Category: Disney Cruise Line
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Disney Cruise Line’s Castaway Cay 5K
Our family just returned from a cruise on the Disney Fantasy where one of our ports of call was Disney’s private island Castaway Cay. My wife and I had been discussing the idea of running the Castaway Cay 5k. This is a scheduled run that takes place during most stops at Castaway Cay. Disney first…
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Disney and Visually Impaired Guest Propose Class Settlement
Disney has hammered out a proposed settlement with the visually impaired guests. In their lawsuit, the guests alleged that Disney’s U.S. theme parks and its website(s) fail to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and California law. I’ve written two prior posts about this class action lawsuit. The first was when the federal judge…
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Disney Fantasy arrives at Port Canaveral in Florida
I couldn’t miss the chance to see Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship the Disney Fantasy arrive at Port Canaveral this morning. I am sure by now you realize I am a Disney geek. When I heard that the ship would be arriving before sunrise today I jumped into my car and decided I had to…
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Higher Prices Help Drive 10% Increase in Theme Park Revenue
The Disney Company released its first quarter earnings report on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. You can read the written report here(the one where you have to add a million dollars to the numbers in the tables). Theme Park revenues and operating income soared for the last 3 months of 2011. Since the information in the…
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Float out of the new Disney Fantasy Cruise Ship
Blog written by Emiel and Yvette van Leeuwen On the morning of January 8th, we planned to go to Papenburg Germany to the Meyer Werft shipyard for the float out of the Disney Fantasy. Our day started at 5:00am when the alarm clock went off. To shorten our drive we stayed the night before with…
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Video: Sneak Peek of New Disney Fantasy Stage Show “Wishes”
Disney Cruise Line (DCL) announced a brand-new stage show called “Wishes” for the Disney Fantasy. This show will headline the state-of-the-art Walt Disney Theatre, and include 12 musical numbers (one original), 12 Disney characters, 18 puppets, 290 costume pieces, 2 confetti drops, 1 flying aerial stunt, and indoor fireworks… whew. I was part of a…
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Susan Egan, the Belle of Broadway, Talks About Her New CD
Susan Egan may be best known to Disney fans for her Broadway debut originating the role of Belle in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, or perhaps for voicing the female lead Meg (Megara) in Disney’s feature animated film Hercules. She just released her 6th solo CD titled “The Secret of Happiness”, and agreed to chat…