BREAKING NEWS- Dateline: Epcot

Walt Disney World has announced that they are re-imagining, one of their most popular thrill rides, Test Track.
As you already heard sometime ago, Epcot is planning to change the popular automobile thrill ride. They already changed sponsorships from General Motors to Chevrolet!! In addition, they will remove all of the GM vehicles out of the auto show located at the exit of the ride and keep all of the Chevrolet vehicles. Why? Because Chevrolet is owned by General Motors.
Epcot originally announced that this NEW Test Track adventure would open around October 1st as part of Epcot’s 30th Anniversary celebration.
BUT, due to the re-imagining process, the Walt Disney World resort has pushed the opening date back to sometime between late November and/or December of this year!!
Stay with us for more updates on the Future of Test Track at Epcot!!!!

DBC’s History Lesson: 1980

Note: DBC stands for Disney By Chris!!!
For our History Lesson for today, let’s go back to 1980.
In 1980, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opened at the Magic Kingdom’s Frontierland in Florida!!
The Mickey Mouse Revue was closed in Fantasyland and moved to Tokyo Disneyland. It was replaced by a showing of some Disney shorts in 3D!!
California’s Disneyland celebrated it’s 25th Anniversary by throwing an anniversary parade and a stage show entitled Disneyland is Your Land.
That’s our History Lesson for today.

Future of Snow White at Walt Disney World

As you all know, there were rumors about the end of Snow White’s Scary Adventures in Fantasyland at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Florida.
In fact, that’s 100% TRUE!!!!!
The ride is scheduled to take it’s final passenger during the Memorial Day weekend this year. After May 31, 2012, The ride will be torn down. It’s replacement will be a Disney Princess Character meet and greet area, part of the NEW Fantasyland project.
Don’t worry Snow White fans. There will be a new ride entitled The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.  This NEW mild roller coaster ride which will open sometime between Fall 2012 and Winter 2013!!
Check back for more updates on the NEW Fantasyland project!!!

Robert B. Sherman 1925-2012

As all of you heard last week, we lost Robert B. Sherman of The Sherman Brothers. He and his brother Richard M. Sherman wrote a lot of songs for for both the Disney films. They wrote the song "Chim Chim Chree" from Mary Poppins, which earned them an Academy Award back in 1964.

Robert and Richard also wrote songs for the Disney Park attractions including:

• The Enchanted Tiki Room
• Magic Journeys
• It's A Small World
• The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh
• Adventure Through Inner Space
• Journey Into Imagination

And my all-time favorite,

• Carousel of Progress 

Robert will be enternally missed, but he will never be forgotten.

We miss you, Robert. 

C.A.T. (Chris's Attraction Trivia): Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Do you remember The Devils at the end of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride at Fantasyland at Disneyland Park in California?

They never appeared in the 1949 Disney film "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad".  They were made ONLY for the attraction.

Alice In Wonderland

Based on both Lewis Carroll's stories and the 1951 Disney animated film, Alice In Wonderland: The Ride first opened in 1958 at Disneyland Park in California. It’s located in Fantasyland.
Photos by disneybychris.


This car is the Caterpillar Car. Designed after The Caterpillar.
Guests ride in the car to explore wonderland.

The Statue of the White Rabbit on the right side of Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Check back later for the trivia of this attraction!!

Cars Land-Opening This Summer!!!!!!

As all of you heard, a new land entitled “Cars Land” is opening this Summer at Disney’s California Adventure!!!!
Cars Land is based on the Disney and Pixar’s Cars films.
This land includes new attractions such as:

• Luigi’s Flying Tires (The NEW version of the old Flying Saucers ride at Disneyland in the 1960s)
• Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree (Mater’s version of the Mad Tea Party)

And…

• Radiator Springs Racers (Cars version of Epcot’s Test Track)

Here is a photo of Cars Land under construction.
Photo by disneybychris.