Month: July 2011
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Video: Timelapse Construction of Disney’s Aulani Resort in Hawaii
John Magi and Kevin Klose of the DIS Unplugged and Dreams Unlimited Travel were invited for an exclusive hard hat tour of Disney’s Aulani Resort and Spa. The highly anticipated Disney Vacation Club property in Hawaii is nearly completed and scheduled to open on August 29, 2011. Continue after the break for a time-lapse video of the construction of…
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Video: Surprise Access to Wizarding World of Harry Potter
For the July 15th midnight premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, the AMC Lowes Universal Cineplex movie theater at Universal Orlando CityWalk devoted all 20 screens to screening the film. However, Universal had another surprise up their sleeve for those devoted fans who lined up to get the very first glimpse of the newest…
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Interview with Jodi Benson: Voice of Ariel, Barbie, and now, Legend
Recently, the Disneyland Resort in California opened 3 new attractions, including the highly anticipated The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure at Disney California Adventure. Disneyland Correspondent Wayne Toigo described this ride as “one of the most delightful attractions to come to the park”, and well worth the wait. Continue after the break for the DIS…
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Disney Testing New Resort Mug Technology
Disney has always looked for ways to control the resort refillable mug program at its resorts across property. They may have decided it’s time to stop the abuse of guests who continually bring their mugs back to Disney resorts every visit. There is currently a new resort mug test taking place at the All Star Sport…
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Power of 10 event in Fitchburg for Give Kids the World
On July 2, 2011 I was fortunate enough to attend this Power of 10 event in Fitchburg, Massachusetts for Give Kids the World. The Power of 1o was created in December 2010 when Disney fans were challenged to get 10,000 people to ask 10 friends to give $10 to reach the million dollar goal for…
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Video: “The Imagineer” – Kevin Rafferty
Drea Cooper produced this touching video highlighting the personal journey of Walt Disney Imagineer Kevin Rafferty. If you are a fan of the Disney Parks, but have not heard Kevin Rafferty’s name – trust me, you know his work. He was writer and director for the award-winning Toy Story Mania attraction, and is currently working…
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Goofy’s Sky School: Can it get off the ground?
Are you ready to fly the Goofy way? Well you’re in luck. Goofy is now taking applications for student pilots. Mulholland Madness, which opened in Paradise Pier with California Adventure in 2001, has reopened as Goofy’s Sky School. But are a fresh coat of paint and some new billboards enough to get this new attraction…