Disneyland tested a talking version of Mickey Mouse in California last summer. Walt Disney World fans have wondered if this talking version of Mickey Mouse would also be appearing sometime in Florida. Friend of the DIS, Mike Holland (DISboards name k5jmh) captured video on Friday, March 4th of the new “talking” version of Mickey Mouse appearing during [...]
On Tuesday, February 22, the DisneyParks blog announced that this spring guests visiting Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom will be able to secure a FASTPASS to reserve a time to visit with Mickey Mouse. The new meet-and-greet-location will be right as you enter Town Square in a re-modeled Exposition Hall. This is prime real estate for Mickey’s new [...]
There’s a buzz and level of excitement for the new Wii video game Disney Epic Mickey I haven’t seen since Pac Man Fever. Did I totally date myself with that reference? People were clambering to get a sneak peek at the game before it was released at the Festival of the Masters. Our conversation with Epic [...]
Collector’s Edition Giveaway Part 2 During my conversation with Warren Spector, creator of the new Wii video game Disney Epic Mickey, he mentioned the theme park attractions featured in the alternative world of Wasteland were mostly from Disneyland prior to 1967. Now Walt Disney World will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary in 2011, and many attractions have [...]
The highly anticipated new Wii video game, Disney Epic Mickey, was recently released. With this game, Warren Spector, Epic Mickey’s creator, looked to create the video game equivalent of a Pixar film – entertainment for everyone. Spector is well known and respected in the gaming world for creating popular video game series such as Wing Commander [...]
The sacrifices I make for the sake of the DIS Unplugged Blog sometimes amaze even me. Recently, the “Drawn To The Magic” show at Disney California Adventure was replaced by “Disney Dance Crew”, which opened to less than stellar reviews. Not being one to trust reviews (I still can’t believe everyone loves “World of Color” [...]
Excitement grows for the opening of the new Disney Store in New York City’s Times Square. The re-imagined stores have opened across the U.S. and in Europe since June 29th when the first “next generation” store premiered in Montebello, CA. The grand opening of the 2-story Manhattan store – billed as the largest in North America - is set for Tuesday, [...]
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