Category: News
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Mandy, Mona, and Manny: The 3 New Stars of the Disneyland Monorail!
With the excitement of the opening of Cars Land at Disney California Adventure, Disney has introduced a new celebrity family to guests of the Disneyland Resort. Just who are these rising stars? They are Mandy, Mona, and Manny Monorail! That’s right. The monorails have decided to show their true personalities to guests by making…
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Legends and Windows – Disney Costume Designer Alice Davis
This week, Alice Davis, Walt Disney Imagineering’s most famous costume designer, will join the ranks of those who have received the ultimate Disney honor – a window dedication placed on Main Street USA in Disneyland. Many, including myself, agree that this ceremony is long overdue, based on her contributions to some of the most beloved attractions…
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Historic Orange Bird Flies Out of the Archives and back to the Magic Kingdom
Back in the 1970s, guests of the Walt Disney World Resort were greeted not only by Mickey and the gang, but also a brightly colored feathered friend known as Orange Bird. To the surprise of many, Disney recently announced the return of Orange Bird and his iconic treat, Citrus Swirl, to Sunshine Tree Terrace in…
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The Disney Store Continues to Make Wishes Come True
On Sunday April 29th, the Disney Store celebrated the grand opening of its newly-redesigned store at the Glendale Galleria in Glendale, California, the location of the very first Disney Store in 1987. The opening took place on World Wish Day, a celebration of the day that sparked the Make-A-Wish movement. According to Jim Fielding, president…
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The DIS moves to a new hosting company……
I just powered down the last of our servers at our old host NTT in Reston Virginia. It was such a weird feeling to watch the last one go dark. Pete just sent me a text informing me that I am having separation anxiety. He’s not far from the truth…… This actually all started back…
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Disney Grant Helps Bear Rescue Care for Orphaned Cubs
Walt Disney once said, “I have learned from the animal world, and what everyone will learn who studies it is a renewed sense of kinship with the Earth and all its inhabitants.” It is not surprising, then, that the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF) recently awarded the Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR) a $5,000 grant to…