Posted on Tuesday, 9th March 2010 by WebmasterLeah

Well, we knew it would happen, but didn’t expect it to happen this quickly!  Disney’s Give a Day, Get a Disney Day program has officially closed.  It has only been 2 months.

Tags: Demi Lovato, disney, Give a Day Get a Disney Day, Joe Jonas, Muppets
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Posted on Saturday, 6th March 2010 by Nancy Johnson

The hot talk of the year is definitely the opening of World of Color at Disney’s California Adventure Park this April. It’s a little show. Not much really. It is only touted to be the most hi-tech water spectacular of its kind.  Fountains, music, color, and imagery will come together to tell a tale of Disney [...]

Tags: Alice in Wonderland, April 2010, Blue sky Cellar, California Adventure, construction, disney, Disneyland, Fantasia, Finding Nemo, Fountains, Lagoon, Light Show, Lion King, Mickey's Fun Wheel, music, Paradise Pier, Pocahontas, spectacular, Wall-E, water show, World of Color
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Posted on Thursday, 4th March 2010 by WebmasterLeah

Disney is finding that their volunteer program, “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day” is much more popular than they had originally anticipated.  They said that the program would end once one million tickets had been given out.  In the hopes of encouraging a spirit of volunteerism, Disney is asking guests to pick a charitable [...]

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Posted on Monday, 1st March 2010 by Dave Parfitt

We previously reported Disney rebranded its sports facility on the edge of the Walt Disney World Resort to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (ESPN WWoS).  Corey Martin of the DIS Unplugged attended an exclusive media tour of the changes to the facility followed by a press conference with several key Disney and ESPN [...]

Tags: Al Weiss, Annika Sorenstam, Atlanta Braves, Big Easy, Brandi Chastain, Chad Ochocinco, Custom Tee Center, disney, Disney Sports, Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon, ESPN, ESPN Wide World of Sports Grill, Flight Time, Garrett Hartley, George Bodenheimer, Harlem Globetrotters, Innovation Lab, Jostens, Ken Potrock, Major League Gaming Pro Circuit, Meg Crofton, Mike & Mike in the Morning, Mike Golic, Mike Greenberg, PlayStation, Saints, Shawn Johnson, Tim Hudson, VEX Robotics All-Star Challenge Tournament, Wide World of Sports
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Posted on Monday, 22nd February 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Disney is putting the finishing touches on their Wide World of Sports Complex; “re-branding” the facility the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (ESPN WWoS) in a push to make the venue one of the premier destinations for amateur and youth sports in the country.   On Thursday, February 25, 2010, a red-carpet opening ceremony with [...]

Tags: ABC, Atlanta Braves, disney, ESPN, ESPN: The Weekend, Innovation Lab, Pop Warner, sports, Wide World of Sports Complex
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Posted on Wednesday, 10th February 2010 by Nancy Johnson

With the coming of Disney’s California Food and Wine Festival, it seemed only natural to help people decide what special courses or events they would like to attend.   That being said, one of the more expensive and, not surprisingly, the course that fills the most quickly, is the Napa Rose Cooking School.  Hosted by Executive [...]

Tags: Andrew Sutton, California Adventure, Cooking School, Dining, disney, Disney's California Adventure, Disney's California Food and Wine Festival, Disneyland, Executive Chef Andrew Sutton, Food, food and wine festival, Grand Californian Hotel, Napa Rose, Napa Rose Cooking School, pairing wines, testing meat, Wine
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Posted on Monday, 21st December 2009 by Nancy Johnson

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 Theatre [...]

Tags: African-American Princess, Animated Movie, Animation, Bayou Adventure, Burbank, disney, Disney Princess, Disney Studios, disney world, Disney's First American Princess, Disneyland, Frog, Games, Learn to Draw, los angeles, movie premiere, New York City, Pre-release, Princess and the Frog, Princesses, Tiana, Tiana's Cookbook, Ultimate Experience, Voodoo Spin, Walt Disney Studios, Yummy Cupcakes, Ziegfeld Theater
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