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Disney/ABC Television Launches Watch ABC Service
Disney/ABC Television is launching Watch ABC, which will be the first live broadcast network streaming linear service.
Watch ABC will allow viewers to access ABC Network programming live 24/7 on digital devices. Watch ABC will begin May 14 in New York City and Philadelphia as part of a special limited promotion. It will be free for all viewers in those markets. Disney/ABC also made an agreement for Watch ABC with the 13 Hearst-owned ABC affiliated stations which will launch in the coming months.
Watch ABC will expand to all ABC-owned stations for the new fall 2013 broadcast season. Watch ABC is an authenticated service that you can get free if you are a paying customer of a cable, satellite, or telco multichannel programming service. So far, the following companies have signed on to participate in Watch ABC- Comcast, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Charter Communications, Midcontinent Communications and AT&T U-verse.
New Cabana Bay Beach Resort coming to Universal Orlando in 2014
- Concept Art for Cabana Bay Beach Resort at Universal Orlando
Cabana Bay Beach Resort will be opening in Early 2014. This will be a “value” priced hotel and will still offer all of the great perks and amenities you get when staying on-site at Universal Resorts. If you love the Retro Era of the 50′s and 60′s this is the resort for you! It will also boast the LARGEST pool in Central FL.
Book now for 2014 and get the best rates available! With Transformers The Ride 3-D opening this summer and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Expansion in late 2014, you won’t want to miss out on your next Universal Orlando Vacation.
Disney Junior Live On Tour – Pirate & Princess Adventure
Do you have a little fan of Disney Junior at home? Well, you can now take them to see Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure.
Don’t forget to grab your tiaras and doubloons when you attend Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure. Mickey and Minnie will also be at this never-before-seen live show featuring your little one’s favorite characters from Disney Junior’s hit series. You just might see your friends from Sofia the First and Jake and the Never Land Pirates. You will get swept up in the excitement as Sofia and her family prepare for a royal celebration that helps you learn the true meaning of being a princess. Sofia will even receive a special appearance from Cinderella. Then you’ll be off to Never Land where Jake and his swashbuckling friends Izzy and Cubby, with a little help from Peter Pan, will battle Captain Hook in order to unlock treasure hidden inside a mysterious volcano. There will be danger and dueling on the high seas while Jake discovers what it takes to be a true hero.
This Disney Junior Live On Tour show will be filled with new music, amazing effects, thrilling action and endless surprises. Your whole family will sing, shout, and soar into the action when Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure sails into your hometown.
Disney Insider Shows Behind-the-scenes look at “The Lost Chords”
Disney Insider is giving Disney fans a behind-the-scenes look (and listen) at the making of “The Lost Chords” through an exclusive video. “The Lost Chords” is the series that debuted never-before-heard songs that were created for classic Disney movies, but were never used in the films. The video features legendary Walt Disney Records producer and Grammy-Award winner Randy Thornton along with clips of lost songs from The Aristocats, Cinderella, and Peter Pan!
Hidden Mickeys: A Field Guide to Walt Disney’s World Best Kept Secrets
Most people who have been to the Walt Disney World Resort have heard of the Hidden Mickeys you can find throughout the resort. However, do you know exactly how many Hidden Mickeys there really are? Steven M. Barrett has just published the sixth edition of his Hidden Mickeys books, “Hidden Mickeys: A Field Guide to Walt Disney’s World Best Kept Secrets.”
Barrett defines Hidden Mickeys as “partial or complete images of Mickey Mouse that Disney “Imagineers” have designed to blend into their surroundings in such a way that their presence is not immediately obvious.” He has documented more than 1,200 Hidden Mickeys at the Walt Disney World Resort. This latest edition also includes twenty-seven new Hidden Mickeys found in New Fantasyland, the largest expansion in Magic Kingdom history.
