Author: mouse skywalker
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Phineas and Ferb to Spend Summer Vacation at Walt Disney World
Disney recently confirmed the title characters from the extremely popular Disney Channel show Phineas & Ferb will be on hand to meet guests at Disney’s Hollywood Studios beginning in May 2011. Fans of the TV show have long wondered when the characters would start appearing in the parks, and the timing coincides with the release of…
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SeaWorld Announces New Killer Whale Show “One Ocean”
SeaWorld recently announced they will replace their headline killer whale show “Believe” with a new show called “One Ocean.” The new show will debut in April at SeaWorld Orlando, and ultimately will be performed in all three SeaWorld Parks. Update April 9, 2011: SeaWorld announced the new show “One Ocean” will premiere on Earth Day –…
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Creative Lead for Universal’s Harry Potter Ride Promoted
Thursday, January 27th, Universal Orlando Resort announced Thierry Coup, creative director for the wildly popular Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey attraction, was named Senior Vice President of the Creative Studio at Universal Creative. Coup started his career creating special effects for film before he was invited by Walt Disney Imagineering to create attractions for Disneyland Resort…
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The Toys Are Back! Best Picture Nomination for Toy Story 3
Disney combines great storytelling with theme park marketing to score 12 Oscar nominations Update February 28, 2011: 2 Oscar wins each for Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland. Continue after break for specifics. Original article from January 26, 2011: Nominations for the Academy Awards were released today, and films from the Walt Disney Studios secured 12…
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Disney Dream Christening Cruise Day 2: Castaway Cay
Following the Christening Ceremony on Wednesday, January 19th, the Disney Dream sailed away to Disney’s private island in the Bahamas: Castaway Cay. Continue after the break for a selection of sights and sounds from the Disney Dream. Sounds? Yes, sounds. Well sort of…
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runDisney and Run (or Walk) to the Finish With an Olympian
Interview with runDisney Training Consultant Jeff Galloway Last year the Disney Endurance Series rebranded itself as runDisney, and with the change brought in Olympian Jeff Galloway as the official training consultant for their series of events. Galloway competed in the 1972 Olympic games in Munich, and has served as coach to over 200,000 runners and…
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The Christening Ceremony and Cruise of the Disney Dream
We’ve followed the construction of Disney Cruise Line’s new ship – the Disney Dream. We were on hand when she floated out for the first time in Papenburg, Germany. We watched her sail down the River Ems to her first trials in the North Sea. We cheered as she docked for the first time in her…