Month: August 2010
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Last Tour to Endor at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Last night I had the pleasure of attending the Last Tour to Endor event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This was part of the Star Wars Celebration V that was held in Orlando August 12-15, 2010. The event was one last chance to ride Star Tours before it closes for a yearlong refurbishment that begins September…
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The New Disney Stores #1: My Chat with President Jim Fielding
I’m going to approach this blog a little differently today. Bear with me a bit, because I’m going to take you on a journey – and it may be a long one. In fact – this is part 1 of a 3 part series! If you miss your Disney Store because it closed or are excited…
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Rumors on 2011 Walt Disney World Discounts
**UPDATE 8/16/2010 – RUMOR CONFIRMED!! CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS We’ve heard some VERY juicy rumors that a new round of discounts are set to be released on Monday (Aug 16th). First – it looks like there will be room rate discounts available for arrivals from early October 2010 through mid-February 2011. There will likely be…
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2010 Food and Wine Classic – Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin has announced their first “Food and Wine Classic” set to debut October 8th and 9th.
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A Walk Around the World: Epcot
If you are planning a trip to Walt Disney World in Florida, a little advance planning can go a long way. You don’t need to have a minute by minute plan for your day to enjoy the park, but it does help to have an idea of where the attractions, bus stops, guest relations, attractions,…
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Via Napoli Press Event at Epcot
The DISUnplugged was invited to attend the media/press event for the new Via Napoli restaurant in Epcot in the Walt Disney World Resort, Florida. Usually Pete Werner and/or Corey Martin will go to these media events and cover them for the DISUnplugged blog and podcast, but since this one was one ‘food related’ it was decided that Kevin…
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Imagineering’s Hallway Culture – Graffiti Hallway Culture, That Is
Disney fans have little opportunity to peek behind the scenes at Walt Disney Imagineering. Adventures by Disney offers the “Backstage Magic” California itinerary that takes guest on a tour of Imagineering, but other than that, few fans see inside the place that created their favorite theme parks and attractions. Former Imagineering show writer, Melody Malmberg,…