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A new book that celebrates the magic, passion, and attention to detail in Disney costuming is now available: “The Art of Disney Costuming: Heroes, Villains, and Spaces Between” by Jeff Kurtti.
The creators of the Walker Stalker and Heroes & Villains fandom conventions and stars of top genre TV shows are banding together a new one-day-only Fan Fest Orlando charity event on September 17 at the Orange County Convention Center, in hopes of raising $500,000 for victims and families affected by the Pulse nightclub attack. [Read more…]
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has broken ground on a new next-gen attraction designed to touch the hearts and minds of the next generation of space explorers. [Read more…]
Hosts Banks Lee and Elisa Goldman bring you this week’s theme park and attraction news. On this week’s episode: [Read more…]
To kick off the summer season, Disney Parks will host a special 24-hour coast-to-coast celebration that invites guests to “Rock Your Disney Side” at three Disney theme parks - Disneyland and Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in California, and the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida.
Get ready to enter a world of wonder where heroes and hearts prevail with Disney On Ice Presents Princesses & Heroes this September at the Amway Center in downtown Orlando. [Read more…]
Fantasy of Flight is showing its appreciation for Florida residents with a special buy one, get one free admission offer. Now through Sept. 30, 2012, guests can receive one complimentary admission with the purchase of any paid admission ticket of equal or greater value. [Read more…]
The parking lot at Magic Kingdom has been retimed and retooled to incorporate the names of Disney Heroes and Villains. [Read more…]
The Marvel heroes come out to meet their fans at different times throughout the day, every day at Islands of Adventure. You’ll hear the sirens and see them riding their ATVs through Marvel Super Hero Island. Then they’ll spread out to different locations to sign autographs and pose for pictures with park guests.
I shot the video (below) during my visit today. You’ll see Spider-Man, Captain America, Rogue and Storm in the video. But at other times you may also meet Cyclops (pictured above with Storm and Rogue) and Wolverine (pictured below the video).
They’re all ears. Singer/songwriter Katy Perry (left) and actress Hayden Panettiere strike a pose April 25, 2009 with Minnie Mouse at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The duo was enjoying the theme park prior to their evening performance for the Disney Grad Nite, an annual, in-park celebration for high school seniors. Panettiere stars on the NBC series Heroes. Perry is a multi-platinum recording artist.
Photo by Gene Duncan