Another ride at California Adventure has re-opened after its make over; the Silly Symphony Swings was formerly the “Orange Stinger”. The attraction is moving from the spirit of Route 66 to the Paradise Pier theme without even moving an inch. Quick bit of Trivia, the… Read More »Silly Symphony Swings Attraction Video
While the Main Street Electrical Parade officially returns to the Magic Kingdom as part of Summer Nightastic! tomorrow, there is a preview tonight. The new fireworks show will also preview tonight. Whether you like MSEP depends if tonight will feel like greeting an old friend… Read More »Main Street Electrical Parade – Video from Cast Member Preview
I’ve been a Disney theme park fan pretty much my whole life and as long as I can remember the Main Street Electrical Parade has been my favorite night time parade. It was a bitter-sweet parting back in 1996 when the MSEP supposedly glowed away… Read More »Behind the Scenes – Main Street Electrical Parade
Mickey and Minnie welcome the International Pow Wow guests from the train station. Before I return to Harry Potter, I want to flash back one night prior to Disney’s party to welcome the participants of the 2010 International Pow Wow. It was an amazing affair… Read More »Disney World fetes the 2010 International Pow Wow
A new law has been passed that prevents Florida attractions from being sued by customers. The legislation (SB 2440) is designed to overturn a December 2008 state Supreme Court ruling that invalidated parental waivers, which have long been used by businesses around the state that… Read More »New Florida Law to protect theme parks from Lawsuits
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
Since the latest economic troubles started Central Florida’s tourism economy has come to depend on European and UK travelers even more than usual. So it’s nice to see one of the region’s big draws giving back when those tourists encounter a bit of trouble. SeaWorld… Read More »SeaWorld Parks free for travelers stranded by Volcanic Ash