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VH1 Celebrity Fit Club star Dr. Ian Smith met with Minnie Mouse at Disney's Hollywood Studios on January 13, 2011. Smith also is the creator of "The 50 Million Pound Challenge."
You can view behind the scenes photos of this photo shoot in this week's photo update.
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Actress and singer Vanessa Hudgens visited Disney's Hollywood Studios on February 13, 2011 and posed with Beast from Beauty and the Beast. Hudgens' appearance was to help promote the new movie she co-stars in, "Beastly," which will be released in theaters March 4, 2011.
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Every week we wrap up the Hollywood Studios news and information that came out during the past week and it's your tool for catching up on everything Hollywood Studios.
News this week
Disney added a list of characters we can expect to see in Star Tours: The Adventures Continue although more questions are created than answered as us hard core Star Wars fans are wondering about the impact of the canon storyline...
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The Disney Parks blog confirmed which of our favorite characters from the Star Wars universe will be making an appearance in the upcoming Star Tours: The Adventures Continue attraction.
Confirmed to appear in the attraction at least once are
C-3PO- R2-D2
- AC-38
- Aly San San
- Darth Vader
- Boba Fett
- Master Yoda
- Admiral Ackbar
- Princess Leia
- Chewbacca
- "an assortment of nasty droids and creatures"
More characters could be announced in the future. Star Tours: The...
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The original Star Tours attraction opened in Disneyland two years before the same ride opened at the Disney-MGM Studios, but this time around, Walt Disney World will have the first run. Star Tours: The Adventures Continue will open at Disney's Hollywood Studios on May 20, 2011 but wont open in Disneyland until June 2011.
The opening of Star Tours: The Adventures Continue at Disney's Hollywood Studios on May 20th will coincide with the start of Star Wars Weekends and will include Star Wars celebrities...
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Phineas and Ferb, the stars of the Disney Channel hit TV show, are coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios in a character meet-n-greet starting in May.
The duo will meet guests near the exit of Muppet Vision 3D, near the current location for the Cars character meet-n-greet. The exact start date in May is unknown at this time, but it will begin in May 2011.
Tip of the hat to Stitch Kingdom for the news break.
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Given the fact that chefs, recipes and menus change quite often around Walt Disney World, it's important for me to keep track of the state of the food options found in Disney's Hollywood Studios by trying the food as often as I can. This past weekend I had lunch at Studio Catering Co with Henry Work and Scott Barrett.
I hadn't really eaten at Studios Catering Co since they changed the menu last year and at that time, I enjoyed the buffalo chicken sandwich so the question was is the chicken sandwich still good and what else on the menu is tasty. Henry and Scott decided to try the buffalo chicken sandwich and I opted for the Greek salad.
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There are some new crates on the Streets of America near Studio Catering Co and Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show but the bigger mystery may be what they mean.
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Every year we design and sell special Studios Central shirts to celebrate Star Wars Weekends and this year, our new design is available for you to purchase.
These shirts are available for men, women and kids. They were designed by the world famous Chris Eliopoulos...
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Here's what's going on in Disney's Hollywood Studios this week that you might not be able to tell based on this week's photo update.
- Despite it being a Fantasmic! night, crowds seemed lower than usual, probably because of the lingering chance of rain. Word to the wise is if you're at Walt Disney World on a day when it's misty or sprinkling, grab your poncho and go to the parks to take advantage of lower waits for attractions.
- I don't know why, but the ATM machine on the back of Keystone Clothiers is covered up for refurbishment work at least once a year. I don't know why it needs to be fixed so often but it does and it's a mystery to me.
- In addition to the Brazillian tour groups that...
