Share While some people love the scary activities that accompany the Halloween season, some youngsters and adults prefer tamer events. As always, the Magic Kingdom considers everyone’s tastes when designing holiday activities in the Orlando area. For a family-friendly Halloween experience, everyone can enjoy Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney [...]
Share LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — It’s summer in Florida. Daytime temperatures are regularly pushing into the 90s. What’s a vacationer to do to cool off? At Walt Disney World Resort, in Orlando, Florida guests can choose between a mountain ski retreat and a tropical getaway to take the proverbial plunge into water fun [...]
Share GOOFY CREW: Contemporary Christian rap/hip hop artist Group 1 Crew has some fun in Magic Kingdom, where they’ll be returning September 9th, 2011, for Disney’s Night of Joy. The Friday night lineup also will include newsboys, Jeremy Camp, Skillet, Matthew West, Francesca Battistelli, Sidewalk Prophets and Disciple. Night of Joy has been presented at [...]
Share Update: This event has now concluded. The contents of this blog remain to allow an archive history to be tracked online as well as provide completed links for those who find themselves here through search engines. Are you a Walt Disney World Passholder? If so, come on out and meet up with some local [...]
Share Since 1984, Walt Disney World Resort has collaborated with local school districts to identify and recognize young people who demonstrate excellence in their schools and communities. The Disney Dreamers and Doers Program is one way for schools in Orange, Osceola, Polk, Lake and Seminole counties to honor students who serve as role models to [...]
Share More than 200 volunteers from Walt Disney World Resort and the community came together on March 16th to build a KaBOOM! playground and learning garden at the Orlando Day Nursery. In less than six hours, the group constructed a safe new play space to serve more than 300 local children. The playground build is one [...]
Share LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — From the time Star Tours debuted at Disneyland Park in 1987 and at Walt Disney World Resort in 1989 until the attraction went dark for “reimagining” in fall 2010, guests embarked on a journey to the Moon of Endor and beyond, with a trainee pilot named REX at the [...]
Share Not a Tweetup…a Sweetup. Do you love cupcakes? Then get your sweet behind to Babycakes at the Downtown Disney marketplace and meet some new Tweeple who share your love of mini cakes and Disney. The Sweetup will take place on Sunday February 20th from 1-3pm. Located inside the Fresh-A-Peel building, right next door to [...]
Share Local charities that share Disney’s commitment to inspiring and improving the lives of children may be eligible for support. Applications for Disney Helping Kids Shine Grants are being accepted now through January 31. Eligible non-profit organizations in Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Polk and Lake Counties are encouraged to apply. To be eligible for a Disney [...]
Share HOWIE NEW YEAR!: Comedian Howie Mandel, host of NBC’s game show “Deal or No Deal” and a judge on the NBC series “America’s Got Talent,” shares a “fist-bump” with Goofy Jan. 1, 2011 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Disney’s Hollywood Studios is one of four theme parks at Walt Disney [...]
