Posted on Monday, 15th March 2010 by Nancy Johnson

As you know, last November, my family had the chance to attend Princess and the Frog - The Ultimate Experience, hosted right on the lot of the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, CA.  As we wandered around the event, we noticed that the cart that hosted the lithograph pick-up for Royal Seating patrons had a sign on top of it and a host of helmeted, riding crop-bearing VIP Tour Guides from Disneyland around it. We had only but to ask - they were hosting free, 20 minute walking tours of the Disney Studios! This was not listed in the flier for the event and frankly, doesn’t come about much at Disney.

To put our excitement in perspective -  I drive by there every day on my way to and from work, since we live in the neighborhood.  We only get to see what little we can when they open the World of Disney Store on the lot for its annual Studio Christmas Sale - and that isn’t much (except for the famous Mickey Ave and Dopey Drive sign)!  Therefore, we went ahead and signed up for the tour, dragging the kids along.

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Tags: Animation Building, Disney Legends, Frank G. Wells Building, Legends Plaza, Multiplane Camera, Princess and the Frog, Seven Dwarves Building, Studio Tour, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Water Tower
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Posted on Friday, 12th March 2010 by Dave Parfitt

An interview with Disney Legend Richard M. Sherman

What evokes strong memories of your last visit to a Disney Theme Park?  A smell?  A food?  A character?  A sound?  Yes, for many of us sounds, particularly music, make up a large part of our theme park experience and memories.  Recently, I had the pleasure to speak with Disney Legend Richard M. Sherman, one half of the prolific, sibling songwriting team who created much of the music we associate with our Disney Park memories: “it’s a small world (after all)”, “There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow”, “The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room”, “One Little Spark”, and “Winnie the Pooh” to name a few.  Continue after the break to read and listen to my interview with two time Oscar® winner Richard M. Sherman.

Image: Richard M. Sherman performs on Main St. U.S.A. in Disneyland, March 11, 2010.

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Tags: Carousel of Progress, Dick Van Dyke, Disney Legend, its a small world, Julie Andrews, Main Street window, Mary Poppins, richard sherman, Robert Sherman, Sherman Brothers, Walt Disney
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Posted on Friday, 12th March 2010 by Kathy Werling

I am asked quite often by tourists if they should visit the Kennedy Space center on their Walt Disney World or Universal Orlando vacation.  My answer is always yes.

Let me say that I am a child of the Space Age.  I can remember the days when we would have a TV in the classroom to watch a launch. I know this probably dates me but I can remember being glued to the TV when they were up in space.  I agonized when Apollo 13 was having serious problems and rejoiced when Neil Armstrong first stepped on the moon. I mourned when the astronauts died due to accidents.

Now that I am lucky enough to live close, we visit Kennedy Space Center (KSC) quite often.  If you only plan on a one day visit I would recommend taking the free bus tour that KSC offers. If you are looking for a more in depth visit I highly suggest taking their other tours.

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Tags: Cape Canaveral, Challenger, Discover KSC: Today and Tomorrow Tour, Kennedy Space Center, Then and Now tour, Universal Orlando, Walt Disney World
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Posted on Wednesday, 10th March 2010 by Pete Werner

March 10, 2010

In this weeks show the team discusses this years International Flower and Garden Festival at EPCOT, Kathy Werling tells us about this years “Princess Marathon at WDW, and DIS Unplugged Senior Correspondent Dave Parfitt has an exclusive interview with two-time Oscar® winner and Disney Legend Richard Sherman.

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Tags: disney podcast, disney princess marathon, disney world, Epcot Flower and Garden festival, richard sherman
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Posted on Tuesday, 9th March 2010 by WebmasterLeah

Well, we knew it would happen, but didn’t expect it to happen this quickly!  Disney’s Give a Day, Get a Disney Day program has officially closed.  It has only been 2 months.

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Tags: Demi Lovato, disney, Give a Day Get a Disney Day, Joe Jonas, Muppets
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Posted on Monday, 8th March 2010 by Tony Spittell

On a recent visit to Disney’s California Adventure, our Culinary Quest led us to Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill in the Pacific Wharf section of the park.  It offers the usual Mexican items such as burritos, tacos, and tostada salads.  Now, the title says a tale of TWO Mexican Restaurants.  What happened?  You’ll have to read on to find out!

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Tags: Cocina Cucamonga, Culinary Quest, Dining, Disneyland, Mexican Food, Rancho del Zocalo
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Posted on Sunday, 7th March 2010 by Dave Parfitt

At least the 13,000 princesses running Disney’s Princess Half Marathon were sweating, and if not, it was likely due to the chilly 43° temperature at the start.  Disney had nearly twice as many runners in their second annual celebration of women’s athletics.  “This event is all about princesses and spreading the message of health and wellness to women of all fitness levels while incorporating the glamour and grace of the Disney princesses,” said Disney Sports Area Manager Kathleen Duran.

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Tags: Disney Endurance Series, Disney's Princess Half Marathon, Epcot, Half Marathon, Magic Kingdom, princess, running
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