by Jim Smith | Jan 30, 2024 | Orlando Spotlight, Travel News, Universal Parks, Universal Studios
Universal Orlando Resort has thrown down the gauntlet for theme park entertainment, revealing details about their highly anticipated fourth Orlando theme park – Epic Universe. Universal says their “most ambitious theme park yet” will be a gamechanger in the area...
by Jim Smith | Jan 30, 2024 | Disney, Extinct Disney Attractions, Spotlight
The screech of tires, the smell of burning rubber, the snap of a gun, a burning wall of flames, and a death defying fall. No, these weren’t film scenes from the dearly departed Great Movie Ride, nor were they demonstrations along the once great Studio Backlot Tour....
by Jim Smith | Jan 22, 2024 | Bits & Pieces, Disney, Marvel, Media
(A version of this article was shared with Pirates and Princesses and published on January 22, 2024.) Marvel Studios has revealed that their latest film, The Marvels, is releasing to Disney+ on February 7th. This date falls just shy of the three-month mark since the...
by Jim Smith | Jan 21, 2024 | Disney Legends, Disney Spotlight Series
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on February 3, 2024.) The Walt Disney Company has seen hundreds of thousands of employees and Cast Members come and go over the company’s prolific century of storytelling. While each and every...
by Jim Smith | Jan 15, 2024 | Fun Facts, Lists, Media, Spotlight, Trivia
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on January 16, 2024.) At long last, one of Disney-Pixar’s greatest storytelling achievements – the 2020 film Soul – is getting the big screen treatment. The first of three Pixar films...
