Month: May 2008
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New Epcot “Attraction” About Hurricane Charley Opens August 2008
The Walt Disney World Resort, in conjunction with the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH), has announced that StormStruck: The Tale of Two Homes will be coming to Innoventions in Epcot in August of 2008. This 3-D, immersive, surround-sound attraction will recreate the experience thousands of Floridians lived through when Hurricane Charley made landfall on Friday…
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The Simpsons Ride ROCKS!
I’ll admit now that I was worried when I first heard that Universal would be replacing “Back to the Future” with a new ride based on the Simpsons. Concern number 1 was that the Simpsons, at 14 years old, was too old a property to sustain any interest among theme park visitors. Last summers Simpsons…
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More Info and Pics from Toy Story Midway Mania
Today was the first day of the Annual Passholder Preview for Toy Story Midway Mania at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. We arrived at the park at about 2:30PM and it was Africa Hot!!! We made our way through the crowds towards the new Pixar Studios area of the park. We were greeted by polite, smiling cast…
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Cool Behind-The-Scenes Info regarding Disneyland in California
A few weeks ago I received some cool ‘behind the scenes’ info from a DISer about a tour she took at Disneyland in California. With her permission I would like to share her experience with you all, as well as some great info she obtained, in her own words. ….27 DIS ladies took the VIP…
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Toy Story Midway Mania in Cast Member Previews
Whenever Disney develops a new ride, show or attraction there is always a lot of testing and reworking to make sure it is perfect for when guests arrive. One of the final phases of testing is called Cast Member Previews and, as the name suggests, Cast Members (aka Disney employees) will experience the attraction to…
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A Very Special Day
Today turned out very different than we originally planned. Today was the day we were supposed to record our first ever Live Audience Podcast for the The DIS Unplugged. We had worked with the Gaylord Palms Resort for several months and arranged for a nice convention room set-up to accommodate a modest audience, some ‘finger’…
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Goodbye old friend….
Nothing can be said about Bob Varley without recognizing first that he was an original. While it’s true that we are all unique, it’s safe to say that Bob was more unique than most. It didn’t matter what the event or occasion – no matter how grand or mundane – Bob did it just a…