Posted on Sunday, 7th March 2010 by Dave Parfitt

At least the 13,000 princesses running Disney’s Princess Half Marathon were sweating, and if not, it was likely due to the chilly 43° temperature at the start.  Disney had nearly twice as many runners in their second annual celebration of women’s athletics.  “This event is all about princesses and spreading the message of health and [...]

Tags: Disney Endurance Series, Disney's Princess Half Marathon, Epcot, Half Marathon, Magic Kingdom, princess, running
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Posted on Monday, 8th February 2010 by Kathy Werling

Drew Brees, the quarterback for the New Orleans Saints visited the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World for a special parade today.  The New Orleans Saints are the 2010 Super Bowl Champions.

Tags: 2010 Super Bowl Champions, Drees Brees, Drew Brees, Magic Kingdom, New Orleans Saints, Walt Disney World
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Posted on Saturday, 6th February 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Samantha Brown, host of “Samantha Brown’s Great Weekends” on the Travel Channel, is a favorite of DIS Unplugged listeners and readers.  This is in part because she is a self-proclaimed Disney fan, and has filmed numerous episodes at the Disney parks and resorts.  Samantha is celebrating her Tenth Anniversary on the Travel Channel with four [...]

Tags: Animal Kingdom Lodge, Cast Members, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Epcot, Expedition Everest, Grand Floridian, Joe Rohde, Magic Kingdom, Samantha Brown, Travel Channel, Turtle Talk with Crush, World Showcase
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Posted on Tuesday, 2nd February 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Take twelve college students, Tiara Todd as chaperone, two off-site rental condos, a minivan, and a “hamster-mobile”, mix them all together for one alternative experience to Central Florida.  Let me back up a second – this was no normal vacation trip.  This time, I was leading a group of college students on a week-long “alternative [...]

Tags: alternative break, Dreams Villas, Give Kids the World, Magic Kingdom, Villas at Seven Dwarfs Lane
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Posted on Friday, 15th January 2010 by Kathy Werling

Update: New pictures Jan. 25, 2010.  The water is back in the moat, the scrim is up on the bottom part of the castle. See new pictures at the end of this blog.
Disney is sprucing up Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom. Of course I am always fascinated watching  Disney work their magic.

Tags: Cinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Wishes
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Posted on Friday, 8th January 2010 by Kathy Werling

Walt Disney World unveiled a new pre- parade today in  Magic Kingdom . This is before the 3 o’clock  Celebrate a Dream Come True parade.  The pre-parade features the Muppets and the honorary VoluntEars.

Tags: Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade, Magic Kingdom, Muppets, VoluntEars, Walt Disney World
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Posted on Tuesday, 5th January 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Runners from all over the world are making their way to Orlando, FL as Walt Disney World Marathon weekend is upon us with a whole slate of races on tap from Friday, January 8 to Sunday, January 10.  More than 55,000 runners are registered to compete in one of the races - making it one [...]

Tags: Adriano Bastos, Epcot, half, Magic Kingdom, marathon, race, running
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