Television and music personality Joey Fatone carries his daughter through the “Tren-D” store Friday’s Grand Opening festivities for the new fashion boutique at Walt Disney World Resort’s Downtown Disney Marketplace. The store blends both vintage and modern designs with stylized Disney characters. Apparel and accessories… Read More »Joey Fatone at Grand Opening of Tren-D at Downtown Disney Orlando
We’re still a few months away from Hurricane season, but preparation for storms is always ongoing at Walt Disney World. Disney has a “Hurricane Policy” (not yet updated for 2009) for their Magic Your Way Guests whose vacation might be affected by a severe storm, but what else do they do?
With picture-perfect skies outside his window most days, Walt Disney World Emergency Operations Coordinator Eric Alberts dedicates his time to preparing for inclement weather. “Safety for everybody that works or stays here is our top priority,” Alberts says as he checks the latest forecasts.
By expertly planning for severe weather in advance, Walt Disney World Resort made history in 2006 as the first theme park and resort area to be recognized by the National Weather Service as a StormReady® Community. Committed to maintaining its leadership in emergency management, Walt Disney World Resort just renewed its StormReady status through 2012 and remains the only recognized commercial site in Florida. Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Ca. has also earned recognition as StormReady.
Last year’s Star Wars Weekends was pretty amazing. With ‘behind the force’ in the new enclosed theater and the best photo themed photo ops and character costumes yet, it set a high bar for this year’s event. And yet, inevitably, the weekends grow closer until… Read More »Star Wars Weekends, Guest Celebrities List
Scott Joseph of the Orlando Restaurant Guide has been provide the Lunch and Dinner menus to SANAA, the new African food with Indian Flavor Restaurant that has apparently soft opened at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. As a critic he’s willing to give them… Read More »First Look at Sanaa Menus, an offense to two major religions?
A 47 year old Clermont woman is dead after she lost control of her car and crashed into a Disney bus on Walt Disney World property Sunday. Reports say she was heading north on World Drive, when she went into the southbound lane and collided… Read More »Woman dies after colliding with bus on Disney Property
If you are a member of Disney’s Dining Experience program “Tables in Wonderland” and have been looking forward to checking of the new The Wave restaurant at The Contemporary Resort, put down April 16th on your calendar. An intimate event limited to just 50 guests will celebrate Florida Seafood. Reservations are required (see below)
The Wave Restaurant is delighted to offer a special series of dining events for the Tables in Wonderland Members. The second event will celebrate Florida seafood and feature the very freshest sustainable Florida fish. We anticipate Yellowfin Tuna, Cobia, Wahoo and Barramundi to be available and will choose the very best of these items for our Tables in Wonderland Members.
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The Walt Disney Company revealed it has recently eliminated 1900 positions through a combination of layoffs, severance, and the closing of open positions at its Disney theme park locations (Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and a few other suppot locations). That works out to be about… Read More »Carnage Numbers Revealed for Disney Parks Layoffs
WDW Trivia author Lou Mongello reports on the eventual disposition of one of the early landmarks of Walt Disney World. the Eastern Winds, a cocktail lounge aboard an authentic 65-foot Chinese Junk, was docked at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort hotel from 1971 to 1978. It… Read More »Lou Mongello discovers what happened to “Eastern Winds”