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Toon Tuesday: How to have a rockin' good time on Mickey Mouse’s birthday

Looking for different ways to spend November 18th? Jim Hill's suggestions takes you from a museum to Broadway, from rock 'n' roll memorabilia auctions to theme park attractions Read More...

Posted Tuesday, November 17, 2009 12:00 AM | 5 Comments

Filed under: animation, Disney, theme park, TV, Walt Disney, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disneyland Paris, Miley Cyrus, Chicago, Mickey Mouse, Michael Jackson, Walt Disney Studios, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, Paris, animated character, Broadway musical, 1998, 2009, TV show, animated short, Hannah Montana , 1996 , Jonas Brothers, rock 'n' roll , thrill ride, rock legends , rock legend, roller coaster, national tour, theme parks, 1999, Shrek the Musical, Broadway Theatre, Walt Disney Company, 1928, Colony Theater, Steamboat Willie, birthday, 2002, Disney XD, TV series, rock star

Disney World postpones Fantasyland's facelift

Citing concerns over the economy, Mouse House managers have quietly pushed back a project that was to have revitalized the most popular section at WDW's oldest theme park. Jim Hill has the details Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 09, 2008 12:00 AM | 17 Comments

Filed under: Disney, Imagineering, Disney Vacation Club, Dick Cook, Walt Disney World, Magic Kingdom, Beauty and the Beast, Playhouse Disney, The Magic Kingdom, Space Mountain, The Hall of Presidents, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Disney Princess, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Hollywood, Disney Parks & Resorts, WDI, Glendale, Burbank, Times Square, WDW, Imagineer, Fantasyland, Walt Disney Imagineering, DCA, show building, World of Disney, Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, attractions, shows, rides, Hollywood history, Imagineers, 2012, Disney Studios , thrill ride, queue, motion picture, The Princess and the Frog, The Little Mermaid, Snow White, Disney theme park, Wall Street, The Great Depression, Great Depression, Snow White's Scary Adventures, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, economic downturn, facelift, revitalization, revitalization plan, queue area, gift shop, hitting the brakes, tough times, spinner, East Coast, stock price, Alice Comedies, Central Florida tourism, 2013, 2014, 2015, economy, rehab, overhaul, fiscal year, retail area, Little Mermaid, Little Mermaid ride, Little Mermaid attraction

"I've been dealing with alien probes my whole life"

"Race to Witch Mountain" director Andy Fickman talks about his reinvention of this Disney franchise. WARNING : There be spoilers ahead ! Read More...

Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 12:00 AM | 14 Comments

Filed under: Disney, convention, Walt Disney Pictures, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Game Plan, Dwayne Johnson, Andy Fickman, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Walt Disney Studios, Las Vegas, 2009, 1975, alien, push the envelope , thrill ride, screenplay, action film , action sequence, San Diego Convention Center , San Diego, convention center , Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, Roger Corman, Fantastic Four, The Punisher, Dolph Lundgren, Tony, Tia , Race to Witch Mountain, Escape to Witch Mountain, Witch Mountain, Witch Mountain mythology, mythology, X-Files , The X-Files, Roswell, New Mexico, UFOs , UFO, alien probes , alien probe, real UFO movie, UFO movie, BBC One, Colin Morgan, action adventure, contemporary action-adventure , family film , Alexander Key , Kim Richards , Ike Eisenmann , Return from Witch Mountain, Witch Mountain franchise, 48 Hours, Casino Royale, action films, intense action sequences , intense action sequence, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, homeworld, invasion, Siphon, The Siphon, Stan Winston Studio , Stan Winston, Predator, Aliens, assassin, Winnebago, sci-fi action-adventure , sci-fi, action-adventure , reinvention

Monday Mouse Watch : Get ready for WDW's monstrous new coaster

WARNING !! There be spoilers ahead as Jim Hill shares what he knows about the family-friendly attraction that will be opening at Disney's Hollywood Studios in the Fall of 2011 Read More...

Posted Monday, July 21, 2008 12:00 AM | 31 Comments