Month: July 2011
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Must Disney Parks Do More to Accommodate Visual Impairments?
A federal judge’s decision to certify a class in a disability lawsuit brought by visually impaired theme park visitors has generated considerable confusion in the Disney blog-o-sphere. Some confusion is understandable given the highly technical nature of class action rules. These rules require a court to decide the class action issue as early as practical. …
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DIS Unplugged Podcast – July 7th, 2011
With most of the Orlando team traveling, we were unable to record a show this week. But that didn’t stop the Disneyland team! In this week’s Disneyland show, the team talks about the completion of Paradise Pier at Disney’s California Adventure, the opening of Goofy’s Sky School, and the Paradise Gardens restaurants. Also this week,…
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Yehaa Bob Brings Some Disney Magic to Upstate New York
For the past two years, I’ve led a college group on a service trip to Give Kids The World (GKTW). One of our group activities is to see Yehaa Bob at Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort. This year when leaving Bob’s show, we joked – “We should bring Bob up to campus for a show.” Well, one thing led to…
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Happy 4th of July – The Sherman Brothers’ Glorious Fourth 1976
In honor of America’s Independence Day, Jennifer Fickley-Baker of the DisneyParks blog posted a video of Epcot’s Voices of Liberty singing a patriotic tune. We at the DIS Unplugged would also like to wish our readers a happy and safe 4th of July holiday, and share with you a rare version of the Sherman Brothers song “The…