This article comes to us from Jason Garcia at the Orlando Sentinel. Two years after Walt Disney World turned out the lights at the nightclubs of Pleasure Island, there are signs of life for the near-forgotten entertainment district. Disney this week filed a pair of permits signaling the start of
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Disney World unions vote Thursday on contract
This article comes to us from the Orlando Sentinel. Thousands of unionized workers at Walt Disney World will cast ballots Thursday on a new labor contract, amid jockeying both by union leaders and the company. Opponents of the proposed Service Trades Council contract have been distributing flyers urging workers to
Happy Haunting! Returns Oct. 30-31 to Downtown Disney
This article comes to us from Kristin Ford at The Daily Disney. Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is sold out for Halloween, but that doesn’t mean you can’t trick-or-treat at Walt Disney World. Downtown Disney’s Happy Haunting! event offers free sweets and entertainment from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 30 and
Fort Lauderdale man wins nighttime Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon by 13 seconds
This article comes to us from the Orlando Sentinel. Anton Van Zyl was the top finisher the men’s division of the inaugural Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon at Walt Disney World on Saturday night. Van Zyl, 37, of Fort Lauderdale, finished in 1 hour, 14 minutes, 51 seconds, pulling
Moving on up..Walt Disney World Hilton sells for $127M
This article comes to us from the Orlando Sentinel. One of the official partner hotels of Walt Disney World has been sold by the building’s longtime owner for $127.2 million. Tishman Hotel & Realty LP said Tuesday it “decided to take advantage of pent-up demand” for well-performing properties and sold
Disney World kids’ centers give parents guilt-free night out
This article comes to us from Kristin Ford at the Daily Disney. Recently, my kids got to experience a little bit of magic without me at Walt Disney World. My husband and I dropped them off at one of the six children’s activity centers, where kids ages 3 to 12
First Look Epcot’s La Hacienda de San Angel
Here is a first look of La Hacienda de San Angel from the Daily Disney. Here are some first-look photos of the 400-seat La Hacienda de San Angel, the new casual dining restaurant at Epcot’s Mexico pavilion, in the World Showcase, Tuesday. The restaurant is an expansion of the original
Doug Parks Disney World’s first Mickey Mouse dies at 60
This article comes to us from the Orlando Sentinel. The man widely believed to be the first Mickey Mouse at Walt Disney World has died. Doug Parks of Gotha died Aug. 29. He was 60. Disney officials would confirm he was an entertainment cast member, but would not say whether
Disney workers awarded more than $433K in back pay
This article comes to us from Jeff Weiner at the Orlando Sentinel. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has agreed to pay almost half a million dollars in back pay to employees as a result of violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday. An
Disney bus crash near Hollywood Studios
This news report comes to us from the Orlando Sentinel. I posted this article first on Facebook last night and I am posting in here in case you missed it. I am glad there were no injuries. A Disney bus with 26 passengers and a PT Cruiser were involved in
Disney Tickets Last Tour to Endor event will include special Star Wars touches
This article comes to us from Dewayne Bevil at The Daily Disney. Coming soon: The return of the Jedi to Disney’s Hollywood Studios – But it’s not Star Wars Weekends, Part Deux. On August 14, the theme park will be the site of Last Tour to Endor, a one-night-only, after-hours,
Disney World as your classroom? Disney Youth Education Series opens
This article comes to us from Kristin Ford at The Daily Disney. Students participating in Disney’s Animation Magic use a phenakistascope, an early animation tool, in the Disney Youth Education Series program at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. What child (or teacher) wouldn’t want to say they were going to school at
Six arrested, accused of illegal theme park ticket sales
I hate having to report news stories like this. This article comes to us from the Orlando Sentinel. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office reported Monday that deputies have arrested six people accused of illegally reselling more than 2,000 theme park tickets worth $395,000. The agency conducted an undercover operation Saturday,
Disneyworld to create new monorail job
Great news from Jason Garcia at the Orlando Sentinel. Walt Disney World plans to create a new position — and a higher pay scale — for the employees who direct the movements of its monorail trains. The new “central monorail controller” position will be responsible for overseeing traffic along the
