The Simpsons Ride open for technical rehearsals
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…
"Yeti" cast to be on display at Animal Kingdom
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…
Video: Imagineer Joe Rohde's Animal Kingdom 10th Anniversary Presentation
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…
Video: Animal Kingdom Celebrates 10th Anniversary
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…
Mr. Potato Head Sends His Voice as the Toy Story Mania Hype Continues
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…
