Dead Man’s Chest
I guess it’s appropriate that on the day when Hurricane Wilma is playing Big Bad Wolf with the state of Florida that The Disney Blog gets mentioned in a New York Times story on ‘Brand Blogs‘. It’s a great honor to be written up in the nation’s daily and I’d like to welcome all the… Read More »Blog Mentioned in the New York Times
Update: The second I post this, of course, Universal reverses itself and will now close both themeparks on Monday. No word yet from SeaWorld. According to the Orlando Sentinel Hurricane Blog, a great resource for info on Hurricane Wilma btw, neither Universal Studios or Seaworld intend to close tomorrow. This might change if the storm… Read More »Seaworld and Universal: Monday Schedule Updates
Booth at Epcot is strapped down, originally uploaded by indigoskye. I was at Epcot today and took a few photos of their preparation for Hurricane Wilma. The storm is predicted to hit Florida far south of Orlando, but the Disney World area is still forcast to have Tropical Storm force winds. So safety was a… Read More »Epcot straps down for Hurricane Wilma
Breaking news: Disney will close all theme and water parks tomorrow due to the storm. Here’s the full text of the announcement: Due to the potential of tropical storm force winds associated with Hurricane Wilma, all four Walt Disney World Theme Parks, Typhoon Lagoon, Downtown Disney and Disney’s Wide World of Sports will not open… Read More »Breaking: Disney announces all park closed tomorrow
The Orlando Sentinel reports on the final demise of one of Central Florida’s most unique attractions. The Xanadu: Home of the Future has been torn down in order to make way for a condominium complex. Could there be any more ironic fate? (see photo from tourist who spotted the demolition) True, Xanadu had been sitting… Read More »Xanadu: Horrible Awful News
So far no news of cancellations or closures at any of the Orlando area themeparks today. That may change if Hurricane Wilma arrives sooner and further north than expected. I’m heading out to the Walt Disney World Resort today to take some pics and will hopefully have a report later tonight. Even if Orlando isn’t… Read More »Disney World awaits Hurricane Wilma
Disneyland musical theatre alum and current Broadway star Eden Espinosa is going to be a featured performer at the upcoming benefit concert for Friends in Deed, a New York City based Crisis Center. The concert is on Halloween and will feature the music of rock great Elvis Costello. If you’re in the area I hope… Read More »Eden Espinosa to sing at Benefit