Whether Walt Disney intended to use Hollywood as a model for his beloved theme parks or not, walking into the newly opened Cars Land at California Adventure Park's 12-acre attraction one would think it was his plan all along.

Cars Land is based on Disney/Pixar's 2006 animated film "Cars." The children's movie featured two automobiles: the super sleek red sports car, Lightning McQueen articulated by Owen Wilson, and Mater, a sassy-mouthed beat up truck voiced by blue collar comedian Larry the Cable Guy, and they are the stars in these parts.

The unlikely motorized duo's quest to save a once-thriving town from disappearing along a vanishing stretch of the legendary Route 66 is the focus of the film, and Cars Land is nothing short of walking into this Hollywood set; Imagineers didn't allow any details to escape their attention in Disney's...

Comic-Con arrives in downtown San Diego in two weeks, and you don't have a badge. Perhaps sitting in front of the computer for over two hours while EPIC, Comic-Con.org's ticket sales website, held your place in line (mine was #23,187) to buy a pass just wasn’t cool.

Well, we hear you. But there’s no time to be vexed about this epic ticket fail because there’s still a few ways you can be part of San Diego’s most popular event. But you have to act fast!

There are plenty of ways to win tickets to the annual pop culture convention, but we can only list a few here. However, if entering sweepstakes isn’t your thing, or if you don’t score passes in these contests, there are also...

Heard about the television show "Spartacus" and wonder what all the fuss is about? Let me warn you there will be plenty of mayhem in the upcoming third season of this show to talk about -- the primal sort of bedlam that was commonplace in ancient Rome.

In advance of Friday night's Starz season premiere of "Spartacus: Vengeance," creator and head writer Steven S. DeKnight ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel," "Smallville, "Viva Laughlin" and "Dollhouse") took part in a special conference call to discuss the increasingly popular franchise.

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The Modern Gypsies, the San Diego team who won it all in the first season of ABC's "Expedition Impossible," are living proof that reality TV can have an encouraging outcome for the greater good. 

After filming wrapped up on Mark Burnett’s new reality TV show, The Gypsies got right back in the saddle (minus the crazy camels) traveling to raise money and awareness about their newest mission as "compassionate adventurers." 

In Mark Burnett's latest reality-TV show, 13 teams of three competed across the Sahara Desert in a 10-leg race.

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