Tag: Walt Disney World Resort
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Walt Disney World’s Summer of Sharing Continues With Surprise Grants to 7 Florida Nonprofit Organizations
Walt Disney World Resort is celebrating its Summer of Sharing. Part of this celebration has included surprising Florida nonprofit organizations with a $500,000 donation in Disney Grants. The surprise took place at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort during a special performance of the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue. This show is celebrating its 50th anniversary. With 50 years…
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Meet 3 Cast Members Who Pursue Their Culinary Dreams at Disney
There are many different ways to pursue dreams at Disney. For many, this is done by visiting a favorite Disney park. For others, it is by working for The Walt Disney Company. Today, Disney introduced 3 cast members from Walt Disney World who are pursuing their culinary dreams at Disney. Lashmy, Courtney, and Roke do this…
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Country Singer and Songwriter Emily Ann Roberts Shares How She Became a Country Bear
Emily Ann Roberts, the voice of Trixie in the new Country Bear Musical Jamboree, shares how she became a Country Bear!
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Geek Eats: DOLE Whip Day Food Offerings at Disney Parks & Beyond
Take a look at all of the offerings around the globe from Disney for DOLE Whip Day 2024!
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Spaceship Earth | DISNEY THIS DAY | July 9, 2007
On this day in 2007, the EPCOT letters and Mickey Mouse arm, glove, wand, and stars that had decorated Spaceship Earth were removed. The installation was added for Walt Disney World’s Millennium Celebration in 2000. It weighed 50 tons and included a 36-foot-tall sign! Originally, the display above Spaceship Earth read “2000,” but it was…
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Meet the Cast of Disney’s Country Bear Musical Jamboree
Meet the cast of Disney’s new Country Bear Musical Jamboree ahead of its opening at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom!
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A Lost Experience: The Original 1989 Disney-MGM Backstage Studio Tour
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the opening of the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park (now Disney Hollywood Studios) in Florida. No other Disney park has gone through as much of a change, or has had as thorough a shift from its original guest experience as this one. Indeed, so swift were certain changes that…
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Disney Dreamers Academy Makes Dream Come True for Teen Entrepreneur with Visit to ‘Shark Tank’
2024 Disney Dreamer Academy attendee Te’Lario Watkins II joined investor Daymond John as his personal guest at a taping of “Shark Tank’’; Two other academy students also have magical experiences; Applications and nominations now open for the 2025 Walt Disney World mentoring event.
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D23 Offers Gold-Member Preview to ‘Country Bear Musical Jamboree’
D23 Gold Members can be among the first to see the Country Bear Musical Jamboree at Magic Kingdom. D23 has announced that it will be hosting three opportunities on July 13th to see this new show before it officially opens on July 17th. The event takes place in the evening and then guests can enjoy…
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Captain EO | DISNEY THIS DAY | July 6, 1994
On this day in 1994, Captain EO closed at EPCOT after running for nearly eight years. Starring Michael Jackson, produced by George Lucas, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Captain EO was a fantastical sci-fi 3-D film musical. The film was cutting-edge for its time. It was shown in a custom-built theater with lasers, smoke,…
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Liberty Bell | DISNEY THIS DAY | July 4, 1989
On this day in 1989, a reproduction of the Liberty Bell was placed into its permanent spot inside Liberty Square at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. The replica was produced by the Paccard Bell Foundry in Annecy, France, the 300th copy they made. It replaced a borrowed Liberty Bell that had been on…
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Disney Ever After Opens at Disney Springs as Home of Custom Character Headbands
Disney Ever After is a new store that is now open at Disney Springs in Walt Disney World Resort that has custom character headbands!
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Tinker Bell | DISNEY THIS DAY | July 3, 1985
On this day in 1985, Tinker Bell took her first flight over Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World as part of the Fantasy in the Sky fireworks show. Tinker Bell’s flight was planned to be only a seasonal event, but the first night drew over 60,000 guests for the occasion! Tinker…
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Fireworks Continue To Be A Summer Tradition at Disney Parks
Fireworks are a summer tradition for many who visit Disney Parks on the East and West coasts!
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Geek Eats: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Recipe From Magic Kingdom
Check out this Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Recipe ahead of DOLE Whip Day on July 18!
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Walt Disney World’s 2024 EPCOT Eat to the Beat Concert Series Lineup Announced
One of the highlights of the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival every year is the Eat to the Beat Concert Series. This concert series has some incredible bands coming to EPCOT to perform for guests throughout the run of the festival. This year, the concert series sees the return of Hanson, Tiffany, and Boyz…
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New Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort Welcome Guests to Disney Vacation Club Property
The Disney Vacation Club has celebrated the opening of The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort – A Disney Vacation Club Resort.
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Purple Heart Awarded to Disney Cast Member at EPCOT’s America Pavilion
A special ceremony was held at the America Pavilion in EPCOT last week. During this, a Disney cast member was awarded with the Purple Heart. The cast member was U.S. Army veteran John Arant, senior manager of casting services. He was given America’s oldest military award in the rotunda of the American Adventure Pavilion at EPCOT.…
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The Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue | DISNEY THIS DAY | June 30, 1974
On this day in 1974, the The Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue dinner show debuted at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground. Six students from the Disney World Fine Arts College Workshop Program made up the cast over the opening summer. The show became such a hit that a permanent cast took over that fall. It has…
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Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Now Open at Walt Disney World Resort
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is now open at Walt Disney World Resort. The attraction, which continues the story of Princess Tiana a year after The Princess and the Frog, takes guests on an all new musical adventure through the bayou. For the opening day, a virtual queue system was utilized. This helped avoid lines stretching throughout…
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Meet Lari the Armadillo from Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
Throughout Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, there’s a mischievous fella who always seems to be showing up where you least expect him. Lari the Armadillo is up to something, but what could it be? Right after being welcomed by Tiana and encouraged by her to meet up with Louis to look for musicians in the bayou, guests will encounter…
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Ways To Celebrate Princess Tiana at Walt Disney World and Disneyland
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is opening at Walt Disney World Resort, here are ways to celebrate Tiana at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World!
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Vintage Disney Photos for Halfway to the Holidays
Check out these vintage Disney Parks photos that were shared for Halfway to the Holidays!
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GEEK EATS: The Foods of Flavors of Florida at Disney Springs
Disney Springs has shared about the offerings and foods that will be available during this year’s Flavors of Florida event!