Just found this photo my friend Kevin took one night at Hollywood Studios last week. It cracked me up, especially since I had experienced a few “Jedi Mind Tricks” – a Gatorade-colored concoction foisted upon us as we arrived. OK, they didn’t twist my arm. But quite often it’s what precipitates that look in my [...]
I was at the Star Tours re-launch party Thursday night at Disney’s Hollywood Studios when a scene began to play out that couldn’t be ignored. A youngster was a bit shy about getting involved in the celebration. That is until a rhythmically-gifted Jawa appeared and slowly coaxed the youngling into letting loose. Luckily, my friend [...]
The new Star Tours attraction is great. I loved it. I don’t want to spoil anyone quite yet with which adventures our Star Speeder took us on, but suffice to say it was thrilling, funny, exhilarating and a huge improvement over the classic. Here’s a look at the new ad that’ll give you a very [...]
I’m just back from the Star Tours event/Star Wars Weekend at Walt Disney World. I had a great week, which was capped-off by the grand opening ceremony on Friday morning. Get a look at the proceedings in this video of the event. Disney shot it, and it gives a concise look at the whole morning. [...]
I know what it feels like to visit Tatooine. Disney’s Hollywood Studios today held the grand opening of its new, revamped Star Tours: The Adventures Continue attraction – a move roughly 24.5 years in the making. (OK, that may not be true, but it felt dated to me for a long time.) Here’s the summation [...]
Katie and I just got back from another Daddy/Daughter trip to Walt Disney World. Before we left, she found one of my old journals where I chronicled some of our vacations. She told me she wanted to do the same thing on this trip, so she packed a journal and spent every night writing. When [...]
Disney Junior – Live On Stage – formerly Playhouse Disney – reopened this past weekend at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. I get a little nostalgic about Playhouse Disney, primarily because my daughter has grown out of the target demographic, I think. She’s a little more “American Idol Experience” and a little less “Handy Manny.” *sniff* Anyway, [...]
So much for Grad Nights at Walt Disney World. Not that I’ve ever experienced it (I graduated 1,500 miles (or so) north of Walt Disney World back in olden times.) But I’ve heard about the tradition for a long time. What have I heard? That cast members aren’t big fans of it. That the students [...]
I’m going to be happy that Disney announced that Phineas and Ferb are going to be available in a “play-and-greet” at Hollywood Studios starting in May. According to A Mom and the Mouse: The experience is billed as a play-and-greet where Phineas and Ferb actually “know what they’re gonna do today” — they’re making a [...]
The hubbub these past few days has been the christening of the Disney Dream – and rightly so, I guess. But I’m a little more excited about the news that Star Tours will re-open on May 20. Like many people, I’m sure, I thought a revamp of the tired, old Star Tours was long overdue. [...]
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