Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode #575: Virtual Cons!
We return to the virtual podcast space to give you an update on ways to connect to fandom, including Virtual Fan Expo, Virtual Disney World, and Alt Free Comic Day.
Theme Parks
Planning For Sci-Fi World
You may feel like you’re already living in a Sci-Fi World. That’s true. That’s valid. But for years a non-profit has been working to get […]
Avengers Campus Sets Opening Date
Get ready to swing with Spidey! Disney Parks Blog announced that Avengers Campus – the (almost) entirely new land dedicated to discovering, recruiting, and training […]
What Does Disney Do With Star Wars Now?
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker closes the book on the Skywalker Saga, after over 40 years. It also marks 7 years under Disney, a […]
It All Started With A Rabbit
Take a lesson from Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Risk. Fail. Dust yourself off and try again. Someday you can have your own cartoon gas station.
Welcome To The Haunted Mansion Cruise
As mash-ups go, this video released by D23 this week takes the (haunted wedding) cake. Skippers Jen and Nik from the World Famous Jungle Cruise […]
D23 2019: The Secrets Of Avengers Campuses
Three years ago, Disney’s California Adventure held the “Summer of Heroes,” with a tag line telling everyone to “Hero up!” It was a bit of […]
D23 2019: Sneak Into Avengers Campus
The Marvel Theme Park Universe is confirmed. Anaheim, Paris, and Hong Kong are all connected in one endless time loop.
D23 2019: Preview The Star Wars Resort
Tomorrow, it begins. Hordes of Disney fans will swarm the Anaheim Convention Center (heck, they already have) for the Expo of all things Disney. Tonight, […]
Disney Announces Rise Of The Resistance Opening Dates
The Force is going to get a whole lot stronger at Disney parks this winter. On Thursday, Disney Parks announced the opening date for the […]
Flashback Friday: When Disney Bought Star Wars
Next week the madness begins. Disneyland will begin taking visitors to a place set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. When […]
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railroad Coming To Disneyland!
Before the plans for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge really coalesced, I had several Disney fans insisting to me that Toontown was going to be torn […]
Galaxy’s Edge Will Feature Coca-Cola… Thank The Force (Of Marketing)
They used to say Coke adds life… maybe it will add midichlorians. Thanks to the Disney Parks Blog, we now know that if you journey […]
WonderCon 2019: Foolish Mando
Welcome, foolish mortals. Your cadaverous pallor betrays an aura of foreboding… or is that just because we’ve been inside a convention center for three days? […]
IDW Opens The Door To The Haunted Mansion
Welcome, Foolish Mortals. With enough time having passed from Marvel’s Disney Kingdom comics line to have faded into memory, it looks like IDW is picking […]
Disney Achieves The Balance Of The Fox
Tonight at midnight, two powerful pop culture forces complete their merger. When you wake up tomorrow, the complete rights to the Star Wars saga will reside […]
Cinequest 2019: Eclipse VR
First off, Backlight Studio calls their experience “Hyper Reality,” not “Virtual Reality.” That’s a little bit marketing, but it’s also fair. One of the best […]
Galaxy’s Edge Becomes Star Wars Canon
Does this mean we all can become characters in Star Wars? Possibly, if you’re planning a trip to Black Spire Outpost on the Outer Rim world […]
Zootopia Land Coming to Shanghai Disneyland
Earlier this week, Shanghai Disneyland announced that the 2016 Disney animated film Zootopia will inspire their newest themed land. Sure, it was a massive hit, but particularly […]
Turning The Microscope On Ant-Man And The Wasp: Nano Battle
Tuesday, Disney Parks Blog revealed that the newest Marvel-based attraction, “Ant Man and the Wasp: Nano Battle,” will open in Hong Kong Disneyland on March […]
