Editor’s Note: Deborah Brauser did an excellent job on her cover story (Toy Story Midway Mania) for the current issue of Orlando Attractions Magazine. Below are her first-hand thoughts of the ride that we didn’t have room for in the magazine. From entering “Andy’s bedroom” all the way through playing the carnival games, the new…
Photo by Scott Miller Woody, the sheriff from the “Toy Story” films, waved goodbye to Buzz Lightyear aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery as it launched yesterday from Kennedy Space Center. Aboard Discovery is a 12-inch tall action figure of Woody’s pal from “Toy Story,” Buzz Lightyear. Woody joined thousands of launch-watchers to view the launch…
A new Web page has been launched by Walt Disney World with a little more information about their American Idol attraction. The site tells three ways to experience the attraction: watch, vote or perform. The perform section has the most details. It says only a few will be chosen to sing in front of an…
We got a chance to meet Prince Caspian (from the new movie “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”) yesterday at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. As we approached him he gave us a firm handshake and said, “Tell me, I’m not from this land. Does everyone here carry one of these?” as he pointed at my camera….
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 “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 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…
