Club Penguin Island, the mobile-only replacement for the original Club Penguin (which shut down last night) has launched. Started in 2005, Club Penguin was one of the first successful virtual worlds for children and, as they grew up, teens and adults.
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Atlanta Braves Finish 20th Season of Spring Training at Disney
With a 2-2 tie against the New York Mets on Wednesday, March 29, the Atlanta Braves wrapped up their 20th season of spring training at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort.
The Braves finished spring training with an 8-22 record. Their 2017 spring season was highlighted by marquee matchups against 2016 playoff teams, including the Blue Jays, American League East champion Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and the New York Mets.
This season, more than 120,000 fans filled the seats of Champion Stadium for Braves spring training games at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, up from 103,000 fans in 2016.
When the sports complex opened on March 28th, 1997, the first event was a Braves spring training game against the Cincinnati Reds. The Braves would go on to beats the Red, 9-7, in front of a sell-out crowd at Champion Stadium of 10,000.
Disney character appearances and special moments such as kids running the bases after every game are some of the in-game entertainment opportunities that make Braves spring training at Disney a unique experience, which will continue through 2018.
The Braves are now focused on the regular season, which they will play in their new stadium, Sun Trust Park. Atlanta and first-year head coach Brian Snitker are looking to improve on their 5th-place finish in the NL East in 2016, where they posted a 68-93 record.
ROGUE ONE-A Star Wars Story REVIEW
Feeling like THE FORCE is strong in your life? If so, then you will love the Lucasfilm adventure ROGUE ONE-A Star Wars Story, now on Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital HD. This feature film takes place before the original 1977 movie, Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope. (Those of us who can remember seeing this in theaters in 1977 may still refer to this as the first Star Wars movie). ROGUE ONE follows a group of rebels on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon. Felicity Jones plays Jyn Erso, a powerful young woman who will do whatever it takes to get the job done. She isn’t a fragile little flower waiting for the men in the rebellion to save her. Girl power is in full effect here. She and Rey from Star Wars-The Force Awakens are awesome role models for young fans of the Star Wars films. The movie has all of the action and adventure, and even humor, that we have come to expect from the franchise. We meet some new characters like Cassian the Spy, K-2SO the Droid, and my favorites, Baze and Chirrut the Guardians of the Whills. Can’t wait to see the Cosplay world bring them to life! ROGUE ONE blends perfectly into the Star Wars world. Be sure to watch the bonus features so see behind the scenes footage, interviews with the cast and crew, and some technical feats that bring original characters to life with new actors. Truly amazing! Fans will love all of the connections to the other Star Wars movies and the animated series. ROGUE ONE-A Star Wars Story is a mission that you just cannot miss.
Why Disney Is the Best Buy in the Media
Inasmuch as you can hang a dollar value on it, the market currently values the Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) — the company behind many of our fondest childhood memories — at a cool $175 billion.
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As Disney opens its Avatar-themed attraction in Orlando later this year, the company is also looking to officially debut its new Mobile One system along with this launch.
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What to expect from Disney’s new ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ ride
The “Guardians of the Galaxy” ride opening May 27 at Disney California Adventure will replace the venerable Twilight Zone Tower of Terror as the anchor of a new Marvel themed land.
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Celebrates 20 Years
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex celebrated its 20th anniversary on Tuesday, March 28th. Disney Sports executives Maribeth Bisienere and Faron Kelley marked the occasion with a special on-field moment during the Atlanta Braves-Baltimore Orioles spring training game at the sports complex.
Reggie Williams, former Cincinnati Bengals star and founding executive of the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Braves game, which also featured 20th anniversary merchandise and music and trivia from 1997.
Since its opening on March 28, 1997, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex has remained a preeminent multi-sport facility for professional, collegiate and youth sports events of all levels, from AAU Basketball National Championships to the NFL Pro Bowl Week.
In its 20-year history the sports complex has hosted more than three million athletes, including some of the biggest names in sports – Muhammad Ali, Venus and Serena Williams, Tiger Woods, Derek Jeter, Shaquille O’Neal, Tom Brady, Lionel Messi and Mia Hamm. The complex hosts 100 annual athletic and entertainment events featuring 70 different sports and over the years has hosted major events such as NFL Pro Bowl Week (2017), the Invictus Games (2016), the inaugural World Baseball Classic (2006) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp (2002-2008).
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex was one of the first major sports facilities in the country, blazing a new trail in youth sports tourism. In its wake, countless other youth sports complexes have emerged around the country to meet the increasing demand, as 27-percent of all travel taken in the U.S. is solely for organized sporting events.* ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and others comprise what is now an estimated $7 billion youth sports industry.*
While the celebration kicked off on March 28, there will be more tributes throughout the year to commemorate the anniversary and emphasize the positive impact of youth sports. Additionally, there will be new sports-related initiatives announced that will continue Disney’s long-standing support of youth sports nationally and that will continue to drive tourism in Central Florida for the next 20 years and beyond.
*Data sourced from a May 2014 National Association of Sports Commission Study
Disney At CinemaCon: ‘Wreck It Ralph’ Sequel Now Titled ‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’
The studios’ panels here at CinemaCon can last hours. Literally. There’s typically a lot of preamble, an exhibitor honor of sort of a legendary vet before the clips and stars start flying.
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Why Disney Cruises Aren’t Just for Kids
If you want to know what life is like for adults inside the cult of Disney, step aboard one of its cruise ships. Yes, Princess Elsa is onboard doing arts and crafts, and cartoons play on a poolside Jumbotron. But go a little farther into the ship and you’ll stumble upon a British pub with worn-in leather armchairs, fine dining reserved just for the grownups, and a blissfully quiet adult pool deck that will make it hard to believe you’re sharing a ship with hundreds of children.
