Month: September 2010
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SeaWorld Orlando Up Close
Have you ever wished to see behind the scenes at SeaWorld Orlando in Florida? Last month I was able to do just that – I went backstage and experienced several different areas of the park. SeaWorld offers six different tours and 3 animal connection programs. I am sure you could find one the entire family would enjoy. I know…
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New Wild Africa Trek Coming To Disney’s Animal Kingdom in 2011
Disney announced earlier this summer on the DisneyParks blog a new backstage tour was coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. This tour would venture deeper into Savannah featured on the Kilmanjaro Safari to get an up close look at the animals. Recently, more details have been released about this add-on experience called Wild Africa Trek. Continue after…
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Show Director Mike Aiello: Universal Orlando’s Face of Fear
Take a handful of creative types, chain them in a room with an ink board and yellow legal pad, and what do you get? Halloween Horror Nights, one of the most terrifying, nightmarish, and outrageous Halloween events in the country. Recently, I was able to talk with Universal Orlando’s Mike Aiello, Show Director for Halloween…
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Halloween Has Arrived at Disneyland
The first day of Autumn is behind us and Halloween Time has come to Disneyland! On Friday September 17, Disneyland changed gears into Halloween mode. In recent years Halloween Time did not arrive until late September, but this year Disneyland made the move early. Opening weekend of Halloween Time had some gorgeous Southern California weather,…
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An Invitation To Fear: Halloween Horror Nights XX
The DIS Unplugged received an invitation from Universal Orlando Resort to the grand opening of Halloween Horror Nights XX: Twenty Years of Fear. Universal must know how much our audience enjoys learning about the behind-the-scenes aspects of theme park attractions and shows, because they sent along a video with an in-depth look at the event. …
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Video Report: Sultans of Orlando, Arabian Nights
A Behind-the-Scenes, Performer for the Day Experience When I was in high school, I performed in Epcot with my high school band. As part of that trip all 200+ high school “bandies” took in a show at a dinner theater in Kissimmee. I vividly remember clanking my pewter mug with my band mates cheering on…
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Steven Clark talks D23
Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Steven Clark, the Head of D23: The Official Disney Fan Club. He discussed the origins of D23, gave me some insight about this month’s events and talked about the future of D23. Read on for some highlights from the interview or scroll to the bottom for audio of the…