Month: March 2010
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Kennedy Space Center offers several up close tours
I am asked quite often by tourists if they should visit the Kennedy Space center on their Walt Disney World or Universal Orlando vacation. My answer is always yes. Let me say that I am a child of the Space Age. I can remember the days when we would have a TV in the classroom…
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DIS Unplugged Disney Podcast – Episode #299
March 10, 2010 In this weeks show the team discusses this years International Flower and Garden Festival at EPCOT, Kathy Werling tells us about this years “Princess Marathon at WDW, and DIS Unplugged Senior Correspondent Dave Parfitt has an exclusive interview with two-time Oscar® winner and Disney Legend Richard Sherman. CLICK HERE for this weeks…
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Disney’s Give a Day Get a Disney Day has closed
Well, we knew it would happen, but didn’t expect it to happen this quickly! Disney’s Give a Day, Get a Disney Day program has officially closed. It has only been 2 months.
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Culinary Quest: A Tale of Two Mexican Restaurants
On a recent visit to Disney’s California Adventure, our Culinary Quest led us to Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill in the Pacific Wharf section of the park. It offers the usual Mexican items such as burritos, tacos, and tostada salads. Now, the title says a tale of TWO Mexican Restaurants. What happened? You’ll have to read…
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Princesses DO Sweat at Walt Disney World Resort
At least the 13,000 princesses running Disney’s Princess Half Marathon were sweating, and if not, it was likely due to the chilly 43° temperature at the start. Disney had nearly twice as many runners in their second annual celebration of women’s athletics. “This event is all about princesses and spreading the message of health and…
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Constructing the World of Color at California Adventure
The hot talk of the year is definitely the opening of World of Color at Disney’s California Adventure Park this April. It’s a little show. Not much really. It is only touted to be the most hi-tech water spectacular of its kind. Fountains, music, color, and imagery will come together to tell a tale of Disney…
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Disney volunteer program nearing 1 million volunteers
Disney is finding that their volunteer program, “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day” is much more popular than they had originally anticipated. They said that the program would end once one million tickets had been given out. In the hopes of encouraging a spirit of volunteerism, Disney is asking guests to pick a charitable…