Photo Finds: Art of Animation opens, Snow White closes plus many more updates – June 5, 2012
It’s a banner week in Orlando, when that rarest of events occurred: the opening of a new full-sized Disney addition.
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Former Comedy Warehouse cast to perform two shows in downtown Orlando
Some members of the former cast from the now closed Comedy Warehouse at Disney’s Pleasure Island, will be holding two improv shows in Downtown Orlando at the Orlando Repertory Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. The shows are dubbed “Improv Gone Wild: A Night With The Cast From Comedy Warehouse”.
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Dining | Disney | Epcot | Events | Walt Disney World Resort
Epcot’s 2012 Food and Wine Festival details
Epcot’s International Food and Wine Festival is returning to Walt Disney World from Sept. 28 through Nov. 12 for a record 46 days. The culinary event, just named one of the Best Food and Wine Festivals by the Travel Channel, includes daily Eat to the Beat pop concerts, booths featuring samples of food from around…
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Disney-area resort to hold Cupcake Lovers Weekend June 15 and 16
A visit to Orlando will be a bit sweeter on June 15 and 16, 2012, as the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek celebrates its second Cupcake Lovers Weekend, a special celebration of frosted fun. The special weekend, part of the resort’s season-long SummerBlast promotion will feature a schedule of activities and events themed around cupcakes.
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A look at the second annual Car Masters Weekend at Downtown Disney – photos and videos
This past weekend, Walt Disney World held the second of what has become an annual car show at Downtown Disney. Car Masters Weekend featured more than 100 classic and custom cars, food, entertainment and more. Let’s take a look:
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom holding Sundowner Celebration during June
Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park is partying into the evening hours with specialty drinks and foods, demonstrations, folk art, entertainment and more throughout the month of June, 2012. The “Sundowner Celebration” offerings can be found near the Tree of Life as well as in the Africa and Asia areas of the park.
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Disney | Merchandise | Movies | Resorts
New Pixar postage stamps unveiled during ceremony at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
The U.S. Postal Service celebrated the issuance of 125 million new stamps last week featuring popular Disney•Pixar characters. The Mail a Smile Forever stamps official First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony took place at the brand new Disney’s Art of Animation Resort.
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New festival to combine water sports, music, rides and more this fall
Combining extreme sports, family-friendly entertainment and music in the world capital of water skiing, “Soaked” will be a new extreme water sports festival coming to Orlando Sept. 7 and 8, 2012.
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Highlights from Orlando’s Gay Days weekend 2012
Thousands of Orlando’s biggest theme park fans were in town this weekend for Gay Days. Here’s a sample of the weekend’s events.
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New Blastaway Beach family water play area opens at Wet ‘n Wild
Wet ‘n Wild Orlando celebrated the grand opening of its newest attraction today, June 2, 2012. Blastaway Beach is a family-friendly, sandcastle-themed water playground. It’s touted as the largest water playground of its kind in Florida and Wet ‘n Wild’s first new attraction in over four years.