Evan and Britta Kasperzak have quiet the history of acting, dance, and Disney. Having met in college, the two’s journey led Evan to perform on Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance,” and Broadway’s Newsies while later acting as choreographer for Disney World. At the same time, Britta found herself training young Jedi at Hollywood … Read more
With the official opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge just weeks away, the transformation of Disney’s Hollywood Studios continues with the cast member costumes. The themed costumes that cast members wore at certain attractions have been replaced with more generic outfits. These outfits debuted earlier this month at the park’s main entrance. We’ve seen this … Read more
If you’ve seen Disneyland’s Bert on Pinterest, there is a good chance it’s Chris Hartwell. With experience as a face and costumed character, a Jedi trainer, and a member of the cast of Fantasmic, Chris knows what it’s like to perform for Disney crowds. Chris sits down with Nathan to talk about his experiences in … Read more
According to the Orange County Register, Disneyland will officially close Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple with final performances for young padawans taking place November 3rd. The show ran, in a few iterations, for over a decade and Disney has yet to say if the child participation show will return in some form with the … Read more
UPDATE: Disney has told us that their representative misspoke and the show will not close anytime soon. It appears that young Jedi may only have a few days left to train at Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios. Disney travel agents said they were told during a web conference Tuesday afternoon that the popular Jedi Training … Read more
The Disneyland Paris 25th Anniversary celebrations are coming to an end on September 9th. In this post I will look back at what this almost 18 month long event has brought to the resort. Project Sparkle The Experience Enhancement Program, codenamed Project Sparkle, was an ambitious plan to majorly refurbish 10 attractions and generally improve … Read more
Episode VI: Hostess with the Mostess Strikes Back I received multiple requests to hold off on the result post for a few weeks so some of you could experience the things on my list before voting for them. I was thrilled that so many of you wanted to actually go out and give them … Read more
The long-running version of Jedi Training Academy that you know and love will have its final performances on October 4th, 2015 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. To coincide with the upcoming release of The Force Awakens and Season of the Force, a new version of the show will debut later this year. The new show was … Read more