Month: August 2011
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Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights Details Released
Universal Orlando has released additional details about its very popular Halloween Horror Nights 21 event scheduled for this September and October. This year’s event will showcase 8 frightening new haunted houses and 6 spooktacular scare zones. Also, a brand new live show called ‘Death Drums’ will run alongside the popular ‘Bill & Ted’s Excellent Halloween…
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Alaskan Wonders – Part 8
Our final day of the cruise is a sea day as we sail back down the ‘inside passage’ towards Vancouver. I hate the last day of a cruise, and I hate the last day of an Adventures By Disney trip, so today I shall be known as “Hatey McHaterson” (which is normally Walter’s name as…
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Imagineers Preview Show For Disney Fantasy’s Animator’s Palate
On the final day of Disney’s D23 Expo, Walt Disney Imagineers Joe Lanzisero and Bob Zalk presented “Imagineering the Dream and the Fantasy: Designing for Disney Cruise Line.” They discussed how they used their background in animation and theme park design to create a 3D storytelling experience to captivate an audience for 3-7 days. One of the…
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DIS Unplugged Podcast – August 31st, 2011
In this week’s show, Kathy and Teresa talk about Disney World transportation in their “Boats, Buses, and Monorails” segment, the team discusses Halloween at Walt Disney World, plus news and roundtable rapidfire. The DIS Unplugged podcast is a weekly roundtable discussion that discuss all aspects of planning a Disney vacation. The show is an unbiased…
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Hawaiian Excursions from Disney’s Aulani Resort and Spa
Aulani Resort and Spa, Disney’s Vacation Club property in Hawaii, officially opened August 29, 2011. In conjunction with the opening, Disney released details on excursions guests can take from the hotel. In addition to relaxing at the resort, Disney knows visitors will want to explore Hawaii. There are a variety of tours ranging from simple shuttle transportation to typical Hawaiian tourist…
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Alaskan Wonders – Part 7
Our tour today started a little later than the others. We had to meet at 1:45 pm on the gangway to head over to the Great Alaskan Lumberjack show. Again, on paper this reads like something I wouldn’t do if you paid me – but the experience itself was a blast. The show features two…
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Epic Journeys Await With New 2012 Adventures By Disney Trips
In 2011, Adventures by Disney (ABD) offered all-inclusive itineraries to Egypt for the first time. Unfortunately, many of the trips scheduled for summer 2011 were canceled due to the political upheaval in the country. ABD announced that Egypt is back on the schedule for 2012. In addition, ABD will be taking guests to two new…