The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios won’t have its grand opening until May 15, but you may still be able to ride it before then. The ride was open for Universal’s team members the past few days and as of today, the construction walls have come down and it’s reached its technical rehearsal stage, meaning…
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…
Orlando Attractions Magazine and Inside the Magic bring you part 4 of our 4-part video series celebrating Animal Kingdom’s upcoming 10th anniversary. This week, we ride Kilimanjaro Safaris at Animal Kingdom hosted by John Lehnhardt, Director of Animal Operations at Disney’s Animal Programs. Download the high-quality video from our videos page in iPod/iPhone-friendly and HD…
Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure fan site, IOACentral.com is reporting information, with concept artwork, for what appears to be SeaWorld’s upcoming new coaster.
During the Q&A session at the recent Back to the Future Event, Christopher Lloyd revealed that he had, in fact, voiced his BTTF character, Doc Brown, for The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios. He stated that the crazy, wild-eyed doc would be making a brief cameo appearance, as a Simpsons character, near the beginning of…
Fans of the classic film, Back to the Future gathered in Celebration, FL on Saturday, April 19 for a special screening of the movie hosted by BTTF.com and featuring a Q&A panel discussion with some of the film’s cast & crew. In attendance were writer/producer Bob Gale, and actors Christopher Lloyd, Jeffrey Weissman and Claudia…
Day 2 of the Chief Magic Official (CMO) competitions began at Epcot, where candidates stood by the tip board answering questions from park guests (as well as a few “guests” with unique and challenging questions). The candidates also showed off their Disney trivia skills in a game show of sorts. Later in the day, the…
