Disney After Hours will return to the Magic Kingdom January 20th and 27th, February 2nd, 9th and 16th, and March 2nd and 9th.
Tickets cost $119 plus tax, down from $149. They can be booked by calling (407) 827-7185.
Say goodbye to the old maroon and white monorail cast costumes…
Walt Disney World Monorail cast members are set to get new costumes, replacing the current color scheme which has been around for 20+ years. The new costume will be white, blue, and yellow. The costume will also incorporate a conductor’s hat similar to those worn by some cast members who work on the Walt Disney World Railroad.
The costumes are set to debut very soon, so keep an eye out for them!
Watch as director James Gunn and Chris Pratt announce the Marvel Studios Heroes Act Sweeptsakes for a chance for you and a guest to be a part of the red carpet premier of “Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2”. All proceeds will be used to benefit Save The Children.
This past Saturday, Marvel Studios Hero Acts launched a sweepstakes tied to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. By submitting a photo through MarvelStudiosHeroActs.com, one winner will receive a trip to the GOTG Vol. 2 Red Carpet Premiere. All photos must be submitted between now and February 28, 2017.
Additionally, Marvel Studios is tripling each donation from $5 to $15 for every photo posted through this Saturday. They’ll also donate an extra $15 when users share that photo on Facebook or Twitter.
Source: Marvel Entertainment
The Walt Disney Company was recently awarded US Patent Number 9,424,467, entitled “GAZE TRACKING AND RECOGNITION WITH IMAGE LOCATION,” for a system that can track where guests are looking.
Several excerpts from the patent explain how this system will work:
Various entertainment environments, e.g., theme parks, attempt to track where various participants are looking within such environments. By tracking the gaze of a participant, a computing system may direct various animatronics, automated objects, or the like to interact with the participant. For example, a computing system within a theme park may direct an animatronic character from a movie to make a noise if a participant is looking at the animatronic character.
The gaze tracking configuration calculates the ratio of the amount of white in the eyes of a participant on either side of the iris for each eye of the participant. Further, the gaze tracking configuration estimates where the participant directs his or her gaze by averaging the ratios for both eyes of the participant.
Further, the gaze tracking configurations provided herein are not limited to detecting the gaze of a single person, but rather may be utilized to estimate the gaze of a group of people. During event recording, knowing where a live audience is gazing on a sports field or stage allows for automatic control of a camera to point the camera to the place of interest of the audience. For example, the gaze tracking configuration is configured to detect if a large quantity of audience members are gazing in the same direction. The gaze tracking configuration then provides that gaze data to a camera that is configured to automatically adjust to its orientation in the direction of the gaze. Similarly, understanding how a live audience pays attention to a film presentation or theatrical stage presentation can provide a director with valuable information about how the audience is receiving a film or play.
The generic responses and/or specific responses are also utilized with interactive displays. The specific responses are not limited to videos, pictures, or the like in their entireties. The specific responses are also implemented with respect to the gaze of the participant directed toward a particular scene character, object, or the like within a video, picture, or the like.
It is unknown at this point how Disney may utilize this technology, but one could imagine any of a number of scenarios where a guest could interact with a robotic character as if it were a responsive human controlling the character. Another possibility is a virtual-reality system where the guest is in control of the experience and the system can determine where the guest wishes to go simply by where he or she is looking. This is likely to be a part of some of the new, more immersive experiences Disney is planning or building, including Pandora: The World of Avatar, and Star Wars Land.
Tom Holland stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to reveal the very first trailer for “Spider-Man: Homecoming”. We get our first look at Michael Keaton as The Vulture as well as a great shot of Spider-Man and Iron Man teaming up for an iconic scene!
Source: Jimmy Kimmel Live
Before the first trailer for “Spider-Man: Homecoming” was released, Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios, announced that we would also be getting an international trailer that would look and feel different from the domestic one. He wasn’t kidding! The international trailer shows a lot less of Peter’s high school friends and shows more scenes between Tony and Peter as well as our first look at the second villain in the film, The Shocker. The musical score provided also gives the trailer an overall darker feel to it.
Source: Sony Pictures Australia
FuelRod charging batteries are now available for Guests to purchase at two additional locations within Epcot.
Each battery comes with a set of USB cables to charge a mobile phone, tablet or other device. Be sure to read our review if you are unfamiliar with the service.
Guests at Epcot can find the FuelRod charging batteries at:
IMAX has just released an new TV spot for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” with some new footage.
Did Krennic just use the word awesome? That sounds so weird in a Star Wars movie and even weirder coming from him. At least Vader didn’t say it….yet.
When I hear the word awesome, I think of:
Source: IMAX
Effective December 11th, 2016, Enchanted Tales with Belle will no longer be offered during morning Extra Magic Hours at the Magic Kingdom.
The attraction has been offered as part of the morning Extra Magic Hours since it opened in 2012.
In a rather strange turn of events, the Disneyland Resort is now home to an alcoholic Dole Whip float.
Now, before you start freaking out that there is alcohol being served at Disneyland Park, the specialty can be found only at the Disneyland Hotel’s Coffee House.
The Coffee House is a rather unassuming coffee shop adjacent to Goofy’s Kitchen. They recently not only added Dole Whip to the menu, but also a Dole Whip float and alcoholic version with rum.
I of course ordered the float with rum. Compared to similar offerings at Walt Disney World, the price point was cheaper and portions were plentiful. They don’t go heavy on the rum sadly, but the overall flavor is very enjoyable.
Be sure to stop by soon as it is unknown how long this new offering will last. It’s a great way to pre or post-game Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar… or you can just get the regular Dole Whip or float I guess. 😉
