Female Baby Elephant Born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
A new baby elephant has been added to the elephant population at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Donna, a 22-year-old elephant Donna is the proud mother of a 288-pound female calf who has yet to be named. Right now, baby and mom are in their backstage home, but in several weeks are expected to join the rest of the elephant herd on the Kilimanjaro Safaris.
Walt Disney World to Build New Hotel Dubbed “Disney’s Art of Animation Resort”
Walt Disney World is planning the construction of a new 2,000-room resort that will open in 2012. “Disney’s Art of Animation Resort” will feature 1,120 suites with room for as many as six people per room and another 864 traditional rooms, with a design theme based on four of the company’s most popular animated movies.
Attention Star Wars Fans: Final Tour To Endor Announced
In conjunction with the Star Wars Celebration V taking place in Orlando August 12-15, 2010, guests to have an opportunity to be the first to be the last to ride Star Tours before its October closure prior to its conversion into a newer version of the attraction. The “Last Tour to Endor” event will take place on August 14 from 8 p.m. until 1 a.m. at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Rivers of America at Disneyland Will Re-Open With New Surprises & Enhancements
If you have been to Disneyland in Anaheim recently, you most likely noticed the construction walls around the Rivers of America and even have spotted the drained riverbed while the attraction underwent a lengthy refurbishment. Now that the rivers are being refilled, the LA Times reveals what new and exciting changes guests to the park can expect to see.
Disneyland Resort in Anaheim Announces Summer Nightastic! Line-Up
Along with the long-awaited debut of the June 11th launch of the ‘World of Color’ Water Spectacular at Disney’s California Adventure, the resort has announced their line-up of Sumner Nightastic! activities which are scheduled to run from June 11th – August 29th.
New Bobsleds for Disneyland’s Matterhorn?
Disneyland’s Matterhorn Bobsleds was down for a brief refurbishment last week. During the downtime, a new prototype of bobsled (ride vehicle) was spotted. Unlike the current “cuddle” seats in the current sleds which typically accommodate two people per car, these new sleds holds three passengers per car in individual seats.
However don’t expect to see them right away as a cast member was reported as saying that last week’s goal was simply to test the prototype sleds, and that there is still “a lot” of work to be done.
‘Eat to the Beat’ Concert Lineup at Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
Disney has released the official schedule for the “Eat to the Beat” Concert Series at the 2010 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. The impressive lineup that includes several Grammy-winning artists and six new acts, including Sugar Ray, Rick Springfield, Air Supply and Howard Jones.
‘World of Color’ Water Spectacular Debuts June 11 at Disney’s California Adventure
If you have been waiting for the official announcement as to when Disney’s “World of Color” show is scheduled to open, wait no longer. The official date is June 11th when water, lights, fire, music and even animation will come together like never before allowing guests to experience their favorite Disney stories in a magical, new way.
Could Line Queues at Disney Theme Parks Be a Thing of the Past?
What is one of the worst things about visiting any amusement or theme park? Line queues – waiting and waiting and waiting for an attraction that lasts only minutes or in some cases, 17 seconds (Top Thrill Dragster). To Disney’s credit, they have done the best job out of all amusement/theme parks in creating queues that ease the frustration and in many cases, help tell the story of the attraction itself.
What if line queues were to go away? Is it possible?
Disney Online Honors Pixie Hollow Fairy House Design Contest Winner
In February, Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow invited artists everywhere to create their own Fairy house design in which the director of the upcoming movie “Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue” would choose a winner.
That winner has been selected and it is none other than 15-year-old Zoe P., from Frazier Park, California. She and her family were honored on April 3 in a special ceremony atHollow Garden in Walt Disney World.
Eddie Carroll, The Voice of Jiminy Cricket Passes Away
Eddie Carroll, the voice of the beloved Jiminy Cricket, passed away yesterday, April 6, 2010 with his family at his side. He was 76 years old. Eddie had been the voice of Jiminy Cricket since 1973, a role he assumed after Cliff Edwards, the original voice of Jiminy, died in 1971.
Toy Story Mania at Walt Disney World To Get New Games
For the first time in Disney Imagineering history, Imagineers are going to take advantage of the ability to swap out computer programs and change one of the midway games at Toy Story Midway Mania. The transition will occur in conjunction with the upcoming Toy Story 3 which is scheduled in theaters on June 18.
The balloon pop game will be changed from Bo Peep and her sheep to Rex and Trixie (the triceratops from the new movie), and will feature a jungle/volcano theme.
Behind the Scenes at Disneyland: Circle D Corral
I always love anything “behind-the-scenes” at Disneyland. I’ve even been tempted several times to sneak into backstage areas at the park but have not succumbed to temptation just yet. Maybe it’s the fear of being tossed out of the park or simply not really wanting to spoil all the magic.
That is why I love this “sneak-peek” Disney Parks Blog released today of the Circle D Corral: the place where Disneyland horses live.
Jasmine’s Flying Carpets Coming To Tokyo Disney Sea in 2011
Tokyo Disney Sea’s 10th anniversary is coming up and along with it a new attractions for the park – Jasmine’s Flying Carpets. This will be the third installment of the ride with the first appearing at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World and the second at Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris. The ‘carpets” are scheduled to open during the summer of 2011.
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