Stars in the Parks: Indy 500 winner serves as grand marshal at Magic Kingdom
Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon, his wife Susie and two-year-old son Sebastian, served as the grand marshals in the daily parade at the Magic Kingdom today.
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Universal Orlando releases a mobile app – A look at all of Florida’s official theme park apps
Universal Orlando’s has released a free mobile app for Apple and Android phones, joining SeaWorld, which also released a free app earlier this year and Disney World, which offers a paid app for Verizon customers. Busch Gardens officials say their mobile app is in the works.
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Comparing Main Street in the Magic Kingdom to Disneyland Paris
By Don Gworek Main Street U.S.A. at Walt Disney World and in Disneyland Paris have a lot in common. For example, they both recently refurbished the facades of their Confectionery shops. Above is a photo from May 2010 in Disneyland Paris, and below is a photo from the Magic Kingdom in February 2011.
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A look at what Orlando’s theme parks have planned for July 4, 2011
Central Florida’s theme parks will be crowded on the Fourth of July. In fact, Orlando was named the number one destination for the July 4 Weekend by Travelocity. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun watching the special events and fireworks shows. Here’s what each theme park is planning for Independence Day.
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Sparkling new Confectionery facade revealed on Main Street at the Magic Kingdom
By Don Gworek Some construction walls came down this week on Main Street U.S.A. at Disney’s Magic Kingdom, revealing a bright new facade on the Confectionery shop. This is the Southeast corner of the street, at Town Square. Before examining details of the new facade, this story needs a flashback to the way the shop…
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Photo Finds: Fantasyland expansion and other updates from Magic Kingdom
We visited Disney’s Magic Kingdom yesterday for a couple of hours to bring you some Fantasyland expansion updates and other noticeable things around the park. Let’s start in Tomorrowland and make our way around the park counterclockwise.
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Gay Days guests enjoy Orlando’s theme parks for the 21st year
By Don Gworek The Orlando theme parks welcomed back thousands of guests attending the annual Gay Days week. Probably most well-known of the events is the so-called “red shirt day” at the Magic Kingdom.
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More details released on some smaller Fantasyland expansion attractions
Disney has posted some previously unreleased details on some of the smaller attractions coming to the new Fantasyland when it opens over the next two years. A new Fantasyland Expansion page was recently added to Disney’s official Walt Disney World website.
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Review: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ starts Friday
Review by Kevin Yee Fans of the first three movies in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series will be pleased to discover that Capt. Jack Sparrow is every bit the same character in the newest film, On Stranger Tides.
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Classic Enchanted Tiki Room returning to the Magic Kingdom
The “new managers” have officially moved out of the Tiki Room at the Magic Kingdom. The Disney Parks Blog has reported that changes have already begun to reshape the attraction into a version reminiscent of the original show.