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Unforgettable Disney Easter Memory at Walt Disney World Resort
Creating magical memories that you and your children will remember forever is the best part of any holiday. And this year, Disney has some amazing ideas to help you create those memories. You’re not going to believe the magical Easter surprises Disney Floral and Gifts has for your little ones.
If you’re staying at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel this Easter season, you can order Mickey’s Grand Easter Surprise 2012 or Minnie’s Grand Easter Surprise 2012 and have it delivered right to your room.
Can you imagine your little ones’ faces when they wake up and discover Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse visited their room? This over-the-top gifting experience is so adorable and easy, too. It includes the Easter basket, and oodles of Easter surprises, as well as everything you need to help you “step” into the story and to provide proof the “big cheese” was there and delivered their baskets for the Easter Bunny.
You can now order just Mickey and Minnie’s Easter Visit Kit, which comes with everything you need to give your little one the very special memory that Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse visited your resort room Easter morning.
And, for those of you who are not able to come to Walt Disney World Resort, we thought of you too. One of my favorite Easter memories as a kid is decorating eggs. I used to love cutting out the egg holders and setting my newly designed Easter creations in them while they dried. So this year, I thought it would be fun to create some Easter fun for you and your kids so you can make memorable experiences at home.
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To begin creating your 2012 Easter memory, all you have to do is click the images above and download the .pdf file. Then decorate, tape the ends together and voilà!
If you want to learn more about all the magical Easter gifts from Disney Floral and Gifts this year, visit the Disney “Easter” page at Disneyflorist.com or call a Disney Floral & Gifts Dream Maker at 407-WDW-GIFT. And I’d love to hear back about how you and your little ones decorated these Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse egg holders.
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Disney’s Art of Animation Resort Releases Earlier Opening Dates
The wings dedicated to the popular films featured at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort will now be opening than sooner than expected after the resort hotel’s grand opening May 31.
“We are excited that the Cars, The Lion King, and The Little Mermaid wings at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort will all open earlier than we originally planned, bringing more permanent resort jobs to Central Florida sooner,” said Kevin Myers, vice president of resort operations for Walt Disney World Resort. “Demand for family suites exists in the marketplace today and the new opening dates reflect how optimistic we are about tourism in Central Florida.”
The Finding Nemo wings of the resort will open May 31; Cars will now open June 18 instead of July 31; The Lion King will open August 10 instead of September 30. The value rooms at The Little Mermaid wings on September 15 instead of at the end of this year.
In size and scope the construction of Disney’s Art of Animation Resort is a major project at Walt Disney World Resort. The project has created 800 construction jobs and once open later this year, Disney’s Art of Animation Resort will create 750 permanent resort hotel jobs.
The Lion King, Cars and Finding Nemo buildings will be entirely family suites, with 1,120 suites between them. The Little Mermaid buildings will feature 864 rooms in the “value” room category.
The construction of family suites at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort is an innovative approach to a changing marketplace. Today more and more multi-generational families are traveling together for various celebrations, including family reunions. These families not only want to play together, they want to stay together, which has created tremendous demand for family suites.
- Disney also unveiled the look of new Cast Member costumes at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort.
- Each front desk Cast Member will wear a unique splattered-ink vest representing an animator’s unique creative process as part of their costume.
Also, as Guests move from the check-in area to Merchandise and Food & Beverage locations, Cast Members in those locations will be wearing colorful costumes that represent the color being added to animation.
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Disney World’s Art of Animation Resort Fun Facts
Walt Disney World Resort will open the doors to its newest resort hotel with Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, a value property consisting primarily of family suites that immerse guests into the magical worlds of classic Disney and Disney•Pixar films. The Finding Nemo wings of the resort will open May 31; Cars will open June 18, and The Lion King will open August 10. The value rooms at The Little Mermaid wings will open on September 15.
Here are some fun facts about the Art of Animation Resort at Walt Disney World.
- More than 800 construction jobs were created, and at full operation it will create 750 resort hotel jobs
- The Nemo pool has 310,000 gallons and is the largest pool on Disney property, not counting water parks
- If you combined all the swimming pools, you could park 125 cars inside the pools
- Its 27 acres of landscaping and irrigation is the equivalent of twenty football fields.
- With 227,000 lineal feet of carpet could stretch from downtown Orlando to Kennedy Space Center.
- There are over 529,000 square feet of ceramic tiles on the project, enough to cover a standard two-lane road four miles long
- If you stacked up all the doors at the resort, they would be as tall as the Empire State Building
- There’s enough metal railing to wrap around the new Amway Center eight times
- The project used 23,000 gallons of paint, which is enough to fill a typical backyard swimming pool
- There are over 2,300 parking spaces within the project, which is approximately the number of players in the NFL
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Opening Dates for Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
Great news to share today. The teams creating Disney’s Art of Animation Resort tell us that the wings dedicated to popular films “Cars,” “The Lion King,” and “The Little Mermaid” will now be opening sooner than you can imagine after the grand opening of the “Finding Nemo”-themed wing on May 31. Here’s the official schedule:
- Finding Nemo (Grand opening) – Opens May 31
- Cars – Opens June 18
- Lion King – Opens August 10
- Little Mermaid – Opens September 15
And guests can begin booking rooms March 23! It seems like just yesterday when we shared the first image of Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) putting the finishing touches on the new resort’s marquee and Nemo icons. Now, we’re closing in on the big day – May 31.
Let us know which wing you’re most looking forward to.
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Some of the best Disney World Pool Areas
With summer just around the corner and the temperatures climbing steadily, we are thinking of ways to cool off! Fortunately, Walt Disney World is home to some awesome pools to offer some relief from the heat.
1. Stormalong Bay-This pool, at Disney’s Beach Club Resort, is like a mini-water park! The pool is gigantic with a sand-bottom which is a big hit with guests. There is also a lazy river and a waterslide resembling a fallen ship’s mast! Obviously, this pool is on a whole other level and is definitely the best pool at WDW.
2.Nanea Volacano Pool-The Polynesian’s pool is a big favorite. Here you swim in the shadow of an erupting volcano which also serves as a slide! This pool also features a beach entry, which means you can walk right into the pool, along with a waterfall as well. There’s also a children’s water jet play area nearby for more fun. If that all wasn’t cool enough, head to the pool at night to see Wishes over the Magic Kingdom and the Electrical Water Pageant from your pool.
3. Uzima Pool-Animal Kingdom Lodge’s main pool is 11,000 square feet! Uzima Pool also features a beach entry, as well as a water slide and nearby hot tubs for guests who either want to cool off or relax. Sometimes you can even see animals from the pool! This is a beautiful pool for a beautiful resort and popular with many guests.
4. Luna Park Pool-This pool at the Boardwalk Inn has a carnival, circus theme with an awesome slide called the Keister Coaster. This is a great pool for kids; but adults are also known to enjoy it too! Many guests say that this pool is one of the best things about the Boardwalk Inn so be sure to consider it on your next trip.
5. Bowling Pin Pool-Located at Pop Century, this underrated pool at a value resort may seem like an odd choice. However, as many guests are budget conscious, value resorts are popular resort destinations with some really great pools. Pop Century’s bowling pin pool is literally shaped like a bowling pin, a feature which both adults and kids find to be really cool! The scenery is also great with a giant jukebox towering at one end of the pool. The bowling pin pool is also very clean and often less crowded than the 60′s Hippy Dippy Pool which everyone seems to flock to.
Now it’s your turn to tell us what your favorite pool at WDW is. Did yours make our list?
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