Celebrity Chef Art Smith Opening “Homecoming” Restaurant at Disney Springs in 2016

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Homecoming: Florida Kitchen and Southern Shine, Chef Art Smith’s new restaurant concept, will open in Summer 2016 at Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort.

 

You might know Chef Smith from his years as Oprah’s chef, or for his appearances in “Iron Chef America,” “Top Chef” and “Top Chef Masters.” The James Beard Foundation award winner was born and reared in the town of Jasper, Fla., on the Florida-Georgia border, where his family still raises cattle, pecans and heirloom vegetables. And after 25 years of preparing award-winning meals for celebrities and heads of state and appearing on television, he is making Florida his home once again.

The Homecoming menu will feature Southern favorites like homemade pimento cheese, Church Lady deviled eggs, low country shrimp and grits, kale salad with Sweet Grass Dairy cheese and spiced pecans and a grilled Blackstrap pork chop with sawmill gravy. “Each dish has a little Florida twist and make guests feel like they’re on the back porch with me for every meal,” says Smith. Desserts will be a specialty, with cakes, pies and delectable sweets made daily and shipped from a bakery in Hamilton County, including the restaurant’s signature Mockingbird Cake.

 

The “rustic-chic” restaurant has a glass-walled show kitchen and the Southern Shine bar, featuring whimsical cocktails, punches and coolers that celebrate an era where characters might have created some homegrown spirits on their homesteads just beyond the springs.

If you are wondering why the restaurant is called Homecoming, well, Chef Smith attended Florida State University and did a culinary internship with the Walt Disney World College Program many years ago.

New Sunset Showcase at Hollywood Studios to Open with “Club Disney” on December 5th

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When the new Sunset Showcase opens at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on December 5th, 2015, it will be host to Club Disney, the hottest spot in town for kids and characters alike. Guests can join Mickey and the gang and take to the dance floor in this electric club environment, where a DJ Club Host spins a mix of favorite Radio Disney Top 40 songs as the floor and walls come alive with vivid images from classic Disney animation.

Club Disney will also feature a seating area and snack station, where you can refuel and recharge – both yourself and your electronic devices – before heading out for more fun in Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

 

The new Sunset Showcase venue is located behind Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster and will be accessed via the gateway next to the current entrance for that attraction. Club Disney is expected to run in the space through January, when a Villains offering is expected to move in.

Advance Tickets To “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Go On Sale October 19th; New Trailer Coming Possibly This Week

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For those looking to get their “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” tickets early, you will finally be able to purchase your tickets on Monday, October 19th.

From Furious Fanboys:

Tonight I was able to get personal confirmation that theater box offices will begin selling advance tickets for Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Monday, October 19th. This information confirmed individual theaters selling tickets at their box offices, so I don’t know how it will apply to online ticket brokers such as Fandango or Movie Tickets. Most likely they’ll begin selling as well once the major chains open up on their side of things.

Also we should be receiving a full length trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”  this week which should give us more of an idea about the actual story then the previous teaser we have seen. I have been hearing that we should be seeing something towards the end of the week and Furious Fanboys again has additional information regarding the possible release of the trailer.

A few weeks ago there was a tweet by The Movie Bit who said October 15th would be a big day for Star Wars. They previously broke some decent sized Star Wars news, so I trust them.

Noah at Star Wars Time emailed his theater general manager and found out they were expecting a package from Disney that could contain the trailer between October 15th and 19th. This backs up an email that Star Wars Junk received from a Carmike Theater in Columbus Georgia that said the trailer would be out in the middle of the month. And just tonight Star Wars Junk also heard that the trailer would be announced on the 15th, this coming Thursday and a day that StarWars.com traditionally drops big bombs on social media.

Without a doubt, we are definitely due a trailer. We have only had one teaser that premiered back in February and that’s it. Next week will be two months till the theatrical release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”. “Star Wars Rebels: Season 2” also will debut next week on October 14th and we may even see a short preview that night. Keep your eyes and ears open and we will let you know as soon as possible exactly when we will have access to the new trailer.
Source: Furious Fanboys

VIDEO: New Trailer For “Star Wars Rebels” Season 2

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During Disney XD’s panel at the New York Comic Con, Disney released a brand new trailer for the upcoming Season 2 for “Star Wars Rebels”.

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In this special Star Wars Rebels Season Two trailer from NYCC 2015, the Ghost crew is back — but they’re not alone.

Get a first look at new allies, new starships, new Inquisitors, and much more as the fight against the Empire continues, and watch the season premiere of Star Wars Rebels on October 14, 9:30 p.m. ET/PT!

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Characters Revealed For Disney Infinity 3.0

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Disney Interactive has revealed it’s newest line of “Star Wars” figures for Disney Infinity 3.0 and this time the play set focuses on “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”. We received our first look at the Rey and Finn figures in May during Star Wars Celebration but now Poe Dameron and Kylo Ren have been revealed as additional individual playable characters.

The “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” play set comes with the characters Rey and Finn and will cost $34.99. Individual characters (Poe Dameron, Kylo Ren) will cost $13.99 each. “The Force Awakens” plays set will be released on December 18th in order not to spoil any of the movie.

Steven Spielberg Seems To Confirm Directing Harrison Ford In “Indiana Jones 5”

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While out promoting his latest movie, “Bridge Of Spies”, Steven Spielberg seems to have dropped a bomb that both Harrison Ford and he will be back for “Indiana Jones 5”.

When asked by Yahoo Movies, “What has made your long standing collaboration such a success?”, Spielberg mentioned that:

“Tom (Hanks) is tied with Harrison Ford. Harrison and I have done 4 movies and Tom and I have done 4 movies. Now, I’ll probably do “Indy 5″ with Harrison and that will be 5 for Harrison and 4 for Tom. I got to make another one with Tom so it will be 5 for Tom and 5 for Harrison.”

The key word is “probably”, which means more than likely. I am sure that Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford have had discussions about doing “Indiana Jones 5”. In May, Kennedy, the president of Lucasfilm, did confirm to Vanity Fair that “Indiana Jones 5” will be made. Kennedy has had a close working relationship with Spielberg for decades being producer for many of Spielberg’s films including  “E.T”., “The Jurassic Park Trilogy”, “The Back To The Future Trilogy” and of course all of the “Indiana Jones” movies. Ford has also mentioned that he wants to do one more “Indiana Jones” movie.

We have heard rumors that we should expect a fifth “Indiana Jones” movie sometime in 2018. Hopefully we’ll hear something official from Lucasfilm in the near future.

Source: Yahoo

Tortuga Tavern at Magic Kingdom Getting New Menu Starting 10/14

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On the heels of the Pecos Bill’s menu change, the seasonally operating Tortuga Tavern in Adventureland at the Magic Kingdom is switching to a new menu as well.

 

New menu items include barbecue sandwiches with either pulled pork, sliced beef brisket or grilled chicken breast, all served on Texas toast with beans and cole slaw.

 

Vegetarians, or anyone looking for a lighter meal will enjoy the roasted corn and vegetable salad, served with vinaigrette dressing. Barbecue beef brisket or chicken can also be added to the salad.

 

 

Spider-Man Meet & Greet Moving in at Super Hero Headquarters, Captain America Leaves Disneyland

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Innoventions at Disneyland is currently being converted into the Tomorrowland Expo Center, home to Super Hero HQ and Star Wars Launch Bay, which will open on November 16th. When it does open, guests will be able to meet the one and only Spider-Man!

 

Spider-Man can already be seen at Walt Disney Studios Paris, but this will be his first meet and greet appearance in the Disney Parks here in the United States. The attraction will also include the returning Thor meet and greet experience, Iron Man Tech exhibit, a MARVEL gaming zone, and small store selling super hero goods.

While the Captain America meet and greet is going away, Disney has promised that Cap will return soon. The space being used for the Spider-Man meet and greet is flex space and will change to a different MARVEL character every few months.

VIDEO: New Projection Scene Added to the Finale of The Great Movie Ride

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While it has been several months since the debut of the new Great Movie Ride presented by Turner Classic Movies, the ride continues to add new details. The rather dark room following the film montage at the end of the attraction added a large new projection very quietly over the last few weeks:

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The new scene can only really be experienced if you are in the second train on the ride, meaning you are parked to the right side during the film montage at the end. During the slightly longer trip this train takes back to the station, guests can look up and see some classic film moments from the montage before they “rise dramatically to their feet” and exit.

New Trailer For “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” To Premier This Monday, October 19th

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With close to two months before the release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” releasing in theaters we will see a the first full length trailer this coming Monday, October 19th. This trailer will also be the final trailer released befpore the release of “The Force Awakens” in theaters on December 18th. The official logo for the movie will also be revealed, which should be expected to be on future merchandise.

Although Disney and Lucasfilm have not made an official announcement, numerous sources have heard that the trailer is coming this Monday and according to MakingStarWars.com, the trailer will premier on ESPN during Monday Night Football. The official announcement is expected to come either this Friday or sometime this weekend.

You will also be able to purchase tickets this Monday for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”. Although also not confirmed, numerous AMC Theater ticket managers have informed their employees that tickets will be going on sale this Monday.

Source: Making Star Wars