Posted on Monday, 16th January 2012 by Aaron DelPrince

As they say, “Change is inevitable”.  In order to make improvements sometimes you have to step back, analyze the situation, and make adjustments along the way.  Case in point was Walt Disney World’s 1990 “Disney Decade”.  It was the 10 year period where previous CEO Michael Eisner took the Mouse by the ears and expanded [...]

Tags: Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Test Track, Walt Disney World Resort
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Posted on Wednesday, 4th January 2012 by Aaron DelPrince

One of our family’s favorite activities is to hunt for hidden Mickeys.  We recently did a hidden Mickey hunt at Disney’s Animal Kingdom – Jambo House back in June.  We did this same hidden Mickey hunt back In October as part of a Power of 10 – Give Kids the World Grand Villa fundraiser.  Discovering [...]

Tags: Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas, Expedition Everest, Hidden Mickeys, Jambo House, Kidani Village, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney World Resort
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Posted on Saturday, 17th December 2011 by Aaron DelPrince

Hey!  <Shake…shake…shake> wake up!   <Tap…tap…tap> come over here, there’s something we need to talk about.  I’m not sure everyone is aware of what’s going on, but we need to get something out on the table.  Sometimes things can happen under the radar and we aren’t even aware of it, but that’s not going to happen [...]

Tags: Avatar, California Adventure, Discovery Cove, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Fantasyland, Islands Of Adventure, LEGOLAND, Sea World, Sea World Orlando, Universal City Walk, Universal Orlando, Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Studios Orlando, Walt Disney World Resort, Wizarding World of Harry Potter
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Posted on Saturday, 19th November 2011 by Aaron DelPrince

2012 is quickly approaching.  That means we’ll get our first glimpse into the new Fantasyland expansion inside the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.  If you’ve visited the Magic Kingdom recently you certainly noticed the walls and construction equipment located in the back half of Fantasyland.  Fantasyland will double in size when its expansion is [...]

Tags: Barnstormer, Beast Castle, Belle, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Dumbo, Epcot, Fantasyland, Fantasyland Construction, Little Mermaid, Magic Kingdom
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Posted on Thursday, 17th November 2011 by Aaron DelPrince

Toy Story Mania 120 minutes, “Ouch!” Peter Pan’s Flight 80 minutes, “Wow!” Test Track, 100 minutes, “Geez!” Expedition Everest, 75 minutes, “We’ll hit that later.” These attraction wait times are very common, especially during the height of the day in each of the 4 Disney World theme parks.  The popularity of Disney’s theme parks has grown [...]

Tags: Blizzard Beach, Bob Iger, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Downtown Disney, Epcot, Expedition Everest, Magic Kingdom, Peter Pans Flight, Test Track, Tom Staggs, Toy Story Mania, Typhoon Lagoon, Walt Disney World Resort
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Posted on Sunday, 23rd October 2011 by Aaron DelPrince

Up, up, up and away!  People love to reach higher levels.  This is true in life, but not necessarily with physical heights.  Raise your hand if you’re afraid of heights.  Okay, back on point.  This is a Disney blog after all.  One of the questions many Disney park enthusiasts ask themselves months before a Disney [...]

Tags: Animal Kingdom Lodge Villas, Cinderella Castle, Disney Cruise Line, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Downtown Disney, Epcot, Future World, Magic Kingdom, pop century, Walt Disney World Resort, World Showcase
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Posted on Sunday, 2nd October 2011 by Aaron DelPrince

Runners ran fleet of foot at this year’s Wine & Dine Half Marathon, Relay, and Halloween 5k under brilliant weather conditions.  All 3 races took place on Saturday, October 1st.  The racing events which coincide with EPCOT’s Food & Wine Festival drew as many as 16,000 runners from all over world.  Racers had the opportunity to [...]

Tags: Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Epcot, EPCOT's International Food and Wine Festival, Mission Space, Run Disney, Soarin', Test Track, Wine and Dine Half Marathon
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