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Long-Lost Disney Friends Return to Walt Disney World for ‘Limited Time Magic’

Friday, January 18, 2013

Long-lost Disney friends are returning to the Magic Kingdom Park just to meet you and your family. For one week, January 21–27, be sure to have your camera ready for a rare chance to possibly brush shoulders with classic characters like Clarabelle Cow and Horace Horsecollar, Robin Hood and Friar Tuck. There’s also a chance [...]

Star Wars Weekend Dates Announced for 2013

Thursday, December 27, 2012

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If your starship can make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs (I’m still trying to figure out how fast that is), set your hyperdrive for the Disney’s Hollywood Studios sector for May and early June, for the 2013 edition ofStar Wars Weekends. This year’s Force-filled fun will take place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from May [...]

Walt Disney World to Expand Resort Cable TV Line Up

Saturday, March 10, 2012

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From Our Friends at WDWMagic… The cable TV selection is about to be vastly improved across all of the Walt Disney World resorts on a staggered rollout, beginning March 13 2012, and completed by May 8 2012. New channels include Fox News, Bravo, AMC, TBS, TNT, Travel Channel, Discovery, HGTV, TLC, History Channel, Food Network, [...]

Wildlife Wednesdays – Leap to Help Frogs on Leap Day

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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From the Disney Parks Blog… While guests are celebrating One More Disney Day at Magic Kingdom Park here in Florida and Disneyland park in California, some of our Walt Disney World Resort guests will be leaping, hopping and jumping at Disney’s Animal Kingdom during a Leap Day event aimed at helping guests learn more about frogs, toads and other amphibians. During their visit to Rafiki’s [...]

WDW Signature & Character Dining to Require Credit Card Guarantee

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

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From our friends at TouringPlans.com… A new policy effective October 26, 2011, will require a credit card guarantee for new reservations at Signature Dining and most Character Dining locations in the Walt Disney World Resort. Cancellations to reservations made less than one day in advance will incur a $10 charge per person listed on the reservation. [...]

BREAKING NEWS: AVATAR Coming to Animal Kingdom

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

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We have great news to share today. At a press conference happening right now at Walt Disney Imagineering, Bob Iger and Tom Staggs just announced a long-term creative partnership with James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment and Fox Filmed Entertainment to bring the fantasy world of AVATAR to life at Disney Parks. And it’ll all begin at Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney [...]

Construction to Begin in December on Four Seasons Resort at Walt Disney World

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

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Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts officials say they’ve secured financing to build a $360 million resort at Walt Disney World in Florida. Officials announced Tuesday that construction of the 444-room hotel will begin in December. Plans call for a rooftop restaurant with views of the Magic Kingdom. It’s scheduled to open by late 2014. Four [...]

La Nouba Celebrates 6,000 Bravos at Downtown Disney

Monday, September 5, 2011

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This past August, Cirque du Soleil celebrated the 6,000th performance of La Nouba at Downtown Disney at Walt Disney World Resort. La Nouba features high wire and flying trapeze, acro-gymnastic performances and other displays of coordination and strength, set to live music and brilliant choreography. With an international cast of 67 artists, Cirque du Soleil [...]

Disney’s Baby Elephant Receives Swahili Name

Thursday, September 1, 2011

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With a birth weight of 311 pounds, the most recent elephant born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom has been fittingly named Jabali, or “strong as a rock” in Swahili. According to zoological managers, the masculine name is well-suited for a baby elephant that could grow to an adult weight of more than 10,000 pounds. Jabali was [...]

Night of Joy Schedule Released

Friday, August 26, 2011

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Night of Joy 2011 is right around the corner. We are truly excited about the lineup this year, with artists representing a number of Christian Music genres including Praise & Worship, Rock, Pop, Urban and Contemporary Gospel. Hot off the press are the concert schedules for [...]