The Universal Orlando Resort is running a contest in which you can win a trip to the grand opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Islands of Adventure. The grand prize is a trip for four to Orlando to participate in the grand opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter sometime in Spring [...]

It’s been exactly two years since the premiere issue of Orlando Attractions Magazine arrived from the printer and we’re celebrating by taking $2 off all subscriptions and issues for the rest of the day. You have until 11:59 p.m. EST tonight (Nov. 13, 2009) to take advantage of these special savings. Enjoy!

Tomorrow, Nov. 13, 2009, will officially mark the second anniversary of the arrival of our first issue! In honor of the occasion, we’re taking $2 off all of our prices for one day only. Beginning tonight at midnight EST, the price of a one-year subscription to Orlando Attractions Magazine will drop to its lowest ever: [...]

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 [...]

Since we started the magazine a couple of years ago, we’ve had a limited number of Orlando Attractions Magazine T-Shirts available. They’ve been quite popular, as we’re down to only a handful of small and large sizes remaining. But we realize not everyone wants a shirt with just our logo on it. We’ve planned on offering [...]

Thanks to the suggestion of a reader, our magazine covers are now available for purchase in a variety of ways. A reader wrote in wanting to buy one of our covers as a poster for her son and we had one of those “Why didn’t we think of that?” moments. All of the photos in [...]

Disney Parks and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) today celebrated Buzz Lightyear’s cosmic achievement as the longest tenured crew member in space with a ticker-tape parade down Main Street, U.S.A. in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort.  Some of Buzz’s new friends, including astronaut Buzz Aldrin and International Space Station Expedition 18 [...]

We’re holding our first-ever Twitter contest! We have 5 copies of the Walt Disney World Trivia iPhone game and 5 copies of the Disneyland Resort Trivia iPhone game to give away courtesy of Campbell/Gambill Designs. Each weekday for the next two weeks, we’ll be giving away one a free copy of these apps, valued at [...]

The Summer 2009 issue of Orlando Attractions Magazine is now available for preview and pre-order. It’s our first quarterly issue and the first of our new and improved editions featuring nearly 20% more pages, thicker paper, more high-quality photography, and more articles than ever before. Feature articles in this issue include: • COVER STORY: Hitch a [...]

Disney launched a new section of their online store (DisneyStore.com) today featuring merchandise from Disney theme parks. Selections include the famous Mickey Mouse ear hats, working monorail sets, and other collectibles, apparel, toys, and home decorations. Each section is currently fairly limited in selection, with only a handful of items to choose from. With hundreds of stores scattered throughout [...]

The popular Disney’s Hollywood Studios attraction Toy Story Mania is coming to the Nintendo Wii home video game system in September Here are a few images and videos depicting the gameplay, which should seem very familiar to anyone who has been on the ride. Thanks to @KlayMan2007 for the video link.

At this past weekend’s FX! International Show, a Disney products panel was held, hosted by Disney product developer Brad Schoeneberg, in which new merchandise was revealed for the upcoming Star Wars Weekends event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Here are some of the highlights (click the images to enlarge them): New to this year’s Star Wars [...]

I stopped by the Lego Imagination Center at Downtown Disney tonight and noticed this very cool Digital Box display. If you hold certain Lego boxes up to the camera, it’ll show you an animated 3D model of the completed set right on top of the box you’re holding. This augmented reality technology is from a [...]

Volume 2, Issue 3 (April / May 2009) of Orlando Attractions Magazine is now available for preview and pre-Order. FEATURES: • COVER STORY: Idol Opportunity Visitors to Disney’s Hollywood Studios get into the act in the new American Idol Experience. • Unleash Your Inner Celebrity VIP tours offer a unique way to see Orlando’s theme [...]

Chef Partner Kevin Dundon at Raglan Road, an Irish restaurant located at Downtown Disney, has released a new cookbook called, “Great Family Food.” Inside, home cooks will find recipes that Dundon regularly prepares for his family in Ireland. The book is split up into seven categories: one-pot wonders, quick & easy suppers, roasts & family [...]

From orlandosentinel.com: Virgin Megastores around the country — including the one in Downtown Disney — will close this summer, a company spokeswoman confirmed Monday afternoon. Link Update: It was originally reported that Virgin’s last day at Downtown Disney would be May 31. Now it’s been changed to May 12, 2009.

The Disney / Hanes Design-A-Tee store officially opened at Walt Disney World’s Downtown Disney on January 9, 2009. Inside, guests can customize their own t-shirts with Disney characters and up to four lines of text. Multiple colors, sizes, and styles of shirts are available for a fair amount of flexibility, but you won’t find subtlety [...]

GIVE THE GIFT OF ATTRACTIONS! We have added a handy (and timely) new feature to theOrlando Attractions Magazine web site. You can now purchase subscriptions, back issues, and t-shirts as gifts and create your own Attractions-themed gift note to print or e-mail. Just add the items to your shopping cart and look for the  icon when checking out. If you select that the [...]

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and Verizon are teaming up for a multi-year relationship designed to enhance the guest experience – before, during and after guests arrive at Walt Disney World and Disneyland. This alignment allows guests to have a “personal tour guide” right in their wireless phones along with new services at the parks. [...]

Ricky and I will be manning a table all day this Sunday during the NFFC (National Fantasy Fan Club) Giant All Disneyana Show and Sale at the Regal Sun Resort near Downtown Disney. We’ll have our newest issue as well as back issues available for sale. More information from the NFFC’s Web site below. Come [...]