Orlando Attractions Magazine – The Show, Episode 54 for December 15, 2011
This week’s theme park and attraction news is brought to you by hosts Amanda Powell and Banks Lee from the Swan and Dolphin Resort at Walt Disney World.
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Four Seasons holds groundbreaking ceremony at Walt Disney World’s Golden Oak
Construction began recently on a Four Seasons luxury resort which will be located inside Walt Disney World. The 444-room resort will create about 2,000 construction jobs and hundreds of resort positions when open.
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Dumbo’s view of the Fantasyland expansion, and other nearby updates
Last week we saw the current state of the Fantasyland Expansion from the ground. Today, we take flight and see the expansion project from Dumbo’s point of view.
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Site work begins on the Grand Floridian Resort expansion
Site work has begun on an expansion of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa.
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Photo Finds: Shrek the Halls at Ice! – Updates for the week of November 22, 2011
By Kevin Yee Gaylord Palms, a major hotel and convention center right at the entrance to Walt Disney World, brings back Ice once again for the holiday season. Walk in the nine-degree temperatures as you marvel as ice sculptures crafted by experts from Harbin, China. This year, Shrek has taken over the theme, and the…
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Disney or Grand Canyon? A comparison
This might be a fun game. Is the above shot from the actual Grand Canyon or is it a scene in the Grand Canyon diorama that the steam train passes through at Disneyland park in Anaheim, Calif.?
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Enjoy Ice at Gaylord Palms for half off and support Give Kids The World
Guests who purchase advance discount tickets for a Nov. 19 visit to Ice at Gaylord Palms Hotel can also support a worthwhile charity. Fifty-percent of each ticket sold during the promotion will be donated to Give Kids The World.
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Walt Disney World offers many ways to celebrate the 2011 holidays
Walt Disney World will soon be adorned in holiday décor. Each theme park and resort will have a holiday glow. Here is a list of what to expect from Disney’s holiday events.
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Photo Finds: A look around Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Fort Wilderness Campgrounds – November 1, 2011
By Kevin Yee In this week’s video version of Photo Finds, we look at construction in Magic Kingdom (including several shots of Fantasyland over the construction wall) and spy a few locations for the upcoming Sorcerers in the Magic Kingdom interactive game (like Kim Possible, but in the Magic Kingdom). Then we tour Fort Wilderness,…
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New Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort opens in Bonnet Creek, surrounded by Walt Disney World
Orlando’s newest hotel opened on Oct. 1, 2011. The Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort is located in Bonnet Creek, which is surrounded by Walt Disney World property. The Wyndham Grand Orlando joins a Hilton, Waldorff Astoria and Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort timeshares in the Bonet Creek area.