Column by Audrey Brown Before the majestic hang-gliding sensory rich experience of Soarin’ in The Land at Epcot, in the very same space was a musical animatronic stage show called Food Rocks. From 1994 to 2004, it baffled and delighted audiences of parents and children, in precisely that order. Because like the sassy uncle at [...]

Officials cut the ribbon to offically open the Via Napoli, a new casual pizzeria in the Italy pavilion at Epcot World Showcase. The new restaurant, operated by Patina Restaurant Group, features wood-burning ovens – and will use water from a source that most resembles the water in Naples, Italy. The 300-seat pizzeria features a menu [...]

Disney has announced their theme park ticket prices are rising a few dollars. A one day, one park ticket has gone from $79 to $82, a 3.8 percent raise. Read on for the full breakdown of changes. Annual ticket price increases have been a normal occurrence for all the theme parks in Central Florida the [...]

A new authentic Italian pizzeria will hold their grand opening on Aug. 5, 2010 in the Italy pavilion at Epcot. The Patina Restaurant Group will open the casual pizzeria called Via Napoli, adjacent to their Tutto Italia Ristorante. Restaurateur and longtime Patina Restaurant Group CEO Nick Valenti created the Via Napoli concept, based upon his [...]

Reader and contributor Don Gworek recently sent us some photos of spots on the outside of Spaceship Earth at Epcot, so I headed out to check it out for myself and to see what else was new in the park. Here’s a closer look at the spots. My guess is they’re mold spots, but a [...]

Captain EO, the 4D movie staring Michael Jackson and Anjelica Huston, with Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas working behind the scenes, has returned to Epcot. The 17-minute film originally played at the park from 1986-1994. It’s now playing once again in the same theater with some new effects. We were invited to a preview [...]

By Kenny White Safe Kids Worldwide recently hosted a one-day event at Epcot’s Test Track pavilion. The purpose of the event was to bring awareness of child endangerment when left inside a hot vehicle. Wes Bender, an operations manager with Safe Kids, explained that the mission of Safe Kids is to bring child safety to the [...]

Many of Orlando’s theme parks have announced their fireworks shows for July 4, 2010. It’s one of the busiest days of the year for the theme parks so be prepared to join a crowd. Magic Kingdom “Celebrate America Fireworks” will fill the sky at 9 p.m. July 4. (Guests who’d like to begin the celebratory [...]

We were recently taken backstage at the Magic Kingdom for a special look at Disney’s Main Street Electrical Parade, just one part of Disney’s Summer Nightastic event. From June 6 through Aug. 14, guests at Walt Disney World will be able to experience some unique happenings at three of their four parks. The Main Street [...]

My family and I took advantage of Orange county schools letting out an hour earlier on Wednesdays to visit Epcot yesterday. It had been a few weeks since we’d last visited. If you followed @Attractions on Twitter last night, you may have already seen some of these in our Tweets. But there’s some new pictures [...]

Captain EO, the 3D movie staring Michael Jackson that once played at Epcot, is returning on July 2. Michael Jackson along with Disney, producer George Lucas and director Francis Ford Coppola created Captain EO. The 17-minute, 3D film ran at Epcot from 1986 to 1994 before being replaced by Honey I Shrunk the Audience. Honey, [...]

This past Saturday, Disney Online announced the winner of its “Design a Fairy House Art Contest,” which ran in February on the online world for girls, Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow (www.PixieHollow.com). The winning fairy house design, inspired by 15-year-old Zoe Periale from Frazier Park, Calif., was revealed during a special ceremony in the Pixie Hollow [...]

You may have noticed a couple of decorated constructions walls in Epcot. The Italy Pavillion will be getting a brand new pizza restaurant and Mexico has torn down its outdoor restaurant for a major replacement. Pizza in Italy The Patina Restaurant Group, which already runs the Tutto Italia Ristorante in Epcot, is building an authentic [...]

Disney’s 3D sci-fi adventure film TRON: Legacy doesn’t debut in theaters until December, but guests at Disney World can see a bit of the TRON universe zipping high above their heads. Renderings of yellow and blue light cycles have transformed one of the trains on the monorail line. A blue light cycle zips to the [...]

Disney held two princess related marathons on March 6 and 7, 2010, and Orlando Attractions Magazine subscriber Don Gworek ran along to bring you these two videos. While the races were designed for women, more than 400 men participated on behalf of the princesses in their lives. The Princess and the Frog Royal Family 5K [...]

The 17th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival has begun and will continue through May 16, 2010. Even before spring has sprung, Donald Duck and his topiary pals set up camp in full floral color to celebrate the Great Outdoors at the Epcot front entrance. The elaborate topiary features Goofy in a fly-fishing misadventure, [...]

A new long-term exhibit recently opened in Innoventions at Epcot that will bring visitors face to face with the nanoworld. “Take a Nanooze Break” features a series of interactive, continually updated displays that allow visitors to manipulate models of molecules, study everyday items at the nanoscale, and interact with scientists and engineers who conduct the [...]

Against the backdrop of a world-record sculpture of canned goods at Epcot last Thursday, Disney Parks officials announced a major milestone with its Give a Day, Get a Disney Day program. Since the program’s launch only six weeks ago, more than 600,000 people in …

The city of Swindon, England was officially honored yesterday at Walt Disney World when a plaque marking the twinning of the Wiltshire town with the popular Florida resort was unveiled at the Magic Kingdom. The twinning ceremony was attended by Cllr David Wren, the mayor of Swindon; Angellica Bell, television presenter and competition judge; Duncan [...]

Disney is holding a private event tomorrow at Epcot to “Celebrate Volunteers.” Some celebrities and Muppets will be in attendance. Celebrate Volunteers will also attempt to break a world record, but they’re not saying which one just yet. At 2:30 p.m., the Muppets will lead a CANvoy Box Truck parade from the U.K. Pavillion towards [...]