The 32nd annual Downtown Disney Festival of the Masters started today and runs through Sunday. More than 160 artists are displaying their work along with some fun for the kids and a couple of places with good food. Below are some photos I took this evening at the event.
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, a raffle of turkeys crosses the fairway Nov. 4 at Disney’s Magnolia course during the final round of the 2007 Children’s Miracle Network Classic. (Jimmy DeFlippo, photographer) I know, not much of a story, but I thought it was a cute picture.
Framed through the lens of renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz, more stars are playing out their fantasies, living out their Disney dreams. Actress Rachel Weisz is Snow White, tennis star Roger Federer is King Arthur from “The Sword in the Stone” and actress Julie Andrews is the Blue Fairy from “Pinocchio” with actress Abigail Breslin as…
Photo by Matt Stroshane Oscar-nominated actress Laura Dern, star of films including “Jurassic Park,” “Blue Velvet” and “Rambling Rose,” takes a spin Oct. 27 on the Magic Carpets of Aladdin attraction with son Ellery, 6, at the Magic Kingdom. Dern visited Walt Disney World during a break in filming for “Recount,” a drama about Florida’s…
Handy Manny, the popular Playhouse Disney character, is the newest member of the Disney-MGM Studios family. He will begin making regular meet-and-greet appearances in the Disney-MGM Studios theme park the week of Nov. 18. Also, coming in 2008 to the theme park, Handy Manny will debut as part of the cast in a new show…
For eight Ukrainian children, dreams became reality on Oct. 12 as they entered Main Street U.S.A. at Magic Kingdom Park. The children, ages 9 to 20, were born with birth defects as a result of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. They spent the past couple of weeks in Central Florida meeting with physicians, receiving occupational…
From createmagazine.com: i.d.e.a.s. has completed the creation of the guest experience for Base21 – the new Siemens VIP Center located at Spaceship Earth in Epcot, at the Walt Disney World Resort©. “This project has grown from helping Siemens determine what story they wanted to tell into what it is today,” Executive Vice President of Business…
Our video of the Epcot 25th Anniversary Illuminations fireworks with special ending is now online with binaural audio! https://attractionsmagazine.com/video.php Be sure to wear headphones while watching!
I’ve posted a video wrap-up of this mornings Epcot 25th anniversary events, including rope drop, limited edition t-shirt buying, and the full re-dedication ceremony: https://attractionsmagazine.com/video.php We had exclusive video access to be on the OTHER side of the rope for rope drop, so you wont see that video anywhere else Its quite a sight to…
I’ve posted a video of the newly reopened and improved Haunted Mansion on our videos page: https://attractionsmagazine.com/video.php It’s got the rope drop rush to the Mansion first thing this morning as well as the entire attraction, including binaural audio that’s sure to make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. The Imagineers…
