It’s hot everywhere and it’s a good day just to take it easy. With that in mind, here is some recent Disney news to explore: WALL-E had a strong Friday and Saturday and now appears to be on the path to a $63 million box… Read More »Disney Discoveries – Links for a Lazy Sunday
Daily Idea, a popular video blog, has turned its vlogger eye toward the many unsightly fashions of the typical Disney World tourist. The result is side splitting, and sometimes seem splitting, humor. It’s all in good fun, I’m sure.
Toy Story Midway Mania is a new 4-D video game opening soon at Disneyland and Walt Disney World resorts. Guests ride through a series of Midway games, each with a different concept related to a Toy Story character, and use a unique ‘pull-string cannon’ to launch various projectiles at various targets and easter eggs in order to score points and be awarded a virtual prize.
What puts the Disney touch on this game is the great design of the queue and loading area and the amazing integration of 3-D and 4-D (real world) effects to raise the experience above something you could otherwise find at home in your living room. That and the addition of the characters from Pixar’s popular Toy Story series.
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I have a long review for Toy Story Midway Mania going up later today. But first I thought you might like to see some of the fun facts behind Disney’s newest attraction. Each ride vehicle weighs as much as 8,580 Woody dolls. It would take… Read More »Toy Story Midway Mania Fun Facts
All these new baggage fees being levied by the airlines aren’t just affecting the traveler’s pocket book, they’re making it more difficult for Disney’s Magical Express free shuttle service for Walt Disney World resort guests to get its job done. The Orlando Sentinel writes that… Read More »Disney’s Magical Express feeling pain of Baggage Fees
Humorist James Lileks returns to Walt Disney World and, as usual, he has some unique insights. Here he targets a subset of the typical Disney fan. Dinner was large. The portions are huge. They might as well put the plate down and say “here’s more… Read More »More Bleats from Lileks at Walt Disney World
The 23 resorts of Walt Disney World, and Disney’s Vero Beach Resort, now stand united as ‘Green’ certified under the Florida Green Lodging Program. Disney’s BoardWalk Inn was the first hotel in Florida to receive the state’s Green Lodging designation in 2004. Since then, the other 22 hotels have also received the designation, culminating with Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resort in April 2008.
“Disney’s commitment to conservation began with Walt Disney himself more than 50 years ago,” said Jerry Montgomery, senior vice president of Conservation & Environmental Sustainability for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts. “Our participation in Florida’s Green Lodging Program demonstrates our company’s continued dedication to resource conservation which translates into sound business practices and positive experiences for our guests.”
For more information about the Florida Green Lodging Program, visit www.dep.state.fl.us/greenlodging. The Full Press Release is below the cut.
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Fanny Pack Antics is a humorous website that takes an irreverent look at the fashion faux pas of the wild, and often wooly, tourist. From the ubiquitous Fanny Pack to the omnipresent mullet, you’ll find plenty to guffaw over. As you might guess, a few… Read More »Fanny Pack Antics – tourists lampooned for fun and profit (okay maybe not profit)