Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Disney at Comic Con: Lost, Up, and More!


Disney had a lot going on at this years Comic Con. They had booths for Pixar, Lost, And much more. Disney released info about many up coming things. Like Tron 2, Prince of Persia, Race to Witch Mountain, Up, and more. Disney also released info about partnering with Marvel Comics to create a new super hero.



Make sure you watch this whole video if you are a fan of lost!

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Ride Blog: Maelstrom


Maelstrom is a ride at Epcots World Showcase's Norway section. It is one of the only rides at the World Showcase. The ride takes you through the days the vikings where you pass polar bears and even trolls. You also scream down a waterfall and end in modern Norway.

Monday, July 21, 2008

BACK FROM VACATION!

July 17th was the 53rd anniversery of Disneyland in California. That day Tony Baxter announced that they will reopen the classic walk through of Sleeping Beauty Castle by the end of the year.


Wednesday, July 9, 2008

The Princess And The Frog


This post is for Cameron.
The Princess And The Frog is the first traditionally animated movie the Disney Studios have made since Home On The Range. This movie will more than likely determine the future of animated movies since the last two did not do as well as predected. The Princess And The Frog features the first black princess. The movie has bayou/ cajun setting with alligaters and voodoo witchdoctors. The move features the voice talants of Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, John Goodman, Jenifer Lewis, Angela Bassett and Peter Bartlett . But the lead role of Tiana will voiced by Anika Noni Rose. The movie will also feature the music of Randy Newman; who did the music for Disney and Pixars Toy Story series. The movie is being directed by John Musker and Ron Clements and produced by John Lasseter.



Tuesday, July 8, 2008

O mickey where art thou



I just bought this cd and love it. This cd has some great bluegrass interpretations of some of Disneys best songs.

1. Circle Of Life - Collin Raye

2. Zip A Dee Doo Dah - Elizabeth Cook

3. You'll Be In My Heart - Kevin Montgomery

4. Baby Mine - Caroline Brown

5. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Instrumental) - O Mickey, Where Art Thou?

6. Bare Necessities - Stonewall Jackson

7. When Somebody Loved Me - Sonya Isaacs

8. You've Got A Friend In Me - Amanda Martin

9. Mickey Mouse Medley (Instrumental) - O Mickey, Where Art Thou?

10. When I See An Elephant Fly - Robbie Fulks

11. I Will Go Sailing No More - Charlie Louvin

12. When You Wish Upon A Star - Ronnie Milsap

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Monorail VII (Red)

So Disneyland debuted its newest version of the monorail this weekend. Its known as The Mark VII. Also refered to as Monorail Red.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Friday, July 4, 2008

Just For The 4th Of July: The Hall Of Presidents!


The Hall Of Presidents was a dream of Walt Disney's from the very start of Disneyland but the technology was not advanced enough to pull off yet. Thus, Walt decided to put his Audio-Animatronics to the test by Creating a life like interpratation of his favorite president, Abraham Lincoln. This attraction was called Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln.

This attraction premiered along with many others at the 1964 Worlds Fair. It wasn't exactly what Walt wanted but he was happy with it. This attraction was the start to many great rides and attractions in all the Disney parks including Walt's dream, The Hall Of Presidents. Walt's brother Roy decided to put Walts vision in motion when he started plans to build Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. The original name was going to be "We The People," but Roy thought "The Hall Of Presidents" would be more suiting. The attraction also features poet, Maya Angelou as narrator. The Hall of presidents is one of the many great American symbols the Walt Disney Company has done over the years and it is clearly one of the best.
I hope you enjoy!

I Don't Know How Good This Will Be...

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Bolt Trailer!

Bolt is the new Disney Studios Picture coming out this Thanksgiving. It feature voice work from John Travolta and Miley Cyrus.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Nightmare Before Christmas Blueray


Nightmare Before Christmas is coming out on Blueray and Special Edition DVD Aug 26th. This release will feature several new bonus features. The best will be a digital ride through Disneyland's Haunted Mansion Holiday. I'm really excited about this. So I've posted both the trailer and a ride through of the actual ride.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

The New Pleasure Island

I found these pictures of the shops and restarants.
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This is a picture of the new Hanes T-shirt Maker store
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This is a new restarant called La Dolbe. It features a lot of South American food.
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This is a new restarant called Portobella Yacht Club. It features authentic Italian dinners
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This is Fulton Crab House. It has been at Downtown Disney for a while but will be getting a bit of a face lift this spring mostly to the third floor.
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This is T-Rex: A Prehistoric Family Adventure. It is a new family restarant opening this fall. T-Rex will feature life size animatronic Dinosaurs, water falls, geysers, and a fossil dig site.
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This is a balloon from Disney Paris. They are bringing a balloon like it to Downtown Disney to take people 300ft in the air to view Disney World from above.

New Face For Downtown Disney


Disney announced last weekend that they were elimnating all the dance clubs at Downtown Disneys Pleasure Island. They are doing so to make room for more shopping and entertainment. In my opinion this is great because when I go to Disney World I don't go to go clubbing. The only confirmed store that I know of right now is a Hanes Create Your Own T-Shirt store. Which might be cool.