Video: Disney Dining Plan Explained
For more information on which Disney Dining Plan is best for you, contact your Magic Makerยฎ
For more information on which Disney Dining Plan is best for you, contact your Magic Makerยฎ
The London 2012 Summer Olympics are well underway now following the grand opening ceremony on July 27th!ย Champions from nations around the globe are now competing for top honors in their respected sports.
The good news is that even if you are at, or headed to, Walt Disney Worldยฎ Resort you can still watch and cheer onย athletes as they compete for gold! Walt Disney Worldยฎ Resort will have the London 2012 Summer Olympic gamesย airing in the following locations through the end of the Olympics, August 12, 2012.
While you are in the Olympic spirit, you can also stop by the United Kingdom Pavilion in Epcotยฎ for an assortment ofย Olympic-themed merchandise from Sportsmans Shoppe!
Nearly 30 marketplaces representing 6 continents will serve guests tasty tapas-size specialties at the 2012 Epcotยฎ International Food & Wine Festival. Spread throughout the World Showcase, these kiosks bringย Epcot’sยฎย everyday International food offerings to a new level!
New to this year’s festival is a Florida and Terra Marketplace. The Florida Marketplace will feature some regional favorites with a fresh Florida twist. The Terra Marketplace will be the first location in Food & Wine history to offer all-vegan options.
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Fans of “Jake and the Never Land Pirates” visiting the Walt Disney Worldยฎย Resort next week are in for a real surprise!
Sharky and Bones from “The Never Land Pirate Band” will be performing for a limited time at the Waterside Stage in theย Downtown Disneyยฎ Marketplace. The band is scheduled to appear Aug. 3 – 12 at 2pm, 3pm, and 5pm daily.
This is sure to be a unique opportunity for your little ones to “Talk Like a Pirate” and sing along with Sharky and Bones – you won’t want to miss it!
Lately, gear heads who visit Walt Disney Worldยฎ Resort in Florida may be feeling left out with all of the excitement surrounding the opening of Cars Land at Disneylandยฎ Resort in California.
The good news is that there are several attractions at Walt Disney Worldยฎ Resort that are sure to excite and entertain the gear head in your family! Lights, Motors, Action!ยฎย Extreme Stunt Showยฎ ย at Disneyโs Hollywood Studiosโขย and Richard Petty Driving Experienceย atย Walt Disney Worldยฎย Speedway are both certain to get that motor oil in the veins boiling.
In Lights, Motors, Action!ยฎย Extreme Stunt Showยฎ ย at Disneyโs Hollywood Studiosโข you will find yourself on the set of an extreme stunt show as cars and motorcycles perform high-octane stunts before your eyes! From technical spins and jumps to daring maneuvers, watch on as stuntmen perform with amazing precision!
If just watching others drive fast is not enough for you, then the Richard Petty Driving Experienceย atย Walt Disney Worldยฎย Speedway may be what you are looking for! Strap in to your own NASCAR stock car and hit the banks of Walt Disney Worldยฎย Speedway or ride shotgun with a professional driving instructor. Driving a stock car isnโt your thing? Thatโs okay! You can also choose from Richard Petty Driving Experienceโs line-up of exotic cars to slip behind the wheel of the car of you dreams.
In addition to these two fast and furious attractions, many of us anxiously await the reopening of Epcotยฎ favorite Test Trackยฎย Attraction as Imagineers work diligently to complete the re-imagined attraction, slated to re-open this fall.
The newly re-imagined Test Trackยฎย Attraction presented by Chevrolet will be changing from its current testing grounds concept to the new โChevrolet Design Center at Epcotยฎโ where you can dive into the excitement of an automotive design center!
Within the new Test Trackยฎย Attraction presented by Chevrolet, riders will be in charge of designing their own custom ride vehicles before hitting the track to test out their design! The new Test Trackยฎย Attraction ride vehicles will be re-skinned cars that are now called SimCarโs. Riders will take their SimCar out to prove their design in the Test Trackยฎย Attraction course! Designs will be tested for capability, efficiency, responsiveness and power.
Following the ride, guests will be redirected into a newly renovated showroom featuring current Chevrolet products.ย ย Additionally, guests will have the opportunity to make a TV commercial featuring the car the designed or race their car on a virtual track.
And donโt forget; while the ride is down for refurbishment, you can catch the Test Track All Stars performing at the ride entrance!
From pirates to princesses, thrill seekers to GEAR HEADS, there truly is something for everyone at Walt Disney Worldยฎ Resort! Contact your Magic Makerยฎ today to plan your next trip to Walt Disney Worldยฎ Resort, or another Disney Destination.
Disney’s Hollywood Studiosยฎ willย shine brightย again this holiday season! Aย Walt Disney Worldยฎย Holiday tradition since 1995, The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lightsย will take place Nov. 9, 2012 – Jan. 4, 2013.
The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lightsย is a holiday display featuring millions of glittering lights all synchronized to seasonal music. The display was started by Jennings Osborne at his home in Arkansas. The once modest display grew a little more and more over the years until Osborne’s display was just too much for his modest Arkansas neighborhood. In 1995, theย Walt Disney Worldยฎ Resort became the new permanent home for this exceptional exhibition of holiday cheer. Totally blanketing the Streets of America insideย Disney’s Hollywood Studiosยฎ,ย the display puts on a “show” approximately every 10 minutes as the lights dance to the music.
Every year,ย Disney’s Hollywood Studiosยฎย planners “plus” the display by adding new lights, audio, decorations and effects. In just a few months, we will get to see what is new with this year’sย Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights!
The margarita is the most common tequila-based cocktail in the United States. And since today is National Tequila Day, it seems like the perfect opportunity to mentionย La Cava del Tequila!
Opened in 2009, La Cava del Tequila is located inside the Mexico Pavilion of the Epcotยฎ World Showcase. Sitting off to the right-hand side inside the “pyramid” of the Mexico Pavilion, it is often overlooked by those headed to ride theย Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros attraction or eat at the San Angel Inn.
La Cava del Tequila offers over 95 varieties of Mexico’s National Drink. With room to only seat 30 people, the lounge offers a quiet, intimate setting for sampling premium tequilas and margaritas. An official โtequila ambassadorโ from Tequila, Mexico is also on hand to educate guests on the history and making of tequila. La Cava del Tequilaย features food from a small tapas menu to their guests.
The drink menu is quite extensive and contains about a dozen different margarita flavors, many you have likely never seen anywhere else. Some of the flavors include Avocado, Blood Orange, Jalapeรฑo, Cucumber, and Frozen Coffee. Additional drink options include wine, beer, and a non-alcoholic smoothie.
La Cava del Tequilaย is open daily from noon til park closing. While it isn’t the only place to get a margarita inย Epcot’sยฎย World Showcase, it quite possibly is the best! Be sure to stop by on your next visit to the park.
Today, theย Twilight Zone Tower of Terrorโข atย Disney’s Hollywood Studiosยฎ turns 18! This thrill ride for big kids, teens, and adults sends riders plunging down a dark freight elevator shaft of the once glamorous Hollywood Tower Hotel.
Here’s a few things about theย Twilight Zone Tower of Terrorโขย attraction that you may not have known:
Originally introduced on July 21, 1999,ย Disney’s FASTPASSยฎ Service has become a valuable tool to theme park guests wanting to avoid long lines for favorite attractions.ย At FASTPASSยฎย attractions, guests can choose ย to wait in the regular queue or put their valid theme park ticket into a special machine and receive a FASTPASSยฎย ticket denoting a one-hour window of time when they can return and enter the attraction with little or no wait.
Disney’sย FASTPASSยฎย Service is available complimentary to all park guests with a valid theme park admission. Guests may obtainย FASTPASSESยฎย at the following attractions:
Disney’sย FASTPASSยฎย Service is easy to use:
Guests are able to get several FASTPASSESยฎย throughout the day in the Disney theme parks. However, you cannot immediately obtain multiple FASTPASSยฎย tickets. Your FASTPASSยฎ will contain the time in which you can obtain an additionalย FASTPASSยฎ on the bottom of it. Select attractions, likeย World of Colorย atย Disney California Adventureยฎย Park, is excluded from this restriction.
Please consult your Magic Makerยฎย for full details on how you can maximizeย Disney’sย FASTPASSยฎย Service to your benefit on your next vacation!
In the past couple weeks, both the Walt Disney Worldยฎย Resort in Florida and theย Disneylandยฎย Resort in California have hosted events for USA Olympic athletes hoping to make their dreams come true at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
A send-off party for Brittany Viola, aย U.S. Olympic Diving Team member, was held insideย Planet Hollywoodยฎย at theย Downtown Disneyยฎ Area of theย Walt Disney Worldยฎย Resort.ย Viola will perform in the womenโs 10-meter platform this August. During Trials,ย she qualified with almost 60 more points than the second place qualifier!
This past Tuesday, the Anaheim-based menโs and womenโs USA Volleyball teams were the stars of a special cavalcade on Main Street, U.S.Aยฎ atย Disneylandยฎย Park. With Mickey and his pals by their side, the teams walked to the beats of theย Disneylandยฎย Resort All-American College Band while being showered with red, white and blue confetti. Theย U.S. Womenโs and Men’s National Volleyball Teams are ranked #1 and #5 in the world respectively.
These patriotic tributes were a great way for Disney Parks to recognize the dreams of all U.S. athletes who are on their way to represent our country in the Olympic Games.