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New Disney Parks Merchandise Continues to Impress
This summer was big in the world of Disney Parks merchandise. From new Dooney & Bourke bags to a wider variety of items available for purchase to the shocking return of resort specific merchandise, shoppers in both Walt Disney World and Disneyland found themselves reaching into their pockets and walking away with prized treasures. As…
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In Depth with the Authors of “Poster Art of the Disney Parks”
By definition, a poster is any piece of printed-paper designed and attached to a wall or vertical surface. Typically posters include both textual and graphic elements. They have been around in some form since the days of William Shakespeare advertising his latest play. Posters, in many cases, are designed to appeal not only to the…
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Seeking Adventure? Rediscovering Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park – Part II
The beat of the drum. The hustle and bustle of a busy marketplace surrounded by crumbling, sand-colored buildings. The crunch of a leaf and the caw of a bird in the distance. It’s morning, and the city of Harambe is awake and alive with energy. Villagers weave in and out of the thatched roof huts…
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The Disney Magic Arrives in Texas
Blog and pictures by Mike Holland Sporting their best Mickey Ears and Disney Cruise Line apparel, a dedicated crowd of DISers and DCL fans found their way to the Port of Galveston to welcome the Disney Magic to Texas. The Magic was sporting a 200 gallon cowboy hat on top of the Mickey head on the second…
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Testing the Next Generation in Disney FastPasses
Ask tourists what their least favorite part about visiting a theme park is and you’ll most likely find one answer: waiting in line. Disney Parks has been at the forefront of innovation when it comes to enhancing guest experience with line queues. Interactive screens with trivia questions or games and the FastPass+ system have both…
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Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 22 Kicks off this Weekend
There’s No Way Out! That’s according to this year’s planning committee for the nation’s premiere Halloween event – Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 22. On 25 select nights this September and October Universal Studios theme park will be transformed into a horrifying maze of frightful activity. Continue through the page break and let’s preview this…
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DIS Unplugged Podcast – Sept. 19th, 2012
In this week’s show we’re live from the Lusitano Club in Ludlow Massachusetts at The New England DIS Meet fundraiser for Give Kids The World. We discuss the great time we had in New England and the events for Give Kids The World that helped raise $14,000! All that plus this week’s news, housekeeping, and…
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