Month: November 2010
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#2 The New Disney Store – Jon Endicott, Director Global Design
Welcome back to Part 2 of my continuing series, The New Disney Store. Like I said – I’m taking you guys on a journey with this one. Today, I want to give you the opportunity to listen to Jon Endicott, Director of Global Design and Construction for The Disney Stores. Jon sat down with me…
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What’s New at Disney’s Hollywood Studios?
I love visiting the Walt Disney World theme parks to see what is new. This week I wandered over to Disney’s Hollywood Studios to enjoy the One Man’s Dream display. It recently reopened from a refurbishment. If you have been to this exhibit before you will see lots of familiar displays but they have added some…
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Videos: Disney Dream Floats Out in a Storm, A Media Storm, That Is
“The ship is ready for prime time!” exclaimed Walt Disney Imagineer Frank de Heer, VP of New Ship Development. Large-scale construction on the Disney Dream is finished, and the shipbuilders move onto the final finishing phase of the ship before it sails to the United States. Thousands of spectators and media, including friends of the DIS Unplugged…
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Video: SeaWorld Orlando’s Baby Killer Whale Is A Boy
Saturday, October 9th SeaWorld Orlando announced the birth of their 16th killer whale. It is difficult to identify the sex of the newborn whale at the time of its birth, but SeaWorld has recently confirmed the new baby is male. They released the following video on their official blog and facebook page declaring the news.
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At Walt Disney World, Don’t Forget To Schedule Pool Time
It’s easy to do. I’m guilty of it myself. At Walt Disney World, we can forget to take time to slow down, take in the details, and relax. We get so caught up in making dining reservations and rushing from park to park, that we run ourselves ragged. How many of us have heard children “melting…
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ElecTRONica at Disney California Adventure
Disney California Adventure recently opened ElecTRONica, a new nighttime celebration promoting the upcoming release of the film TRON: Legacy. The Hollywood Pictures area of the park has been transformed into a party scene, set in the future fantasy world of TRON. At night, ElecTRONica comes alive with music, shows, food and drink, games and a…