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Tree Lighting Tips from the Experts at Disney World

If Tuesday's annual tree lighting at Rockefeller Center sparked a desire for a "flip the switch" event at home, then follow these tips from the organizers of Disney World's Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights. Th [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Professor Praises Disney World for Environmentally Friendly ...

Professor David Bellamy has declared his enthusiastic support for the efforts of Walt Disney World in creating an excellent and eco-friendly holiday option for families taking holidays to the USA. Professor Bellamy made the Walt Dis [...]

Posted On : Nov, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Do we need Disney World?

The Free State and Mpumalanga governments are fighting to see who will bring Disney World to South Africa at a tax payers cost of R25bn. I for one am shocked! R25bn seems an excessive amount of money to develop a tourist park that South [...]

Posted On : Nov, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

How Disneyland Inspired Sorrowful World of Epic Mickey

To design the levels of Epic Mickey, Warren Spector and crew picked the most obvious inspiration: Disneyland. I’ve already said a lot about Spector and Disney, but there’s one more anecdote I wanted to relay before we put thi [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Disneyworld Trip Report: Halloween at Disney

I headed out of Boston’s Logan Airport just before three in the afternoon on October 29th. Even my fear of being airborne could not combat my excitement. I was headed to Disney World to meet one of my best friends for an amazing we [...]

Posted On : Nov, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Check Out Disneyland’s Tron Legacy-Themed World of Color (Vi...

Disney is pulling out all the stops with Tron Legacy. Not only has California Adventure’s Hollywood Backlot has been transformed into a Tron party called “ElecTRONica“, but now the World of Color has been changed as wel [...]

Posted On : Nov, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Disney World unions vote Thursday on contract

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 distributin [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Disneyland Paris worker dies in apparent 'It's A Small World...

According to police, the amusement park ride accidentally turned on while the 53-year-old was working on it. The man, an employee of a park subcontractor, was severely injured and taken by helicopter to a hospital where he died. A prelim [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

What is Disneyland? Out of North Korea, into the real world

They like pop songs, eat too much junk food and wear the unofficial uniform of a billion other young people: jeans, T-shirts and sneakers. But until recently, these Seoul students had never heard rap music, eaten a burger or watched Davi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Disney plans to “Let the Memories Begin” with 2011 theme par...

As expected, today Disney announced the newest promotion for Disney Parks called “Let the Memories Begin.” Launching in 2011, this new campaign will allow Disney guests to share their photos, videos, and stories at DisneyMemo [...]

Posted On : Sep, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Disney World of Color coming to San Diego

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 Sho [...]

Posted On : Jul, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Walt Disney World Builds Houses to Attract Baby Boomers to O...

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., fo [...]

Posted On : Jul, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Walt Disney World deal: Free food with family resort package...

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 tw [...]

Posted On : Jul, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Walt Disney Imagineer Kevin Eld talks past, present, and fut...

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 sho [...]