Video from our fishing excursion at Walt Disney World - July 2008

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In this weeks show Will Perry and Walter Echols give their report on fishing excursions at Walt Disney World. We'll continue our Christmas in July series with a look at holiday events around the Walt Disney World resorts, and we'll look at some holiday happenings at Universal Orlando as well. All that plus this weeks news and Roundtable Rapidfire on this weeks edition of the DIS UNplugged.

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Nel 1937 fu aperta una filiale italiana, si trattava della prima apertura internazionale del Gruppo: oggi Walt Disney Italia, oltre cent’anni dalla nascita del Maestro di Burbank, afferma la sua posizione importante nel panorama internazionale. Il mercato italiano è il quarto per vendite, superato solo da USA, Giappone e Regno Unito. Il settore Consumer Product per l’Italia nel 2007 ha registrato un miliardo e 400 milioni di vendite, secondo quanto riferito da Francesca Gianesin manag

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Walt Disney is set to release one of its popular animated creations, “Sleeping Beauty” as a Blu-ray DVD. Apart from this modern-day feature, the classic Disney movie will allow youngsters to watch it along with friends in other locations via chat. They can watch the movie while toying with their laptops, PDA’s, and cellphones, which will allow for greater interaction among the young audience. Parents too, can participate by recording video messages that are set to appear on the screen at

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It’s Tuesday and you could be at Disney riding the teacups right now.

  • There is one Disney Cast Member, or should I say former-CM, who won’t be at Disney anytime soon. He was arrested for molesting a 14 year old girl.
  • Do you like to drive to Walt Disney World and stay at the Swan and Dolphin? Well then you may earn a chance to win all your gas money back. The Orlando Business Journal has the interesting details.
  • Hurricane Bertha never made it near the mainland, but already another ‘promising’ storm is developing. It’s too soon to see how close this storm might come to Florida, but if you’re planning a vacation in the next 7-14 days, you might want to keep an eye on the weather reports.
  • When I saw the first trailer for Beverly Hills Chiahuahua my first thought was disbelief. But the second trailer revealed there was actually something resembling a plot that children might like. Now, inspired by the trend of YouTube Videos of people reactions while watching trailers, The NY Times weighs in on the Chiahuahua phenomenon.
  • Construction for the new Harry Potter themed land at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure continues at a swift pace. In fact, large swaths of the park have now been blocked off to deal with the construction. Closed includes a child coaster and a restaurant.
  • Patrick Donahue confronts the eternal dilemma of the Disney fan–How can I be such a huge Disney geek and still be so cool in the rest of my life.

Originally posted on The Disney Blog.

The Tuesday Trip - Disney Link Roundup

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Davey Disney Dance

July 15, 2008    Category: The Disney Portal   No Comments »

You’ve heard of Matt and his dancing around the world. Now meet Davey (and friends) who are dancing at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.


Davey Dance Blog -50- ORLANDO - The Beatles “Baby You’re a Rich Man” from Pheasant Plucker on Vimeo.

Are there other Dancing at Disney videos?

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Davey Disney Dance

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Ricky revisits Wall-E and Pleasure Island on Inside the Magic, has he changed his mind? From The WDWRadio Show, Jeff Pepper helps answer email and, wait, Lou smells? And we find Paul from Window to the Magic where else? Disneyland. All this and more on

THIS WEEK ON THE BIG 3

This week on Inside the Magic, the “News from Around the World” reminds you to check your fastpasses for perferated edges, leave your gun at home or you will be fired, and hey, what do ya know; Tokyo’s got a new hotel. Ricky discusses what he liked about Wall-E, apparently only the beginning. He rolls out some listener feedback of the sort that proves there are others out there that liked it as much as he did. I’m hoping next week’s show will have some feedback from those that actually enjoyed the movie. The end of this week’s review provides us with Ricky’s take on how he would have made the movie had Pixar given him a call. I do hope Ricky gives Wall-E another go ’round. Be sure to tune in this week to hear more.

Skipper Ben returns to wax nostalgic on his cast member days at Pleasure Island. Apparently, it was a writhing mass of hot, sweaty sex with no cover charge. Why didn’t I get an invite? He tows the party line like a good former cast member urging us all to hold our breath for the next great thing. And, oh by the way, Guitar Hero Aerosmith rocks.

Ricky reads some listener feedback calling him out for making opinions about the Adventurer’s Club when he’s never been there and a few who think everyone is going overboard about it all. Ricky admits he was giving his opinion about PI in general and insists he’s going to visit the Adventurer’s Club in the near future. Maybe September 28th, Ricky?

Check out Inside the Magic #171 for all this and much more

In the news this week on WDWRadio, I’m thrilled to hear that HSM2 is finally on its way out. What a relief I can’t wait to see what will be replacing it, oh wait, HSM3? Good grief! On a much happier note the Country Bears are finally scheduled for refurbishment. A choir of angels has broken into song!! For the rest of the news check out the show this week.

The Top 10 list is definitely something different. Lou and Tim Foster from Guide to the Magic discuss the Top 10 Smells at Walt Disney World. Yes, you read that right, Smells. Popcorn and Casey’s hot dogs make the list. Good choices. Tim calls Lou out for not sharing his popcorn with his family. Wait a minute, did I hear something about Stitch’s chili dog and musty indoor water rides? I think my ear buds need a cleaning. If you want to hear the rest of the list be sure to tune in this week.

Lou admits to having a bit of Hochberg-itis when it comes to answering his email. Jeff Pepper and Lou tackle all the biggies. Are the fireworks really worth the time? What other guides can you recommend? Will the dining reservation system become web based? What does Lou think about the Backstage Magic tour? For the answers to these questions and more tune in to WDWRadio for this week. Oh, if you have any Birnbaum guides from ‘83-’88 contact Lou he’s missing them from his collection.

If any of these fun topics interest you tune into WDWRadio #75.

As always, it’s a joy to hear audio from the parks. This week’s show is reminiscent of WTTM24. Ahh, how I miss my Friday dose of Window to the Magic.

We join Paul and Uncle Bob at Disneyland. We’re treated to the musical stylings of Mr. Paul Barrie as he gives his Uncle the grand tour of DCA. The craziest thing is Paul and his Uncle sound almost EXACTLY alike. First we take a spin on Monster’s Inc. That little Boo is so cute. Then we brave the terror of The Hollywood Tower Hotel. Paul points out some interesting hidden gems in the Tower of Terror queue. Of course, there is the requisite girly screaming. But, was that Paul or Uncle Bob? To ease their pain the boys toddle off to do some wine tasting, a good way to end the day.

You’ll find all this and lots of fun family banter on Window to the Magic #156.

And so this edition of This Week on the BIG 3 comes to an end. Have questions or comments feel free to contact me. Tune in to The Disney Blog to see what the BIG 3 have in store for us next week. Until then, See Ya Real Soon!

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This Week On The BIG 3 - Disney Fan Podcast Review

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http://www.GasCrisisSolution.com The COOLEST Mission Space Video EVER. It’s from our recent trip to Epcot at Walt Disney World in Orlando. Listen to the screaming on Mission Space.

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Link Sundae for a Sunday

July 13, 2008    Category: The Disney Portal   No Comments »

Had a nice day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios yesterday. Arrived 10 minutes after park opening and already the Toy Story Midway Mania! Fast Pass return time was for 11:45. When we returned at 11:45 all the FP for the day were gone. We waiting once in the standby queue and it was almost exactly 60 minutes from entering the main queue to boarding the attraction. The guests I spoke to in the single rider queue had waited an hour too, and they still had half the stairway to descend. So Disney still has some work to do there to make it an equitable situation for all parties.

  • The Chicago Tribune tells its readers to start looking for some bargain deals as far as a fall vacation to Orlando. So far, however, a big slow down in tourism hasn’t manifested itself in Orlando.
  • I haven’t posted a link to Alas, A Blog in a long time, but Ampersand has a great write up on WALL-E with an interesting take on if the depiction of humanity in WALL-E is making fun of fat people.
  • Lindsey Collins, co-producer of Pixar’s latest film, “WALL-E,” is interviewed by the Wall Street Journal. She talks about dressing for Pixar, pregnancy and red-carpet premieres.
  • The Box office estimate for WALL-E for the weekend is $19 million that brings it to over $162 million total box office with almost all of the international market yet to open.
  • Leo Holzer interviewed John Lasseter about his vision for Walt Disney Imagineering and the Toy Story Midway Mania attraction.
  • Garth over at Extreme Craft returned to Disneyland and was impressed with the amount of Extreme Craft to be seen there. In a way, isn’t a large part of Imagineering just extreme craft?
  • The trailer for High School Musical 3: The Senior Year will be premiering on The Disney Channel tomorrow night at 7:55PM PT/ET and 6:55PM CT. The movie itself will be in theaters this October 24th. At least they’re throwing The Disney Channel a bone.
  • Anheuser-Busch initially rejected a buyout offer from InBev. But now that the deal has been sweetened with an additional $5 a share, it looks like the deal might go through. This means SeaWorld and Busch Gardens will likely be sold off so InBev can quickly make back some cash from the purchase. Read more at St Louis Today.

Originally posted on The Disney Blog.

Link Sundae for a Sunday

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Snow White’s Scary Adventures ride at Disney’s Magic Kingdom Jul 13 A complete ride-through of Snow White’s Scary Adventures in Fantasyland at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom theme park. Journey inside through the dark. See a higher quality version of this video at http://www.veoh.com/videos/v697835XKCKCwhX Taken on June 25, 2007. Duration : 0:3:20 Read the rest of this entry » July 13th, 2008

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