An accidental death of a 30-year-old performer at Walt Disney World in Florida on Tuesday has prompted an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA and a state official, The Wall Street Journal reports. It’s the third death among performers at the park since July. Anislav Varbanov died late
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CNN Reports on Anislav Varbanov death at Disneyworld
All-platform journalist John Couwels reports on Anislav Varbanov’s death at Disney World.
Power Outages at Disneyland
Disneyland seems to have been attacked by Zurg the past few days. Some rides were shut down at the ‘Magic Kingdom’ because of a power outage for the second day in a row. Disney spokesman John Nicoletti confirmed that the outage affected some attractions including Space Mountain. Buzz Lightyear Astro
Disney cancels Indiana Jones stunt show performances today following death
From the Orlando Sentinel Walt Disney World has canceled all performances today of a popular stunt show, following the death of a worker during a rehearsal yesterday. Anislav Varbanov, 30, died Monday evening after he was hurt while performing a tumbling roll during a rehearsal for the Indiana Jones Epic
Disney On Ice “Celebrations” Coming Soon
Celebrate with Disney On Ice and turn an ordinary day into an extraordinary one! Disney On Ice presents Celebrations! kicks off this fall as Feld Entertainment’s newest ice production featuring a magical montage of Disney characters celebrating holidays and festivals from around the world. Launching September 2009, Disney On Ice
Third work-related death at DisneyWorld this summer – with video
A Walt Disney World cast member is dead after an accident Monday evening at Hollywood Studios. Stunt performer Anislav Varbanov, 30, was fatally injured during a rehearsal for the ” Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular.” He was doing a tumbling roll after 7 p.m. when he was hurt. Disney workers
Four arrested for selling worthless Disney World tickets
The latest in a series of busts aimed at stopping scams that prey on tourists near Disney World ended up with four ticket sellers being arrested. Each was allegedly selling worthless Disney World and Universal tickets at four locations on and around the Highway 192 tourist strip. The tickets were
Probably won’t be seeing any “Up” rides
From the Orlando Sentinel Tucked inside an animation building in Disney’s HollywoodStudios, costumed versions of the characters from Up, the most recent hit film from the Walt Disney Co.‘s Pixar Animation Studios, have emerged as a modestly popular attraction this summer. At any given point of the day, a small line of families waits
Zac Efron & Vanessa Hudgens get engaged?
The UK’s News of The World newspaper is reporting that Zac Efron and girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens have gotten engaged. The story is that Vanessa confirmed the engagement during an interview with the newspaper – but we have heard this story so many times before we don’t know if we believe
Muppets spotted in Disneyland
It looks like Disney is trying to bring back the Muppets craze – and we doubt it’s just to promote the Muppets 3D show at the Disney’s Hollywood Studios park. Rumor has it that Disney has been filming numerous scenes of the Muppets around the Disney parks to create a
Disney World’s Tomorrowland Transit Authority to reopen September 1st
Article from Peggy Macdonald at the Examiner The reopening of the Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland Transit Authority ride has been postponed. Originally scheduled to reopen August 25, the TTA (formerly the WEDWay People Mover) will resume operations September 1. The TTA takes guests on a leisurely tour through several of Tomorrowland’s
Kouzzina by Cat Cora at Disney’s Boardwalk replaces Spoodles
Kouzzina marks its soft opening August 15th & with the grand opening on September 17. In Greece, the Kouzzina is the Kitchen — and now you can savor celebrity chef Cat Cora’s time-honored Mediterranean family recipes and personal favorites as her casual family restaurant on Disney’s BoardWalk comes alive through
Disney’s Poyno is out now – Review here
You might think “Ponyo,” Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki’s new animated film, is the anti-“Up.” That recent Disney/Pixar smash was about the joys of soaring into the clouds; “Ponyo,” also distributed by Disney, makes its home in the sea. Where “Up” concerned itself with the grown-up problems of an elderly widower,