Tag: Epcot
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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…
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Summer Touring Tips and Strategies in Orlando
It’s summer in Orlando, and here’s a news flash; it’s hot and crowded in the theme parks! Temperatures can easily climb into the 90s with a heat index into the 100s. Crowd levels at the theme parks can build throughout the day. For many theme park veterans this is not surprising, but for the first-time…
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Captain EO returns to Epcot in Walt Disney World
Captain EO, starring the late Michael Jackson opens July 2, 2010 at Epcot in Walt Disney World. I was able to attend a Walt Disney World Annual Passholder preview today. They didn’t allow photos inside the attraction because it was a preview.
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Retired NFL QB Kurt Warner Hosts Wish Families at Disney World
Retired National Football League quarterback Kurt Warner (two-time NFL MVP & Super Bowl MVP) treated 10 families with a child in medical crisis to a week in Orlando, FL as part of the outreach work of his First Things First Foundation. All families stayed at Give Kids The World (GKTW) Village from June 17 –…
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A Parent’s Guide to Braving the Grand Opening of World of Color
Something has been bugging me for weeks now. I’ve been afraid to talk about it. I’ve finally decided to spill my guts. Disney’s California Adventure Park is about to unveil possibly the biggest and best thing that has happened to that park in its history. The opening of World of Color is of epic proportions…
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Summer Nightastic! comes to Walt Disney World
I was invited to a sneak peek of Walt Disney World‘s Summer Nightastic! today. The special events will be held at Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Epcot June 6 to August 14, 2010. Wishes and Spectromagic will be on vacation during this time.
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Disney Legend to Legend: Marty Sklar Discusses Herb Ryman
When I first met Disney Legend Marty Sklar, retired Executive Vice President and Ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering, he sat down to discuss a small portion of his 54-year career working with and for Walt Disney. Marty is now president of his own company, Marty Sklar Creative, Inc., and is one of the founders of…