Posted on Thursday, 30th December 2010 by Tom Bell

I know what you’re thinking….why the heck is a Disneyland Correspondent writing about Disney Cruise Line?  Well, East Coasters…..we’re stealing one of your ships!!  We Californians had a great time in 2005 and 2008 when the Disney Magic came for a quick visit during the summer…but we wanted more! So, starting at the end of January through at [...]

Tags: Disney Cruise Line, Disney Wonder, Mexican Riviera, Port of Los Angeles
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Posted on Thursday, 30th December 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Certainly one of the highlights of the DIS Unplugged Podcast Cruise 2.0 on the Disney Wonder was an exclusive performance by Jodi Benson, voice of Ariel: the Little Mermaid, on Monday, December 13, 2010.  She captivated the audience for over an hour with songs and stories of her career with Disney, and then spent even more [...]

Tags: DIS Unplugged Podcast Cruise, Disney Wonder, Jodi Benson
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Posted on Wednesday, 29th December 2010 by Dave Parfitt

We recently completed the 2nd DIS Unplugged Podcast Cruise, better known as PCC2.0, on the Disney Wonder December 12-16, 2010.  We were fortunate to have a number of special events for the 600+ guests sailing on the cruise.  One such event was an exclusive presentation with two Disney Legends: Walt Disney Imagineer Bob Gurr and Magic Kingdom Press [...]

Tags: Bob Gurr, Charlie Ridgway, DIS Unplugged, Disney Wonder, Imagineer, Lee Cockerell, Podcast Cruise, Walt Disney Imagineering
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Posted on Wednesday, 29th December 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Last week’s cold snap in Central Florida was hard not only for tourists visiting the theme parks, but on the animals in the area as well.  On Monday, December 27th, SeaWorld Orlando received a 10 foot, 1,000 pound male manatee suffering from cold stress.  The video provided by SeaWorld shows the manatee receiving a medical [...]

Tags: manatees, SeaWorld, SeaWorld Orlando
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Posted on Tuesday, 28th December 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Disney Imagineering Legend Bob Gurr reports on Podcast Cruise 2.0 Disney Legend Bob Gurr was one of the special invited guests of the DIS Unplugged for Podcast Cruise 2.0.  He gave an exclusive presentation with fellow Disney Legend Charlie Ridgway during the 4 night cruise.  Continue after for his unique perspective on the events.

Tags: Bob Gurr, DIS Unplugged Podcast Cruise, Disney Wonder
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Posted on Saturday, 25th December 2010 by Nancy Johnson

One of Disneyland’s coolest holiday experiences, for kids of any age, is offered at Big Thunder Ranch.  During the holidays, the folks looking for a meet-up with Mr. Claus himself often discover it, but not many others.  This is a historic area of Disneyland-Past – home to the Mine Train through Nature’s Wonderland, but for [...]

Tags: Animal Care, Antlers, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Big Thunder Ranch, Christmas, Circle D Ranch, Disneyland, Holiday decorations, holidays, Maggie Gitchen, Presidential Turkey Pardon, Reindeer, Santa Claus
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Posted on Thursday, 23rd December 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Many visitors to Walt Disney World during the holidays take time to visit the resorts and admire the Christmas decorations.  Check out Kathy Werling’s blog with some of the displays at Disney’s deluxe resorts.  Unfortunately, one thing Kathy noticed was that many resorts were cutting back on the decorations.  Not so at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort.  In [...]

Tags: Chocolate, Chocolate Santa, Laurent Branlard, Santa Claus, Swan and Dolphin Hotels, walt disney world swan and dolphin
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