Walt Disney Adds New Tech to Their Resort

Disney has recently come out with a all-in-one wrist band. The MagicBand allows you to enter the park and open your hotel room dooor. And later in the year, you willbe able to use this wristband to check in at FastPass+ entrances (with the introduction of FastPass+) and connect Disney PhotoPass images to your account.

As well as adding new wrist band passes, Disney is also introducing an updated version of FastPass+. FastPass+ will now allow you to reserve acess to entertainment, character greetings, and viewing areas for parades and fireworks before you leave for your vacation. There is also a mable app so you can make changes as you go. 

Both the MagicBand and the FastPass+ are still under way. They are currently under testing with select Disney guests. 

Disney expects that thier new technology will cut down the line wait dramatically and instead of thier guest staniding in line for two hours, they will be in stores for a  hour and a half. 

"Middle-Earth" Theme Park

The Saul Zaentz Company has added fule to the fire. It was reported that Universal Orlando has a Lord of the Rings theme/amusment park in the works, and The Saul Zaentz Company has trademarked "Middle-Earth" as a part of the park.  

The Saul Zaentz Company is well known for their film, stage, and merchendice rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. On the information page from The Saul Zaentz Company's website, I collected some information on the well renowned company, "For more than twenty years, studio and independent filmmakers from around the world used the Saul Zaentz Company facilities to finish their productions. Films posted at the Fantasy Building have earned 26 Academy Awards, including three for Best Picture and three for Best Sound. Fantasy Records was acquired by Concord Music Group in 2004."

The Saul Zaentz Company onloy has one project going on at this time. On thier webiste there is a link (http://www.middleearth.com) that took me directly to a specialized branch of the company: 

Middle-earth Enterprises is the new name for Tolkien Enterprises. Middle-earth Enterprises is the part of The Saul Zaentz Company that owns the exclusive rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, such as merchandizing, motion picture, and stages. 

Middle-earth Enterprises curently holds licenses for:  

One company license that stood out was The Hobbit Hole. The company specializes in customized Hobbit-themed chicken coops, playhouses, sheds, saunas, studios, reading nooks, bus stops, guest cottages, storage, meditation rooms, changing rooms, dog houses, camping huts, and anything you can think of. The Hobbit Hole The only thing that is the same in every Hobbit Hole project is the Hobbit-themed strucsture, the rest is designed they way you want it for what ever purpose.