SeaWorld's Upcoming New Coaster: Manta?
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.
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Doc Brown to be in The Simpsons Ride
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…
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Back to the Future Event at Celebration
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…
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Chief Magic Official (CMO) Competition Day 2
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…
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Chief Magic Official (CMO) Competition Day 1
Here is a complete photo gallery from the “loudest crowd” competition on Main Street USA at the Magic Kingdom today. David, Tripp, and Justin each competed on Main Street USA today sporting CMO shirts with extra-large Cast Member name tags. Each CMO candidate was positioned in a different spot on Main Street. Tripp was closest…
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Chief Magic Official (CMO) Event Schedule
The Top 3 candidates for Disney’s first-ever Chief Magic Official have arrived in Orlando and will begin engaging in various competitions tomorrow. Below is the schedule for the CMO events around Walt Disney World for the next few days, in case anyone wants to try to see and/or take part in the various competitions: Thursday,…
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Mr. Potato Head Brings More Excitement for Toy Story Mania
We previously blogged about our increasing interest and excitement for the upcoming Disney’s Hollywood Studios attraction, Toy Story Mania, due to officially open in May. Mr. Potato Head will be acting as the attraction’s barker, standing in front of the queue, enticing guests to enter. It looks like he’s getting an early start in his…
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Guests announced for this year's Star Wars Weekends
Peter Mayhew poses with the character he portrayed in the movies, Chewbacca at last year’s event. The Power of the force is with Disney’s Hollywood Studios each weekend in June during Star Wars Weekends. Guests of all ages can get into the Star Wars spirit during Star Wars Weekends, a family-friendly fan-fest scheduled for Fridays,…
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Video Series: Animal Kingdom 10th Anniversary, Part 1
Orlando Attractions Magazine and Inside the Magic are celebrating Animal Kingdom’s 10th anniversary with a behind-the-scenes 4-part video series showing you what goes on inside Disney’s Animal Programs. We’re starting off the series with a video featuring Dr. Mark Stetter, Director of Veterinary Services, including an up-close look at a 200-pound lion undergoing a routine…
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Orlando Attractions Magazine is now on Twitter. If you’re already signed up and familiar with Twitter, simply head to www.twitter.com/attractions and follow us for all the latest magazine- and Orlando-related information. Of course, many of you likely have no idea what Twitter is, so I’ll explain. Twitter is a free service that is kind of…