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There will be many new things to see at Epcot’s 20th Flower and Garden Festival

The 20th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival will be taking place from March 6 through May 19, 2013. Throughout the 75-day garden party, guests will encounter new topiaries, garden displays, a butterfly house, seminars by HGTV celebrity designers, performances from rockers from the ’60s and ’70s and much more.

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Disneyland Resort president ‘going to Walt Disney World’ – Head roles at Disney parks changing February 1

Disneyland Resort President George Kalogridis is going to Disney World. Effective Feb. 1, 2013, George will leave his role as Disneyland’s president and assume that same role at the Walt Disney World Resort. Current Disney World President Meg Crofton will drop that title and keep the one she’s had since July 2011 as Walt Disney…

Fake Theme Park pokes fun via Twitter – Interview with their ‘CEO’

If you follow us on Twitter (@attractions) you may have seen us occasionally reTweeting an account called @FakeThemePark. Hopefully you don’t take them too seriously. As their name implies, their account is not real and serves to give a chuckle to a theme park fan’s day. They are usually able to be funny in 140…

Photo Finds: Mine coaster construction, Splash Mountain, animals and more – Jan. 8, 2013

By Kevin Yee From the construction wall artwork on Seven Dwarfs Mine coaster to the recently closed Splash Mountain, there’s a lot of activity around the parks this week. We tour the changes, which also include some minor additions to the animal walkthroughs in Disney’s Animal Kingdom and the no-longer-new (but kind of new) relocated…

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Mardi Gras will return to Universal Studios with performances by Demi Lovato, Pitbull and others

It’s almost time for the parade, music and food of New Orleans at Universal Studios once again. It’s the biggest celebration this side of the bayou, Mardi Gras will be taking place on select nights from Feb. 9 to April 20, 2013.

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Disney officially announces FastPass+, MyMagic+ and MagicBands for a personalized guest experience

Disney has officially released information on the next generation of their FastPass system and other enhancements they’re calling MyMagic+. The new system is said to give guests a more personalized vacation through the use of a new wristband called MagicBands.