An elaborate “Cinderellabration” topiary and an environmentally friendly Green Garden bring fresh springtime flair to the 16th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, presented by Disneynature, March 18-May 31, 2009. Amid a colorful tableau of flowers, plants and topiaries, Walt Disney World guests of… Read More »EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival Set to Bloom Next Weekend
Just saw this video from Walt Disney World advertising how the new “What will you Celebrate?” campaign is perfect for couples, from engagements to 60th anniversaries and everything thing in between, and was overcome by the sappy happiness of it all. So I had to… Read More »Sappy “Celebrate” Disney World Video
Dwayne Johnson will stop by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to discuss his new Disney adventure, “Race to Witch Mountain.” Watch the exclusive interview this Friday, March 13th! Check your local listings or visit www.ellentv.com for more information.
Debbie Ryan, from Disney’s The Suite Life On Deck, is on Twitter. She talks about it on the red carpet for Race to Witch Mountain, which you can catch on Disney Society.
Buena Vista Obscura is a new series on 2719 Hyperion where FoxFurr looks into Walt Disney World’s past. This week it’s 1972’s Golf Resort.
Heather at The Examiner has the scoop on a contest for Annual Passholders to win a piece of the old SpaceMountain at WDW. It’s going down for rehab mid-April.
Don’t miss this offbeat take on Disney’s American Idol Experience by a fan of the TV show who is a tad bit too cynical to enjoy it all for what it is. But it makes for a funny read.
NYTimes Carpetbagger reports on the ruckus raised by the glimpse of Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s upcoming live action/cg mix take on Alice in Wonderland.
David Price of The Pixar Touch takes on the ‘gender gap’ at Pixar.
Finally, below the cut here’s a video remix of Snow White with music by Daft Punk. Yeah the same group that is going to do the score for Tron 2.0 or TR2N or whatever they’re calling it.
A couple days ago, a food blogger at the Orlando Sentinel commented on how Iron Chef Cat Cora, who sometimes is a celebrity chef for Walt Disney World, had mentioned on her blog that she and her partner were both pregnant with boys. Then today,… Read More »Did Cat Cora let the cat out of the bag about her new restaurant at WDW?
For those waiting to hear exactly what Disney’s D23, the new Official Community for Fans, will involve and what it will cost to join, DisneyShopping.com has spilled the beans a few hours earlier than the official announcement was scheduled for. You can actually visit DisneyShopping… Read More »D23 Membership Cost and Benefits details
It looks like Walt Disney World Sports has a hit on their hands with the new Princess Half Marathon Weekend. Congratulations to Liza Galvan of San Antonio for winning the inaugural event. The weekend featured other runs and events which attracted more than 11,000 runners making it one of the largest endurance race weekends geared towards women.
Above participants in the Royal Family 5K pose with Beauty and the Beast prior to race during Disney’s Princess Half Marathon Weekend at Walt Disney World. Thousands of women from every U.S. state and 17 other countries took part in the inaugural event that is part of a three-day celebration of women’s health and fitness. (Todd Anderson, photographer)
The full press release is below the cut:
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Britney Spears poses March 5, 2009 with her two sons Preston (left) and Jayden (right) in Mickey’s Toontown Fair at the Magic Kingdom. Spears just kicked off her international “Circus” concert tour. As a young performer, one of Spears’ big breaks came as a cast… Read More »Britney Spears brings family circus to Walt Disney World
It was not much more than a day ago I was pondering why Disney hasn’t made a stronger entry into online media with its huge and popular library of movies, tv shows, and other properties. I must have been channeling Bob Iger, because today in… Read More »Disney considering online movie rental service