For the second time in less than a year, Walt Disney World is shuffling top executives at Disneys Animal Kingdom. Disney has appointed Michael Colglazier to the post of vice president in charge of Animal Kingdom. Colglazier was previously vice president of business development and has also held positions within
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Atlanta Braves Spring Training Returns to Disneyworld
Atlanta Braves Spring Training Returns to Disneyworld on February 1 – March 31 Major League Baseball returns when the Atlanta Braves suit up for their 14th exhibition season at Walt Disney World Resort in March 2010. The Braves have enjoyed nine division titles while training at Disney’s 220-acre sports campus,
Mother of monorail driver sues Disney World over fatal crash
In the wrongful death suit, lawyers for Christine Wuennenberg say Disney failed to follow its own monorail-safety procedures, leading directly to the July crash that killed 21-year-old Austin Wuennenberg. The complaint seizes in large part on Disney’s policy of having monorail drivers continue driving their trains from the front cabin
Back from vacation & posting pictures now
We are back from our Disneyworld vacation and I am posting the pictures on our Flickr channel now. Had a great time..It was a little busier than I expected January would be. Check out the photos here:
Naples Comes to Italy – Disneyworld’s Epcot World Showcase
It is all over the net today so I thought I would post something up there. WDW News Today is reporting on this newest addition to Epcot’s restaurants: We can confirm that the construction taking place in the very back of the Italy pavilion at Epcot is for the addition
Disney could go after you for posting vacation videos online
Hmm this article makes you wonder when you are posting your vacation videos from Disney on your You Tube or even U Stream if Disney could sue you for intellectual property rights. Lots of people use YouTube and other video sharing sites to upload videos taken on their vacations. But
New Fantasyland 3D Model
Click the picture above for full size. Found this post/picture from the Disboards.. I believe Brad over at Stitch Kingdom is the original poster of this article, and someone went in and labeled it. Still a very cool 3D modeling and I am sure it is subject to change. Source
Epcot’s 2010 International Food & Wine Festival
Celebrating Culinary Adventures from October 1, 2010 — November 14, 2010 The Epcot International Food & Wine Festival is an autumn special event that transforms Epcot Theme Park into a food and wine lover’s paradise with specialty food items, culinary events, sophisticated parties and live musical entertainment. Epcot always features
2010 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival Concert Series Schedule
The tentative list of performers for the Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival Concert Series this March 3-May 16 has been updated again. So far here is the current list: — March 5-7 – Jose Feliciano — March 12-14 – Paul Revere and the Raiders — March 19-21 – David
Microsoft, Disney in talks to stream ESPN on Xbox
Microsoft and Disney have held “in-depth talks” to bring ESPN content to the Xbox 360, The New York Times reports. The addition of streaming sports content could give the Xbox a leg up again on competitors Sony and Nintendo, whose respective PlayStation 3 and Wii consoles now have the Netflix
Dining in Disney’s Great Movie Ride
Have you ever wanted to have dinner inside one of Disney rides? Well for Tables in Wonderland members that became a reality last night. Here is a great review from DIS Unplugged of having dinner inside the Great Movie Ride in Disney’s Hollywood Studios: Disney offered their Tables in Wonderland
Stanley Tools coming to fix things at DisneyWorld
Walt Disney World has signed up a new corporate sponsor: Stanley Works. The New Britain, Conn.-based tool manufacturer has signed a multiyear contract making it the “official tool provider†at Disney World and ensuring its brand is on view throughout the giant resort. Stanley’s logo now appears on construction walls
Disney Holds Pixar Films Ransom For Higher Fees
Starz is currently working with Disney to renew its distribution deal, and if all goes as Disney plans, Netfix could get hurt. According to Bloomberg, Liberty Media Corp.’s Starz is renegotiating both cable and digital access to Disney’s movies starting in 2012. In addition to running Walt Disney Co. films
Disneyworld refurbishment schedule 2010
Here is a compiled list of the refurbishments and closings at the Disneyworld Resort in Florida. Before you travel please check out www.disneyworld.com to confirm all these closures and refurbishments as this list is subject to change. Current Test Track (Epcot) closed through 1/17/10 for refurbishment. Uzima Pool (Animal Kingdom
