A new character made his debut this week at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Lots-o-Huggin’ Bear (AKA Lotso) from the upcoming Toy Story 3 movie is now meeting guests in the Magic of Disney Animation and dancing in the Block Party Bash parade daily.
This may very well be our last construction update before The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opens in Universal Islands of Adventure. The grand opening is June 18, 2010, but most expect it to have some soft openings before then.
After more than two decades of interstellar travel, the Star Tours ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is powering down to make way for its reimagining in 2011 – but fans have the opportunity to attend an out of-this-world, first-of-its-kind decommissioning party before Star Tours launches its final flights. Taking place from 8 p.m. to 1…
With the opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter just around the corner, Universal is going behind-the-scenes and asking questions of the people who are bringing the world of Harry Potter to life at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Today, they kick-off their Five Questions series with Alan Gilmore, art director for Harry Potter films and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
Jedis, Wookiees and Ewoks, oh my! Once again, the power of the Force and the magic of Disney combine this month and next for Star Wars Weekends, a sci-fi fan-fest inspired by the popular film saga. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from May 21 through June 13, 2010, Disney’s Hollywood Studios becomes the galaxy’s home…
It didn’t come by owl, but we just received a media invitation to attend the grand opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Here’s a look at the unboxing.
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…
Captain EO, the 3D movie staring Michael Jackson that once played at Epcot, is returning on July 2. Michael Jackson along with Disney, producer George Lucas and director Francis Ford Coppola created Captain EO. The 17-minute, 3D film ran at Epcot from 1986 to 1994 before being replaced by Honey I Shrunk the Audience. Honey,…
Universal’s official Wizarding World of Harry Potter website has a new feature. From the main page, if you click on Hogsmeade, you’ll be taken to an eye-level view just inside the entrance. From here when you move the mouse pointer left, right, up or down, your view will change, letting you virtually look around.
We were able to talk with Alan Gilmore, the art director for two Harry Potter films and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, during the Entertainment Designers Forum last night. As you’ll hear in our video below, he tells a few tidbits about The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure that…
