Author: mouse skywalker
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Video: Timelapse Construction of Disney’s Aulani Resort in Hawaii
John Magi and Kevin Klose of the DIS Unplugged and Dreams Unlimited Travel were invited for an exclusive hard hat tour of Disney’s Aulani Resort and Spa. The highly anticipated Disney Vacation Club property in Hawaii is nearly completed and scheduled to open on August 29, 2011. Continue after the break for a time-lapse video of the construction of…
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Video: Surprise Access to Wizarding World of Harry Potter
For the July 15th midnight premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, the AMC Lowes Universal Cineplex movie theater at Universal Orlando CityWalk devoted all 20 screens to screening the film. However, Universal had another surprise up their sleeve for those devoted fans who lined up to get the very first glimpse of the newest…
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Interview with Jodi Benson: Voice of Ariel, Barbie, and now, Legend
Recently, the Disneyland Resort in California opened 3 new attractions, including the highly anticipated The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure at Disney California Adventure. Disneyland Correspondent Wayne Toigo described this ride as “one of the most delightful attractions to come to the park”, and well worth the wait. Continue after the break for the DIS…
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Video: “The Imagineer” – Kevin Rafferty
Drea Cooper produced this touching video highlighting the personal journey of Walt Disney Imagineer Kevin Rafferty. If you are a fan of the Disney Parks, but have not heard Kevin Rafferty’s name – trust me, you know his work. He was writer and director for the award-winning Toy Story Mania attraction, and is currently working…
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Yehaa Bob Brings Some Disney Magic to Upstate New York
For the past two years, I’ve led a college group on a service trip to Give Kids The World (GKTW). One of our group activities is to see Yehaa Bob at Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort. This year when leaving Bob’s show, we joked – “We should bring Bob up to campus for a show.” Well, one thing led to…
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Happy 4th of July – The Sherman Brothers’ Glorious Fourth 1976
In honor of America’s Independence Day, Jennifer Fickley-Baker of the DisneyParks blog posted a video of Epcot’s Voices of Liberty singing a patriotic tune. We at the DIS Unplugged would also like to wish our readers a happy and safe 4th of July holiday, and share with you a rare version of the Sherman Brothers song “The…
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Walt Disney World’s Mandara Spa Makes Mom into a Balinese Queen
Mother’s Day rolls around every 2nd weekend in May. Since we would be at Walt Disney World the following weekend, we decided to give Mom a special treat this year – a spa day for her Mother’s Day present. We were staying at the Walt Disney World Swan; so I called up the Mandara Spa located…