06.27.06
Posted in Tech From The Net at 8:55 pm by Lee
Warner Bros. began selling its movies and TV shows over the Internet video site Guba.com Monday, marking the second deal the studio has made to distribute content over Web sites that have offered pirated video in the past.
The first deal had them linking up with bittorrent to try and figure out a way of distributing their content that way.
Both deals are aimed at appealing to younger consumers who watch shows on computers or portable devices.
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Posted in Disney, Theme Parks at 8:45 am by Lee
Pirates of the Caribbean, the popular Disney theme park attraction brought to the big screen in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, welcomed new characters and elements today from the blockbuster entertainment franchise as part of a spectacular, star-studded world premiere for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest at Disneyland in Southern California.The attraction officially re-opens to guests at Disneyland on June 26 and in Florida’s Magic Kingdom on July 7.
Magical Mountain – Disney News – Captain Jack Sparrow Drops Anchor in Disney Parks’ Classic Pirates of the Caribbean Attraction
Additionally, in late June, guests sailing on a Disney Cruise Line vacation will find a 175-foot ghost ship, The Flying Dutchman, anchored at Disney’s private island Castaway Cay.The actual movie set piece from the new film provides the perfect setting and an incredible backdrop for would-be pirates.
I will be personally riding the ride in october at the Magic Kingdom and can’t wait to see what they’ve done. Before the films it was often a ride that was hidden away fairly well so didn’t get too many queues, but I can see that changing!
A video of the ride can be found in by blog post below and it’s great to see how they’ve maintained and updated most of the ride, but kept the old style there.
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Posted in Theme Parks at 8:42 am by Lee
Video of Johnny Depp riding and interaction with the new additions to Disneyland’s Pirates of the Carribean ride.
The audioanimatronics there look very cool and very realistic. It’s also good to see how the ride hasn’t changed that much, so can still hold memories for those who have previously ridden it.
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Posted in Tech From The Net at 8:19 am by Lee
As Apple confirmed this morning, Jobs will indeed preview the next version of the Mac OS X operating system, v. 10.5 “Leopard,” during the company’s Worldwide Developers’ Conference on 7 August.
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06.26.06
Posted in Tech From The Net at 9:45 pm by Lee
Redefined, an a Capella group from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, sing and act out a medley of Nintendo theme songs. Very cool.
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06.25.06
Posted in Theme Parks at 10:10 am by Lee
An article which looks at what technology Disney used at the worlds fair and what companies they’d developed attractions for. A cool read
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06.24.06
Posted in Theme Parks at 11:01 pm by Lee
Today is the 43rd anniversary of the opening of the Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland and the attraction is still as popular as ever. The first show to make extensive use Audioanimatronics®, it has been many a wide-eyed child’s initial introduction to tiki culture and spawned sister versions at Disney’s Florida and Tokyo parks as well.
Tiki Talk - Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room’s is 43 today!
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Posted in Theme Parks at 10:41 am by Lee
Six Flags announced plans Thursday to sell or close six of its properties, including the chain’s once-flagship park, Magic Mountain, in Valencia, Calif.
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