Tag: Epcot
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Around the World, Disney Dollars and More with Jack Lindquist
Interview with Jack Lindquist, Disneyland’s First President, Part 2 Jack Lindquist is a Disney Legend whose Disney career began in 1955 as the initial advertising manager for the new theme park. He worked in the public relations office alongside future head of Walt Disney Imagineering Marty Sklar. In Part 1 of the interview, Lindquist discussed his early years at Disneyland,…
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What To Do The Day You Arrive At Walt Disney World?
It’s a question we hear a lot from those planning Walt Disney World vacations. What should we do when we arrive? Should we rush right to the parks? Settle into our hotel and go for a swim? I saw the question asked again in a thread on the DISboards. Continue after the break for some of…
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Disney’s Wine & Dine Race Weekend Update
Run Disney released an update to this fall’s Wine & Dine race weekend. A letter from Ken Potrock, Disney’s SVP of Sports Enterprises, discusses two major modifications for this year’s Wine & Dine race weekend. As someone who participated in last year’s race weekend and post race party these changes are very welcomed and should improve the…
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Video: Run Along in the 2011 Walt Disney World Half Marathon
Saturday, January 8 the Walt Disney World Half Marathon took place. An early morning tour of 2 of the 4 Disney theme parks, the half marathon course started right outside Epcot, went up to and through the Magic Kingdom, and ended back at Epcot. 27,000 runners (a new record) signed up for the race, and you…
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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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Epcot’s new restaurant, La Hacienda de San Angel
Wednesday night, September 15th 2010 was the grand opening ceremony/media event for La Hacienda de San Angel. This newest restaurant to open in Epcot in the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida is located in the Mexico Pavilion in World Showcase. The DISUnplugged was among the invited guests who had a chance to experience samples…
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A Sneak peek at La Hacienda de San Angel Restaurant in Epcot
La Hacienda de San Angel restaurant in Epcot at Walt Disney World is scheduled to open to guests Sept. 16, 2010 at 4 PM. This new restaurant has been hidden behind construction walls and painted scrims since January 2010. Keep reading for more photos and details from the menu.