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The 411 on 4 attractions coming to Walt Disney World
There are plenty of projects in the works at Walt Disney World, but here are progress reports on four incoming attractions. Disney gave updates on them last week during a preview for members of the media. Train schedule The middle of New Fantasyland...Tags: Environmental Issues, Animal, Energy Saving, Amusement and Theme Parks, Walt Disney World Resort
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Happy Birthday Quiz: 15 years of Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal Kingdom marks its 15th year of existence on Monday. Fittingly, it has an Earth Day birthday. Take our quiz that looks back on the theme park's first decade and a half. 1. Even before the park opened, it had a name change. What word was...
Tags: Michael Eisner, Zoology, Avatar (movie), Pocahontas, The Walt Disney Co.
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What are the most underrated rides at Orlando theme parks?
A few days ago, I was zipping through Epcot and took a shortcut through Innoventions, the corporate-backed technology showcase. I passed a couple of the exhibits and had flashbacks of experiencing — and enjoying — them.
I almost stopped in my...Tags: Orlando Magic, Financial Planning, Spider-Man (fictional character), Christopher Walken, Indiana Jones (fictional character)
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Getting high on International Drive
From the highway, the StarFlyer looks like a peaceful — if high-flying — throwback to earlier times, to playful schoolyard moments, to carefree defying of gravity.
From the foot of the StarFlyer, the view is more alarming. Blame part of...Tags: Interstate 4, Hotels and Accommodations, International Drive, Amusement and Theme Parks, Nature
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In honor of Friday the 13th, finding bad luck at the theme parks
I hate it when I park my car at a Disney World theme park and move directly to the waiting tram, only to hear the "no further boarding" call. As if that weren't irritating enough, it also means that I'll be the first passenger on the next tram, which...Tags: Zoology, Gardens and Parks, Amusement and Theme Parks, SeaWorld, Tourism and Leisure
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Animal Kingdom is a very good park
The Mike Thomas Blog - Orlando SentinelI keep hearing that Disney has to prop up Animal Kingdom with Avatar. Of course, I'm not privy to the inner numbers. But Animal Kingdom has the two best shows in Disney World – the Lion King and Nemo (my favorite). It has the best roller coaster... -
This week: ‘Days’ actors, Kelly and Michael, Trey Songz, Disney Dapper Day
Theme Park Rangers - Orlando SentinelSpecial events at Orlando's theme parks attractions this week include folks from daytime TV, sword swallowers and the opportunity to get all dolled up at the Magic Kingdom. + “Live With Kelly & Michael” is taping today and Tuesday at the... -
Travel Channel series to feature SeaWorld’s Manta, Kraken roller coasters
Theme Park Rangers - Orlando SentinelTwo SeaWorld Orlando roller coasters and two Busch Gardens Tampa thrill rides will be featured in the upcoming Travel Channel series “Insane Coaster Wars,” which debuts July 8. But before the seven-part series starts airing, coaster fanatics... -
10 thoughts of the first time at Disney
Lehigh Valley ParentingThe way my son tells it, he was the only child in the country who hadn't been to Disney. But last week that changed when we went on his first trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando. It was almost like the first time for me since I hadn't been there since... -
Disney World passholder event to mark Expedition Everest’s 5th birthday
A Mom and The Mouse - Orlando SentinelThrill seekers, get ready. Walt Disney World passholders are invited to a special event to celebrate the fifth birthday of Expedition Everest. Pre-registered passholders can “get your fill of Yeti thrills” from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 5 at... -
Disney fans dismayed with âDisco Yetiâ
Tourism Central Florida - Orlando SentinelIt is Disneyâs own version of the âLegend of the Yeti.â Deep inside the 20-story Expedition Everest attraction at Disneyâs Animal Kingdom stands one of the most sophisticated animatronics Disney has ever built: a nearly 25-foot-tall... -
Shanghai Disneyland: Uncovering secrets about the new Chinese theme park
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe blurry, fuzzy concept art of a Shanghai Disneyland, filled with fireworks, spotlights and a great big castle, paints a picture short on details and vague on specifics about the planned project in China. So why all the secrecy on Disney's part?...Tags: Robert A. Iger, Gardens and Parks, The New York Times, Space Mountain, Indiana Jones (fictional character)
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