Posted on Tuesday, 24th April 2012 by Jack Burgin

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 certified the lawsuit as a class action.  The second, when it appeared that Disney and the plaintiffs would be trying the lawsuit (though even here I expect a settlement to be forthcoming).   If you want more information about the allegations, I suggest you read these posts.  This one is going to try to explain the settlement terms and, since the proposed settlement document and attachments is 95 pages, I’ll admit to feeling pressed for space.

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Posted on Monday, 23rd April 2012 by Jack Burgin

Named by Theme Park Insider as the 2008 Top Attraction in the Nation, the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, perhaps because of the television show for which it is named, has seen its share of unusual lawsuits. Read the rest of this entry…

Tags: Tower of Terror, Walt Disney World lawsuits
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Posted on Sunday, 22nd April 2012 by Kathy Werling

Today I was the first person through the doors at this exciting new exhibit in Epcot. If you are looking for new ways to make your home “green” this exhibit will inspire you with lots of great ideas.

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Tags: disney world, Epcot, Green Builder Media, Innoventions, Vision House in Innoventions
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Posted on Saturday, 21st April 2012 by Aaron DelPrince

In Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom there is a land celebrating our country’s rich history.  Over at Liberty Square you’ll find special background stories and pieces Disney Imagineers placed inside this land to immerse guests into our independence.  One of these specific Imagineering touches is often missed by guests because they simply don’t take the time to look up and appreciate the entire story.  I have to admit this specific piece might be difficult to understand even if you did see it.  But, like everything else at Disney World most props and pieces have a back story to them.  To learn about this piece of Imagineering and the story behind it continue through the page break.

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Tags: Hall of Presidents, Imagineering, Liberty Square, Liberty Square Riverboat, Magic Kingdom, Rivers of America, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney World Resort
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Posted on Wednesday, 18th April 2012 by Nicole Mancini

This past week, Disney Interactive announced the release of a new online game called Disney Animal Kingdom Explorers, a social media game available on Facebook set in Disney’s Animal Kingdom park. Designed by Disney Social Games, Animal Kingdom Explorers is a hidden object game with a twist: one spreading the word of conservation and kindness towards natural habitats.

Image: Disney Animal Kingdom Explorers

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Tags: Anandapur, Disney Interactive Media Group, Disney Online, Disney Only Games, disney world, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Facebook, Harambe Village, Social Media, Walt Disney World Resort, Wild Africa Trek
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Posted on Tuesday, 17th April 2012 by Dave Parfitt

On Wednesday, April 18, Give Kids The World (GKTW), a Central Florida nonprofit “storybook” resort for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families, reaches a milestone achievement.  They will celebrate reaching 2 million volunteer hours.  That’s over 50,000 volunteers – “Angels” in GKTW speak – working 1,400 shifts in the Village each week.  I’m proud to have contributed a very small part in the total.  Continue reading to learn how these “Angels” not only volunteer, but truly make wishes come true.

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Tags: alternative break, Give Kids the World, The Power of 10: Give Kids the World $1 Million Dollar Challenge
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Posted on Monday, 16th April 2012 by Nancy Johnson

“I’m not getting a car and driving in L.A.! You’ve got to be nuts!”   This is the sentiment we tend to read on the Disneyland board more often than not.   It seems like we Los Angelenos have gotten this reputation of having horrendous traffic and therefore must be crazy for driving our cars around this city.   The end result of this possibly unfair reputation is that a lot of out-of-town guests tend to head straight to one area and don’t really venture off property even though they yearn to see many of the sights that they know from television and movies.    This means that they feel a trip into Hollywood or up to Universal Studios Hollywood from Disneyland is almost impossible to do - just as those vacationing in Hollywood or the San Fernando Valley feel that a visit to Disneyland would be.

Being locals and Disneyland advice givers, I thought I should put my money where my mouth is and test the advice we give others – see what it’s really like.   Well, it was indeed an adventure and I wanted to share the major mistakes I made in planning that could have easily been avoided!   Come along with my 5 year old daughter and I on our travel adventure!

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Tags: Amtrak, Anaheim Rapid Transit, Anaheim to Universal, ART, Cirque du Soleil IRIS, Disneyland, Disneyland to Hollywood, Hollywood, Hollywood and Highland, IRIS, Los Angeles Union Station, Metrolink, Olvera Street, Orange County to Los Angeles, Train, Transportation, Universal, Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal to Disneyland
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