Disney-Sponsored KaBOOM! Playground in Anaheim Built at Willow Park

A brand-new playground was built in just under 8 hours! That’s what you get when you combine 300 dedicated volunteers with clinking hammers, buzzing drills, lots of mulch and a little bit of pixie dust! Volunteers from the City of Anaheim, Anaheim Family YMCA, Disneyland Resort, Anaheim Family YMCA, Hope Builders and organizers

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Disney VoluntEARS New Disney-Sponsored KaBoom! Playground Officially Open

Once again Disney has created magic!  The Disney VoluntEARS joined forces with the Central Florida residential community of Golden Oaks in Winter Park, Florida to create the 75th nationwide KaBOOM! playground.  For those of you that don’t know much about Disney VoluntEARS, this group is comprised of Resort Cast Members

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Staying at the Shades of Green Military Resort at Walt Disney World

Did you know that the U.S. Armed Forces has a resort at Walt Disney World?   The Shades of Green Military Resort is located between the world-famous Palm and Magnolia golf courses across from the outer bands of the Polynesian Resort.  This resort proved to be an excellent choice on a recent stay

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When Less is More for Your Little Ones at Disney World

Many parents enjoy seeing Walt Disney World through their toddlers eyes. It is very fun to see their reactions to all the sights, sounds, colors and Characters. But one thing I didn’t expect was for our toddlers to tire out more quickly than they did at home. That’s when we

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What Not to Miss at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort

Our family had the pleasure of staying at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort last June.  Coronado Springs is a very large resort, and we found some fun (aside from the pool) tucked in our resort.  Spending the day at your resort can be so much fun, and it is worthwhile to

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Planning some down time with your kids? Use the Resort Playgrounds!

You’ve heard it suggested before; “Plan some down time away from the parks.”  Often, a break in your day is suggested by visiting your resort pool or taking a nap.  Or if you’re taking an entire day off from the parks, you may be planning on a monorail ride, a

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Disney World Play Areas: Hollywood Studios

Unlike the play areas in the other parks or resorts, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the only playground in the park is a movie set.  Inspired by the movie from 1989, “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids,” HIStK the  movie set adventure, represents the  popular children’s movies when DHS opened (as MGM

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Disney World Play Areas: Animal Kingdom

In Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, a wonderfully themed play area is located in the DinoLand U.S.A. area.  Known as the”Boneyard,”potential paleontologists can play in an area filled with dinosaur discoveries. With a sand pit filled with”fossils,” kids can dig, explore, and uncover bones from Wooly Mammoths to Triceratops.   The

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Disney, KaBoom! and Community Work Together to Build New Playground and Garden at Orlando Day Nursery

More than 200 volunteers from the Parramore community and Walt Disney World Resort came together today to assist KaBOOM! in building a much-needed playground and learning garden at the Orlando Day Nursery (ODN). In less than six hours, the group constructed a safe new play space to serve more than

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