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July 3, 2020 By Attractions Magazine Staff Leave a Comment

Close-up on the movies behind Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland Paris

Based on Walt Disney’s childhood memories, Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland Paris is filled with historical references to the turn of the century. But did you know that many details were also inspired by the movies?

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Photos courtesy of Disneyland Paris
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Filed Under: Disney, Disneyland Paris, Movies, Theme Parks Tagged With: casey at the bat, close-up, Disneyland Paris, DLP, featured, Hello Dolly, lady and the tramp, Main Street, Main Street U.S.A., make mine music, Movies, pollyanna, summer magic, the aristocats, the happiest millioinaire, the music man, Wall-E

April 8, 2020 By Jeff DePaoli 1 Comment

Guest Editorial: Reimagining The Great Movie Ride

Earlier this year, we celebrated the grand opening of Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Based on the reviews and videos I’ve seen, the ride looks innovative and fantastic — but there will always be a part of me that mourns the loss of the once flagship attraction, The Great Movie Ride.

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Filed Under: Disney's Hollywood Studios, Slider, Theme Parks, Walt Disney World Tagged With: alien vs. predator, davy crockett, dawn of the planet of the apes, dick tracy, Disney's Hollywood Studios, featured, great movie ride, guest editorial, Hello Dolly, honey I shrunk the kids, newsies, poltergeist, reimagining, saving mr. banks, snow white and the seven dwarfs, sound of music, the great muppet caper

November 29, 2018 By Matt Roseboom Leave a Comment

Theater Review: ‘Hello, Dolly!’ will twirl its way into your heart

The way I discovered “Hello Dolly!” originally was its appearance in the movie “Wall-E”. A few years after seeing that movie, I eventually sat down and watched the 1969 movie version with Barbra Streisand and absolutely fell in love. If you’re a fan of the aesthetic of Main Street U.S.A. or big-style musicals, you too can fall in love with Dolly.

Hello Dolly musical cast
The “Hello Dolly!” musical is currently playing at Dr. Phillips Center in Orlando. Photo by Julieta Cervantes.

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Filed Under: Slider, Theater Tagged With: betty buckley, broadway, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Hello Dolly, musical, theater

March 9, 2018 By Leave a Comment

2018-2019 Fairwinds Broadway in Orlando series brings ‘Hamilton’ to Dr. Phillips Center next January

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’Hamilton,’ ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ and ‘Hello, Dolly’ are among the award-winning hits coming to Orlando in the 2018-2019 Fairwinds Broadway series.

The Dr Phillips Center’s Walt Disney Theater will become “the room where it happens” next January, when the Tony-winning mega-hit Hamilton headlines the newly announced 2018–2019 Fairwinds Broadway in Orlando series. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Slider, Theater Tagged With: broadway, Dear Evan Hansen, Dr. Phillips Center, fairwinds, Hamilton, Hello Dolly, musicals, theater

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