Disneyworld & Disneyland Refurbishment Schedule 2009
Attraction Location Refurb Dates Sounds Dangerous Operates Seasonally – exact re-opening date unknown, closure may extend further Hollywood Studios 01/04/09 – 12/31/09 Space Mountain Magic Kingdom 04/19/09 – 11/21/09 Tomorrowland Transit Authority Magic Kingdom 04/19/09 – 08/31/09 Tomorrowland Light & Power Co. (Arcade) Magic Kingdom 04/19/09 – 11/21/09 Living with
Disney Advance Dining Reservations going back to 180 days
Multiple sources confirm that Walt Disney World is set to begin accepting Advance Dining Reservations 180 days in advance of guests’ arrival date. On October 27, 2009, Disney will begin accepting dining reservations 180 days in advance of the arrival date for guests with confirmed reservations at a Walt Disney
Disney’s Imagination Movers & Where is Warehouse Mouse?
TV Show News Disney Channel will debut the second season of its hit music-filled Playhouse Disney series, “Imagination Movers,” SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 (10:00 a.m., ET/PT). New episodes of the series, starring New Orleans’ favorite alternative rock band for preschoolers, will air every Saturday throughout September. The season will include more
Classic 1959 Monorail Dedication with Walt Disney & Richard Nixon
The opening ceremonies for the Monorail. With Richard Nixon, Walt Disney, and Dick’s kids. This is a pretty funny video to watch. Also includes a small briefing on what exactly a monorail is. A special for the 4th anniversary of the park.
The Princess and The Frog – Rough Animation
Montage of in-progress hand-drawn animation footage from the upcoming Walt Disney Animation feature release The Princess and the Frog. Shown for the first time at the Disney / Pixar Animation Panel at Comic Con, July 24, 2009. Unfortunately we can’t embed this on our website but you can click the
Man guilty of groping Minnie Mouse at DisneyWorld
John William Moyer will face sentencing for groping Minnie Mouse at Disney World. Video at the bottom of the post. A jury this morning found John William Moyer guilty of groping of a woman playing Minnie Mouse at Walt Disney World. Moyer, 60, of Pennsylvania, was convicted of misdemeanor battery
Disney Cruise Line European Vacation
You don’t have to be Clark Griswold to enjoy Disney Cruise Line’s European Vacation. You are probably familiar with Disney’s short three- and four-day cruises out of Port Canaveral near Orlando to the Bahamas or the longer seven-day cruises to the Caribbean. They have even brought one of their ships
Disneyworld Restaurants – Fresh Mediterranean Marketplace
Shontell Crawford and Deb Wills, owner of AllEars.net, enjoy a Sunday Breakfast Buffet at Fresh Mediterranean Marketplace. This restaurant, located inside the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, offers a variety of healthy and hearty breakfast choices that will no doubt give you the energy that will get you off to
Disney performers dies from a fall on stage at Magic Kingdom
From the Orlando Sentinel: A performer at Walt Disney World and theater-community mainstay died Monday, four days after he was injured onstage at the Magic Kingdom. Mark Priest, 47, fell Thursday while playing in “Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Tutorial,” an interactive show in which actors lead guests through a series
Up flies to Blu-ray and DVD – November 10th
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s Up is the next major 3D theatrical film that will roll out without the eye-popping effects on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. The studio will bow the title on Nov. 10 as a four-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo pack ($45.99); two-disc standard DVD ($39.99) and a single DVD.
Very cool – Quick Service Kiosk Disneyworld
A preview of the quick service Kiosk at the Poly.
Disney Dining plan to go up in 2010
Not a big shocker here since ticket prices have gone up. The Disney Dining Plan, an option that is available to Walt Disney World Resort Guests, will be seeing a rate increase beginning in 2010. The plan, which can be added on to your vacation packages or rooms, currently costs
Legion Of Terra-Cotta Mouseketeers Found Beneath Disney World
Article from the ONN A Disney World maintenance crew performing routine electrical work below Cinderella Castle last week accidentally stumbled upon a mysterious underground chamber believed to contain more than 8,000 terra-cotta Mouseketeer statues dating back to 300 B.C. Within days of the discovery, the nation’s top archaeologists had begun
Disney World FASTPASS updates
Article is Peggy McDonald at the Examiner. Walt Disney World’s FASTPASS distribution system appears to be preparing for an overhaul. Currently guests at Disney’s four theme parks are required to travel to the ride they wish to get a FASTPASS for, which could mean walking across the theme park. It
