Sample the full Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit song list
Universal Orlando has released the full song list for its new Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster. The coaster’s playlist features 30 hits from artists that span across five genres of music and generations of fans. Each genre of music includes contemporary and classic artists, with songs for every age group…
July 4th weekend wrap-up, video reports on the scene
Since the new iPhone 3GS came out, with the ability to record video and upload it right away, we’ve been experimenting. Our mobile videos won’t be up to par with our usual quality and they’ll be shorter than usual, so we’re marking them with the “Mobile:” tag. Sometimes we’ll…
The latest on the early-morning crash between two Disney monorails
(Photo from Wikipedia.org) We generally focus only on the fun and exciting news from Orlando’s theme parks and attractions but today we feel its necessary to report on the tragic incident that took place at Walt Disney World early this morning. Two monorails collided at around 2 a.m. at…
Reports of a robocoaster coming to Harry Potter land
Today’s Orlando Sentinel front page story is on the future Wizarding World of Harry Potter land at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. After some digging and talking with people “in and around the project”, they’re reporting some details on the main ride that will be housed in Hogwart’s Castle: From…
Interview with Disney Imagineer Kathy Rogers about the updated Hall of Presidents
Following yesterday’s naturalization ceremony at the Magic Kingdom, we had a chance to talk to senior show producer at Walt Disney Imagineering Kathy Rogers about the recent updates to the Hall of Presidents attraction. Here is our interview: Q: What was your role in the Hall of Presidents update? A:…
Audition for American Idol Season 9 this week in Orlando
There has been plenty of coverage of Disney’s American Idol Experience attraction over the last few months (including gracing the cover of one of our recent issues), but now it’s time for the real thing. American Idol Season 9 auditions are coming to Orlando’s Amway Arena this week. Registration…
