Month: May 2011
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Exploring the Unique World of the Annual Bats Day at Disneyland
It all began with an assumption and a challenge – made by our DISUnplugged Orlando Team. Send the most suburban looking mom/family to Disneyland to take part in the annual Bats Day in the Park celebration. What is Bats Day? It’s a non-Disney affiliated convention of folks who are into the dark subculture – and…
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Setting Up the Stage for the Pirates Black Carpet Premiere
I’ve been to many private parties that Disney has thrown and I tend to notice a lot of the small things that go into putting on a big event. While I wasn’t fortunate enough to attend the World Premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides at Disneyland on May 7, 2011, I was…
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Disney Releases Second Quarter Earnings
The Walt Disney Company released its second quarter earnings statements on May 10, 2011. For Disney, the second quarter includes (essentially) the first three months of 2011. These months are, as any listener of the DIS Unplugged Podcast knows, a slower time for the Parks and Resorts (and most other segments of Disney’s business) making…
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Depp Ushers in New Pirates Film at Disneyland World Premiere
Photos and Videos from the Disneyland World Premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides An estimated 20,000 people gathered on Saturday, May 7th to celebrate the debut of the latest installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise. Disneyland’s Main Street U.S.A. was the scene of an elaborate “red” (actually black) carpet premiere where fans…
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Disneyland’s Star Trader: Star Tours 2 Shopping Adventure Awaits!
This weekend, I got a chance to go shopping in the newly reopened and rethemed Star Traders retail shop in Disneyland‘s Tomorrowland. The reopening of The Star Trader is just the first step in the reality that the opening of the updated Star Tours attraction is just around the corner! If you plan on riding this highly anticipated…
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Universal Orlando News, Notes, and Nuggets
The Universal Orlando Resort has recently released some current news, attraction updates, and information. Here are a few brief updates about what’s happening inside the resort. Don’t forget! You can live the adventure too! On Saturday evening December 10th, 2011 Dreams Unlimited Travel and the DIS are renting out the Wizarding World of Harry Potter section of…
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Disney Installs New Star Tours Marquee
Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th be with you. In anticipation of its newly reimagineered Star Tours 2 attraction, Disney Parks has unveiled and installed its new marquee above the attraction entrance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The same marquee art can be seen as an attraction poster at the Star Tours 2 attraction at…