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Editor’s Note:
- May 22, 2013:
Legendary: We have a fantastic lineup for you today. Disney Imagineering legend, Bob Gurr, shares his very personal accounts of his days working with dear friend and Disney artistic genius, Herb Ryman. What a tremendous look into Disney life in the 50's. Jeff and Keith battle it out over Disney "Squares" in the latest Dueling Disney. And we have a brand new Disney News Round Up for you today as well. For those of you who missed the site yesterday, we posted the latest MiceAge Disneyland Update.
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DESIGN: Those Were The Times No.10 – 1956 Herb Ryman
May 22, 2013 at 4:00 am | 16 Comments
We have a very special article from famed Disney Imagineer, Bob Gurr, today. He has spun the Wheel of Years and landed on 1956 and his time with legendary Disney artist, Herb Ryman. You are…
Disney, Disney History, Disney Parks, Disneyland Resort, Dueling Disney, Keith Gluck, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World
Dueling Disney: Square-off
May 22, 2013 at 3:00 am | 20 Comments
Ye come seeking adventure and salty old pirates, aye? Well don’t close your eyes, and don’t try to hide. For my fellow Americans, we have ourselves a good old-fashioned Square-off! We can smell the pundit’s…
Disney News Round Up: Limited Time 24 Hour Magic
May 22, 2013 at 1:00 am | No Comments
It’s Christmas in May! Well, at the Disneyland Resort, it is anyway. We hear big news from the Anaheim property as a Holiday World of Color is used to mitigate problems that may arise from…
Communicore Weekly, Disney, Disney History, Disney Parks, Disneyland Resort, Features, Fun, Podcasts, Videos, Walt Disney World
Communicore Weekly – Marceline, Midlife Mouse, 1901, John Hench
May 21, 2013 at 11:41 am | 4 Comments
Welcome to this week’s Communicore Weekly, where we talk about Marceline, Midlife Mouse, 1901, and John Hench! Download on iTunes here! | http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/communicore-weekly/id496333443 Direct download here! | http://www.bamferproductions.com/communicore/0071-CommunicoreWeekly.mp3 TRIP REPORT! – Jeff drove out to California, and…
MiceAge Update: Disneyland Scrooged At Last
May 21, 2013 at 4:00 am | 69 Comments
With the last few days of the spring off-season slipping away before the summer crowds arrive, the Disneyland Resort is rushing to finalize details for the upcoming 24-hour party to try and prevent the night…
Star Wars Weekends: What’s all the Hoopla?
May 21, 2013 at 3:00 am | 7 Comments
Star Wars Weekends are back, and the event feels much like it always does. There has been no major shake-up to the roster of panels, meets, shows, parades, and merchandise tents. For indeed, nothing is…
MiceChat Takes a Hardhat Tour of Antarctica Construction at SeaWorld Orlando
February 19, 2013 at 10:04 pm | 26 Comments
On Tuesday February 19th, SeaWorld Orlando opened construction wall doors to MiceChat for a sneak peek hardhat tour of their biggest expansion project ever, Antarctica! This expansion is unprecedented in SeaWorld’s history, so the park is…
Posted in Orlando Parkhopper, SeaWorld Orlando
Communicore Weekly – Toy Story, Jim Henson, Whispering Canyon, Muppets
February 19, 2013 at 11:05 am | 3 Comments
Welcome to this week’s Communicore Weekly, where we talk about Toy Story, Jim Henson, Whispering Canyon, and Muppets 4D! DISNEY HISTORY! – Toy Story is one of the greatest film series of all time. We…
Posted in Communicore Weekly, Disney, Disney History, Disney Hollywood Studios, Disney Movies, Disney Parks, Disneyland Resort, Features, Fun, Podcasts, Videos, Walt Disney World
Epcot’s Oz Playground
February 19, 2013 at 4:04 am | 10 Comments
This weekend I had a chance to see the new playground installed for the Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot. Themed to the upcoming Wizard of Oz movie, it was a more intricate and multilayered…
Posted in Epcot, Kevin Yee, Walt Disney World
Universal Orlando – London of the Swamp
February 19, 2013 at 4:03 am | 9 Comments
London is rising from the swamps of Florida. Yes, there is more progress on Kings Cross and the Gringott’s coaster inside Universal Studios Florida’s new Harry Potter expansion. But further still, Springfield’s additional storefronts, Moe’s,…
Posted in Orlando Parkhopper, Universal Orlando
Coffee with Kurtti: Memories of Disneyland
February 19, 2013 at 4:02 am | 6 Comments
Episode 4 of Coffee with Kurtti features two lifelong Disneyland enthusiasts reminiscing about their earliest memories of the park. Jeff and I also touch upon the nature of change, and share our respective views on…
Posted in Coffee With Kurtti, Disney, Disney Parks, Disneyland Resort, Keith Gluck, Podcasts
Oz the Great and Powerful floats into Disneyland Resort as True Love Week comes to the parks
February 18, 2013 at 5:05 am | 29 Comments
Disney’s latest movie, Oz: The Great and Powerful hits theatres next month but the movie soared into the Disneyland Resort this weekend. Disneyland welcomed a special hot air balloon promoting the film on Sunday and…
Posted in Dateline Disneyland, Disneyland Resort, Features
In The Parks: Knott’s Berry Farm Growing New Attractions
February 18, 2013 at 4:03 am | 12 Comments
There is quite a bit of action going on at Knott’s Berry Farm in the dead of winter. The classic Timber Mountain Log Ride is enjoying some much needed repairs and upgrades during a major…
Posted in In the Parks, Knott's Berry Farm
Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast, Episode 50 – Opening Night of Mardi Gras 2013!
February 18, 2013 at 4:02 am | 3 Comments
Hey Everybody, welcome to episode 50 of the Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast! On this Episode, Darren and Eric go to Universal for the opening night of Mardi Gras 2013 at Universal Studios Orlando. Listen in…
Posted in Podcasts, Universal Orlando, Universal Orlando Podcast
Disneyland City Hall Reading
February 18, 2013 at 4:01 am | 8 Comments
The other half of Communicore Weekly, Jeff Heimbuch, was out in California promoting the best Disney book of 2012 and found some great details at City Hall in Disneyland. I begged, er, requested some of…
Posted in Disney, Disney History, Disney Parks, Disneyland Resort, Features, Imaginerding
Universal Studios Hollywood Walls and All
February 17, 2013 at 12:44 am | 12 Comments
It’s been a few weeks since our last Universal Studios Hollywood update. Change is afoot in movie city. We’ll show you the latest construction and some Hollywood magic we stumbled upon this week. Kathy Lee…
Posted in In the Parks, Universal Hollywood
Who’s Afraid of the Song of the South? And Other Forbidden Disney Stories
February 16, 2013 at 4:04 am | 3 Comments
George: Jim Korkis is well known in the Disney community. When I heard that he was going to write a book about Song of the South, I was hoping to learn a lot about the…
Posted in Disney History, Features, The Disney Review
Busch Gardens Gets Wild Again Today
February 16, 2013 at 4:02 am | 4 Comments
There’s always something to do at Busch Gardens and right now there’s a flurry of activity happening at this often overlooked little park in Tampa. Sheikra is set to reopen today, February 16th after a…
Posted in Busch Gardens Tampa, Orlando Parkhopper
Pirates Paradise Restaurant in France Rivals Disney Eateries
February 16, 2013 at 4:02 am | 9 Comments
We love reading Alain Littaye’s updates from the international Disney parks. This time he takes us to a unique restaurant in the south of France. I don’t know about you, but I think this Pirate-themed…
Posted in Features, Weekend Update
In The Parks: Love in the Air, Refurbs on the Ground
February 15, 2013 at 4:04 am | 27 Comments
The Disneyland Resort is filled with love and refurbishment is in the air. Disney’s Limited Time Magic celebrations continue with two charming offerings, True Love Week and the recently ended Lunar New Year in Disney…
Posted in Disneyland Resort, Features
Oz Opens at Epcot and True Love at the Magic Kingdom
February 15, 2013 at 4:03 am | 7 Comments
This was “True Love” week at the Magic Kingdom, we’ll show you all the romance, plus a glimpse of what is to come at the Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot. Nearly 80 photos of…
Posted in Dateline Disney World, Walt Disney World
Candy Shoppe at Sunshine Plaza
February 14, 2013 at 10:25 pm | 9 Comments
Here at Sunshine Plaza, the shop names tend to involve puns. There’s Baker’s Field Bakery, Engine-Ears Toys, and Bur-r-r Bank Ice Cream. You might think a candy shop here would have a name like La…
Posted in Buena Vista Street, Disney History, Disneyland Resort, Werner Weiss
The Vacation Kingdom of the World
February 14, 2013 at 4:03 am | 6 Comments
A major milestone in the history of Walt Disney Productions (WDP) occured on April 30, 1969, when the company announced details for “The Vacation Kingdom of the World” in Central Florida. The announcement came from…
Posted in Disney History, Samland, Walt Disney World
Four Generations, Four Parks, One Walt Disney World
February 14, 2013 at 4:01 am | 2 Comments
A few weeks after my college graduation, I took my multigenerational family to Disney World. What was I thinking? How on earth would we keep young and old entertained and everyone together for a full…
Disney News Round Up, Love is in the Air
February 13, 2013 at 8:38 am | No Comments
Disney Earbooks, Endeavors from NASA and theme park races are highlights in our Round up today. MiceChatters report on their experiences during the MiceAge 10 year Anniversary, Full throttle gets a theme song at Magic…
Posted in MiceChat Round Up
Dueling Disney: A Battle Over Tom Sawyer Island
February 13, 2013 at 4:04 am | 20 Comments
Welcome to the third installment of Dueling Disney. This time ‘round, we’d like ya’ll to join us for a good ol’ fashioned hoot n’ holler over a little plot of land that can only be…
Posted in Disney Parks, Disneyland Resort, Dueling Disney, Features, Walt Disney World
