Ariel Animatronic REVEALED!

Disney are just two months away from the official opening of The Little Mermaid~Ariel's Undersea Adventure. Walt Disney Imagineers are working hard to make sure you feel transported into Ariel's world through every detail - the water, the fish, the hair....yes, the hair! Really needs to be seen to be believed. :D

Tokyo Disney Resort Update..

Officials from Oriental Land Company, the operator of Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea, say they expect both parks to re-open sometime in April.

The resort has been closed since a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 12.

While both parks sustained only minor damage in the quake, rolling blackouts have prevented them from functioning normally.

Park officials are weighing their options when it comes to power usage upon the parks’ reopening. They are considering closing the parks at nightfall and even opening them only on alternating days.

April was supposed to be a huge month for the Disney property. Its 10th anniversary celebration was slated to kick off on April 23.

Here is the note on the front page of the official TDL website...

Shanghai Disney to start construction...

Construction of the world's sixth Disney amusement park will start in Shanghai Friday 8th of April 2011!!

Walt Disney Co. and its local partners have issued invitations to "a special event in Shanghai" on April 8, the paper reported Saturday, quoting an anonymous source. Tom Staggs, the head of Disney's parks and resorts division, recently said the project would take five years to complete, so its good news its starting construction soon! 

Walt Disney Pavilion at Florida Hospital

There was much excitement in Orlando this morning with the official opening of the Walt Disney Pavilion at Florida Hospital for Children. Hundreds were on hand to celebrate the occasion which included a moving dedication ceremony featuring inspirational stories from former pediatric patients. This truly is one of the reasons that make up the Disney Difference.

New Disney Head to Promote Trade!

Disneyland Paris marketing chief Federico Gonzalez Tejera has taken on an expanded role to promote the wider Disney Destinations across Europe the Middle East and Africa.

He has been appointed to oversee marketing and sales to promote Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, and Disneyland Resort in California, as well as Disneyland Paris and Disney Cruise Line to the EMEA consumer and trade media, and to Disney’s travel industry partners in the region.

Gonzalez will be working closely with UK managing director and sales and marketing vice president Hugh Wood to ensure sales developments for the UK reflect Disney’s business priorities in Europe.

His responsibilities as marketing and sales senior vice president Disneyland Paris and Disney Destinations EMEA include overseeing the distribution and marketing strategy implemented by Wood’s team. 

Gonzalez joined Disneyland Paris in 2004 as marketing vice president and was promoted to senior vice president of marketing in 2006, receiving additional responsibilities for Disney Destinations in 2009. Before joining Disney, Gonzalez worked for Procter and Gamble in Spain, Belgium, Sweden and Portugal.

Source: Travel Weekly

New Mickey Mouse Meet and Greet!

Now that toontown has been closed. Mickey Mouse’s new meet-and-greet area  is on Main Street USA! At the "Town Square Theater"/

The theater officially opened its doors on April 1st 2011, and families have been busy lining up to explore the area and try out the park’s first-ever use of Disney’s FASTPASS tickets for a character meet-and-greet experience.

That said, here’s a video that will take you inside the theater, straight to the front of the line.

Star Tours 2 :Destinations!

As well as being a big Disney fan I love Star Wars too, so this news quoted from Disney Press is really exciting!

It won’t be long now before Star Tours re-launches and “The Adventures Continue” at both Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California! But where in the galaxy are we going?
We know a lot of you have been wondering and asking, and today we are happy to reveal the final destinations you can expect to visit when Star Tours resumes service. You already know we’re going to Tatooine for the Boonta Eve Podrace and to Coruscant.Additional destinations include a visit to the beautiful planet of Naboo, a rare tour of the Wookiee planet of Kashyyyk, and a trip to the icy planet Hoth (seen above in a still image from Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back).
Of course, no Star Tours adventure would be complete without an unexpected visit to the Death Star, this time above the planet Geonosis.
In addition, we’ll be departing from a spectacular new Spaceport, created just for the new Star Tours voyages.As revealed earlier, these destinations will be combined in more than 50 different story adventures, so you’ll never know where the Force will take you!