Archive for August, 2009
Spider Man Now a Disney Character? Disney Acquires Marvel Entertainment
It appears that Spider Man, Iron Man and other Marvel characters will now become part of the Disney family. Disney announced this morning that they are buying Marvel Entertainment which includes more than 5,000 Marvel characters.
Video Series With John Lasseter Takes a Look at New Toy Story Line of Toys
Along with the re-release of the first two Toy Story movies in 3D this October, Pixar’s John Lasseter is taking fans behind-the-scenes in a new, exclusive seven-part YouTube video series that can be seen only at www.YouTube.com/DisneyLiving, where he introduces the new Toy Story Definitive toy line, the most film-accurate replicas yet.
“Alien Invasion” Planned for Halloween at Hong Kong Disneyland
Hong Kong Disneyland has planned a new attraction featuring a “alien invasion” theme for this year’s Haunted Halloween events which are expected to run from September 18 to October 31.
“The (Alien Intelligence) Agency reported that a gigantic spaceship has landed inside Hong Kong Disneyland with signs of alien life detected onboard,” the park said in a press release announcing the added attraction for the upcoming Halloween.
New FastPass Distribution System at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Insider’s Guide to Disney World is reporting that Disney’s Animal Kingdom is testing a new FastPass distribution system. The general idea behind the new system is that a central location will be provided within the park (actually, there are two at Animal Kingdom) to get FastPasses for each FastPass eligible attraction.
Walt Disney Studios Adds To Disney 23 Expo Excitement
Walt Disney Studios is jumping on the D23 Expo bandwagon by adding four days of exciting programming that includes major overviews of upcoming films by Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook and Disney-Pixar Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter, plus a full schedule of events spotlighting new releases and newly restored digital versions of classic favorites. This adds to the already exciting line-up of evens occurring at the expo.
“Night of Joy” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Showtimes Released
The lineup for the 27th annual “Night of Joy” held at Walt Disney World in Florida has been released. The two-night event is celebrating its second year at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and will take place from 7:00 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. on September 11 and 12.
Read on for the list of acts with show times and locations.
Strawberry Field Will Not Become 3rd Disneyland Theme Park – At Least For Now
Disney went before the Anaheim Planning Commission last week in order to pitch a plan to build an additional parking structure on land that they purchased eleven years ago. The site which used to be a strawberry field and located at 1946 S. Harbor Blvd., was purchased by Disney for a possible third theme park. The commission approved Disney’s plan today.
Behind the Magic: Celebrating 40 Years of The Haunted Mansion
“Welcome foolish mortals…” These are the words that guests to Disneyland’s Haunted mansion have been greeted with for 40 years now. The Haunted Mansion, which was originally planned as a walk-thru attraction but eventually became what it is today, celebrated her fortieth birthday on Sunday.
I thought it might be a good time to take a look at how the Haunted mansion came to be along with some of the “behind the scenes” magic.
Two Sisters Get To Spend the Night at Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion
After winning a contest hosted by a Southern California radio station, two sisters from Santa Clarita will get to spend the night in Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion. It is believed that this is the first time any guests have ever been allowed to do something like this although I wouldn’t doubt if others have tried.
The sisters, Jessica (12) and Stephanie Sutton (10) will be joined by their parents in the mansion on Sunday — the ride’s 40th anniversary.
Emerging Details For Disney D23 Expo in September
Disney has released some additional details of what you might find at the Disney D23 EXPO taking place September 10-13, 2009 in Anaheim, California. The expo is designed to provide Disney fans and enthusiasts unprecedented access to never-before-seen movies, TV shows, park experiences, collectibles and more.
Now some of the specific details have been announced in a press release.
