Build With a Dart & a Potato
Billboards for the new Toy Story Mania attraction at Disney’s California Adventure have started to appear all over Southern California, as seen in this picture by MiceChat‘s MasterGracey:
Mural Wars!
The next article dealing with the New Tomorrowland of 1998 is going to be about the mural on the American Space Experience/Rocket Rods queue building. Let’s get to it:
Here’s the original mural that called this building home, one of the lovely works of Mary Blair
A look at the removal of the Mary Blair mural
And this is the 1998 mural, which surprisingly or not is my favorite!
The inscription bellow the mural reads: “BEYOND THE GREATEST STAR OF ALL LIES OUR FUTURE”
In preparation for Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters in 2005, the mural was once again changed
I advise everyone to check out Yesterland‘s articles on both the 1998 Tomorrowland Mural, & the Mary Blair Murals. We won’t have an article on the New Tomorrowland tomorrow, but we will have this week’s podcast with tons of audio from the re-do. We’ll be back on Memorial Day with a look at Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!
WDW News Today LIVE!
To start the celebration of the WDW News Today family’s one year anniversary, join us for our first live interactive podcast! The show will be hosted on TalkShoe.com. Information to join is below. If you have any questions post here & a member of the staff will respond to you asap to clear things up. Thanks!
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WDW News Today LIVE!
To start the celebration of our one year anniversary join us for our first live interactive podcast! The show will be hosted on TalkShoe.com. Information to join is below. If you have any questions post here and a member of the staff will respond to you asap to clear things up. Thanks!
WDW News Today Live!
Call ID: 17393
Date: Sun, June 8, 2008
Time: 08:00 PM EDT
How to participate:
Call in via Telephone:
Dial: (724) 444-7444
Enter: 17393 # (Call ID)
Enter: 1 # or your PIN
Join from your computer:
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/ta … 393&cmd=tc
To talk via your computer you must install the TalkShoe client.
Celebrating 40 Years of Nasa (or something like that)!
The next article dealing with the New Tomorrowland of 1998 is going to be about the American Space Experience. Again, this article will be a pictorial article, as Yesterland has a wonderful article up dealing with the history of this exhibit!
There’s not much to be said or shown about the American Space Experience, but there still are a few pictures to share! Let’s get to it:
The exhibit’s marque
A look at a few of the exhibits in the “experience”
The American Space Experience is now the Fastpass Distribution area for Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters
And surprisingly or not, that’s all for this pictorial! Tomorrow, a look at the 1998 mural that was above the entrance to the American Space Experience!
Summer of Hidden Promotional Images
Here are a few promotional images released by Disney of the Indiana Jones Summer of Hidden Mysteries, made available in the latest Dateline Disneyland on MiceAge:
Dateline Disneyland Picture Update
Let’s take a look at some various things going on through-out the Disneyland Resort from this week’s Dateline Disneyland on MiceAge:
The Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage exit waterfall rock-work is almost finished
Inside Innoventions, the VMK arcade games have been switched over to Pirates of the Caribbean Online & Disney’s ToonTown Online
A new sign has been put up at the entrance to the Golden Vine Winery, that is the same, minus Seasons of the Vine
For some unknown reason, a light or projector has been placed atop Don Tomas’, & is directed towards the Toy Story Midway Mania marquee
The Disneyland: Then, Now, & Forever book has been updated with a new cover, & a page for both the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage & Toy Story Midway Mania
The American Idol Experience
The official web-page for the new American Idol Experience, opening January 2009 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, has been put up. More artist concepts, videos (including newly crowned American Idol, David Cook, singing “When You Wish Upon a Star”), & information on the audition process for the attraction, are on the site.
MintCrocodile’s DLR Update
Our friend MintCrocodile has some great pictures of the Indiana Jones Summer of Hidden Mysteries (which debuted today), & a couple of things from DCA that I want to highlight here:
A look at the special guide-map for this event
Various “hidden secrets” in the Jungle Cruise & the Indiana Jones Adventure
A special picture opportunity has been set up
The Secret of the Stone Tiger show has replaced Aladdin’s Oasis
Another show with Indy & some bad guy takes place in the streets of Adventureland
Quickly moving over to DCA… The Sunshine Plaza Fountain is now back in operation
The second food stand by Toy Story Midway Mania is the be the Hot Dog Hut
You can find plenty more of MintCrocodile’s wonderful pictures at his SmugMug page!
The Road to No-Where!
Our first article dealing with the New Tomorrowland of 1998 is going to be about the Rocket Rods. This article is going to be a pictorial article, as Yesterland already has a wonderful article up dealing with the attraction.
Now, let’s get to it:
The entrance to the Rocket Rods
The other side of the entrance didn’t receive the logo due to budget issues… Big surprise!
The queue featured a re-painted, neon version of the Mark III Monorail…
… As well as a neon PeopleMover vehicle
The loading & blast off area, as well as the Observatron
The attraction vehicle… Very weird in my opinion!
The only vehicle that had neon features added to it
The Rocket Rods closed in April 2001
Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters replaced at the Rocket Rods queue building in 2005… The track is empty
Tomorrow, a look at the American Space Experience!