According to the Orlando Sentinel Walt Disney Parks & Resorts has negotiated a new contract with Orlando International Airport reducing the amount it pays for it’s two gift shops by hundreds of thousands dollars. The new contract not only reduces the minimum rent that Disney pays on its two stores in
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Chip and Company’s Disney Addicts One More Disney Day Meet
Hey there fellow Disney Addicts. If you are going to be in the Magic Kingdom for the One More Disney Day celebration come by and say hi! We are going to be meeting at Aloha Isle at 9:00 PM on February 29th. Buy yourself a Dole Whip, hang out with your fellow
10 Tips on how to Spread the Disney Addiction
Most people try to fight the urges to spread the love and the magic that is Disney. But I have to ask you why fight it? Wouldn’t it just be easier to just let it wash over you like cold water from the Surf Pool at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water
Disney World Quick Tips – Staying Charged
Nothing is more frustrating than trying to take a picture, video or post a tweet at the Disney Parks and having a low battery. I can’t tell you how many times on our last trip I was hunting for a outlet to charge my cell phone, camera, and video camera.
Beating the Post Disney Vacation Blues
Coming home from a wonderful trip to Disney World can be really hard, especially if it’s something you’ve been looking forward to for a long time. After the planning, traveling, eating, watching, and riding is all said and done, the post-Disney vacation blues might start to set in. I’ve experienced
Disney cancels plans for Maryland resort
Disney has Cancelled plans to build a resort hotel at National Harbor in Prince George’s County, Maryland. It has been reported that Walt Disney Parks & Resorts bought 15 acres at the National Harbor development for $11 million in 2009 and planned to build a 500-room resort property. No news if
D23 Presents the Smoke Tree Ranch Roundup
For the first time ever, Disney fans are being invited to the historic Smoke Tree Ranch to experience the splendor of the California desert and the charms of “The Ranch” just like Walt Disney did over 50 years ago. Smoke Tree Ranch has been likened to Walt’s own “Laughing Place”—a
JAMES CAMERON TO BRING AVATAR TO LIFE AT DISNEY PARKS
Long-term agreement will bring AVATAR themed lands to Disney parks, with the first at Walt Disney World in Orlando Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide is joining forces with visionary filmmaker James Cameron and Fox Filmed Entertainment to bring the world of AVATAR to life at Disney parks. Through an exclusive
Radiator Springs Racers Begins Ride Testing Today
In the normal development process of any ride-based attraction at Disney Parks, Imagineers spend weeks and even months testing the ride vehicles. Many of you may have seen one of the first ride vehicles, which was on display at the D23 Expo in Anaheim this past weekend in the Parks
Disney Executive Joins Board of Clean the World Foundation
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Vice President of Lodging Mark Rucker has been named to the board of directors at Clean the World Foundation, an Orlando-based organization that recycles soap and shampoo and distributes them around the world to those living in poverty. Each year, millions of children die from
‘Carousel of Projects’ from Disney Parks at the D23 Expo
Disney is busy putting the finishing touches on all of the incredible experiences guests will immerse themselves in at D23 Expo 2011, and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts just announced an out-of-this-(Disney)-world line-up! Attendees to the Expo, from August 19–21 at the Anaheim Convention Center, just across the street from
Disney’s Great American Family Vacation Sweepstakes
Hit the road this summer! You and your family could win a trip to Yellowston National Park and a Coleman Camping Prize Package! Grand Prize: $4,000 towards a family trip to Yellowstone National Park! A Coleman Package consisting of: one Instant Tent 8, one Quad Latern, one RoadTrip Grill LXE,
HGTV – Disney Inspiration Vacation Sweepstakes
Make Your Neighbors Green With Envy You could win a Disney Inspiration Vacation from HGTV and take home Disney memories for your backyard! Enter today for a chance to win a Disney vacation packed with inspiration! Enter once a day through 9am ET on July 18, 2011. Click here to
My Yard Goes Disney: Premieres Monday, June 6 at 8/7c on HGTV
HGTV and Disney Parks join forces to surprise lucky homeowners with an eye-popping backyard makeover they never thought possible. In each episode of My Yard Goes Disney, lucky homeowners get a jaw-dropping makeover inspired by Disney Parks that’s worthy of major family playtime. In this yard, taking a train to
