The finale of Disneyland’s Rededication Ceremony on July 17, 2010, which was Disneyland’s 55th birthday from our friends at AllEars.net.
Author: Chip
The financial success of Pixar
A very cool article from Know Your Money. Talking about the production cost of the previous Pixar films. Not sure if that is due to inflation or the amount of money they are spending in advertising. Click here to see the full article.
Disney Week in Review – July 11 – July 18th
Happy Sunday Everyone. I hope you had a great week this past week. I know I have. I am going to try something a little different this week and try to keep the links short and sweet. I do need to say this AJ from Disney Food Blog is all
Disney monorail briefly shut down after pilot suffers minor electric shock
Walt Disney World monorails were out of service briefly this evening after a monorail pilot received a minor electric shock while flipping a switch, authorities said. The pilot was mildly shocked in the arm while switching on a beacon that identifies the beam the monorail is traveling on, a fire
Classic Disneyworld – The Skyway Ride
The Skyway, one of the original Walt Disney World attractions, present when the park first opened in 1971, was an aerial tram (cable car) type ride, which took guests between the Fantasyland and TomorrowLand parts of the Magic Kingdom, on a ride that lasted for around 5 minutes. Due to
Happy 55th Birthday Disneyland – A Photo Tribute
“To all that come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America …
Disney and Time Warner Cable each solicit public’s support in cable TV spat
There was a time, not long ago, when companies preferred to negotiate private business contracts in private. Now, when it comes to negotiating new carriage agreements between cable companies and local TV stations and sister cable channels, the trend increasingly is to negotiate in public and invite the consumer to pull
Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria Construction Video at Epcot’s Italy Pavilion
This new restaurant will be opening in Italy at Epcot in time for fall 2010. The 300-seat restaurant will feature a menu inspired by the famous pizzerias of southern Italy. You can find photos here. Thanks to Jeff Lange for the video footage!
New, immersive guest experience being created for Disney’s Animal Kingdom
SAFARI, SO GOOD: Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park has announced it is developing a new, immersive experience that will take small groups of guests on personalized, guided treks through some of the savannah areas of the popular Kilimanjaro Safaris Expedition attraction. During these excursions, guests will be able to spend
Disneyworld Home School Days for Sepember 2010
September 7 – 9, 2010 Have you ever dreamed of being a stage performer? How about commercial artist or a designer? When it comes to careers in the Arts, you’re only limited by your imagination. This Fall, the Arts come to life for Homeschoolers at the action packed Disney’s Hollywood
Classic Disney – Lambert The Sheepish Lion from 1952
Mr. Stork (played, as in Dumbo, by Sterling Holloway) delivers a lion to a family of sheep. While his mother takes a liking to him, he gets teased by his “brother” lambs. But when Lambert grows up, his kin change their opinion on him.
Disney ups Mickey’s Halloween Party Prices
Sarah Tully at the Orange County Register shares with us some interesting news on the prices for Mickey’s Halloween Party in Disneyland. The Disneyland Resort has more than doubled prices for its special Halloween trick-0r-treat parties since they started five years ago. This year, the cost starts at $49 each
Donald Duck – New Meet and Greet Video at Epcot, Mexico Pavilion
Thanks to Jeff Lange for the Video footage of Donald Duck’s New Meet & Greet. Donald Duck greets guests in his new meet and greet area at Walt Disney World. You can see photos here.
Yesterland’s Visit to Disneyland in 1960
Feeding my Classic Disney Need, In honor of Disneyland’s 55th anniversary, Yesterland takes you back to another anniversary year evenly divisible by 5. The year is 1960. The park is 5 years old. Here is a funny excerpt: When you think about the future, you probably ask yourself, what will