Author: mouse skywalker
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Just Who Exactly Is Harrison Hightower III?
The strange case of the disappearing Harrison Hightower III and the reappearing Walt Disney Imagineer Tokyo DisneySea has a stunning version of the Tower of Terror that is the focal point of the American Waterfront port. However, Tokyo’s Tower of Terror is unique among Disney Parks. Instead of the Twilight Zone, its story focuses on…
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New Finisher Medal for Walt Disney World Marathon
During the month of July, Disney Sports had a competition where the public could vote on 1 of 3 designs for the 2011 finisher’s medal for the Walt Disney World Full Marathon. Recently, the DisneyParks blog announced the top vote-getter for the new medal design. Below is the medal all finishers will receive upon completion…
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Video: World of Color Viewed From On High (1,800 Feet High)
The DisneyParks blog just released a new video of the nighttime water spectacular World of Color viewed from high above the Disney California Adventure theme park. The video was shot 1,800 feet up from a fixed wing aircraft. It’s not often I’m swayed by Disney hyperbole, but this time “Breathtaking” is an understatement. DIS Disneyland…
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Video: Reality TV Survivors Visit Discovery Cove
Last weekend, July 23-25, 2010, contestants from the reality shows Survivor, The Amazing Race, and Big Brother were in Celebration, FL at the Celebration Town Center for a reunion. The event was part of a fundraiser for Give Kids The World. During the weekend, some of the celebrities took time out to visit SeaWorld’s Discovery…
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Adventures By Disney Is Going to Egypt in 2011, Would You?
Update February 4, 2011: Adventures by Disney has suspended all Egypt itineraries through the end of August 2011. The next planned itinerary to Egypt is an adults only vacation scheduled to depart on September 27, 2011. Disney is notifying anyone booked on the Egypt trips of the cancellations and offering alternative Adventures by Disney packages. Here…
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Celebration V, An Extreme Star Wars Weekends – On Steroids!
A Star Wars Celebration V Primer for Disney Fans As a Disney fan, you may also enjoy Star Wars, maybe due to attractions in Disney theme parks such as Star Tours, Jedi Training Academy, and the Stormtroopers atop the gates of Disney’s Hollywood Studios for Star Wars Weekends. However, you may wonder what Star Wars…
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Video: Disney And Soccer Help Haiti Rise From Earthquake Rubble
The Disney Cup International youth soccer tournament was played last week (July 12-17, 2010) at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with more than 200 elite teams from around the world competing. For one team, the Haiti National Women’s 17 & under (U17) team, just making it to Disney for the tournament required many…