Florida may have all the geographic variance of a pool table, but it’s the west coast theme parks that are flat (or worse) in the 2007 TEA/ERA theme park attendance estimates. According the LA Times, Disneyland experienced slight growth in 2007, but it’s second gate… Read More »Disney Themepark Attendance – The Numbers Game
The fight is back on. And after the underdog recovered from an early knock-out blow it’s shaping up to be a long drawn out fight? Or is it? Keeping Up With Jonas has the latest news on the lawsuit to allow Segway use by the… Read More »Where’s Don King? Disney Segway Lawsuit is back on!
Yesterday the news featured a story about how Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be making some changes to the Primeval Whirl roller coaster that might prevent any future serious injury or deaths resulting from cast members being in off-limits places while the attraction is in motion.… Read More »Disney making safety adjustments to attractions
Hard Rock Park (official site) in Myrtle Beach, SC announced it will open the brand new park with a two-day celebration starting June 2nd. The Eagles and the Moody Blues will headline the event, and everyone will get to explore the world’s first Rock’n’Roll theme… Read More »Hard Rock Park sets opening date with big bash
This is a great find. This ultra rare color film from the early days of Disneyland is the first time I can recall seeing such great shots of the Mickey Mouse Club Circus. The circus is the exception that proves the genius of Walt Disney. Opening around Thanksgiving of 1955, the MMCC featured Mickey Mouse… Read More »Rare 1955 Disneyland Color Footage of the Mickey Mouse Club Circus
Remember back in May when a woman was assaulted while waiting in line for the Tea Cups at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom? Not only did she suffer injuries, but she accused Disney Security of letting her attacker escape before Sheriff Deputies could arrive to… Read More »Arrest Made in Disney Tea Cup Scuffle
True High School Musical fans know that it wasn’t Zac Efron’s voice on the soundtrack for the first film. Instead Drew Seeley was asked to lay down the tracks for the final version. Apparently Zac was surprised by the change when he saw the initial release. With a role in Hairspray (and shortly in Footloose)… Read More »Morning Round Up – July 17th
Rick Aristotle Munarriz of The Motely Fool has yet another interesting idea ping-ponging around… Should Disney buy Cedar Fair? There was a fair amount of speculation, some by Munarriz himself, that Disney should have bought Six Flags when it was available. I don’t know why Disney would want to own all those smaller seasonal properties… Read More »Morning Roundup – July 12