Scotty McCreery at American Idol Experience
May 31, 2011 Comments Off on Scotty McCreery at American Idol ExperienceNewly crowned “American Idol” Scotty McCreery poses on May 30, 2011 with Mickey and Minnie Mouse in front of “The American Idol Experience” attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. McCreery was honored in a parade at the Disney theme park and performed his new song, “I Love You This Big.” On Wednesday May 25, the 17-year-old […]
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American Idol Scotty McCreery visits Disney’s Hollywood Studios
May 30, 2011 Comments Off on American Idol Scotty McCreery visits Disney’s Hollywood StudiosThe Amercian Idol – Disney tradition continued today as 2011 winner, Scotty McCreery made an appearance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios this morning. Scotty rode down Hollywood Boulevard with Mickey Mouse and also sang his new song, “Love You This Big” (see video below.) Afterwards he made a brief appearance during the first showing of The […]
Continue reading …Over the last 24 hours a lot of people have asked me about “Splash! Animals” after seeing them on the video I posted on this blog about the opening of “Cheetah Run” and “Cheetah Hunt.” Splash! Animals is a live art experience committed to the conservation of endangered animals. It is an award-winning conservation focused […]
Continue reading …Cheetah Run and Cheetah Hunt Open at Busch Gardens Tampa
May 27, 2011 Comments Off on Cheetah Run and Cheetah Hunt Open at Busch Gardens TampaI went to Busch Gardens Tampa last night to take another look at Cheetah Run and Cheetah Hunt ahead of the official opening this Memorial Day. A lot has changed since my last visit and it certainly all looks very impressive. Gone are the construction walls, the bulldozers and the construction noise and now it’s […]
Continue reading …To the delight of youngsters everywhere, LEGOLAND® Florida today revealed its official opening date: Saturday, October 15, 2011. Inspired by America’s love affair with all things LEGO®, the new 150-acre theme park will cater to kids ages 2 to 12 with more than 50 “pink-knuckle” rides – from roller coasters to race cars – as […]
Continue reading …Star Wars weekends begin at Disney’s Hollywood Studios today and there’s a great line up of actors from the movies lined up to attend the events. Today sees Anthony Daniels, who portrayed C-3PO in the films, and Dave Filoni, supervising director of “The Clone Wars” animated TV series at the theme park. Next week, May […]
Continue reading …Star Tours Reopens at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
May 20, 2011 Comments Off on Star Tours Reopens at Disney’s Hollywood StudiosGeorge Lucas (above right) was among the first to see the reopening of the Star Tours motion simulator ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios today. The 67-year-old “Star Wars” creator came to the park to celebrate the ride’s 25-year-old story as it has been updated with a new tale, a digital projection system and 3-D effects. […]
Continue reading …“Despicable Me” Comes to Universal Orlando
May 19, 2011 Comments Off on “Despicable Me” Comes to Universal OrlandoUniversal Orlando announced today that the blockbuster movie “Despicable Me” will become an attraction at its theme park. The park also announced high-tech enhancements are underway for its Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man attraction. The “Despicable Me” experience replaces the Jimmy Neutron attraction and will be the first-ever Universal animated film to be transformed into a […]
Continue reading …Orlando … The Place To Be This Summer
May 18, 2011 Comments Off on Orlando … The Place To Be This SummerHave you made your vacation plans for the Summer? If not, you’ll want to check out what’s going on in Orlando as there’s lots of new stuff going on at the theme parks this year. There’s a killer whale show, a new roller-coaster, a cheetah habitat, a zip-line ride over alligators and there’s also the […]
Continue reading …Destination D Concludes at Walt Disney World
May 16, 2011 Comments Off on Destination D Concludes at Walt Disney WorldOver the weekend I was fortunate to attend Destination D, the event for D23 members. D23 is the Official Disney Fan Club and it’s head, Steven Clark (above), welcomed Members from 40 states, four provinces in Canada, as well as attendees from Australia, Bahamas, Germany, Netherlands, and United Kingdom on Saturday morning. He then introduced […]
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