Tagged with " Pixar"

The great Disney’s Hollywood Studios focused website StudiosCentral has a new photo report up today. Here are some newsworthy photos: The single rider line from Toy Story Midway Mania is gone. Expect Fastpass for this attraction to be leaving in the not-so-distant future. Some strange Orange and Red lights have appeared on top of the strange bridge on Pixar Place Stage 1 has a new sign telling guests preparation for a new production has begun. This is rumored to be the location where the Monsters Inc. roller coaster is going. Preparation continues for the American Idol Experience at the Studios. Installation of the proposed jumbo-screens to broadcast the live shows should begin in early September. Is it just me, or does [...]

It appears that Pete Docter and the people at Pixar are keeping busy working on some Monsters Inc. projects, according to IGN: The collective clever clogs over at Pixar are hinting that one of their most successful flicks –Monsters Inc. – could soon receive the sequel treatment. Speaking to MTV, Pete Docter, the director of the original, said, “We’ve thought about it. We’ve got a couple of ideas.” He failed to elaborate further, instead saying that much of his team’s resources are currently being poured into the forthcoming Monsters Inc.ride at Walt Disney Resorts. If you recall, we talked about a rumored Monsters Inc. themed roller coaster to be built for Disney’s Hollywood Studios sometime in the not-so-distant future. A number of Disney [...]

While it is already official that the 6 remaining Pleasure Island clubs, as well as the Pocahontas and Her Forest Friends show at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, will be closing forever on September 27, that may not be the full list of Walt Disney World attractions and shows departing for yesterland on that day. Rumors are now circulating that two of the Magic Kingdom shows brought to the park for the Year of a Million Dreams celebration may be making their final performances on September 27, 2008. If the rumors we’re hearing are true, this fateful Saturday in September will also be your last chance to catch Woody’s Cowboy Camp and the Main Street Family Fun Day Parade. Be sure to stay tuned [...]

Just as we briefly mentioned at the end of last week, rumors are swirling that an inverted roller coaster themed to Disney Pixar’s Monsters Inc. will be the next major new attraction for the Walt Disney World Resort after the opening of the American Idol Experience this January. Our good friend Jim Hill over at Jim Hill Media had a lengthy article about the proposed Hollywood Studios roller coaster today, although he did go into more detail on some other upcoming projects as well. Jim also mentioned two new attractions that were first rumored to the public right here on WDW News Today over the course of the last year. First mentioned was that the Honey I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure [...]

Our good friend EpcotServo has posted yet another fantastic photo update from Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, here are a few of the pics from the report: Dino-sue is getting repainted over in Hester and Chester’s Dino-Rama New Hollywood Studios merchandise featuring the park’s skyline, the fab five, the Genie, and a number of Pixar characters The Hanes sponsorship has finally begun at Rock ‘N’ Rollercoaster Three new Toy Story Mania mugs are now available for purchase They actually say Midway Mania I’ll be sure to pick up all three of these my next visit to the studios New kids shirt Note: you can’t ring children in Toy Story Midway Mania, only Little Green Men Pixar Animation Studios merchandise is now also being [...]