I’m sure you’ve all been wondering why exactly King Arthur’s Carousel unexpectedly shut down, & is closed for so long. Well, we now finally have an answer for you. A cast member started it up without unlocking it, thus bending the super-structure.
The Carousel should re-open on April 5th, 2008!
Here are some Disney news updates to brighten your weekend:
-A correction on news we reported yesterday: the tarps surrounding the Animation Courtyard archway at Disney’s Hollywood Studios have indeed been removed, but a temporary sign saying ESPN the Weekend has been put over where the new park logo will be placed.
-At 9am on April 22, 2008, there will be a re-dedication of Disney’s Animal Kingdom for it’s tenth anniversary celebration. Of course, the same group that brought you Epcot’s famous Celebration 25 in October will be putting on “A Wild Decade”, a commemorative event featuring one of a kind fan opportunities at celebrating this special occasion. For more information on this event, head on over to WDWCelebrations today.
-I made my way over to a meet for the Central Jersey Disney Pin Traders today and have to say I had a great time trading and talking with all of the attendees. Our co-host of the upcoming Disney Pincast, John Rick, is the founder of the group and once again put on a great Disney pin trading meet. Next month, the CJDPT will be hosting its huge “Trade till’ You Fade” event from April 11-13. For more information on this upcoming opportunity to trade with hundreds of Disney pin traders and take part in numerous Disney activities at this event, head on over to www.cjdpt.com. A special note, I will be attending this event along with staff members Jason Diffendal and John Rick and we will be recording a special edition of the Disney Pincast.
It turns out those new Autopia costumes aren’t just for Autopia cast members! Those same costumes (shirt & jacket) are now being used at Space Mountain, Astro Oribitor, & maybe Star Tours. Honey I Shrunk the Audience also got new costumes, but they are different from the other ones. We’ll have pictures up of these new costumes in use sometime later tonight or tomorrow.
Updated: February 29th – 10:11PM – PST
MiceAge‘s Andy Castro has put up a couple of really good videos on his YouTube account!
The first is of the new Wall-E preview in DCA’s Animation Academy, with Andrew Stanton of PIXAR:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DB79wUsAgA[/youtube]
And the second is from the 2008 Disney Parks Vacation Planning DVD, which has a sneak preview of the new PIXAR Play Parade with Marilyn Magness of Disney Parks Creative Entertainment:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=859dqsnV-sk[/youtube]
