Month: May 2009
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American Idol Kris Allen comes to Disney’s Hollywood Studios
I was one of the screaming fans at the parade today at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for American Idol’s latest winner Kris Allen. My daughter was loving every minute of it. She is a big Kris Allen fan.
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Star Wars Weekends: Peter Mayhew/Chewbacca Interview
I recently had the opportunity to chat with Mr. Peter Mayhew, the actor who brought the character Chewbacca to life in the Star Wars films. Mr. Mayhew will be appearing at Disney’s Star Wars Weekends May 29-31, 2009. For more details about the event check out Kathy Werling’s blog complete with recent photos. The transcript…
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Become a “Voluntourist” for Give Kids The World Village
The DIS and DIS Unplugged have been involved in a number of fund-raising efforts for Give Kids The World (GKTW), and this has led to lots of discussion on other ways people can give back, or visit the GKTW Village. So how does one go about visiting the Village, or, better yet, become a “voluntourist”,…
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Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
You know it must be Star Wars Weekends when you see guests walking around the park in their Star Wars outfits. I went over yesterday and the park was packed with guests enjoying the event.
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The Great Piggy Bank Adventure at Epcot
Epcot recently opened The Great Piggy Bank Adventure in Innoventions. We went over to check it out. I wasn’t sure how exciting a game about money was going to be. I was very surprised with the game. We had so much fun we did it again.
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Disney Golf Special Over Memorial Day Weekend
Disney has released a play all day golf special for three of their golf courses at Walt Disney World Resort this Memorial Day Weekend May 22-25. The “Play All Day” offer is good at Disney’s Palm, Lake Buena Vista and Osprey Ridge courses.
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Star Wars Weekends: Map and Schedule Weekend #1
Disney released a schedule and map of activities to help plan your time during this first weekend May 22-24, 2009.