Month: March 2009
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Disney Cruise Line announces names of new ships
Bob Iger announced the names of the two new Disney Cruise Line ships to shareholders today – the Disney Dream (launches 2011) and the Disney Fantasy (launches 2012). I’m pretty sure we got both these right when we predicted it last year (I know we got the Disney Dream right, not 100% sure about the…
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BK Whopper Bar Restaurant opens at Universal City Walk
Today the new Burger King Whopper Bar restaurant opened at Universal’s City Walk in Orlando Florida. This is the first restaurant of its kind in the World.
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RU freakin’ kidding me?
Okay, so the big ‘secret’ is out – RU23 is Disney’s “Official” fan web site. Meaning that you get to pay $75 for the privelige of buying ‘exclusive’ merchandise, and you get a magazine 4 times a year along with some other minor perks. RU freakin kidding me?? This is the big announcement? Disney’s decision…
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Disney Cruise Line trip report – Day 1
Part 1: A cruise is a terrible thing to waste So…I had access to a voucher that would let me take a Disney Cruise, and since we’re rapidly approaching the start of our Podcast Cruise on May 10th, I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea for me to get on board the Wonder, meet…
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Pinocchio’s Marionette Garden Party comes to Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World now has a new temporary meet and greet area for Pinocchio. This area is to the left of City Hall as you enter the park. This area is to promote the DVD release of Pinocchio March 10, 2009. This will be open for photos and autographs until April 3,…
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DIS Unplugged Disney Podcast – Episode #218
In this weeks show we’ll tell you about our experience riding on a float during Universal Orlando’s Mardi Gras celebration. John Magi and Kevin Klose present part 2 of their Disney Cruise Line primer. All that plus this weeks news and Roundtable Rapidfire on this weeks edition of the DIS Unplugged. The DIS Unplugged podcast…
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Online Music Kills Virgin Megastore at Downtown Disney
Virgin Megastore CEO Simon Wright announced that they would be closing all Virgin Megastores around the country this summer, including the one at Downtown Disney West Side. The projected closing date is May 31, 2009. Located near House of Blues and Disney Quest, this is one of the largest buildings at Downtown Disney West Side…