Journalist and TV anchor Dan Rather visited with Mickey Mouse today, Aug. 16, 2009 at Epcot. Rather was on vacation at the Walt Disney World theme park. Photo by Matt Stroshane
Yesterday was the opening of Cat Cora’s Kouzzina restaurant (Kouzzina is Greek for “kitchen” and pronounced “koo-zee-nah”). It’s in the spot where Spoodles used to be on Disney’s BoardWalk. Cat Cora, the first and only female Iron Chef on Food Network show “Iron Chef America,” is a Mississippi native born to a family of Greek…
The genuine Mexican cuisine of the San Angel Inn inside Epcot’s Mexico Pavilion will be joined by a variety of tequila flavors in La Cava del Tequila, which opens on August 28 next to the restaurant. Guests visiting La Cava del Tequila will have the opportunity to enjoy over 70 types of authentic tequila from several…
We’re holding our first-ever Twitter contest! We have 5 copies of the Walt Disney World Trivia iPhone game and 5 copies of the Disneyland Resort Trivia iPhone game to give away courtesy of Campbell/Gambill Designs. Each weekday for the next two weeks, we’ll be giving away one a free copy of these apps, valued at…
Disney’s newest theme park character, Princess Tiana (above right), from the upcoming animated movie, “The Princess and the Frog” (opening Dec. 11, 2009) made her debut yesterday at the 2009 National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Tampa. Also appearing was Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose (above left), who provides the voice for Princess…
The Starabilias memorabilia store at Downtown Disney West Side recently closed their doors for good. The long-time tenant was rumored to be possibly closing because of the many sales they’ve been having. The Starabilias Web site is still active and still lists its Orlando location. Calls and e-mails to the company have gone unanswered. Starabilias…
The Flights of Wonder show has been performed daily at Disney’s Animal Kingdom for years now. But you may not have known how famous one of the stars of the show really is. Groucho, the singing parrot has been named the World’s Best Singing Parrot on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He’s also appeared…
Chef Robert Irvine from Food Network’s Dinner Impossible, gets tips from Chef Mickey for his Oct. 25 appearance at the 14th Annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Sept. 25 to Nov. 8. During the six-week event, park guests can taste fine cuisine and wines from the top “foodie” cities of the world. Some 250…
Some friends were in town this week so we made a full day trip to Epcot. Here are some things that caught my eye. We start at the front of the park where the line for Spaceship Earth was very long early in the day. A tip for those who don’t know: wait and ride…
Hip-hop artist Big Boi, one-half of the Grammy Award-winning duo OutKast, posed earlier today, July 24, 2009, with Minnie Mouse at the Magic Kingdom. Big Boi (born Antwan Andre Patton) is scheduled to release his first solo album, entitled Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty in 2009. In addition to his work…
