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dining around disneyland resort
From fast-casual fare to haute cuisine, the menu of dining options at the Disneyland Resort offers something for every guest. Here, waffles with the Disney characters are as celebrated as the spectacular creations at Carthay Circle Restaurant and Lounge. The rise in...
applications now open for disney dreamers academy
Applications are being accepted now through Oct. 31, 2018, for the Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence magazine. This annual outside-the-classroom mentoring program is scheduled for March 21-24, 2019, at the Walt Disney Resort in Florida. The program...
new spooky experiences coming to mickey’s not-so-scary halloween party
There are more nights and new reasons to celebrate the spooky season this year during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. This special-ticket event runs select nights Aug. 17-Oct. 31, 2018, at Magic Kingdom Park – the earliest it has ever started. New twists and...
creating tradition, new art exhibit at epcot
American Indian history and culture come to life in a new art exhibition at Walt Disney World Resort that debuted July 27. “Creating Tradition: Innovation and Change in American Indian Art” at Epcot displays the work of contemporary Native artists alongside artifacts...
may the fourth be with you…
Happy Star Wars Day! Celebrate May the Fourth all month long!
General Organa
A new year brings new promise. This year will allow us to refocus on one of the things we love - Disney (and its ever-expanding universe). I saw Star Wars: The Last Jedi twice over the holidays; the first time I really did not like it. The movie had too...
first look: slinky dog dash
Fittingly on National Slinky® Day today, Walt Disney World Resort revealed the first attraction vehicle for Slinky® Dog Dash, a brand-new family coaster coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Slinky® Dog Dash will be among the toy-riffic experiences found in the...
culinary options in pandora
Not only can you explore like a Na’vi and talk like a Na’vi – you can eat like a Na’vi, too, on Pandora – The World of Avatar. Dining Na’vi-style is at the heart of Satu’li Canteen, the fast-casual restaurant in the new land at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The canteen...
Na’vi River Journey on Pandora
Set sail on a river journey unlike any other. On a moon that is light years from Earth. You are not alone, either. This riverscape pulses with sensational sights and sounds that fill your senses. And, at journey’s end, a very special surprise. Aboard the reed boats of...
FAST FACTS: Na’vi River Journey
Background: A family-friendly expedition, Na’vi River Journey takes guests on an adventure down a gentle, mysterious river hidden within the sacred bioluminescent rainforest in search of the Na’vi Shaman of Songs. Among guest experiences on Pandora – The World of...
avatar flight of passage
Imagine straddling the back of a wing-flapping banshee, darting and swirling through the canyon updrafts, free as the wind. Below you: the otherworldly planet of Pandora – grand in its vastness, surreal in its bioluminescence. Hold on tight! You can ride this beast....
world champion cubs celebrate at the magic kingdom
America’s love affair with its newest baseball heroes made its way to Main Street U.S.A. at Magic Kingdom Park on Saturday afternoon when baseball’s world champions did what so many sports champions do: They “go to Disney World!’’ Championship MVP Ben Zobrist, Addison...
2016 very merry christmas party
It’s a Christmas party like no other, with joyful music, a shimmering Cinderella Castle, characters in their festive finery and the Magic Kingdom decked out and even more magical for merry-making guests of all ages. Disney princes join princesses at Princess Fairytale...
new cinderella castle projection show
Classic Disney fairy tales light up a fairy-tale castle as the projection show “Once Upon a Time” begins beaming its magic onto Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Resort. The fantastic and heartwarming show begins regular performances for Magic Kingdom Park guests...
disney parks salutes US military members
At Walt Disney World Resort from Sept. 28, 2016 through Dec. 16, 2017, active and retired U.S. military personnel (including active or retired members of the National Guard, Reservists, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service (PHS),...
muppets coming to the magic kingdom
Beginning in October 2016, the Muppets will star in an all-new live show at Magic Kingdom Park, called “The Muppets Present… Great Moments in American History.” Sam Eagle, the fiercely patriotic American eagle who is forever trying to set a high moral standard for the...
floyd norman, disney legend
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHONDbMyhcc Floyd E. Norman was born on June 22, 1935.When Floyd was in high school he managed to get a ride to the Disney Studio one Saturday morning. The studio was closed, but the security guard took pity on him. “I’ll never forget...
dr. strange sdcc trailer
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSzx-zryEgM Witness the power of the Sorcerer Supreme in the first teaser for Marvel's 'Doctor Strange,' in theaters November 4!