If there was ever an undiscovered treasure in Walt Disney World, it’s Tom Sawyer Island and Ft. Langhorn, located in the Magic Kingdom. Really, I should know: I’ve been going to the parks for over 20 years and I never visited this attraction until my trip last December. The day I finally visited
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Disney World Quick Tips – Surviving Your Visit In Comfort
Rather than just one quick tip, I wanted to offer suggestions of things you can do both prior to and during your visit to Walt Disney World so you will feel as good at the end of your visit as you did at the start. Begin a walking regimen at
The Increasing Use of Technology while at the Disney Parks
In this day and age most people won’t even step out their front door without a cell/smart phone. Pictures, apps, games and wireless internet are becoming everyday necessities. I myself have a Droid phone and whenever I am not moving I am on my Droid checking out a website, uploading
Doggy Day Camp – Best Friends Pet Care is now Open
Best Friends Pet Care associate Whitney Jansen let the dogs out for a session of Doggy Day Camp at the new luxury pet resort at Walt Disney World Resort. Located across from Disney’s Port Orleans Resort-Riverside, the Best Friends resort can accommodate up to 300 pets, including cats and “pocket”
Photos: Best Friends Pet Care luxury pet resort at Walt Disney World
Best Friends Pet Care luxury pet resort, now open at Walt Disney World Resort, offers plush accommodations and VIP (very important pet) suites for cats, dogs and other pets while their families are on vacation. Located across from Disney’s Port Orleans Resort-Riverside, the Best Friends resort can accommodate up to
Now Open Best Friends Pet Care Resort at Walt Disney World Resort
Tails were wagging at Walt Disney World Resort today when Best Friends Pet Care opened the doors to its new, luxury pet resort. Dennis Dolan, CEO of Best Friends Pet Care, and Phil Bernard, vice president of Walt Disney World Operating Participants, were joined by Mickey Mouse’s favorite dog Pluto to
Space Mountain – New Music Loop Direct From Speaker at Walt Disney World
Space Mountain now has music (not on the vehicles, but from speakers), Jeff Lange went to a speaker to record a loop of it. Listen to it in full below. Let us know what you think in the comment section below. As an added bonus Jeff Lange has a Space
D23′s “Sip & Stroll” Event at the Walt Disney World Resort
Join the D23 team as we celebrate Epcot’s International Food & Wine Festival with a weekend of unique events and experiences just for D23 Members. Our weekend begins Friday evening as we gather for a wine and cheese reception in the foyer of The American Adventure pavilion. Sample a selection
Miss America 2011 Contestants Have a Magical Day at Walt Disney World
All 53 contestants for the title of Miss America 2011 visited Magic Kingdom Park at the Walt Disney World Resort on Friday, August 27, 2010. Representing fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, the ladies continued the Miss America tradition of walking together down
Pixie Hollow’s Newest Resident: Vidia joins Tinker Bell in Pixie Hollow
Vidia (pictured, right), one of the stars of the upcoming movie “Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue,” is the newest fairy to become a “resident” of Pixie Hollow at the Magic Kingdom park in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Guests can meet Vidia and her pixie pals — including the
D23′s Star Tours Final Flight Event at Walt Disney World Resort
Get ready to visit a galaxy far, far away one last time! After Disney’s Hollywood Studios has closed to the general public, D23 Members are invited to take an exhilarating “final flight” to the Moon of Endor before Star Tours suspends departures as it readies for its 2011 reimagining. Guests
Nominations Now Open for Fourth Disney’s Dreamers Academy Class
Do you know a high school student who could benefit from several days of interactive workshops and seminars, mentoring and inspiration focusing on careers and life enrichment – all sprinkled with Disney fun? One hundred students just like that will be packing their bags for Walt Disney World Resort in
Walt Disney World Earns Welcome Mat Award from Good Sam Club
Walt Disney World Resort has been recognized by the Good Sam Club, the world’s largest membership organization of recreational vehicle (RV) owners, with their 2010 Welcome Mat Award as the most “RV-Friendly” Tourist Attraction. The Good Sam Club is an organization of more than 1 million families who own RVs.
Fairy Tales Come True at Newly Designed Franck’s Studio at Walt Disney World Resort
Franck’s Bridal Studio at Walt Disney World Resort has undergone a major enhancement, bringing high-tech tools to couples tying the knot at the popular wedding destination. Franck’s, named after the wedding planner character Martin Short played in the film “Father of The Bride,” was built 15 years ago alongside Disney’s