Later this fall, Epcot guests will get to experience a brand new interactive attraction inspired by Disney Channel’s animated series Kim Possible. The new experience is slated to premiere in late 2008. Using the latest technology, Disney’s Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure will invite guests of all ages to become secret agents, teaming up with [...]

I know this is a few days old, but here a short photo update from Epcot last Friday. The first place we headed was to the new StormStruck exhibit. Who knew we’d be in a real storm just a few days later. Although so far, all Tropical Storm Fay has done to Orlando is bring [...]

Today marks the beginning of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, so in honor of that, here’s a photo update from around Epcot’s World Showcase, including several snapshots from the China Pavillion. These photos were actually taken yesterday, on 8/7/08, but I felt that it was more appropriate to post them today in honor …

A new exhibit has opened into a “test and adjust” phase at Innoventions in Disney’s Epcot theme park. This new attraction depicts what happens to a typical Florida neighborhood during a hurricane via a computer-generated 3D film. Following the film, guests have the opportunity to make choices on how to build and prepare …

Volume 1, Issue 5 of Orlando Attractions Magazine has arrived and is now for sale! Be sure to visit our Volume 1, Issue 5 page for a free page-by-page preview of the entire issue. Articles inside Volume 1, Issue 5 page include: • Nighttime Activities at the Orlando Parks The party’s just getting started as [...]

As the central Florida temperature approaches 90 degrees, Cecil Gordon of Walt Disney World Holiday Services touches up the face of a six-foot-tall angel tree-topper inside one of the resort’s holiday warehouses. The angel will be placed on the top of the giant Christmas tree at Epcot during the holiday season. Gordon and his colleagues [...]

World-famous chef Paul Bocuse and country-rat-turned-chef-extraordinaire Remy of “Ratatouille” exchanged culinary secrets this week at the France pavilion in Epcot. Bocuse, founder of the gold-standard Bocuse d’Or global competition of chefs, brings the USA semifinals competition to the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Sept. 26 and 27 before an audience of park guests. The [...]

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 [...]

Eight Grammy-winning acts will join 10 other hit-makers to bring a rocking mix of classic tunes to Epcot during the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival from Sept. 26 to Nov. 9. From rock to jazz, funk to pop, 10 new Eat to the Beat! acts and eight returning bands take their turn on …

I spent most of the day Tuesday at Epcot and took these pictures of new/different/interesting things is saw … The line for The Seas with Nemo and Friends ride was as long as I’ve seen it in a long time. This was around 1 p.m. The sign said 45 minutes, but knowing how long the [...]

The Norway pavilion at Epcot will host Sig Hansen – one of the featured stars on the popular reality series on The Discovery Channel, The Deadliest Catch – for an in-park appearance July 10 to 13. Hansen will appear inside The Puffin’s Roost, the pavilion’s merchandise location, each day. He will be joined by his [...]

A popular July 4th tradition at Walt Disney World Resort will continue this year as star-spangled salutes to America’s independence are presented all across the World. Magic Kingdom: A Fourth of July “Concert in the Sky” will light up the night at Magic Kingdom in honor of Independence Day. Featuring a display of aerial fireworks, [...]

Get the family together and groove along with classic rock tunes during the Sounds Like Summer concert series at Epcot. Featuring a lineup of rockin’ bands covering timeless tunes like “Dancing Queen” by ABBA and “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees, the Sounds Like Summer concerts take place daily through July 10. All concerts are [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

A lot of the model train track at the Germany pavilion at Epcot has been taken up. But don’t worry, the train will be back on new track soon. Some Internet sites were reporting the train was going away. In fact, they did remove the exhibit soon after they first installed it, but they received [...]

Besides Spaceship Earth being completed with some new features in the ride and in the post show, there are a few other new things to see at Epcot. (Look for our full story on the newly enhanced Spaceship Earth in our April May issue.) First up is the new Waste Management exhibit in Innoventions West. [...]

There are many concerts ongoing and upcoming at the local theme parks including Universal Studios, SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Cypress Gardens and Epcot. All of these concerts are free with park admission. Here’s what’s happening now, and a link to the official pages for the full lists of performers. Already started each Saturday night at Universal [...]

Goofy will catch a topiary wave while Mickey and Minnie chill at the “beach” for the 15th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival from March 19 to June 1. Last years popular 60-day event has expanded to a full 75 days with its first-ever March launch. As guests enter the park near Spaceship Earth, [...]

We now have a full ride video online of the newly enhanced Spaceship Earth.  The attraction is not complete yet, but is currently in sneak preview stages, where Imagineers and other folks at Disney are getting guests’ reactions for future improvements. As always, you can download the video here: http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/video.php The first half of the ride [...]