Category: News
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Five “Killer” Whales Sue SeaWorld for Slavery
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has issued a press release saying that it intends to file a lawsuit against SeaWorld (San Diego and Orlando) on behalf of five orca whales naming the whales as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. The whales, Tilikum, Katina, Corky, Kasatka, and Ulises, will be represented by their “next…
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Lead Imagineer and Hawaiian Joe Rohde Discusses Disney’s Aulani
In August, Disney opened its first hotel outside mainland USA not associated with a theme park. Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa is a stand-alone Disney Vacation Club property located in Hawaii. Walt Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde was one of the lead designers of the new resort, and took time to talk with the DIS Unplugged about…
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IRIS – A Marriage-Classique of Cirque du Soleil and Hollywood!
Cirque du Soleil. Quebec’s artistic titan is always looking for ways to push itself creatively and bring its audiences new ways to think about familiar subjects. After 3 years in the making, Cirque has brought a new vision to life in a new and “oh-so-appropriate” place – a reimagination of the history of the cinema in Cirque du…
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Disney’s Newsies Seizes The Stage at the Paper Mill Playhouse
What do you do with a movie musical that receives reviews like “The writers have created cardboard cut-outs instead of flesh-and-blood characters,” Variety, “The film’s real trouble lies in its pointless, joyless execution,” New York Times. You stage it as a musical… naturally!
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Video: LEGOLAND Florida Peek – World’s Largest LEGO Theme Park
Saturday, October 15th marks the Grand Opening of LEGOLAND Florida, a whole theme park made from 50 million of the small, plastic, LEGO bricks. The new park is located 45 min west of the Orlando tourist mecca on the former Cypress Gardens property, and is specifically geared to younger children between the ages of 2-12. Continue…
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Mickey’s Halloween Party at Disneyland: A Night for Families!
Not only does Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort brings possibly the best displays of theme park decor that Disney has to offer; it also brings Disneyland’s only annual hard-ticketed event – Mickey’s Halloween Party! As we have done in the past, the Disneyland Team decided to attend the first party of 2011 and share a…
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Walt Disney World celebrates 40 year anniversary
Walt Disney World celebrated its 40th anniversary today. The Magic Kingdom opened October 1, 1971. I was thrilled to be in the Magic Kingdom today with lots of Disney lovers. You could feel the excitement in the air. I wish I could have been there on opening day.