Theme park and attraction news, rumors and videos.
In 2021, everyone’s favorite little blue alien will be taking over shopDisney, Disney store, Downtown Disney District and Disney Springs with the year-long collectible series, Stitch Crashes Disney.
By Ethan C. Allen
It’s time once again for the monthly MagicBand Release Recap, and for the month of June 2017, Disney has given us a number of new Limited Edition and Limited Release MagicBands, as well as moved a few old designs over to MagicBand 2.
The American Film Institute Showcase (AFI) and gift shop located at the end of the Studio Backlot Tour at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be closing for good after today, Aug. 17, 2014. [Read more…]
Join hosts Heather Leonardi and Lulu Picart for this week’s Orlando-area theme park and attraction news.
On this week’s Show: [Read more…]
Satirical column by Derek Burgan
Everyone has their favorite souvenirs when they visit the parks. For some it’s a pair of Mickey ears. For others its a Harry Potter wand. While some may love Vinylmation, many others head towards the newest pins. For this special version of PARKsaver, we take a lighthearted look at the top three least wanted theme park gifts this holiday season. [Read more…]
Satirical column by Derek Burgan
Everyone has their favorite souvenirs when they visit the parks. For some it’s a pair of Mickey ears. For others its a Harry Potter wand. While some may love Vinylmation, many others head towards the newest pins. For this special version of PARKsaver, we take a lighthearted look at the top three least wanted theme park gifts this holiday season. [Read more…]
If you’re interested in how the creative ideas for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Halloween Horror Nights and other theme park attractions are created, you’ll want to attend the Entertainment Designer Forum this Friday night. And you’ll be helping a good cause as well.
Billed as an evening with top designers in the entertainment industry, two sessions will be held at the Mad Cow Theatre in downtown Orlando to benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for Life in honor of Stephanie Girard. The panel will discuss their styles and philosophy in designing theme park and film sets. The panel members will take questions after each presentation. In addition to the talks, a silent auction will offer some one-of-a-kind theme park memorabilia, including rare Halloween Horror Nights collectables. [Read more…]
It was a grand opening befitting Disney’s new D Street store at Downtown Disney mixing music, art and pyro. Disney describes D Street as where urban-inspired product “intersects” with a Disney creative edge. The store’s main focus is on the collectable Mickey Mouse Vinylmation figures. [Read more…]
The annual MegaCon comic and toy convention spun off into the first-ever Mini MegaCon, which took place at the Orlando Convention Center on Aug. 22-23, 2009.
Here is a video recap of the costume contest that included attendees showing up as the Terminator and John Connor, Indiana Jones, Silver Surfer, and more:
[smugmug url=”http://photos.attractiondev.wpengine.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=gallery&Data=9371648_FihoN&format=rss200″ title=”Photos%20from%20Mini%20MegaCon%202009″ imagecount=”100″ start=”1″ num=”20″ thumbsize=”Th” link=”lightbox” captions=”false” sort=”true” window=”true” smugmug=”true” size=”L”]