Month: July 2011
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Disney’s Aulani Resort & Spa References Former Adventurer’s Club
John Magi and Kevin Klose of the DIS Unplugged and Dreams Unlimited Travel had an exclusive tour of Disney’s newest Disney Vacation Club property in the Ko Olina resort area of Oahu, Hawaii. During the tour they had a one on one interview with Walt Disney Imagineer Jeanette Lomboy, Senior Show Producer for Disney’s Aulani Resort & Spa. …
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Adventures by Disney’s Quest for the West
If you’re a regular around the DIS, you’ve probably noticed how much everyone here loves Adventures by Disney. To be completely honest, before I started working here, I had never even heard of it. Then suddenly Cristina and I were being whisked away to Wyoming for a week with ABD and I had absolutely no…
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Lightning McQueen joins Lights, Motors, Action! at Disney World
Walt Disney World has added Lightning McQueen to their Lights, Motors, Action! stunt show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. I was excited and anxious to see if this addition added anything to the show or if it was just an attempt to plug the new Pixar movie Cars2. Would the audience notice that Herbie the Love…
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DIS Unplugged Podcast – July 21st, 2011
In this week’s show, John and Kevin give an in-depth review of their exclusive behind-the-scenes tour at Disney’s new Aulani Resort & Spa in Hawaii, Kevin reviews the Blue Bayou restaurant at Disneyland, and the Disneyland team has a brand new show. All that plus news and roundtable rapidfire. The DIS Unplugged podcast is a…
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Walking Photo Tour of Magic Kingdom’s Tom Sawyer Island
In all our visits to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, one attraction we had yet to experience was Tom Sawyer Island. We weren’t avoiding it, but as it’s only open until dusk – we just had not worked it into our itinerary. Checking out the DIS, Tom Sawyer Island definitely gets mixed reviews – rating 6…
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Calling all Wilderness Explorers!
The Redwood Creek Challenge Trail at Disney California Adventure has some new visitors with Russell from “Up” starting a Wilderness Explorer Camp inside the trail. The bad news is that he made so much noise setting up the camp, that he chased away Koda and Kenai from Brother Bear (though you can still catch them for breakfast at Storytellers. Lox anyone?).…
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Culinary Quest: Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta at California Adventure
Two new restaurants, Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta and Paradise Garden Grill, opened recently at Disney California Adventure as part of the continued overhaul of the park. It took three consecutive days and five people, but we were able to sample nearly everything both restaurants had to offer. Such is the kind of heart-felt sacrifice I…