From orlandosentinel.com: Behold, the Manta trains on the rail inside the maintenance building. (That’s Brian Morrow, director of design and engineering, on the right. You can tell he’s important because his name is pre-printed on his hard hat.) (Photo by Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel). It’s hard to see here, but the “lead car” is a 12…
Rounding out our ongoing coverage of the American Idol Experience world premiere event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on February 12, 2009 is a video series of the entire show that Disney put on for the media. I’ve split it into several parts for easier consumption. It’s kind of like watching the American Idol television show…
Here’s another fun video from the premiere of the American Idol Experience at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. It features all 27 of the American Idol celebrities that were in attendance for the event gathering together and posing for the cameras, chatting between shots. American Idol Experience Disney World Premiere Photo ShootWatch this video on YouTube Included…
While on the blue carpet, we had a chance to interview eight of the American Idol celebrities that were in attendance for the premiere of the American Idol Experience attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Here are the interviews: Watch this video on YouTube Justin Guarini, American Idol Season 1 Runner-Up Watch this video on YouTube…
The new American Idol Experience attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios was host to the largest gathering of American Idol alumni ever, including all seven previous winners. David Cook and Carrie Underwood performed separately and together on the attraction’s stage. Here are all three performances with high-quality binaural audio (wear headphones for the best experience): David…
From wesh.com: The park plans to close the “Twister” ride on Monday, WESH 2 News has learned. Park officials told WESH 2 News that the ride will close until the spring and will reopen seasonally. All team members who work on the ride will be assigned to other attractions, park officials said. Universal announced last week…
The first 100,000 completed entries immediately following the airing of each Universal Heroes TV ad during the Super Bowl on February 1st, 2009 will receive a free 2-park 7-day unlimited ticket to Universal Orlando Resort theme parks. Sign up here. Good luck!
Volume 2, Issue 2 (February / March 2009) of Orlando Attractions Magazine is now available for pre-order! We’re expecting it back from the printer very soon, so orders should be mailed out this week. This new issue includes: • Solving Top Secret Missions with Kim Possible New adventure at Epcot turns guests into undercover agents. • Vehicular…
David Cook Speaks about Disney's American Idol ExperienceWatch this video on YouTube 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…
It looks like it’s never to early to start promoting a Halloween event, which is fine by me. We just received this email from Busch Gardens Tampa: The graphic linked to a 2008 wrap-up of Howl-O-Scream here. I suppose with the holiday season ending, it’s a great time to start thinking about October!
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