We have two big updates to feature for you today.  Don't miss either of them. First up, "Dateline Disneyland."  The new Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar has opened at Disney's California Adventure Park in Anaheim, and has sparked interest and conversation on the boards.  Andy Castro has added details and new views of the center and what we can expect to see in the years to come.  In addition, Pixie Hollow is finally starting to look like a finished product.  We have ... Read More

View: Two Big Disneyland Updates! Monday in the Parks and Dateline Disneyland. Christmas, Halloween, Changes, Updates.

The new Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar at Disney's California Adventure park was previewed for the Media this morning.  Below, you'll find a sneak peak at the extensive plans Disney has to fix this ailing park, and make it a 2nd gate worth of its beloved sister, Disneyland.   . "Blue Sky" is a creative term referring to the dream stage of the design process.  Though the new preview center has "Blue Sky" in its name, the projects you will see below have reached far beyond the Blue ... Read More

View: California Adventure preview center opens and ushers in new era

Weekend Update's comin' down the tracks, Weekend Update's back! Weekend Update's back! Just the thought of the Weekend Update makes us burst into song. This week is just fantastic with a tour of the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Imagineers and Dreams in California, and Va Va Va Zoom at Cedar Point! Don't miss this weekend's update of fun and frivolity HERE! Read More

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The cute little animated robot WALL•E has made a real world debut. Walt Disney Imagineers have created a self contained version of the adorable cube of cuteness. Lucky for us, our good friend and partner Chuck Oberleitner of O-Meon.com has video of WALL•E coming down the brown carpet for the first time. And if you are looking for a way to kill a hot summer evening, Sword in the Stone is back on DVD in a special edition. Chuck has ... Read More

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In a memo sent to WDI employees yesterday by Bruce Vaughn (Chief Creative Executive), Craig Russell (Chief Development and Delivery Executive), and Kevin Eld (Vice President of Disney Creative Production), employees were notified that the building of Animatronics will now be outsourced: The new strategy for our Manufacturing and Prototype Organization is to focus on greater innovation in prototyping and developing the next generation of Audio-Animatronics figures. This will involve strengthening our competencies in the creation of, unique Audio-Animatronics figures. In the past few ... Read More

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