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State Farm’s CARS 2 Pitties Commercial
State Farm has joined with Disney/Pixar’s Cars 2 movie for a fun commercial that features characters from the film. As part of this partnership the insurance giant is hosting a 30 city tour featuring life-size vehicles from Cars 2 with prizes as well including a new Cadillac SRX.
New Video Revealing “The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure”
In a new video released by Disney Parks Blog, original animators of The Little Mermaid, Andreas Deja, Mark Henn and Glen Keane tour the upcoming attraction, “The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure”, which is scheduled to open June 3rd at Disney California Adventure. The animators compare the audio-animatronic figures in the attraction to their original [...]
How Motherhood Has Changed During Last 100 Years [Infographic]
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we thought it would be interesting to take a look at how motherhood (as well as having babies) has changed over the past 100 years. There are quite a few differences and yet the role of mothers is just as important as ever.
Shanghai Disneyland: Groundbreaking Occurs April 8th
April 8, 2011 will be the official groundbreaking for Shanghai Disneyland. The event will take place with with government-owned partner Shanghai Shendi Group Co. , Disney CEO Robert Iger and Disney Parks & Resorts Chairman Thomas Staggs. The start of construction marks a milestone in a five-year process involving negotiations with city and central government officials.
Meet Some of the New “Cars 2″ Characters
The Disney/Pixar animated movie “Cars” introduced some iconic characters – Lightning McQueen, Doc Hudson, Sally Carrera and of course the lovable Mater. The sequel to the ever popular Cars animated movie will bring back some of our favorites including Lighting McQueen and Mater as they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix. Cars 2 will introduce several new characters as well.
Interactivity Coming To Haunted Mansion in Walt Disney World
The Haunted Mansion in Walt Disney World Florida is getting some new technology. A new exterior “Next Generation” queue is in the works and the end of the attraction itself has received a bit of a makeover. Both additions will add some interactivity to the famous attraction.
Destination D: Walt Disney World Resort 40th Anniversary Celebration
Following the rave reviews of Destination D: Disneyland ’55, D23 has announced Destination D: Walt Disney World 40th Anniversary, to be held on May 14 and May 15, 2011. The event will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Orlando resort, its history and heritage. The event will take D23 Members on a journey from the moment when the first parcels of land in Central Florida were purchased in 1964 through the opening of EPCOT Center in 1982 and beyond.
How Will Disney Score at the 2011 Oscars?
The 83rd Academy Awards are set to take place 30 days from now and Disney has a pretty good chance on taking home at least one if not more Oscars.They received a total of twelve nominations that cover 6 films including Toy Story 3, Alice in Wonderland and TRON: Legacy to name a few.
First Look Behind the Scenes of The Little Mermaid “Ariel’s Undersea Adventure”
Disney Parks Blog has released a new video showing progress on one of their newest attractions still in development – The Little Mermaid “Ariel’s Undersea Adventure”. In this video, Imagineer Lisa Girolami takes you behind the curtain to give you a first look at Ariel’s world.
Disney’s New Ship “Disney Dream” Not Just For Kids
Now that the Disney Dream inaugural celebration has come and gone, we get an inside peek into what this luxury Disney-themed ocean liner has to offer. And while there are oodles of things for family and kids to do while on board, let’s not forget about the adults.
This post takes a photo look at some of the “adults-only” amenities the Disney Dream offers.
