Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Sneak Peak Opens at Disneyland

All 3 Images via MouseWait

The Pirates 3D sneak peak premiered at Disneyland with lines that stretched as far as Fantasyland. The first picture above shows the interactive parrot that the line passes on the way into the festival arena. The 3D preview is enhanced by theatrical lighting and fire effects that make you feel like you are part of the movie. After the preview, there is a special appearance by Captain Jack Sparrow. The sneak peak will play on weekend nights from March 25 through April 15. After April 15, the sneak peak will play seven nights a week until May 1.

Pavilions and Venues announced for D23 Expo 2011

 The pavilions and venues for the D23 Expo 2011 have been announced. The pavilions are almost the same as the ones in 2009 except for the Walt Disney Studios and Disney Channel pavilions which have been added for this year's expo. The venues are exactly the same as the 2009 expo except for the seating capacity. At this moment we do not know how many people the Storyteller's Theater and Stage 23 can hold. Here are the pavilions and venues:

Pavilions

• Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
• Walt Disney Studios
• Disney Living Presented by Disney Consumer Products
• Disney Channel
• Radio Disney
• ABC
• Disney Interactive Media Group
• Disney Corporate Citizenship (VoluntEARs)
• Collector's Forum
• Fan Art Gallery
• Disney Pin and Vinylmation Trading
• Treasures of the Walt Disney Archive 
• D23 Expo Dream Store

Venues

• D23 Arena 
• Stage 23
• Storyteller's Theater
• D23 Expo Live Auction Preview Room
• D23 Charter Member Lounge 

Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Sneak Peak Coming To Disneyland

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Starting March 25, you will be able to see a Disneyland exclusive 3D sneak peak of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in the Festival Arena at Disneyland. The sneak peak will play on weekend nights from March 25 through April 15. After April 15, the sneak peak will play seven nights a week until May 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will open in theaters on May 20.

An Update On the Status of Tokyo Disneyland Resort

Oriental Land Company has announced that all of Tokyo Disney Resort will be closed indefinitely due to lack of electricity and other concerns. Oriental Land Company had previously announced that Tokyo Disney Resort would re-open on March 21st. OLC has also reported that there was no major damage to any buildings or facilities. They did state that there was flooding in the parking lots of Tokyo Disney Resort. The hotels are also closed and will be re-opened when the parks re-open. All parts of Tokyo Disney Resort will remain closed until Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea re-open. Here is the full report from OLC:

Effects as of March 18 of the Tohoku Pacific Earthquake

Oriental Land Co., Ltd. would first like to send our heartfelt condolences to all those 

affected by the Tohoku Pacific Earthquake on March 11, 2011.   From our heart, we 

pray for the  health and  well-being of everyone, and hope for the earliest possible 

recovery of the affected areas.  

We would also like to notify the effects of the earthquake on our company, summarized 

as follows:

1. Casualties and Damages

(1) Casualties

As previously notified on  March 14,  there have been no injuries or casualties 

reported among our guests, Cast Members and other employees.

(2) Damages

a. Tokyo Disneyland / Tokyo DisneySea Parks

There  was no major damage to buildings and facilities, nor  was there any 

ground liquefaction*

inside the Parks except for a  portion of the parking 

area.   Following full inspections, the safety of all buildings and facilities 

inside the Parks  has been confirmed and  the Parks are  in condition for 

re-opening.

However, due to the lack of stable electricity supply and other concerns, we 

have determined to further postpone the opening of the Parks.  The 

reopening of the Parks will be duly announced when the date has been 

determined.

*: Liquefaction has only occurred in a portion of the flat parking areas.    Recovery efforts 

are swiftly underway.

b. Disney Hotels

There  was no major damage to the buildings or facilities.  Also, work on 

confirming the safety of the hotels has been completed.

The date of re-opening is not yet determined, as the hotels are scheduled to reopen at the same time as the Parks.

c. Ikspiari

There  was no major damage to the buildings or facilities. Also, work on 

confirming the safety of Ikspiari has been completed. 

The date of re-opening is not yet determined.

d. Disney Resort Line

There was no major damage to the buildings or facilities.    Although there is 

no impediment to the monorail  operations, the date of resuming operations 

will be  determined depending on the status of the other facilities within 

Tokyo Disney Resort.

e. Cirque du Soleil Theatre Tokyo

Although there was no major damage to the building or facilities, inspection 

of the equipment is still ongoing.

The date of re-opening is not yet determined.

2. Effects on our Business Results

Effects from this earthquake to our buildings and facilities were negligible.  We are 

currently reviewing the ramifications to our business results due to the clossure of the 

Parks and other facilities

Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure Facade Revealed

Here is what the almost finished facade of Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure was revealed yesterday. 

Photo by DatelineDisney

Video From Tokyo Disneyland During 8.9 Magnitude Earthquake

Here are two videos shot at Tokyo Disneyland during the massive earthquake in Japan:

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Videos by: bounonushi

Photos From Tokyo Disneyland After 8.9 Magnitude Earthquake

Here are some of the photos that have been tweeted after the massive earthquake in Japan:

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From Boy33 Photos by Steve Davison

Photos from mrdaps

Photos from rezaikram

Photo from Eminem_JP

Tokyo Disneyland's Parking Lot has been destroyed.

Tokyo DisneySea's Fantasmic Rehearsal Footage

(Spoiler Alert: Do not watch this if you do not want to know what characters are in Tokyo DisneySea's version of Fantasmic.)

Unconfirmed Concept Artwork for Shanghai Disneyland

All Artwork ©Disney

This first picture above was published on Tim Delaney's website under illustrations for a new Disney theme park and has since been taken down from the website. The picture was published with the words Pirates of the Caribbean and rumors are going around that it is for the new Shanghai Disneyland park. It would make sense because in the picture below, in the lower right edge of the park, you can see a mountain that looks just like it. 

This concept art above shows what the area around the Pirates of the Caribbean ride will probably look like.

  

This concept art above shows what Downtown Disney may look like. The area circled in the confirmed artwork shows where Downtown Disney is going to be placed. The picture also shows a monorail going through Downtown Disney which means that there probably is going to be a monorail system at Shanghai Disneyland.

The last concept art above shows what the entrance to Shanghai Disneyland might look like. It shows the mickey face made out of flowers with a sorcerer hat with brooms holding buckets while having water come out of them. It also shows a completely covered train station, something that has not been done at any other Disney theme park. This picture has since been taken down from Tim Delaney's website. Shanghai Disneyland is rumored to open in 2015 and be two to three times as big as Hong Kong Disneyland and eventually include three theme parks.