Monday - Daily Dose of Disney 1.26.09

DizNews:

Venice Film Festival Honors Pixar

John Lasseter and the other directors of Pixar will receive a career achievement award for the revolution of film (I’m unclear as to whether this is the official title of the award) at this year’s Venice Film Festival. The festival runs this year September 2-12.

Whoopsie...

Last week we reported on getting tickets for the Haunted Mansion 40th Anniversary Event. Well, tickets sold out, some at $495 a pop, in just a few minutes. There were apparently a lot of problems with registering for the event, including the registration web site crashing. Disney also reportedly was only allowing registrants to buy one ticket so many people who planned on going with friends were out of luck. Anyone out there manage to get a golden ticket? If so we would love to hear about your experience when you go.

A Dream Come True Parade Comes to Walt Disney World

A Dream Come True Parade made it’s debut in Disney World last week. The parade celebrates all the things to dream and celebrate. The new Disney World ambassadors were on hand for the premiere performance and Disney filmed the parade for a new commercial. You can see video and pictures here.


Trivia Teaser: Which Walt Disney World Park does not have a parade?
a. Magic Kingdom
b. Epcot
c. Hollywood Studios
d. Animal Kingdom


Previous Teaser Answer: Which Disney theme park did not feature a “teacup” ride based on the Mad Hatter’s party in Alice in Wonderland on it’s opening day?
a. The Magic Kingdom
b. Disneyland, California
c. Disneyland Paris
d. Tokyo Disneyland

D. Tokyo Disneyland


World Wide Disney: A Pocket Full of Pixie Dust has a nice primer on how to be a contestant at The American Idol Experience.


WDW Weather: Sunny. High of 76 F.


Disneyland Weather: Rainy. High of 56 F.