The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has become a Christmastime tradition in Central Florida. The lights debuted at the Studios on Nov. 24, 1995, but they weren’t dancing to the music until 2006.
From 1995 to 2003, the spectacle lit up Residential Street, part of the Studio Backlot Tour. In [...]

Disney has announced the dates for Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in 2010 as: May 21 – 23, May 28 – 30, June 4 – 6, June 11 – 13.
Prior to today’s announcement, many fans thought Disney might change their usual May/June dates for the annual Star Wars-themed event to surround Star Wars [...]

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Last week, we told you about Disney testing a queueless meet-and-greet system in Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom in which parents would wait in line while their children played in a playground until it was time for everyone to meet a character.
Now it appears that testing continues this week but on a larger [...]

The Winter 2010 issue of Orlando Attractions Magazine is now available for preview and pre-order.
Feature articles in this issue include:
• COVER STORY: A Whole New World
Reimagined and expanded Fantasyland to deliver more magic than ever before.
• Blast Off Into Superspace
Disney’s Space Mountain reopens with new enhancements.
• Star Tours II: The Imagineers Strike [...]

Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of “Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back,” Lucasfilm and Reed Exhibitions’ PopGroup will partner to produce what’s expected to be one of the largest official Star Wars fan events ever — Star Wars Celebration V will take place Aug. 12 to 15, 2010, at the Orange County Convention Center. [...]

December is one of the best times to visit Orlando. Even though there’s no real snow, you’re sure to be able to get into the Christmas spirit with all of the festivities. Whether want to visit the Grinch, go ice skating, see thousands of dancing holiday lights, Orlando has you covered. Here are the events [...]

Singer Jon Bon Jovi poses with Goofy on the New York Street backlot set at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Bon Jovi and his band, who have sold more than 120 million records in a career that spans 26 years, released their newest album, “The Circle.” The group will begin a world concert tour in early 2010. [...]

Following on the heels of a number of iPhone apps that purportedly provide access to Disney theme park attraction wait times (through user submissions) comes Disney’s first official cell phone app called Mobile Magic. This app, however, will as of now not be available on the iPhone but rather compatible Verizon Wireless network phones.
The screenshots [...]

Starting Monday, Florida residents will have a new option for annual passes to Walt Disney World. For $169, the Florida Resident Weekday Select Pass will allow access to all four of the Walt Disney World theme parks on weekdays, but with a few restrictions.
The new Weekday pass will have the same blockout dates as the [...]

We had a chance to go up in a helicopter today during the grand opening of the Waldorf Astoria and Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek.
The property the two hotels sit on is surrounded by Disney World on three sides. So in addition to giving us a birds-eye view of the hotel property, we were able [...]