ESPN Zone Evacuated Last Night

WDWNT Author on September 25, 2008

According to the OC Register’s Around Disney Blog:

Patrons and employees of the ESPN Zone restaurant at Downtown Disney in Anaheim were evacuated Tuesday evening as a precaution because of what was described as a minor electrical problem, officials said, according to the City News Service.

Anaheim firefighters received a call of light smoke in an area near a ticket booth about 5:30 p.m., a dispatcher said.

No fire was found, and there was no additional smoke after someone turned off a fan, the dispatcher said.

The last unit left the restaurant about 6 p.m., the dispatcher said, and it was not known how many people evacuated the restaurant.

Here We Go Again…

WDWNT Author on July 12, 2008

Laughing Place managed to snap a few pictures of a special promotion in Downtown Disney for the new reality show on ABC, High School Musical: Get in the Picture. Here are a few of them:


It looks as if you spin this wheel, & you either win prizes or get to play a game of some sort


Now are these free to every guest, or do you win them?


There’s another promotion going on by the ESPN Zone, having to do with the Honda Pilot

To see more of Laughing Place’s pictures of these promotions, & more from through-out the whole resort, click here!

Week In Review

WDWNT Author on January 1, 1970

Here are a few of the more interesting happenings from the week, that have popped up on the internet while I was in Las Vegas:

  • Halloween merchandise has started rolling out in Disneyland Park, & Dateline Disneyland on MiceAge has complete coverage of merchandise.
  • According to the OC Register, two Cast Member “heroes” were honored in the Grand Marshal Pre-Parade yesterday afternoon. “Robert Olvera, an ager & painter at the Disneyland paint shop, & Juan Morales, a server at Hook’s Pointe, have both been called heroes for saving the lives of two different men.”
  • Also according to the OC Register, Auditions for the ABC show Wipeout are to be held at the ESPN Zone in Downtown Disney tomorrow from 10am ’til 2pm. Applicants should be “fun, strong-willed, outgoing & have a great sense of humor,” & must be able to swim. For additional information, shoot an email to wipeoutcasting@gmail.com.
  • The OC Register also has a complete listing of what roads will be closed when this Sunday due to the Disneyland Half Marathon.
  • Finally, a permit was filed this week by Disneyland to build a so-called “giant teapot” as part of Pixie Hollow. You can see the permit for yourself here.

Be sure to check back tomorrow, as we still have tons more catching up to do!