The DIS Unplugged Disney Podcast

Month: July 2010

  • Main Street on the Fourth of July at Magic Kingdom

    Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World on the fourth of July has a special magic to it. Main Street USA makes me feel more patriotic than usual. I decided to head over to see how the crowds were since the park is usually packed on the holidays. I made sure to get there early so…

  • Happy 4th of July!

    Happy 4th of July from your friends at The DIS and DIS Unplugged!  At Walt Disney World and Disneyland, Mickey Mouse and friends celebrate with special fireworks displays and entertainment all across the resort.  No matter how you choose to celebrate, we hope you all have a happy and safe holiday weekend with your friends…

  • Summer Touring Tips and Strategies in Orlando

    It’s summer in Orlando, and here’s a news flash; it’s hot and crowded in the theme parks!  Temperatures can easily climb into the 90s with a heat index into the 100s.  Crowd levels at the theme parks can build throughout the day.  For many theme park veterans this is not surprising, but for the first-time…

  • Disney Imagineer Tony Baxter: The Importance of Being Twelve

    Tony Baxter, the Senior Vice President of Creative Development for Walt Disney Imagineering and the Creative Executive for Disneyland, recently gave the keynote address at the Creative Problem Solving Institute titled “Designing for Disney: Patterns that Embolden Successful Innovation.”  A fitting subject for someone who received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Themed Entertainment Association in…

  • Video: Youth Baseball Player Fights Cancer to Play at Disney World

    Disney Sports released an inspiring video with the story of 13 year old Chris Siders of Pensacola, Florida – one of the competitors in the Amateur Athletic Union’s (AAU) 13U Baseball National Championship held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex June 26-July 1.  Chris was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at age 11.  After…

  • Captain EO returns to Epcot in Walt Disney World

    Captain EO, starring the late Michael Jackson opens July 2, 2010 at Epcot in Walt Disney World.  I was able to attend a Walt Disney World Annual Passholder preview today. They didn’t allow photos inside the attraction because it was a preview.

  • Retired NFL QB Kurt Warner Hosts Wish Families at Disney World

    Retired National Football League quarterback Kurt Warner (two-time NFL MVP & Super Bowl MVP) treated 10 families with a child in medical crisis to a week in Orlando, FL as part of the outreach work of his First Things First Foundation.  All families stayed at Give Kids The World (GKTW) Village from June 17 –…