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Food competition finals to take place at Epcot

World-famous chef Paul Bocuse and country-rat-turned-chef-extraordinaire Remy of “Ratatouille” exchanged culinary secrets this week at the France pavilion in Epcot. Bocuse, founder of the gold-standard Bocuse d’Or global competition of chefs, brings the USA semifinals competition to the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Sept. 26 and 27 before an audience of park guests. The…

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Unique views of Disney from the Grand Cypress Resort

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…

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Downtown Disney fireworks short but sweet – but leaving took three hours

I made the mistake of taking my family to Downtown Disney to watch the fireworks last night. The fireworks were set to start at 10:30 p.m., so we arrived around 9:30 p.m. The traffic was a mess, as expected. All of the parking lots were full except for the far one down past the West…

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Video of Magic Kingdom's Concert in the Sky fireworks

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…

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An Audio-Animatronics Timeline

Disney released this Audio-Animatronics Timeline this morning. I thought it was interesting enough to repost. From Tiki birds to Mr. Potato Head … Early 1950s Walt Disney purchases a mechanical bird while vacationing in Europe. The souvenir becomes the inspiration for Audio-Animatronics technology. 1951 Work begins on “Project Little Man.”  Roger Broggie and Wathel Rogers,…