Posts Tagged ‘Disneyland’

A sword into the heart of a mighty beast

Recently, the Orlando Sentinel’s Jason Garcia explored how Disney theme-park fans have been disappointed and dismayed over Expedition Everest’s Yeti failure at Animal Kingdom. Now come reports that a similar fan letdown has taken place at Disneyland, this time with the fire-breathing Maleficent...

August 30th, 2010 | Behind the scenes, Featured | Read More

Harry Potter beats Mickey Mouse — but he also helps him

Hogwarts castle looms over the patio of The Three Broomsticks restaurant at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Universal's Islands of Adventure. (Marjie Lambert/Miami Herald) We know that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter has worked wonders for Universal Orlando so far this summer: The hugely...

August 11th, 2010 | Featured, Jason Garcia, News | Read More

Disney earnings could offer clarity to uncertain outlook for theme parks

The Walt Disney Co. reports fiscal third quarter earnings this afternoon amid widespread uncertainty about a theme-park business that is being buffeted by some conflicting crosswinds. There are plenty of positive trends. Universal Orlando, for instance, last week posted an upbeat quarter, with higher...

August 10th, 2010 | Featured, Jason Garcia, News | Read More

‘Captain EO’: Performers recall making Michael Jackson’s 3-D movie set to return to Epcot

The return of Captain EO to Epcot will have folks in remember-when mode. Remember when EO opened in 1986 and director Francis Ford Coppola was there? Remember when Michael stood on that car outside the courthouse and waved to fans? Remember when we heard the news last year that he’d been taken to the...

June 29th, 2010 | Behind the scenes, Dewayne Bevil, Featured, Things to do | Read More

Disney finds big savings in Buzz Lightyear’s spacesuit

Cristina Olivero reshelves costumes, including Belle's formal dress from 'The Beauty and The Beast' show. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) One of the original attractions at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, the Jungle Cruise is a tongue-in-cheek voyage that, on both coasts, carries riders...

June 26th, 2010 | Behind the scenes, Featured, Jason Garcia | Read More

Disneyland adds more sign-language interpreters

Here’s a new development at Disneyland. According to a short article in the Los Angeles Times, Disney’s California theme-park operations have begun offering the services of more sign-language interpreters at both Disneyland and California Adventure Park. In the past, people who needed this kind...

June 18th, 2010 | News | Read More

A review of Disneyland’s new World of Color event

If you want to follow the latest news from Disney’s West Coast themed attractions, you really should make it a point to check out the L.A. Times’ “Hero Complex” online site. A case in point: Geoff Boucher’s excellent review of Disneyland’s new World of Color musical-and-lights extravaganza,...

June 13th, 2010 | Featured, News | Read More

Disney passholders can choose unpublicized option for volunteering

Disney reached its goal of inspiring 1 million people to volunteer in the first 10 weeks of its "Give a Day. Get a Disney Day" campaign. (Walt Disney Co. photo) While the sign-ups for “Give a Day. Get a Disney Day” are closed, the program is not over yet. Volunteers continue to...

June 7th, 2010 | A Mom and The Mouse, Featured, Kristin Ford | Read More

How do you keep the magic of Disney characters alive for your kids?

(Kristin Ford/Orlando Sentinel) Lately, my son has been asking more and more questions about the Disney characters. I really want him to believe in the magic for as long as possible. But I realize with his turning 8 this year, our time is limited. He will figure it out, or he will decide to believe one...

May 25th, 2010 | A Mom and The Mouse, Featured, Kristin Ford | Read More

Lake County man’s magical career included encounters with Walt Disney

By Earl Watson, Special to the Orlando Sentinel Lee Biggins’ third day on the job as a stage worker at Disney studios found him seated in a mock-up miniature train being designed to transport visitors around Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. There was another passenger seated across from Biggins: Walt...

May 25th, 2010 | Cast Members, Featured | Read More