Archive for November, 2007
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Friday, November 30th, 2007In a sad update, the cast member who was in the accident while working on Animal Kingdom’s Primeval Whirl attraction has died. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by this horrible tragedy, especially the Cast Member’s family. The full story can be read at this link:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/custom/tourism/orl-metcfbriefs29x_0207nov29,0,7938238.story?coll=orl_tab01_layout
Pet Care Professionals
Thursday, November 29th, 2007WDWmagic is reporting the following:
“Beginning January 10, 2008, the Walt Disney World Resort will transition its kennel operations to an industry expert, Best Friends PetCare Inc. Best Friends is a national provider of pet hospitality in the United States, with 44 locations in 18 states.
Conversion of Walt Disney World Resort Kennels to Best Friends will [...]
Animal Kingdom Injury
Thursday, November 29th, 2007A WDW cast member appears to have been in an accident while working on Primeval Whirl. Here is a link to the article from the Orlando Sentinel:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-metcfbriefs29x_0207nov29,0,6924065.story
Discuss this news HERE
TSM Official Website
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007A new official site for the upcoming Toy Story Mania attraction is now online at this link:
http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/special/toyStoryMania/page?id=Flash
The site features the first up close looks at the actual ride vehicles and the inside of the attraction, so it’s certainly worth a visit. It also says that more “top secret” information is coming soon, so it appears [...]
Toy Story Mania Update
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007EpcotServo’s latest update provides a look at Toy Story Mania construction. You can see that the area will be themed to the real life Pixar animation studios when completed. The rest of the update can be seen here: http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/View…392&p=76004261
Mad Tea Party Refurbishment
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007It has just been announced that the Mad Tea Party attraction at the Magic Kingdom will be closed for a minor refurbishment from December 15 to December 21, 2007.
Mad Tea Party Refurbishment
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007It has just been announced that the Mad Tea Party attraction at the Magic Kingdom will be closed for a minor refurbishment from December 15 to December 21, 2007.
Studio Refurbishment
Monday, November 26th, 2007The Voyage of The Little Mermaid show at the Disney MGM Studios will be closed for refurbishment from December 10 through December 14, 2007. During this time, some general maintenance.
American Adventure Refurbishment
Monday, November 26th, 2007The American Adventure show at Epcot will be closed for refurbishment from January 7 through February 3, 2008 for refurbishment. It is rumored that the show curtains and lighting will be fixed during this time.
Contemporary Update
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007Work continues at a fever pace on the new north wing of Disney’s Contemporary Resort, as the framework continues to rise high into the skyline. Also as the Contemporary, the new Fantasia shop has finally opened. Pictures are provided by our good friend Denise at www.Mousesteps.com:
Art Of Disney Pictures
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007Thank you to the reader who sent in these photos of the new Art of Disney Store on Main Street U.S.A. at the Magic Kingdom:
Art of Disney Now Open
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007The new Art of Disney Store has opened inside the Main Street Cinema at the Magic Kingdom.
Pin Event News
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007The designs of the pins for the upcoming Expedition Pins event will be revealed on November 28th. Our pin trading page will have full coverage on that date of all the details for the May 3, 2008 Animal Kingdom event.
Enchanted Update
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007The new pre-parade procession featuring Giselle from Enchanted has begun to appear before the Hollywood Hollyday Parade at the Disney MGM Studios.
Epcot Rumors
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007Since there seems to be an uproar in the online Disney community over the last 24 hours, I thought I would address the two biggest Disney World rumors floating around:
- It is being rumored that the new narrator for Spaceship Earth at Epcot will be famous actress Judi Dench. This is the first name other [...]