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D23 Expo: Star Tours II, Fantasyland expansion

September 12th, 2009, 10:17 pm by Jayson Peters

More news from the D23 Expo in Anaheim:

Star Tours II has been confirmed at last, and here’s a “teaser trailer” for the ride. The Star Speeder 3000 may never get to Endor, but the podraces on Tatooine? No problem!

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According to guest correspondent “CactusCarl” Jimenez, who’s been tweeting the highlights from D23, the ride will close in 2010 and reopen in 2011 as a 3-D experience — the first major update to the Star Wars-themed spaceflight simulator since it opened in 1987. Read the rest of this entry »

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BIG Disney news from D23 Expo: ‘Pirates 4′ in 2011 with Depp

September 11th, 2009, 3:11 pm by Jayson Peters

pirates4Disney announced that Capt. Jack Sparrow will return in 2011 in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. The news comes out of the inaugural D23 Expo in Anaheim, where Johnny Depp was there in person on a giant pirate ship — and our guest correspondent CactusCarl is dealing with strict mobile device restrictions. Read the rest of this entry »

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Disney D23 Expo: Say hello to CactusCarl!

September 9th, 2009, 12:05 pm by Jayson Peters

cactuscarl_twittearsThe “ultimate Disney fan experience” is about to begin, and while we’re not going to the D23 Expo, Sept. 10-13 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, we’re still giving you a glimpse of all the action.

We’re welcoming a new voice to Nerdvana: “Cactus Carl” Jimenez. He goes by “CactusCarl” on Twitter, and he was part of the team that worked on opening MGM Studios in Florida. After that he spent several years working for Radio Disney here in the Valley.

Carl is currently the special events manager for the Children’s Museum of Phoenix — but this week, he’s just a guy on vacation who’s agreed to “cover” the D23 Expo in Anaheim for us via his Twitter feed. Read the rest of this entry »

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