Archive for June, 2008
« Previous EntriesDisney’s “BOLT” Trailer
Monday, June 30th, 2008The official trailer for Disney’s new animated film ‘Bolt’ - starring John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, and Susie Essman.. Enjoy!
General Public Room Discounts 8/3 - 9/27
Monday, June 30th, 2008For travel August 3, 2008 - September 27, 2008
Select Disney Value Resorts - $69* per night, plus tax in a standard room for stays most nights 8/9-8/26, 9/1-9/15 and 9/22-9/27, 2008. Additional per adult charges apply if more than two adults per room.
Select Disney Moderate Resorts - $109* per night, plus tax in a standard […]
Press Release: New Vision for Downtown Disney
Monday, June 30th, 2008Walt Disney World Resort today unveiled a new vision for Downtown Disney, with extraordinary new shopping, dining and other experiences including a completely re-imagined Pleasure Island. Also planned are numerous enhancements to popular Downtown Disney locations, as well as additional theming and storytelling brought to life by Walt Disney Imagineers.
“We are committed to offering guests […]
Disney says no deal yet on Shanghai park
Monday, June 30th, 2008Entertainment giant Walt Disney on Monday said it had not yet reached an agreement with the Chinese government to build its first mainland China theme park in Shanghai. “We have a continuing dialogue with the government about all aspects of our business, including theme parks, but there is no announcement and no deal,” Disney spokeswoman […]
Disney’s `Wall-E’ Tops Box Office at $62.5 Million
Sunday, June 29th, 2008“Wall-E,” the animated film about a robot who is left behind after humans flee Earth, was the top film at U.S. and Canadian theaters, taking in $62.5 million for Walt Disney Co.’s Pixar studio. The debut was the second-best for a Pixar film.Disney, which bought Pixar in 2006, needs a hit to climb from last […]
“Cars 2″ Information
Sunday, June 29th, 2008Fifty plus years as an actor, 10 Academy Award nominations, one Oscar win, and a slew of indisputably iconic performances, and forgive me, my first thought upon hearing the recent news of Paul Newman’s rumored ill health was “Is ‘Cars’ really going to be his last acting role?” Not if John Lasseter and the good […]
Disney’s Wall-E not expected at Disneyland Resort this summer
Sunday, June 29th, 2008Disney’s Wall-E character debuted in theaters yesterday, but don’t expect the little robot in the Disneyland Resort any time soon. A Disney Backstage Pass newsletter mailed to Disneyland Annual Passholders a few weeks ago included thata three-foot-tall Audio-Animatronic model of Wall-E would be visiting people in Disney’s California Adventure this summer. But, Disney Spokesman John […]
Details on re-imagined Pleasure Island? Not so much
Sunday, June 29th, 2008Word is spreading that it’s official: Disney closing the nightclubs at Pleasure Island. And in its place? More shopping and eating, they say, but not very specifically. “We are currently considering a number of unique concepts from around the globe as we re-imagine Pleasure Island and look forward to sharing our progress over the coming […]
Remake of Pleasure Island no surprise to some in parks
Sunday, June 29th, 2008A day after Walt Disney World announced its plans to shut down the adult night-life site, workers and visitors at Downtown Disney’s party spot said they weren’t surprised by the push to strengthen the company’s family-friendly brand. But Pleasure Island loyalists questioned whether it had to be done at the expense of the only true […]
OIA flights clipped
Sunday, June 29th, 2008Travelers to and from Central Florida will have fewer choices this fall about where and when they can fly out of Orlando International Airport. An analysis of fall schedules shows that the number of seats, flights and destinations available out of OIA will drop sharply after the end of the busy summer-travel season, as U.S. […]
‘WALL-E’ earns $23.2 million on opening Friday
Sunday, June 29th, 2008Moviegoers gave a big, warm hug to Disney/Pixar’s “WALL-E” on its opening day Friday. But even as the G-rated animated movie topped the day’s boxoffice returns, Universal’s R-rated “Wanted” gave it a run for its money, as the action pic roared out of the gate with a powerful second-place showing. Setting up shop in 3,992 […]
Pixar Pixie Dust
Saturday, June 28th, 2008Here come the robots. When Pixar releases Wall-E, its latest masterpiece, on Friday, the world will be flooded with images of a beeping, blinking romance between two machines–a stranded hunk of robotic waste collector and a seemingly Apple-inspired space-exploring android. And not just images: Expect to see versions of Wall-E and his beloved Eva everywhere. […]
‘Wall-E’ has critics abuzz
Saturday, June 28th, 2008Box-office flops are supposed to be unavoidable in the up-and-down movie business. Even Will Smith has an occasional “The Legend of Bagger Vance” on his resume.But after eight features in 13 years, the gang at Pixar Animation Studios still hasn’t gotten that memo. Pixar’s streak of hits — starting with its 1995 debut feature “Toy […]
Miley Cyrus to be chat show host if Disney drop Hannah Montana?
Friday, June 27th, 2008Is the end nigh for Hannah Montana? Disney is reportedly considering ending the successful tween show after the release of the film next year. A Disney insider told OK magazine this week that Disney feels the show has gone as far as it can and as Miley Cyrus grows up - and engages in “scandalous” […]
Disney to close Pleasure Island’s six nightclubs
Friday, June 27th, 2008The six nightclubs at Pleasure Island will soon shut down, as Walt Disney World redevelops the adult-focused district at Downtown Disney.
BET SoundStage Club, Mannequins Dance Palace, 8Trax and three other nightclubs that have for years catered largely to young, single adults — rather than to Disney’s bread-and-butter family market — will close after Sept. 27. […]
