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  • Disney ship. Virtual portholes. Rich possibilities.

    They’re still more than a year away from sailing their next new ship, but the Disney cruise people want you to know they’ve come up with a cure for the common inside cabin. Just about every ship has them. They’re the cheapest units on board, those rooms in the middle of the vessel, closest to the [...]

  • Big Grizzly Mountain coaster coming to Hong Kong Disneyland

    The Big Grizzly Mountain roller coaster at Hong Kong Disneyland will take riders through an abandoned gold mine packed with dynamite and overrun by grizzly bears. Set to open as early as 2012, the runaway mine train ride is part of a nearly $500-million expansion at Hong Kong Disneyland that calls for the addition of three [...]

  • First look: Phineas and Ferb characters at Disneyland

    Phineas and Ferb may not have any idea what they’re doing for summer vacation, but they know how they’re spending their Christmas break: “We’re going to Disneyland.” The perpetually bored stepbrothers from the Disney Channel’s “Phineas and Ferb” animated show turned up as costumed characters at Disneyland this week for a taping of the Walt Disney [...]

  • The Michael Jackson theme park that never was, but still could be

    Michael Jackson dreamed of a theme park based on the J.M. Barrie story of “Peter Pan,” complete with looping roller coasters, 3-D flight simulators, water rides, stunt shows, dinner theater, nighttime spectaculars and hotels. The Disney and More blog has the full story of how the dream nearly became reality, including blueprints and concept art from [...]

  • First look: ‘Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee’ opens at Disneyland for a limited run

    I got a sneak peek at “Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee” last night, and I have to say I really enjoyed the latest Disneyland show. The limited-engagement show, tied to the upcoming “Princess and the Frog” animated movie from Disney, begins its daily run at the Anaheim theme park starting Friday (Nov. 6). The 20-minute production — presented [...]
 
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    Topix: Disneyland

  • Not every policy is perfect, Tsang admits

    9 Nov 2009 | 1:59 pm
    Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen says he realises that people have high expectations of him, but "not every policy is flawless". He also broke his silence over his waning popularity shown in recent opinion polls, saying he would not take it as "a matter of personal glory or shame". Speaking to students at a question-and-answer session ...

  • Walt Disney Treasures Wave IX in November

    23 Sep 2009 | 2:23 pm
    Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Wave 9 of their Walt Disney Treasures series.

  • Dusting off Disney's archives

    18 Sep 2009 | 12:27 pm
    For the last 50 years, inside an unmarked warehouse here, a historic movie prop has rested in a deep, deep sleep.

  • Doc uncovers man behind Mickey Mouse empire

    13 Sep 2009 | 9:29 pm
    We live in a time when Walt Disney's name is linked to everything from theme parks to mouse ears.

  • Good Neighbors: Walt & El Grupo

    9 Sep 2009 | 8:52 pm
    The future of his studio was threatened by shaky finances and a prolonged strike.
 
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    Disneyland News Today

  • Chuck Canzoneri’s 11/19/09 Photo Report

    Luke Manning
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:58 pm
    It’s once again time for a photo report from our very own Chuck Canzoneri: Let’s go to Disneyland! Mickey gift wraps the “C” of the DCA CALIFORNIA letters And here’s Goofy hanging off the “A” The section of the Performance Corridor from Pacific Wharf to the San Francisco street restrooms has been blocked off to allow for additional construction [...]

  • They’re Not Shoes, They’re Sandals

    Luke Manning
    19 Nov 2009 | 4:45 pm
    According to the OC Register’s Around Disney blog: The sign says “They’re Not Shoes, They’re Sandals.” No matter what you call them, footwear will be for sale at a new store coming to Downtown Disney. Sanuk, an Irvine-based footwear company, is scheduled to open a temporary location on Friday, said Suzi Brown, a Disneyland Resort spokeswoman. The [...]

  • Myrna Litt’s 11/17/09 Photo Report

    Luke Manning
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:38 pm
    Our own Myrna Litt broke a personal record yesterday by taking well over a hundred amazing photos of the latest happenings at the Disneyland Resort. Let’s take a look at her spectacular photos: The holidays are in full swing as soon as you get inside Disneyland Park The balloons are made up of poinsettias Pinocchio is a relatively [...]

  • Annual Passholder Appreciation Days

    Luke Manning
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:23 pm
    This holiday season, Annual Passholders Can Enjoy Special Holiday Savings and Offers! Now through January 3, 2010 all So Cal Select, Southern California and Deluxe Passport holders receive 10% off all purchases at select Disneyland Resort stores. For the same time period Premium Passholders receive a 20% discount (usually 10%). And why is December 5 such a [...]

  • Come and Join the Showboat!

    Luke Manning
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:02 pm
    The Disney Parks Blog today posted a nice little video taking a look at the new riverboat extravaganza on the Mark Twain, Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee:
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    The Disney Blog

  • Around the Hub – Weekend Edition

    John Frost
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:36 pm
    Have a lot of open tabs with tales dying to be told. So here we go: IAAPA was this week in Las Vegas. I wish I could have been there, but lack the funds. Sometimes it’s tough to find good coverage online, but Themepark Insider has some including this piece on Disney Legends recalling what it was like to work for Walt. Congrats to Chef Scott Hunnel and the crew at Victoria and Alberts for their 10th consecutive AAA Five Diamond Award. Only two others of those in the state. Explains why the chef’s table is so bloody difficult to get. Disney Echo covers the “Dreams Come…

  • Disney World Christmas Parade Taping Tickets

    John Frost
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:16 am
    That Disney Christmas Parade you watch religiously every year, it’s not filmed live. In fact, Disneyland has already filmed much of their part of the special. Walt Disney World will be taping their parts of the Annual Christmas Parade for the ABC Christmas Day Parade this December 3rd and 4th. A little birdie tells me that some spots have just opened up. So join the parade audience by clicking on the links below. You might get free tickets to the parade and then time to play in the Magic Kingdom afterward. Dec 3rd – Dec 4th Good luck! If you make it, be sure to come back and let…

  • Christmas with Walt Disney – a new film

    John Frost
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:53 am
    The Walt Disney Family Museum recently asked veteran filmmaker Don Hahn to create a film that would celebrate the holidays through the lens of Walt Disney. Under the direction of Diane Disney Miller, her husband Ron, and executive director Richard Benefield, the genesis of this idea became Christmas with Walt Disney, an enchanting fifty-one minute film filled with the joy and merriment of the holidays as well as some unique looks into the Disney family’s holiday traditions. Mr. Hahn, whose credits include The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, was tapped to produce this film that will…

  • Tim Burton Retrospective in NYC

    John Frost
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:17 pm
    The accurately named CoolHunting blog has an interview with Ron Magliozzi, curator of the Tim Burton Retrospective at NYC’s MoMA. Faced with the responsibility of being the first Museum to present so much previously unseen work from an artist as popular as Tim Burton, who luckily has saved much of what he’s done creatively since adolescence, we felt our first job was to provide some chronological and narrative structure to its exhibition. We’ve attempted to accomplish this by organizing material under “Surviving Burbank” covering the years of Tim’s upbringing in…

  • Space Mountain landing in Magic Kingdom this Sunday

    John Frost
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:34 pm
    This Sunday marks the official reopening of Space Mountain at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Technically, it’s currently in soft open; which means it might experience some down time. (Heck, it might even experience downtime after Sunday). While not exactly the major overhaul that many thought Space Mountain deserved, this rehab has brought some fairly significant changes to the attraction. Okay, it’s mostly a fresh coat of paint, some new projections, and some queue enhancements. But hey, it’s open again. To celebrate I’m calling mini-meet, or Tweetup if…
 
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    Mousekingdom Blog

  • Trip Report: Location, Location, Location

    Andy De Maertelaere
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:25 am
    Location, location, location… it’s important for everybody. If you buy a house for yourself, buy to let or if you go on holiday. Choosing a Disney Vacation Club location is no difference. You want the best place with all the fun and good stuff Disney is known for. So how to choose one place for [...]

  • Happy Birthday Mickey

    Andy De Maertelaere
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:52 am
    Today, November 18, we celebrate the birthday of our beloved Mickey Mouse. The Walt Disney Company decided to put Mickey’s birthday on the 18th November, the release date of Steamboat Willie (1928). Steamboat Willie wasn’t Mickey’s first movie, it was Plane Crazy, a movie release in the same year as Steamboat, but a little earlier, [...]

  • The Return of Captain EO

    Andy De Maertelaere
    17 Nov 2009 | 5:05 am
    A couple of months ago Disney had a private showing of the Captain EO movie for some of their executive and the Jackson family. Fans around the globe hoping this would indicate a return of the classic Disney attraction. According to the Hollywood Reporter those hopes might come true as guests at Disneyland might get to [...]

  • More Guests for Disneyland

    Andy De Maertelaere
    16 Nov 2009 | 4:06 am
    Good guest attendance at Anaheim’s Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure, even with the economic downturn it’s 15% up compared to the numbers from the same last quarter of the previous fiscal year. Unfortunately it’s not all good news for the company as guest spend a lot less on merchandise. 10% less is bought by the [...]

  • Animation for the Oscars

    Andy De Maertelaere
    12 Nov 2009 | 4:29 am
    There are 20 animated feature movies that have been submitted for the 82nd Academy Awards. From these 20, the academy will nominated those that deserve to get the Oscar. Among the list we can see a collection of Disney movies. “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”, “The Princess and the Frog”, “Tinker Bell and the Lost [...]
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  • Hitch

    kdubdgaf
    21 Nov 2009 | 8:28 pm
    Today was a busy day guys I woke up and told my mom I would make her bacon, but then I went in my room and fell asleep. Failure. I ended up sleeping for 3 hours. When I woke up I ate these things called Bogels from Panera Bread. By the way, Panera Bread is delicious ; I went yesterday and got a sandwich, broccoli cheese soup and an apple, delicious! When I was there I bought Bogels, these mini but up bagels with cinnamon on them. I melted butter and dipped them in that and ate them. I thought they were going to be delicious, but at best they were mediocre. So i scarfed a cranberry bliss bar.

  • Los comienzos del Imperio de Disney

    enelcorazondelondres
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:18 am
    Uno de los proyectos más ambiciosos que hizo consolidar a Disney como un Imperio fue el proyecto y apertura del parque de atracciones Disneyland, además de convertirse en una de las decidiones más importantes y rentables que tuvo Walt Disney a lo largo de su carrera en Hollywood.  Más ambicioso, din duda, que el primer corto de animación sonoro y más rentable que el primer largometraje de animación de la historia del cine y, desde luego, mucho más importante que cualquier otra actividad que el Estudio hubiera producido a lo largo de sus treinta año de su vida. El parque de…

  • CB Update #1

    tomorrowtomorrow
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:37 pm
    CB=Cara’s Birthday. We managed the stretch the celebration out for the better part of a week! On the day of, our little family of four drove over Disneyland way. We couldn’t stay (Todd had to work), but as Annual Passholders, we wanted to pick up the gift card that Cara was eligible for as part of their birthday offering this year. I was SO proud of my big girl. She and I went into the park, and I told her in advance that she’d be able to pick one small gift to spend her $62 on, and with the rest of the money, we were going to buy some toys to donate to needy families this…

  • The Disneyland Project

    yamahapercussion
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:11 pm
    Everyone once in a while we get to be involved in some really cool projects here at Yamaha. Not that every day is not fun of course.. as it is. We do get a “Case of Mondays” just like everyone else. Sometime it’s a job, other times it’s an overload of fun. We have paperwork; budgets to prepare; plans to write; and stuff follow through on of course. That is the gig but we are very happy to be involved in something we love to do. It is not hard to lose site of the fact that not everyone in this world is fortunate enough do what they love to do every day of the year. All of us here on…

  • Abe gets an upgrade

    Michael Lynch
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:41 pm
    Disneyland is bringing back its “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln” show, complete with a brand-new, state-of-the-art animatronic figure.  Here’s a sneak peek. This attraction has such a long history that it’s become a cultural artifact in its own right.  It debuted at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, opened at Disneyland the next year, closed in 1973 to make way for a film about Walt Disney, reopened in 1975 as a combination tribute to Walt and Lincoln show, got a new animatronic figure in 1984 and a new storyline in 2001, closed again in 2005 to house a…
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    Theme Park Insider

  • New HD video of Cedar Point's Millennium Force

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    By Robert Niles: Cedar Point has released its official, high definition, point-of-view video of its Intamin Giga roller coaster, Millennium Force:Update: I just updated the Raptor and Top Thrill Dragster pages with new POV videos from Cedar Point.

  • Vote of the week: Holiday traditions and cranberry sauce

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am
    By Robert Niles: Next week brings the Thanksgiving holiday to the United States. More than any other time of year, it seems, the holiday period between Thanksgiving and New Year's causes people to fall back into family and personal traditions. One tradition now seems to be jumping the gun. Most theme parks that remain open for the holiday season already have put up their Christmas trees and holiday lights. But no one seems to mind. Crowds pack the parks during the holiday season, encouraging some regional parks to reopen for these weeks, such as Busch Gardens Williamsburg, which will run its…

  • Disney Legends recall Walt Disney and the 'Yes, if....' way of management

    19 Nov 2009 | 3:53 pm
    By Robert Niles: LAS VEGAS - Walt Disney didn't create or build the theme park industry, contrary to what some folks have claimed over the years. What he did, veteran attraction designer Bob Rogers said, was to create and manage the team that built the theme park industry.With that, Rogers introduced a panel of five Disney legends who were part of that team: Sculptor Blaine Gibson, Engineer Bob Gurr, Consultant Harrison "Buzz" Price, Composer Richard Sherman and Imagineer Marty Sklar.From left, Marty Sklar, Blaine Gibson, Bob Gurr, Richard Sherman, Buzz Price and Bob RogersCombined, these…

  • From the show floor at the 2009 IAAPA Attractions Expo

    18 Nov 2009 | 2:34 pm
    By Robert Niles: LAS VEGAS - [*Updated throughout with photos and additional detail.] Scenes from the 2009 IAAPA Attractions Expo:I bumped into Six Flags CEO Mark Shapiro this morning, and he's trying to manage expectations for Magic Mountain's new roller coaster. We've known it will be a family coaster, bur Shapiro said to think even smaller than that.Terminator Jr., anyone?Six Flags' bigger news, which I didn't get to ask Shapiro about, is that the chain will install an attraction from 5D International in Spring 2011. No word yet on which park, but I talked with the folks at 5D and the tech…

  • Disney's Victoria & Albert's awarded AAA's 5 Diamond rating 10th year in a row

    18 Nov 2009 | 11:30 am
    By Scott Joseph: Walt Disney World's Victoria & Albert's restaurant has been awarded AAA's coveted 5 Diamond rating for the 10th consecutive year. Only 52 restaurants out of 60,000 rated in North America achieve the ultimate rating. Read more about the guidelines at http://tinyurl.com/yfnb3bc
 
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    Disney Gossip

  • The end of Rock 'N' Roller Coaster with Aerosmith?

    The Editor
    9 Nov 2009 | 1:41 pm
    There has been quite a bit of chatter the last few months about how Disney has been looking at replacing Aerosmith with the Jonas Brothers as the featured band on Rock 'N' Roller Coaster Staring Aerosmith at Disney's Hollywood Studios. I could never pin down if this was an actual thought process going on at Disney or just some internet rumor started by a fan boy who wanted to get raise the ire of Aerosmith fans or the heartbeats of teenage girls everywhere.Now that Steven Tyler has retired from Aerosmith, the question becomes a lot more important. Tyler fell from the stage earlier this year…

  • Monorail News

    The Editor
    20 Oct 2009 | 8:24 pm
    The Disney Blog has video of what will become Monorail Teal testing at Walt Disney World. Teal is about 90% composed of what was the front cabin and the seating compartments for Monorail Pink. The other 10% is the undamaged back-end of Monorail Purple. Once Teal gets painted and put into service the WDW monorail fleet will be back up to 11 trains.The 12th train will use Purple's seating compartments and the chassis from the two damaged nose cones of Pink and Purple. Completely new body work and interior seating and controls are being created for this new train. No word yet on the color, but…

  • Ding Dong The Wicked Witch is Dead

    The Editor
    16 Oct 2009 | 9:38 pm
    Coffee loving Disney fans, your days of sorrow are nearly over. Disney's relationship with Nestle is drawing to a close. Hopefully that means we'll soon be able to get some real coffee brewing instead of that Nestle stuff they reconstitute inside the black box. Word is coming down that Disneyland Resort will get a contract with Starbucks to provide coffee. Disney World's situation is a little more complicated as they have a contract with a coffee provider who might step in. My personal hope is for Starbucks or someone similar to move in. We didn't ask for Nestle to go. Just for a decent cup…

  • Roy E. Disney's Health Declining?

    The Editor
    8 Oct 2009 | 7:33 am
    Roy E. Disney, aka that damn nephew, has been the standard bearer of the Disney flame since the Walt Disney Company was targeted for takeover and Roy worked out a deal with the Bass family to bring in Michael Eisner and Frank Wells to save the company. He later fought Eisner for the soul of the company, eventually ousting Eisner and ushering in this current golden age for the Mouse House. Sadly, I'm hearing rumors about Roy E's health being on the decline. Don't know more than that, and certainly, I hope it's not true. But there is the fact that he no longer races his yachts and, as far as I…

  • Muppet Invasion at Disney's Hollywood Studios

    The Editor
    7 Oct 2009 | 3:31 pm
    Suddenly a lot of action is taking place on the Muppet front. Disney used them to roll out their Give A Day, Get A Disney Day theme park promotion. They announced a new film at the D23 expo and they're about to start a big push back out into the theme parks.We also have confirmation of some earlier rumors. Muppet*Vision will be getting a remastered film and an updated pre-show area at DCA and DHS. The same parks will host "Muppet What-Not Workshop", which is basically build a bear, but with Muppets. They had this at FAO Schwartz a few years ago. It was popular, but expensive. Finally, Muppet…
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    Daveland Blog

  • Scholarly Saturdays: Encyclopaedia Britannica & Main Street Pt. 6

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:45 am
    Today is the end of filmstrip #1, Main Street U.S.A. This particular segment focuses on the Disneyland Railroad. It is a rare occasion that I go to the park without riding one of the trains! It just wouldn’t be right! The C.K. Holliday is pulling into the station in photo #2:Grumpy Susie is wearing her sour-puss face again; I’ll be she ended up being a pencil-pusher for the Government somewhere. Here’s the C.K. again, chugging along its route, which at this time still looks fairly undeveloped in comparison to today’s journey. This was also back in the day when guests were closed into…

  • Freaky Fridays @ The Haunted Mansion: Changing Portraits 1

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:59 am
    The changing portrait hallway is a difficult one to capture good photos of both the before and after, due to the dim lighting. Here is the first portrait you encounter as you step off the elevator, known fondly as The Catwoman (not to be confused with Julie Newmar).See more Haunted Mansion (regular AND NBC) photos at my website.

  • Tell-No-Tales Thursdays: Jack Sparrow’s Treasure

    19 Nov 2009 | 3:21 am
    Before Jack Sparrow came along, this is what visitors used to see at the end of the ride as their boat went up the hill above the pirate grotto. This poor fellow was eternally straining to get his loot up the hill, but to no avail. Now, may he rest in peace as he is lost to the ages. This AA figure was "rescued" by Tony Baxter from the World of Motion at EPCOT center before it became Test Track.The last scene you view as you leave the underground Pirates cavern is this treasure room with Jack Sparrow. The AA is pretty impressive (more so in person than in this static shot), however, I don’t…

  • Wednesday WOW: Walt in Frontierland, 1958

    18 Nov 2009 | 3:21 am
    It’s difficult to find unpublished photos of Walt Disney, so for me, it’s definitely a “wow” when I do. This set of small black and white prints I am guestimating to be from 1958 and feature Walt touring Frontierland. In shot #1, he’s checking out the list of attractions on the signage.This one is harder to make out due to its graininess, but it appears that Walt is hopping the fence at the Jungle Cruise. No need for a fast pass for Walt!Any ideas of what Walt & crew are watching here? Whatever it is, I am guessing there will be some changes coming soon from the look on his…

  • Classic Polyester: April 1977 Pt. 2

    17 Nov 2009 | 4:09 am
    My Synthetic Seventies Series (how 'bout that alliteration!) is based in New Orleans Square today with a little Frontierland overlap. The family appears to be enjoying a little lunch at the restaurant that is now Café Orleans.Even if Disney has hidden the movie “Song of the South” for years, they've never had a problem with the characters wandering through the park, posing with guests! The background is undeniably New Orleans Square. Even if these slides were undated, the mother’s sunglasses and plaid coat would place them squarely in the 1970’s.After lunch, the family took a journey…
 
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    Stuff From the Park

  • Hippo Boats, Jeeps and More at Lion Country Safari 1971

    21 Nov 2009 | 6:19 am
    I love looking at Irvine when it was rather bare and undeveloped. One of the best ways is to find images from Lion Country Safari. These shots are dated 1971 and feature more than just animals seen from a car. First up is a fun paddle boat in the shape of a river horse, the Hippopotamus. Another attraction for the kids was driving a safari jeep. There is a similar ride at Legoland in Carlsbad. Of course there is a scenic pond, and with a pond comes ducks and a place to pose for a family photograph. A closer look shows the Afritheater in the background and the girl is eating one of the all…

  • Souvenir Friday-Dixieland at Disneyland 1964 Plus More

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:55 am
    Let me start off by posting a scan of the poster from the Second Annual Dixieland at Disneyland event. This is a scan of the poster that was once hanging in the barn at Ward Kimball's (thanks Chris!) Next up is the program from the Fifth Annual Dixieland at Disneyland event. Check out the groups performing as well as the production crew. I would love to have seen the scenic design by Roland Crump. (And I am looking for programs from the 1st Annual as well as the Third and Fourth....) A nice addition to this is the ticket signed by Kid Ory. Kid Ory was one of the best and earliest trombone…

  • Spring Fling 1972- More Photo's

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:02 am
    First off thanks to Disneyland Nomenclature for pulling information from a Disneyland Line so I can correct that the Spring Fling was a separately ticketed event. The advertising with the Pinto was in place to entice visitor's to purchase Spring Fling tickets. Now on to the photographs with more of the family posing. First off is my favorite thinking and quiet spot in Disneyland, the Snow White Wishing Well Grotto. You just have to love the fashion in 1972, check out those sunglasses. I also like this image, not for the view but for the crowd in the background and for the girl's pants.

  • Spring Fling 1972

    18 Nov 2009 | 6:31 am
    In 1972 Disneyland had a special event to increase attendance during the slow spring months. The event was called the Spring Fling. This lucky family attended the event and posed with many of the characters. It appears Disneyland was not that crowded as there are few people in the background. First off is an image of the two young girls posing with every one's favorite corporate symbol, Mickey Mouse. They also posed with Mickey's better half Minnie. I don't like the yellow dress she has picked out to wear. A character I always enjoy seeing is Snow White. I wonder where her friends the Seven…

  • October 1956 Lonely Indian and Snow White

    17 Nov 2009 | 5:22 am
    Pushing the way back machine 11 years to arrive in October 1956. First up is a very lonely Indian. Maybe he thought he could lay out on the sand and have a beach party? The next place to visit is Snow White's Scary Adventure. The ride vehicles are just two seaters. I have left the image rather large so you can see some of the details of the mural painted on the wall.
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    Re-Imagineering

  • East Meets West

    13 Nov 2009 | 3:29 pm
    Post removed due to Reader Objections.For those of you who laughed, thank you.For the rest, we now return to our regular programming.

  • Utopia Now

    8 Nov 2009 | 5:22 pm
    Tomorrowland has, from its inception, borrowed heavily from the popular imagination of the future. Through the late 1950s and into the ‘60s, culminating in the complete overhaul of Tomorrowland in 1967, WED had a great big beautiful tomorrow that was ensconced in the public’s mind to draw from. It was a future that people already understood and believed in, a future they could connect with. All WED had to do was build that tomorrow, today.When Disneyland opened in 1955, the Interstate Highway System had not yet been built. Autopia modeled what would one day become our freeways and allowed…

  • Rainy Days and Mondays

    17 Oct 2009 | 11:38 pm
    Two of WDI's senior Imagineers just were given their walking papers, leaving a tsunami of questions in their wake.Tim Delaney had been with Imagineering since 1976. As Executive Designer, Vice President, his high points were easily Discoveryland at Disneyland Paris, the centerpeice of which is the incredible re-imagining of Space Mountain, and The Living Seas at Epcot.On the low end Tim brought us California Adventure's inaugural entryway and Paradise Pier. Just two days before California Adventure opened, Tim defended the park with a ferocious tenacity not seen since the Queen Mother Alien…

  • Why We Whine

    6 Oct 2009 | 7:21 am
    “Get it?” “Got it.” “Good.”You’ll hear the phrase thrown around a lot on Disney boards and blogs, mostly in the context of critics of Disney Theme Parks and those who they feel share their way of thinking. “That guy get’s it!”So what is this “it” that they get? What set’s them apart from the rest of the critical, mean spirited blogosphere out to get Disney?Would You Like Some Cheese With That Whine?First off, let’s just drop the notion that every Disney critic is just complaining because it’s fun or because they have an axe to grind or because they're just…

  • A Great Big Ugly Tomorrow

    8 Sep 2009 | 3:09 pm
    "I'm not sure I'm ready to celebrate the re-birth of the golden age of Imagineering just yet.Things have just been too dismal with WDI's recent efforts for me to just jump on the bandwagon and start pushing again.I just returned from a week in Disney World and I can tell you that Tomorrowland without Space Mountain and the Tomorrowland Transit Authority is a wasteland. We stopped by for a couple spins on Buzz Lightyear and took in a nostalgia-driven showing of the Carousel of Progress, but outside of that we passed right on by. Stitch and Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor are nearly…
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  • Hand Drawn Pixar Sequel...

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:14 pm
    Yes, you heard that right...There will be a sequel of sorts to Pixar's animated treasure "Up" that will be hand drawn. Sort of...It's called "George and AJ." And it actually is only about four minutes and five seconds long. And I believe if you buy the DVD you will find it over at iTunes as a commemorative of the release of the film. Or you can just click HERE and watch it through the magic of YouTube.Relax, it's Pixar. Enjoy...Hat Tip to /Film.

  • Lamp North...

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:57 am
    A little news about our favorite company in Emeryville's little expansion campus...We've known for some time now that Pixar was building an animation studio in Canada. This one was to handle the various bits of animation that aren't handled in house, like the animated theme park segments (think: Toy Story Midway Mania), various shorts, product tie-ins and other commercial endeavors heretofore known as "Legacy Franchises." Lasseter was very concerned about the animation that was being done for TSMM since it wasn't being handled by Pixar (rather, WDI delegated it to an outside firm). This was…

  • Game On/Over...

    19 Nov 2009 | 12:12 am
    Push the "X" button, now the "Y" button...With Walt Disney Pictures "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" slowly approaching it's release, I thought I'd examine what other gaming titles would make a great movie for Disney...Think of this as a video game version of my "Without Tights" post. Instead of talking about comics that would be good for the Mouse to adapt, we'd focus on video games. This isn't new, in fact studios have been adapting games for the better part of the last decade. Badly in almost every instance. So far there hasn't been any one adaption that has transcended the boundaries…

  • Echos In The Hundred Acre Woods...

    18 Nov 2009 | 2:02 pm
    Production Weekly has let it be known who will be playing the voices in the new "Winnie the Pooh" film...Veteran actor Jim Cummings will play both the part of Pooh & Tigger, Rabbit will be voiced by Tom Kenny and Owl will have talk show host/Drew Carey alum Craig Ferguson in the part.Hat Tip to /Film.

  • 20K? No Way...

    17 Nov 2009 | 12:23 am
    Now comes word from Variety that the 20K sequel has been put on hold...Actually, that's not the good news. I have always like the idea of a prequel to the classic and it would/could be a great aquatic action film along the lines of "Raiders" or "The Mummy" but my complaint has always been with the guy steering it. Or actually, his taste and choices.It appears that McG has moved on to other things and the Mouse has halted the planned production of this project indefinitely. Hopefully they'll get this thing going again soon, but with a director more in tune with what this project needs. My…
 
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    Vintage Disneyland Tickets

  • Videopolis Passport Coupon

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:01 am
    This was supposed to be posted back in June but got lost somehow among my other posts, so pretend its June.From 1985, the New Videopolis offered a Summer Passport for $40! Yes, that's right, you can visit Disneyland "night after night, anytime after 5pm, all summer long*" *June 22 thru September 7. This coupon for $5 off was given out on one of the Grad Nites, I'm guessing the Summer Passport was available to the public also.Isn't that ID card great, love that '80's hair! Does anyone have one of these, if so we'd like to see it.

  • Souvenir Thursday & a new Trip Report blog

    19 Nov 2009 | 12:01 am
    Today is Modern souvenir day here on the blog. Before we get started with the souvenir, please take note that I have created a new blog to off-load my trip reports. Having recently tried to show my blog to someone only to have it hang there while loading 40+ photos, I decided to move the trip reports to their own blog. It’s sort of a sub-blog to this one. Please be sure and visit the new blog as there is a brand new post today. I’ll still let you know about the trip reports here with a photo and a link.Disneyland Trip Reports Blog – November 17, 2009On my trip to the park on Tuesday I…

  • André Tahon - R.I.P.

    18 Nov 2009 | 12:07 am
    André Tahon - R.I.P.Imagine my surprise when I received an email from a puppet. Not just any puppet but from the Great Papotin himself.However, Papotin was bearing some very sad news… His “Daddy” André Tahon passed away in August of this year.These are images from a .pdf file Papotin sent me. You can download the original file here (link).As a tribute to André and his grand puppets, here’s a replay of my post from last July.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“Two Wonderful Ways to Enjoy Disneyland” from the Summer of 1963.I’ve…

  • "Holy Grail of Disneyland Ticket Books"

    17 Nov 2009 | 12:01 am
    Every once in a while something extra special shows up on eBay. Since I’m not independently wealthy, the only way some of these specialties will show up on this blog is if I show the EBay listing.According to the seller, this is the “Holy Grail of Disneyland Tickets”. I pretty much have to agree there. From the listing “On October 11th 1955 Disneyland put out it's first Ticket Book which had 8 tickets in it 3 A Tickets, 2 B Tickets and 3 C Tickets. This book up for auction has 2 A Tickets, 1 B Ticket and 2 C Tickets all in Excellent to Near Mint Condition. Only the Very First Ticket…

  • Algo Magazine - October 1964

    16 Nov 2009 | 12:04 am
    Welcome to an international version of Magazine Monday, or "Bienvenido a una versión internacional de Revista el lunes". From October 1964 its Algo Magazine, direct from Barcelona. I don’t speak Spanish (the internet did the above translation) so you are on your own with the vintage text in this post.I see a phone number and something about subscriptions rates.“Disneylandia” interesting choice of photos in this article.Could these two kids be less excited? I like the Main Street Station shot. Doesn’t the Gully Whumper look swell on the Rivers of America? Imagine the PR you ring out…
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  • Museum Companion Book

    21 Nov 2009 | 8:39 am
    I finally received the companion book to the Walt Disney Family Museum (The Man, The Magic, The Memories. Hardback, 96 pages). When I first visited the Museum back in September, this book was not in stock; then it was delayed, etc.The book is laid out in the same manner as the museum - it follows the timeline of Walt Disney's life. While there is accompanying text, there's nothing earth-shattering here and the comments are quite brief. What makes this book a gem, is that it's jam-packed with rare photos. Many of the same photos viewed at the museum. This book was most likely sent to press…

  • The Hidden Mouse

    22 Oct 2009 | 1:55 pm
    There's another guide book (The Hidden Mouse, paperback 118 pgs) available about the Hidden Mickeys of the Disneyland Resort. For those of you who do not know about this phenomenon, Disney Imagineers often place a silhouette of Mickey's head within an attraction or elsewhere in the Disney Parks. The majority of the hidden Mickeys take the shape of three circles. A larger circle for the head and two smaller circles for the ears. What makes tracking down hidden Mickeys difficult is that they are often in places or areas that are not easily visible and Disney has no official list of where they…

  • Three New Disneyland Books

    21 Oct 2009 | 8:21 am
    Greetings everyone. I just got back from a trip to Disneyland which was all decorated for Halloween. The Halloween Screams fireworks show was the best pyrotechnic display since the 50th celebration, but the Ghost Galaxy overlay on Space Mountain was just so-so. Anyway, I picked up three new books. The first is Disneyland Challenge (seen above). This spiral-bound paperback book comes in at 128 pages. It's part guidebook and part trivia challenge. It's an interesting read but I feel that the Imagineering Field Guide to Disneyland is a better book.Next up is Finding Nemo in the Disney Theme…

  • Walt Disney Family Museum Preview

    28 Sep 2009 | 10:34 am
    I had an opportunity on Sunday to visit The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco through the D23 Preview weekend. Here's my first impressions, both good and bad:Signage: Being a Northern California native, I knew how to get to the Presidio without any problems. But, once on the grounds, direction signage for the museum is almost non-existent. Driving directions provided by the Museum web site just link you directly to the Presidio web site which weren't that good. Once you find the museum, the sign out front is pretty small. (I realize this isn't Disneyland and I shouldn't be looking…

  • The Disney Song Encyclopedia

    4 Sep 2009 | 9:07 am
    I added another book to my ever-growing collection - The Disney Song Encyclopedia (Harback: 350 pages). I'm a sucker for reference books, so when I saw that this title was available I knew I'd need to pick up a copy.I've just begun to make my way through it's pages, but so far it doesn't disappoint. This book contains every single song used in a Disney production, (shorts, full-length animated, live action, theme park and Broadway shows from 1930 to present day - at least I assume it's every single song. I'm going to have to take the authors word on that one.) Songs, of course, are listed in…
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  • Court of Angels

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:11 am
    Hello, out there Ghost fans, All 10 of you. Today's post is of the Court of Angels in New Orleans Square. This pic is from the late 80's and features the Court before it was a meet and greet, a Christmas Shop or a Art Corner. Just a little respite from the crowds......

  • Adventureland 1988

    13 Oct 2009 | 10:11 pm
    Here are some shots of Adventureland from the spring of '88 (I sure took a hellofa lot of pictures in 1988). Here we have a pic of the "shopping district," The Adventureland Bazaar (back when it had real merchandise, not plush, plush and more plush).The Safari Outpost, before Indiana Jones.The Riverbelle Terrace from the backside with Sunkist, I Presume. I want my fresh squeezed orange juice.

  • Tomorrowland, Spring 1988

    27 Sep 2009 | 7:35 pm
    Here are a couple from Spring 1988. The first year of Blast to the Past was in full swing. I had just graduated from Mariner High School and celebrated with a trip to Disneyland. I drove down in my recently repainted 1979 Pontiac Grand Lemans 4-Door. I remember it was Maroon Red with Orange upholstery. Good Times!!!!!!Here is a view of Tomorrowland's Themed Center, The PeopleMover. The Tomorrowland Terrace still had Orange Umbrellas (It hadn't gone to the lavender yet). The PeopleMover was just been repainted to the grey with color stripes and, though not pictured, Circle-Vision had gained…

  • Random Shots and a Red Dress

    7 Sep 2009 | 11:55 pm
    Hey there! A couple of random Shots for you today. Here is one of the "Metallic Sculpted Surfaces" from the Tomorrowland entrance circa 1989.Here is a shot of the Mark Twain in dry dock around 1998.So, Now for something completely different.I am a Nun. Not your traditional Nun, but a Nun with The Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence. Here in Arizona, our house raises money for local charities, educate about HIV/AIDS and go around and just listen and brighten the day.This weekend, We held our 2 annual Red Hot Salvation red dress party. In Arizona there are 36 of us and we had 10 visiting sisters…

  • Some Pics From The Skyway

    14 Aug 2009 | 5:55 pm
    Here are some pics of Autopia and the Disneyland Railroad Station in Tomorrowland in Spring 1987.Enjoy!
 
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  • Fantasyland Pix, September 1959

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:01 am
    When Walt Disney was dreaming up ideas for Disneyland, it was a tossup between "Fantasyland" and "Creamed Spinachland". Luckily for us, Fantasyland won. True story!Here's a lovely photo of Sleeping Beauty Castle, looking through some sub-tropical foliage (since the photographer was standing at the entrance to Adventureland). Hmmm, not much more to say about this one...Sunny day, pirate ship (sails unfurled), pea-soup green water... A+!And there's li'l Casey Jr. He thought he could, and by gum, he did it!

  • Pack Mules & Conestoga Wagon, 1957

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:01 am
    I have decided to ditch by environmentally unfriendly gas-burning automobile and switch to a more "green" alternative. Yes, you'll see me on the 405 freeway driving my conestoga wagon! The 405 never goes more than about 5 miles an hour anyway, so it will work just fine. This swell photo is what inspired me. Behind the wagon is the load area for the Pack Mules... you can see three little girls in identical white tops and red pants. Now that pesky wagon has moved out of the way, affording us a better look at those groovy mules. The third kid back is stylin' in his cowboy hat! I could easily see…

  • Disneyland Entrance, 1957

    19 Nov 2009 | 12:01 am
    A day at Disneyland involves waiting in lines, everybody knows that. I was just thinking that after waiting in line to get your parking pass (in your car of course), and then waiting for the tram, the ticket booths were already your third queue of the day. Not that anybody was complaining; the sense of anticipation was as thick as fluffernutter. Christmas decorations are apparent, and nearly everyone is wearing coats and sweaters, so in spite of the bright sun and blue sky, there is a slight chill in the air. The clock reads 10:30, so the park has probably been open for a half hour, and it…

  • Attendant & Guides

    18 Nov 2009 | 12:01 am
    I have two fun employee photos today! Let's start with this first picture from July 17, 1968. July 17, why does that date ring a bell? Anyway, I love this image of a pretty parking lot attendant in her candy-striped outfit, accented with a red carnation, red stockings and her red jockey cap. And how can we ignore the riding crop, to help her point. At least I hope that's what it was for. In the background, it appears that a tram has just dropped off a load of passengers, and they are all headed towards the ticket booths. The curving Monorail beamway is supported by columns covered in…

  • Knott's Berry Assortment

    17 Nov 2009 | 12:01 am
    Thank goodness Walter Knott didn't want to grow broccoli. Think about it.Anyway, I have three randomish photos of the Berry Farm (Berries! That's it!) from the nineteem fitties.I decided to try one of those dee-licious chicken dinners I've heard about, but I didn't expect to see some genuine San Francisco cable cars during my visit to the Farm. They look great too, not rusty or run-down, but shiny and clean and inviting. I would want to hop on board while they are in motion, like people do on TV and in movies. From June 1958 comes this lovely photo of the "Church of Reflections". From what…
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  • The Annual Taping of the Disneyland Christmas Day Parade

    Nancy Johnson
    18 Nov 2009 | 8:59 pm
    Who doesn’t want to be part of the glamour of the television world - the lights, the cameras, the celebrity buzz around the set, the heat of the lights, the screams of “CUT” and “RESET”, watching everyone go back to the beginning for the 17th time, moving on to the next angle shot - two [...]

  • Holidays Around Orlando: Sea World

    Kathy Werling
    17 Nov 2009 | 7:22 am
    Sea World has turned their park into a Winter Wonderland.  I always hear people saying that you need snow to enjoy the holidays. Personally I think it is great to walk around the theme parks in Orlando listening to the music and enjoying the decorations and shows in my shorts and flip flops. Sea World opened [...]

  • Coaster Review: Universal’s New Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit

    Dave Parfitt
    15 Nov 2009 | 5:49 pm
    Shhhhhh, be vewy vewy qwiet, there’s a new roller coaster in town.  That’s what it felt like as I walked up to Universal Studios’ new roller coaster Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit.  No screams of joy, no squeals, no excitement… I’ve never heard of a roller coaster not causing screams of pleasure or terror.  Even the [...]

  • Osborne Lights open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

    Kathy Werling
    13 Nov 2009 | 4:24 pm
    It is that time of year again at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World.   Snow is in the air and the Osborne Lights have been turned on. This year the lights have been turned on earlier in November. Jennings Osborne started the tradition of lighting his home as a gift for his daughter in [...]

  • Travel Channel’s Andrew Zimmern: Mickey Melons and Haggis

    Dave Parfitt
    5 Nov 2009 | 4:19 pm
    The EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival not only has country kiosks with their wide samplings of dishes, but the festival also brings in dozens of visiting chefs and speakers including many celebrity chefs and television personalities.  October 30th and 31st, Travel Channel Personality Andrew Zimmern attended the festival, and he sat down with myself [...]
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  • Disney Shopping, Disney Merchandise, Disneyana Deals : Macys

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:03 pm
    Author: Pizza PlaneteerSubject: MacysPosted: November 21 2009 at 8:03pmGreetings. I think this is so cool, went out to Macys and got one. http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=424598&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results  

  • World Chapter NFFC : First NFCC Local Chapter Meeting

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:01 pm
    Author: Pizza PlaneteerSubject: First NFCC Local Chapter MeetingPosted: November 21 2009 at 8:01pmGreetings... Last night I attended my first NFCC local chapter meeting where I live. It was a blast...meeting new faces, sharing interests of Disney...they had a Disney Cruise Line Party last night, we had food, watched videos, and they gave out door prizes. definately I will be signing up for membership 

  • Theme Parks and Water Parks : video cameras

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:25 pm
    Author: servo1138Subject: video camerasPosted: November 20 2009 at 9:25pmI am also unaware of any restrictions on size.  However, a large camera is a pain to carry around.  I worked at Busch Gardens for four years and remember people struggling with larger cameras/camcorders.  It may be great to have a nice quality camera, but at the same time there are small camcorders available today which take excellent quality video which would certainly be good enough for vacation.  Remember that one of you will have to carry the thing around all day,  lugging it on and…

  • Disney Movies, TV and Theater : New Princess and the Frog image

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:35 am
    Author: HooksmeeSubject: New Princess and the Frog imagePosted: November 20 2009 at 6:35pmHere is a very recent picture of the wife with Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen...

  • Theme Parks and Water Parks : video cameras

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:43 am
    Author: HooksmeeSubject: video camerasPosted: November 20 2009 at 5:43pmI don't know of any restrictions... if you can carry it, and deal with it on attractions, then by all means, bring it and shoot some fantastic footage!
 
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  • november/december holidays

    disneyfan07
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:20 pm
    hey cast members. :wave: (not a cast member but wish I was) just thought I would post this thread and wish you all a combined happy thanksgiving, kwanzaa, hanukkah, merry christmas, and any other holiday that I might have forgotten. take care all Jason Boyd from Ridgecrest.

  • News No Turkey's This Year?

    BestBeatingHeart
    21 Nov 2009 | 7:33 pm
    Pardoned Turkeys Won't Experience Magic of Disney? - Slashfood Quote: While last year's national turkeys pardoned on Thanksgiving by President Bush found homes in Disneyland, this year a farm animal rescue group is petitioning President Obama to send the turkeys to them instead. Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, N.Y., started an online petition, asking the president to let the national turkeys find homes in their turkey shelter instead of in the Magic Kingdom, Mother Nature Network reports. "Historically these turkeys have been actually sent to farms where they're supposed to live out…

  • Pictures Busch Gardens Tampa - Pictures

    geomorph
    21 Nov 2009 | 7:13 pm
    My picture threads consist of images I have taken that focus on the architecture, landscape architecture, planning, design, and theming of the facilities highlighted. They may also contain short descriptions and commentary, but will not focus on construction progress or special events or memorabilia or food selections or my traveling companions. Hopefully these threads are a good introduction for those who have not seen these places yet. All killer, no filler! Busch Gardens Tampa photographed in November 2008: Known as Busch Gardens Africa at the time of these photos, this combination theme…

  • Cinderella's Winter Castle

    Goover
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:59 pm
    I decided to decorate both of my castles up for the holidays. For Cinderella's Castle, I used candy canes, bows, christmas trees, and 4 of the fab 5 (Pluto was too big to fit). Tell me what you think! All photos can be viewed in their original formats here.

  • Large Hadron Collider mishap caught on webcams

    Barbossa
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:09 pm
    :eek: Uh-oh, this ain't good... lhc
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  • La Navidad en DLP 2009

    DVCSPAIN
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:34 pm
    Podeis ver un resumen del ambiente y shows de navidad que ocurren durante este año en Disneyland Paris, gracias a filipv que lo ha grabado para nuestro disfrute. que os parece esta año la navidad? no olvideis comentarlo en dlrp.mforos.com fuente:filipv

  • Mini Show de Blancanieves en DLP

    DVCSPAIN
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:19 pm
    Para navidad tenemos la aparicion de Blancanieves y su principe, junto con todos los enanitos en un mini show en el teatro del castillo( que pena que lo utilicen tan poco para espectaculos) podeis ver el video aqui   fuente:filipv

  • La vuelta al mundo en cinco parques de atracciones

    ParkZone
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:52 am
    La vuelta al mundo en cinco parques de atracciones PARA LOS PEQUEÑOS Y LOS QUE NO LO SON TANTO Qué.es, 19 de noviembre de 2009. Legolandia, Parques Disney, Parque Xcaret, Parque Tivoli y Parque Warner componen la ruta mágica mundial de los parques de atracciones. Tanto los más mayores como los más pequeños hemos pasado alguna vez un día a lo grande en un parque de atracciones. Si quieres volver a disfrutar de los mejores espectáculos y sentir la emoción en las mayores montañas rusas del mundo, toma nota porque Easyviajar.com te invita a conocer los mejores parques de atracciones.

  • Las Village nature, de DLP, podrian estar proximas

    DVCSPAIN
    17 Nov 2009 | 3:07 am
    La decisión de creación por los dos grupos de un « Villages nature » es inminente. La decisión de continuar o no será tomada antes de finalizar el año, o como muy tarde en febrero para que el complejo pueda abrir en el 2014. « No estamos lejos de tomar la decisión con respecto a la creación de un Villages Nature con el grupo Pierre et vacances » ha revelado Philippe Gas, presidente de Eurodisney durante la presentación de los resultados anuales del grupo de ocio. Este proyecto inmobiliario sobre los terrenos próximos a los dos parques temáticos de Disneyland Paris entra en una…

  • Disneyland Resort Paris - Reservas por Internet

    osbuzz
    15 Nov 2009 | 12:20 pm
    Reserve on-line su entrada+hotel con increíbles ofertas. Pruébelo ya. Disneyland Paris es un complejo de recreo y vacaciones situado en Marne-la-Vallée, una ciudad al este de París, Francia. El complejo se encuentra a 32 kilómetros del centro de París, en la comuna de Chessy. “Disneyland Resort Paris” consta de dos parques temáticos, una zona de entretenimiento y siete hoteles oficiales de Disney. Funciona desde el 12 de abril de 1992, fue el segundo resort de Disney en abrirse fuera de Estados Unidos (después de Tokyo Disney Resort), y el primero perteneciente y explotado…
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  • Richard Williams' A Christmas Carol

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:12 pm
    This youtube posting is not of the very best quality to say the least, but I was reminded of this special yesterday and the impact it made upon me when I first saw it-old Magnavox, living room floor, Hancock Park, the 70s. One viewing cemented Richard Williams for me as someone working among animation's elite, although if I remember correctly he got a lot more press later for his "Return of the Pink Panther" titles. But this TV special was just wild. It still is--even in these few clips, just the layout alone...amazing. And while I'd put the Ghost of Christmas Past in the Alastair Sim version…

  • A Disney Dream realized: The Walt Disney Family Museum is about to open

    24 Sep 2009 | 2:37 pm
    Interior of one of the galleries of the Museum. Photographed by and used with the permission of David Lytle.Last year out of the blue I received an email asking about one of the photographs I've featured on my blog. This happens fairly often, but this time the source knocked me for a loop: it was the people who were amassing exhibits for the long-awaited Walt Disney Museum underway up in San Francisco, in the stunningly beautiful Presidio. Would I be amenable to helping? Is Fred Moore my favorite good girl artist? Is the Blackwing a pencil?The circa 1890 barracks at San Francisco's Presidio.

  • Animtip Tuesday: Tweeting Animation Tips

    4 Aug 2009 | 10:40 am
    For people who use Twitter, this is of interest: today a lot of animation artists who use the keep-it-extra-short internet communication thing Twitter are tweeting tips--tagging them all with the hashtag #animtip. If you tweet have a peek.I stumbled on this thanks to Clay Kaytis, owner/operator of The Animation Podcast and Animation Supervisor of Disney's eagerly awaited feature, "Rapunzel" in his day job.EDITED TO ADDIf you work in or study animation, tweet and have a helpful tip please dive on in and contribute.Everything published on Blackwing Diaries is copyright Jennifer Lerew 2007; no…

  • Moving Daze

    30 Jul 2009 | 2:30 pm
    a shockingly accurate picture of my packing approach, from "Moving Day" © Walt Disney CompanyYour Blackwing blogger has been very busy away from the computer of late. Obviously posts have been few, but I have some very fun items coming up to write about, hopefully by the end of week. Unfortunately my life just now has been given over to the horrors of moving house lock, stock and books-thousands upon thousands of books. Due to this sweaty work(no A/C in this c.1907 house I'm packing up, and it's been blistering in Southern California) I've had to forgo too many fun events to count: a…

  • Torch Tiger tales

    14 Jul 2009 | 8:13 pm
    Cover painting by Paul FelixLast year the story department at Walt Disney Feature Animation put together an amazing book, "Who Is Rocket Johnson?" just in time for the San Diego Comic Con. It sold out in very short order, and remains a bright gem of a compilation. Utterly unique and as representative of the talents at work at Disney as anything could be. One should never miss the chance to see--and own--the personal work of men and women like this-mostly story, a couple of directors and animators in there too-who are at the top of their game. No sooner had he pulled the first copies of Rocket…
 
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  • Disney Outdoor Items – Disney Address Plaques, Disney Lawn Statues and More

    Jessica
    16 Nov 2009 | 11:52 am

  • Disney Department 56 Products

    Jessica
    10 Nov 2009 | 5:34 pm
    If you’re looking for some cute Disney Department 56 products, here you go!

  • Disney Placemats

    Jessica
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:36 am
    Do your children make more of a mess at the dinner table than you wish they would? Why not buy some Disney Placemats? Your kids will be thrilled to eat on pictures of their favorite characters, and you’ll be able to easily clean the area in which they sat and ate their meal.

  • Disney Plates

    Jessica
    2 Nov 2009 | 12:32 pm
    Here are some really nice Disney dinner plates. If you’re looking for a nice table setting for your family, or specifically plates for little kids, you’ll find them here.

  • Disney Baby Furniture, Strollers, and More

    Jessica
    26 Oct 2009 | 8:52 am
    If you’re looking for cute Disney baby items, look no further. Here are really cute Disney cribs, strollers, and more.
 
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  • Disney Food Round-Up: November 22, 2009

    AJ
    21 Nov 2009 | 11:17 pm
    Here’s our last Disney Food Round-Up before the USA Thanksgiving holiday, so I thought we’d start with a couple of Thanksgiving links; after that, we’ve got your regular weekly round-up links — great sites, all! Thanksgiving Posts of the Week First of all, be sure to visit the Disney Food Blog’s extra special “Thanksgiving Disney Food Round-Up,” where I’ve gathered a bunch of links that pertain to Thanksgiving 2009 at Disney parks, including how to survive Thanksgiving week at Disneyland, the poll results for best Thanksgiving dinner restaurant…

  • Review: Grand Floridian Cafe

    AJ
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:33 pm
    Pinvestigator Cody, of the Global Disney Pinvestigation Blog, is back with another round of comments and photos about a recent meal. This time, Cody and his family celebrated his birthday at the Grand Floridian Cafe, one of the lesser known spots at the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. Thanks for the guest review, Cody! The Grand Floridian Cafe (GFC) is tucked away in the back of the resort on the bottom floor of the Grand Floridian. I personally had not heard of it until I was searching for restaurants for my “day after” my birthday celebration. I was looking for somewhere with steak…

  • Thanksgiving in Disney — The Food Round-Up

    AJ
    18 Nov 2009 | 11:48 pm
    Thanksgiving is one week from today, so for those of you who are thinking about heading to Disney for the big day (and saving yourself from some serious dish washing!), I’ve gathered a few Thanksgiving-y and Food-y posts and links for you! Disney Thanksgiving News and Info Round-Up 1. Wondering where to have your Thanksgiving dinner at Disney? Head over to our Disney Food Blog post about the Best Restaurants for Thanksgiving in Disney World, where we post the winners of our reader poll on the topic. 2. Of course, many Disney restaurants offer special Thanksgiving meals for the holiday,…

  • A Few Morning “Mugs”

    AJ
    18 Nov 2009 | 12:35 am
    Here’s how I feel this morning. How ’bout you? Thought we’d start this Wednesday morning off with a pun (get it? “mugs?”), as all good English-Majors-Turned-Bloggers should do once in a while . I’ve noticed so many different series of mugs at Disney-related stores recently, and I can’t figure out if Disney’s always released mug “collections,” or if this is new. (Maybe I’ve just not been paying attention…very possible… .) Regardless, I first saw this Mickey mug at the Pop Century gift shop last year and thought it…

  • Shula’s Steakhouse Review

    AJ
    16 Nov 2009 | 11:29 pm
    Shula’s Steakhouse at the Disney World Dolphin (A coincidence? I think not.) came highly recommended, and even though I’m a Le Cellier and Yachtsman Steakhouse devotee, I knew I had to try this “dark horse” steakhouse on property. Atmosphere Shula’s is a shrine to all things Don Shula and football. This would be fine with me, except that I’m a huge Buffalo Bills fan and just happened to grow up going to games in the midst of the fierce Dolphins/Bills rivalry — the games where even the nosebleed seats in Ralph Wilson Stadium were sold out and the real…
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  • Cinderella Story Chapter 3 – Happy is What Happens, When All Your Dreams Come True

    zanna
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:33 pm
    photo by Joan Marcus Ok, so I’m stepping outside of the Disney box here and using a Wicked reference for my title, but I couldn’t help it. After finding out I made the 2010 Disney Moms Panel, that line from the hit Broadway musical is all that kept popping into my head. It seemed fitting too, because as the song says, “There’s a kind of a sort of a…cost…” which of course is the fact that my amazing husband is still on the hunt for a new job. So my joy and happiness was a little dampened by that hardship we still have to conquer. I have no doubt that…

  • Wordless Wednesday-Dreams DO Come True

    zanna
    11 Nov 2009 | 8:11 am
    *I am not a Disney employee. The postings here are my own and do not represent the positions or opinions of the Disney Company.

  • Top 10 Tuesday: 40 Years of Sesame Street Music and Magic

    zanna
    10 Nov 2009 | 7:59 am
    Jim Henson with BertIt’s hard to believe Sesame Street is turning 40 today, but it’s true. This pioneering children’s television show has stood the test of time and continues to adapt and appeal to new children every year. In honor of today’s anniversary and inspired by my new blogging friend OhAmanda’s Top Ten Tuesday, I thought I’d put together a list of my personal Top 10 Sesame Street Songs and Skits. Each link below is a video from YouTube and will open in a new window so you can view them all at your leisure – Sesame Street’s birthday has…

  • I’ve Got a Friend in You…

    zanna
    9 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am
    You all know by now about my lifelong love of Disney and the various ways that love has manifested itself – as a cast member, a travel agent, a newlywed, a parent, and forever just a little kid at heart. In that time, I’ve met some amazing people: fellow cast members, Disney management, co-workers and friends both locally and online. However, in the short time that I’ve been blogging about Disney and my family full-time (less than 5 months) the connections I’ve made and caliber of people I’ve met are nothing short of spectacular. ©Disney/PixarI’ve chatted…

  • La Cava del Tequila – A New Way to Experience the SPIRIT of Mexico

    zanna
    7 Nov 2009 | 8:11 am
    Now that Epcot’s 14th Annual International Food & Wine Festival is coming to an end (November 8, 2009 is the last day), you may fear that your chance to sample international spirits is gone for another year. This is not the case because a new little spot opened up during the festival – La Cava del Tequila inside San Angel Inn at Epcot’s Mexico pavilion. Here you can experience an endless array of tequilas from rare to common as well as beers and specialty margaritas. In addition you can enjoy tapas-style food items as well, to form the perfect pairing to the spirits…
 
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  • Disney / Pixar Cars Toon – Mater’s Tall Tales

    Amanda Tinney
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:43 am
    Until Next Time, P.S. More Disney laughs available HERE! Subscribe to the Disney Every Day Newsletter Name: Email:

  • Help Me Secure My Spot as NDM #175

    Amanda Tinney
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:35 pm
    You may have read this blog title and thought…what kind of shenanigans is Amanda up to now?  You’re probably wondering what an NDM is…or if you’ve been lurking around the Disney Internets for long you may already know. NDM stands for Neurotic Disney Mom. Want to see what one looks like?…Say hello to NDM #1 Cute isn’t she?  This is JL Knopp. But don’t let appearences fool you…she’s as neurotic as they come! Obsessed really.  She is the NDM pioneer blazing a trail for all other NDMs hiding in the shadows.  But to truly join the ranks and…

  • Explore the Walt Disney World Resort from Home Using Google Earth 3D

    Amanda Tinney
    19 Nov 2009 | 12:54 pm
    Until Next Time, P.S. If you would like a shot at our weekly $25 Disney Gift Card, subscribe to the Disney Every Day Newsletter and look for your “Where in the World are We” Contest Clues each week. Enter your name and email address below for a chance to win! Subscribe to the Disney Every Day Newsletter Name: Email:

  • Wordless Wednesday: Mickey Mouse Turns 81 Today! Happy Birthday Mickey!

    Amanda Tinney
    18 Nov 2009 | 7:19 am
    "Steamboat Willie" premiered in New York on November 18, 1928. Until Next Time, P.S. If you would like a shot at our weekly $25 Disney Gift Card, subscribe to the Disney Every Day Newsletter and look for your “Where in the World are We” Contest Clues each week.  Enter your name and email address below for a chance to win! Subscribe to the Disney Every Day Newsletter Name: Email:

  • Video of the 2009 Christmas Merchandise at the Walt Disney World Resort

    Amanda Tinney
    17 Nov 2009 | 12:50 pm
    Until Next Time, P.S. Check out this video of the Osbourne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios! Subscribe to the Disney Every Day Newsletter Name: Email:
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  • Reader Email: Disney at Christmastime.

    Chris
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:14 am
    It's time for reader email!  This comes from Maggie who, like me, has toddler twins and is studying for the February bar exam.Chris:Was reading your blog today. Not only am I just stressing a little over the Bar (I am completely and utterly an OCD mess but who isn't who went to law school, right?), I started thinking about our planned trip to Disney, which I think I told you has been pushed off to December 2010 for Christmas. My mom, who is 76 is having some health troubles lately and she lives in upstate NY while we are in Chicago. Anywho...the point is, this trip becomes more important…

  • Monday Morning Distraction: A few hours late edition. Okay, nearly a day late.

    Chris
    16 Nov 2009 | 7:06 pm
    In the better late than never category, here are a few Disney tidbits for your reading pleasure:The Christmas lights were turned on at Cinderella Castle last week:I'm just going to say it:  That's magical.  Speaking of the holidays, The Dis has some great photos of Disney Hollywood Studio's Osborne Fesitival of Lights on their blog.   From Jim Hill Media, Kerry Camisa talks about what it takes to bring the Magic Kingdom from "Scary to Merry in Just  Five Nights."Robert Niles at Theme Park Insider has been thinking about gift ideas for theme park…

  • How Fun is This?

    Chris
    14 Nov 2009 | 10:11 pm
    Leave it to Disney to make setting up Christmas decorations look enjoyable:

  • Disney Reports Overall Profits Up, Theme Park Revenues Down.

    Chris
    13 Nov 2009 | 11:35 am
    Disney announced its fourth quarter earnings yesterday and while profits are up for the company overall, thanks in part to its lucrative ESPN franchise, parks and resorts reported a 17% drop in profits and a 4 percent drop in revenue.  This, despite the fact that attendance is up.   Incentives like free dining an "Buy 4/Get 3 Free" are working to fill the resorts and bring guests into the parks, but per-room spending is down as people react to the continued uncertainty of the economy.Meanwhile, disgruntled Disney fans everywhere are noticing cutbacks in the parks,…

  • The List: Must Haves, Nice to Have, and Maybe.

    Chris
    11 Nov 2009 | 6:31 am
    What do you really need for your Disney vacation?  Here are a few things I've found:Must Haves:1.  Easy to store rain poncho/coat.2.  Two pairs of comfortable shoes.3.  At least one table service reservation at a good restaurant on Disney property.   4.  Basic understanding of how the resort works:  Fastpasses, dining reservations, transportation.5.  Unless it's the hottest time of the year (May through October), clothing that you can layer if it gets cold at night.  Nice to Have:1.  Park…
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  • A look at the last 10 years of growth at Disney World — and the next 10

    Scott
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:13 pm
    Walt Disney World may one day add a fifth theme park. But it won’t happen in the next five years. At least, that’s according to projections by planners at the Reedy Creek Improvement District, the semi-autonomous government that oversees Disney World. Reedy Creek is in the midst of updating its 10-year growth plan for state regulators, which includes “projected maximums” in various categories. Reedy Creek’s new projections show no major theme park being added between 2009 and 2013. On the other hand, Reedy Creek’s new maximums do allow for one major new theme park to be added…

  • Tyra Banks and Princess Tiana makes dreams come true

    Scott
    21 Nov 2009 | 12:22 pm
    Emmy Award-winning talk show host and supermodel Tyra Banks (right), poses Nov. 20, 2009 with Disney’s newest princess, Tiana (left), and three girls dressed as Princess Tiana — (L-R): Kimani Smith, age 6, from Fredericksburg, Va.; McKenna Pope, age 10, from Lodi, N.J.; and Shadeh Belgrave, age 8, from Jamaica, N.Y. — in the Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Earlier on her talk show, Banks surprised the three girls and their mothers with a vacation to Walt Disney World where they attended a tea party in their honor with Princess Tiana from “The Princess and the…

  • Holidays at Disneyland 2009 (Video)

    Scott
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:09 am
    When it comes to celebrating the magic and sparkle of the holidays, theres no place like the Disneyland Resort where, now through Jan. 3, 2010, the season shines more brightly than ever. The holiday experiences include A Christmas Fantasy parade, a nightly snowfall on Main Street, U.S.A., and the shimmering lights and special effects that create Sleeping Beautys Winter Castle. Other guest favorites are the holiday versions of its a small world and the Haunted Mansion. Photo

  • Life-Sized Edible Carousel at Disney’s Beach Club Resort

    Scott
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:38 am
    Today, we’re celebrating the 10-year anniversary of one of my favorite holiday visits — the edible carousel at Disney’s Beach Club Resort at Walt Disney World. The spinning carousel includes ponies made of chocolate and fondant, hand-painted chocolate “Fab Five” Disney characters surrounded by snowflakes on the side of gingerbread and giant candy cane poles. How it’s created is worth mention. Here is a video courtesy of Disney Parks:

  • Fashion Forward Apparel Collection Inspired By The Princess And The Frog

    Scott
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am
    Designer Mychael Darwin, best known for creating one-of-a-kind limited edition leather jackets, and Disney Consumer Products are launching an all new outerwear collection in honor of Disney’s newest princess in more than ten years and the first African American Princess, Tiana. Arriving in time for the Holiday ‘09 release of Walt Disney Pictures’ new animated film The Princess and the Frog, the collection is inspired by the warm textures and bright colors of the hand drawn animation of this highly anticipated animated film and will appeal to both the fashion conscious and the Disney…
 
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  • I’m off to the Magic

    Matt
    21 Nov 2009 | 7:54 am
    Wonderful readers of WDW Central, this is just a mini-post to let you know that I will be in Walt Disney World this afternoon through Wednesday afternoon for a Thanksgiving getaway. Thanks for your patience, and there will be a post or two waitingwhen I get back. See ‘ya real soon!

  • Collection of Ride Breakdowns & Mishaps, from Youtube

    Matt
    11 Nov 2009 | 4:59 pm
    I don’t know about you, but I love it when rides at Walt Disney World break down. It just gives me this happy feeling inside, like something that isn’t supposed to happen is. Something that temporarily “ruins” the “show” does – just a little bit, just enough for me to enjoy that. It also gives you more time to enjoy the scene you are in on the ride. This post is simply a collection of Walt Disney World ride breakdown videos that I have seen on Youtube. They are embedded in this post so you don’t have to keep clicking links back and forth. Enjoy!

  • The Great Debate: TTA Changes Good or Bad?

    Matt
    30 Oct 2009 | 4:57 pm
    Hey there, it’s been a while! I was waiting to post this post until I had been to Walt Disney World myself to see the updated TTA/People Mover. I went last weekend, so now I think it’s time for me to share my opinion. If you don’t know what happened yet, here it is: Disney closed the Tomorrowland Transit Authority when Space Mountain closed for major refurbishments. People were expecting new lighting and refurbished cars – but something that was completely unexpected to me was a new dialogue. That’s right, the familiar deep, monotone voice, along with the well…

  • WDW’s Purple and Pink Monorails Combine and Become Teal

    Matt
    17 Oct 2009 | 12:10 pm
    Walt Disney World has announced to build a new monorail train from the undamaged remains of the two trains that collided in a fatal accident this summer. The new monorail, expected to be put in service later this fall, will be given a teal stripe to differentiate it from the other trains. Even with the addition of this new monorail train, the Resort will be one short of its previous twelve trains before the accident. Disney announced their expectation to add another train to the line next year, giving the monorail system their normal number of twelve trains once again. The two colors that…

  • Cast Members: Does it Spoil the Magic for Them?

    Matt
    10 Oct 2009 | 3:43 pm
    As you may or may not know, I am a loyal member of D-CoT: The Disney Community of Tomorrow. One feature of this friendly community is Forums. One of the topics started a while back was “Where would you most like to work in WDW?”. A few posts later, someone mentioned that actually working at WDW might “ruin the magic”. A few posts after that, TiggerROCKS came up with a reply that I completely agree with. Read his post below: “First, a lot of you guys are scared to work in the parks because you don’t want to ‘ruin the magic.’ I say PHOOEY!!  …
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