Just a FYI for those traveling to DisneyWorld at the beginning of next year. The Crystal Palace is being refurbished from January 3 – February 14, 2010. My family and I always try to goto the CP a few times while visiting.. Liberty Tree Tavern will open as a character
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Disney World to offer new Florida Resident Weekday Pass
Starting Monday, Florida residents will have a new option for annual passes to Walt Disney World. For $169, the Florida Resident Weekday Select Pass will allow access to all four of the Walt Disney World theme parks on weekdays, but with a few restrictions. The new Weekday pass will have
Trains Involved In Disney Monorail Crash Retired
Walt Disney World is planning to retire two monorail trains that were involved in the July 5 accident that killed a driver. The pink and purple lines will be out of service to pay respect to the cast members involved in the crash, including 21-year-old Austin Wuennenberg, who died. The
Disney Wonder Receives Magical Makeover
Today I have a quick update with a behind-the-scenes look at the magical makeover the Disney Wonder is currently undergoing during dry dock in Freeport, Bahamas. Among the highlights is a brand new venue called Outlook Café. Below you can see a photo taken this past week. Located on deck
Disney’s California Adventure ‘World of Color’ update
If you’ve visited Disney’s California Adventure Park recently, you know the lagoon has been dry for many months as Walt Disney Imagineers install and test the newest and coolest water fountains at any Disney Park. You can now see that the floor of Paradise Bay is a superstructure that’s nearly
Disney World Closings & Rehabs as of 10/15/09
Updated 10/15/09 *All refurbishments are subject to change without notice. EPCOT * Japan Gallery – 9/8/09 – 10/15/09 Magic Kingdom * Space Mountain – 4/19/2009 – 11/21/09 * Stitch’s SuperSonic Celebration Closed 6/27/09 * Tomorrowland Light & Power Co. (Arcade) 4/19/09 -11/21/09 * Crystal Palace – 01/03/2010 – 02/13/2010 *
Disney Channel’s “The Time I…â€
Disney Channel is about to start a series of short features called “The Time I…â€, which will begin airing November 8th. Kids will share important milestones in their lives in a two –minute segment. The kids will talk about how they dealt with different events in their lives. Some of
‘Ho White’ Beer Ad Incurs Disney’s Wrath
A beer advertisement featuring Snow White blowing smoke rings while lying in bed with seven semi-naked dwarves has reportedly left Disney fuming. The raunchy Jamieson’s Raspberry Ale ad renamed the fairytale cartoon heroine “Ho White”. Loveable Disney dwarves, like Sleepy, Happy and Doc, were replaced with Filthy, Smarmy and Randy
Sum of All Thrills ride opens at Epcot’s Innoventions
The grand opening for The Sum of All Thrills ride at Epcot’s Innoventions was held on Oct. 14, 2009. This video gives you a look at the process of designing your own ride and then experiencing it via the KUKA RoboCoaster arm. You also get to hear from the designers
Los Lobos Recording Album Of Disney Covers
This classifies as the weirdest news I have heard today.. Los Lobos is readying to release their first new album in three years – Los Lobos Goes Disney. The set features 13 songs from Disney films and theme parks as interpreted by Los Lobos. It hits stores on October 27th.
Disney World’s monorail gets some electrical work
All eyes and ears are on Disney with the events of the past year. So just thought this might be news worthy even if it is just routine maintence. From the Orland Sentinel: Walt Disney World has been making some monorail repairs. The giant resort recently filed notice for electricians
Disney Pixar’s Cars Race-O-Rama
The third installment of Disney Pixar’s “Cars†video game series has released to stores. The game is called Cars Race-O-Rama and can be played on: – Wii – Nintendo DS – Xbox 360 – Playstation 2 – Playstation 3 – PSP The E-rated video game retails for between $29.99 and
Former Disney World exec appointed president of Disneyland
The Walt Disney Co. today named George Kalogridis, a former high-ranking executive at Walt Disney World, the new president of Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. Kalogridis has been chief operating officer at Disneyland Paris for the past three years. Before that, he was vice president of travel operations at Disney World,
Disney’s Retail Plan Is a Theme Park in Its Stores
The Walt Disney Company, with the help of Steven P. Jobs and his retailing team at Apple, intends to drastically overhaul its approach to the shopping mall. At a time when many retailers are still cutting back or approaching strategic shifts with extreme caution, Disney is going the other way,
