Next-Gen is the not-so hush, hush technology project that is rumored to completely change the themepark going experience. Disney has apparently budgeted $1.5 billion, enough to build two new cruise ships, to the project. So it’s no small potatoes. The Orlando Sentinel reports on a… Read More »Change in leadership at Disney’s Next-Gen Division
In their 9th year of performances, the Encore! Cast Choir and Orchestra hit an all-time high recently by raising $36,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Northern Florida. The volunteer group of nearly 500 Disney Cast Members put in more than 47,000 hours to… Read More »Disney Cast Members Raise $36K for Local Make-a-Wish Foundation
Whenever people tell me there is nothing to do at Downtown Disney I ask if they’ve taken in a showing of La Nouba by Cirque du Soleil? If you haven’t, you’re missing one of the unique opportunities of your visit. They’ve also updated two of the acts recently, so a repeat visit will have some new material.
If you live near Disney World then you should take advantage of the return of the special $50 ticket price for Florida residents. This offer is available for performances August 17 – October 23 on category 2 seats (limit 6).
All the usual suspects made their way to the Magic Kingdom on Monday evening once word leaked that Disney Imagineers had turned on the newly added background music soundtrack to Space Mountain. Instead of adding speakers to the cars, they’ve worked after hours, when the… Read More »Music added to Magic Kingdom’s Space Mountain
Allearsnet blogger Jack Spence has a great post up today listing three themed hotels that were considered for Walt Disney World, but were never built. I knew about the Venetian Hotel that would have stood on the hotel pad that still exists between the Contemporary… Read More »Disney World Hotels that never were
It may be a bit early for Halloween costume ideas, but you’ll find some great tips on creating your own Pirate Face Painting Makeover in this video from Disney World’s The Pirate League.
Word leaked on twitter last night that the application process to become a member of the 2011 Disney World Moms Panel would open on Sept 13th. This would be the fourth group empaneled. The Disney Moms Panel lets real Moms (and Dads) provide the answers… Read More »Becoming a Disney World Mom
Florida Today has the complaint from the family of the cast member killed in last summer’s monorail accident. From Disney’s perspective it’s a chain of bad luck that resulted in tragedy, from the family’s perspective, it’s pretty damning. In newly filed court papers, the family… Read More »Family details complaints about Monorails in Lawsuit