Tag: Walt Disney World Resort

  • Treasure Island / Discovery Island: A Look Back

    Sail the Seven Seas of Walt Disney World to an island filled with tropical beauty, colorful birds, and the mystery Ben Gunn’s buried treasure. And so began the adventure that awaited guests on Treasure Island. Opening on April 8, 1974, Treasure Island was a place for guests to observe various forms of wildlife, as well…

  • Disney Testing New Resort Mug Technology

    Disney has always looked for ways to control the resort refillable mug program at its resorts across property.  They may have decided it’s time to stop the abuse of guests who continually bring their mugs back to Disney resorts every visit.  There is currently a new resort mug test taking place at the All Star Sport…

  • Golden Oak: A Community Grows at Disney

    According to Disney’s Golden Oak website, the story of Golden Oak begins in true once-upon-a time fashion.  As a youth in Missouri, Walt Disney would lie beneath the spreading branches of his “dreaming tree” and let his imagination run free. It was here that Walt’s talents for storytelling and fantasy began to take shape into…

  • American Idol Scotty McCreery visits Disney’s Hollywood Studios

    It has been a yearly tradition for the American Idol winner to visit Walt Disney World. The 2011 American Idol winner Scotty McCreery visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios for a parade down Hollywood Boulevard this morning. The crowd was very large and enthusiastic as he came down the street.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • D23 Releases 2011 Schedule

    D23: The Official Disney Fan Club has just released its schedule of events for 2011.  The list includes events at both Disneyland and Disney World, plus several screenings at the Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank.  Read on for the complete schedule of events.  As always, more details (and more events) may be announced in the coming months.