Phineas, Ferb and Agent P AKA Perry the Platypus from the Disney Channel cartoon Phineas and Ferb were at Once Upon a Toy at Downtown Disney to celebrate the opening of The Wonderful World of Gaming section of the store. Although the newly remodeled section (the section with videos and music) has been open for [...]
Paul Delvecchio, aka “DJ Pauly D” from the hit MTV series “Jersey Shore,” left, takes a ride on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at the Magic Kingdom with Celebration, Fla. High School senior Bryan Lopez and a host of Central Florida high school seniors behind him. Delvecchio was at the theme park to announce …
The producers of The Amazing Race are teaming up with Ford to create a new web series called Focus Rally: America. They’ll be in Orlando looking for contestants to enter the cross-country road rally. Six teams of two digitally savvy people will relying on friends, fans and Internet followers to help them complete varying challenges [...]
Beginning in 2011, Magic Kingdom guests will become the stars of a nightly spectacular when photos taken in the park that day become larger-than-life projections on Cinderella Castle. Disneyland in California will offer their guests’ photos projected on “it’s a small world”. Beginning this week, Disney guests will also star on television, as part of [...]
The Ghost Hunters are on the case again! Members of the hit Syfy Network TV show will be visiting Orlando again this Halloween season. Fans will have a few chances to meet them at various Orlando locations. Last year Dave Tango and Steve Gonsalves visited both Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios and made an [...]
Universal Orlando has revealed their full line-up of haunted houses and scare zones for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights. The theme is Twenty Years of Fear since this is their 20th anniversary. And they’ve even released the name of this year’s icon, Fear – the master of everything Halloween Horror Nights has ever been and [...]
All 53 contestants for the title of Miss America 2011 visited the Magic Kingdom today. Representing 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the ladies restarted the Miss America tradition of walking together down Main Street toward Cinderella Castle. Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Cinderella and Belle met the 53 [...]
Star Wars Celebration V took over the West Hall of the Orange County Convention Center for four days. But now that the creatures, droids and Stormtroopers have left, it’s time to look back. Whether you experienced the event or not, you’ll enjoy looking through our favorite photos and videos below. These are just some of [...]
The Last Tour to Endor special-ticket event was held Saturday night at Disney’s Hollywood Studios as part of the Star Wars Celebration V convention. The event gave Celebration attendees a last chance to ride Star Tours before it closes Sept. 8, 2010. The event drew many celebrities including George Lucas for a night of fun [...]
The biggest Star Wars fan event of all time is coming to Orlando. Star Wars Celebration V will be held at the Orange County Convention Center from Aug. 12 to 15, 2010. This year’s event will commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, and the ongoing, weekly adventures [...]
Dozens of winners, heroes and villains from TV’s Survivor, Big Brother and The Amazing Race got together at Discovery Cove this past Saturday for a day of outwitting, outplaying, outlasting and outrelaxing. The players swam with dolphins and rays and got up-close to the park’s exotic animals.
There have been many television shows and even a few other TV game shows taped at Universal Orlando but arguably nothing with such a rich history as one of my favorite game shows of all time – Family Feud. I got the chance to experience the very first taping of the new season at the show’s new home this past Saturday. Here’s my report:
Five Buffalo Wild Wings sports restaurants/bars in Central Florida have entered into a partnership with California-based Be Media to offer 3D viewing for its customers. The new program will start with at least 25 live World Cup games beginning with the opening match between South Africa and Mexico, June 11. The 3D viewing is a [...]
Singing champ Lee DeWyze celebrated his victory as the newest American Idol on Monday in a motorcade through Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Excited fans lined the streets, cheering on America’s newest Idol as he and Mickey Mouse greeted fans on their way to a stage set up outside The American Idol Experience attraction. Once on stage, [...]
It looks like the American Idol winner will be coming to Disney World again this year. Lee DeWyze was announced as the 2010 American Idol champion during the finale show on Wedensday night and filmed this familiar commercial shortly after: httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiEwLre2jck Last year’s winner, Kris Allen, also shouted those famous words and just over a [...]
The highlight of the hilarious Hyperspace Hoopla that concludes each day of Star Wars Weekends is the Dance Off with the Star Wars Stars. You’ll see the Star Wars characters as you’ve never seen them before – getting down to the latest songs, and hits from a past era. Since this is the 30th anniversary [...]
Today was the opening day for Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Crowds were lined up early this morning to get their exclusive merchandise and Fastpasses to meet the visiting celebrities. The Star Wars celebrities joined characters from the entire Star Wars saga in a grand motorcade at 11:40 a.m. The parade included young [...]
The Disney Parks Blog recently posted the above photo of Jedi Mickey and his new droid, R2-MK. I guess MK stands for Magic Kingdom, but that’s not where you’ll find this Star Wars duo. They’ll be making appearances during Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, which begin this Friday, May 21, 2010. Besides meeting [...]