Characters coming, going and moving at Disney's Hollywood Studios
There are changes happening with some the characters at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Some will move, some will leave and some will arrive.
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Out of the Loop: Disney finally breaks ground on The Shanghai Disney Resort
Column by Andy Guinigundo Pudong New District, Shanghai, China – Well it finally happened. After literally years of on-again, off-again agreements between Disney and various Shanghai China entities, an official groundbreaking for a new Disney park took place on April 8, 2011. This symbolic turning of a few shovels full of dirt marked the end…
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Theme park designers, writers and artists will be a part of second Entertainment Designer Forum
Many of Orlando’s top theme park designers, writers and artists will gather to talk to fans and auction off theme park memorabilia for a good cause during this year’s Entertainment Designer Forum on April 22, 2011.
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Construction Update: Pleasure Island to Hyperion Wharf – changes so far in 2011
By Don Gworek Let’s take a look at Disney’s progress so far in converting Pleasure Island to Hyperion Wharf. For more details on the project, Click Here.
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Lights-on peek in the Haunted Mansion during evacuation
Most theme park guests are upset when a ride breaks down. They’re really upset when they have to walk off a ride and not get to finish it. But many hard-core theme park fans hope that will happen to them, just so they can see behind the scenes – especially on The Haunted Mansion. We…
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Beware of Hitchhiking Ghosts: Haunted Mansion's new effects will blow your mind – literally
The Haunted Mansion’s recent upgrade seems to be complete. First the new interactive queue opened, then the animatronic hitchhiking ghosts reappeared, now the ghosts are back hitching a ride with guests, but unlike anything you’ve seen before. The new effects may just cause you to lose your head.
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Beware of Hitchhiking Ghosts: Haunted Mansion’s new effects will blow your mind – literally
The Haunted Mansion’s recent upgrade seems to be complete. First the new interactive queue opened, then the animatronic hitchhiking ghosts reappeared, now the ghosts are back hitching a ride with guests, but unlike anything you’ve seen before. The new effects may just cause you to lose your head.
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Photo Finds: Fantasyland update, Haunted Mansion interactive secrets and more from the Magic Kingdom
By Don Gworek I visited Disney’s Magic Kingdom this past Saturday to bring you these updates. Take notice of the yellow arrows added to Disney’s concept art above, as you’ll see the actual photos of these areas below.
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Retro Orlando: Wherefore art thou Dreamfinder?
Column by Audrey Brown Photos by JeffLangeDVD.com “One little spark of inspiration, is at the start of all creation.” I can’t tell you how often I have an internal debate about what to write for Retro Orlando. Mostly because it’s tempting as a writer to feel the pressure to always write something new. But in…
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Mickey and Minnie show us around ‘backstage’ at the new Town Square Theater
Photos by Josh Siegel, Video by Jeff Lange The Town Square Theater opened today as the new place to meet Mickey Mouse at the Magic Kingdom. We not only got inside to meet the “big cheese”, but Mickey and Minnie gave us a personal tour of their new backstage area. Here’s a video of the…