Norman Gidney
Norman Gidney, also known as Fishbulb, has produced and edited many of the articles on MiceChat over the years.
Ladies and gentlemen it's an all-new Disneyland Resort update from In The Parks. Have you fully recovered from your D23 hangover by now? Ready for some Disneyland Resort goodness? News is light and breezy this week as much of...
Today Knotts Berry Farm quietly announced plans to close the celebrated wooden coaster, Ghostrider, for an extensive refurbishment. They have also announced plans to remove Screamin' Swing, the up-charge attraction, from Calico Square. All of this in preparation for...
Welcome to Universal Studios Hollywood! We have a great update in store for you today from the entertainment capital of Los Angeles. We begin with pics of the developing entry plaza at the front of the park. Next we...
It was a lovely week at Knotts Berry farm as crowds visited this wonderfully charming park. The summer ice show, Blockbuster Beagle continues to entertain and offers folks a place to chill out away from the heat outside. In...
Here we are at Universal Studios Hollywood! This evolving theme park is busier than ever with more to come. We begin today's update with a look at the construction of the new Entry Plaza Corridor in the former location...
We have a delightful little update from Knott's Berry Farm for you today. Summer is rolling along and the visitors are flocking to the new Voyage to the Iron Reef attraction. In the meantime, Ghost Town continues to entertain...
Guess what time it is everyone! It's nearly time to see gigantic, oversized, Mickey-shaped pumpkins on Main Street. It's almost time to celebrate Dia De Los Muertos in Frontierland, and to dodge Delores the evil, galactic entity in Ghost...
Ladies and gents, we are here at Universal Studios Hollywood, the entertainment capital of Los Angeles. The park is bustling with activity - both onstage and backstage - as crowds flock to the park for new additions and new...
Happy 4th of July weekend everyone! This week we deliver a small pictorial from Knotts Berry Farm and share what they have planned for Independence Day weekend. The park is bustling with summer crowds. While the lines continue to...
Welcome to a glamorous update from Universal Studios Hollywood. Today we bring news from the Entertainment Capital of LA as they open their brand new addition to the world famous Studio Tour. Fast and Furious Supercharged. We covered the...
The new Studio Tram Tour finale, Fast and Furious Supercharged officially opened yesterday with a gala celebration including the ride designers, park and city dignitaries, and of course, the stars from the hit franchise that has grossed nearly 3.5 Billion worldwide. ...
The lovely Disneyland Resort is the subject of In The Parks today. Summer rolls onward and the spectacular Diamond Celebration for Disneyland's 60th Anniversary is going full steam ahead. This breezy pictorial from the park offers a glimpse of things...
This past week we were able to take a sneak peek at the new Fast and Furious Supercharged attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood. This new finale to the tram tour, in the former spot of the Mummy's Tomb/Avalanche Tunnel,...
Today we bring you news of three new shows that are new at Knotts Berry Farm this summer. First up is the all-new Blockbuster Beagle Ice show in the Charles Schultz Theatre. A summer tradition., the ice show delivers all...
Disneyland and the 60th celebration is in full swing at the resort. Nearly every corner of the entry plaza, Main Street U.S.A. and Buena Vista street make that fact abundantly clear with deep blue bunting studded with crystals. Today...
We come to you from the entertainment capital of Los Angeles, Universal Studios Hollywood. We have been enjoying a new golden age at this park with the openings of both Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem and, more recently, Springfield U.S.A....
It's a gigantic Disneyland Resort photo update today for you. With the 60th Anniversary Diamond Celebration now fully underway we can see, mostly, the special treats that were created or held for the occasion. In this update we recap all...
Something twisted this way comes. If you have been following our coverage over the past few months, you know that Twisted Colossus is a reinvention of the classic, original Colossus, once the worlds tallest fastest, longest wooden roller coaster...
It's another big week for the Disneyland Resort as the all new Grizzly Peak Airfield and the spiffed-up Soarin' Over California debuted on Friday. With its all-new, hi-def projection and brand new screens, does the ride benefit from the...
After waiting years for a new attraction to fill the abandoned, upstairs space in Knott's Berry Farm's former dark ride show building (Knott's Berry Tales and Kingdom of the Dinosaurs), we finally have something new up there. Ladies and...