The Star Wars adventures continue on Aug. 15 with the theatrical release of Star Wars: The Clone Wars from Lucasfilm Animation, and this year’s Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will offer fans an in-depth look at the making of this big-screen animated movie. Among the features at this year’s Star Wars Weekends, which [...]

The new Disney’s Hollywood Studios logo atop the archway which leads into the animation courtyard is finally up. This was one of the last changes to be made for the name changeover inside the park. As you can see, it’s a physical 3-D looking sign and not just paint on the wall.

Here’s a look at what’s upcoming at Cypress Gardens. More Animals and Tour The animal encounter area, Nature’s Way, will be given a new name and fresh look. More animal exhibits are being added. Also being added is a one-hour tour that will take guests behind the scenes of several of the animal areas and [...]

SeaWorld Orlando will be rockin’ the night away from May 24 to Sept. 1, as Shamu Rocks, Mystify and Sea Lions Tonight return and a new lakeside ski show is added. And to add to the rock ‘n’ roll theme, DJs will be spinning the tunes at different areas around the park. • Shamu Rocks [...]

We were able to ride The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios today during technical rehearsals. Below are a sampling of photos from the attraction. Look for a full photo gallery after the grand opening on May 15. Although the wait was more than an hour today, the video screens played new clips as well as [...]

The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios won’t have its grand opening until May 15, but you may still be able to ride it before then. The ride was open for Universal’s team members the past few days and as of today, the construction walls have come down and it’s reached its technical rehearsal stage, meaning [...]

Josh Gates (right), host of the Sci-Fi Channel series “Destination Truth,” presents a cast of what is believed to be a yeti footprint to Joe Rohde, vice president/executive designer of Walt Disney Imagineering. Gates and his expedition team found the footprint while filming an episode of “Destination Truth” in Nepal in November 2007. The cast [...]

We now have a complete 49-minute video online of Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde’s presentation on the history of Animal Kingdom given at 9:45am on April 22, the park’s 10th anniversary. The presentation was delivered in front of cast members and fans at the theater that houses the Finding Nemo Musical stage show. Click here to [...]

Disney’s Animal Kingdom celebrated its 10th anniversary today with a morning ceremony in front of the Tree of Life featuring Imagineer Joe Rohde and Dr. Jane Goodall. After the ceremony, we had a chance to talk to Rohde and Goodall about Animal Kingdom and their favorite parts of the park. You can download a high-quality [...]

Previous blog posts showed you bits of Mr. Potato Head, Toy Story Mania’s barker, showing up in our mail box, one piece at a time. Today’s mailing brings us not one, but two boxes… and a voice (presumably that of Mr. Potato Head) inviting us to check out Toy Story Mania soon. Front of Box [...]

Orlando Attractions Magazine and Inside the Magic bring you part 4 of our 4-part video series celebrating Animal Kingdom’s upcoming 10th anniversary. This week, we ride Kilimanjaro Safaris at Animal Kingdom hosted by John Lehnhardt, Director of Animal Operations at Disney’s Animal Programs. Download the high-quality video from our videos page in iPod/iPhone-friendly and HD [...]

Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure fan site, IOACentral.com is reporting information, with concept artwork, for what appears to be SeaWorld’s upcoming new coaster. From ioacentral.com: A reader has just sent in a set of what appears to be conceptual artist renderings of the still unannounced coaster making its way to SeaWorld Orlando in 2009. The attraction [...]

During the Q&A session at the recent Back to the Future Event, Christopher Lloyd revealed that he had, in fact, voiced his BTTF character, Doc Brown, for The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios. He stated that the crazy, wild-eyed doc would be making a brief cameo appearance, as a Simpsons character, near the beginning …

Fans of the classic film, Back to the Future gathered in Celebration, FL on Saturday, April 19 for a special screening of the movie hosted by BTTF.com and featuring a Q&A panel discussion with some of the film’s cast & crew. In attendance were writer/producer Bob Gale, and actors Christopher Lloyd, Jeffrey Weissman and …

Day 2 of the Chief Magic Official (CMO) competitions began at Epcot, where candidates stood by the tip board answering questions from park guests (as well as a few “guests” with unique and challenging questions). The candidates also showed off their Disney trivia skills in a game show of sorts. Later in the day, the [...]

Here is a complete photo gallery from the “loudest crowd” competition on Main Street USA at the Magic Kingdom today. David, Tripp, and Justin each competed on Main Street USA today sporting CMO shirts with extra-large Cast Member name tags. Each CMO candidate was positioned in a different spot on Main Street. Tripp was closest [...]

The Top 3 candidates for Disney’s first-ever Chief Magic Official have arrived in Orlando and will begin engaging in various competitions tomorrow. Below is the schedule for the CMO events around Walt Disney World for the next few days, in case anyone wants to try to see and/or take part in the various competitions: Thursday, [...]

We previously blogged about our increasing interest and excitement for the upcoming Disney’s Hollywood Studios attraction, Toy Story Mania, due to officially open in May. Mr. Potato Head will be acting as the attraction’s barker, standing in front of the queue, enticing guests to enter. It looks like he’s getting an early start in his [...]

Peter Mayhew poses with the character he portrayed in the movies, Chewbacca at last year’s event. The Power of the force is with Disney’s Hollywood Studios each weekend in June during Star Wars Weekends. Guests of all ages can get into the Star Wars spirit during Star Wars Weekends, a family-friendly fan-fest scheduled for Fridays, [...]

Orlando Attractions Magazine and Inside the Magic are celebrating Animal Kingdom’s 10th anniversary with a behind-the-scenes 4-part video series showing you what goes on inside Disney’s Animal Programs. We’re starting off the series with a video featuring Dr. Mark Stetter, Director of Veterinary Services, including an up-close look at a 200-pound lion undergoing a routine [...]