http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog Orlando area attractions and theme park information and news Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:09:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/06/08/actress-ashley-eckstein-launches-new-fangirl-shirts-at-star-wars-weekends/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/06/08/actress-ashley-eckstein-launches-new-fangirl-shirts-at-star-wars-weekends/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:17:33 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=9192 As the final Star Wars Weekend approaches at Hollywood Studios, it’s your last chance to check out Star Wars: Clone Wars actress Ashley Eckstein’s all-new line of “fangirl-focused” apparel and accessories in person. Ashley’s clothing line, called Her Universe, already includes female shirts and undergarments, and has premiered two new shirt designs at Star Wars [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/06/08/actress-ashley-eckstein-launches-new-fangirl-shirts-at-star-wars-weekends/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/08/stars-in-the-parks-dwight-howard-chewbacca-and-a-new-star-tours-poster/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/08/stars-in-the-parks-dwight-howard-chewbacca-and-a-new-star-tours-poster/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 20:51:10 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=9002 Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard posed with Star Wars character Chewbacca in front of the new “Star Tours – The Adventures Continue” attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on May 6, 2011. Howard was just honored with his third straight NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award and finished second in the NBA MVP voting this [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/08/stars-in-the-parks-dwight-howard-chewbacca-and-a-new-star-tours-poster/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/06/insider-top-tips-where-to-go-when-you-have-to-go-the-best-bathrooms-in-disneys-theme-parks/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/06/insider-top-tips-where-to-go-when-you-have-to-go-the-best-bathrooms-in-disneys-theme-parks/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 20:53:02 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=8993 Column by Kevin Yee There are lots and lots of bathrooms at Walt Disney World. So many in fact, that it’s not hard to locate the nearest one. You can always ask a nearby Cast Member for help; usually the closest lavatory is mere steps away. But it can be difficult to find one that [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/06/insider-top-tips-where-to-go-when-you-have-to-go-the-best-bathrooms-in-disneys-theme-parks/feed/ 4 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/02/celebrities-announced-for-star-wars-weekends-at-hollywood-studios/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/02/celebrities-announced-for-star-wars-weekends-at-hollywood-studios/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 18:39:23 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=8979 Disney has released the full list of celebrities that will be attending the annual Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. It was already announced that Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) would be in attendance the first weekend to help reopen the new 3D Star Tours ride, and thanks to the Disney Parks Blog, we now know [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/02/celebrities-announced-for-star-wars-weekends-at-hollywood-studios/feed/ 2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/04/14/the-show-episode-20/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/04/14/the-show-episode-20/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:02:46 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=8814 April 14, 2011 – Join hosts Greg Hutson and Mark Daniel as they bring you the latest Orlando theme park and attraction news and more on this week’s episode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARF4A0JSEB8 This week’s show covers these topics and more: In this week’s episode: • Discovery Cove hard hat tour of Grand Reef • Beast’s Castle rises [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/04/14/the-show-episode-20/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/12/28/stars-in-the-parks-daniel-dae-kim-and-lilo-at-hollywood-studios/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/12/28/stars-in-the-parks-daniel-dae-kim-and-lilo-at-hollywood-studios/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:09:13 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7916 Actor Daniel Dae Kim, star of the ABC series Lost and currently starring on the new CBS series Hawaii Five-0, posed today with Lilo from Disney’s animated film Lilo and Stitch at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Kim, who was born in South Korea and grew up in New York and Pennsylvania, currently lives in Hawaii. Photo [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/12/28/stars-in-the-parks-daniel-dae-kim-and-lilo-at-hollywood-studios/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/19/disney-cast-members-create-parody-movie-trailer-night-at-the-great-movie-ride/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/19/disney-cast-members-create-parody-movie-trailer-night-at-the-great-movie-ride/#comments Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:30:27 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7256 No, it’s not the third movie in the Night at the Museum series staring Ben Stiller, but it seems like it could be. The Night at the Great Movie Ride trailer is a well produced parody by some talented Disney World cast members. Each year around Labor Day, Disney arranges a get-together for The Great [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/19/disney-cast-members-create-parody-movie-trailer-night-at-the-great-movie-ride/feed/ 6 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/05/06/american-idol-experience-winner-makes-it-to-the-tv-shows-top-5/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/05/06/american-idol-experience-winner-makes-it-to-the-tv-shows-top-5/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 14:52:41 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=6040 In addition to recently celebrating its first year of operation in February, The American Idol Experience attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios can now celebrate the success of one of its top vote-getters – Aaron Kelly. The 17-year-old crooner from Sonestown, Penn., who began his American Idol journey at the Disney attraction, advanced to the top [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/05/06/american-idol-experience-winner-makes-it-to-the-tv-shows-top-5/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/04/28/toy-story-midway-mania-attraction-getting-a-new-game/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/04/28/toy-story-midway-mania-attraction-getting-a-new-game/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:04:27 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=5955 One nice aspect of virtual games such as Toy Story Midway Mania is that they’re easily changeable. There will be no long refurbishment down-time when Disney adds a new dart game to the Hollywood Studios attraction. “Rex and Trixie’s Dino Darts” will replace “Bo Peep’s Baaa-loon Pop” as part of a promotion for the new [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/04/28/toy-story-midway-mania-attraction-getting-a-new-game/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/04/23/last-chance-to-meet-the-up-characters-before-lotso-arrives-at-hollywood-studios/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/04/23/last-chance-to-meet-the-up-characters-before-lotso-arrives-at-hollywood-studios/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:07:17 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=5894 You have a couple of more days to meet and greet Russell, Carl and Dug from the movie Up inside the Magic of Disney Animation at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. They’ll be heading back to Paradise Falls on May 1. But a character from the upcoming Toy Story 3 movie will be taking their place. Starting [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/04/23/last-chance-to-meet-the-up-characters-before-lotso-arrives-at-hollywood-studios/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/29/whats-happening-in-the-theme-parks-for-new-years-eve/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/29/whats-happening-in-the-theme-parks-for-new-years-eve/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:09:24 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=4869 There’s a lot going on for New Year’s Eve, but not all of the parks will be having special events or fireworks at midnight. Here’s a list of the special New Year’s Eve events. But be warned that it’s the busiest day of the year and many of the parks may close when they reach [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/29/whats-happening-in-the-theme-parks-for-new-years-eve/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/24/photos-and-videos-from-the-osborne-family-spectacle-of-dancing-lights/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/24/photos-and-videos-from-the-osborne-family-spectacle-of-dancing-lights/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:14:33 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=4838 The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has become a Christmastime tradition in Central Florida. The lights debuted at the Studios on Nov. 24, 1995, but they weren’t dancing to the music until 2006. From 1995 to 2003, the spectacle lit up Residential Street, part of the Studio Backlot Tour. In [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/24/photos-and-videos-from-the-osborne-family-spectacle-of-dancing-lights/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/06/16/photos-from-the-last-day-of-star-wars-weekends-2009/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/06/16/photos-from-the-last-day-of-star-wars-weekends-2009/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:14:49 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=2428 Star Wars Weekends has come and gone for another year. I didn’t get to go as much as I would have liked this year. We visited on the first day and showed you some pictures and videos of the Celebrity Motorcade and the Star Wars dance-off known as Hyperspace Hoopla. Here we present some pictures [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/06/16/photos-from-the-last-day-of-star-wars-weekends-2009/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/05/21/american-idol-stars-discuss-the-attraction-at-hollywood-studios-video/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/05/21/american-idol-stars-discuss-the-attraction-at-hollywood-studios-video/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 18:09:33 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=2167 Just hours before America voted Kris Allen the new American Idol and he announced he was going to Disney World – performers, stars, and Idol alums walked the red carpet outside the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and talked about The American Idol Experience attraction in Disney’s Hollywood Studios.]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/05/21/american-idol-stars-discuss-the-attraction-at-hollywood-studios-video/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/05/11/article-features-disney-streetmosphere-actor-vladimir-pooey/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/05/11/article-features-disney-streetmosphere-actor-vladimir-pooey/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 19:34:36 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=2018 The Democrat and Chronicle newspaper out of Rochester, N.Y. has a good story about one of its former citizens, Tim Trombitas. But you may know him better as Vladimir Pooey, one of the Streetmosphere characters at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Who knew he used to be famous as Ranger Bob, was a football star, a disc [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/05/11/article-features-disney-streetmosphere-actor-vladimir-pooey/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/26/stars-in-the-parks-perry-and-panettiere/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/26/stars-in-the-parks-perry-and-panettiere/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:53:04 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=1831 They’re all ears. Singer/songwriter Katy Perry (left) and actress Hayden Panettiere strike a pose April 25, 2009 with Minnie Mouse at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The duo was enjoying the theme park prior to their evening performance for the Disney Grad Nite, an annual, in-park celebration for high school seniors. Panettiere stars on the NBC series [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/26/stars-in-the-parks-perry-and-panettiere/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/19/disneys-hollywood-studios-to-celebrate-20th-anniversary-with-ceremony-and-imagineering-sessions/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/19/disneys-hollywood-studios-to-celebrate-20th-anniversary-with-ceremony-and-imagineering-sessions/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:49:42 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=1721 From wdwcelebrations.com: On Friday May 1, 2009, the date of the anniversary, the park will open at 8:00 am with a special rope drop ceremony welcoming guests into the park to kick off the celebration. In addition, two special sessions to commemorate the anniversary will take place in the Premiere Theater, one at 9:00 am [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/19/disneys-hollywood-studios-to-celebrate-20th-anniversary-with-ceremony-and-imagineering-sessions/feed/ 0