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Mistryl’s awesome experience

I’ve had a very similar experience to this, but I only saw a few strikes. Sounds like this was a whole lot more.
Tonight was the coolest lightning storm ever. We were at Typhoon Lagoon in the early afternoon, and it started raining at about 2. We left and did random errand-type stuff until our 5:30 [...]

You know you’re a Cast Member when ?

A few more.
You know you’re a Cast Member when…
* You don’t know any of the names of your managers, but you have your shop stewards cell phone number in your speed dial!
* You have an overwhelming sensation to pick up trash on your off time.
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New study reveals Disney World price increase designed to increase revenue…

This comes from the how did they think of that department. A new study by Pali Research shows that Disney World’s recent 5.7% price increase for daily admission was designed to increase revenue for the park. To that I say, and they pay you to come up with these things? How do I get that [...]

Disney Princess Cosplay

I know I’m a little late to the ball on this, but if you’re not one of the 90,000 viewers who’ve already seen this video, you should check it out. Disney Princess Cosplay from the 2005 San Diego Comic Con.

Thoughts on WDI Management Changes

I look at the recent management changes at Walt Disney Imagineering to be a good thing. Whether or not will end up taking WDI in a better direction will depend on many factors. Even if everything internally gets all hunky dory, WDI does not operate in a vacuum. It is part of [...]

Walt’s People

I’ve been hearing rumors of a book about Walt and the Golden and Silver era’s of the Walt Disney Company that tells the story through interviews with what could be called ‘Walt’s People’. Now comes word that it is actually a series of books edited by Didier Ghez and that the first one will be [...]

3-D Makes 3 Kinds of Official Animation

Pixar does their thing, and Disney is returning to more hand-drawn features. Now, according to Reuters, the Walt Disney Co. and director Robert Zemeckis (Polar Express, Monster House) have joined to create a new company that will work entirely with 3-D animation.
While Zemeckis’ has already directed two such movies (see above) and is currently [...]

Disney’s New Princess

MSNBC is reporting that Disney’s decision to hold it’s annual shareholder meeting in New Orleans was, according to CEO Robert Iger, a show of support for the city that is still recovering after being flooded by Hurricane Katrina. It also provided the perfect platform to announce an additional sign of support, “The Frog Princess”, [...]

Disney World and Hurricanes

We’re officially moving into peak hurricane season. With a tropical storm forming off in the Atlantic, it’s a good idea to review your packing list if you’re planning on a Central Florida vacation over the next few months. Ponchos are an absolute must, but realize you will be getting wet, so comfortable walking shoes and [...]


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