Here’s a sneak peak inside Disney’s American Idol Experience, including a look at the stage/set and the audition rooms: Disney’s American Idol Experience officially opens to the public on February 14, 2009. Keep checking back here for more about this new attraction as that date draws closer.
When it opens to the public on February 14, The American Idol Experience will take its inspiration from TV’s “American Idol” and invite park guests to take a shot at performing or take their place in a state-of-the-art theater and vote for their favorite singer. In the finale performance each day, the singer getting the…
The Disney / Hanes Design-A-Tee store officially opened at Walt Disney World’s Downtown Disney on January 9, 2009. Inside, guests can customize their own T-shirts with Disney characters and up to four lines of text. Multiple colors, sizes, and styles of shirts are available for a fair amount of flexibility, but you won’t find subtlety…
From orlandosentinel.com: Disney said Wednesday that it will shut down Space Mountain this spring for what the company described as a months-long “refreshment” of the 34-year-old Magic Kingdom roller coaster. The ride will close April 19, just after the Easter holiday. It is expected to reopen late in the year, Disney spokeswoman Andrea Finger said,…
Walt Disney World and Worlds of Discovery are offering free admission for members of the military to their parks. While Disney is offering five days free, SeaWorld and Busch Gardens are offering free admission to the military member’s family as well. Disney’s offer extends to retired members.
Andrew Zimmern, host of the Travel Channel series Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, joins Chef Goofy in the Magic Kingdom Jan. 2, 2009 to enjoy two of the theme park’s giant, smoked turkey legs. Zimmern is on vacation at the Walt Disney World Resort with his family. Photo by Gene Duncan.
Actress Brittany Snow celebrates New Year’s Eve at the Magic Kingdom with Mickey Mouse on Dec. 31, 2008. Snow, known for her roles in films like “Hairspray,” “Prom Night” and “Finding Amanda,” and for television shows including “American Dreams” and “Nip/Tuck,” is vacationing with friends at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.(Gene…
From orlandosentinel.com: Walt Disney World will premier a daily, live-entertainment event called the “Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It! Street Party” in the Magic Kingdom in February. The event, combining a parade and a dance party, will begin at Town Square and move down Main Street USA to the rhythms of contemporary pop songs such…
Happy Holidays from Orlando Attractions Magazine. Thanks to freelance videographer Matthew Pezzula.
The Dec./Jan. 2009 issue of Orlando Attractions Magazine features a story on the Walt Disney World Ambassador Program. There were a couple of companion stories we didn’t have room for in our print edition. Below is an interview with the very first Disney World ambassador. Also look for a day in the life of an…
