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The Disney Traveler

Archive for the ‘Disney Rumors & Buzz’ Category

July 16th, 2008

More Speculation About Shanghai Disney Theme Park

The rumors continue to circulate about a 12th Disney theme park location with Shanghai again popping up as the most likely contender.  Jim Hill Media has a post up that includes much speculation about a new Disney theme park on mainland China stating that Disney will announce the location as Shanghai in September, after […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 0 comments

July 9th, 2008

Disney Vacation Club Tower at Contemporary Resort on Sale Soon

Rumor has it the new Disney Vacation Club Bay Lake Tower being built as part of Walt Disney World’s Contemporary Resort will begin selling in mid-August (check out the construction photo taken last month).  Although the actual date Disney Vacation Club timeshares will go on sale for the new Bay Lake Tower has not […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 0 comments

July 4th, 2008

Pleasure Island in Pictures

As a follow up to my post earlier this week about Disney closing the nightclubs in Walt Disney World’s Pleasure Island and replacing them with shops and restaurants, I thought I’d share a nostalgic view of Pleasure Island in pictures before the renovations for those of you who will miss it.
Say goodbye to the Adventurers […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 0 comments

July 1st, 2008

Pleasure Island Clubs to Close

Late last week, Disney announced it’s closing the nightclubs located in Walt Disney World’s Pleasure Island.  Six clubs in total will close on September 27, 2008 including Mannequins, 8Trax, BET, the Adventurers Club, Motion, and the Comedy Warehouse. 

It will take two years for Pleasure Island to be recreated as a dining and shopping haven for […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 6 comments

June 10th, 2008

High Speed Train Between Disneyland and Las Vegas Might Become a Reality

Last week, President Bush signed a bill that includes $45 million to develop a high-speed levitating train that will run between Disneyland and Las Vegas.  A one-way trip would take less than two hours at speeds up to 300 mph.
Don’t get too excited yet.  The $45 million will be used to pay for environmental studies.  […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 1 comment

June 4th, 2008

Disneyland Paris Tests Sending Attraction Wait Times Via BlueTooth

Disney is testing out a new technology where wait times for park attractions will be sent to park guests who have BlueTooth enabled cell phones. Guests will simply have to activate the functionality on their cell phones to get the latest wait times.
Wouldn’t it be great if this technology rolled out to all the Disney […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 0 comments

June 2nd, 2008

Disney Rumor - Star Tours to Get an Overhaul

I picked up a cool tip from the Daily Travel and Deal Blog from the Los Angeles Times. According to an article on CNET, Hayden Landis, a computer graphics supervisor on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, said his next project as part of the team at Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light & Magic […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 1 comment

April 30th, 2008

12 Changes Coming to Disneyland Including a New Tinker Bell Attraction

According to the OC Register, there are a lot of new attractions and additions coming to Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure. Some of this news confirms rumors that have been circulating, and it’s really exciting.
Ed Grier, Disneyland Resort President, announced that the following changes are coming to the Anaheim, California Disney parks:
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By Susan Gunelius -- 5 comments

April 11th, 2008

Main Street Electrical Parade Returning to Disneyland

That’s the rumor according to Al Lutz at MiceAge - the Main Street Electrical Parade will be returning to Disneyland in 2009 after spending several years at Disney’s California Adventure.  A new lead float is also being proposed to replace the existing blue fairy, and a Tinkerbell float is the most popular rumor so far.
What […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 7 comments

April 7th, 2008

Mr. Potato Head Makes Surprise Appearance at Disney World and Disneyland

Toy Story Mania is schedule to open in Walt Disney World and Disneyland in California this summer. In February, I posted some rumors and sneak peaks about Toy Story Mania including information about the animatronic Mr. Potato Head who will act like a carnival barker interacting with guests as they wait in line.
Mr. Potato Head […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 1 comment

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