Posted on Wednesday, 18th August 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Saturday, August 14, 2010 was the Last Tour to Endor – a private party hosted at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.  This party was part of the festivities for Star Wars Celebration V.  Be sure to check out Kathy Werling’s article, for a full recap of the special event complete with many photos.  One of the special [...]

Tags: Disney's Hollywood Studios, Indiana Jones, Last Tour To Endor, Star Wars, Star Wars Celebration V
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Posted on Sunday, 15th August 2010 by Kathy Werling

Last night I had the pleasure of attending the Last Tour to Endor event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.  This was part of the Star Wars Celebration V that was held in Orlando August 12-15, 2010.  The event was one last chance to ride Star Tours before it closes for a yearlong refurbishment that begins September [...]

Tags: Darth Vader, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Last Tour To Endor, Star Tours, Star Wars, Toy Story Midway Mania
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Posted on Tuesday, 3rd August 2010 by Dave Parfitt

The strange case of the disappearing Harrison Hightower III
and the reappearing Walt Disney Imagineer
Tokyo DisneySea has a stunning version of the Tower of Terror that is the focal point of the American Waterfront port.  However, Tokyo’s Tower of Terror is unique among Disney Parks.  Instead of the Twilight Zone, its story focuses on the [...]

Tags: Disney's Hollywood Studios, DisneySea, Harrison Hightower III, Imagineering, Joe Rohde, Melody Malmberg, Tokyo, Tower of Terror, Walt Disney Imagineering
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Posted on Thursday, 22nd July 2010 by Dave Parfitt

A Star Wars Celebration V Primer for Disney Fans
As a Disney fan, you may also enjoy Star Wars, maybe due to attractions in Disney theme parks such as Star Tours, Jedi Training Academy, and the Stormtroopers atop the gates of Disney’s Hollywood Studios for Star Wars Weekends.  However, you may wonder what Star Wars Celebration [...]

Tags: Disney's Hollywood Studios, George Lucas, Last Tour To Endor, Lucasfilm, Star Tours, Star Wars, Star Wars Celebration V, Steve Sansweet
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Posted on Wednesday, 14th July 2010 by Aaron DelPrince

It’s the last day of your Walt Disney World vacation.  The sun is rising and your alarm sounds loudly next to you.  Thirty seconds later your phone rings.  It’s your wake-up call with the sound of Mickey Mouse reminding you to get your day started.  But, there’s a problem; you don’t want your day to [...]

Tags: DIS Radio, disney podcast, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Future World, Magic Kingdom, Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney World Resort
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Posted on Saturday, 3rd July 2010 by Aaron DelPrince

It’s summer in Orlando, and here’s a news flash; it’s hot and crowded in the theme parks!  Temperatures can easily climb into the 90s with a heat index into the 100s.  Crowd levels at the theme parks can build throughout the day.  For many theme park veterans this is not surprising, but for [...]

Tags: Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Extra magic hours, FASTPASS, Hollywood Boulevard, Magic Kingdom, main street USA, Tower of Terror, Toy Story Mania, Walt Disney World Resort
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Posted on Thursday, 1st July 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Retired National Football League quarterback Kurt Warner (two-time NFL MVP & Super Bowl MVP) treated 10 families with a child in medical crisis to a week in Orlando, FL as part of the outreach work of his First Things First Foundation.  All families stayed at Give Kids The World (GKTW) Village from June 17 – [...]

Tags: Disney Quest, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Epcot, First Things First Foundation, For Those Without A Voice, Give Kids the World, Kurt Warner, Magic Kingdom
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