This is the news I’ve been waiting for. We’ve known for a couple months that ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World had been designated an official live viewing location for the month-long 2010 FIFA World Cup from South Africa. But we didn’t… Read More »2010 FIFA World Cup Viewing Parties at Walt Disney World
A many suing Disney claiming that the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction at Walt Disney World’s Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park caused his stroke has lost his case after a jury decided in Disney’s favor. This lawsuit was unique in that it challenged Disney’s… Read More »Jury finds for Disney in Tower of Terror lawsuit
Disney’s Magical Express will celebrate it’s 10 millionth passenger today. The family gets a private coach and a gift basket from the mouse. That’s a pretty huge chunk of visitors coming to Walt Disney World, but it’s still a fraction of the 100+ million visitors… Read More »What affect will High Speed Rail have on Walt Disney World?
Actually, so early that the park was still just barely on the drawing boards. Don’t miss the Progress City, USA post on the origins of EPCOT. EPCOT Center’s path from concept to execution was, in so many ways, far more tortured than most Disney fans… Read More »EPCOT – the early early years
Answering the challenge set by SeaWorld”s Central Florida parks (including Busch Gardens) Walt Disney World resorts has decided to offer up to two free days of admission to European travelers stranded by the Volcanic Ash cloud. This is a great move that will help make… Read More »Disney World joins SeaWorld and offers free admission to stranded Europeans
We managed to make it to two parks this weekend and was surprised by a few things. There was the expected walls in Fantasyland and further progress on the new restaurant in Mexico, but wait until you see a couple of these pics.
Lot’s more vertical construction visible in Mexico.
They’ve started to lay the floor for the exterior deck, which appears to be a lot bigger than we previously saw.
That’s because some of the construction walls are down. I didn’t capture it in this pic, but the interior floor is still dirt at this phase. That’s a lot of outside seating.
One more pic before we leave EPCOT below the cut and then a whole lot of news from the Magic Kingdom
What’s the number one complaint from theme park guests? Having to spend long waits in queue just for an attraction that’s over in 2 minutes, sometimes less. Disney Imagineers and park operations cast members have been working on solutions to this problem for years. They’ve… Read More »Queue-less Disney Parks
Jason Garcia reports on a 12 year old case that’s finally having its day in court. the case pits the Walt Disney Company against a park guest who claims that the Walt Disney World Tower of Terror attraction caused him to have a stroke. As… Read More »Court Case threatens Disney’s thrill rides