By Nicole Siscaretti Raglan Road, Downtown Disney’s Irish restaurant, has rolled out a new Sunday brunch menu and dining experience. Offerings include a little something from breakfast, lunch and dinner along with lively entertainment which starts at noon. (Brunch is available from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Professional dancers fresh from Ireland and a live [...]

Downtown Disney as it is known today, along with the Downtown Disney name will be going away over the next three years. Disney Springs will fully spring to life in 2016, adding more shopping, dining and entertainment amid open-air promenades, meandering springs and waterfront charm. Construction is set to start next month for this overhaul [...]

One of the most authentic St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in town will be taking place at Downtown Disney at the Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant from March 8 through 10 and 14 through 17. The event will feature more than 10 top Irish bands performing on select days, a variety of beers for sale, [...]

Splitsville Luxury Lanes are now open. The new complex, in the former Virgin Megastore location, combines billiards, bowling, live entertainment, bars and dining. The upscale, retro-style bowling venue is the largest in the bowling brand’s fleet and joins other fun, family-friendly entertainment options in Downtown Disney West Side. “Splitsville is a perfect fit for Downtown [...]

Festival of the Masters is returning to Downtown Disney from Nov. 9 through 11, 2012 for its 37th year. The famous open-air fine arts festival features nearly 150 award-winning artists, sidewalk chalk art, limited-edition fine art, photography, sculpture, jewelry, glass art, Disney collectibles, live music and more. Art from an array of Disney artists also [...]

The Characters In Flight helium balloon ride at Downtown Disney is back flying with a new design featuring different flying Disney characters. The balloon was taken down for inspection following a non-lethal accident in late June involving a similar balloon in Hong Kong. Aerophile, the company that runs the Disney World and Hong Kong ride, [...]

Disney will be holding a special Frankenweenie Weekend at Downtown Disney West Side to celebrate the Oct. 5 opening of Disney’s new stop-motion animated movie Frankenweenie. The celebration will take place from Sept. 28 through 30, 2012 and include a 3D sneak peek, photos, treats and a first-ever Walt Disney World Resort appearance of Jack & [...]

A new limited-time attraction opened this weekend at Downtown Disney West Side. Guests can interact with characters from the Disney animated TV show Phineas and Ferb on a big screen and receive a photo of their experience. The free attraction is called Phineas and Ferb & You – A Brand New Reality. It’s set up [...]

Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant will be holding Central Florida’s very first Great Irish Hooley. Never heard of a “Hooley?” well your can experience your first one from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, 2012 at Downtown Disney. A hooley is Irish slang for a party or celebration. This Labor Day weekend, Raglan Road will [...]

Beginning next month, the newest attraction inspired by Phineas and Ferb is coming to Walt Disney World. Beginning Sept. 1, 2012, “Phineas and Ferb & You: A Brand New Reality” will offer a virtual experience that will allow guests to play with animated characters from Disney’s Emmy Award-winning animated series Phineas and Ferb. It will [...]

Walt Disney World is bring the Christmas cheer early this year as their annual holiday events will start earlier than ever on Nov. 9, 2012. At the Magic Kingdom, there is an extra night of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party with 20 nights, at Epcot, singer/actress Olivia Newton John makes her debut as a celebrity [...]

Starting Aug. 26, 2012, Walt Disney World will begin offering children a chance to have their personal seven-inch figurine of their favorite Disney princess, but with their face. The process is very similar to the Carbon Freeze Me experience that debuted a few months ago at Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. According to the [...]

The Characters in Flight tethered helium balloon ride at Downtown Disney was removed for a thorough inspection last Friday night after an incident involving a similar balloon in Hong Kong. The balloon is operated by a company called Aerophile, under an agreement with Disney. Aerophile also operates a similar balloon at Disneyland Paris and it [...]

Some members of the former cast from the now closed Comedy Warehouse at Disney’s Pleasure Island, will be holding two improv shows in Downtown Orlando at the Orlando Repertory Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. The shows are dubbed “Improv Gone Wild: A Night With The Cast From Comedy Warehouse”. The cast includes: Philip Nolen [...]

This past weekend, Walt Disney World held the second of what has become an annual car show at Downtown Disney. Car Masters Weekend featured more than 100 classic and custom cars, food, entertainment and more. Let’s take a look: Let’s start with a video overview: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwhdll1Q1PM The Richard Petty Driving Experience and Exotic Driving Experience [...]

A classic car show with a modern twist and turn, Car Masters Weekend is back for its second year at Downtown Disney, June 2-3, 2012. The free, two-day event is devoted to everything Cars and features a car show presented by Hess Express, meet and greets with Lightning McQueen, Mater and Finn McMissile. In a race for ‘Best [...]

This morning at Downtown Disney West Side, the world premiere for Disneynature’s Chimpanzee took place at the AMC 24 Theaters. The red carpet event was attended by Dr. Jane Goodall, directors and producers Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield, Executive Producer Don Hahn, Disney CEO Bob Iger and some Disney Channel stars. The world premiere was [...]

New artwork has been released showing off an updated exterior for Splitsville, currently under construction in Downtown Disney Westside. Splitsville will feature bowling, billiards, dining and more when it opens this fall.  Splitsville will be a 45,000 square-foot facility with two floors of 30 lanes of bowling. It will also feature patio dining, live music, billiards [...]

The theme parks are always changing, and last year was an interesting one for the demolition of retired attractions. Seen here is the demolition of the original Hard Rock Cafe Orlando, on the night of Oct. 26, 2011. The original location of the Hard Rock Cafe was adjacent to the Universal Studios park, …

Guests will be able to enjoy new experiences at Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line and Disneyland in 2012. Here is a list of what will open this new year. Sections of the new Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom will open early in 2012. In February the first phase of the Fantasyland expansion will be [...]