Archive for October, 2007

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ABC Theater Rumor

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

For the second day in a row, screamscape is reporting that the new show coming to the ABC Theater at the Disney MGM Studios is American Idol Live. I have heard nothing as to what is coming to the theater, so I can neither confirm nor deny this rumor. Screamscape is reporting that the show will [...]

Deck The Castle

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Some big Christmas news coming your way on Halloween. Here is the cover of the newest issue of the Mickey Monitor showing off how the new Christmas lights on Cinderella Castle will look this holiday season:http://www.acanthusmedia.com/mm_winter.jpg . The lights are already installed on the castle, but have not been illuminated yet. Below are some pictures from staff member [...]

Laugh Floor Update

Friday, October 26th, 2007

The cheap looking banners in the queue of the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor at  the Magic Kingdom have been replaced by some rather profesional and appealing ones. The new banners do not look like they were drawn by a child, but look more like those belonging to the rest of the resort. Some of the banners [...]

SSE Delayed!!!

Friday, October 26th, 2007

In the “we saw it coming, but is it really that much longer?” department, the opening of the new Siemen’s Spacship Earth at Epcot has been pushed back from November 13th, 2007 to February 19th, 2008. The pushback was pretty much expected from day one, but the latest deadline given for the project to finish [...]

Hollywood Studios Press Release

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Disney made a formal announcement on when the Disney MGM Studios will become Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Here’s the info:
“Disney-MGM Studios transitions to a new name — Disney’s Hollywood Studios — effective Jan. 7, 2008. On Oct. 25, 2007, Walt Disney World Resort unveiled the new official logo the renamed theme park will take. The [...]

R.I.P. MGM

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Our Editor in Chief returns to the articles page with a look back at the history and a look ahead at the future of the Disney MGM Studios. For those of you not aware, the park will be changing it’s name to Disney’s Hollywood Studios in January 2008.

By: Carmine Torchetti
 
        As we approach the [...]

Block Party Bash Debut

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Disneyworld.com  is reporting that the new Block Party Bash parade at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will debut on March 14th, 2008 at 3pm. The parade’s last day performing at Disney’s California Adventure will be January 6th.

T-Rex Press Release

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

The following is a small article from the Orlando Sentinel on the new T-Rex Restaurant coming to Downtown Disney next summer.
Two life-size dinosaurs will grace the outside and dozens more robotic dinosaurs will decorate the interior of the T-Rex restaurant and store under construction at Downtown Disney.
The restaurant, slated to open next fall in [...]

WDW New Year’s Eve Schedule

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Walt Disney World released their schedule of events and park hours for December 31st, 2007. Here is the press release:Walt Disney World guests can count down to 2008 with a dazzling display of entertainment, parades, fireworks and extended hours throughout the Disney theme parks on New Year’s Eve. Here’s what’s in store:
Disney-MGM Studios is [...]

Nemo News

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Some cool new lighting effects were added to the queue of The Seas with Nemo and Friends attraction at Epcot last week. For those of you who have seen Finding Nemo, the musical or the movie, you probably remember the school of silvery fish who came to gether to make out recognizeable shapes. Well, now [...]

T-Rex Restaurant News

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

The T-Rex Restaurant at Downtown Disney is opening Summer 2008, according to the construction walls surrounding the site. Even if the restaurant opens by the end of the summer, that only gives them 10 months to complete the new restaurant. This would probably make the people involved in the construction of the new Yak and [...]

Cinema Shutdown

Friday, October 12th, 2007

The Main Street Cinema on Main Street USA in the Magic Kingdom is now closed for the removal of Virtual Magic Kingdom Central. In it’s place will be anb Art of Disney store, similar to those that can be found in the other three theme parks and Downtown Disney. The Marquee on the building says [...]

Jedi Academy

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

The new Jedi Training Academy show has debuted on a new Star Wars inspired stage next to the Star Tours attraction at the Disney MGM Studios. According to sources, the show is performed seven times a day.

Teppan Edo Now Open

Monday, October 8th, 2007

Last night, the new Teppan Edo restaurant in Japan at Epcot opened to the general public. You can see pictures of the new restaurant over at our friends from Mousesteps.com.

Hollywood Studios Press Conference

Friday, October 5th, 2007

I am now hearing from a few reliable sources on some huge rumors. There have been rumblings this week that Disney will be holding a huge press conference at the Walt Disney World Resort in the first week of January 2008. As far as the purpose of the event, it is mostly to get people excited about [...]

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