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
Food and Wine Festival Strategies for Saving Money and Your Waistline
The events for this year’s Food and Wine Festival are starting to be announced and they look delicious as usual. Having made our first visit to Epcot’s celebration of food and wine last year, I will say that we had a blast! I will also say that, experienced Disney vacationers that we are, as Food and Wine newbies, we found the Festival awesome.….and just a little overwhelming.
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
Disney Review by You: Kona Coffee is the best – by Michael – Rating: 5
Reviewer: Michael Topic Being Reviewed:Food Rating: 5 Would you recommend to others: Yes — I would have to say Kona Coffee at Kona Cafe is the best coffee I have ever had! I love the french press! Eventhough its for 2 I usually have one all to myself!
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 …
This Mom’s Disney Rules.
Inspired by our trips to Disney World. 1. You do not have to ride the scary ride. You have to eat your vegetables, do your homework, and be polite to others. I will encourage you to not pick your nose in public. Your bedroom should not look like a war
Oldies But Goodies – Seniors At Walt Disney World
First of all, I would like to thank Chip for allowing me to join his staff and to offer my thoughts and opinions on my favorite subject – Walt Disney World and everything it includes. I will avoid boring you with my background but if you are interested you can
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.
