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Golden Oak Community Announces Special Amenities for Homebuyers

You’ve heard of the new exclusive residential resort community opening at Walt Disney World? Golden Oak will combine a luxury resort experience with the magic of living at Walt Disney World. What Disney fan doesn’t want that? Today Disney announced the amenities that early homebuyers in its unique community will enjoy. Some of these amenities include:

  • Disney VIP park passes to Walt Disney World Resort with no block-out dates\
  • Free parking
  • Personalized service when making dining reservations at Walt Disney World® Resort restaurants
  • Access to Extra Magic Hours, aka special early or late theme park hours each day
  • Select merchandise discounts

Also, families who close on the purchase of a homesite or completed home before December 31, 2011, will receive one complimentary five-year VIP Pass for the homebuyer, providing admission for the Passholder and up to four guests.

Golden Oak will also include a Four Seasons Resort, adding a new level of luxury to the Walt Disney World Vacation option, and some where for guests to stay.

If you do happen to buy one of these Golden Oak properties and ever need some house sitting or anything, I’d be happy to oblige.

The full press release is below the jump:

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Disney Culinary Moms and the Wine and Cheese Plate

When I get the chance to visit one of Walt Disney World’s fancier restaurants I almost always select the Wine and Cheese tasting plate. It’s not just the rare artisanal cheeses, but it’s the pairs the chef makes with the sides and wine. This video… Read More »Disney Culinary Moms and the Wine and Cheese Plate

America’s Olympic Gymnastics Star Nastia Liukin at ESPN WWOS

For the average Orlando traveler, the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex is one of the most under appreciated parts of the Walt Disney World resort. But for the athletes who train and compete at the complex, it is a central experience in the Disney… Read More »America’s Olympic Gymnastics Star Nastia Liukin at ESPN WWOS

About the Disney Event Group

As an average guest at a Disney theme park or hotel, you really don’t encounter the Disney Event group. But if you’re attending Disney as part of a convention or other group, then the effectiveness of the Disney Event Group can make or break a… Read More »About the Disney Event Group

Cars 2 Segment Coming to Lights, Motors, Action

I was recently sent a little snippet from a podcast created by Ken Tangen that reveals some interesting details about an upgrade to the car and motorcycle stunt show that performs at both Paris Disneyland’s Walt Disney Studios and Walt Disney World’s Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Yep, that’s Lights, Motors, Action.

You may have heard about a little movie from Pixar coming out this summer. It’s Cars 2, of course. And where better to promote a movie featuring a little red race car than a stunt show that also features a little red car.

I had heard that the Herbie segment would be replaced by Lightning McQueen, but I didn’t realize how extensive the new segment would be. According to the interview with Rob Pottorf, who composed the music for the segment, there will be an 4-5 minute segment with Tow Mater animated on the screen and a stunt car version of Lightening McQueen (and a bad guy) driving around and but not really doing stunts.

If you want to get a sneak peak, it has already debuted in Paris. You can see a video from that park below the jump:

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American Idol Scotty McCreery sings at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

American Idol Scotty McCreery visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios on Monday May 30th, 2011 and sang his hit single “I love you this big” for adoring fans. Later, McCreery dropped in for a very special visit with the contestants of The American Idol Experience, where he provided some advice on how to give a winning audition and later helped announce the name of the winning contestant.

Since the American Idol Experience opened in 2008, it’s been a tradition that the recently crowned American Idol champion stops in to film a few commercials, add their likeness to the attraction, and pose for photos. Unfortunately it’s not a very good event for the average guest. If you’re not one of a select 100 or so fans, you don’t get the good view of the stage. As you can see from the first video, only about 100 fans were allowed near the stage. The rest had to watch from a very bad spot behind the press stand.

More photos and video below the jump:

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Cast Member Injured in Fall at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Local news is reporting that a cast member at Disney’s Animal Kingdom was injured this morning in a fall at the park. The cast member was taken to the hospital after complaining about hip pain. So far no word on where the fall occurred. The… Read More »Cast Member Injured in Fall at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Scoring Star Tours

Here is the great Michael Giacchino on scoring and recording the music for Star Tours – The Adventures Continue queue. I don’t know if you caught it. But there were a couple scenes in there that are not in the final product. Starting at 0:45… Read More »Scoring Star Tours