Typhoon Lagoon remains the only part of Disney World closed through yesterday (it is scheduled to open today). Although there has been no official explanation that I could find, there is speculation that one of the reasons might be the theming. Typhoon Lagoon is themed to look like an island that has just been hit… Read More »Typhoon Lagoon
More Stories from Celebration: Barb, of the excellently written Celebration Blog, posts about the worries of owning a property but being away from it at the time. Then follows up with a damage report on Celebration (including a few picks of damage to her property). Tom of Celeb96.com posts a number of photos providing an… Read More »Celebration Round Up
Disneyland was built as the Googie architecture craze was coming into it’s own in Southern California. So much of the surrounding areas of Anaheim that arose with the success of Disneyland featured the Googie style. My favorite Googie site is Space Age City. I just found this link to Synthetrix’s “Photos of the Forgotten” and… Read More »Old Disneyland/Anaheim Googie Pics
A quick update to this previous story. “The Lord told me he was OK and to trust in Him,” a seemingly calm and smiling Freeman said as she got into a squad car that day. Since the woman claims she intended to return for her… Read More »Update: Mom abandons boy
The LA Times reminds us that all is not so rosy at Dreamworks. There is speculation that the a deadline to pay back investors, specifically Paul Allen’s $650 Million investment, is the real drive to go split. “This deadline has been looming for two years… Read More »Sparky’s folly?
If I were drawing up a list of the top Disney fan websites, I would be horribly remiss if I forgot to include Chris and Jen’s excellent Toonfinder.com. This resource grew out of their love for Disney Characters, and especially the rarer characters that hang… Read More »Toonfinder.com
Just when I was about to delete his site off my bookmarks for inactivity, Michael Barrier returns with an excellent essay on Disneyland Paris. Barrier is always insightful: Walt Disney’s original Disneyland, when it opened almost fifty years ago, was itself reminiscent of a department… Read More »Just when you thought it was safe…
The cult of Tron appears to be growing every day. Ben at Semioclast finds a great piece of Tron Artwork you can own as a print or on a t-shirt. Of course, there is always the DIY crowd. Here’s a Tron Costume and a Tron… Read More »Tron, Inside the Computer World