Is the Disney Vacation Club Right for your Family?
Last week, I looked at the financial piece of the Disney Vacation Club (DVC) as it relates to my family. I was trying to answer the question, “Is the Disney Vacation Club Worthwhile?” Financially, it is for my family. However, there is more to the DVC than financial considerations. This
Are All Disney Rumors Bad?
Disney is going to build another Theme Park in the United States. Disney is going to convert all of its animation over to CGI. Disney is going to build a DVC Resort on the Moon. Walt Disney is going to be resurrected and run for President! OK, I admit, that
Oldies But Goodies – Cirque du Soleil
Let’s face it fellow Seniors, we love to be entertained. We also love the chance to sit in a cool, shady area several times a day while touring Walt Disney World. Perhaps this explains the large numbers of folks with white hair, and alas in my case as with many
Let the Memories Begin.
Disney’s newest campaign, Let the Memories Begin, invites fans to post photos on the Disney website that will be projected onto Cinderella Castle at Disney World and It’s a Small World at Disneyland. Somewhere in my cold little heart, I felt…
Geek-End Update, Saturday, September 25, 2010
Jamie at OnlyWDWorld shares an in-depth look at the Wilderness Lodge.
Cyberdillo at Disneyland Postcards presents some snazzy postcards from the Hall of Chemistry!
Rob at a Filmic Light looks at the first commercially available soundtrack.
Jess at C…
Disney Parks Join Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic as a Champions of the Community Sponsor
With blue and silver pixie dust in hand, Mickey Mouse today presented the Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard with a “mouse warming” gift in celebration of the team’s new home and a multi-year agreement making Disney Parks a “Champions of the Community” sponsor for the franchise and Amway Center. “We are
Disney Parks – Let the Memories Begin TV Spot
Disney guests will begin starring on television as part of the new “Let the Memories Begin” campaign. For the first time, Disney Parks is featuring the home videos and snapshots of real guests in television ads and other marketing that will allow an audience of millions to share in true-life,
First Look: Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree at DCA Carsland
This first look comes to us from the LA Times. Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree promises to be the dizziest and noisiest of the new rides coming to Cars Land in 2012 at Disney California Adventure. The racket begins before you even board the spinning tractor and cart ride: A play area
Coming Soon! Halloweentime at Disneyland Photos
Want to know what it’s like during Halloweentime at Disneyland and California Adventure? Stay tuned — I will be making a trip today/tonight to take photos of the decorations. You’ll be able to see the photos tomorrow. Unfortunately, I won’t be attending Mickey’s Trick-or-Treat Party at Disneyland or WDW, but
Disney Food Confession – Pumpkin Muffin
What is it? – A moist pumpkin spice muffin with raisins, topped with a dollop of cream cheese icing (the same kind they use on the cinnamon rolls) and a white chocolate pumpkin Mickey. Where can you get it? – Blue Ribbon Bakery on Main Street, U.S.A. (in Disneyland; I’m
Coming to Disneyland & Disneyworld in 2012
Just wanted to give you a heads up of a few projects Disney is working on for Disneyland and Disneyworld in 2012. Cars Land, a 12-acre expansion themed to the Disney•Pixar blockbuster “Cars,” and scheduled to open in 2012 at Disney California Adventure. Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, at Walt
Disney Says ‘Aloha’ in 2011
Opening Fall 2011 Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, Ko Olina, Hawai`i that includes traditional hotel rooms and Disney Vacation Club villas, is being built on 21 acres of oceanfront property in Ko Olina, 17 miles from Honolulu International Airport and approximately 30 minutes from Waikiki. Aulani draws its inspiration
Adventures by Disney Adds Egypt in 2011
Egyptian Wonders Ahead for Adventures by Disney (beginning in April 2011) – Once upon a time, there were “seven wonders of the ancient world.” Today, one remains: the Great Pyramids of Egypt. Adventures by Disney guests will step off of planes, cruise ships and camels into living chapters of history
Goofy’s Sky School comes to Disney California Adventure
Goofy’s Sky School will join the fun along Paradise Pier at Disney California Adventure. The coaster attraction is inspired by the 1940 cartoon short, “Goofy’s Glider,” and the theme is a flying academy with Goofy as the instructor. Guests will enjoy all the dips, twists and thrills as Goofy tries