Archive for May, 2008

Following the announcement in April, there has been speculation around the construction of the newest coaster at Seaworld. We were told that the new coaster will as suggested at the time be called Manta. Manta will be Seaworld Orlando’s second major coaster, the other being Kraken.

Following on from the mix of animal/ride combinations at the [...]

Do you remember how Buzz Lightyear thought he really was a Space Ranger in the Toy Story movie. Well good old Buzz will now get the opportunity to go “to infinity and beyond” thanks to the guys at NASA and the Space Ranger Education Series thats running as part of the “Toys in Space” education [...]

Disney have launched an official site looking at what will be in-store for wannabee American Idols at the new American Idol Experience at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. With the tagline of Watch, Vote, Perform Disney are pretty much spelling out what your role will be as a participant of the attraction.
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Well, you can watch as a [...]

I know sometimes we can get over-excited by the little things, but this weekend the fastpass machines were opened at Toy Story Mania. Apart from the obvious advantage of being able to get fastpass for the ride, it also means that the completion of the project is coming close with the official launch being at [...]

As you know, Disney have been carrying our extensive rehab work at the Contemporary Resort, one of Disney World Orlando’s original fixtures.
As part of that work Disney announced the opening of “The Wave” restaurant, the hotel’s third full-service restaurant. Dubbed as a healthy spot to dine, “The Wave” will offer breakfast, lunch and dinner, as [...]

I’ll admit it, I’m starting this post off from a really biased position. I’m no fan of reality TV shows, and I’m certainly no fan of American Idol. Who actually thinks opening the American Idol attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios?
The reason I’m dredging up this old news is that the finale of this years American [...]

There were rumors that there would be a Mickey character in the guise of an X-Wing pilot at this years Star Wars Weekend. Unfortunately that hasn’t materialized.
Another disappointment for Mickey fans will be the news that Jedi Mickey will not be taking park in any meet-and-greet sessions at this year event. Jedi Mickey’s only involvement [...]

There are a few minor closures at Downtown Disney happening at the moment for the usual maintenance that needs to take place. Most notable on the list is that Cirque du Soleil’s La Nouba show in the West Side of Downtown Disney is due to be closed for two weeks, re-opening on the 3rd of [...]

Disney have announced that the official opening date for the new Toy story Mania ride situated in the new Pixar Place area of the park will be on the 31st of May. Cast members, the press and annual pass holders have had their chance to experience the new attraction since the start of the month.
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The Simpsons Ride has now “officially” opened at Universal Studios, with a lavish event celebrating the arrival of the worlds most famous family who star in the park’s latest attraction.
Although the ride has been in its soft opening phase for a few weeks yesterday marks the official date for the ride being available to ride [...]