Month: March 2011
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Imagineer Kim Irvine’s Child Eye Stewardship of Disneyland
Each Disney destination including Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland has its own Imagineering team to maintain and develop the parks. Long-time Walt Disney Imagineer Kim Irvine founded Disneyland’s Imagineering office in the early 1980’s, and currently serves as the Art Director for Disneyland. On Saturday, March 12, she…
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Wild Africa Trek at Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World
When I first heard about it, I couldn’t wait to experience the Wild Africa Trek at Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World. I used to live in Africa and never got the chance to go on a safari so I was excited for this new tour at Animal Kingdom. I had watched a video that…
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ESPN’s Trey Wingo Runs Through Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Part of the activities of ESPN: The Weekend included the Champion 5k race held Saturday, March 5th through the streets of Disney’s Hollywood Studios. runDisney billed this race as a blending of Sports and Hollywood, and there were certainly plenty of athletes as well as ESPN personalities on hand. In fact, ESPN broadcaster Trey Wingo shot video along…
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Disneyland Gems: Mission Tortilla Factory in California Adventure
Tired of theme park trekking? Hungry for just a nibble? Want something for free? I think I have just the thing you’re looking for… This installment in my Gems of the Disneyland Resort Series takes us over to California Adventure. In the Pacific Wharf district of the park, most people walk right past the Mission…
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Kim Possible Japan Mission – Got 2 Minutes to Save the World?
The Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure debuted in Epcot a little over 2 years ago. If you’re not familiar with it, the adventure is an interactive mystery game using a hand-held cell phone device (Kimmunicator) to maneuver through a mission in one of the World Showcase pavilions. Characters from Disney’s Kim Possible television show lead you…
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Creativity and Science Collide Inside Seuss Landing
No lines here, no lines there, no lines anywhere! What? No lines in a theme park? That’s unheard of! Well, let me elaborate a little. I’m not talking about an attraction line where you wait for your turn to ride. I’m talking about visual lines. The kind of lines you see with paint covering structures,…
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Video: Talking Mickey Mouse Makes His Magic Kingdom Debut
Disneyland tested a talking version of Mickey Mouse in California last summer. Walt Disney World fans have wondered if this talking version of Mickey Mouse would also be appearing sometime in Florida. Friend of the DIS, Mike Holland (DISboards name k5jmh) captured video on Friday, March 4th of the new “talking” version of Mickey Mouse appearing during…