MK’s News Roundup June 5

June 5th, 2009 . by admin

WALT DISNEY WORLD

Special Treatment at the Water Parks

Guests can now book special private areas at Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach, which offer personalized service and special comforts. Polar Patios at Blizzard Beach and Beachcomber Shacks at Typhoon Lagoon come with amenities such as lounge chairs, all-day mugs and a personal attendant.

Luxo Jr. coming to Pixar Place

Disney have confirmed that a 6 ft tall animatronic version of Luxo Jr, Pixar’s hopping desk lamp mascot, will soon be taking up residence at the “Lighting” building in Pixar Place, just across from Toy Story Mania! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil (current show “La Nouba”) will be staying on at Downtown Disney West Side after Disney renewed the contract for a further five years.

D23

Visitors to Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Epcot can now join D23, Disney’s new official fan club.

Paradiso 37

Paradiso 37 is now open at Downtown Disney.

DISNEYLAND

4th July Fireworks

Independence Day will be commemorated with special pyrotechnics and inspirational music with “Disney’s Celebrate America! A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky,” occurring nightly July 2-5, 2009, at the Disneyland Park.

New Stores

Disney have announced two new stores for the Downtown Disney area. Kitson Kids is set to open in July this year, and will sell designer apparel, toys and books. LittleMissMatched will open a permanent location late summer, following the opening of a temporary store last month. Offering a variety of unique merchandise such as mismatched socks, bedding and furniture.

DISNEY CRUISE LINE

Dine and Play

Guests with children on Disney Cruise Line can now take advantage of the new “Dine and Play” program onboard, which offers kids on the second dining seating to eat as soon as they enter the dining room then be escorted by Youth Activities Counselors to the Oceaneer Club or Lab.

DISNEYLAND PARIS

Now in 3D on Google Earth

Following on from the success of Walt Disney World in 3D on Google Earth, Disneyland Paris is now available in 3D for virtual visits. More than 85,000 photos were taken over 20 days for the project, with over 2,000 of those taken of just the castle. Detail is amazing, from the buildings right down to the flowers and trees.
The Disneyland Paris layer can be found in the “Gallery” folder (note that you need to have Google Earth 5.0 to view the models). The layer is available in six languages: French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch and English. Ensure you have the “3D buildings” layer switched on in Google Earth to view.
Download Google Earth here.

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