Author: mouse skywalker

  • Disney Parks’ New Promotion: Give a Day, Get a Disney Day

    As fall kicks in (and the new fiscal year starts), it’s time for Disney to announce the new promotional campaign for 2010.  In the past, Disney Parks have recognized the centennial of Walt Disney’s birth, the 50th anniversary of the Disneyland Theme Park, the Year (or two) of a Million Dreams, and this past year’s…

  • Second Annual Expedition Everest Challenge Washed Out

    Saturday, September 26, over 3,500 runners gathered en masse at Disney’s Animal Kingdom to take on the sold-out Expedition Everest Challenge.  Unfortunately, as the evening wore on the weather turned treacherous and race officials were required to shut down the course due to lightning.  Many competitors who started in the rain could not complete the…

  • EPCOT VP Dan Cockerell Discusses Food and Wine Festival

    wdwinfo.com photos by Corey Martin Dan Cockerell, 40, Vice President of EPCOT, has worked with the Disney Company for over 18 years.  He started right out of college parking cars in the EPCOT parking lot, worked his way up to a front-line food and beverage manager at the Disneyland Resort Paris, and, as of February…

  • Iron Chef Cat Cora Talks About New Restaurant Kouzzina

    The new restaurant Kouzzina by Cat Cora located on Disney’s Boardwalk had its “soft opening” a month ago [see Kathy Werling’s blog for recent photos], but the official Grand Opening was Thursday, September 17.  Cat Cora is a world renowned chef and television personality.  She is the first and only female “Iron Chef” on Food…

  • Universal Releases Wizarding World of Harry Potter Details

    Update: June 18, 2010, Wizarding World Now Open The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the Islands of Adventure theme park in Universal Orlando Resort officially opened to the public today.  Huge crowds lined up hours before opening for a chance to get into the highly anticipated new land. Image: Harry Potter film actors Tom…

  • Hollywood Brown Derby: A Kid’s Perspective

    The Hollywood Brown Derby at Disney’s Hollywood Studios consistently receives some of the highest reviews for a theme park restaurant.  However, it is an expensive, upscale restaurant, and leaves people wondering whether it is a suitable, enjoyable place for kids.  Of course, any restaurant within a Disney theme park will welcome and accommodate families, but…

  • No One Has More Fun Than Yehaa Bob (Except Us)

    I’ve said it before, Cast Members are what makes a vacation special at Walt Disney World.  Here’s another one of a kind Cast Member: Yehaa Bob.  If you have not yet caught Yehaa Bob’s (aka: Bob Jackson) show at Disney, you need to put this on your schedule for the next visit.  No, let me…