Photo Finds: King’s Bowling, MegaCon, Disney Jr. and other Hollywood Studios discoveries – March 18, 2013

By Kevin Yee An upscale bowling alley in the middle of International Drive is due to open in mid-April. We take a hardhat tour. We also bring you a review of MegaCon at the Orange County Convention Center. Disney Jr. has added Sophia the First and Doc McStuffins, so we peek at the revised puppet…

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WDWCelebrations to commemorate “Flora, Fauna & Fantasy” in April, and Hollywood Studios’ 25th next year

WDWCelebrations, a non-profit unofficial Disney fan organization, is hosting two new events, following up on their five year success of events. “Flora, Fauna & Fantasy” will take place this April 20 through 22, 2013 followed by a celebration of the 25th anniversary of Disney’s Hollywood Studios in May 2014. 

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The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow attraction to open Dec. 6 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Disney recently announced that “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow” will officially open on Dec. 6, 2012 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. It will share the opening date with the updated Test Track and New Fantantasyland.

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Photo Finds: Star Tours secrets, Easter eggs, and unused concepts – Aug. 27, 2012

By Kevin Yee At a Star Tours-focused panel during the recent Star Wars Celebration VI convention in Orlando, panelists Pablo Hildalgo (LucasFilm), Steve Spiegel (Walt Disney Imagineering), and Bill George (ILM) revealed a number of inside secrets, jokes, and tributes in the attraction.

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A look at Walt Disney World’s 2012 holiday plans

Walt Disney World is bring the Christmas cheer early this year as their annual holiday events will start earlier than ever on Nov. 9, 2012. At the Magic Kingdom, there is an extra night of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party with 20 nights, at Epcot, singer/actress Olivia Newton John makes her debut as a celebrity…

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Star Wars Weekends 2012 starts Friday – A look at Disney’s funny promotional ads and videos

This weekend, Star Wars Weekends 2012 will kick off at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. As they do each year, Disney released some promotional images that combine both Walt Disney World and Star Wars elements, plus some very funny videos taking a look “behind the scenes”.