2011 Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine
From March 3-6, 2011, 100 high school students from across the nation will travel to Walt Disney World Resort for Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine, an inspiring event featuring interactive workshops and seminars, mentoring and inspiration focusing on careers and life enrichment. The event will be
First Timers: What to do in the early planning stages.
Continuing with theme of Darlene’s first trip, I want to talk about the things you can do months before your trip begins. For some of us, this is part of the excitement, but to the uninitiated, it can seem a bit, how shall I put it? Well, i…
World of Color Creators Answer Burning Questions
Three hundred lucky Disney Parks Blog readers, including myself, got to attend a meet-up event at California Adventure. We got a behind-the-scenes look at what it took to make World of Color come to life. Heather Hust Rivera, a Disney Parks Blog author and public relations for Disneyland Resort introduced
Darlene’s First Trip.
A couple of weeks ago, I received an email from a reader named Darlene. I’m always touched and grateful when someone reads the blog and takes the time to write me about it, but Darlene’s story had an added element. She wrote:My first trip to Disney…
Disney World Quick Tips – Should you visit the parks your first day?
In the next few Quick Tips posts I want to talk about the first day of vacation. One question that comes up is should you go to the parks that day or save your ticket. Let’s first look at it from a perspective that’s easy to get an handle on–how
Ask a Disney Question: Main Street Refurbishment.
This question comes from Don, who asks: “Do you know when all of the rehab on Main Street is scheduled to be done? I can not find anything on any of the sites when. Thanks, keep up the good work.” Don, thanks for reading the site and for your question.
New Kitchen Provides Support for Disneyland Resort Expansion
The Disneyland Resort in Southern California has introduced a state-of-the-art kitchen facility to increase its productivity and efficiency for banquets and other group events held in its theme parks. Meticulously designed for high-capacity production and efficiency, the new 10,000-square-foot facility features top notch equipment and plenty of work space for
World of Color offers private event for group meetings
Groups can elevate their next event experience at the Disneyland Resort to magical proportions with “World of Color,” a new nighttime spectacular at Disney California Adventure theme park. “World of Color” is a 25-minute visual symphony choreographed with revolutionary technology that takes attendees on a fascinating journey of Disney stories
Disneyworld Quick Tips – Want to avoid the lines?
I was talking about today’s Quick Tip in a previous article I wrote earlier this week in Chip’s Animal Kingdom Touring Plan. If you missed it check it out the article above. Today’s Quick Tip is perfect for single people, parents, or for couples who don’t mind not riding together.If
Touchstone Pictures “You Again” Cast Fight During Interview
The cast of Touchstone Pictures “You Again” sit down for an interview and it turns ugly, quickly. This hilarious video is from funny or die one of my all time favorite sites! You Again stars Kristen Bell, Betty White, Sigourney Weaver, and Odette Yustman. About the movie Successful PR pro
The Best Thing I Love About Disney Is… Walking at Port Orleans Resort
For those who have never stayed at the Port Orleans Resort, you might want to consider it. On your next visit to Walt Disney World, take a bus over to the resort and spend an hour walking around. When we stay there we stay in the Magnolia bend section of
Lucky 300 Get a Behind-the-Scenes Look at World of Color
On Thursday, August 26, 300 lucky people, including myself, got the chance to take a peek behind the scenes of California Adventure’s new nighttime spectacular World of Color, as well as learn about the show’s development and a Q&A session with the show’s creators. The meet-up was hosted by Disney
Behind the Scenes Featurette With Nikki Blonsky from HUGE!
Nikki Blonsky and Ari Stidham of ABC Family’s hit series, “Huge,” head into the recording studio with Emmy® Award-winning composer W.G. Snuffy Walden (“The West Wing,” “Friday Night Lights” and “My So Called Life”) to record a full length version of a song that Nikki Blonsky’s character, Will, sings in the
A Ride-Wimp’s Guide to Disney World
One thing I have learned from my years of researching Disney vacations, is that people have lots of questions about “what the rides are like”. I know this because I have been that person on various Disney message boards who has wanted to know if Mission Space was really “that” bad etc etc…..
