Posts Tagged ‘Disney’s Hollywood Studios’

Tower of Terror’s summer effects end Saturday

Friday the 13th brings to mind the Tower of Terror… Saturday offers the last chance for guests to experience the Summer Nightastic! version of the Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Nightastic! events, including the Studios dance party and the special fireworks at Disney’s Magic...

August 13th, 2010 | Matt Palm, Things to do | Read More

Goodbye to the Power Rangers at Hollywood Studios

I swung by Disney’s Hollywood Studios Saturday to bid farewell to the Power Rangers. The defenders of good are heading back to the Ranger academy, according to cast members on duty, and Saturday was their last day to appear at the Studios’ New York Street area. There was a good-sized crowd...

August 8th, 2010 | Featured, Matt Palm, News | Read More

Disney Channel-based show to replace ‘High School Musical 3′

The Disney cast performs in the 'High School Musical' show at Disney's Hollywood Studios (photo by Kristin Ford/Orlando Sentinel) The High School Musical 3 show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will end its run in October to make way for a broader music-based show, incorporating a variety...

July 30th, 2010 | Featured, Matt Palm, News | Read More

Soul Candy spirited beverage from the Walt Disney World Resort

Soul Candy With more than 50 lounges in Walt Disney World hotels and three of the theme parks (no alcohol is served in Magic Kingdom), you can sip beers and wines from around the globe, French champagnes and bartenders’ specialty drinks such as a Watermelon Martini at Crew’s Cup Lounge...

July 12th, 2010 | Dining, Disney Recipes, From the Archives, Heather McPherson, Nightlife, Things to do | Read More

Disney’s Star Wars Weekends: Our own version of pod races

My son was thrilled to meet 'Star Wars' actor Jake Lloyd (young Anakin Skywalker) at Disney's Hollywood Studios a few years ago. (Kristin Ford/Orlando Sentinel) When I saw Amanda Tinney’s account Thursday of guests queued up in front of the gates at Disney’s Hollywood Studios...

June 4th, 2010 | A Mom and The Mouse, Featured, Kristin Ford | Read More

American Idol winner Lee DeWyze at Disney World today

'American Idol' winner Lee DeWyze (AP photo) American Idol season 9 champion Lee DeWyze promised “I’m going to Disney World” after being named the American Idol victor and he makes good on that promise today. DeWyze will be at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for a special motorcade...

May 31st, 2010 | Celebrities, Matt Palm | Read More

Toy Story Mania update is nine months in the making

Guests ride Toy Story Mania at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Monday. The interactive-game ride will be updated soon to include some new characters featured in the upcoming animated film, Toy Story 3. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Today’s paper has a story looking at how the two-year-old ride Toy...

May 19th, 2010 | Featured, Jason Garcia, News | Read More

Disney’s rides aren’t common carriers, but what about its monorail?

NOTE: This story ran in today’s paper with ‘Disney wins important legal ruling setting safety standards for rides.’ Florida courts long have held that amusement park rides such as Walt Disney World’s Twilight Zone Tower of Terror are not common carriers. But what about a theme-park’s...

May 17th, 2010 | Jason Garcia, News | Read More

Are Power Rangers’ days at Disney’s Hollywood Studios limited? Seems likely

Power Rangers greet guests 5 times a day at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World. (Walt Disney Co.) Go, go, Power Rangers — back to your creator. The Walt Disney Co. is selling the popular franchise about everyday teens who fight evil back to Haim Saban. He adapted the series for...

May 13th, 2010 | A Mom and The Mouse, Featured, Kristin Ford | Read More

‘Toy Story 3′ characters set to be integrated into Toy Story Mania, other Hollywood Studios spots

The onslaught of Toy Story 3 characters at Disney World is just around around the corner. The film debuts June 18, but we’ll see folks from the animated feature in May, particularly at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Posters for the new game will be at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney's...

April 28th, 2010 | Featured, Park Tips, Things to do | Read More