Disney’s Fairy Tale Wedding Pavilion is located on an exclusive island, surrounded by the Seven Seas Lagoon, just south of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. It is the dream wedding destination of many guests who glide by on the monorail each day, yet only a handful of those will ever have their dream come true and get married here. Read the rest of this entry »
Bob Jackson is a pianist, entertainer, comedian who has been featured at Walt Disney World for more than twelve years. With a show that features great sing-a-longs, fast and furious boogie-woogie piano solos (with some foot-stomping ragtime thrown in for good measure), Bob’s main gift is to draw in and engage audiences of all ages. Read the rest of this entry »
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Summer Nightastic Events
New events have been added to the Summer Nightastic line-up. A nightly street party will be held in the Magic Kingdom, and a Rock ‘n’ Glow Dance Party will be held in the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster courtyard at the Studios. Summer Nightastic runs from June 6 through August 14. Read the rest of this entry »
On a recent trip to Disneyland Paris, we decided to try Walt’s – an American Restaurant. We were taking advantage of the free dining plan, Walt’s was one of the few sit-down restaurants in the park, and appears to be the only one to get consistently good reviews. Read the rest of this entry »
Lee Cockerell is the former Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World Resort. After joining Disney in 1990 to open the Disneyland Paris project, he went on to hold the position of Senior Operating Executive at Walt Disney World for ten years. There, Lee led a team of 40,000 Cast Members and was responsible for the operations of 20 resort hotels, 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, a shopping & entertainment village and a sports and recreation complex in addition to the ancillary operations which supported the number one vacation destination in the world. Since leaving his role at Walt Disney World, Lee has written a book “Creating Magic – 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney,” and still has an active role at the Disney Institute. Read the rest of this entry »
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Wide World of Sports Renamed
The rebranding of Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex is now complete with Disney-owned ESPN lending its name to the facility. The changeover to its new title ‘ESPN Wide World of Sports’ will become official February 25th, co-inciding with the ‘ESPN – The Weekend’ festivities. Other than new signage, changes include upgrades to scoreboards, HD television system upgrades, a new Sports innovation lab and coming soon, a 100 lane ten-pin bowling centre. Read the rest of this entry »
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New Summer Fireworks
It was announced last week that Wishes will be replaced by a new fireworks show for the summer, as part of the “Summer Nightastic.” The fireworks show will actually be identical to the “Magic, Music and Mayhem” fireworks from Disney’s Pirate and Princess Party, but with a different introductory narration and new name. Main Street Electrical Parade is also returning, replacing Spectromagic for the season. Read the rest of this entry »
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New Restaurant replacing McDonald’s
Pollo Campero and Levy Campero have announced that they’re opening a new Latin-themed restaurant at Downtown Disney Marketplace at the end of the year. The restaurant will take the space currently occupied by McDonald’s, which will close permanently on April 30. The new restaurant will feature Pollo Campero’s signature Latin chicken, as well as a new restaurant concept featuring fresh, healthy food. The full press release can be found here. Read the rest of this entry »
There are literally hundreds of Disney-related books out there, from guidebooks to biographies and even novels! But which are worthy of a read?
The Page Turn’Ears’ Blog series hopes to help aide your decision by trawling through the Disney library to find featured titles from which we’ll read, review and give and honest opinion on.
The innaugural Page Turn’Ears’ review takes a look at ‘Creating Magic – 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney’ by Disney legend, Lee Cockerell.
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New Sponsor
Stanley Tools have signed a new sponsorship contract with Walt Disney World, making them the official tool provider for the Resort. The company logo will appear on construction wall signs, and Stanley tools are now part of the garage area in the Lights! Motors! Action Stunt Show attraction, and will be added to the Test Track queue area. Read the rest of this entry »