Category: News
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DIS Unplugged Podcast – 05/21/13 – Live From Aulani!
In this week’s show, Pete, Dustin, Shaun and Craig are broadcasting live from Disney’s Aulani Resort & Spa! Join us as we discuss the latest in Disney news and talk about Aulani with Todd Apo, Director of Public Affairs here at the resort. Tune in to see it all in front of a beautiful backdrop…
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Executive Changes Abound at Disney Parks and Resorts
As I’ve said many times, it’s amazing how a relatively quiet day can be suddenly blown up by the Disney news wire. Several Disney executives are being moved around effective February 1st. Read on after the break to find out who’s moving where and what it could mean for Walt Disney World.
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What Does it Take to Bring Cars Land to Life as a Rose Parade Float?
We have all grown up watching the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day. Live from Pasadena, California, we become transfixed to our televisions as the host of flower-festooned fantasies float fearlessly from their starting point on “Orange Grove, making that turn onto Colorado Boulevard.” (I know that phrase must have been trademarked by…
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Disney Parks Announces “Year of the Ear” with Limited Time Ear Hats for All Ages
The year of 2013 is already going to be special in Disney Parks on both coasts of the United States. With the expansion of the New Fantasyland in Walt Disney World and the first full year of the re-imagined Disney California Adventure, guests will find themselves all smiles amidst the excitement. However, Disney is taking…
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Live Blog: Test Track Ac-Celebration
Continuing with the week of Walt Disney World press events, tonight is the Test Track Ac-Celebration which celebrates the grand re-opening of the Future World attraction. I’ll be posting photos and info as the night progresses so keep track of this post! As always, you can follow us on Twitter @TheDIS and follow us on…
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Live Blog: New Fantasyland Grand Opening & Ceremony
Today is the day! Well, it’s not just Pete’s birthday… it’s the Grand Opening of New Fantasyland in Magic Kingdom! (But you should go wish @PeteWerner a happy birthday on Twitter though!) We’re here in the Magic Kingdom to bring you all the latest news and special events that Disney has planned for the Official…
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Jenifer Lewis – Just Goin’ with the Flo
This past July, after twenty years of not performing in a New York City nightclub, Jenifer Lewis returned to 54 Below with a new cabaret show called “Black Don’t Crack.” In a song by the same name, written by Tony Award winning composer/lyricist Marc Shaiman, Lewis sings, “…Oprah Winfrey’s got her billions, and Michelle’s got…