Authorities say a Michigan couple left their young foster children alone in their Walt Disney World hotel room for at least two hours while they hung out at the resort’s pool. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested 49-year-old Stephen Simmons and 41-year-old Kimberly Simmons Friday and charged them child neglect.
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Disneyworld Current Refurbishments and Attraction Closures
Disneyworld Current Refurbishments and Attraction Closures: * Space Mountain: Apr 19 – Nov 21, 2009 * Tomorrowland Transit Authority: Apr 19 – Aug 24, 2009 * Tomorrowland Power and Light Co.: Apr 19 – Nov 21, 2009
Disneyland Current Refurbishments and Attraction Closures
Disneyland Current Refurbishments and Attraction Closures: * Pinocchio’s Daring Journey – closed thru August 14 for refurbishment. * The Enchanted Cottage – closed July 29 – Nov 17 for refurbishment. * Casey Jr. Circus Trains – closed August 31 – Nov 20 for refurbishment. * Storybook Land Canal Boats –
Disney’s World of Color Preview w/ video goodness
Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Director Steven Davison describes the Disney’s World of Color show that is in development for Disney’s California Adventure.
Disney 3D Christmas Carol Train Tour and Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey helped Disney kick off the studio’s 6-month train tour promotion on Thursday, May 21, for the Robert Zemeckis 3D version of A Christmas Carol opening November 6 that began at Union Station in L.A. on Memorial Day weekend, all captured in this highlight video by Scott Hettrick.
Meet the Crew of Discovery Channels Deadliest Catch at Epcot July 31 – August 2
The Norway pavilion in Epcot® is pleased to host Northwestern Captain Sig Hansen, Edgar Hansen, and Matt Bradley — three of the featured stars on the popular reality series on The Discovery Channel, Deadliest Catch – for an in-park appearance July 31 – August 02, 2009. Sig, Edgar and Matt
Disney’s California Adventure – BIG changes are coming
Get a sneak peek at the big changes transforming Disney’s California Adventure® Park! Glance behind the curtain and learn the inside story on what’s coming your way in the near future — plus hints of what’s to come in the years ahead. Check out the pictures and the videos here
Man Charged With Molesting Boy At Disney Typhoon Lagoon
Ok what is going on down at Disneyworld? I mean this is the third story I had to report on in the last month. Combine that with the accidents and it is not Disney’s year. Click the picture for the video. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced another arrest on
Bus Crash at Contemporary Resort
According to Highway Patrol, two buses collided in front of the Contemporary Resort hotel in Walt Disney World near the Magic Kingdom. According to the reports, the accident occurred at 2:45 p.m. yesterday near the intersection of World Drive and Seven Seas Drive where World Drive narrows from two lanes
Toy Story 1 & 2 in 3D – Coming Soon
Pixar’s Toy Story and Toy Story 2 will be released as a 3-D double feature, starting October 2 and continuing for two weeks only. However, the films will premiere September 22-23, 2009, at the 66th Venice Film Festival, according to Variety Magazine. Lets not forget that Toy Story 3 will
Happy Birthday Disneyland!
Disneyland is turning 54 years young today. Here is some fun facts about Disneyland from Jodi Jill at the Examiner. Disneyland first opened July 17, 1955. The opening price of the park including land and  attractions was $16 million. The most popular attraction (based on attendance) in Disneyland is Pirates of the
Monorail collision triggered by worker’s failure to activate track switch
From the Orlando Sentinel: The chain of events leading to a fatal crash on Walt Disney World‘s monorail system was triggered by an employee who mistakenly radioed others that he had activated a track switch, according to multiple people familiar with details of the accident’s investigation. The employee was working
RIP Disney voice-over artist Dallas McKennon w/ classic video
Article is from Barbara Nefer at the Examiner Voiceover artist Dallas McKennon, whose voice is well-known in the Disney theme parks at various attractions, including the American Adventure, the Country Bear Jamboree, and the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster, has died at age 89. McKennon also did movie work
Disneyland unveils Halloween theme for Space Mountain
Disneyland will add a “haunted†overlay to Space Mountain and a fireworks “spooktacular†for the Halloween season, theme park officials said. The “Halloween Time†event, which runs from Sept. 25 through Nov. 1, is included in the price of admission to the Anaheim theme park. The “Ghost Galaxy†Space Mountain
