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Disneyland Summer & Fall Events Schedule

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Summer

  • Summer Pin Festival – Daily, August 9, 2009 (Link Here).
  • Pinbassador Inspirations Pin Release & Signing – Saturday, August 8, 2009 (Link Here).
  • SHAG “Spirited” Haunted Mansion 40th Anniversary Cocktail Reception – Saturday, August 8, 2009. The event is now sold out (Link Here).
  • SHAG Haunted Mansion 40th Anniversary Product Release & Signing – Sunday, August 9, 2009 (Link Here).

Fall

  • 4th Annual Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend – September 4-6, 2009. Registration is now full (Link Here).
  • Haunted Mansion 40th Anniversary Merchandise Event – Wednesday, September 9, 2009. (Link Here). All four event packages are now sold out. Registered guests must submit RSP forms by Friday, July 31, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific.
  • D23 Expo – September 10 – 13, 2009 in Anaheim, California (Link Here).
  • HalloweenTime at the Disneyland Resort – September 25 – November 1, 2009 (Link Here).
  • UEA / “Utah Escapes to Anaheim” – October 1-2, 2009. (Link Here). Expect unusually large attendance levels as Utah students and families take advantage of a 4-day weekend created by their school’s participation in a state education convention. Not all Utah schools or teachers close for or attend UEA, but the impact on the Resort is usually noticeable enough to mention.
  • 2009 Mickey’s Trick-or-Treat Party – October 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 & 31. A separate ticket costume party at Disney’s California Adventure. Disneyland Resort Annual Passholders can purchased tickets now through the Passholder Web site (Link Here). Remaining tickets will be available to the general public starting August 1st.
  • 12th annual Gays Days at the Disneyland Resort (unofficial event) – October 2-4, 2009. Event attendance will be higher at Disneyland on Saturday, DCA on Sunday (Link Here).
  • CHOC/Disneyland Resort Walk in the Park – Sunday, October 18, 2009. Registration will open in the summer (Link Here).
  • Holiday Parade Filming – Saturday, November 7th. [Subject to change] The annual taping of the Disneyland portions of the Walt Disney World Christmas special usually involves short, live performances by various musical guests and a shortened performance of the holiday parade at or near park opening.
  • Holiday Time at the Disneyland Resort (unconfirmed) – November 20, 2009 – January 3, 2010

Disney Rapunzel Movie

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Directed by Byron Howard & Nathan Greno (the co-director and head of story on Bolt respectively) , this new telling of the classic fairy tale, will transport audiences “to a stunning CG fantasy world complete with the iconic tower, an evil witch, a gallant hero and, of course, the mysterious girl with the long golden tresses. Expect adventure, heart, humor, and hair, lots of hair.”

Previous director Glen Keane developed a new look for this computer animated film, which is said to look and feel more like a traditional hand-drawn Disney Classic, but in 3D. Apparently the film uses a non-photorealistic rendering technique which will make the surface look like it is painted but still containing depth and dimensions. The movie’s visual style is being based on French Rococo artist Jean-Honore Fragonard’s painting “The Swing”. You can definitely see the look they’re going for in the image above.

There are a couple more very small concept drawings over on the Animations message board, but you really can’t see much of anything. A short clip of test footage was shown at Siggraph 2005, where is gained a lot of attention. Earlier concept images had been previously posted online from when the project was titled Rapunzel Unbraided. But the project has since been completely revamped. See more concept art here.

The voice cast is rumored to include David Schwimmer, Matthew Gary Gubler, Kristin Chenoweth, Dan Fogler, and Grey DeLisle. Rapunzel is scheduled to hit theaters in Christmas 2010.

Walt Disney World Waterparks : Typhoon Lagoon & Blizzard Beach

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Walt Disney World Waterparks : Typhoon Lagoon & Blizzard Beach

Classic Disney Commercials 4

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The memorable, classic commercial for the Disney Cruise Line. This is by far my favorite Disney Commercial.

Couple charged with leaving kids alone at Disney

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Authorities say a Michigan couple left their young foster children alone in their Walt Disney World hotel room for at least two hours while they hung out at the resort’s pool.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested 49-year-old Stephen Simmons and 41-year-old Kimberly Simmons Friday and charged them child neglect. Housekeeping staff found the 2-year-old girl and 4-year-old boy Friday afternoon and waited five minutes for the parents to return. Security then called the sheriff’s office.

The husband and wife were released Saturday on $2,000 bail each.

Disneyworld Current Refurbishments and Attraction Closures

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Disneyworld Current Refurbishments and Attraction Closures:

* Space Mountain: Apr 19 – Nov 21, 2009
* Tomorrowland Transit Authority: Apr 19 – Aug 24, 2009
* Tomorrowland Power and Light Co.: Apr 19 – Nov 21, 2009

Disneyland Current Refurbishments and Attraction Closures

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Disneyland Current Refurbishments and Attraction Closures:

* Pinocchio’s Daring Journey – closed thru August 14 for refurbishment.
* The Enchanted Cottage – closed July 29 – Nov 17 for refurbishment.
* Casey Jr. Circus Trains – closed August 31 – Nov 20 for refurbishment.
* Storybook Land Canal Boats – closed August 31 – Nov 20 for refurbishment.
* Mark Twain Riverboat – closed September 8 – 10 for refurbishment.
* Space Mountain – closed September 8 – 24 for refurbishment.
* Minnie’s House – closed September 9 for refurbishment.
* Haunted Mansion closed – September 10 – 24 for refurbishment.
* Gadget’s Go Coaster – September 19 – October 26 for refurbishment.
* Pirates of the Caribbean – September 28 – October 2 for refurbishment.

Note: Refurbishment schedules are estimates only. All information is subject to change without notice. To get the most recent updates, call Disneyland at 714-781-7290.

Disney’s World of Color Preview w/ video goodness

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Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Director Steven Davison describes the Disney’s World of Color show that is in development for Disney’s California Adventure.

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Disney World Map & Guides for iPhone

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The Magic Kingdom. The Happiest Pace on Earth. A family vacation in the Florida sun. Nothing could disturb this paradise… until your three-year-old has to respond to nature’s call right now.

But wait—you don’t have to begin a mad dash from one end of the Magic Kingdom to the other. Just whip out your iPhone, launch any one of UPinPoint.com’s mobile guides to Disney World, and discover, via the app’s helpful maps that there’s a restroom behind the Cinderella store just a few steps away. And with that, your Disney vacation is saved.

UPinPoint.com sells several different pocket guides for Disney’s Florida theme parks. They’re essentially maps that help you navigate your way around the park, helping you find attractions, dining options, and—yes, fellow parents of small children—restrooms. As of this writing, UPinPoint sells three mini guides, covering the Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Epcot Center. It also offers the WDW Maps Box Set, which combines those three apps plus ones for Hollywood Studios and Downtown Disney. (The developer says a map for Disney’s Blizzard Beach will be added to the Box Set soon.)

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2009 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival – Sept. 25 – Nov.8

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Article written by Jeff Titelius from the Examiner

Are you ready to wine and dine your away around the world in a single day and sample delectable cuisines from over 25 nations? How about tasting lamb chops from Australia and Sushi from Japan? How about the perfect pairing of wine with that Italian pasta dish? If talk like this whets your appetite, then it’s off to the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival starting on Sept 25 and continuing for six weeks through Nov. 8. In addition to sampling the tastes and wines/beers from around the world, there are elegant dinner parties, wine pairings, cooking demonstrations, seminars and live entertainment. So grab your fork, knife and wine glass and follow me to the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival.

2009 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival - Sept. 25 - Nov.8

Highlights include:

The Festival Welcome Center features a Champagne and wine bar, wine seminars, celebrity chef book signings and more.

More than 250 chefs from all over the nation including Disney chefs will host special dinners and tasting events. The final list is still being worked on so I don’t have details for this year however, I can tell you that last year’s event featured Rock Harper of “Hell’s Kitchen,” Jeff Henderson, Warren Brown, Iron Chef Cat Cora and other folks who know their way around the kitchen! Learn more about what’s going on at the Welcome Center.

In addition, there are a variety of other stops to make along your wine and dine journey around the world. Learn more!

My favorite special engagements are back as well however, keep in mind that each requires reservations and separate admission. For those who really want to indulge in the all the tastes of the world, attend the “Party for the Senses” grand tasting events featuring a variety to sumptuous food samples paired with more than 50 wines and beers plus live entertainment.

Exciting new culinary programs debut this year including “Celebration Dinners”, “Culinary Adventure Signature Dining” and “Celebrating with Family and Friends in the Kitchen.” Your favorite programs that are returning include the Epcot Wine Schools, the French Regional Lunches at Bistro de Paris (restaurant on second floor), food and wine pairings at selected Epcot restaurants, “Signature Dining,” “Sweet Sundays,” and others. Don’t worry; I will have all the details on each of these soon. For the time being, MARK YOUR CALENDARS because starting on August 11, you can call 407-WDW-FEST (939-3378) to book your reservations. Remember, these programs sellout quickly so don’t wait, especially for the “Party for the Senses”! See complete schedule.

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Walt Disney World History July 20th & 21st

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Another great video from the guys at WDW History.

Disney 3D Christmas Carol Train Tour and Jim Carrey

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Jim Carrey helped Disney kick off the studio’s 6-month train tour promotion on Thursday, May 21, for the Robert Zemeckis 3D version of A Christmas Carol opening November 6 that began at Union Station in L.A. on Memorial Day weekend, all captured in this highlight video by Scott Hettrick.

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