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EPCOT Center Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Small Event, Talks

EPCOT Center, the first Disney theme park to break the Magic Kingdom mold, turns thirty on October 1st. While the mission has shifted from the original vision for the future and the name is now just Epcot, it’s still spectacular … Continue reading

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Production Begins on “Saving Mr. Banks” starring Tom Hanks as Walt Disney

We’re still waiting for our Walt Disney bio-pic, but production has finally begun on a movie that focuses on one of the most interesting chapters in Walt’s life, his 20-year courting of P.L. Travers in order to secure the movie … Continue reading

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Video of Final Flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour Soaring over Walt Disney World

A bit of history was made in Central Florida today. The Space Shuttle Endeavour launched from the Space Coast one last time. Although it was perched aboard a specially built NASA 747, it looked just as majestic and inspiring as … Continue reading

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First Trailer for Lincoln Debuts

Steven Spielberg’s epic movie “Lincoln” focuses on the final few months of the President’s life as he struggles to try and heal a nation turn asunder by civil war. The list of actors who appear in the film is a … Continue reading

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Magic Kingdom to Serve Adult Drinks Starting This Fall

Snuck in at the bottom of a blog post on the Disney Parks Blog is a huge piece of news. When the Beauty and the Beast themed Be Out Guest restaurant opens as part of the New Fantasyland expansion it … Continue reading

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