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A version of the recently opened Disney California Adventure show "World of Color" will be projected onto the USS Midway Museum at Navy Pier July 22-25 and shown online. In each of the four cities of the World of Color Road Show, specially produced animation will be projected onto a familiar landmark, using a mixture of special effects, high-tech projections and.

A storytelling theme presented in "World of Color" The theme of the San Diego stop will be "Water," illustrated by scenes from such Disney films "The Little Mermaid" and "Finding Nemo," Disneyland Resort officials announced Thursday.

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Once upon a time, parents and grandparents just packed up the car and took the kids to Disney World. But soon, they'll be able to live there and take their grandkids to Disney World 24/7 without waiting in line. The Orlando, Fla., folks who create our fantasy entertainment environments are now creating living environments for baby boomers.

Rich boomers, that is. Walt Disney World is back in the real estate business, this time with a series of high end, luxury homes in a gated community priced from $1.5 million to --- gulp -- $8 million. The homes will be in Orlando, within the 40 square miles of Disney's thriving theme parks. The developments will be fashioned as resort communities with special ties to Disney World parks -- private VIP tours of the parks, plus holiday home decorating, grocery delivery from an on-call concierge service, a fitness facility and spa.

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Walt Disney World in Florida has a late-summer offer for families. Select a ticket-and-room package and get the dining plan for free.Deal: The magic number for the Magic Your Way package with free dining is four — two adults and two children.

The Free Disney Dining Plan with this offer includes one sit-down meal, one quick-service meal and one snack per day for four at more than 100 restaurants at Walt Disney World.To take advantage of this deal, you must reserve a room at one of the resort’s moderate-priced hotels that comes with Magic Your Way Base Tickets that admit each family member into one of four theme parks per day, including Magic Kingdom and Epcot. Prices for a five-night package start at $1,843, plus taxes and airfare. The minimum stay is three nights, and the maximum is 10.When:

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As we reported in late 2009, ESWC has returned to the eSports scene with a new company behind them after declaring bankruptcy in April 2009.

For this fresh new start, the organisers have found a perfect venue to host one of the biggest and important eSports tournaments worldwide: Disneyland Paris!

The Grand Final will be played from the 1st to 4th of July, 2010, with a total amount of $213,500 in prize money to be given out to the best teams.

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Disney is going retro. Starting Monday, its kid-targeted Radio Disney network will air a scripted serial called "My Dream," a contemporary story on a format reminiscent of the 1940s, before TV was pervasive. Unlike Depression-era radio serials that typically featured episodes lasting 30 minutes, episodes of "My Dream" will last just 90 seconds each. "Bite-size chunks," as Radio Disney GM Michael Riley put it.

An original episode will debut each day, five days a week, for a month. Each episode will air four times on Radio Disney. "My Dream" stars 13-year-old Daphne Blunt as Kayla, a teenager trying to make a name for herself in the music industry while dealing with the usual struggles, responsibilities.

And emotional ups and downs of an everyday teen. Blunt's credits include stints on "The Young and the Restless" and "Big Time Rush."Disney said it hasn't lined up a sponsor for the show. "We really wanted to capitalize on what makes radio ," Riley said. "It's a back-to-the-future concept."

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It used to be that Las Vegas was Disneyland for adults. But on a second look, Disneyland — located in Anaheim, about 30 miles south of Los Angeles  has really begun to cater to adults. The theme park — which is made up of Disneyland and California Adventure  also features a sophisticated, pedestrian-friendly retail and dining district; luxury accommodations and a Balinese spa; award-winning restaurants; lounges and bars; and opening this month, a new light show called “World of Color” that is on par with the fountain show at the Bellagio. 

WHERE TO STAY Disneyland’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa — the only AAA Four-Diamond hotel in North Orange County  is a beautiful, expertly run hotel with a theme and architectural style reminiscent of the California Arts & Crafts era at the turn of the 20th century. Located in the center of the Disneyland Resort and in easy walking distance to both theme parks, the hotel offers the best accommodations and amenities at Disneyland. 

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The Disneyland Resort announced today that it will install sign language interpreters to its various dialog-based attractions at its two theme parks, Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure. While American Sign Language communicators have always been available to park guests, this often had to be arranged by calling ahead. Now, guests can enjoy many attractions that were otherwise inaccessible to their fullest potential without having to make prior arrangements.

Guests visiting the parks may stop by City Hall at Disneyland or Guests Relations at Disney’s California Adventure for information on the ASL interpreters. To begin with, eight interpreters will be available on Monday and Saturday at Disneyland and on Friday and Sunday at Disney’s California Adventure.

The interpretation will be offered for those attractions where dialog is the primary means of communication; this includes Jungle Cruise and Storybook Land Canal Boats at Disneyland and Turtle Talk with Crush and “Aladdin – A Musical Spectacular” at Disney’s California Adventure. The offer will also extend to the parks’ parades, including “Celebrate – A Street Party” and “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”.

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Just a couple hours after Disney’s new “World of Color” show premiered at the Disney California Adventure theme park on June 10, 2010, I spoke with Walt Disney Imagineer Kevin Eld about the show. Eld told me how the show’s concept was initially pitched, a few details about how it’s produced each night, and what’s in store for “World of Color” in the months and years to come:“World of Color” is now officially open, performing nightly at the Disney California Adventure theme park in Paradise Bay. But if you can’t make it to see the show in person any time soon, you can watch our video of it in its entirety. (Though, I’ll admit that neither this nor any other video of the show can truly do it justice.)

Celebrities ranging from Disney Channel star Vanessa Hudgens to actor Wayne Brady strolled a blue carpet Thursday night before a major show premiered at Disney California Adventure. (UPDATE: Story was updated at 9:50 p.m.)

“World of Color,” a major water-and-light show, officially debuted at 9 p.m. Thursday in the major waterway at the Anaheim park. The show, with a platform that is larger than a football field, is part of a $1 billion expansion of the 9-year-old park. General park visitors can see the show for the first time Friday.

The opening ceremony began with emcee Mickey Mouse, who greeted actress Teri Hatcher and songwriter Richard Herman, before launching the 25-minute show. Tom Staggs, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, said this is a show unlike any done by Disney.

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Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is going to organise a summer party- ‘Stitch & Friends Summer Hangout’ from June 11-August 29, 2010, which will include new-fun filled activities across the whole resort.

Disney friends who will join the Stitch and Friends Summer Surprise include: Lilo from Lilo & Stitch, Woody & Jessie from Toy Story, Pinocchio from the movie Pinocchio, and Rafiki from Lion King.

Other Disney friends who will be on hand to meet guests for the first time at Hong Kong Disneyland include: Mr & Mrs Incredible and Frozone from.

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