Orlando Attractions Magazine – The Show, Episode 30 for June 23, 2011
June 23, 2011 – Join hosts JD Trussell and Jessica Steele Allen as they bring you the latest Orlando theme park and attraction news and more on this week’s episode.
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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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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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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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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.
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Insider Top Tips: Where to go when you have to go – The best bathrooms in Disney’s theme parks
Column by Kevin Yee There are lots and lots of bathrooms at Walt Disney World. So many in fact, that it’s not hard to locate the nearest one. You can always ask a nearby Cast Member for help; usually the closest lavatory is mere steps away. But it can be difficult to find one that…
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Stars in the Parks: Ke$ha meets the White Rabbit at Magic Kingdom
Pop singer Kesha Sebert, also known as Ke$ha, posed today with The White Rabbit from Disney’s animated film Alice in Wonderland, at the Magic Kingdom. Ke$ha’s debut single, entitled “Tik Tok,” was a number one hit around the world. Photo by Gene Duncan
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Beast's Castle rises in Fantasyland at Disney's Magic Kingdom
By Don Gworek Beast’s Castle, which is to sit high above the mountains in the Fantasyland expansion at the Magic Kingdom, is now visible. There’s still some towers to be added and some paint work to be done, but it’s the first sign of what’s to come.