Over the last few weeks, approximately 1,700 individual Walt Disney World Resort Cast Members raised more than $47,000 for the American Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development Fund through direct contributions from their paychecks. Nearly a hundred Disney Cast Members gathered early this morning to show their support of the
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Park visitor hits Disney employee with car in ride
A Walt Disney World attraction has reopened following a crash that involved a park employee. Disney spokesman Bryan Malenius said the employee was struck by a car that was part of the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway ride Sunday afternoon. The car was being driven by a park guest. The ride closed
Classic Disney World – Food Rocks at Epcot!
Food Rocks was an attraction at Epcot‘s The Land pavilion presented by Nestlé in the Walt Disney World Resort. It was a musical stage show, with audio-animatronic figures. It replaced the older Kitchen Kabaret presented by Kraft when Nestle took over sponsorship in March 26, 1994 and was replaced by
13,000 ‘Princesses’ Run at Walt Disney World Half Marathon
More than 13,000 princesses (including 400 princes) took to the streets of Walt Disney World Resort on Sunday morning all in the name of Disney’s Princess Half Marathon. The 13.1-mile race started in true Disney fashion with fireworks lighting up the sky and Fairy Godmother wishing all well on their
D23 Anniversary Party – Disney Parks News
Chris over at Everything WDW has a nice collection of news that came out of the Anniversary Party at the Walt Disney World Resort. Including what is going to be done with Mickey’s Toontown Fair, Goofy’s Barnstormer, and much more : The next D23 conference will be announced on March
Time-Lapse Video: Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival
Article and video from the Disney Park Blog: It takes 24,000 cast member hours to make the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival happen. But that’s just a number until you’re able to actually see the work behind it all — so, how about an exclusive peek? Take a look
AMC Theatres at DisneyWorld Offers an Enhanced Theatre Experience
AMC Theatres® (AMC), a leading theatrical exhibition and entertainment company, today announces that guests will be able to see movies in a new, entirely superior fashion when the AMC Enhanced Theatre Experience (ETXTM) makes its U.S. debut on March 5 at AMC Pleasure Island 24 at Downtown Disney® Area at
Epcot Flower & Garden Festival Starts Today!
Today is the start of the Epcot Flower & Garden Festival. But last night Disney was putting the finishing touches on a little display when you first walk into Epcot. Nothing like a campfire with marshmellows. Yum! Click here to see more pictures. Here is a video of Mickey and
New Downtown Disney Store “D Street” Opening Soon
A new Urban inspired store will be opening soon in Downtown Disney. D Street will be a one of a kind store offering a more Urban/Pop Flavor to the Disney mix. I am especially excited they will be offering Vinylmation figures as that is my newest guilty pleasure. No information
Endangered Gorilla Born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Great news from the Disney Park Blog: What better way to begin a week than with a stunning first image of the newest member of the family at Disney’s Animal Kingdom – a critically endangered western lowland gorilla. And the best part is that you can see the newborn gorilla
EPCOT’s Flower & Garden Festival kicks off this week at Disney World
Some great coverage of EPCOT’s Flower & Garden Festival at the Walt Disney World resort by The Disney Blog. Looks like this years event is going to be an Ocean theme due to the upcoming release of Disney Nature Film Oceans. Be sure to check out their coverage & some
Hectic moments preceded Disney World fatal monorail crash
A great article written by Jason Garcia at The Daily Disney talking about the events that occurred the night of the fatal crash at Walt Disney World involving 21-year-old Austin Wuennenberg of Kissimmee . Here is just a small portion of this tragic piece: At about 2 a.m. July 5,
Captain EO dances his way to DisneyWorld Florida
Captain EO dances his way to DisneyWorld Florida… Back in the 80’s that was a true statement, Michael Jackson danced his way into our hearts and minds with a little help from George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola. Starting out in Disneyland and eventually making his way to Disneyworld and
Dooney & Bourke’s Special Event at Disneyworld
This article is for my wife who one loves Disney and two loves Dooney & Bourke. From the Disney Park Blog: Hi everyone…we’re celebrating the launch of our latest Dooney & Bourke co-branded products at Tren-D in the Downtown Disney Marketplace this week.Tren-D will debut the new Dooney & Bourke
