IN THE SPOTLIGHT – April 26 through May 7 – 2010 Now Through May 16 17th Annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival: Guests can celebrate the Great Outdoors and get a head start on the gardening season as they explore exhibits and activities geared toward discovery and outdoor fun
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New Concept for Disney World Beauty and the Beast Restaurant
It seems that there will be a magical transformation to occur at the upcoming Beauty and the Beast Inspired Restaurant that is apart of the Fantasyland Expansion. Not unlike its magical transformation of a frog into a princess or a beast into a prince, the Disney wizards plan to conduct
“World’s Fastest Painter” Creates Mickey Mouse Art.
The recent grand opening of D-Street at Downtown Disney in Florida included some surprises…like a speed painter creating his interpretation of Mickey Mouse. It took artist Rock Demarco only minutes to paint Mickey but here it is in 60 seconds. Demarco, who is known as the world’s fastest painter, was
Pixar’s Toy Story 3 Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear Commercial
Earlier this week, a vintage toy commercial from 1983 surfaced on YouTube. At first glance, it seems convincingly legit. However, the product being hawked is the Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear, one of the new toys joining the gang in Toy Story 3. The people over at Pixar Planet were able to confirm
Disneyland / Disneyworld Dining Faceoff – San Angel Inn vs Blue Bayou
Welcome to next installment of DisneyLand vs DisneyWorld Dining Face-off. Here Disney restaurants will fight it out to determine which one is the best. Who will decide which restaurant is better? You do! After you hear about each restaurant it will be up to you to decide which Disney Dining
Questar to release “Disney Parks” – Secrets, Stories, and Magic Behind the Scenes
Emmy-winning Lightship Entertainment of Orlando, Florida, has appointed Questar Entertainment the exclusive distributor of “Disney Parks” to be released on June 1, 2010 as a DVD 6-Pack (SRP $49.99), a Blu-ray Plus Combo Pack containing Blu-ray, DVD, and digital copies($34.99), and a DVD Single of highlights ($19.99). Produced for Disney
Walt Disney World Character Changes for April 2010
Confirmed Character Changes: Asajj (Clone Wars) will be available for meet and greets during Star Wars Weekends; she’ll be trading out with Ashoka near the entrance to the Premiere Theater. The two are also joining the Jedi Training Academy. Commander Cody is getting an updated look as well. UP Characters
‘Eat to the Beat’ Concert Series Lineup at Epcot Food & Wine Festival
Music lovers take note…we’ve just set the schedule for the “Eat to the Beat” Concert Series at the 2010 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. It’s an impressive lineup that includes several Grammy-winning artists and seven new acts, including Sugar Ray, Rick Springfield, Air Supply and Howard Jones. The concerts,
Disney unveils plans for ‘Monsters, Inc.’ sequel
Pixar tentpole “Brave” has been given a release date of June 15, 2012, and there will be another “Monsters, Inc.,” scheduled for the 2012 holiday season, precisely Nov. 16. Those were two of the news items off a wide-ranging discussion and presentation Thursday by new Disney film chieftain Rich Ross.
Rumors We Like…Disney Dining Plan
Touring Plans, one of our favorite websites, has some hot gossip on possible dining promotions for the Fall. Notes self-professed cheapskate Len Testa: The next discount to be announced should include the Disney Dining Plan. We’ve heard it will appear for Disney Visa cardholders around April 29, and the general
Must Sees at Disney World: Animal Kingdom
This is a great article from Nancy at the Affordable Mouse. She shares with us some “must sees” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park. Like her we don’t always get to goto the Animal Kingdom on every trip. Having a toddler as well makes things even harder..our last trip all she
Tips and Tricks for an Enjoyable Disney World Vacation
The Magic Kingdom Try to come towards the middle or end of the week, because most families hit the Magic Kingdom early in their Disney visit or on the weekends. Take the Ferry for a more enjoyable experience ride to the entrance of the Magic Kingdom, it also makes for
Disneyworld Earth Day Events & Giveaways
Here is a list of Earth Day items taking place at Walt Disney World. Downtown Disney: will host Earth Day activities from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pin Traders station. Including a butterfly releases every half-hour. Magic Kingdom: Jiminy Cricket will be available for “meet-and-greet” from 10 a.m.
‘Toy Story 3’ producer Pixar opens Vancouver studio
Buzz Lightyear, Nemo and The Incredibles are coming to Canada as the Disney-owned Pixar Animation announced Tuesday the launch of a Vancouver studio. While no financial details were released, Pixar Canada initial plan is to produce 20 to 25 minutes of short films annually to be distributed worldwide on the
