Category: Walt Disney World

Disney Prepares For New Addition To ‘Hall of Presidents’ »

Will it be Barack Obama or John McCain? Not only as the next President of the United States but the newest addition to Disney’s Hall of Presidents attraction located in Liberty Square at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Disney Imagineers are preparing for the new arrival as only one of the presidential candidates will get [...]

Win a ‘Presidential’ Vacation at Walt Disney World »

As the United States prepares for this historic election, the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin resort is making its own presidential history by giving one lucky guest and their family the opportunity to be treated like a president with their very own presidential vacation. In honor of the eventful 2008 presidential election, the resort [...]

T-REX Cafe To Open Soon at Downtown Disney Orlando »

Landry’s Restaurants, the same company that brought us The Rain Forest Cafe, has created an amazing new concept in dining experience with the opening of the T-REX Cafe in Downtown Disney Orlando. This new eatery will feature dining and retail in an interactive prehistoric environment built around water, fire and ice. Guests visiting T-REX will [...]

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Welcomes New Baby Giraffe »

Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom, having a bit of a baby boom this year, welcomes the birth of a fourth baby giraffe. Entering the world at 6-feet tall and 155 pounds, Bonsu delighted members of the animal programs team at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in the early morning hours on Sunday September 28.
Bonsu’s name means biggest [...]

100 Lane Bowling Alley Coming To Walt Disney World »

Bowling anyone? As if Walt Disney World did not offer enough variety of entertainment already, the resort will soon have a 100 lane bowling alley, one of the largest in the United States. The bowling alley is to be built at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on the grounds of Walt Disney World [...]

Visit Disneyland or Walt Disney World for Free! »

Visit either Walt Disney World in Orlando or Disneyland Resort in Anaheim anytime in 2009 on your birthday and you’ll get in for free. It’s all part of Disney embracing a newly identified family-travel trend called “celebration vacations.” Disney wants to lead this growing trend with new entertainment and services that allow guests to turn [...]

Walt Disney World To Lose a Gem of Disney Imagineering - Adventurer’s Club »

The Re-Imagineering Blog brings to our attention today that with Disney’s recently announced “new vision” for Downtown Disney in Florida, one of the finest themed environments ever created by Walt Disney Imagineering — The Adventurer’s Club, is slated for demolition.
In a news release quietly disseminated late last Friday, the Walt Disney Company announced its new [...]

Walt Disney World’s New Vision for Downtown Disney »

Walt Disney World Resort has unveiled their new vision for Downtown Disney which will include extraordinary new shopping, dining and other experiences including a completely re-imagined Pleasure Island. Also planned are numerous enhancements to popular Downtown Disney locations, as well as additional theming and storytelling brought to life by Walt Disney Imagineers.
“We are committed to [...]

Toy Story Midway Mania Fun Facts »

Now that the Toy Story Midway Mania attraction is open at both Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World in Orlando and California Adventure at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Magical Mountain.net has come out with some very interesting fun facts surrounding this new Disney attraction. I’ll provide a few that I thought were most interesting [...]

It’s a Small World After All, Thanks To Google Earth »

In a pioneering partnership aiming to go online Tuesday, Google Earth and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts will make it easy to take a virtual trip to Walt Disney World’s Epcot Center, Animal Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and 22 Disney hotels and resorts, according to USA Today.
Users will be able to click on maps that [...]