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Park News - (4/25/08) Screamscape sources have confirmed that we will see a Wall-E mobile animatronic character running around just in time for the movie’s release. Wall-E is said to be quite cute and stands about 3 feet tall. From the sound of things Disney has elected to build a Wall-E for each coast.
  (4/21/08) If the latest rumors are true, Disney’s Hollywood Studios may become home to the next Disney Mobile Animatronic character, akin to last year’s Muppet Mobile Labs. This time they’ve got what may be the perfect character to try it out on in the form of a life-sized Wall-E (see sidebar)
  (4/16/08) Disney has released a couple of new photos (see sidebar) to promote the return of this year’s Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios which will run ever Friday, Saturday and Sunday from June 6th to June 29th.
  The list of celebrity expected on site includes:
June 6-8: Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett) and Daniel Logan (Young Boba Fett)
June 13-15: Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and David Prowse (Darth Vader)
June 20-22: Amy Allen (Aayla Secura) and Matthew Wood (General Grievous)
June 27-29: David Filoni (Director of the upcoming Star Wars: The Clone Wars) and a future guest TBA.
  Warwick Davis (Wicket the Ewok) will also be there as the official Celebrity Host for all four weekends. The event page also mentions that guests will be given a behind the scenes look at the creation of the all new animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
  (4/15/08) Today we have an update about that incident I reported seeing first hand at the Tower of Terror. According to Screamscape sources, the guest in question reached the unload station complaining about severe neck problems and that he felt that he could not move. As per procedure paramedics were called to the scene and that side of the ride shut down until it can be inspected.
  As I witnessed myself upon exiting the ride, the paramedics loaded the man onto a gurney, fitted him with a neck brace and took him to a local hospital. According to our source, his quick trip through the Twilight Zone may have saved his life, because a CAT scan at the hospital revealed that he had been suffering for some time from a pre-existing brain condition that he was unaware of. The closed side of the tower was inspected later that evening, shown to be running normally and cleared by safety officials to reopen to guests at approximately 9:30pm. So there you have it… Disney’s excellent and swiftly moving safety procedures in action and hopefully our mystery guest can now take the proper medical action to live and a long and healthy life.
  (4/9/08) One interesting thing did happen while I was in Orlando taking a ride on Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror. On Saturday (April 5th) around 3:20pm, just before we got on the side of the tower closest to the gift shop, they suddenly shut that half of the ride down and began moving riders in our queue over to board the other side of the ride. I didn’t think too much of it until the ride was over and the doors to the exit opened. We stepped out to come face to face with a CM trying to block our view of the other side of the ride.
  The exit door to that shaft was open with the maintenance lights on and paramedics had loaded a guest (large fellow) onto the gurney and were adjusting a neck brace on him. As we moved down to look at our ride photo they began moving him down the hall and right past us and out the side door next to the photo monitors. I’m not sure what happened but they didn’t reopen that side of the ride for the next few hours that we were nearby, and possibly not at all for the rest of that day. So far I haven’t seen any news reports about it at all, so either no one found out about it or it just wasn’t anything more serious than a slip/fall. Anyone know more?
  (2/27/08) Disney has listed the dates for this year’s Star Wars Weekends on the website, holding it ever Friday, Saturday and Sunday from June 6th to June 29th, 2008.
  (12/19/07) Screamscape sources tell me that construction in the old Hunchback theater (Backlot Theater) has begun. Earlier this year Disney announced that they would be moving the Nights of Joy concert series that takes place in September, from the Magic Kingdom to the Hollywood Studios. The various concerts will be able to use the larger Lights, Motors, Action stadium as well as Backlot Theater which would be reopened in time for the 2008 event.

Ride Rehabs - The following information is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as things are always subject to change at the last second.
Journey into Narnia – NOW CLOSED through at least 5/23/08

2008 - Playhouse Disney - NOW OPEN - (8/10/07) Disney has announced that a new version of the Playhouse Disney – Live On Stage will open in early 2008. The new version of the show will feature several fresh new characters from: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Little Einsteins, Handy Manny and more.

2008 - Block Party Bash - (3/11/08) I’ve got four more shots of the Block Party Bash parade to share today.
  (3/10/08) Thanks to a Screamscape reader we’ve got a bunch of new Block Party Bash pictures to share today.
  (3/6/08) Apparently the new Block Party Bash parade performed a Cast Preview performance last night and is slated to do another tonight. The first public performance is now said to be taking place this Sunday (March 9th) at 3pm.
  (2/28/08) A few updated dates for the parade changes at the Studios coming soon. I’ve now been told that the last day for the Stars and Motorcars Parade will be Saturday, March 8th and the new Block Party Parade may begin soft-performances starting the next day.

2008 - Toy Story Mania! - (5/7/08) Thanks to another reader we’ve been sent