The DIS Discussion Forums - DISboards.com - Disney Rumors and News http://www.disboards.com/ Have a Disney Rumor? Join in our discussions as we explore Disney News and Rumors from all areas of Disney. Daily Disney News Stories en Sat, 18 May 2013 22:00:11 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.disboards.com/images/misc/rss.jpg The DIS Discussion Forums - DISboards.com - Disney Rumors and News http://www.disboards.com/ Former Disney World employee arrested http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3113244&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 07:59:08 GMT Former Disney World employee arrested on pornography charges. http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/General_Disney_News/Former_Disney_World_employee_arrested_on_pornography_charges.htm ---Quote--- A 49-year-old former Walt Disney World cast member was arrested this week for allegedly downloading child... Former Disney World employee arrested on pornography charges. http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/General_...hy_charges.htm

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A 49-year-old former Walt Disney World cast member was arrested this week for allegedly downloading child pornography while at work. According to WESH News, Cedric Eugene Cuthbert, also a pastor in Sanford, Florida, worked at the Port Orleans resorts as an evening custodial manager, which is when the supposed illegal downloading took place (one source claims he worked in that capacity for seven years. Disney spokesperson Andrea Finger clarified that Cuthbert is, no longer with the company. There are controls in place that make us aware of activity, and we notified law enforcement." An article on an NBCUniversal community website claims, "Disney has a monitoring system that takes screen captures every three seconds of employee computers. Cuthbert was downloading child porn from the internet, while writing a sermon for Easter Sunday." According to WESH, Cuthbert posted his $12,500 bond and was also ordered not to have contact with any children under the age of 18 (with the exception of his eight and eleven-year-old sons).

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]]> Disney Rumors and News Rumors Rocks http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3113244 Half-hour Toy Story special coming to ABC this fall http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3113241&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 07:54:28 GMT http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/Television_and_Film/Half-hour_Toy_Story_special_coming_to_ABC_this_fall.htm Image: http://pixartimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Toy-Story-of-Terror-Logo.jpg Image: http://pixartimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Toy-Story-of-Terror.png ---Quote---... http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/Televisi..._this_fall.htm






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Toy Story of Terror, a 30-minute TV special, will air on ABC this October. The voices from the original films will return, including Tom Hanks as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz, Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head, Wallace Shawn as Rex and Joan Cusack as Jessie. The storyline will revolve around the toys taking a road trip with Bonnie to see her grandmother. During a hotel stay, one of the toys goes missing and everyone else has to work through a "mysterious sequence of events" before the same thing happens to the rest of them.

Director Angus MacLane said, "There was some support to make a scary, but not necessarily Halloween-themed half-hour Toy Story special for television. There was some concern early on about not making it too scary for kids. I think we've done a good job of balancing staying true to Toy Story and staying true to the genre. As far as adults are concerned, I've always thought that we make these movies for ourselves. I think it's funny and like the other Toy Story films, I think there is plenty of stuff in there that only adults will get."

Viewers will get to see what life with the toys' new owner Bonnie has been like. Bonnie received the toys from Andy at the conclusion of the third film.

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]]> Disney Rumors and News Rumors Rocks http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3113241 LTM: Disney Parks Monstrous Summer All-Nighter on May 24! http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3113238&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 07:43:42 GMT http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2013/05/24-hours-of-fun-and-entertainment-in-three-disney-parks/ ---Quote--- Were just one week away from our next Limited Time Magic event, the huge Disney Parks Monstrous Summer All-Nighter on May 24! Pam Brandon and Steven Miller will be along later... http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blo...-disney-parks/

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Were just one week away from our next Limited Time Magic event, the huge Disney Parks Monstrous Summer All-Nighter on May 24! Pam Brandon and Steven Miller will be along later to share details about some of the great food and merchandise you can expect to find, but first Id like to tell you more about the special entertainment we have in store.



Everything kicks-off with special opening moments in front of the parks, leading up to 6 a.m., and then youre off and running for 24 hours of fun!* Many of your usual favorite characters and shows will be happening throughout the day, but we also have some extra things planned just for this event.
  • At Magic Kingdom Park, Mike and Sulley from this summers new Disney"Pixar film Monsters University will pop in to scare up some excitement at the Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It! Street Party, and serve as Grand Marshals during a special pre-parade, complete with a cheer squad, flag corps and a marching band playing the MU Fight Song! You can catch this procession just ahead of each of that days two performances of the Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade. In Tomorrowland, the Rockettower Plaza Stage plays host to a Monster Mania DJ Dance Party from 4 9 p.m. and Monsters University Movie Night from 11 p.m. 5 a.m., featuring back-to-back showings of the original Monsters, Inc. and an opportunity to meet Mike and Sulley! Finally, you can dance the night away at Disneys Up All Night Dance Party at Cinderella Castle, keeping things lively from 2 5:45 a.m.

  • At Disneyland Resort, the fun spreads out across two Disney Parks! Disney California Adventure park is having a Hollywood Viewing Party, screening Monsters, Inc. inside Muppets Theater and hosting Mad T Party outside in Hollywood Land. Both start at 9 p.m. and continue through the night. Elsewhere, the Monsters University gang will be out and about with the new MU float from the Pixar Play Parade, happy to pose for pictures with you.

  • Disneyland park celebrates with a Disney Character Pajama Party, starting after midnight in Mickeys Toontown with classic Disney cartoons, a Mickey Mouse Party Zone with DJ and activities for kids, plus goodies available for purchase, like hot chocolate, milk and cookies and other treats. Over in Tomorrowland, there will be Star Wars characters to meet and the TLT Monstrous Dance Club at Tomorrowland Terrace, where you can keep the party going from midnight to 5:30 a.m.

  • During the All-Nighter, the Royal Theatre at Fantasy Faire hosts a Royal Swing Ball, with a live band from 10 p.m. 1:40 a.m., and beginning June 15 the Jump, Jive, Boogie Swing Party will return to the Royal Theatre for select nights during the summer. Keep an eye on the calendar page on Disneyland.com for dates and information.

  • So whether youre heading to Disneyland Resort or Walt Disney World Resort for the Disney Parks Monstrous Summer All-Nighter, youre in for a monster-sized good time!

*Hours of operation 6:00 a.m. on 5/24/13 to 6:00 a.m. on 5/25/13; subject to capacity restrictions. Only select attractions, entertainment and services will be available. Valid theme park admission required. Subject to restrictions and change without notice.

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]]> Disney Rumors and News Rumors Rocks http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3113238 Special Eats Part of Monstrous All-Nighter Fun at Disney Parks http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3113236&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 07:34:12 GMT http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2013/05/special-eats-part-of-monstrous-all-nighter-fun-at-disney-parks/ ---Quote--- Of course the Disney chefs had to get in on the Memorial Day weekend fun to kick off a Monstrous Summer at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort. Magic Kingdom... http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blo...-disney-parks/

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Of course the Disney chefs had to get in on the Memorial Day weekend fun to kick off a Monstrous Summer at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort. Magic Kingdom Park, Disneyland park and Disney California Adventure park will stay open from 6 a.m., May 24, to 6 a.m. May 25, – which gives us 24 hours to nosh our way through the delightful bites.

We won’t give away all the ideas the chefs have planned, but here are a few:



The cupcake craze gets a nod at Gaston’s Tavern in New Fantasyland in Magic Kingdom Park, with a chocolate cupcake topped with tasty “Monsters University” sweets. And we can’t resist the “Eye Scream Sundae” at Plaza Ice Cream Parlor and Plaza Restaurant in two flavors – mint chocolate chip or strawberry.

The Launching Pad in Tomorrowland will have two theme drinks, Randall’s Suds and Mike’s Punch.

At the Disneyland Resort, tasty treats are everywhere. From a steak and eggs breakfast at Carnation Café in Disneyland park to a Monster Nacho Dog at Award Weiners at Disney California Adventure park, there are dozens of creations added to menus. We expect lots of guests will be looking for early-morning eats, like the breakfast pizza at Redd’s Pizza Port with eggs, chorizo, roasted tomatillos, mozzarella and pico de gallo. Blue Bayou is adding roasted bourbon shrimp stuffed with Dungeness crab mousse served with spinach, pasta and smoked tomato-habanero-artichoke sauce. Café Orleans has decadent bananas Foster French toast, or, if you must behave, fresh fruit with yogurt and granola.

For breakfast goodies at Disney California Adventure park, Golden Vine Winery Trattoria has a Wine Country breakfast with scrambled eggs, herbed potatoes, biscuit, bacon or sausage and fruit; or spinach frittata made with egg whites. For around-the-clock eating, the potstickers are back at Lucky Fortune Cookery, or head to Pacific Wharf Café for a hearty loaded baked potato soup in a fresh sourdough bread bowl.

Oh, there’s so much more, like the mac-and-cheese flatbread pizza with sun-dried tomato pesto at Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta, or the Monstrous Open-Face Turkey Sandwich at Flo’s V-8 Café (brioche piled high with turkey and topped with gravy, cranberry marmalade on the side).

Come hungry, and you can bet there are plenty of delicious eats to keep you going around the clock.

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]]> Disney Rumors and News Rumors Rocks http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3113236 New Changes at Be Our Guest http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3113235&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 07:24:59 GMT New menus and changes to pricing at 'Be Our Guest Restaurant' http://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/be-ou...urant'.htm



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'Be Our Guest Restaurant' in the Magic Kingdom's New Fantasyland now has an updated menu across both lunch and dinner.
Both lunch and dinner have seen price increases across some dishes. As an example, the 'Assorted Cured Meats and Sausages' appetizer has increased from $14.99 to $16.49, and the Grilled Strip Steak entree has increased from $29.99 to $32.99.

Tweaks to the menu offerings has seen some dishes replaced. At dinner, the Cornish Hen has been replaced with Chicken Breast dish, and at lunch the steak sandwich has been replaced with a roast beef sandwich.

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]]> Disney Rumors and News Rumors Rocks http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3113235 Contemporary Construction http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3113168&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 01:45:54 GMT Can anyone tell me what they are doing in regards to the construction in front of the Contemporary? Can anyone tell me what they are doing in regards to the construction in front of the Contemporary? ]]> Disney Rumors and News http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3113168 The DIS: no negative posts please http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3113165&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 01:44:13 GMT What's going on on the DIS? It appears that all Disney naysayers are being targeted for extinction.

Just look at all recent threads where any negative Disney comment is made and you will see numerous rebuttals of the ferocious variety that are simply Rah, Rah, Disney is MY park sentiment by posters who generally have very few previous posts. I smell a Mickey Rat.

Come on Pete Werner, if you want all dissention gone just tell us. :rotfl2:

I don't expect Pete to comment but I'm sure the apologists will arrive shortly.:faint: ]]> Disney Rumors and News Peter Pirate 2 http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3113165 The DI http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3113164&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 01:43:08 GMT What's going on on the DIS? It appears that all Disney naysayers are being targeted for extinction.

Just look at all recent threads where any negative Disney comment is made and you will see numerous rebuttals of the ferocious variety that are simply Rah, Rah, Disney is MY park sentiment by posters who generally have very few previous posts. I smell a Mickey Rat.

Come on Pete Werner, if you want all dissention gone just tell us. :rotfl2:

I don't expect Pete to comment but I'm sure the apologists will arrive shortly.:faint: ]]> Disney Rumors and News Peter Pirate 2 http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3113164 D23 to offer free membership level http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3113087&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 22:22:40 GMT From D23: ---Quote--- On June 17, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, will launch a massive reimagining of its D23.com website, opening up the wonderful worlds of Disney like never before to its members. The website will provide access to newly digitized content that delves deeply into The... From D23:

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On June 17, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, will launch a massive reimagining of its D23.com website, opening up the wonderful worlds of Disney like never before to its members. The website will provide access to newly digitized content that delves deeply into The Walt Disney Company’s vault of material, past and present, along with exclusive glimpses of the future.

“We’re creating a unique destination that celebrates, in all respects, the essence of Disney,” says Steven Clark, head of D23. “We believe the new site will offer one of the most engaging Disney experiences yet—with even more to come in the future. We look forward to debuting the new D23.com to our current members as well as to new ones from around the world.”

In addition to its existing gold and silver levels, this new free level includes:
•Access to all exclusive content on D23.com
•Exclusive, limited-edition merchandise and collectibles
•Subscription to Weekly D23 FanFare E-newsletter with breaking news and special offers
•Discounted tickets to the D23 Expo 2013: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
•Access to the Members Only content on D23.com
•An array of discounts and special offers

D23.com will continue to offer the latest Disney news free to all guests who visit the site. But D23 Members can unlock even more magic in each section by logging in and accessing content whenever a golden key is shown.
]]> Disney Rumors and News crazy4wdw http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3113087 FIRST LOOK: Disney’s MyMagic+ MagicBand http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3112904&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 15:48:07 GMT http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/05/17/first-look-disneys-mymagic-magicband/ http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/05/17/f...gic-magicband/ ]]> Disney Rumors and News WebmasterLeah http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3112904 Thinking about Disney strategy... http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3112771&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 03:32:31 GMT I had an epiphany about Disney today and thought I'd run it by you all and see what you think.

US and Disney are clearly locked in competition with each other (good for all of us).

And I've sensed something like fear from the Disney lovers out there (of which I am one.) Lately, US's attractions seem bigger, faster, louder, more impressive.

All of us Disneyphiles keep wondering "why isn't Disney responding?" Is Disney losing its touch?

Then they do Fantasyland and I keep hearing, "yes, it's beautiful but where is the awesome ride? Where's something spectacular?...."

Then today I was listening to a podcast about what FP+ and RFID will permit (e.g. personalized experiences *during* rides, etc.) and the immense amount of $$ Disney put into the FP+ system.

Then it occurred to me - maybe Disney is pursuing an entirely different strategy.

Let me preface this by saying that I'm 100% a Disney guy. I haven't been to US in probably 4 years and haven't seen HP, so my view might be dated, but IMHO Disney is just better (of course your mileage may vary, that's just my opinion).

But when I think about *why* I like Disney more, frankly it has little to do with the spectacularness of the rides. I *love* a great ride, don't get me wrong, but for instance POC is a big favorite for me mostly because of its ambiance. I sort of don't care about the animatronics. I just like the atmosphere of the place. As I've returned to Disney more often, I find that I enjoy being in line as much as being on the ride!

And most of Disney is kind of like that, for me at least. It's just being there.

And then I thought - maybe *that* is precisely what they are focusing on. Fantasyland, personalized attractions with RFID, Avatarland (potentially very atmosphere oriented), etc. Disney focusing on the *experience of being at Disney* which might be another way of saying "create a place that feels special and unique" which might be another way of saying "magical" (as corny as that may sound).

US, on the other hand, seems more focused on the latest and greatest ride technology. Nothing at all wrong with that (I thought Spiderman was awesome), but maybe a different strategy.

Of course, I want both, but in a real world of limited resources, I think it's interesting to think about Disney putting something like $2 billion into Fantasyland and FP+ with no e-ticket ride to show for it as compared to HP at US with (what I'm told) is the best single ride in all of themeparkland.

Disney, presumably, could make a ride rivaling or exceeding HP with $2b. But maybe that's not what they're trying to do. "The feeling of being in a unique place" is what makes Disney great to me and keeping and enhancing that feel must be crazy expensive, even when it doesn't produce a big ride.

In short, does it make sense to view Disney's strategy as focusing on *experience* vs. US focusing on *entertainment*?

This, of course, is vastly oversimplifying, but I was trying to figure out what seems to be the driving philosophical concept behind how and why certain things get done at US vs. Disney.

Just some meandering thoughts.... ]]> Disney Rumors and News tentaguasu http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3112771 Carsland, Star Wars Land, Avatarland - What is Disney capable of doing? http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3112765&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 03:11:09 GMT I'm excited an anxious to see new things at Disney - I really want to have the joy of discovering new and exciting things so I'm amped up every time I hear about Carsland, or Star Wars land, or Avatarland - all of which are either announced (Avatarland) or seemingly credible/logical (Starwars Land).

The Studios needs some serious redos (according to most people) and Carsland makes sense. Star Wars Land - or at least some major starwars attractions, restaurants, etc. seem like a no-brainer given the new movies and enduring popularity of the franchise. And Avatarland seems to be moving forward despite the haters (I'm not one).

Yet... Can Disney do all of this? They just spent half a billion on Fantasyland and I take it the spent something like triple that on FP+.

I can't see them NOT doing some variation of all three (cars/SW/avatar) yet that seems like crazy cash investment in a short time frame.

Those of you who have a better sense of what Disney can and can't (or will and won't do) from a financial perspective, what do you foresee - can all of this happen soon (e.g. next 5 years)? If not, what stays and what goes? ]]> Disney Rumors and News tentaguasu http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3112765 <![CDATA[Free Waterparks & More?]]> http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3112483&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 16:49:03 GMT Does anyone know if they ever offer the free waterparks & more option anymore? We got it when we came in January 2007, but I'd forgotten about it and not seen it since. I see room discounts or free dining, but not this one... ]]> Disney Rumors and News mjtatman http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3112483 New Merida Design Pulled! http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3112265&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 03:02:58 GMT WOW! This is quite the plot twist! Someone's going to need a new coronation dress?

http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-...181258013.html ]]> Disney Rumors and News TheDisDork http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3112265 Hollywood and vine characters http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3112077&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 20:13:17 GMT We are booked at H+V for lunch mid-June. I know the chances are slim but hoping the current characters for dining MIGHT change over to characters at Disney Jr Live. Any chance of Sophia or Doc showing up at Hollywood and Vine?! We have the reservation with slim to no hope of it happening but... We are booked at H+V for lunch mid-June. I know the chances are slim but hoping the current characters for dining MIGHT change over to characters at Disney Jr Live. Any chance of Sophia or Doc showing up at Hollywood and Vine?!

We have the reservation with slim to no hope of it happening but have it nine the less. My daugher isnt into most the characters there now... maybe Jake. Is it worth it keeping?? ]]> Disney Rumors and News Jods313 http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3112077