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Patina Restaurant Group officially opened Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar at the Walt Disney World Resort today, May 1.  Located in a reproduction of the Medici Palace in the Italy pavilion at Epcot, the new wine cellar is a space that was “discovered” as Tutto Italia was being built. This “unearthed treasure” features 200 Italian wines [...]

Today is the birthday of Disney’s Hollywood Studios; the third gate, or park, at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, FL. The park opened as the Disney-MGM Studios on May 1, 1989 and has become one of the most popular theme park destinations in the world. On the 20th anniversary of the park, several [...]

BBC Worldwide and ABC Entertainment today announced the first ever free-to-play online game centered on the juggernaut reality-competition television show, “Dancing with the Stars.” Titled “Dancing with the Stars: Keep Dancing,” the game is available to play now on ABC.com/DancingWithTheStars and at DWTSKeepDancing.com. Concurrently, BBC Worldwide Digital Entertainment and Games will launch “Strictly Keep Dancing” in the UK, [...]

It is hard to believe that the day is almost here, when the Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship, the Disney Fantasy, will make its maiden voyage. It is always a big deal for a new business launch at Disney, and this one is no different. To commemorate the event, Disney Cruise Line has special limited edition [...]

The Disney Fantasy, the fourth ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, was christened today during a star-studded christening celebration at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. On a night filled with celebrity performances from the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Neil Patrick Harris, Nick Cannon and Heather Headley, it was Disney Fantasy godmother, Mariah Carey, who took [...]

When we got into development of iOS applications, it was the ability to provide location-based services and integration with mapping that really attracted our attention. With a background in destination tourism, all of our previous clients always wanted to include mapping functionality on their web projects. With the introduction of the iPhone and later, the [...]