6.18.2009

Tales of Folly (June 18, 2009)

Disneyland kicked off Summer Nightastic! on June 12th (running to August 23rd). The celebration includes enhanced versions of the theme park's Fantasmic! and Electrical Parade as well as a new fireworks spectactular called Magical which is set to a medley of classic Disney tunes. Apparently they put a lot more money into the shows than they did the conceptualization of the name.

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What Will Stitch Celebrate? Apparently not anything super-sonic. According to buzz, Stitch's SuperSonic Celebration, located at the Florida version of Tomorrowland, which has only been open for six weeks, will close within the next two weeks for possible reworking or removal. Some rumors suggest that the lack of accessible shade around the celebration has affected viewership. If so, it’s good to know that the theme park giant is paying attention to basic concepts such as Floridian heat.

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The Disney-Pixar smash hit Up is likely to surpass the $200 million mark tomorrow, making it only the second movie to do so this summer (the first being Star Trek), and should soon surpass the domestic grosses of Ratatouille and WALL-E. Some experts predict the latest Pixar film could make a run at The Incredibles’ $261 million haul planted firmly in second place of Pixar’s all-time earners. (Finding Nemo sits atop the list and far out of reach.) The question remains to be seen whether other studios will follow suit and spend more than four hours crafting the scripts to their movies.

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It is now possible to make dining reservations at Walt Disney World on the Internet. Those looking to make the Advanced Dining Reservations, can navigate to www.Disneyworld.disney.go.com/restaurants and book their ADRs now. This completes the next step in the ongoing quest to completely remove vocal interaction from our daily lives. Next up: iPhone application to provide Jungle Cruise narration.


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Snow White may be taking up permanent residence at a character meet-and-greet in Germany at Epcot’s World Showcase. Disney’s first princess originated as a German folk tale by the Brothers Grimm. The Seven Dwarves already have a presence at Epcot as Happy is often sighted eating lamb at Morocco, Sleepy can be found on the floor of Reflections of China and Grumpy often paces in front of Mission: SPACE grumbling about Horizons.

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Around World Showcase lagoon, the long-rumored Tequila bar appears to be happening at the Mexico pavilion, making Epcot Around the World drinking tours significantly more obnoxious. However, it would likely create clean-up jobs at the theme park.


Ahhh, Snow White and Tequila, is this the first time you’ve shared a blog?

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