The Golden Oak high-end housing community at Walt Disney World continues to grow with the announcement of the first 19 homesites going on sale in their new neighborhood, Marceline. As part of the Golden Oak community, Marceline residents will enjoy a lifestyle surrounded by the Walt Disney World Resort. This neighborhood is located in close [...]

Representatives from 59 Central Florida organizations and school districts were joined on stage by Mickey Mouse, Goofy and Disney Cast Members as they received more than 1.5 million recently as part of the Disney Helping Kids Shine grants program. Disney’s program is expected to benefit over 70,000 local children through organizations that represent the Disney [...]

runDisney has announced additions to the Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend at Walt Disney World Resort next year, including a 10K and a new two-race challenge. The Princess 10K gives runners of various levels more opportunities to run through Disney theme parks and receive a specially-designed finisher medal. And runners looking for an even bigger [...]

D23, the official Disney fan club will be making some changes to their website on June 17, 2013, including adding a free level of membership for the first time. The site will provide access to newly digitized content that delves deeply into The Walt Disney Company’s vault of material, past and present, along with exclusive [...]

One of the most anticipated events at Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ Star Wars Weekends is the Hyperspace Hoopla, with its Dance-Off with the Star Wars Stars. Many are saying this year’s show is one of the best, and you can see it for yourself below. The Hyperspace Hoopla has been taken over by Emperor Palpatine this [...]

Mickey and Minnie Mouse have moved to a new meet and greet location at Disney’s Animal Kingdom on Discovery Island. It’s called Adventurers Outpost. The new location, which opened May 15, 2013 in the former Beastly Bazaar gift shop, is the new official meet and greet for Mickey and Minnie, relocating them from their Camp [...]

You won’t find Bon Jovi or Billy Joel performing at Epcot this summer, but your ears may deceive you as you walk around World Showcase. The Sounds Like Summer concert series is returning this year with seven different official tribute bands. The shows are held at 5:30, 6:45 and 8 p.m. each night in the [...]

By Kevin Yee Disney’s Magic Kingdom has begun testing (not every day, and not all day) a new interactive game much like the Agent P adventure in Epcot, but using paper maps and a paper RFID playing card. We review the Pirate’s Adventure maps in detail and show some of the physical effects. But there’s [...]

On Sunday, June 9, 2013 memorabilia dealers from around the country and local legends will gather for a one day collectibles show at Fantasy of Flight. The Florida Vintage Travel Collectibles Show is a celebration of vintage travel memorabilia from the history of travel and vacations in Florida. The show will showcase airline, old Florida, [...]

Merida, Disney•Pixar’s first princess from the film “Brave”, was officially crowned as the 11th Disney Princess in a coronation ceremony held in front of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom today, May 11, 2013. Merida arrived in style atop her horse Angus, and all 10 prior Disney Princesses were on hand to welcome her to [...]

It was a busy, fun day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on Saturday as Disney’s Limited Time Magic celebrated Star Wars “May The 4th Be With You”. Let’s take a look back in photos and videos. Throughout the day there were many Star Wars characters (and Disney characters dressed as Star Wars characters) roaming the park. [...]

Are you a fan of Tony Stark or the Iron Man armor? After watching “Iron Man 3″, I found out I’m a fan of Tony Stark in the Iron Man armor, which doesn’t happen a whole lot in this movie, but that’s OK. The latest incarnation of the Iron Man movie series takes place after [...]

Walt Disney Imagineering is always coming up with new ideas to push the envelope in terms of theme park attractions, and from their new ride system patent, they’re looking to do it again. News site Disney by Mark has shared with us a look at a new ride system that WDI has recently patented. The [...]

More than 250 Walt Disney World cast members were joined by Mickey Mouse at a pep rally today to kick off a month-long celebration for the 30th anniversary of Disney VoluntEARS. During the month of May, cast members around the world will commemorate the 30-year milestone by participating in activities that promote the happiness and [...]

Merida, Disney/Pixar’s first princess from the film “Brave,” will be officially joining the Disney Princess family at a special ceremony taking place at the Magic Kingdom. At 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, Merida will be joined by all 10 existing Disney Princesses – Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana and [...]

Disney Cruise Line’s first ship, Disney Magic, will relaunch later this year with new spaces, reimagined areas and exciting additions for the whole family, including a new twist on the popular AquaDuck slide. “Storytelling is at the heart of everything we do,” says Joe Lanzisero, senior creative vice president for Walt Disney Imagineering. “Walt Disney [...]

May 4 is a date that Star Wars fans worldwide have proclaimed “Star Wars Day” and turned into a celebratory pun, “May the Fourth Be With You!” This year Walt Disney World will be celebrating that day with a special Limited Time Magic event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This one-day-only celebration features special Star Wars [...]

A brand new daytime parade will be replacing the Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade at the Magic Kingdom in Spring 2014, and this parade is full of Fantasy. The Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade will bring the magical stories of New Fantasyland to Main Street, U.S.A., through fantastic and innovative new parade floats, vibrant [...]

It was Spaceship Mike Wazowski, as the monster from ‘Monsters University’ took over Spaceship Earth at Epcot to help announce a Monstrous Summer at the Walt Disney World. The Magic Kingdom Park in Florida plus Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park in California will stay open from 6 a.m., May 24 to 6 a.m., [...]

Disney has released videos providing your first look inside two anticipated construction projects in New Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom. Anticipated to debut in Spring 2014, the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train will take guests on a rollicking, musical ride into the mine “where a million diamonds shine” and through the rolling countryside surrounding the mine. [...]