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Walt Disney World News
- Spaceship Earth has had its return-from-refurbishment date on the official
Walt Disney World web site calendar pushed
back from November 14 to February 19. Imagineering has said that the
date was always early 2008 and the date hasn’t changed. Meanwhile, the capacity
of this attraction is now going to be sorely missed during the holiday season.
- We’ve now got the new logo for Disney’s Hollywood Studios, which will
get its new name on January 7.
The old Disney-MGM Studios logo and the new Disney’s Hollywood
Studios logo. Images © Disney.
- Next year’s Disney Vacation
Club Member Cruise
will set sail September 21-25, 2008. Booking willopen on Saturday, November 17 at 9 a.m. EST. You can make your reservation
by calling either the regular DVC Guest Services line (800-800-9800) or
407-566-3800. Don’t worry if you get a long wait time, just stay on the
line to avoid losing your place in the queue. The cruise is once again expected
to sell out fast. More information is available on the DVC
Member web site.
- One of the people behind the pipe
bomb
that exploded in a remote Downtown Disney parking lot on July 2and another found on the Greeneway (S.R. 417) last week was Brandon Ryan
Woll, a 21-year-old server at the Swan and Dolphin Resort.
- Construction Updates:
- While Walt Disney Imagineering is getting a bit more cryptic, it appears
that they will be installing a number of locations for the reported
Kim Possible scavenger hunt around World Showcase.
- There will be a great deal of work going on to re-level about 6 acres
of ground backstage at the Disney-MGM Studios and construct a costuming
building expansion in the middle of it. New speakers will be going in
onstage in the area between Indy, Star Tours and the Hat plaza.
- The Holiday Inn on Hotel Plaza Boulevard has just signed a revised
lease with Walt Disney World to reflect a $51,642,000 construction loan
related to its current refurbishment.
- While Walt Disney Imagineering is getting a bit more cryptic, it appears
- Quick takes:
- The last running of the Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade will be
on Sunday, March 9. The new Block Party Bash will then debut on Friday,
March 14.
- From November 13-15, the Orlando International Airport will be receiving
a visit from the new Airbus A380, the worlds largest passenger airplane.
If you’re lucky, you might catch a glimpse of the super-jumbo jet.
- If any of you were lucky enough to attend the “An Evening with The
VOICES: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of the Music of Derric Johnson”
event on Saturday night, featuring more than three-quarters of all of
those who have ever sung with the Voices of Liberty, please write in
and let us know about it!
- The last running of the Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade will be
