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Miley Cyrus at Disney World Christmas Day Parade

Singing superstar Miley Cyrus shines in 2008 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade TV special, Dec. 25 on ABC-TV. Miley Cyrus performed Dec. 6, 2008 at the Magic Kingdom in Orlando while taping a segment of the “Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade,” to be… Read More »Miley Cyrus at Disney World Christmas Day Parade

Disney Moms Panel enters its second year with fresh crop

Launched in January 2008, the Walt Disney World Moms Panel is an online forum where guests can get insider tips and insights for vacationing at Walt Disney World Resort from real moms who have mastered the art of planning a Walt Disney World vacation. A new group has just been empaneled for 2009.

The Walt Disney World Moms Panel consists real parents selected to share their vast knowledge of the resort and personal secrets of success with other families who are considering a trip to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Guests can pose questions and have them answered by the panelists, as well as gain access to other valuable park insights and vacation planning tools for booking a Walt Disney World or Disney Cruise Line vacation.


This last weekend the second group of panelists to serve on the Disney Mom’s Panel was invited for a 3-day training session and a chance to get to know their fellow panelists better. Like last year’s panel they’ve already met each other online before arriving in Orlando. The training included sessions on the software they’re using, a ‘Disney Traditions’ experience, and other rare in the park opportunities.

The panel has grown from 12 members last year to 16. This will allow for more specialization among the members and help to handle any increases in traffic to the site. As on the first panel, there is even one Disney Dad among the moms.

Over 8000 applied online to become a panelist in 2009. Those were narrowed down to 125 prospects who were all phone interviewed before the final 16 were chosen. If you’re looking to join the panel should it happen again, I found that more than half of the panelists had a communications or marketing background and almost all of them had what I would call an ‘outgoing personality’.

For more information, visit disneyworldmoms.com. For more photos, check below the cut:

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Disney Segway Lawsuit Settled

The lawsuit against Disney to allow the use of Segways as an ADA assistive device as its themeparks has been settled out of the courtroom. I’ve written about the case quite a bit and so has Keeping Up With Jonas. I don’t think either of… Read More »Disney Segway Lawsuit Settled

Scott Joseph returns to Disney and asks “where’s the beef?”

Food critic Scott Joseph returns to Walt Disney World and reports on shrinking options at the resort’s buffets. Prime rib has been replaced on buffet serving lines at Walt Disney World restaurants with whole strip loins. The official, company line is that the switch was… Read More »Scott Joseph returns to Disney and asks “where’s the beef?”

Annual Passholders in Orlando can Save Big next Saturday

The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that the World of Disney store is hoping to entice annual passholders with a ‘black Saturday’ event on December 13th. There will be some giveaways to the early comers and various discounts and doorbuster prices too.

It’s a Dog’s Day with Santa at Downtown Disney Orlando

Guests visiting Downtown Disney Orlando this holiday season will notice that part of it has gone to the dogs. Disney’s new “Santa Paws” program invites dog owners to bring their pooches for a photo opportunity and meet and greet with Santa Claus in Downtown Disney… Read More »It’s a Dog’s Day with Santa at Downtown Disney Orlando