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Disney World’s Jollywood Nights Has Two Great New Shows and a Lot of Hurdles

November 18, 2023 admin

Florida’s Walt Disney World kicked off their new holiday season nighttime event, Jollywood Nights, at Disney Hollywood Studios this past weekend. And while there were enjoyable elements to be found, there was also a notable amount of frustration from many attending too. This was night one of a new event, so there will certainly be…

Disney, Movies, Muppets, Nightmare Before Christmas, Theme Parks, Walt Disney World

100 Years Later, the Universal Monsters Characters Continue to Resonate

October 15, 2023 admin

2023 is a big year for 100th anniversaries in Hollywood, but while Warner Bros. and Disney celebrate the 100th anniversary of their entire company, Universal has hit the 100-year milestone for something arguably just as important – the Universal Monsters characters, who many would argue were what cemented the success of the studio (itself founded…

Halloween Horror Nights, Horror, Movies, Theme Parks, Toys, Universal Monsters, Universal Orlando Resort, Universal Studios Hollywood

Celebrate Halloween With Stylish Horror Clothing and Merch

October 12, 2023 admin

It’s Halloween season, which means all sorts of spooky decorations, spooky food, and spooky clothing. And no, that doesn’t just include full Halloween costumes for October 31, but these days, a ton of options for themed apparel from many different sources. Having received a few samples of late, here’s some options that jumped out at…

Chucky, Halloween Horror Nights, Horror, Movies, Theme Parks, Universal Monsters, Universal Orlando Resort, Universal Studios Hollywood

The Last of Us at Halloween Horror Nights is All About the Game, Cast Included

September 8, 2023 admin

In December of 2021, just before Christmas, The Last of Us Co-Creator and Naughty Dog Co-President Neil Druckmann visited Universal Orlando Resort with his family. A big theme park fan, Druckman then tweeted out how much he’d love to see The Last of Us made into a haunted house at Universal’s annual Halloween Horror Nights….

Games, Halloween Horror Nights, The Last of Us, Theme Parks

Eddie Munson and Vecna Dominate Halloween Horror Nights’ Stranger Things 4 House

September 7, 2023 admin

Running 48 nights this year – a new record for the annual event – Halloween Horror Nights 32 kicked off this past weekend at Universal Studios Florida. The ever-popular Horror Nights once more combines popular pre-existing franchises like Chucky, The Last of Us, and Universal Monsters with original concepts created for Horror Nights itself. This…

Halloween Horror Nights, Horror, Movies, Stranger Things, Stranger Things 4, The Exorcist, The Exorcist: Believer, Theme Parks, TV, Universal Orlando Resort, Universal Studios Florida

Captain America Sings! How Disney Made Rogers: The Musical a Reality

August 2, 2023 admin

The Hyperion Theater at Disney California Adventure had mostly sat empty in recent years, but is now finally entertaining guests once more as the home of a very well-received new show that many had hoped could become a reality before it was even announced – Rogers: The Musical. After the first episode of 2021’s Hawkeye…

Captain America, Comics, Disney California Adventure, Disney Parks, Disneyland Resort, Hawkeye, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, MCU, Movies, Rogers: The Musical, Theme Parks

Walt Disney World’s Roundup Rodeo Offers Up a BBQ Restaurant, Toy Story Style

March 23, 2023 admin

Toy Story Land opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World in 2018 and while guests have enjoyed the attractions and character interactions, a couple of recurring complaints have been that there is very little shade to keep the often oppressive Orlando sun at bay and that there was no table service restaurant, with…

Disney, Disney Parks, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Movies, Pixar, Roundup Rodeo BBQ, Theme Parks, Toy Story, Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World’s New TRON Lightcycle / Run Ride Brings Guests into The Grid

March 21, 2023 admin

One assumes that plenty of filmmakers who make a project for Disney ponder the possibility that just maybe, in success, their movie could be turned into a Disney Parks theme park attraction. Of course, it’s unlikely they consider that if it does happen, it could be around 40 years after their film opened. Such is…

Disney, Disney Parks, Magic Kingdom, Movies, Theme Parks, Tron, TRON Lightcycle / Run, TRON: Legacy

Visiting the Mushroom Kingdom in Real Life at Universal’s Super Nintendo World

February 23, 2023 admin

After years of anticipation, Super Nintendo World has arrived in the United States, with the land officially opening at Universal Studios Hollywood. Fandom paid a visit to the big grand opening event last week on what was a notably cold night (by Los Angeles standards, granted). But that still didn’t stop folks like Chris Pratt, Brie…

Bowser, Games, Mario, Mario Kart, Super Mario Bros., super nintendo world, Theme Parks, Universal Studios Hollywood

Disney’s Big 100th Anniversary Includes Mickey Mouse Leveling Up at Disneyland

February 7, 2023 admin

Many milestones have been celebrated at Disneyland since it opened in 1955, usually involving the park or the larger Disneyland Resort itself hitting a notable anniversary year. In 2023 though, the Disneyland Resort is part of a much bigger celebration, one that goes companywide, thanks to the 100th anniversary of the entire Disney company. There are a…

Disney, Disney Parks, Disneyland, Disneyland Resort, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Movies, Theme Parks