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I know, I know. JHM hasn't exactly been playing its A game lately. For which I apologize. You see, this past 10 days or so, I've been on divorced daddy duty. Which first involved flying from Manchester, NH all the way to Honolulu, HI, so that I could collect my beautiful 12-year-old daughter, Alice....

The new Café Orleans logo If you ask an average Disneyland guest which area of the park may be their favorite, there is a strong possibility that New Orleans Square may be the choice. Reasons why could include that this "land" is home to the Park's most popular attractions – Pirates of the Caribbean...

Yo ho, …o h… irates life fo… me. Since 1973, that's what visitors to WDW 's Pirates of the Caribbean have (figuratively) experienced. Start with Disneyland 's 1967 classic , arguably the greatest E-Ticket ever built, and whittle it down to the barest essentials. Trim off the mood-building first act and...

First up, Tyler P. writes in to ask about: Jim -- While my family and I were down at Disney World last week, we spent an hour or so exploring Celebration . Which was kind of fun, except for the lack of places to shop. It took us less than 30 minutes to visit all of the stores along Market Street . Given...

First of all, I want to apologize to all you JHM readers who were somewhat disappointed by that "Dead Man's Chest" story that I filed back on Monday. Based on some of the comments that were posted in the "TalkBack" for that particular article ... Well, I guess a number of you considered that column to...

How dedicated are "Pirates" film fans? So dedicated that -- even with temperatures in the upper 80s and humidity on the rise -- thousands of people staked out places along Main Street U.S.A. The start of the red carpet area at Disneyland Photo by Roger Colton Spending hours standing in the...

"Soooo ... What exactly is Disney doing down in Soho tomorrow night?" That was the question that I kept getting asked yesterday afternoon. From reporters & Disneyana fans alike. Each of them interested in the super-secret soiree that the Walt Disney Company will be holding on Hudson Street later...

Jamie B. writes in to say: I really enjoyed this past Friday's Why For . It was great to see that very early version of " The Living Seas " and finally get a sense of what the ride-thru attraction that was originally supposed to have been built there was supposed to have been like. Do you have any other...

Will L. writes in to say: Have you seen the concept art for Epcot's new "The Seas with Nemo & Friends" attraction yet? Copyright Disney Enterprises LLC Originally I was very excited when I saw all of this stuff. Copyright Disney Enterprises LLC But then I got to see some of the concept art for Disneyland...

Rarely has something so small given so much pleasure to a Disney Dweeb. Honestly, I don't know how Imagineer Alex Wright does it. Take the entire history of a Disney theme park and then squeeze it into a book that's so small you can literally fit it into your back pocket. Me? I can't even tell the story...

Well, I'll say this much. There's no way that you'll be able to miss the Disneyland Paris version of the " Tower of Terror ." This enormous concrete structure literally towers of the entrance of Walt Disney Studios . As you can see in the photo below, it damn near dwarfs the DLP version of the Earful...

First up, Ravi T. writes in to ask about Sunset Boulevard at Disney-MGM Studios . To be specific, something that he noticed was embedded in the asphalt on Sunset. Jim -- Last week, my family and I were down at Walt Disney World . And while we were walking through MGM to get to the Tower of Terror , I...

If you've been wandering around the Web lately -- in particular poking around the discussion boards over at MouseInfo and WDWMagic -- you've probably already heard the name "Midway Madness" bandied about this past weekend. This is that new interactive " Toy Story " -themed dark ride that's supposedly...

There's an old cliché that says -- if you want to send a message -- you should use Western Union. Well, now that the Walt Disney Company has finally completed its acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios, John Lasseter -- AKA the new Chief Creative Officer at Disney Feature Animation as well as the Principal...

One of the delights of the"Behind the Magic: 50 Years of Disneyland" exhibit that's currently being presented at the Oakland Museum of California is that there are so many great items waiting at every turn. For every Disneyland fan, there is something that evokes memories of a favorite time at the Park...

If you’re into collecting somewhat unique Disney collectibles, you may want to pick up a set of the “ Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man’s Chest ” toys that your local McDonald’s will be selling later this summer. You see, those toys (which will be tucked inside the ten of millions of Happy Meals that...

Picking up where we left off yesterday ... Of course, it's not just outsiders who get their jollies by riffing on Mickey. Sometimes it's the Disney Studio employees themselves who like to get in an occassional shot at the Mouse and/or like to slip in a quick tribute to their favorite Disney character...

It is easily one of the most eagerily anticipated films of the summer. The sequel that everyone (Not just die-hard Disney fans) is just dying to see. Copyright Disney Enterprises LLC And -- up until now -- the plot for this follow-up to " Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl " has been...

This "quest" is finally coming to an end. What was once supposed to have been the flagship of an entire chain of 30 indoor theme parks, one that would have eventually encircled the globe, DisneyQuest will be closing in 18 months. Then this 5-story tall, 100,000 square foot structure -- which towers over...

You know, you can learn some pretty amazing things while poking around dailychanges.com . You know, that website where the Walt Disney Company registers all of the domain names that it eventually hopes to use? I mean, some of these names are rather self-explanatory. Take – for example: NATIONALTREASURE2MOVIE...