The VOID Comes to the ATL!

As Disney fanatics, bloggers, and travel agents, we are super excited to bring this new press release to you! The VOID virtual reality experience is coming to Atlanta!  ...AND, it will have the two Disney VR experiences!  We couldn't be more stoked!  If you go, let us know what you think! *  *  *  *  * Critically acclaimed global leader in immersive virtual reality will open a location at The Battery Atlanta, the South’s preeminent lifestyle destination. WHO: The VOID, the critically acclaimed global leader of immersive virtual experiences, celebrates the opening of their location at The Battery Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, September 12th, 2019. WHAT: By combining state-of-the art VR technology, physical stages, and multi-sensory effects, including touch and smell, The VOID invites guests to embark on journeys to fully-immersive worlds with friends and family that, until now, have only lived in the imagination. The Battery Atlanta location will feature Star WarsTM:  Secrets of the Empire, the award-winning experience by ILMxLAB and Lucasfilm and Lucasfilm, and Ralph Breaks VR by ILMxLAB created in collaboration with Walt Disney Animation Studios, with more experiences to come including original content by The VOID. Locals will have a chance to step into The VOID’s newest location and experience  Star WarsTM: Secrets of the Empire and Ralph Breaks VR, following the grand opening on Thursday, September 12, 2019.  For tickets and availability, please visit our location or thevoid.com. WHEN:        Open to the public: Sunday – Thursday: 10:00am – 10:30pm Friday – Saturday: 10:00am – 12:00am WHERE: The VOID 800 Battery Ave. #120 Atlanta, GA 30339 Located next to the Coca-Cola Roxy and across the street from Live! at The Battery Atlanta in Atlanta, GA.

FINDING DORY - $15!

We aren't sure how long this FANTASTIC Disney deal will last, but TODAY you snag Finding Dory for only $15 on Amazon!  This is the Blu-Ray*DVD*Digital HD version (three discs)!  So no matter what machine or device you are own, you will be able to play and watch this cute little film.

Don't miss out.  This is the biggest animated film of all time, and it's currently selling for $25 at other retailers!

Click on the pictures above or below to order right now before the deal disappears.

*Thanks to Southern Savers for the heads up!

Oliver & Company - Coming to Blu-ray!

*Courtesy Disney Movie Rewards

Oliver & Company comes to Blu-ray for the first time ever August 6!

PLANES - Thought of the Day

*Courtesy Disney

DISNEY MOVIE REWARDS - History

From Disney Pixar:

"The Fox and the Hound premiered on this day in 1981!"

CRUSH

*Courtesy Disney Movie Rewards

FROZEN - Still

From the Disney Movie Rewards facebook page,

"Anna meets her sister Elsa in this look at Frozen, in theaters November 27."

STITCH - His Level of Badness

*Courtesy Disney

From the Disney facebook page,

"This is your badness level. It’s unusually high for someone your size. We need to fix that.” - Lilo"

TOKYO GO - Mickey's Newest Cartoon

From the Disney facebook page,

"Watch Mickey try to navigate the schedule of bullet trains in the newest cartoon, "Tokyo Go": http://di.sn/dFK"

*Keep your eye out for the hidden Easter Egg!

UP - Love

BEST.MOVIE.EVER

Billy Crystal and John Goodman Meet Their Monsters

Visit the College Humor website to see what happens when John Goodman and Billy Crystal meet their monsters.

Hardscrabble

From the Disney Pixar facebook page:

"Hardscrabble has been arguably the hardest character that I’ve ever worked on in the 15 years I’ve been here.”

- Character art director Jason Deamer on the Monsters University Dean who went through many transformations during development."

MICKEY MOUSE - Eight New Ways Mickey Impresses Minnie

*Mickey Impresses Minnie

Visit Oh My Disney to find out how Mickey impresses Minnie in this new cartoon.

PLANES - Meet the Characters!

Visit the Disney facebook page to meet the new characters from Planes.

I wonder if any of the Cars planes will make it into this film....

Little John - What a Day!

*Courtesy Disney

In Celebration of Pi Day! AWESOME

*Courtesy of Oh My Disney

Click above for a fun Pi Day feature:

"We’ve already established that we at OMD don’t math very much. But, we do know that Pi Day is a celebration of the super entirely too-long number that begins 3.14159. So, in honor of this most important of days, we’ve gathered the Pi Day moments (read: 3 minutes and 14 seconds exactly) from each of the 52 animated Disney classics and we will now proceed to present them to you in order of their original theatrical release. Just for funzies."

Here Comes the Smolder

DISNEY FOOD BLOG - Inside Story: Gertie’s Ice Cream of Extinction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

*Photo and story courtesy of Disney Food Blog

When you find yourself in the middle of Disney’s Hollywood Studios in need of something cold and creamy and delicious, I’m going to give you some odd advice: look for the big, green dinosaur.

ere, among the jungle trees, you’ll see a gentle giant, chomping on vegetation. And you know you’re in for a treat. (If Gertie’s is open for business, that is.)

If you’re lucky, Gertie’s Ice Cream of Extinction will be open, and serving up wonderful spirals of chocolate and vanilla (or swirled!) soft serve in cups and cones, both sugar and waffle. You’ll also find some of your favorite premium ice cream bars, as well as other snacks, like fresh fruit and trail mix.

But the best part about Gertie’s isn’t the ice cream. You can get that anywhere. What’s awesome about this place is the animation history you can encounter!!

Many of you probably wonder who in the world Gertie is, and why is she serving ice cream out of her middle?

Gertie isn’t just any big, green, perpetually-grass-eating dinosaur, it turns out. She is the creation of Winsor McCay, the New York Times cartoonist who is widely considered to be the father of animation.

When he created Gertie for his short way back in 1914, he used around 10,000 individual hand drawn images to bring his placid dinosaur to life.

While Gertie wasn’t the first cartoon, her likable personality and life-like movements made an enduring one. As a result, we know that McCay paved the way for Walt Disney. And the rest is, of course, history.

The biggest challenge when it comes to Gertie, though, is finding a time when the big green girl is actually serving!

But even if she isn’t, be sure to slow down, take notice, and appreciate this cool building in the shape of a “prehistoric” cartoon.

Reminiscent of kitschy roadside stops on Route 66, Gertie celebrates the heritage that made Disney great in the first place: unparalleled animation.

Is Gertie’s one of your favorite stops for a cold treat? Let us know in the comments below!