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Our Christmas Gift to You: Disney's New Year's Eve Announcement Spoiler

So Disney is hyping up a "big" announcement coming on New Year's Eve. They set up a cute little website and a teaser video to hype thing up real good. You can check out the website yourself and see what everyone's drooling about. It all has to do with "One More Disney Day" – what could that mean!?!?

Now Disney… you know we poke around.. and you know we're nosy… did it ever occur to you we'd just right click on your webpage and choose "view source" and see what you're hiding? Here's the...

Track Refurbishment April to September with Chevrolet as Sponsor

Latest from the rumor mill:

Test Track is tentatively scheduled to be closed for renovation April 15 – September 21, 2012. The new sponsor of the attraction will be the brand Chevrolet instead of General Motors in general. Here's some of the artwork already floating around backstage at Disney:

The relatively shot refurbishment would bring some changes to the attraction – many rumors speak to some high-tech futurism and forward thinking with a bit of a TRON-inspired aesthetic. You can see our

NextGen Modifications – The Attraction List

Much has been made of the forthcoming NextGen project at Walt Disney World and ideas like XPass, interactive queues, wristband RFID tickets, and customized experiences have been theorized from the outside by many a member of the online Disney community.

Well, now we've got some actual names and places. Disney has begun filing work permits for existing locations they intend to integrate as part of the NextGen project. The work is commonly described as "queue modification" on the paperwork, but ...

Disney PR Release: Comedy Warehouse at Hollywood Studios

Hey look! A press release from Disney about the Comedy Warehouse being at Disney's Hollywood Studios for the holidays! It's pretty bold to refer openly to a venue to shut down amid fan protest as a bullet-point in your promotional … Continue reading →

NASCAR Gets Greener with G-Oil Testing at the Walt Disney World Speedway

The NASCAR world got a bit greener today. G-Oil, America's first and only API and USDA certified bio-based full synthetic motor oil, announced that it will sponsor driver Tayler Malsam and the TriStar Motorsports Toyota Camry team for the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide … Continue reading →

Dust Off Your Resume – Imagineering has a Job Opening!

This job posting pretty much speaks for itself… we'll just cut and paste it for your reading enjoyment. Our commentary? "It's nice to know the person who used to do this.. you know, responsible for things up until now… got … Continue reading →

Rare Pigs Debut at Disney's Animal Kingdom

The Animal Care team at Conservation Station has some new animals to brag about with the arrival of three kunekune pigs, a rare breed that has just made its debut at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Found in New Zealand but believed … Continue reading →

Photo Update: Katsura Grill Opens at Epcot

We have a bevy of photos from the "Grand Opening" day of the Katsura Grill at Epcot's Japan pavilion. There's still some work to be done on the new dining location – there's no walkway signage and some of the … Continue reading →

2012 Surprises Coming on New Year's Eve (2012 NYE Ear Hat too!)

Disney released the following blurb along with their marketing round-up going into 2012: From exciting seasonal events and brand-new attractions to immersive new experiences and a special surprise announcement on New Year's Eve…there's a lot more than just Leap Year … Continue reading →

Report: Test Track Tested Something December 6-7th (with Photos)

We'll admit it internet. We're baffled. Earlier this week Disney sent of this decree to warn it's Cast Members that something was going to be happening at the Test Track attraction in Epcot: We often test new concepts and technologies … Continue reading →