D23 Announces Exciting Slate of Fall Member Events!
Disney on the D23 official web site revealed the fall schedule for Member Events and I must say it’s pretty gosh darn impressive!
These events will be held in Alaska, Texas, Washington, at the Walt Disney Studios in California, and the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida!
I’m most excited for the following:
On December 12 and 13, D23 will bring Magic & Merriment to Walt Disney World with out-of-this-world holiday magic.
Why?
Because we just happen to have a Walt Disney World trip planned during those dates!!!!!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!
I wonder what Disney has planned? What do you think?
Comic Con Interview with Cast and Crew of ‘Tron Legacy’
At the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, MoviesOnline caught up with Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Sean Bailey, Joe Kosinski, Steven Lisberger and Oren Aviv to talk about Tron Legacy.
Tron Legacy is the sequel to the 1982 sci-fi movie Tron. So naturally, the interview’s first question is about the 30 year time gap between films.
Oren Aviv, president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production, says it’s not a goal of his to reinvent Disney classics, even though the studio is putting out Alice in Wonderland, A Christmas Carol and Tron Legacy. He says that “a great story and a great storyteller, that we can combine to come up with something that is fresh and unique” is what excites him.
Jeff Bridges wouldn’t talk much as to why his younger self appears in the sequel only to say that the technique used to pull off this trick was a challenge.
Steven Lisberger, director of the 1982 Tron and producer on the sequel, assures both old and new fans alike:
“This movie takes place in 2010 but accepts the history of what happened between 1982 and 2010 really happened. I guess it heavily considers the original and accepts the events of the original as true fact and back-story, for our story, but our story is a stand alone story.”
I’m excited about this new movie, and from the cast and crew’s interview, it sounds like they are as well! Most importantly, they seem to recognize that they need to pay homage to the loyal Tron fans but given the three decades gap, they need to make it assessable to new fans.
Mother of Deceased Monorail Pilot Expects to Sue Disney
Christine Wuennenberg, mother of the Austin Wuennenberg, the monorail pilot killed in the July 5 crash, has filed a petition in Orlando state Circuit Court, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The petition filed July 9 is to preserve crucial crash evidence in Disney’s possession that she feel may be destroyed, erased or altered. She is also asking the judge to grant her access to this evidence, which includes audio and video recordings. The Orlando Sentinel reports that she expects to sue the Walt Disney and Resorts.
Adventures of a Teenage Disney Geek Joins The DPN Roster!
From the MeanderingMouse (Jeff From Houston):
All of us at The DPN would like to welcome Keegan and his production, Adventures of a Teenage Disney Geek, as an Official DPN podcast. Keegan has been a long time supporter of The DPN and has become part of the family here. The continued growth of his production and his dedication are further reasons to welcome him as an official DPN podcaster. So, congratulations to Keegan!
Adventures of a Teenage Disney Geek can be found on Itunes and here:
http://teenagedisneygeek.com/
and here
http://teenagedisneygeek.libsyn.com/
As a sidenote…we now have clearly established the youngest DPN podcaster and the oldest. We even represent the tween set. The DpN…covering all your bases. Hehe 
Forums will be setup ASAP so be sure to give them a visit.
Keegan is a GREAT friend to Shannon and I! So we are EXTREMELY happy for his success. He has definitely earned official DPN podcaster status. If you aren’t listening to The Adventures of a Teenage Disney Geek podcast, you are doing yourself a disservice. He has an AMAZING love and knowledge of Disney history. I always have a blast with him touring around the Walt Disney World resort. I hope one day he can join Shannon and I at Disneyland! That would RAWK.
MNE Ep. 26 “You Spin Me Round (Like a Tea Cup)”
**** HEADPHONES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ****
Embracing the Magic with friends excitement!
This time it’s just one friend. Our dear friend, the Teenage Disney Geek!!! (eeeeeeee!!! It’s the TEENAGE DISNEY GEEK!!!)
This is a very special day for us as it was Will and Shannon kickin’ it with out new friend, Keegan. Someone we’d have many more AWESOME times with…and with someone to this day we’d have a great friendship!
The audio is from Tuesday, August 14, 2007 and only represents a portion of our fun day at the Magic Kingdom. We still have a Magic Moment and the super Teenage Disney Geek not being so super. That’s for another time though.
Join us next episode when we return to our in-studio wackiness as we continue our enthusiastic countdown to Westfest 2008…our FIRST trip to Disneyland! We’ll continue more WDW planning as the August 2008 WDW Master Planning Spreadsheet was created. WOO HOO! Shannon will review another yummy Disney restaurant. Don’t miss it!
Please e-mail us at podcast@magicneverends.com
Visit us at http://www.magicneverends.com for more ways to contact us as we’re on DisFriends, Twitter and Facebook.
Episode length 1 hour 2 minutes 46 seconds
Bad File for MNE Ep.6
I released Episode 6 earlier today, only to discover that it become corrupt somehow. It transfered without errors, but when I downloaded it via iTunes I heard nothing but garble. The same thing occurred when playing it on the site. I guess that teaches me to try and transfer the file through my work’s firewall. Who knows what it did to the file.
I deleted both the post and the file for Episode 6.
I deeply apologize for any other that has already downloaded it. I’m trying to upload it now but I’m on a slow connection. So it might not be available until about 5pm.
Thank you very much for your patience!
First!
The Magic Never Ends has a home! We will release a promo episode of the podcast shortly. We’re still settling in and working on all the details. Keep checking back with us.
MNE Ep. 66 “August WDW 2009 Pre-Trip Report”
We are currently in Walt Disney World!!!
On this episode of the Magic Never Ends Podcast, hear our pre-trip thoughts on what we think and hope we’ll accomplish and experience during our WDW August 2009 trip!! The food. The attractions. All the fun with the much more aware Princess Peanut!!!
Will begins the episode updating Shannon on Disney news, (Tween, park and movie news). We then update you on the Princess Peanut! Finally, we share some recent listener feedback before getting into the Main Topic of the August WDW 2009 Pre-Trip Report.
You can follow along with our trip on Twitter at twitter.com/MagicNeverEnds
E-mail us at podcast@magicneverends.com or call the Voice Mail number at 206-350-2422.
If you enjoy this episode, please review us in iTunes!
Stop by theDPN.com to discuss this episode and find other like-minded Disney fans.
Don’t forget to check out the all-new, all-exciting MagicNeverEnds.com!
Episode Length: 1 hour 36 minutes 41 seconds
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