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The Disney Traveler

Archive for the ‘Disney Rumors & Buzz’ Category

August 3rd, 2008

Walt Disney World Theme Park Ticket Price Increase - Again!

It’s going to cost an extra $4 per ticket to get into the theme parks at Walt Disney World starting today!  Anyone over 10 years of age will have to cough up $75 for a one-day, one-park ticket (up 5.6% from $71), and a ticket for a child between the ages of 3-9 will cost […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 3 comments

July 24th, 2008

Tim Burton to Direct New Alice in Wonderland Movie

Get ready for an Alice in Wonderland push over the next few years at Disney theme parks around the world.  Tim Burton will direct a new Alice in Wonderland movie starring Australian actress Mia Wasikowska, which will begin filming in November 2008 and is due to be released in 2010.
According to Scifi.com, the […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 0 comments

July 23rd, 2008

Make Disney Dining Reservations Online - Coming October 2008

Rumors have been flying across the web that Disney is creating a system that will allow Walt Disney World guests to make Disney Dining reservations online.  I did some poking around today to find the latest info related to this rumor and here’s what I dug up:

The new online reservations system will be available […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 1 comment

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 -- 1 comment

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 -- 9 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