The “Villains – Movie Characters You Love To Hate” exhibit at the end of the Studio Backlot Tour reopened on Friday after a rehab. They’ve rearranged and updated it a bit with costumes and props from Enchanted, Star Wars, Pirates of the Carribean and the upcoming Narnia movie. More photos below.
Singer/actress Miley Cyrus poses with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on May 1 at the Magic Kingdom. Cyrus spent Thursday enjoying the Walt Disney World theme park attractions. She’s in Central Florida to perform in the “Disney Channel Games” concert on Saturday night at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex. The free tickets were given…
The Wolfgang Puck Express restaurant in Downtown Disney Marketplace re-open a little over a month ago and I’ve just had a chance to check it out. I was surprised just how much has changed. It looks like a completely new restaurant. There’s still indoor and outdoor seating, but both have been expanded. “After more than…
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.
Three new characters have been added to the line-up at Star Wars Weekends this year. I guess you could say they’re old characters, but in new costumes. New this year are Leia Minnie, Stormtooper Donald and Darth Goofy. Jedi Mickey will still be there. (Donald may appear bit fatter than he looks in the statue…
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…
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