Tag: Disney World
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Ebay your way to Disney
Many of our regular podcast listeners remember the first ‘incarnation’ of the DIS Unplugged Podcast. We were going for a ‘news magazine’ type show that focused on helping people plan their Disney related trips. In addition to news and highlights about the various Disney theme parks and Disney Cruise Line, some of us recorded segments…
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Goodbye Virtual Magic Kingdom…Love, Sarah
About a month or so ago on the podcast I mentioned that Disney was closing their online game – Virtual Magic Kingdom. VMK (because everything has to have an acronym) became very popular with many DISers, especially some of our younger posters. In this virtual world players could explore a computer-stylized version of the Magic…
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New Epcot “Attraction” About Hurricane Charley Opens August 2008
The Walt Disney World Resort, in conjunction with the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH), has announced that StormStruck: The Tale of Two Homes will be coming to Innoventions in Epcot in August of 2008. This 3-D, immersive, surround-sound attraction will recreate the experience thousands of Floridians lived through when Hurricane Charley made landfall on Friday…
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park 10th Anniversary Celebration
It’s hard to believe that the Animal Kingdom is 10 years old. I was there for opening day and to say this park has grown in the past 10 years would be an understatement. New rides, shows, attractions and restaurants have all been welcome improvements to a park that started out feeling less than complete…
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Disney Discounts Fall Flat
Today the Disney Company has released a new set of discounts for the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Details of this new offer can be found here, but basically this is a discount off the regular room rate for travel 4/20 – 5/21/2008 which can also be applied to a package. One of the…
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Disney Vacation Club removes all ‘real’ dinnerware from Studio Units in favor of paper products
Disney Vacation Club has announced that they will be replacing all of the ‘real’ glasses, dishes and silverware in their studio accommodations for paper products. This will only affect the studio units – all other units will stay equipped as usual. When I questioned the powers that be at Disney Vacation Club about this policy…
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An Evening at Gaylord Palms
Just got in from an awesome evening . We were invited to the VIP Grand Opening of a new restaurant at Gaylord Palms, which is just off the Walt Disney World property. They have just opened a new Asian / Fusion sushi bar named Sora. This small, but elegant venue sits in the main lobby and…