Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Captain E-O (July 2010 re-opening)

After the death of Michael Jackson on June 25, 2009, Captain EO regained popularity on the Internet. For several years, a small group of fans had petitioned Disney to bring back the attraction and Jackson's death had brought this campaign to a peak. Soon afterward, Disney officials were seen in Disneyland at the Magic Eye Theater and reportedly held a private screening of Captain EO to determine if it could be shown again. It was rumored that Disneyland would announce the return of the attraction at Disneyland in September.[citation needed] However, on September 10, Disney CEO Bob Iger said, "There aren’t plans to bring back Captain EO at this time ... We are looking at it. It’s the kind of thing that, if we did it, would get a fair amount of attention and we’d want to make sure we do it right."[5]

On December 18, 2009, it was announced that Captain EO would return to Tomorrowland at Disneyland beginning in February 2010. Social and Print Media Manager Heather Hust Rivera from Disneyland Resorts confirmed this on the DisneyParks Blog and stated that Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! would be closing. The attraction hosted its final public showing in the Magic Eye Theater at midnight on January 4, 2010 to make way for the Michael Jackson film's return.

The attraction, now entitled Captain EO Tribute, re-opened at Disneyland Park on February 23, 2010. The attraction returned to Discoveryland at Disneyland Park (Paris) on June 12, 2010, returned to Epcot at Walt Disney World on July 2[7] and to Tokyo Disneyland on July 1. The attraction in fact returned to Epcot for a "soft opening" (actual opening to the public prior to the official opening) on June 30, 2010, two days prior to its official re-opening.

As Summer Nightastic! begins in June 11 at Disneyland Resort, Captain EO Tribute will be longer in Summer 2010 to be part of Summer Nightastic

Monday, February 15, 2010

Innoventions -update 2010-

Innoventions East
Don't Waste It!, sponsored by Waste Management, Inc.
Environmentality Corner
Test the Limits Lab, sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
StormStruck
The Sum of All Thrills, sponsored by Raytheon


Innoventions West
Where's the Fire?, sponsored by Liberty Mutual
Play It Safe, sponsored by Liberty Mutual
Smarter Planet sponsored by IBM
Segway Central
SlapStick Studios, sponsored by the Velcro Companies
Club Cool (formerly Ice Station Cool), sponsored by Coca-Cola
The Great Piggy Bank Adventure, sponsored by T. Rowe Price

Microsoft

STOP! PARK RUMORS!!



There is a rumor that Microsoft might take over the Wonders of Life pavilion (WOL) in Future World where that abandoned gold dome is...

Living With the Land gets a refurbishment.

TEST TRACK getting a refurbishment.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Illuminations 25 (B)

Still celebrating the 25th anniversary of Walt Disney World Resort, but the classical music returns.

Illuminations 25 (A)

Created for the 25th anniversary of Walt Disney World.

Holiday Illumintations

Holiday IllumiNations played during the holiday season instead of the regular show. Starting in 2005, the "Let There Be Peace on Earth" segment of Holiday IllumiNations is played after IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth during the holiday season.

New Year's Eve 1993

For the New Year's Eve finale in 1993, a version of "We've Just Begun To Dream" was played during the countdown, then a version of "Auld Lang Syne" followed by a short reprise of "We've Just Begun To Dream". Finally, a selection from Disney's animated feature The Rescuers Down Under, that normally would be played at the Fountain of Nations, was played.