All-new land will invite guests to live their own Star Wars adventures, with an epic opening for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance later this year In anticipation of high guest interest, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products announced today it will open Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge ahead of schedule at Disneyland Park in California on…
This week’s Throwback Thursday revisits the Maelstrom, the dark ride that used to be in the Norway Pavilion at Epcot. I feel that this collage captures a few of the best parts of this attraction – the Chuck Norris look alike on the mural, the clipboard Hidden Mickey, the one eyed troll, and the best…
Shanghai Disney Resort and its alliance participant SAIC-General Motors unveiled an exciting new experience for park guests called TRON Realm, Chevrolet Digital Challenge. A new addition to Shanghai Disneyland, TRON Realm showcases three state-of-the-art concept vehicles, innovative simulators, and advanced vehicle design technology, immersing guests in an imaginative and innovative world full of technologically…
Frozen Ever After is a new attraction featured in the Norway Pavilion at Walt Disney World’s Epcot. It is a boat ride in the building that used to feature the Maelstrom. Frozen Ever After was quite the controversial attraction, as people were upset for many reasons, the biggest being that the attraction would be based on the fictional, animated…
Miss Fortune Falls debuts in Spring 2017; Family-friendly raft attraction to be among longest in duration at any Disney water park Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park is growing its roster of great guest experiences and embarking on a high seas adventure with a new family-friendly water attraction called Miss Fortune Falls expected to open…
During our May trip, I found myself with a little extra time before my solo ride on Expedition Everest. I wanted to get some shots showing the attraction’s scale. The attraction and area design/theming do a fantastic job of creating the illusion that park guests are actually in the Himalayan region, partly because of…
In what seems to have caused a massive rift between Disney and Marvel fans over the weekend, the confirmation of the rumor (heard from Walt Disney World News Today ‘WDWNT’) regarding the retheming of Disneyland’s Twilight Zone Tower of Terror was announced at San Diego Comic Con Marvel Studios Panel. It appears that Orlando’s Tower…
Shooting park icons is pretty irresistible. We don’t get to the parks as often as I like, but even if I lived near the parks, I think there are some shots I’d probably take almost every time. Ok, maybe every time. There’s no doubt the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is a park icon….
The Tomorrowland Star Jets was an attraction that opened on November 28, 1974 in Magic Kingdom. I am not sure of when this photo was taken, but it was sometime before the attraction was closed in 1994 for a refurb. It later reopened as the Astro Orbiter. I love the view of the…
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Can you see him peeking at you? That lone, yellow eyeball used to peek up from the rock right before the drop on the Maelstrom attraction in Epcot’s Norway pavilion. The Maelstrom, which means a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river, was a dark ride attraction at Epcot, that featured a short film…
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This week’s Throwback Thursday needs very little introduction. Please enjoy these photos I found of the Skyway over Fantasyland. Technically, this attraction was called Skyway to Tomorrowland, as it departed from Fantasyland with Tomorrowland as its destination. The Skyway was a gondola lift attraction that was very popular. It was a great way to…
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New Version of Popular U.S. Attraction Debuts in China with Thrilling Bird’s-Eye Views Of Earth’s Scenic Wonders (LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.) Imagine a wind-through-hair flight above The Great Wall of China, a lift-your-feet-or-they’ll-touch journey over the Great Pyramids of Egypt or a seat-of-your-pants dash through the Eiffel Tower in Paris. These are just a…
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This week’s Throwback Thursday takes us way back to the days before Toy Story Midway Mania, when you could see what it was like to be in the studio audience for a taping of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.” The “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire – Play It!” attraction ran from about…
The New Norway Epcot Attraction Celebrates a Summer Snow Day LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – For the first time in forever, guests can explore the kingdom of Arendelle when “Frozen Ever After” opens in the Norway Pavilion in summer 2016. This family-friendly adventure picks up after the events in the blockbuster hit “Frozen” and…
This week’s Throwback Thursday photo takes us back again to Mickey’s House. This is the blueprint Donald and Goofy were supposed to follow, but you may remember the results were a little different than what’s shown on the plan. Check out the details, like the construction company, scale notes, and other hidden jokes. Yet another…
Last week, we revisited a vintage 1970’s Walt Disney World attraction, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. I thought it would be fun to revisit the California counterpart, Disneyland’s Submarine Voyage. This attraction opened in June, 1959 and was part of a major expansion of Tomorrowland and Fantasyland. Submarine Voyage also used to feature real-live mermaids swimming…
