Disney’s Story Rooms Invite Disney World Resort Guests to Magical Worlds of Film and Fantasy

Heartwarming and humorous tales from cherished Disney motion picture classics will leap from the big screen and storybook pages in enchanting accommodations opening at Walt Disney World Resort this week. The Royal Guest Rooms, re-imagined accommodations fit for a prince or princess, open at Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside in early

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Video: Take a Look at the Suites Coming to Disney’s Art of Animation Resort

Animators may be the masterminds behind the theming of Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, but Imagineers who designed the resort are making their own “suite” magic. There’s enough space in the resort’s family suites for the entire family to chill out, spread out, and feel like they are part of

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Disney’s Art of Animation Resort Marquee at Walt Disney World Resort

Last week, Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) put the finishing touches on the new resort’s marquee. Measuring in at 46 feet, six inches, the resort’s sign now holds the record as the largest freestanding marquee at Walt Disney World Resort. (Incidentally, it’s 18 inches taller than the famous “HOLLYWOOD” sign in

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All New Disney’s Art Of Animation Resort Details

Soon Walt Disney World Resort will open the doors to its newest resort hotel with Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, a value property consisting primarily of family suites that immerse guests into the magical worlds of classic Disney and Disney•Pixar films. Opening in phases, each of the four wings celebrates

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Beauty & the Beast 3D takes 2nd place at box office

Beauty and the Beast 3D earned 2nd place this past weekend with $18.5 million falling just behind Contraband according to Entertainment Weekly. It is the largest January opening for an animated film topping 2006′s Hoodwinked. Disney spent less than $10 million converting the 1991 classic to 3-D, so this kind

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Take a Peek Inside Disney Story Rooms at Walt Disney World Resort

Lets have a look inside the Disney Story Rooms offered here at Walt Disney World Resort. As you can see in this video, the existing Pirate Rooms at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort are a great place for tired scalawags to rest their heads. Royal Guest Rooms, which are scheduled to

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First look at the Disney’s Art of Animation Resort Rooms

Opening in phases begining May 31, 2012, Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, inspired by Disney animation, will feature 1,120 family suites themed after “The Lion King,” “Cars” and “Finding Nemo,” and 864 themed rooms in “The Little Mermaid.” Larger-than-life icons, including a 35-foot-tall model of King Triton, will grace the

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Disney’s Art of Animation Resort Reveals New Details and Opening Day

The first wing of the new Disney’s Art of Animation Resort will open to Guests on May 31, 2012, as construction on the 25th resort hotel at Walt Disney World continues on schedule. In size and scope, the construction of Disney’s Art of Animation Resort is a major project at

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Chip & Company Week in Review, October 10, 2011

Welcome back to another edition of the Chip & Company Week in Review!  After spending last weekend at the 40th Anniversary of Walt Disney World, it was a little bit of a letdown for me last week, but there was still some great news stories last week: The Evil Queen

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Beauty and the Beast, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc. and Little Mermaid Will Make 3D Theatrical Debut in 2012 and 2013

On the heels of the phenomenal success of The Lion King 3D– which will cross the $80 million mark at the domestic box office today – The Walt Disney Studios has announced limited theatrical engagements for four of its classic films for the first time in 3D. The following titles

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