Man Charged With Molesting Boy At Disney Typhoon Lagoon

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July 17, 2009

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 Thursday relating to a sex assault at a Central Florida water park.

Orange County Sheriff’s Office sex crimes detectives arrested 29-year-old David Thomas at Typhoon Lagoon, a Disney water park.Thomas is from Washington and was charged with one count of lewd molestation.The victim is a 13-year-old boy, police said, but they think there may be other victims in the park.

Thursday’s arrest was the fifth reported sex attack at a Central Florida water park in a month.

Bus Crash at Contemporary Resort

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July 17, 2009

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 to one. The bus in the rear failed to slow down and crashed into the bus in front. The driver of the bus causing the accident, 68-year-old Joseph Edwards of Zephyrhills, has been ticketed for careless driving. As a result of the accident, 12 of the 50 guests aboard the buses were sent to nearby hospitals.

The official statement from Disney stated: “There is nothing more important to us than the safety of our guests and cast members. We are focused on the well being of those involved and are working closely with law enforcement.”

This incident marks the second accident to take place on Disney property this month. The first occurred on July 5 when 2 monorails collided resulting in the death of cast member, Austin Wuennenburg.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQVUhqxuWEw

Toy Story 1 & 2 in 3D – Coming Soon

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July 17, 2009

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.Â 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 be releasing Summer 2010, if you look in the Related Post section below you can watch the teaser trailer for that I published a few months ago.

Happy Birthday Disneyland!

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July 17, 2009

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.
TheÂ opening price of the parkÂ including land and Â attractions was $16 million.
The most popular attraction (based on attendance) in Disneyland is Pirates of the Caribbean.
Steamboat Willie wasÂ Mickey Mouse’sÂ first Cartoon. It can be seen on Mainstreet U.S.A.
Construction of Disneyland began on July 18, 1954, and was completed 365 days later.
Over the drawbridge entrance of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle is the Disney family’s crest.
There is a time Castle buried in front of the Castle.
Steve Martin was a employee at the Magic Shop on Main Street years ago.
in 1959, the Matterhorn Bobsleds coaster opened. It was the first tub steel roller coaster.
Disneyland is made of: Main Street USA, New Orleans Square,Â Critter Country, Fantasyland, Adventureland,Â Mickeyâ€™s Toontown, Frontierland, and Tomorrowland.
Over 500 items are collected by Lost and Found each day.

Car Show at Pixar Studios

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July 16, 2009

Join Barry Meguiar as he visits the headquarters of Pixar Studios for their annual car show. You’ll get to meet many of the car crazy team members that worked on the animated film “Cars” … including a special interview with the film’s director, John Lasseter.

Disneyland Marriage Proposal

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July 16, 2009

I don’t why people believe this is real. With that many cameras and the staging this is not something you just do, a lot of planning and work went into it. Plus Disney is not going to just give you permission to get on top of one of the buildings in Main Street for a marriage proposal. Let alone bust out in a musical number. Cute concept though…

Disney Volunteers in Action

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July 16, 2009

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.

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Meet PUSH The Talking Trash Can – The Magic Kingdom

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July 16, 2009

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

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July 16, 2009

Another great video from the guys at WDW History.

Harry Potter vs. Voldemort Rap

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July 16, 2009

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

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July 16, 2009

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.

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RIP Disney voice-over artist Dallas McKennon w/ classic video

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July 16, 2009

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!”