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This week we feature a number of attractions at WDW that are no longer with us (“dead”) and had something about them that was kind of scary. We also look at the top 7 scary things in WDW parks. All part of the Halloween theme! News stories mentioned in this episode: Disney wants to teach [...]

The University of Minnesota‘s home coming parade will include Mickey Mouse as the Grand Marshal and Disney’s Stan Freese. The parade will take place November 1, 2008.

Today marks the one year anniversary of Pirates of the Caribbean Online MMO game from the Walt Disney Company. According to statistics from Market Watch, 121,602,136 ships have been sunk, 19,815,360 hands of blackjack have been played, 33,829,645 ships have been repaired and 288,547 tattoos have been purchased. For the first anniversary and Halloween, Jolly [...]

The Hall of Presidents at Walt Disney World will close November 1, 2008. The attraction will get a number of new updates including an all-new Audio Anamatronic for the next President of the United States. Disney says the attraction rehab will contain a number of other “exciting new suprises” and will reopen in time for [...]

Disney will announce shortly that their Pal Mickey plush doll will be discontinued. Pal Mickey contains technology which is activated when in proximity of senors located throughout the Walt Disney World theme parks. These sensors send a signal that causes the doll to interact with the guest giving them information about upcoming parades, wait times [...]

According to the Orlando Sentinel, a man took a tour-bus driver hostage and forced her to drive to Downtown Disney late Saturday night. The man, who has not been identified or captured, got off the bus in Downtown Disney and disappeared into the crowd. The driver was not harmed and the Orange County Sheriff Office [...]

1902: Actress Elsa Lanchester (Rascal, Blackbeard’s Ghost, That Darn Cat!, Mary Poppins) is born in London, England. 1911: Author Daniel Pratt Mannix IV (The Fox and the Hound) is born in Pennsylvania. 1912: Animator, Disney Legend, and one of Walt’s “Nine Old Men,” Ollie Johnston (Bambi, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Mary Poppins, The AristoCats, The Jungle Book, The Rescuers, The [...]

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Aaron D. Clark, an Ohio businessman, is claiming that the Walt Disney Company stole his idea for talking/singing posters. His lawsuit alleges that Disney’s talking posters of Hannah Montana and the Cheetah Girls infringe on a patent he obtained in 1996. Co-defendents in the suit include Toys R Us, KBtoys, [...]

Netcot is proud to have been nominated for a people’s choice award for Best Travel Podcast. To place your vote for the Netcot Podcast, please click here (scroll down to the “Travel” category and select the Netcot Podcast, then “vote”). News stories featured in this episode: A Maimi, FL woman is facing 42 felony counts [...]

We’re proud to announce that the Netcot Podcast has been nominated for a People’s Choice Podcast Award. In addition to thanking the staff that brings you content every day at Netcot.com, we also want to thank all of you: the Netcot community. Without your support and participation at netcot.com, this wouldn’t have been possible. If [...]

We’re proud to help promote the Rock the Vote campaign designed to inform all Americans of the importance of voting this election season. Regardless of which candidates are your choices, we encourage everyone to make your voice heard by voting. For more information about voting, the issues, the candidates or common questions, please visit RockTheVote.com [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reports that Vanessa Rosas and Clay Shoemaker were announced as Walt Disney World’s 38th ambassador team. Rosas is an industrial engineer who started at the resort in 2000 and worked in theme park operations. Shoemaker was a member of the Dream Squad and started at the resort in 1996 when he managed [...]

ABC 9 is reporting that a Central Florida woman was limited to the number of times she could ride the Tower of Terror even though she had a prescription that said the ride helped her with her abdominal adhesions. Denise Mooty needed several surgeries a year before discovering that riding the ride relieved the pain and cut [...]

1880: Actor Scotty Mattraw (Bashful in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Town Crier in Babes in Toyland) is born in Evans Mills, New York. 1901: Composer, and Disney Legend, Frank Churchill (Peter Pan, Dumbo, Bambi, “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?”, “Whistle While You Work”, “Some Day My Prince Will Come”) is born in Rumford, [...]

Here’s the rundown of all injuries-that required a stay of at least 24 hours in a hospital-that happened at Walt Disney World, according to the Orlando Sentinel: July 25: A 73 year-old man reported chest pain after riding DINOSAUR. July 29: A 68 year-old woman fell and broke her shoulder while exiting her Doom Buggy [...]