Author: mouse skywalker
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Give Kids The World Needs Help From The DIS
Give Kids The World (GKTW) is participating in the June “Refresh Everything” program sponsored by Pepsi. If they are one of the top two vote-getters this month, they will receive a cash donation of $250,000 for the Village. You can vote once a day, every day in June, to help ensure that all of the…
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Walt Disney Imagineer Tony Baxter Discusses Creativity
Can you teach creativity? Innovation? Or are people innately creative and innovative? What about companies? To learn how to foster creativity, why not ask someone who has led a few creative projects to successful conclusion? Why not ask someone whose official title has “creative” in the name (in multiple places actually). Tony Baxter, Senior Vice…
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Preview Universal Orlando’s Harry Potter on NBC June 6th
A TV special showcasing Universal Orlando’s new Wizarding World of Harry Potter will air on NBC on Sunday, June 6th from 7:00-7:30pm EST. The Grand Opening of the new land in Islands of Adventure is scheduled for June 18th. In the TV special, Universal promises exclusive commentary from the film stars on the new environment.…
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Mickey Mouse Conducts World of Color’s Dancing Fountains
Disneyland pre-released a cute television spot that begins airing May 31 promoting the new World of Color nighttime show at Disney’s California Adventure. The show is billed as a spectacular that “weaves water, color, fire, and light into a kaleidoscope of fantasy and imagination.” The commercial features Mickey Mouse making mischief similar to “The Sorcerer’s…
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Cirque du So-Magic Kingdom: a Party with Pow! Wow!
Beer on Main Street? Contortionists? Ice billiards? Imagineers at your beck and call? Parade floats not seen for nearly two decades? Has the Mad Hatter taken over Walt Disney World? No, but there was an over-the-top private party put on by Disney Destinations for U.S. Travel Association’s International Pow Wow, and it was clear…
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Tour Universal’s Wizarding World With Their Creative Team
Recently, I was invited by Universal Orlando to participate in a select media tour of their parks. This press tour was on Sunday, May 16th with only 30 journalists from all over the world as part of the International Pow Wow travel conference. We were led throughout both theme parks of the Universal Orlando Resort. …
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Special Guest Lineup For DIS Unplugged Podcast Cruise 2010
The DIS Unplugged recently announced our special guests for the second DIS Unplugged Podcast Cruise departing December 12, 2010. Those traveling with us will experience an exclusive “Evening with Jodi Benson” filled with songs and stories from her illustrious career. We will also be joined once again by our good friend Lee Cockerell and two Disney Legends:…