There’s a late addition to Frozen Summer Fun at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The Ice Palace Boutique is a Frozen-themed salon with Anna and Elsa-inspired makeovers for guests aged 3-12. Families can join in the Frozen fun with packages featuring Frozen-themed treats at the new Ice… Read More »Frozen Ice Palace Boutique opens at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
With the summer season nearly in the books, and “Jurassic World” showing that there is still life at the cineplex, attention has turned to exactly how big a box office The Walt Disney Company can expect when Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” flies into… Read More »Analysts predicting $2.2 billion box office for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
I’m a little surprised this issue hasn’t arisen before now. Recently, a Disney collector friend of mine was complaining how they just discovered the Limited Release Haunted Mansion MagicBand wouldn’t let her replace its battery. Each MagicBand has two RFID chips in it a passive… Read More »Buyers not warned Disney’s MagicBands won’t work after battery dies, no way to replace it
Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem deliver their unique take on the funky classic anthem “Jungle Boogie” from Kool And The Gang. Yes, the Muppet marketing engine is back in full swing. With a new TV show this fall, I hope we can look forward… Read More »The Muppets cover “Jungle Boogie”
from Instagram: A sign at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad tries to answer frequently asked questions about Fastpass+. Didn’t help. There were still people in the FP+ queue with no fastpass. One on hand Disney needs to be able to design a system that’s simple enough… Read More »Instapic: Fastpass+ Sign at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
With “it’s a small world” down for an extended refurbishment, Disneyland Paris has an opportunity to collect all the coins that were ritually thrown in the water ways and fountains by guests. Last Monday Cast Members and Disney VoluntEARS were fitted with boots, shovels, brooms… Read More »What happens to all those coins you toss in fountains at Disney?
Brooks Barnes of the NY Times has another great story with some interesting insight into the recent large investments Comcast has been making in its Universal theme park chain. The theme parks were almost literally an after thought when Comcast bought the NBC/Universal brand four… Read More »Comcast investing huge in Universal theme parks
Just a few months ago Disneyland bought the Carousel Inn hotel (in green). It’s rare that a Harbor Blvd hotel comes up for purchase and good news that Disneyland was willing to make the purchase. Word was that Disneyland was looking to make more purchases… Read More »Disneyland makes more strategic land purchases