Month: December 2009
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A Special DIS-apalooza Weekend
Greetings Everyone: I wanted to recap DIS-apalooza weekend, December 10-14, from the perspective of your special correspondent. It was a special weekend indeed. Get it? Special weekend? Special correspondent? Oh gimme a break, I’ve been dealing with a cold since I returned from the weekend, and it’s the best I’ve got in my sinus pressure…
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Princess and the Frog: Comparing the Ultimate Experiences
Having an event of “epic magnitude” is nothing new for Disney – they certainly have perfected that skill in many ways over the years. This year was no exception. On November 25th, Disney decided to preview its new movie, The Princess and the Frog, in a format it has used here at the El Capitan…
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Marty Sklar Discusses Working With And For Walt Disney
When Marty Sklar retired on July 17, 2009, the 54th Anniversary of the Disneyland Park in California, his title was Executive Vice President and Ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering. After 53 years of working as a Disney Cast Member, Sklar received a tribute window on Main Street USA in Disneyland – the place where he…
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Princess Tiana comes to Disneyland’s New Orleans Square!
Pride! Honor! Jubilation! Those are some of the feelings and emotions that are found anywhere you go, when a local hero comes back to his or her home town. You know, that is exactly the feeling I found when visiting Disneyland’s New Orleans Square this weekend. With the arrival of Disney’s First African-American Princess, Tiana,…
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Holidays around Orlando: Disney Parks Christmas Parade
I was fortunate last week that I was able to participate as an extra at the Disney Parks Christmas Parade at Magic Kingdom. I can remember watching the parade when I lived up North and wished I could be there in person.
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Holidays around Orlando: Universal Orlando Resort
Universal Orlando Resort started their Holiday celebrations December 5, 2009. Both parks have plenty of activities for the family. Our favorite park is Universal Studios so we headed there on Saturday to see the Macy’s Holiday Parade and the Holiday Concert Series.
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Introducing eTicket – a new Disney iPhone app!
I’m pleased to announce the release of the official iPhone app for the DIS – eTicket. eTicket represents what I like to consider the very best of the DIS condensed into a powerful research planning tool for the iPhone and iPod touch. We have mapped nearly 3,000 locations throughout Walt Disney World and Disneyland –…