Disney is taking measures to stop the sale of expired FastPasses on internet auction sites. The tickets are used at Disney’s parks as a method for guests to bypass lengthy attraction standby lines.
EBay is the main selling venue for FastPasses and has declined Disney’s request to put an end to the FastPass listings.
Catherine England, spokesperson […]
An internal memo to Disney’s Imagineering staff has surfaced and indicates that the company will be using outside vendors to build future animatronic figures.
The June 12 memo was authored by Bruce Vaughn (Chief Creative Executive), Craig Russell (Chief Development and Delivery Executive), and Kevin Eld (Vice President of Disney Creative Production.
Marilyn Waters, Imagineering spokesperson, confirmed […]
The star of Pixar’s “Wall-E” will be making appearances at Disney’s California Adventure theme park.
Annual Passholders were told of the new character via the Backstage newsletter which announced “Be sure to keep your Visual Input Devices (also known as ‘eyes’) peeled as you play in the park this summer. You might just catch a glimpse […]
Upon being crowned this season’s American Idol, David Cook announced “I’m going to Disney World!”
The phrase became popular following the 1987 Super Bowl and has been used since by NFL, NBA and MBL champs.
The use of “I’m going to Disney World” by an AI winner is part of the planned American Idol attraction opening at […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration found five violations during its investigation of Animal Kingdom’s Primeval Whirl attraction.
This ride was the site of an accident on November 24 involving a Disney employee which resulted in a fatality. In referring to the victim Karen Price, the OSHA report stated “An employee, who was working on an […]
Illuminations cruises are a fun and special way to view the Illuminations fireworks at Epcot. These cruises are very popular and require some advance planning in order to get a reservation.
You will tour seven seas lagoon prior to the beginning of Illuminations and be entertained, by your boat’s pilot, with Disney trivia and views of […]
Themeparks and the great Segway debate
As much as I’d love to have one, the Segway never took off as regular mode of transportation, at least in the sort of numbers that were being considered when they were first unveiled. But there is one community where the use of Segways is growing quickly - the disabled.
There […]
