Disney World to be Featured on ‘The Chew’ Oct. 26

The Walt Disney World Resort will be featured on ABC’s “The Chew” today at 1 p.m. EST. Chef Mickey recently visited the set of this new ABC daytime show to award an audience member with a trip to Walt Disney World for the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. A

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Woman’s body found in cast parking lot at Disney World

Orange County Sheriff’s officials say a woman has been found dead in a cast member parking lot at Walt Disney World. Orlando’s 13 News reports that a security guard called 911 early Tuesday morning to report finding the body. The television station reports that sheriff’s officials say the death was

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Chip & Company Week in Review, October 24, 2011

Welcome back once again to this week’s edition of the Chip & Company Week in Review.  Here are the stories that caught our eye last week: Did you see that Paris Hilton celebrated Halloween at Disneyland Paris the other day?  Take a look at the picture in this post and

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Annika Sorenstam Tees Up Students for Success at Future Leaders Forum

Fifty high-school students from The First Tee are getting their head in the game today at the fifth annual Future Leaders Forum sponsored by The Toro Company and Walt Disney World Resort. The three-day event is designed to help students broaden leadership skills, prepare for college, and explore career disciplines

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HGTV Celebs Share Party Tips at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival

Taniya Nayak from HGTV’s “House Hunters on Vacation” and “Designed to Sell” is a featured speaker this weekend at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. Each Friday, Saturday and Sunday through the festival’s end on November 13, HGTV designers and personalities are offering their expertise to guests – tips

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Worth the Ride – Main Street Vehicles

If you speed down Main Street, U.S.A. towards your favorite attractions, you may have never noticed all the vehicles of Main Street.  I was guilty of this until the past few years.  And even then, I noticed them, but never knew how to take a ride. On our last trip,

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Shop like a Diva – Downtown Disney

We can’t forget Downtown Disney! Even though we’ve already talked about where to shop in Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom, you obviously STILL WANT MORE. Well, I’m not going to disappoint! Downtown Disney Obviously, Downtown Disney is the mother-load for Disney Shopping, but it just doesn’t have

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Downtown Disney Cupcake Showdown: Candy Cauldron vs. BabyCakes NYC

On my latest trip to Walt Disney World, I decided to put two very different types of cupcakes to the taste test while at Downtown Disney (DTD). Call it a cupcake challenge. Or even the Downtown Disney Cupcake Showdown, if you will. I ate, side by side, one Candy Cauldron seasonal

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Finding Romance at Disney!

To me, Walt Disney World is all about love — love for fun and for happy times with family in a magical place. It is the love in my heart for Walt Disney and the person he was, and the love for my family and having this time together It

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I NEED MORE ROOM! – Renting a house at Disney World

In my family we have four people. Two of them are under ten and don’t take up that much room. They’re past the age where they need five-hundred supplies just to survive, so as long as I stick to my PERFECT PACKING LIST our family unit meets the requirements to

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Morning EMH vs. Evening EMH — Which is the best?

When it comes to your Walt Disney World vacation, there are a lot of benefits to staying on property, but perhaps the best benefit of all is the benefit of getting the Extra Magic Hours.  If you have never stayed on property before at Walt Disney World, the extra magic

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Leadership Profile: Randy Garfield, WDW Executive Champion of Heart of Florida United Way

With the 2011 Heart of United Way campaign well underway at Walt Disney World Resort, Disney executive Randy Garfield is rallying the company’s more than 62,000 Cast Members to support their community by donating. Today, Garfield is the executive vice president of Worldwide Sales & Travel Operations for Disney Destinations

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Disney Food Confession – Vegetable Potato Strudel

Where to find it: Coral Reef Restaurant in Epcot What is it? A phyllo pastry with mashed potatoes, zucchini, mushrooms, squash, carrots, and red peppers. It is accompanied by a tomato compote with basil oil. Why you want it: This is a new addition to the menu at Coral Reef

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Chip & Company Week in Review, October 17, 2011

While my friend Ken is off basking in the Magic that only Disney provides, I’m back with you again this week for the Chip & Company Week in Review.  Here are the stories that caught our eye last week: Patrick reports to us that Disney has changed the dates for

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