“Disney Channel Rocks” is going to be a high-energy live rock concert blasting popular music from various Disney Channel hit shows. Be prepared to sing, dance, & rock your socks off when the show debuts on October 22 at both Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World and in California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort. Disney has been holding auditions for the show; looking for talented youths with pop-rock, rap, and soulful R&B sounds which gives us a clue as to the variety of music guests will enjoy in the …

Walt Disney World Passholders who are eagerly anticipating “Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue” are in for a treat this September. For the third consecutive year, Annual Passholders will be treated to special advance screenings of the newest direct-to-DVD tale of Tinker Bell and her fairy friends. The screenings will be held in Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park (unlike in past years, where the event was held at Magic Kingdom’s Main Street Exhibition Hall), and will take place at 10 AM, 2 PM, and 6 PM on September 11 …

Fans of the Disney Channel and its hit songs will have a new show to look forward to in both the Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts soon, the Disney Parks Blog reports. A new, currently unnamed show featuring songs from the popular channel will be coming this fall to Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney California Adventure.
The show will feature songs from a variety of Disney Channel programs, including the “High School Musical” movies, “Camp Rock,” and “StarStruck.” The show will be a “live, rock-concert style show” that will be …

The winter holiday season is perhaps one of the most special times of the year at Walt Disney World. Every nook & cranny is topped with holiday merriment & festive decor, including the dazzling Cinderella’s Castle. Disney has released it’s official roster of special events and activities for 2010 sure to leave any mouseketeer on a hot summer day wishing for snowmen & candy canes. Set your countdown timers!
Please note that many of the hard-ticket events, like “Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party” & spots for the “Candlelight Dinner” packages, …

Last fall Disney announced that the “Star Tours” attraction in both Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World were going to close this summer and undergo some needed updates. Fans were excited when the announcement revealed details that the 23-year-old spaceflight simulator was going to take guests on a journey to Tatooine, instead of the current trip to Endor. In a previous teaser video a scene podracing through the desert-like terrain of Tatooine was shown, the attraction’s motion controls will be vastly modernized, & 3D glasses will be …

Disney Design Group artists, Costa Alavezos, Brian Blackmore and Darren Wilson have been involved in multiple projects this year for Disney’s galactic “Star Wars Weekends” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios park. One of the projects includes some special limited edition art items created to pay tribute to “Star Wars Weekends” & it’s beloved characters. On Saturday June 12th, the “Animation Gallery” in Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be hosting a signing event with the artists.
The “Disney Parks Blog” posted a friendly reminder to anyone interested in attending the event or purchasing the …

Contracted by Lucasfilm and approved by Star Wars creator George Lucas himself, a new interactive & talking C3PO droid scuttled his way through Disney’s Hollywood Studios park to greet guests during “Star Wars Weekends.” Even though the famous droid has been part of the event in the past this time he’s interacting with guests in an amazing way, he’s talking to them! You can see a video of the personable droid below.
Escorted by an Imagineer and several Disney Cast Members the droid has limited movement capacity, but has been drawing …

Orlando Attractions magazine is reporting that 4th of July Events in Walt Disney World have been announced & each area of ‘the World’ is planning for a very red, white, & blue celebration. Each park, along with Downtown Disney, will feature a unique fireworks show, parade, or revamped patriotic version of their nightly entertainment. Disney’s Animal Kingdom park remains off the list, presumably not to disturb it’s animal population. Guests should note that the schedule is subject to change.
Magic Kingdom:
A Fourth of July “Concert in the Sky” will light …

Crowned yesterday, the 2010 American Idol victor Lee DeWyze has already completed one of his responsibilities as a winner; recording a spot for the national “I’m Going to Disney World” campaign. Within moments of being announced the show’s champion, film crews took over at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles to capture the moment for Disney. Not one to waste any time, Disney has already started running the spots on American television.
Lee will now join previous American Idol winners Kris Allen & David Cook who recorded the same imfamous …

Thanks to the new Disney Parks Blog, we Disney fans are able to see how some of the Magic happens! Here, the blog shows us a video of how a regular photograph of Disney’s Hollywood Studios is magically turned into one of the hilarious Star Wars Weekends ad campaign photos. Watch and learn…