D23′s Destination D: 75 Years of Disney Animated Features

From Walt Disney’s groundbreaking Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to the upcoming Wreck-It Ralph, guests will go on a two-day journey filled with unforgettable moments of heart-tugging emotion, laughter, and classic music and song that have captivated generations the world over. Highlights of the event include exclusive previews of

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Starting Today – Animal Kingdom’s Sundowner Celebration

According to WDW Magic Disney has renamed the Taste of Africa Event held in the past in the Animal Kingdom to Animal Kingdom’s Sundowner Celebration. Taking place from June 3 to June 30 2012, you will be able to find special events throughout most areas of the park.  The special

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Downtown Disney Revs Up All Things ‘Cars’ June 2-3

A classic car show with a modern twist and turn, Car Masters Weekend is back for its second year at Downtown Disney June 2-3, 2012. Celebrating everything “Cars,” the free, two-day event features a car show presented by Hess Express, meet and greets with Lightning McQueen, Mater and Finn McMissile.

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What’s New for the 17th Annual Epcot International Food and Wine Festival

The Epcot International Food & Wine Festival was named by the Travel Channel as one of the country’s top food and wine festivals. Chefs are cooking up fantastic new experiences for this year’s fest, which open September 28 and runs for a record 46 days through November 12. There’s no

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars CG Supervisor Joel Aron to Appear at Celebration VI

CG Supervisor Joel Aron will share both his expertise and his inside knowledge of the hit television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars at Celebration VI this August. Aron, who draws on an exhaustive history of creating seamless digital effects for Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light & Magic has helped bring a feature film

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Brave – The Highland Games Tournament Coming to Epcot June 1st – July 8th

From June 1-July 8, Epcot will serve as the setting for Brave – The Highland Games Tournament, a kid-focused offering that will include games like Mini Caber Toss, Cake Toss, Haggis Flip and archery. There will also be a kids’ playground with free enhanced wireless – which is great for

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New Behind-the-Scenes Video Looks at Star Wars Weekends 2012

The 2012 edition of Star Wars Weekends takes place at Disney’s Hollywood Studios every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from May 18-June 10. (And yes, we know that we add an extra day to the official definition of “weekend,” but when Darth Vader requests a three-day weekend, we don’t argue.) Today,

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Exciting, New Entertainment Fuels Cars Land, Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure Park

From “Mad T Party” to the “Red Car News Boys,” an exciting new lineup of characters and shows offers something for everyone at Disney California Adventure park as Disneyland Resort celebrates the grand re-opening of the park with the new Cars Land, Buena Vista Street and Carthay Circle Theatre, featuring

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Eat to the Beat 2012 Concert Information Released!

For those of you headed to Disney World for Food and Wine Festival  this year and want to check out the artists at the Eat to the Beat Concerts held in World Showcase here are the details for you: 9/28-9/30: Night Ranger 10/1-10/3: Sugar Ray 10/4- 10/7: STARSHIP starring Mickey

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A Pearl of a Wisdom: Don’t Miss This Souvenir From Epcot’s Japan Pavilion

With gift shops around just about every corner, Disney World has a lot to offer in the line of souvenirs.  There are the typical character clad gifts like t-shirts, picture frames, and stuffed animals; today we are talking something in a bit of a different direction!  Epcot’s World Showcase provides you

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Car Masters Weekend Returns to Walt Disney World Resort June 2-3

This event, now in its second year, celebrates everything “Cars.” There will be meet and greets with Lightning McQueen, Mater, and Finn McMissile, as well as a movie marathon at AMC Downtown Disney 24 with showings of “Cars” and “Cars 2.” New elements that will debut this year include an

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Star Wars Weekends TV – Now Arriving at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Star Wars Weekends returns to the Walt Disney World Resort during May and June 2012, as Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The annual special event, included in regular theme park admission, will be held every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from May 18-June 10, 2012. Related articles Top 5 Hollywood Studios Traditions (chipandco.com) Celebrities,

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Using Disney Calendars to Plan Your Park Visits

When it comes time to plan your days in the parks, an effective tool can be the calendars found on Disney’s website.  About a month before we are set to leave, I start browsing the calendars to plan which day we’ll visit each park. At the top menu, click “Parks”.

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MNSSHP What in the world is this?

For those of you who don’t know all of the abbreviations of the WDW community it stands for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party! It’s a must do at least once in your many travels to WDW. We try to plan our trip to Disney World in the fall around

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