Welcome to September! Okay, so like,
WOW.
Was this a crazy week or what? Murphy the Fantasmic dragon
finally got out of his pit, Disney bought Marvel Comics and somebody is questioning
whether or not Knott's Scary Farm is worth it? (When we all
know it is.) But that's not all, as we have more D23 info, another video
and info on the perpetually-upcoming The Hobbit film by Peter
Jackson. Enjoy! - Fishbulb
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Also, in case you didn't cath
them, Jeffrey and Carmen at D23 added their third video
in their series of info "leaks". Check out all three,
they're great.
Just
some pictures taken on 8-23-09 orbitalpunk checks in this week with just a
few pictures, but each one is phenomenal! HalloweenTime has
come to the Magic Shop window and a few ghost sightings get
us in the mood for fall!
Superheroes
at Disneyland? Disney buys Marvel CAspace
begins the big news of the week, the
Mickey/Marvel merger! Just how, when, and where should Marvel
appear at the Disneyland Resort!
Short
but sweet trip 8/28 Drunken_Monk celebrates his birthday at Disneyland
and brings back some great photos. Take a look here!
Fantasmic
Dragon Spotted In Broad Daylight
Our own Dustysage has a daytime photo of the NEW Fantasmic Dragon!
See what we have all been anxiously waiting for, all summer
long!
Welcome back, Disney Believers! Now that the Mouse is buying
Marvel, what ideas can you come up with for
interesting mashups of the two? We have a short section this
week, as the summer break winds down and school starts back
up again. Please keep posting your ideas and rumors –
we would love to see them here for the next Round-Up! -
Demigod
A
Screamin’ Idea pianoman13 gives us an elaborate story and
retheme for DCA’s California Screamin’.
Studio
Ghibli attraction?
Let’s welcome new MiceChat member Chuck-D
as he offers us an idea for an attraction based on Studio Ghibli
films.
This week
the Marvel madhouse of speculation is rocking the
Orlando rumor mill! Also, we have some great pictures of
Spaceship Earth, armchair Imagineering, and rumors of
things past that might yet come to be... ~ PEZZ
Spaceship
Earth in photo's
MiceChat Virginian Mkcoastie shares some awesome photos of Spaceship
Earth from various vantage points and distances. Some are like,
'Holy cow that's big!' And some are more like, 'Hey, who left
that golf ball there?' But they are all beautiful and worth
a look-see!
Disney
Buying Marvel: Complex Orlando Theme Park Dynamics
Spinning a web of intrigue, KevinYee explores how the recently
announced buyout of Mouse over Marvel might affect the Orlando
theme park industry. Is it clobberin' time for Islands of Adventure?
Will the X-Men X-it for a more magical home? Try to keep it
civil, because you won't like me when I'm angry. Okay that's
it... Flame on!
Who
was before Stacey Aswad/WDW Must see? Chris2fett was wondering who had the forgettable job of coming
before Stacy Aswad in the 'Must See' shorts? For those of us
lucky enough to have met Stacey, the simple answer is: Who cares?
But, if you are dying of curiosity... come take a look.
Disney
Villains Ride Idea
Sometimes the creativity of our MiceChatters scares us. Sometimes
they just scare me. Whatever your opinion, come take a gander
at Jroggen51391's way cool idea for a dark ride centered on
Disney Villains! You love to hate them and this would give you
plenty to love. I think...?
Adventurer's
Club???????
OK. Maddogms heard it from a friend who has
a friend who works at WDW who said that the Adventurer's Club
is (rumored to be) returning to Pleasure Island! Rock solid
proof, I tell ya! Dust off your pith helmets and prepare to
set sail by Christmas!
This week in news from around the globe, we have some manic
merch from Japan, new (returning) Holiday offerings from France,
and a question about the layout of the Hong Kong park...
~ Pezz
Haunted
Halloween "Alien Invasion" HKDLfan points us to the lates Halloween info
at Hong Kong DL. Aliens invade the resort and cause all manner
of spooky havoc.
World
of Disney at Disneyland Paris ! Get a sneak peek at the concept art for the new
World of Disney Store at the Disneyland Paris Resort. DLRP_bopazot
starts the discussion. Will this architecture work with the
store?
Trip reports and questions that need answers galore this
week as we hopefully start to head into the lovely Fall season.
~ elly
Theme
Park for sale (a trip report) mkcoastie took a trip to Busch Gardens Europe
in Virginia and shares some just beautiful photos with us. Makes me wish we had more green out here in the desert,
the foliage out at BGE is lovely.
A
Southwest Adventure -Part 1-
This ongoing trip report from Barbossa is a
masterpiece in progress. See sights from Crater Lake in Oregon
to Virginia City in Nevada and stay tuned to the thread as more
photos and commentary are added.
Fun
and Sun, but mostly Stars, in San Diego CaptPhoebus also brings us an evolving trip
report, but this one focus' on attractions in and around the
San Diego area. Be sure to look for guest appearances by some
of MiceChat's favorite people!
Knotts
Scary Farm - Is it really worth it?
Well, I'm sure most of you know how *I* would answer this question,
but why not let 10/6 know what you think about the theme park
Halloween event that started them all.
Family
friendly beaches in SD
Heading back to San Diego briefly, kra0125
is wondering where a good family friendly beach in the area
is. Got a favorite? Share your sandy preferences with us all.
The big news this week was Disney's $4 Billion acquisition
of Marvel Studios. As soon as news hit the speculation was running
rampant through the internet. - sir clinksalot
Spiderman
and Hulk move into Fantasyland (Disney to buy Marvel for $4
Billion)
In a surprise move that nobody saw coming, the Walt Disney Company
is acquiring Marvel Entertainment Inc for $4 Billion in cash
and stock. Under the deal, Disney acquires all 5,000 of Marvel's
characters including Spiderman, The X-Men, Fantastic Four, Hulk
and Captain America. How soon this purchase will start having
an effect in the parks or elsewhere is not clear at this time
as the sale has not yet been finalized.
Disney
Channel's 'Wizards' movie cable's most-watched telecast of the
year.
Despite constant criticism from Disney Purists, the teens keep
hitting it big on The Disney Channel. Disney has the top 4 cable
telecasts over the past two years with only High School Musical
2 doing better than the Wizards movie.
8/25:
Al Lutz - The Reluctant Dragon
Al brought us the latest on Murphy last week
as well as news on D-23 and the status of several projects around
the Disneyland Resort. Be sure to check out his latest column
and chime in with your reactions in the discussion already under
way.
8/27:
Kevin Yee - Bullseye
Kevin is back this week with more Orlando News and a review
of the some of the latest Disney iphone apps.
8/27:
Werner Weiss - Cranium Command
Werner brings us a new addition to Yesterland in the form of
Cranium Command from Epcot's Wonders of Life pavilion. What
was it like to be inside the head of a 12 year old boy? Discuss.
8/28: David Michael - In The Parks Darkbeer checks in with a special link this week
as he was interviewed for KABC Eyewitness News seeking his expertise
on great deals for Southern California Theme Parks. Be sure
to check out the link, and to read through the rest of his informative
update.
8/28:
Sue Kruse - Pressing Matters
Be sure to check out Sue's column this week which features Donny
Osmond, An American Werewolf in London, and Gallery 7 of the
Walt Disney Family Museum.
8/29:
Weekend Update
This weeks photos include the Jonas Brothers, Haunted Mansion,
Disney Asia, Discovery Kingdom and more!
Blu-Ray
boycott?
Are you holding off on purchasing a Blu-Ray player or have you
already taken the plunge? Join this interesting discussion about
technology and whether or not people are converting their DVD
libraries.
Rock
Band question aashee is totally rocking out to Rock Band.
But all that drumming has caused an unusual problem. Can any
other rockers help him out?
A
Disney Park ohiolandshark is creating a new park in RollerCoaster
Tycoon 2 in the spirit of Disneyland and the MK. Watch this
amazing creation in-progress here!
College
Football
Calling all college football fans! cositaluvsmickey
and other MiceChatters are so excited, they're already talking
about a playoff system to replace the BCS.
A
question to those that joined D23 online Open_at_the_close writes: I'm wondering if
once you sign up online if they give you a printable temporary
members card to be able to use until your real one arrives in
the mail. Any tips? There are some good ideas already, but are
there any others?
DelivEars, photo threads and more...lots of different things
to find in the collecting lounge this week! ~~ tinkermonkey
Stretching
Portraits StaySeatedPlease along with their twin sibling
DisneyTwins recently purchased four of the
Haunted Mansion stretching portraits and would love to get some
advice or even suggestions on how to go about framing them.
DelivEars
review
Just how did DisneyTwins go about getting those
portraits? Read this great review of Disney’s own in house
shopping service – DelivEars. New
Line of Toy Story toys to be released
While the toys have been out for about a month now, Disney recently
released the first of a series of videos on their own YouTube
channel hosted by John Lasseter. My favorite part is when JL
talks about how it felt to see a child in an airport carrying
his own Woody toy right after Toy Story premiered.
Post
Your Vinylmation photography
One of the most fun aspects of the Collecting lounge comes when
people start sharing photos of their collections. Goover
gets the ball rolling by sharing some very unique pictures of
Disney’s latest fun collectible - Vinylmation.
Show
Off Your Pin Collection!
Another photo thread! This time it’s pin collecting as
NeverNeverland starts the second thread in
this series. While it’s great to see what pins people collect,
sometimes it’s more fun to see *how* they display them!
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