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  • Discovery Cove Opening Grand Reef for June 2011

    Discovery Cove, the all-inclusive boutique park across the street from SeaWorld Orlando, celebrated its 10th Anniversary this year.  On Wednesday, October 13th, the park announced the building of a new area behind the Dolphin Encounter called the Grand Reef.  This new area will supplement the popular tropical reef where guests can snorkel with over 10,000…

  • Video: New Killer Whale Born At SeaWorld Orlando

    SeaWorld Orlando had a new family member join them on Saturday, October 9 when the 34-year old killer whale named Katina gave birth to a 7-foot long, 350-pound calf.  Continue after the break for SeaWorld’s video of the birth. Image: 34-year old killer whale Katina swims with her new calf as it takes one of…

  • Video Tour of Disney’s Inaugural Wine & Dine Half Marathon Course

    A new event popped up on the runDisney race calendar this year.  The Inaugural Wine & Dine Half Marathon took place Saturday, October 2, 2010 coinciding with the opening of the 15th Epcot International Food and Wine Festival.  The starting gun fired at   10:00 pm, and competitors wound their way from ESPN Wide World of…

  • Video Tour of Mickey’s Halloween 5k through the Magic Kingdom

    On Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 runDisney held the first ever Halloween themed 5k through the Magic Kingdom.  Participants were encouraged to don costumes for a family fun run down Main Street, U.S.A. and through all the lands of the theme park.  My daughter and I were two of the competitors that day, and you can follow…

  • Everything’s Better with Bacon – Including… Your Cocktail?

    Sure, we know Walt Disney World caters to children and families, but there are many places to relax with an adult beverage or two.  Resortwide, there are nearly 300 expert wine sommeliers – more than any other location in the world, and it’s not just wine where Disney excels.  As one might expect at Disney,…

  • Harry Potter and the Stifling Horde: Summer 2010 Review

    When planning our 2010 family summer vacation there was no question where we were headed.  My girls, Maggie (age 12) and Evie (age 9), are huge Harry Potter fans.  When they heard about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opening at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure, they begged and pleaded to go.  We knew it…

  • Tony-Nominated John Tartaglia Performs at Disneyland

    On September 24th and 25th, 2010, Disney’s official fan club, D23, celebrated the history of the original Disney theme park with an event in Anaheim called Destination D: Disneyland ’55.  Disneyland Correspondent Tom Bell was on hand to cover the event, and said one of the highlights of the first day was a concert called…