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May 2008

Walt Disney World Completes Green Certification for all Resort Hotels

The 23 resorts of Walt Disney World, and Disney’s Vero Beach Resort, now stand united as ‘Green’ certified under the Florida Green Lodging Program. Disney’s BoardWalk Inn was the first hotel in Florida to receive the state’s Green Lodging designation in 2004. Since then, the other 22 hotels have also received the designation, culminating with Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resort in April 2008.

“Disney’s commitment to conservation began with Walt Disney himself more than 50 years ago,” said Jerry Montgomery, senior vice president of Conservation & Environmental Sustainability for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts. “Our participation in Florida’s Green Lodging Program demonstrates our company’s continued dedication to resource conservation which translates into sound business practices and positive experiences for our guests.”

For more information about the Florida Green Lodging Program, visit www.dep.state.fl.us/greenlodging. The Full Press Release is below the cut.

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“The Clone Wars” preview coming to Star Wars Weekends

Star Wars Weekends run every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from June 6 to June 29, 2008. If you’re a Star Wars fan you really should make a point of dropping by Disney’s Hollywood Studios for at least one weekend. There’s the parade, trivia contests, photo… Read More »“The Clone Wars” preview coming to Star Wars Weekends

Video of Real Life WALL-E Robot in action

Wall-E in Real LifeFinally, images and video of the real life version of the WALL-E robot from the Pixar/Disney summer animated feature in action. This photo and video was taken on an excursion in Los Angeles. WALL-E is going to be huge as even this version is too cute.

See the video on Vimeo! (or below the cut) Almost 20,000 people have already seen the video. That’s cool.

Btw, this is the version that is supposed to eventually make it’s way to schools, children’s hospitals and theme parks.

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Resolved: Technical Difficulties

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Name Change for future Contemporary DVC Resort

Originally labeled “Kingdom Towers” in paperwork filed with the county, Disney has now changed the name of its as-yet unannounced next Disney Vacation Club resort to “Bay Lake Towers.” Considering the towers sit on the edge of “Bay Lake” that certainly seems fitting. If you… Read More »Name Change for future Contemporary DVC Resort

Last night’s Dancing With The Stars

I was keeping an eye on the Florida fires last night and was unable to watch Dancing With The Stars. That’s bad because Mark is in Hawaii and won’t be able to provide his usual excellent report on the show. The short of it is… Read More »Last night’s Dancing With The Stars

New WALL-E Video hits the net

Ready for your daily dose of cute? The WALL-E featurette that was released and then taken down last month has been reworked and is now available on Yahoo. In it director Andrew Stanton discusses the robot’s journey.

Is WALL-E’s love interest related to the iPod?

When Pixar wanted to find a futuristic look for “Eve” the love interest for WALL-E, they turned to the one company in the bay area known for being on the bleeding edge of design. “I wanted Eve to be high-end technology – no expense spared… Read More »Is WALL-E’s love interest related to the iPod?