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March 2014

Universal Orlando’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort Welcomes First Guests

Universal Orlando opened the next chapter in their quest to grow their share of the vacation market. Cabana Bay Beach Resort, the first value hotel at Universal, celebrated its very first guests to check-in today, March 31. The Hicks family of St. Petersburg, Fla. received… Read More »Universal Orlando’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort Welcomes First Guests

Instapic: The Big Cheese and his Main Squeeze

from Instagram: The Big Cheese & his main squeeze are ready for adventure at Adventurers Outpost in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Is getting a pic with Mickey a priority on your trip? Is it worth one third of your Fastpass+ allocation for the day?

Beautiful Disney Child Cosplay at Disneyland

There are few things more fun for a child than to just let your imagination run wild at Disneyland. It’s part of the spirit that I tried to capture in Dispatch from Disneyland, my book about the magic of Walt’s park. But there are other… Read More »Beautiful Disney Child Cosplay at Disneyland

Disney’s Frozen Now Number One Animated Film of All Time For Worldwide Box Office

If you hear loud crowing from Burbank this weekend, that’s Walt Disney Animation Studios justifiably cheering for the success of their 2014 hit animated feature “Frozen.” This weekend, Disney’s “Frozen” officially became the highest grossing animated film of all time blowing out all other animated… Read More »Disney’s Frozen Now Number One Animated Film of All Time For Worldwide Box Office

Instapic: Avatar grows behind those walls

from Instagram. Unless one has a helicopter, this if what every Avatar Land construction update is going to look like until it opens. Are you looking forward to visiting the world of Pandora on a future Disney trip?

Making The Maleficent Steampunk Dragon for Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade

The steampunk-inspired fire-breathing Maleficent Dragon is by far the most impressive float of Disney Festival of Fantasy parade at the Magic Kingdom. It’s one of the most detailed as well. In the video below, Parade Designer Richard Improta from Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Creative… Read More »Making The Maleficent Steampunk Dragon for Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade

Meet the Characters from Disney’s Upcoming Star Wars: Rebels Animated Series

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Star Wars: Rebels is a new animated series from Disney and Lucasfilm, and it creates a new world of stories and characters in the time between the films Star Wars: Episode III and IV.

To introduce viewers to the show, several individual character videos have been released showing the story behind each character and how they will be brought to life on screen.

Among the characters in this series is the street-smart teen hero center of the show, Ezra (voiced by Taylor Gray), who finds out the Force is strong within him:

It is through his relationship with Kanan (voiced by Freddie Prinze, Jr.), a Jedi Survivor and crew member of the Ghost, that Ezra will learn the true nature of his power:Read More »Meet the Characters from Disney’s Upcoming Star Wars: Rebels Animated Series