Great video of Disney Publishing Volunteers helping out Habitat for Humanity. We need to see more videos of Disney Volunteers helping out people across the globe.
Meet PUSH The Talking Trash Can – The Magic Kingdom
I have yet to see Push on my visits to WDW. Funny little clip of him out and about.
Walt Disney World History July 16th & 17th
Another great video from the guys at WDW History.
Harry Potter vs. Voldemort Rap
Very funny video I saw on You Tube today, doesn’t really have anything to do with Disney but hey its still funny!
Exclusive! Harry Potter vs. Voldemort in an epic rap battle to determine who is the ultimate wizard!
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 in the monorail’s maintenance bay on July 5 when a central coordinator overseeing all of Disney’s trains radioed him to activate a switch on Disney’s Epcot loop for a train that was waiting to transfer off the track and onto a spur so it could go out of service for the night.
The employee has told investigators that he thought he had activated the switch before radioing back to the coordinator that it had been done. But the switch never moved from the main line to the spur, and investigators have found no evidence of a mechanical malfunction.
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 for Disney, using his vocal talents in Sleeping Beauty, Lady and the Tramp, Mary Poppins, 101 Dalmations, and Bedknobs and Broomsticks. His voice was familiar to many cereal-muching Saturday morning cartoon watchers in shows such as Gumby and Archie, in which he spoke for the title character.
McKennon did some live film work, too, most noteably as innkeeper Cincinnatus in the series Daniel Boone with well-known co-star Fess Parker. He also appeared in an Elvis Presley movie, Clambake, as a gas station worker.
McKennon died on Tuesday, July 14, just five days before he would have turned 90. However, he will live on every time he warns Magic Kingdom guests to “hold on to your hats and glasses ’cause this here’s the wildest ride in the wilderness!”
Can’t wait for your next Disney Trip?
Here are some great fan made videos of Disneyworld from DAVEnLYNNquenby. Looks and sounds like something you would see on a Disney DVD.
Here is the first video and you can go to the others from there. I myself use Vegas & After Effects when I edit videos. Phenomenal job Dave and keep up the great work.
“Weird Al” Yankovic – Skipper Dan
The video takes you into the life of one the attraction’s hosts, Skipper Dan, and how he ended up working on the Jungle Cruise. Also you can see an the actual Jungle Cruise ride from Disneyland.
Here is video of the actual ride
Disneyland Hong Kong Posters
Toy Story Land, Grizzly Trail, and Mystic Point
Gives you an idea on how awesome those new areas are going to be!
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 overlay, which originally premiered at Hong Kong Disneyland in 2007, features a new soundtrack and ghostly and ghoulish projections inside the darkened roller coaster building, according to Screamscape.
The Halloween-themed fireworks show, hosted by “Master of Scaremonies†Jack Skellington of “Nightmare Before Christmas†fame, will include nods to Disney villains.
Many of those villains — Cruella de Vil (â€101 Dalmatiansâ€), Captain Hook (â€Peter Panâ€) and Queen of Hearts (â€Alice in Wonderlandâ€) — will also be wandering the theme park, signing autographs and passing out treats.
Across the way at Disney’s California Adventure, “Mickey’s Trick-or-Treat Party†will run on Oct. 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 and 28-31. The separate-admission event — which includes games, music and a Disney characte
Pirates of The Caribbean Ride w/ Johnny Depp
A video of the new updated Pirates of the Caribbean, complete with Johnny Depp talking about how he likes his character’s animatronics. I am not responsible for the song being stuck in your head for the rest of the day 🙂
MouseSavers Newsletter
The new MouseSavers Newsletter is in. If you haven’t signed up for this informative newsletter you should. Comes in every month with great specials and news about the various Disney theme parks and attractions.
Check them out http://www.mousesavers.com