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Changes coming to Walt Disney World in 2013 and beyond

Siera — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:00:30 +0000

The Disney parks are planning for a Monstrous Summer and this includes renovations and expansions to the parks and resorts. Here is an update on what will be coming to Walt Disney World! New Fantasyland is the largest expansion in Magic Kingdom history and although most of the area has opened, there is still one central part under construction- the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train roller coaster. This attraction will include both an indoor and outdoor track and swaying ride vehicles. “I {Read More}

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Disney Twenty-Three’s Summer Movie Spectacular Preview

Siera — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:00:18 +0000

The summer issue of Disney twenty-three, the magazine of D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, features a mega summer movie preview of Disney’s upcoming theatrical releases. “D23 gets readers back in the saddle with filmmakers Jerry Bruckheimer and Gore Verbinski for Johnny Depp’s upcoming The Lone Ranger; Billy Crystal talks about scaring up big laughs for Monsters University; the masterminds behind Marvel’s newest film, Iron Man 3, offer an inside look at how they’re bringing Iron Man back to basics; and John Lasseter shows us {Read More}

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A New Interactive Quest “A Pirate’s Adventure: Treasures of the Seven Seas” Coming to Magic Kingdom this Spring

Chip — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:00:38 +0000

Who here likes pirates? Well, good news for the fans of pirates because Disney just announced today that there will be a new interactive quest called A Pirate’s Adventure: Treasures of the Seven Seas! The new quest will start in Adventureland in Magic Kingdom this Spring. The picture above is a rendering that the Walt Disney Imagineering team did to give you a good idea of what pirate fun is to come. So what can you look forward to in this {Read More}

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Epcot’s Habit Heroes – Take 2…

guest blogging — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:00:04 +0000

Epcot’s Habit Heroes, an attraction that helps kids to defeat unhealthy habits is open again after undergoing an Imagineering re-do. If you recall Habit Heroes opened last February and the attraction caused a huge amount of negative publicity when fat-acceptance groups said it’s characters were cruel stereotypes. With all of this bad press swirling around the internet Disney closed the attraction by March 1st and sent Imagineers back to the drawing table. Habit Heroes 2.0 really only has 2 common {Read More}

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Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort Spa to Reopen Soon Under New Ownership…Disney Ownership That Is!

guest blogging — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:00:05 +0000

Next month The Spa at Disney’s Grand Floridian is scheduled to reopen again after a massive overhaul and change of ownership. In the past, the spa, as well as fitness centers and salons all throughout Walt Disney World resort, were owned and operated by private vendors. Disney is changing all that and everything will be taken back under Disney’s umbrella. The new spa at Disney’s Grand Floridian will inherit a new name, amongst all the other changes and will be called, ”Senses {Read More}

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Festival of the Masters Returns to Downtown Disney Nov. 9-11, 2012

Chip — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:00:25 +0000

Festival of the Masters presented by Michaels returns to Downtown Disney Nov. 9-11, 2012 for its 37th year. The prestigious open-air fine arts festival features nearly 150 award-winning artists, sidewalk chalk art, limited-edition fine art, photography, sculpture, jewelry, glass art, Disney collectibles, live music and more. The event takes place from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Art from an array of Disney artists also will be on display and available for purchase. The Disney Artist {Read More}

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Disney Confidential – Enhanced Queue is in the Works for Another Attraction in Magic Kingdom!

Anonymouse — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:00:29 +0000

Hey there guys and gals! It’s me… Anonymouse with a brand new quick tip about something exciting that is in the plans for Magic Kingdom, specifically Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Walt Disney Imagineering has let the cat out of the bag, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Frontierland is next on the list to getting a new enhanced queue. What does that mean? Think Haunted Mansion or The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh when you want to think enhanced queues. Both of these {Read More}

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What is More Fun than EPCOT and a Cranberry Bog?

guest blogging — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:00:28 +0000

What do you get when you combine the imagination and magic of Walt Disney World with the mystery of fall’s favorite fruit? A truly exceptional exhibit– an over 1,300 square-foot free-standing cranberry bog to be exact! From Sept. 28 to Nov. 12, visitors to the 2012 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival will have a chance to feast their eyes on the beauty of the cranberry harvest and discover the cranberry’s secrets – from its unique taste to its rich {Read More}

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First Look: Under the Sea Journey of the Little Mermaid

Chip — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:00:39 +0000

Today we’re thrilled to share the very first photos from inside the Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid attraction, which will open at Magic Kingdom Park this December. Housed in the grottos below Prince Eric’s Castle, this New Fantasyland attraction invites guests to follow Ariel on her remarkable journey as she meets Prince Eric, falls in love, and makes a deal with Ursula, the evil Sea Witch. These photos, supplied by Walt Disney Imagineering, are featured in {Read More}

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Walt Disney Imagineering make significant appointment for upcoming Walt Disney World projects

guest blogging — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:00:55 +0000

According to WDWMagic.com, Walt Disney Imagineering has just completed an organizational reshuffle which appears to point to some significant activity at Walt Disney World in the near future. Kathy Magnum, a 30 year plus veteran at WDI who has most recently overseen the Cars Land project at Disneyland Resort, has moved to Florida to become ‘Executive Producer, Walt Disney World Portfolio”. In this new role, Kathy becomes the creative producer for Walt Disney World, partnering with Jack Blitch. In her {Read More}

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Do You Speak the Disney’s Language?

Jodi — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:00:25 +0000

The world of Walt Disney entertainment is so unique it requires its own language. Some words originated directly from Walt and his Imagineers. Others, it seems, have grown into their own Disneyness and have acquired new meanings along the way. Attraction = a theme park ride or show Audio animatronics = realistic robotics that bring 3-D effect to an Attraction Automagic = play on automatic; the Disney way of making things magically happen Backstage = a park area not accessible {Read More}

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The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow Coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios

guest blogging — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:00:06 +0000

Disney has announced via the summer edition of Mickey Monitor, the newsletter for Annual Passholders, that a new attraction will be coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow will be “will be a first-of-its-kind sensory experience in which Guests will have the chance to be enveloped by the world of the Pirates of the Caribbean® as seen in the four feature films.” It is assumed that the new attraction will be located in Stage 4 which {Read More}

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Disney Cast Members’ Children Win National Safety Poster Contest

Chip — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:00:55 +0000

Two Disney Cast Members are the proud parents of children being honored next month in Washington D.C. as winners of the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) annual ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest. First-place honors went to Victor Fan, the 13-year-old son of Ming Fan, who works in merchandise at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, while 5-year-old Takoda Paschel, the daughter of Christie Paschel with Walt Disney Imagineering, placed third in her age group. In addition to the awards ceremony and earning a savings {Read More}

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Disney Confidential – Fantasyland Expansion Gossip

Anonymouse — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:00:07 +0000

Here there guys and gals Anonymouse here. We get tons of questions here on Chip and Co about the Fantasyland Expansion. The biggest one is when is it going to open? While I would love to see it open as soon as possible but unfortunately an Expansion this size is going to take some time. Not to mention we are coming up on the busy season at the parks and Disney is not going to open anything when the park is SLAMMED. {Read More}

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Storybook Circus ‘soft-opens’ at Magic Kingdom Park Photos

Chip — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:00:48 +0000

This week was a big day for the Magic Kingdom! The first phase of the new Storybook Circus area of Fantasyland “soft” opened to guests including: The first part of “Dumbo, the Flying Elephant,” with Dumbo spinning clockwise for the first time in Magic Kingdom history “The Barnstormer, Starring The Great Goofini,” a family coaster attraction featuring Mickey’s best pal and “The Fantasyland Train Station,” one of the three stops for The Walt Disney World Railroad. “The Storybook Circus area {Read More}

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100 Students Selected for Disney’s Dreamers Academy

Chip — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:00:50 +0000

Now entering its fifth year, more than 500 high school students will have participated since Disney’s Dreamers Academy opened its doors in 2008. A celebrity panel of judges led by comedian, author, philanthropist and Disney’s Dreamers Academy Ambassador Steve Harvey reviewed more than 4,700 applications and selected the 100 students for the Class of 2012 Disney’s Dreamers Academy. Judging criteria included exhibiting curiosity, compassion and leadership skills. During the 2012 Disney’s Dreamers Academy, students will engage in multiple activities, including {Read More}

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First Look: Be Our Guest Restaurant at the Magic Kingdom

Chip — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:00:08 +0000

Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) has been busy recreating the castle’s very detailed beauty in the form of the Be Our Guest Restaurant in New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park. In this video, provided by WDI, Senior Concept Designer Ted Robledo presents our very first sneak peek inside this highly anticipated restaurant. Imagineers recently put the finishing touches on one of its major elements: a massive mural that will serve as the restaurant’s backdrop. Here, Ted shows how WDI combined digital {Read More}

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Please Refurbish this ride – “It’s Tough To Be a Bug” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom!

Mike — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:00:48 +0000

If you’ve been a reader of Chip and Company for a while, you’ll know that I wrote a piece about the show “It’s Tough To Be a Bug!” about 9 months ago. So why I am writing another about it so soon, you ask? Because instead of just upgrading it, I’d prefer that we talk about refurbishing the whole space, and get rid of it completely! That’s how much I don’t like this ride! BBC America is coming out with {Read More}

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Disney’s Art of Animation Resort Marquee at Walt Disney World Resort

Chip — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:06 +0000

Last week, Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) put the finishing touches on the new resort’s marquee. Measuring in at 46 feet, six inches, the resort’s sign now holds the record as the largest freestanding marquee at Walt Disney World Resort. (Incidentally, it’s 18 inches taller than the famous “HOLLYWOOD” sign in Los Angeles, Calif.). The photo, supplied by WDI, shows three layers of development the marquee went through in its creation – from digital design, to model, to full-scale installation. Disney’s {Read More}

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New ‘Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom Game Coming Feb 22nd to Walt Disney World

Chip — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:00:55 +0000

When the new “Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom” game debuts at Magic Kingdom on February 22, it will be up to guests to discover and defeat the Disney villains who are wreaking havoc behind the scenes at the Walt Disney World Resort theme park. In this role-playing game, guests become apprentice sorcerers and embark on a challenge to stop these animated villains from stealing one of the four shattered pieces of Merlin’s powerful crystal ball. Armed with spells in the {Read More}

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