Singer and actor Lance Bass and his “Dancing with the Stars” professional dance partner Lacey Schwimmer got into the Halloween spirit and kicked up their heels yesterday in the Magic Kingdom. The pair is one of seven couples remaining on the current season of the popular ABC-TV dance competition show.

A kaleidoscope of colors and elaborate light displays will decorate the skies on the final night of 2008 at Walt Disney World. Dazzling fireworks showers, live entertainment and extended park hours on Dec. 31 make it a very popular spot to ring in the new year. Expect large crowds and arrive to your preferred park [...]

Tomorrow night is the last night for Pleasure Island, but two other things are having their last run tomorrow at the Magic Kingdom: Woody’s Cowboy Camp and the Main Street Family Fun Day Parade. Woody’s Cowboy Camp was performed daily back in Frontierland and the parade was, of course, on Main Street, starting at the [...]

Among two hours of talks delivered to the media this morning in a “Business Behind the Magic” presentation by Disney, two gems of information emerged. First, Disney revealed some concept art surrounding their recently announced 2009 promotion called, “What Will You Celebrate?” The year-long tribute to celebrations will feature plenty of in-park decorations. Here’s …

The Walt Disney Company held an event in New York City this afternoon to announce 2009′s follow-up to the Year of a Million Dreams which they’re calling, What will you celebrate? Everyone who visits a Walt Disney World Resort or Disneyland Resort theme park on their birthday in 2009 can get in free. Locals and [...]

Here are a few pictures from Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party 2008 at the Magic Kingdom. Be sure to check out the upcoming October/November issue of Orlando Attractions Magazine for more pictures from the party and a full behind-the-scenes story on Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights. As usual, Main Street is decked out for Halloween, [...]

WDWCelebrations is a fan-run organization dedicated to celebrating milestones in Disney history as well as putting on special events for fans to enjoy. Coming up from Friday, September 26 to Sunday, September 28, 2008, WDWCelebrations will be hosting what they’re calling the “World Wide Weekend”. As with their past Disney fan events, Celebration 25 and [...]

  Olympic champion and swimming star Michael Phelps visited the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World today. He rode down a balloon-adorned Main Street USA in grand fashion, with guests waving American flags as red, white, and blue confetti flew into the skies.  We have posted a video of the entire morning celebration, including the [...]

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 [...]

A new grand marshal vehicle has debuted in the Magic Kingdom with a uniquely Disney touch – Mickey Mouse tread designs on all four tires and the spare tire attached to the rear. The new car now carries guests of honor down the park’s daily parade route in grand style. To fit the theme of [...]

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 [...]

I realize Ricky just did a photo update on the Magic Kingdom last week, but our photo updates will come as we happen to visit the parks. We’re making this a random feature. The photo updates will come as we visit the various attractions, whether we happen to be visiting for the magazine or just [...]

Happy 4th of July! On Tuesday night, I attended a preview of tonight’s Magic Kingdom fireworks entitled, “Disney’s Celebrate America – A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky”. In honor of America’s Independence Day, we’re bringing these fireworks to all of you who can’t be at the parks. Below is an edited YouTube version [...]

I headed to the Magic Kingdom this morning for a couple of hours, before the summer heat really set in. Here are a few shots I snapped in the fairly crowded park: A relatively new food cart (the tan one on the left) has emerged in Liberty Square serving cheese pizzas ($6.25), assorted chips ($1.50) [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

Singer/actress Miley Cyrus poses with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on May 1 at the Magic Kingdom. Cyrus spent Thursday enjoying the Walt Disney World theme park attractions. She’s in Central Florida to perform in the “Disney Channel Games” concert on Saturday night at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex. The free tickets were given [...]

Here is a complete photo gallery from the “loudest crowd” competition on Main Street USA at the Magic Kingdom today. David, Tripp, and Justin each competed on Main Street USA today sporting CMO shirts with extra-large Cast Member name tags. Each CMO candidate was positioned in a different spot on Main Street. Tripp was closest [...]

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, [...]

If you’re going to be at Walt Disney World on April 22, there are two really fun and unique events you can attend at no additional cost. April 22 is Earth Day and, by no coincidence, is also Animal Kingdom’s birthday. This year, Disney is celebrating Animal Kingdom’s 10th anniversary with a morning rededication ceremony [...]