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Additional Details Released on Cars 2 Sequel
Disney/Pixar has released additional details on the Cars 2 sequel. In short, Lightning McQueen and Mater head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car. However the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in international espionage.
13 of America’s Best Haunted Houses
I love some of the things that go along with Halloween – scary movies and Halloween candy to name a couple. But my all time favorite thing about this eerie holiday – haunted houses. And while Disney does the best haunted house as an attraction suitable for both children and adults, there are many haunted houses that pop up around this time of the year that are not for the faint of heart. Read on to discover thirteen haunted houses you will not want to miss.
Christmastime Events at The Walt Disney Family Museum
The holidays are a special time around Disney parks and the schedule of events planned for The Walt Disney Family Museum is no exception. “Christmas With Walt Disney,” “A Tribute to Art Linkletter” and “Artists’ Vocal Ensemble: A Candlelight Christmas”are just a few of the special events that will take place during the month of December at the museum.
‘Talking Mickey’ To Debut in a New Show
The talking Mickey we wrote about in May of this year will begin making regular appearances at Disney’s California Adventure park as part of a new show. This is the first time that the “enhanced” Mickey character, which has a moving mouth and blinking eyes, will routinely appear in front of visitors at Disneyland Resort as he plays a central role in “Disney Dance Crew” that debuts Friday at California Adventure.
Cars 2: A Spy Movie?
Disney/Pixar has released the first Cars 2 trailer teaser which clearly indicates that the awaited animated feature will also be a “spy” movie. They also released four pieces of concept-arts showing races in London, Paris, Porto Corsa and Japan.
Whereas the original cars took place in and around old Route 66, this one appears to go international.
Shanghai Disneyland Project Ready To Roll
Shanghaî Daily is reporting that the construction of Disneyland Shanghai, China’s second Disney theme park, will kick off next month, following the closure of the Shanghai World Expo on October 31. The land for phase one is ready for use and two of the total of seven roads planned for the project have passed checks, according to yesterday’s National Business Daily.
Star Tours 2.0 Will Offer Different Experince Every Time You Fly
The old Star Tours was pretty cool but let’s face it – after riding the attraction several times, it was pretty predictable what was going to happen next. That’s due in part because it was the same experience every time. Not so with Disney’s new version of Start Tours due to open next year. In fact, visitors can expect to go on a different journey just about every time they get on the new Star Tours ride.
Disney Parks Marketing Campaign: “Let The Memories Begin”
Disney announces their “Let the Memories Begin” marketing plans for 2010 in which guests will become the stars of a nightly spectacular when photos taken in the park during the day become larger-than-life projections on Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Resort or “it’s a small world” at Disneyland Resort. Additionally, Disney guests will begin starring on television commercials as part of the new campaign.
Disneyland Paris To Build a Third Theme Park
After signing a fresh 20-year pact with the French government, Euro Disney hopes to build a third theme park on the current property. The new agreement enables the group, in which the Walt Disney Company holds a 40 percent stake, to continue building on the site in Marne-la-Vallée outside of Paris for a further 13 years. The current agreement was supposed to end in 2017 but will now will now extend to 2030.
Will Disney’s River Country Become a Future Resort?
Is a new Disney Vacation Club resort possibly is in the works at Walt Disney World’s River Country property? It is indeed according to theme park industry websites. Screamscape.com has reported spotting Disney engineers going over the site to determine what must done to clear away the remains of Disney World’s former River Country water park and create a new Disney Vacation Club resort.
