Tag: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
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After 10 Years & 86 Wishes, an NFL QB is “Going to Disney World!”
Former NFL quarterback Kurt Warner may be retired from the game, but he still knows a thing or two about leading young people. He just completed a week-long trip to Walt Disney World June 7-14 hosting 10 families from cities where he used to play professional football. However, these were not your typical tourists – all…
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Disney Installs New Star Tours Marquee
Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th be with you. In anticipation of its newly reimagineered Star Tours 2 attraction, Disney Parks has unveiled and installed its new marquee above the attraction entrance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The same marquee art can be seen as an attraction poster at the Star Tours 2 attraction at…
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Building a Disney Vacation Countdown Chain
One of the best aspects of any Disney vacation is the planning, anticipation, and build-up weeks before your departure. There are plenty of ways to get your family excited about what you are about to experience in the near future. Anticipating any vacation is exciting, but there’s something even more special about anticipating a Disney…
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Director of DisneyNature’s “African Cats” out to Save the Savanna
For those who attended this year’s Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival, you may have noticed the elaborate “African Cats” sand sculpture featuring lions, cheetahs, and their cubs (oh my!). In addition, this Earth Day, Disney’s Animal Kingdom will also celebrate the release of DisneyNature’s newest film “African Cats” with a Big Cat Party for…
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Video Tour of Disney’s Inaugural Wine & Dine Half Marathon Course
A new event popped up on the runDisney race calendar this year. The Inaugural Wine & Dine Half Marathon took place Saturday, October 2, 2010 coinciding with the opening of the 15th Epcot International Food and Wine Festival. The starting gun fired at 10:00 pm, and competitors wound their way from ESPN Wide World of…
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New Wild Africa Trek Coming To Disney’s Animal Kingdom in 2011
Disney announced earlier this summer on the DisneyParks blog a new backstage tour was coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. This tour would venture deeper into Savannah featured on the Kilmanjaro Safari to get an up close look at the animals. Recently, more details have been released about this add-on experience called Wild Africa Trek. Continue after…
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Passing Time between Disney Vacations
It’s the last day of your Walt Disney World vacation. The sun is rising and your alarm sounds loudly next to you. Thirty seconds later your phone rings. It’s your wake-up call with the sound of Mickey Mouse reminding you to get your day started. But, there’s a problem; you don’t want your day to…