A kaleidoscope of colors and elaborate light displays will decorate the skies on the final night of 2008 at Walt Disney World. Dazzling fireworks showers, live entertainment and extended park hours on Dec. 31 make it a very popular spot to ring in the new year. Expect large crowds and arrive to your preferred park [...]

The Walt Disney Company held an event in New York City this afternoon to announce 2009′s follow-up to the Year of a Million Dreams which they’re calling, What will you celebrate? Everyone who visits a Walt Disney World Resort or Disneyland Resort theme park on their birthday in 2009 can get in free. Locals and [...]

WDWCelebrations is a fan-run organization dedicated to celebrating milestones in Disney history as well as putting on special events for fans to enjoy. Coming up from Friday, September 26 to Sunday, September 28, 2008, WDWCelebrations will be hosting what they’re calling the “World Wide Weekend”. As with their past Disney fan events, Celebration 25 and [...]

I recently had a chance to spend a couple of nights at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort, just down 535 from Apopka-Vineland Road. It doesn’t look as large as it really is from the road, but the place is huge and has many activities. But you can read all about that in our upcoming [...]

A virtual version of Walt Disney World has launched today on Google Earth, featuring 3D buildings of most of the major points on Walt Disney World property, including attractions and resorts. To enjoy the virtual Walt Disney World, download Google Earth here and navigate to nearly any area throughout the resort. Not only can you [...]

Josh Gates (right), host of the Sci-Fi Channel series “Destination Truth,” presents a cast of what is believed to be a yeti footprint to Joe Rohde, vice president/executive designer of Walt Disney Imagineering. Gates and his expedition team found the footprint while filming an episode of “Destination Truth” in Nepal in November 2007. The cast [...]

We now have a complete 49-minute video online of Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde’s presentation on the history of Animal Kingdom given at 9:45am on April 22, the park’s 10th anniversary. The presentation was delivered in front of cast members and fans at the theater that houses the Finding Nemo Musical stage show. Click here to [...]

Disney’s Animal Kingdom celebrated its 10th anniversary today with a morning ceremony in front of the Tree of Life featuring Imagineer Joe Rohde and Dr. Jane Goodall. After the ceremony, we had a chance to talk to Rohde and Goodall about Animal Kingdom and their favorite parts of the park. You can download a high-quality [...]

Orlando Attractions Magazine and Inside the Magic bring you part 4 of our 4-part video series celebrating Animal Kingdom’s upcoming 10th anniversary. This week, we ride Kilimanjaro Safaris at Animal Kingdom hosted by John Lehnhardt, Director of Animal Operations at Disney’s Animal Programs. Download the high-quality video from our videos page in iPod/iPhone-friendly and HD [...]

Day 2 of the Chief Magic Official (CMO) competitions began at Epcot, where candidates stood by the tip board answering questions from park guests (as well as a few “guests” with unique and challenging questions). The candidates also showed off their Disney trivia skills in a game show of sorts. Later in the day, the [...]

The Top 3 candidates for Disney’s first-ever Chief Magic Official have arrived in Orlando and will begin engaging in various competitions tomorrow. Below is the schedule for the CMO events around Walt Disney World for the next few days, in case anyone wants to try to see and/or take part in the various competitions: Thursday, [...]

If you’re going to be at Walt Disney World on April 22, there are two really fun and unique events you can attend at no additional cost. April 22 is Earth Day and, by no coincidence, is also Animal Kingdom’s birthday. This year, Disney is celebrating Animal Kingdom’s 10th anniversary with a morning rededication ceremony [...]

Orlando Attractions Magazine and Inside the Magic bring you part 2 of our 4-part video series celebrating Animal Kingdom’s upcoming 10th anniversary. This week, we’re joined by Debbie Weber, Proprietor of the Animal Nutrition Center at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, as we take a tour of where all of the food is prepared for the various [...]

Orlando Attractions Magazine and Inside the Magic are celebrating Animal Kingdom’s 10th anniversary with a behind-the-scenes 4-part video series showing you what goes on inside Disney’s Animal Programs. We’re starting off the series with a video featuring Dr. Mark Stetter, Director of Veterinary Services, including an up-close look at a 200-pound lion undergoing a routine [...]