Share One of South Africa’s leading educators recently paid a special visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Animal Kingdom Lodge to share her inspirational story of perseverance and express gratitude for the ongoing support of several Central Floridians. Eleven years ago, Nomusa Zikhali established the internationally-renowned Nkomo Primary School in rural South Africa with 60 [...]
Share Our soon-to-be governor was in town this week, visiting Walt Disney World, where he rode Soarin’ at Epcot. He also treated some area kids to a day at the theme park: Enjoying Epcot as the guests of incoming Florida Governor-Elect Rick Scott, approximately a dozen Central Florida kids were treated to a memorable day [...]
Share Land is being cleared at the site of Disney’s new Art of Animation Resort, which is scheduled to open in 2012. The site is adjacent to the Pop Century Resort. In fact, it was planned as the second phase of the Pop Century Resort itself before the project was put on hold and then [...]
Share How often do you get a coupon to save money at Disney? Ummm, pretty much never, right? Well, here’s a deal that’s tailor-made for Orlando local residents! Disney has introduced a printable coupon that saves you 30% on meals at certain dining locations inside the parks. The only catch is that you must dine [...]
Share HOST WITH THE MOST: Ryan Seacrest poses with Minnie Mouse Dec. 3, 2010 while taping the “Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade” at the Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The annual holiday telecast airs Dec. 25, 2010 on ABC-TV. Seacrest hosts the special from the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Nick [...]
Share MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM MC: Grammy Award-winning singer Mariah Carey performs Dec. 3, 2010 at the Magic Kingdom in Orlando, FL, while taping the “Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade” TV special. Carey sings two songs — “Oh Santa” and “All I Want For Christmas is You” — in the annual holiday telecast that airs Dec. [...]
Share MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS — Toy soldiers from “Babes in Toyland,” Disney’s 1961 version of the classic Victor Herbert operetta, march down Main Street, U.S.A., during “Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Parade” at Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The festive processional is one of the happy highlights of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas [...]
Share SAY CHEESE!: Actor Brian Austin Green (right) and his wife, actress/model Megan Fox (left), take a souvenir photo Nov. 26, 2010 in the Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Green (“Beverly Hills, 90210″, “Desperate Housewives”) and Fox (“Transformers,” “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”) were married in June 2010 in Hawaii. (Gene Duncan, photographer) [...]
Share If you’d like to ring the new year in with style – here are two separate ticketed events for celebrating New Years Eve at Walt Disney World – Over at the Magic Kingdom, there are three special Fireworks Dessert Parties – at 7:30 and 10:50 on December 30, 2010 and at 10:30 on December [...]
Share Whoopi Goldberg, Susan Lucci, Brad Garrett and Isabella Rossellini are all part of a lineup of 12 celebrity narrators who retell the joyous story of Christmas during Candlelight Processional running now through December 30, 2010, at Epcot in Walt Disney World. Joined by a mass choir and 50-piece live orchestra, this renowned holiday tradition [...]
