Posted on Tuesday, 30th June 2009 by Dave Parfitt

OK, I admit I did not think “Creating Magic”, a book on leadership strategies, by Lee Cockerell, the former Executive Vice President of Walt Disney World Resort Operations, would have much to say to me.  I am not a businessman, and do not look at my day job as one needing the leadership strategies in [...]

Tags: book, cast member, leadership, Lee Cockerell
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Posted on Monday, 29th June 2009 by John Magi

After almost 9 months the waiting was finally over.  Today was the Annual Passholder Preview of the newly renovated Hall of Presidents in the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
I was very excited when I first heard this attraction was being overhauled.  It has always been one of my favorites.  For [...]

Tags: Add new tag, Barack Obama, Hall of Presidents, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World Resort Florida
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Posted on Thursday, 25th June 2009 by Corey Martin

Captain EO Part 1

Captain EO Part 2

Tags: 3-D film, Captain EO, disney, Michael Jackson
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Posted on Thursday, 25th June 2009 by Nancy Johnson

Can you think of anything more American, that brings more old fashioned excitement, than a train pulling into your town, bringing the latest and greatest of everything? Well that excitement is what the folks at Disney are banking on with the development of the Christmas Carol Train Tour.  It is making 40 stops at cities around [...]

Tags: Amtrak, Charles Dickens, Christmas, Christmas Carol Train Tour, disney, Jim Carey, Movie Preview, National Exhibit, Performance Capture, Train, Walt Disney Company
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Posted on Wednesday, 24th June 2009 by Kathy Werling

UPDATE:The Wishes Dessert Party has been extended to December 29, 2009. The pricing has changed.  Adults 10 and older are $23.42 and children 3-9 are now $12.77.  This includes tax and gratuities.
Last night Disney debuted a wonderful new addition to Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. They have created the Wishes Dessert Party.
This event started [...]

Tags: Magic Kingdom, Tomorrowland Terrace Noodle Station, Walt Disney World, Wishes, Wishes Dessert Party
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Posted on Wednesday, 24th June 2009 by Pete Werner

In the life of a true Disney fan there are moments.  Your first time at a Disney theme park, your first time seeing the castle, your first peek backstage.  For some fans, luck smiles on them occasionally and they get to do things that a lot of people don’t get to do - dinner at [...]

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Posted on Monday, 22nd June 2009 by Dave Parfitt

July 16, 1969.  I was not quite 7 months old when three men were blasted into space atop a “monstrous machine” from Cape Canaveral, Florida (now the Kennedy Space Center).  I certainly do not remember this event, but the Apollo missions had a profound influence on my life nonetheless.  My father, Vaughn R. Parfitt, Ph.D., [...]

Tags: Apollo, astronaut, Kennedy Space Center, moon landing
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