Tag: Downtown Disney
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Between the Fantastic and Urbane Lies – La Nouba
Combine the fantastical theatricality of Cirque du Soleil with the Imagineered worlds of Disney and you get La Nouba, the popular permanent show at Walt Disney World’s Downtown Disney. When developing the show, La Nouba’s creative team took inspiration from the storybook lands in the nearby Magic Kingdom, and also developed their own interpretation of a classic fairy tale. …
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Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival
The Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival was held at Walt Disney World in Florida Oct 16th, 2010. This was the 3rd year for this great event. The races were held at Downtown Disney with the start line down by Cap’n Jack’s restaurant. The finish line was near the House of Blues boat dock.
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Keeping Pace – 5th Anniversary of the Disneyland Half Marathon
See all of those runners in the photo below? There are 14,000 of them, if you want to be precise – and that is a 4-lane road they are on. They all gathered at 4AM on September 5, 2010 to run in the 5th Anniversary of the Disneyland Half Marathon at the Disneyland Resort in…
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Disneyland Announces 55th Anniversary Festivites
On July 17th, Disneyland celebrates its 55th Birthday. There were rumors that there wouldn’t be much celebrating, but in today’s DisneyParks Blog, Disneyland laid out their plans for their 55th Anniversary festivities. Read on to see what Disneyland (and the DIS Unplugged) has in store for you.
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Culinary Quest: Naples Ristorante e Pizzeria at Downtown Disney
As the writer of Culinary Quest, I feel that sometimes I do a disservice in that it is usually only two adults and one child dining. My family’s size makes it difficult to eat multiple dishes to review. Of course, we could just double up on our entrees, but our health and wastelines may not…
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RIDEMAKERZ Reopens at Disneyland Resort
After being open a just short time, then closed almost as long for a renovation, RIDEMAKERZ returned to Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort this weekend. This time the store is bigger, as RIDEMAKERZ took over the Sanuk location next door. For more info about RIDEMAKERZ, check out my blog from when the store originally…
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Culinary Quest: Breakfast at Downtown Disney’s Catal
As our culinary quest continued, it was time to try out some breakfast places. When I say breakfast at Disneyland, many people think of the Character Meals found in the park and at the hotels, the always popular Carnation Cafe, or the Blue Ribbon Bakery on Main Street. Those places are tried and true, but…