The HGTV show "My Yard Goes Disney" returns Friday, June 1, for its second season transforming homeowners' backyards into virtual Disneylands or -- if the backyard is big enough -- Disney Worlds.The season premiere, starting at 8 p.m. on both coasts, introduce the Morales family. Parents Geo and Gwen take their twin daughters to Disney World to meet the princesses. Gwen Morales, who grew up with the Disney fairytales, wants to keep the tradition alive for her children.Enter HGTV and Disney Imagineers who turn the backyard into a fairytale village...
Thursday, 31 May 2012
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Drawings of the Seven Dwarfs from the press booklet for the 1967 re-release of the movie.Earlier this week we looked at all the rides at Disney World that have closed and how the names of the Seven Dwarfs have changed over time. Now (thanks to a suggestion from The Disney Freak) we are going to look at the origin of the Seven Dwarfs' names.The original story from the Brothers Grimm did not name the dwarfs. But while Walt Disney was making the 1937...
Disney has provided a sneak peek to the upcoming 17th annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival at Disney World, scheduled to run Sept. 28-Nov. 12.More than 270 chefs from across the country, including renowned chefs like Robert Irvine and Rock Harper, will hold culinary demonstrations and tasting events as 25 ethnic and regional marketplaces feature food and wine from all over the world. ...
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Monday, 28 May 2012
When "Snow White's Scary Adventures" closes at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World on May 31 to make way for the new Fantasyland expansion, it will join a growing number of attractions that have disappeared since the park opened in October 1971.The landscape at the Magic Kingdom has seen swan boat rides, alien encounters and submarine voyages come and go. Here are some attractions that were once in the Magic Kingdom:THE PLAZA SWAN BOATSIf you ever wondered why there is a boat landing on the hub in front of Tomrrowland it's because there was once...
Saturday, 26 May 2012
Photo by Walt Disney CompanyThe new “Mad T Party" show will start June 15 and run nightly through the summer in Hollywood Land at California Adventure in Disneyland.The rest of the year, the show will be on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.According to a Disney news release, the centerpiece of “Mad T Party” is a wildly themed, oversized tea table set under a canopy of fanciful lanterns. The tea table doubles as a state-of-the-art concert stage.The...
In honor of "Brave," the new Disney-Pixar movie being released in June, Epcot at Walt Disney World will host the The Highland Games Tournament from June 1 to July 8.The kid-focused tourney will have games such as Mini Caber Toss, Cake Toss, Haggis Flip and archery, according to the Disney Parks Blog. The events will be held on the Rose Walk, where Future World connects to World Showcase, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily There will also be a kids’ playground...
Thursday, 24 May 2012
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
The Muppets and Band-Aids have teamed up with a new app that will help entertain kids when they get hurt.Apparently covering up the boo-boo with a bright colored Band-Aid is no longer enough to calm kids.Now, the "BAND-AID® Magic Vision app featuring Disney's The Muppets uses AR (augmented reality) technology to merge a child's real-life surroundings with graphics displayed on the digital screen that unlock a special world where the Muppets characters...
Disney Vacation Club will extend its member service hours during the week starting July1.Member services will be open from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., it was 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The weekend hours will remain the same at 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., according to an e-mail sent out to members.DVC recently debuted a new vacation center at DVCMember.com,. accessible almost 24 hours a day (minus 30 minutes of scheduled maintenance from 2-2:30 a.m....
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
For all the fans who love Disney and The Hunger Games artist Mae Uy has created one of the best pop-culture mashups I've seen - pairing Disney characters and the various districts of Panem.Her artwork and the explanation of the pairings can be seen at blastedgoose.deviantart.com.Artwork by Mae Uy blastedgoose.deviantart.comWho do you think would win these Hunger Games? Here's a sampling of the lineup:District 1 (Luxury) - Aladdin &...
To kick off the summer season Disney-Pixar is re-releasing four films over the Memorial Day weekend.From May 25-28 some AMC Theatres will be showing “Toy Story 3,” “Ratatouille,” “Up” and “WALL•E." Each movie will have a classic Pixar short film before it and an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming movie, “Brave.”The movies, according to a news release, are supposed to be priced at $6 each, but could change. Each movie is supposed to...
Swampy and Cranky are getting their own merchandise line.Plush toys of Swampy, Cranky and Allie.Yes, Disney is rolling out products based on the hit mobile game "Where's My Water." This is the first time Disney has created a new characters exclusively for a mobile app. A first wave of plush and novelty toys, consumer electronics accessories and apparel will be available next month followed up by a face-to-face game, consumer electronics, stationery,...
Friday, 18 May 2012
Ticket prices will increase at the Disneyland Resort starting May 20, a few weeks before the June 15 opening of Cars Land at the California Adventure, the Matterhorn re-opening and a slew of other shows being introduced, the Disney Parks blog announced.The increases range from a 16% for a 1-Day Park Hopper ticket to an 8% for a 5-Day Park Hopper ticket. And an 8% increase for a 1-Day 1-Park ticket to a 3.5% increase for a 5-Day 1-Park Per Day ticket.Annual...
Disney will adapt the best-selling children's novel "Peter and the Starcatchers," which has been made into a popular Broadway show, into a movie, according to Deadline.com.The book, written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, is the origin story of Peter Pan. The Broadway adaptation, which Disney helped produce, received nine Tony Award nominations, including Best Play.The "Peter and the Starcatchers" book series was published by Disney's Hyperion...
Thursday, 17 May 2012
© Walt Disney CompanyTomorrow will be the last day of the Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure and Disney anticipates unveiling the new Phineas & Ferb: Agent P’s World Showcase Adventure next month.The Disney Parks Blog has posted some concept art on the new interactive game which will take place in Epcot at Walt Disney World.Armed with a “F.O.N.E.” or Field Operative Notification Equipment device, guests will be able to receive clues for each...
Monday, 14 May 2012
There had been talk a new scene being added to the "World of Color" nighttime show, and now Disney has announced it will be a scene from the newest Pixar/Disney film "Brave."“Brave” is the animated story of a Scottish princess named Merida. The movie is scheduled to be released June 22.The scene will debut June 15. Since the show opened in 2010, it has featured updates including "TRON: Legacy” and “Prep & Landing.”&nb...
There are some rumblings that the actresses playing the latest Disney princess sound more Irish than Scottish, according to the Daily Record.There are two videos on YouTube of women playing the red-headed Highlands princess, Merida, star of the upcoming Pixar/Disney movie "Brave." Now can these women capture the the accent of Scots star Kelly Macdonald, who voices Merida? Well, you can decide.Some people on YouTube don't think so:"People say she sounds Irish. Does she hell! She doesn't sound Scottish either. As a Dubliner living in Gladgow, she...
Sunday, 13 May 2012
Friday, 11 May 2012
No time to get a haircut before heading to Walt Disney World? No problem! © Mary LiebmanYou'll be humming a happy tune after a haircut at the HarmonyBarber Shop. Before our last trip to Orlando, my husband couldn't squeeze in the 20 minutes he'd need to get a trim. But there was no need for him to be shaggy all week.While little princesses have the Bibbity Bobbity Boutique, babies, boys — and not a few grown men — have the Harmony...
Nighttime at Disneyland is always wonderful. Here's the great "Partners," Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse in front of the Sleeping Beauty Castle.Here's what Walt had to say about Mickey Mouse: “Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end. He popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad . . . on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster...
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Yesterday we asked the question:In all of Walt Disney World, name the attractions in which water sprays or plays a major role, not including water rides. Here's the list:Disney’s Hollywood Studios Backlot Tour (flash flood in Catastrophe Canyon);Fantasmic! (dancing fountains, water screens and shiploads of character drama)Jim Henson’s Muppet*Vision 3-D(surprise special effects)Voyage of the Little Mermaid (the entire story theme is “Under the Sea”)Lights,...
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
© Mary LiebmanDisney's Boardwalk Inn Resort.There are clues in Disney's strong quarterly earnings report this week that suggest great deals may be harder to come by at Disney resorts this year, SmartMoney.com reports. Attendance at Disney's North American parks was up 7% during the quarter ended March 31 and per-capita spending was up 5%, the New York Times reported. Park revenue was up 10%, with operating earnings up a...
Imagine driving on the highway and coming upon a dragon head in front of you and wondering if a fireball is soon to come.The grand Maleficent dragon head from Disneyland's original Fantasmic! is a sight to see on the freeway as D23, the Official Disney Fan Club, transported the head on the highway to The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum for D23 Presents Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives Exhibit. The exhibit opens July 6, 2012....
Welcome to Day 2 of Disney Questions. We'll only be doing two this week, but will be coming back with some more puzzlers in the future.Todays' question: In all of Walt Disney World, name the attractions in which water sprays or plays a major role, not including water rides. The answer tomorrow.Here's the answer to yesterday's question: Can you name all of the theme park attractions in all of Walt Disney World in which guests board boats for a floating...
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Monday, 7 May 2012
The "World of Color" at Disney's California Adventure in Disneyland is one of the most remarkable shows I've ever seen. The way the water, light, sound and projections work is a marvel. It is a must see and is hands down the best night time show at Disneyland or Walt Disney World. The technology behind the show is fantastic. Here is a look at the show, by the numbers:100,000: The number of digital images used during the show.30,000: The weight in...
Sunday, 6 May 2012
Saturday, 5 May 2012
(UPDATED: Nov. 11)Here's a quick look at what you can expect at Disneyland and Disney World from September to December, as well as other major Disney events. This list will be continually updated as new dates are set and announcements are made, so keep checking back.FALL: The new Splitsville luxury bowling and dinner lounge at Downtown Disney in Disney World opens, featuring 30 bowling lanes as well as outdoor seating and billiards tables.FALL: Shanghai,...
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