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Rich Ross, The Disney Studios Chairman, Has Stepped Down
Changes are a coming to Disney. Rich Ross has just resigned as the Studio head of Walt Disney Studios. This is a big deal, and I’m very curious to see who will be taking over the studio after this. Ross had some great success on the TV front at Disney for a number of years, but he was never able to pull off the same success as the studio level. No successor was named at this time.
Here’s Ross’ final letter to the studio staff:
For the last 15 years, I have had the opportunity to work with incredibly talented people on behalf of the world’s best loved brand. During that time, we’ve told some amazing stories around the world, created successful TV programming, movies, and franchises that generated new opportunities for the company in the process.
I’ve always said our success is created and driven by our people – whom I consider to be the absolute best in the business. But, the best people need to be in the right jobs, in roles they are passionate about, doing work that leverages the full range of their abilities. It’s one of the leadership lessons I’ve learned during my career, and it’s something I’ve been giving a great deal of thought to as I look at the challenges and opportunities ahead.
I believe in this extraordinary Walt Disney Studios team, and I believe in our strong slate of films and our ability to make and market them better than anyone else. But, I no longer believe the Chairman role is the right professional fit for me. For that reason, I have made the very difficult decision to step down as Chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, effective today.
It has been my honor to work with such incredible teams – at Disney Channels Worldwide and The Walt Disney Studios and the many other Disney businesses I’ve had the opportunity to collaborate with. I know I leave the Studios in good hands and, even on separate paths, I am confident we are all destined for continued success.
-Rich
Bob Iger also released a statement regarding Ross’ departure:
For more than a decade, Rich Ross’s creative instincts, business acumen and personal integrity have driven results in key businesses for Disney, redefining success in kids and family entertainment and launching franchises that generate value across our entire company. His vision and leadership opened doors for Disney around the world, making our brand part of daily life for millions of people. I appreciate his countless contributions throughout his entire career at Disney, and expect he will have tremendous success in whatever he chooses to do next.
100 Disney VEGETARIAN Foods to Eat Before you Die Challenge
We had so many requests this past week for a Vegetarian Version of our World Famous 100 Disney Food to eat before you die that I had to get together with my vegetarian buddy Melissa and try to come up with a non meat version. Like the last list check the chart at the bottom to see where exactly you fall on the Disney World Food Addict Scale. Keep score how many you have tried and at the end you will be graded on how you have done.
Please note while I would love to list every item at Disney World it would be impossible. These are just some of the Vegetarian Items at the Walt Disney World theme park that I think most people are familiar with.
Magic Kingdom
- Dole Whip – Aloha Isle
- Vegetarian Burrito -Tortuga Tavern
- Mickey Premium Ice Cream Bar – Ice Cream Carts
- Mickey Mouse Shaped Pretzel – Frontierland Pretzel Wagon
- Popcorn – Pop Corn Carts
- Vegetarian Chili - Columbia Harbour House
- Nutella and fresh fruit waffle sandwich - Sleepy Hollow
- Funnel Cake – Sleepy Hollow
- Baked Potato – Liberty Square Market
- Veggie Burger and Fixins – Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe
- Tomato Basil Soup - Pinocchio Village Haus
- Lighthouse Sandwich - Columbia Harbour House
- Mickey Mouse Waffle – Crystal Palace
- Vegetarian Sandwich - Plaza Restaurant & Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe
- Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake – Liberty Tree Tavern
- Sweet Cream Cheese Pretzel – Lunching Pad
- Citrus Swirl – Sunshine Tree Terrace
Epcot
- Vegeta Beta – Club Cool
- Okonomi Yaki - Japan
- School Bread – Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe
- Tofu and Vegetable Noodle Bowl - Sunshine Seasons
- Mango Green Tea – China
- Grey Goose Slush – France
- Grand Mariner Slush – France
- Cucumber Margarita – La Cava de Tequila
- Black Bean Vegetable Burger - Liberty Inn
- Caramel Corn – Karmell Kutche
- Kaki Gori – Japan
- Vegetable Torte – Norway
- Apple Cobbler – Liberty Inn
- Gratin de Macaroni - Les Chefs de France
- Soft Pretzel & German Beer – Sommerfest
- Vegetable Couscous - Restaurant Marrakesh
- Vegetarian Platter – Tangierine Cafe
- Quattro Formaggi Pizza - Via Napoli
Hollywood Studios
- Butterfinger Cupcake – Starring Rolls Cafe
- Marble Cupcake – Starring Rolls Cafe
- Peanut Butter Cupcake – Starring Rolls Cafe
- Red Velvet Cheesecake – Starring Rolls Cafe
- Carrot Cake Cookie – The Writers Stop
- Strawberry Muffin – The Writer’s Stop
- Grapefruit Cake – Hollywood Brown Derby
- Seasonal Marinated Vegetable Flatbread - Mama Melrose’s Ristorante
- Vegetarian Version of the Cobb Salad – Hollywood Brown Derby
- Noodle Bowl with Wok-fried Coconut Tofu - Hollywood Brown Derby
- Milkshake – Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater
- Vegetable Burger - Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater
- Vegetarian Cheeseburger - Rosie’s All-American Cafe
- Spaghetti and Vegetarian Meatballs - 50′s Prime Time Cafe and Tune-In Lounge
- Beer Battered Onion Rings - 50′s Prime Time Cafe and Tune-In Lounge
- Peanut Butter Jelly Milkshake – 50′s Prime Time Cafe and Tune-In Lounge
- Dad’s Electric Lemonade – 50′s Prime Time Cafe and Tune-In Lounge
- Hand-rolled Potato Gnocchi - Mama Melrose’s Ristorante
- Honey-Hazelnut & Ricotta Cheesecake – Mama Melrose’s Ristorante
- Grilled Veggie Sandwich - Backlot Express
Animal Kingdom
- Jalapeno stuffed cheese pretzel – Safari Pretzel
- Vegetable Egg Roll – Safari Egg Rolls
- Chilled Summer Roll - Safari Egg Rolls
- Vegetable Lo Mein - Yak and Yeti
- Fried Wontons - Yak and Yeti
- Cinnamon glazed almonds/pecans – Dino Diner
- Spinach and Goat Cheese Frittata - Pizzafari
- Vegetable Subosaurus - Restaurantosaurus
- Hot Tea – Royal Anandapur Tea Company
- Zebra cupcake - Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
- Brownie paw - Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
- White Chocolate elephant cupcake – Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
- Cotton Top Tamarin Cupcake – Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
- Vegetable Pizza – Pizzafari
Deluxe Resorts
- Zebra Domes - The Mara – Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Vegetable Flatbread -The Mara – Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Taste of Africa - Jiko – The Cooking Place – Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Indian Style Bread service - Sanaa – Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Sanaa Vegetarian Sampler - Sanaa – Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Kitchen Sink – Beaches & Cream – Beach Club Resort
- Tonga Toast - Kona Cafe – Polynesian Resort
- Macadamia Nut Pancakes - Kona Cafe – Polynesian Resort
- Kona Coffee - Kona Cafe – Polynesian Resort
- Lapu Lapu - Kona Cafe – Polynesian Resort
- Pele’s Fire Punch - Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show – Polynesian
- Kilauea Volcano Delight Dessert - Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show – Polynesian
- Vegetarian Platter with Tempura Veggies & Tofu - OHana – Polynesian Resort
- Bread Pudding with Banana Foster Sauce - OHana – Polynesian
- Smoky Portobella Mushroom Soup - Artist Pointe – Wilderness Lodge
- Sautéed Red Quinoa Cakes - Whispering Canyon Cafe – Wilderness Lodge
- Triple Cheese Brick Oven Flatbread - California Grill – Contemporary Resort
- Goat Cheese Ravioli - California Grill – Contemporary Resort
- Strawberry Soup - 1900 Park Fare – Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Vegetarian Bento Box - Flying Fish Cafe - Boardwalk Resort and Villas
- Grilled Vegetable Sandwich – Beaches & Cream - Beach Club Resort and Villas
Moderate Resorts
- Beignets – Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory – Port Orleans French Quarter
- Create Your Own Pasta – Riverside Mill - Port Orleans Riverside
Value Resorts
- Tye Dye Cheesecake – Pop Century Food Court – Pop Century Resort
- Orange Creamsicle – Silver Screen Spirits – All Star Movies Resort and other locations
Downtown Disney
- Chocolate Covered Pretzels – Goofy’s Candy Company
- The Caprese - Earl of Sandwich
- Hot Fudge Sundae - Ghirardelli Soda Fountain
- Agave-Sweetened Brownies - Babycakes NYC
- Four Cheese Pesto Pizza - Wolfgang Puck Express
- Doh Bars – Cooke’s of Dublin
Download the PDF -
So how did you do? Lets look at the scoring chart below:
1-25 – Disney Veggie Noobie: You need to be a bit more adventurous and really branch out at Disney World. Try new things, use those snack credits to their fullest. You are probably new at being a Vegetarian and secretly crave the taste of meat 
26 – 50 – Disney Foodie in Training – Getting better. You probably have kids or family that are meat eaters and are stuck visiting the Buffets every visit. You drool over Disney Food Photos and have a mental checklist of things you want to try.
51 – 75 – Disney Foodie – You have been around the park. You know what you like and try to get out and try new things all the time. You probably blog about Disney or fill your Facebook wall with articles from Chip and Co or share Photos on the C&C Picture Site.
76 – 100 – Disney Food Addict – Someone get this person a Citrus Swirl cause you have earned it! You are the Elite! People come to you when they have food questions. We need for you to join us on the site and blog about Vegetarian Disney Food for a living!
Let us know how you did in the comment box below!
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Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom Review
My family and I just got back from a vacation to DisneyWorld. We had many things we wanted to try that were new in the parks, and one high on my kids lists (ages 8 and 11) was the Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom interactive game that was recently introduced.
On our FIRST day in the Magic Kingdom the kids saw the recruitment center (located inside of the Firehouse on Main Street) and the line was short so we headed over to be recruited.
As we waited in line for the training they had a video going explaining the premise. When it was our turn we went up to a Cast Member who asked how many would be playing that day and if we had played the game before. They let you chose if you want to play together as a family or separately and what location you would like to play in.
We decided we wanted the option to try all of the different areas so we told them we wanted to play separately. We were each given a packet that included 5 spell cards (these are collectible cards showing different Disney characters who have the ability to cast different types of spells), a key card to unlock portals and a map of where all of the portals are located in your playing area.
My son was assigned Adventureland, my daughter was assigned Fantasyland, my husband was assigned Main Street, and I was assigned Frontierland. It is weird that Tomorrowland isn’t included in this, but I digress……..
We went through our agent training quickly:
After we all had been trained and had our mission assignments we decided to save them for later (you can play at any time once they are activated) and go ride some rides!
Several hours later the kids were BEGGING to do a mission and since we were by Adventureland we decided to start there. The line was long and what stinks is as you wait the screen tells you everything – so if you want to be surprised by what the mission will be you have to purposely look away which was hard for my kids to do.
We went to a total of 4 portals during this mission and my kids never really got into it :
We have played the Kim Possible Missions along World Showcase and my kids LOVE them all and we have done the interactive MidShip Detective Agency aboard the Disney Dream which my kids LOVED but…………….
I’m going to be honest here: we are not fans of this game, which was a bummer, the kids were really looking forward to it!
Our Jungle Cruise Skipper a few days later NAILED it when he said the game is like Pokemon with Jafar involved, so true. It’s just not that great in our opinion, there really doesn’t seem to be much rhyme or reason to what card to hold up and how they defeat them. There were a LOT of crazed older men walking around with HUGE binders full of these cards like Pokemon folders and geeking out about it. I honestly saw more grown men playing than kids throughout our trip which was just odd to me.
It obviously wasn’t a hit with us since this was the one and only time we played and the kids didn’t ask to play again after that.
***I will say that I have been told by multiple people that for now they have this game set at “level 1″ out of 3 levels and that once crowds die down from the initial excitement they will start bumping it up and it will make the missions more interactive and strategic. I certainly hope it does something to help this game because it has a ways to go in my opinion.
-Have you tried the Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom game? If so what did you or your kids think?
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Disney Developing Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride the Movie
According to Deadline, Disney is developing a movie based on the attraction Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. As many fans know the Walt Disney World version of the ride closed in 1998 to make way for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. At Disneyland, it is one of the longest running attractions.
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride was based on Disney’s adaptation of The Wind in the Willows. Justin Springer, the producer of Tron:Legacy, is on board to produce the film and the studio is currently looking for a writer to pen the script. Disney has had success with adapting Pirates of the Caribbean but there were also some stumbles like the Eddie Murphy Haunted Mansion adaptation. At this point I’m taking a wait and see approach but it would be nice to see Mr. Toad ride again.
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Drink Around the World Showcase – Mexico Pavilion
I don’t know if its the spirit of the Mexico pavilion, the ambiance when you walk into the temple, the smell of peppers that wafts through the air, or the ever changing range of flavors… but I can’t seem to walk through Epcot’s Mexico pavilion without stopping for a sip. A sip of one of those yummy margaritas, that is. I have tried most every flavor from strawberry, mango, lime raspberry, and even the fiesta which mixes the flavors currently available at any current location. My favorite so far: Passionfruit with sugar on the rim!
Take it from me there is nothing better to compliment a stroll around the world or to refresh you after a hot summer day in Epcot! Next time you are in Epcot stop in La Cava de Tequila or the Margarita Drink Cart try one for yourself and you will see- no one perfects a classic like Disney!
Salud!
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