Disney May Be Buying Twitter After All
Jason Diffendal
As reported late last night by Investor’s Business Daily: Twitter (TWTR) shares rose late after a report that Walt Disney (DIS) is once again interested in buying the struggling social network. The website Betaville reported, citing sources, that Twitter and Disney are “thrashing out a deal” after agreeing on a price “thought to be in the …
Disney World Theme Parks Adjust Security Screenings Following Guest Attempting to Bring In Loaded Gun
Tom Corless
Following Monday’s incident where a Louisiana man attempted to bring a loaded gun into Epcot, Walt Disney World Security has altered the way in which they are screening guests entering the park. At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, guests without bags are now being directed down a new route where they are forced to be screened a …
CONFIRMED: “Once Upon a Time” Replaces “Celebrate the Magic” Nighttime Show on November 4th
Tom Corless
As we reported yesterday, “Celebrate the Magic” at the Magic Kingdom is on its way out, and “Once Upon a Time” from Tokyo Disneyland is on its way in. In this new-to-the-U.S. show, Mrs. Potts from “Beauty and the Beast” shares bedtime stories with Chip, taking them on a magical trip through the most adventurous …
“Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” Returns To Select Theaters This Weekend
Joe Hogarty
“Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” will be returning to select theaters this Halloween weekend, October 28-31. You can celebrate the Halloween holiday with Jack Skellington, Sally, Oogie Boogie and more as Disney’s beloved classic “The Nightmare Before Christmas” returns for a limited engagement exclusively in over 200 Regal cinemas locations nationwide! Tickets are now on …
Man Dies Hours After Riding Star Tours
Staff Writer
According to the Florida State Database for theme park illnesses, injuries, and deaths, a 67-year-old man died last month within 24 hours of riding Star Tours – The Adventures Continue at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Ralph Lyles of Memphis, Tenn. was reported to be listed under deaths after Disney submitted their quarterly report to the state. …
The Famous Muppets Courtyard Fountain at Hollywood Studios is Becoming a Planter
Tom Corless
Without a doubt, you are familiar with the iconic fountain outside of MuppetVision 3-D at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Well, that iconic piece of Studios history is now becoming a planter… Don’t worry though, the change is only temporary. The fountain will return in some form at some point in the future, but Disney is not …
REVIEW: Disneyland Park Introduces Insane Cereal & Candy-Topped Doughnuts
Tom Corless
Disneyland Park is home to some of the most epic theme park snacks of all time: the Dole Whip, the churro, and the Mickey Pretzel, just to name a few. Now, as of this past weekend, it is home to specialty doughnuts. BUT DO THEY LIVE UP TO THE RICH LEGACY OF JUNK FOOD AT …
Famous Disney Character Voices Added to 2016 Candlelight Processional Lineup at Epcot
Tom Corless
Five additional narrators have been revealed for 2016 edition of the Candlelight Processional at Epcot starting November 25th. Among the newly listed are actors sure to be familiar with those reading this story, some who have given voice to Disney animated characters. Participating are Ming-Na Wen (speaking voice of Mulan), Jodi Benson (Ariel in The …
VIDEO: See the Tower of Terror Transform in “Star Wars: Season Of The Force” Ad for Disneyland Paris
Staff Writer
A new trailer showcasing new visuals from Season Of The Force has been released. It shows the new effects to be projected onto the Twilight Zone Tower Of Terror, alongside lighting effects (minus pyro) similar to those found in Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular Fireworks at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. In true Disneyland Paris fashion, Season Of …
RUMOR: New Show to Replace “Celebrate the Magic” Nighttime Spectacular
Tom Corless
The Celebrate the Magic projection show that takes place on Cinderella Castle nightly at the Magic Kingdom is rumored to be replaced soon. The recent projection system upgrades that took place late in the Summer and some work surrounding the Castle point to the show’s replacement. Note that this replacement would be another projection-only show, …
Disney Springs to Host Festival of Holiday Trees Among New Line-Up for 2016 Holiday Season
Tom Corless
Disney Springs will celebrate its very first holiday season since it was completed with an entirely revamped lineup of offerings for guests between November 14th, 2016 and January 8th, 2017. This year’s highlights include: A nightly tree lighting ceremony at the Once Upon a Toy fountain play area Elaborate storefront window displays at select shops …
UPDATE: Man Arrested for Attempting to Bring Loaded Firearm into Epcot, Walt Disney World
Tom Corless
A Louisiana Man attempted to bring a loaded firearm into the Epcot theme park on Monday, according to reports. The weapon was found at the security check point at the entrance to the park, prior to the metal detector area. The man disclosed he had a gun on him prior to being screened. The loaded …
POLL: Nominate Your Favorite Vinylmation from 2016 for the Annual Dee Vee Awards
Nick LoCicero
The 6th annual Dee Vee Award Show presented by the Destination Vinylmation podcast is just around the corner. It is the show show that celebrates the best in Vinylmation over the past year. As always, we are asking for your help in nominating sets, figures and artists in a variety of categories. Nominations will be …
George Lucas Will Not Contribute To The Writing Of “Indiana Jones 5”
Joe Hogarty
Collider has revealed that George Lucas will not be involved with the writing of the script for “Indiana Jones 5”. From Collider: David Koepp said he’s hard at work on writing the script for Indiana Jones 5, but one big question that loomed over the film was whether Lucas would be involved. The way the …
UPDATE: Male Guest Arrested for Attempting to Bring Loaded Firearm into Epcot, Walt Disney World
Tom Corless
A Louisiana Man attempted to bring a loaded firearm into the Epcot theme park on Monday, according to reports. The weapon was found at the security check point at the entrance to the park, prior to the metal detector area. The man disclosed he had a gun on him prior to being screened. The loaded …
VIDEO: Two New Clips Released For Disney’s “Moana”; Maui Sings!
Joe Hogarty
Yup. Maui sings and he aint too bad! And check out Maui’s hair. That is the best animated hair I’ve seen since “Brave”. Dwayne Johnson (voice of Maui) just revealed a brand new clip from Disney’s Moana exclusively on his Instagram account. The clip features the debut of Maui’s song, “You’re Welcome,” written by Tony …
PHOTO REPORT: Animal Kingdom 10/24/16 (Rivers of Light, AVATAR, New Merchandise, ETC.)
Tom Corless
In our latest photo report, we catch up on Pandora: The World of AVATAR, Rivers of Light, and all of the other goings-on around Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park. Get ready for a wild time! Welcome to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Pandora: The World of AVATAR I decided to take a walk down to the bus …
VIDEO: New Alien Plant-life & An Interesting Look at Construction in Our Latest Update on Pandora: The World of AVATAR
Tom Corless
As we grow ever closer to the opening of Pandora: The World of AVATAR at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in 2017, new details continue to emerge for this exciting new theme park land. While visiting the Nomad Lounge over the weekend, I discovered that a large portion of the bridge from Discovery Island into the alien …
PHOTOS: Christmas 2016 Merchandise Featuring Obscure & Rare Disney Characters Hits Shelves at Disney Parks
Tom Corless
While visiting Disney Springs over the weekend, I couldn’t help but notice that it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… It’s almost Halloween, but it’s now full speed towards the Christmas holiday season at the Walt Disney World Resort. Apparently, an entire, HUGE Christmas store in Disney’s Days of Christmas just isn’t enough for …
VIDEO: Did BMW Build The Real-Life “TRON” Light Cycle We’ve Been Hoping For?
Joe Hogarty
BMW recently revealed what they see as the future of motorcycles and when I first saw it I thought immediately that this looks a lot like the Tron lightcycle that was seen in “Tron Legacy”. It’s sleek, futuristic and has those big old tires that just scream lightcycle. The BMW Motorrad Vision NEXT 100 is …
REVIEW: Disney Magical World 2 Brings a Theme Park to Your Nintendo 3DS
Staff Writer
What happens when you mix Animal Crossing with Disney licensing and a B-team developer? You get games like Disney Magical World 2 for Nintendo 3DS. Bandai Namco’s second attempt to bring players into a fantasy land full of Disney’s most recognizable faces both succeeds and fails at creating a memorable experience. Disney Magical World 2 …
Paint the Night Parade Returns November 18th on Select Evenings Through Holiday Season
Tom Corless
Disney’s Paint the Night Electrical Parade will return to Disneyland Park for the busy holiday season starting November 18th, 2016 on select evenings. As of now the parade will be performing during the busiest holiday weeks and on weekends through the season. The new parade times appear to be 6:30PM and 10:30PM, a pretty big …
Disney Store Introduces Theme Park Attraction Coin “Park Pack” Subscription Box
Tom Corless
The Park Pack Disney subscription boxes have been among the most popular items sold by DisneyStore.com. So far, the subscription boxes have been limited to Disney Pins, Ear Hat Ornaments, and a one-time Disneyland 60th anniversary box. Now, the latest Park Pack celebrates Disney theme park attractions with a monthly limited edition coin release. The …
Donald Glover Cast As Lando Calrissian In The “Han Solo” Movie
Joe Hogarty
StarWars.com has officially announced that actor Donald Glover (“Community”) has been cast as Lando Calrissian in the upcoming “Star Wars” spin-off movie based focusing on “Han Solo”. This is not much of a surprise for most people since for months Donald Glover was at the top of the list of possible candidates to play the …
Disney Parks To Celebrate Mickey Mouse’s Birthday with Special Offerings On November 18th
Tom Corless
MICKEY MOUSE TO CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY WITH A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD DISNEY’S BRIGHTEST STAR INVITES THE YOUNG AND YOUNG-AT-HEART TO JOIN THE PARTY. BURBANK, Calif., October 21, 2016 — To celebrate his upcoming birthday, Mickey Mouse is embarking on a trip around the world, where he will make surprise appearances in iconic, real-world locations …
VIDEO: Bodh’aktan Brings Celtic Rock Back to Epcot’s Canada Pavilion
Tom Corless
After presenting concerts in Quebec and Europe all summer, Celtic rock band Bodh’aktan is performing for two periods of 20 days at Epcot in October and January. Bodh’aktan performs for 20 minutes every hour or so, five days a week, as part of this contract. I went to check out the band yesterday, now reaching …
Filming Schedule Released for 2016 Disney Parks Christmas Special, No Parade at Disney World This Year
Tom Corless
What began as the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade on ABC won’t even feature a parade at Walt Disney World in 2016. Filming for the annual TV tradition will take place at Walt Disney World on November 9 -13 in all four Walt Disney World theme parks. Multiple specials will be filmed that will …
BREAKING: Disneyland Resort Will Launch Digital FastPass Service in November
Tom Corless
Disneyland Resort has been testing a new FastPass system for their theme parks in a very limited capacity over the last year or so. While the tests were never very widespread and it seems that the actual rollout of the new system has been continually delayed, it appears that Disney is finally ready to unleash …
Disney Cruise Line to Offer MARVEL Super Hero Day at Sea in 2017
Tom Corless
Disney Cruise Line is celebrating the adventures of the legendary Super Heroes and Super Villains from the Marvel Universe during a brand-new, day-long celebration: Marvel Day at Sea. Seven special voyages on the Disney Magic will depart from New York City in the fall of 2017. Occurring on one action-packed day during each of the …
PHOTOS, VIDEO: New Disney VISA Card Meet and Greet Opens at Epcot with Lots of Future World Aesthetic Goodness
Tom Corless
I don’t often freak out about tiny new meet and greet experiences at the park, but the new Disney VISA Cardholder exclusive spot at Epcot is pretty sweet. The space once occupied by “Figment’s Place” some years ago is now the home for the spot, with the Innoventions location closing forever last Thursday. With the …
New Episode of “WDWNT: Nerd Alert” Airs Tonight At 9 PM
Joe Hogarty
In this week’s episode the gang talk about: Patrick and Ron return from The New York ComicCon and tell us about what panels they went to, who they met and what they bought. The final “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” has been released and we give our thoughts. Taylor tells about the 15 …
New YesterEars Disney Parks Tees Now Available at DisneyStore.com
Jason Diffendal
DisneyStore.com is now offering two new T-Shirts in the YesterEars collection, in addition to a new sweatshirt! The sweatshirt features a 1970’s Walt Disney World logo with Cinderella Castle icon. The Tencennial tee transports you back to 1981 with the original “Tencennial” logo, and the 25th Tee sports the historic Cinderella Coach logo from 1996. These …
PHOTOS: Le Cellier Steakhouse Merchandise Released at Epcot
Tom Corless
In the spirit of the Rose and Crown Pub and Biergarten having their own merchandise, now the famous Le Cellier steakhouse in Canada at Epcot has its own line of merchandise. The merchandise can be found only at the Canada pavilion Trading Post, fittingly. The sweatshirt retails for $59.99. The baseball cap is $24.99. A …
VIDEO: First Look at “Old Man Wolverine” Film, Logan
Staff Writer
Today MARVEL and 20th Century Fox released the first trailer for Hugh Jackman’s final movie as Wolverine. WARNING: The trailer and film are R-rated. The trailer holds a really somber tone throughout, which sets an appropriate stage for the final Wolverine film. Based on the comic series titled Old Man Logan, the film is set in …
Episode 18: The Jedi, The Hero & The Princess Podcast “Four Birds and a Rhino”
Nick LoCicero
Nick and Brendt give a wrap -up of their most memorable NY Comic Con 2016 experiences. The group discuss WDW AP appreciation, Avatar reveals, Disney Parks possibly coming to live-action TV and more. Nick runs down the latest Star Wars headlines, Brendt goes over all the Marvel reveals from NYCC and Zoe talks Tsum Tsum and super …
EA Releasing Star Wars Battlefront Ultimate Edition in November for Rogue One
Staff Writer
Although there won’t be a new AAA Star Wars games releasing this Fall, but EA still has something coming to store shelves just in time for Rogue One. To celebrate Battlefront‘s one-year anniversary, EA will release Star Wars Battlefront Ultimate Edition this November. The package will include the base game and all of the content that has released post-launch through …
Rumored New Disney World Attractions That Could Be Announced Soon – Tom’s Top 7
Tom Corless
Welcome to another edition of Tom’s Top 7, a continuing countdown of my favorite (and occasionally, least favorite) things at the Disney Parks around the globe. Why seven? STOP ASKING! Anyway, the first two times we counted down, we visited the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival. I decided this week it might be time to …
Disney Confirms Removal of AOTAS Hall of Fame at Hollywood Studios
Tom Corless
As we have been speculating for several days, Disney has now confirmed the removal of the Academy of Television Art and Sciences Hall of Fame today. The area, a part of the theme park since 1993, has been behind construction walls for a few days now. It will be replaced with a food and beverage …
Episode 224 of Destination Vinylmation Podcast
Nick LoCicero
****IMPORTANT**** As of December 31st, 2016, this original iTunes feed of Destination Vinylmation will no longer update. Please go to iTunes and subscribe to our new feed. Do this ASAP, so you do not miss an episode. It can be found by searching Destination Vinylmation and clicking on the feed with our new ORANGE and …
TONIGHT on WDW News Tonight (10/19/16) – Disney Parks Pursuit, Worst of WDW, Dining Reviews, ETC.
Tom Corless
Tonight on WDW News Tonight, the Disney Parks Pursuit returns, we countdown the absolute most hated things in the history of Walt Disney World, and the usual amount of hijinks ensue… If you are in the Orlando area, you can tune in to AM 1520 WBZW at showtime. For those outside the Orlando area, the …