Hi all,

So after a slow week for character news, I now have quite a lot to tell you!

First off Disneyland Paris has redesigned Jack Sparrow’s costume, and he is due to start appearing in his updated gear very soon, to coincide with the new movie. He already wears his new outfit in California, where the film had its premiere last week.  [ Read More... ]

Hi all,

Today is the day that many fans have anticipated for a long time! The pre-sale tickets for the brand new Disney Live show Phineas and Ferb Live! have gone on sale.

To register for the pre-sale you can register at the brand new Phineas and Ferb Live! website here.

A lot of people are experiencing problems booking though because they needed the email with the pre-sale code in it to be able to get their tickets - and a lot of people haven't gotten the email. Well, as Jon and I discovered, if you call them on the number I have listed below and say you didn't get your email they can give you a code!

The number to call is: (within the US) 703-749-5523 or 703-448-3639

We are seeing the show in Melbourne, Florida next March.

Ok, that's all for now. Good luck everyone!

Dan.

Hi all,

Over on the forum Jon posted a video of the new night time mini parade at Tokyo Disneyland, called Nightfall Glow Parade. The idea of it has two purposes. It is currently filling the gap between now and when the revised version of Dreamlights launches, and when that does launch, this new mini parade will be the Park's "Rainy Day" version. If there is enough rainfall in one night to warrant cancelling Dreamlights, this new parade has been specially designed to cope with the wet conditions - albeit in a cut down format.

I have to say that as short as it is, it looks amazing, and to be honest if they decided to make a whole new night time parade for any of the parks using the same technology I would not complain! The "light up panels" effect and the smooth, cleaner more defined lines and image of the floats makes it look modern and yet magical at the same time. Well done Tokyo Disneyland!

Also over on the forum Jon posted the meeting times of the upcoming PIXAR Weekend at EPCOT. Check it out now to plan your fun filled character hunting weekend!

Finally, staying with EPCOT, we have heard from a Character attendant friend of ours that for the time being the Fairies are to stay in EPCOT past the end of Flower and Garden Festival, and not move back to the Magic Kingdom.

Ok, that's all for now,

Dan.

Hi all,

At the start of this year Jon and I launched the Character Central Forum. We are really pleased with it's progress so far and hope that it continues to grow. I wanted to share something with you though that I am not sure everyone knows about - the iPhone web version of the Forums!  [ Read More... ]

Hi all,

The big news this weekend of course was the premier of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides at the Disneyland Resort in California. As I already pointed out yesterday, Loren was there right on the front line, and made a forum post about it here, including up close pictures of all the stars! Be sure to check it out! His report also includes some character updates.  [ Read More... ]

Hi all,

Our resident California correspondent Loren was in Disneyland for the world premier of the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie yesterday, and has posted this report to the Character Central Forum!

Check it out now, with exclusive up close pictures of all the celebrities including Johnny Depp!!

Thank you to Loren, who waited ALL day to get the fantastic location on Main Street!

I do have more news, but I think it can wait until tomorrow, as this is pretty big :)

Dan.

Hi all,

Hi all,

DLRP Magic confirmed today what I already said yesterday, that Stars 'n' Cars would be made into a proper parade, running across the park. The show stops will basically be a meet 'n' greet opportunity apparently.

Over in Florida, Walt Disney World have now put on sale their Halloween and Christmas Party tickets. More information can be found on Jon's forum posts here (Halloween) and here (Christmas).

Star Wars Weekends are due to start soon, and WDW have been promoting the fantastic annual event by visiting malls across Florida. Small stages have popped up in at least four locations, and have included appearances by Jedi Mickey, C-3PO and R2-D2!

I have also heard from an inside source that Dumbo and the Three Little Pigs (Fiddler, Fifer and Practical) might be making a return once the new Fantasyland is complete. It has been suggested their costumes may be redesigned, but that is not confirmed by any means. This would be fantastic if they did! We hope this rumour comes true.

Over in Disneyland, California correspondent Loren ran the Orange County AIDS walk, and raised over $4000! Read his post here on the forum to see which amazing characters he saw along the way! Well done Loren!

Finally, as always we have been uploading huge amounts of photos to our Flickr pages, which in turn should automagically appear on their respective pages on this site. Lots of new Florida, Disney On Ice and Disneyland Paris photos should now be on many different pages. The latest images can always be seen by clicking the Most Recent tab on the main photos section of each page.

I have also updated the calendar to reflect some slight changes to our travel plans.

Ok, that's all for now,

Dan.