Disney’s Marathon Weekend runners include celebrities and wounded veterans
More than 56,000 people are scheduled to participate in the Walt Disney World Marathon this weekend, Jan. 5 to 8, including reality TV stars and wounded military soldiers.
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The story behind the planting of Mickey’s Forest – Disney’s largest Hidden Mickey
By Don Gworek Mickey’s Forest is Disney’s largest Hidden Mickey. You can, however, find it pretty easily if you do a search for “Hidden Mickey” in Google Maps. This is my first-person story of how it was made.
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New Dumbo ride now testing in Fantasyland’s Storybook Circus – Video
Today, a few elephants were hooked up to the new Dumbo ride Disney is adding to the Storybook Circus area of the Fantasyland expansion, and our roving reporters spotted some men in hard hats testing them out.
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Jaws at Universal Studios takes ‘The Final Voyage’ – Relive the attraction through our photos and videos
The Jaws ride had its final voyage last night. Many fans were on hand to get their last rides and say goodbye to the whole Amity area as it closed to make way for new attractions. We were among the lucky 48 who were able to get a ticket to “Jaws – The Final Voyage”…
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Photo Finds: Bok Tower Gardens tour – Week of Dec. 26, 2011
By Kevin Yee If you’re into botanical gardens, you’ll definitely want to check out Bok Tower Gardens, a privately-owned parcel of land just south of Legoland that includes the “singing tower” carillon, a period mansion from the 1930s, and grounds of botantical gardens and flowering plants.
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Many new attractions and experiences coming for Disney fans in 2012
Guests will be able to enjoy new experiences at Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line and Disneyland in 2012. Here is a list of what will open this new year.
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A look at how Epcot celebrated New Year’s Eve 2011
New Year’s Eve at Epcot is always a blast! This year there were four DJ parties, two fireworks shows and one enormous park-wide party! Let’s start with a highlights video:
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‘One More Disney Day’ announced – Magic Kingdom to be open 24 hours for Leap Day, giveaways daily
Starting at 6 a.m. on Leap Day, Feb. 29, both the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World and Disneyland park in California will stay open for 24 hours to celebrate “One More Disney Day”. Disney will also be giving away a vacation package each day until then.
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Plans for Wizarding World of Harry Potter expansion at Universal Studios leaked?
It appears someone at Universal Orlando has anonymously shared plans for the upcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter expansion at Universal Orlando with Robert Niles of ThemeParkInsider.com. The detailed plans call for a Gringotts Bank ride, a large restaurant and more at the Amity and Jaws area, which is closing Monday.
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Top 10 most popular theme park and attraction videos for 2011
It’s time to count down the top 10 most viewed videos that we posted in 2011. It’s a mix of Star Wars, Mickey Mouse, Justin Bieber and more.
