w Disney » dis http://wdisney.com Walt Disney World News and Information Tue, 22 May 2012 12:53:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Battle between Disney and Universal Catches Eye of New York … http://wdisney.com/2012/05/22/battle-between-disney-and-universal-catches-eye-of-new-york/ http://wdisney.com/2012/05/22/battle-between-disney-and-universal-catches-eye-of-new-york/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 12:53:36 +0000 Disney Parks Blog http://wdisney.com/2012/05/22/battle-between-disney-and-universal-catches-eye-of-new-york/ There has always been a cross-town rivalry between Walt Disney's theme parks and Universal Studios' attractions. When Walt Disney opened Disneyland in Anaheim, Universal Studios had already been offering studio tours …

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]]> http://wdisney.com/2012/05/22/battle-between-disney-and-universal-catches-eye-of-new-york/feed/ 0 Disney launches Cars Land microsite ahead of June 15 opening [w … http://wdisney.com/2012/05/21/disney-launches-cars-land-microsite-ahead-of-june-15-opening-w/ http://wdisney.com/2012/05/21/disney-launches-cars-land-microsite-ahead-of-june-15-opening-w/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 09:25:56 +0000 Mouse Planet http://wdisney.com/2012/05/21/disney-launches-cars-land-microsite-ahead-of-june-15-opening-w/ The curtain is rolling back on Cars Land, which opens at Disney's California Adventure next month. Mater himself makes appearances in a network.

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]]> http://wdisney.com/2012/05/21/disney-launches-cars-land-microsite-ahead-of-june-15-opening-w/feed/ 0 Disney Sets Jesse Wigutow To Script 'Peter And The Starcatchers … http://wdisney.com/2012/05/18/disney-sets-jesse-wigutow-to-script-peter-and-the-starcatchers/ http://wdisney.com/2012/05/18/disney-sets-jesse-wigutow-to-script-peter-and-the-starcatchers/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 01:53:22 +0000 Disney Parks Blog http://wdisney.com/2012/05/18/disney-sets-jesse-wigutow-to-script-peter-and-the-starcatchers/ EXCLUSIVE: Disney has hired writer Jesse Wigutow to adapt the best-selling children's novel, Peter and the Starcatchers, the 2004 book published by Disney's Hyperion which gives the backstory for the iconic Peter Pan …

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]]> http://wdisney.com/2012/05/18/disney-sets-jesse-wigutow-to-script-peter-and-the-starcatchers/feed/ 0 Disney Video Launches In Beta, Bringing Kid-Friendly Clips And … http://wdisney.com/2012/05/17/disney-video-launches-in-beta-bringing-kid-friendly-clips-and/ http://wdisney.com/2012/05/17/disney-video-launches-in-beta-bringing-kid-friendly-clips-and/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 21:04:04 +0000 WDW Info http://wdisney.com/2012/05/17/disney-video-launches-in-beta-bringing-kid-friendly-clips-and/ There's a new product that just came out of Disney Interactive Labs — a video portal for clips, movie trailers, and even a collection of curated YouTube videos, all designed to be watched online or on any of your mobile …

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]]> http://wdisney.com/2012/05/17/disney-video-launches-in-beta-bringing-kid-friendly-clips-and/feed/ 0 Down the Rabbit Hole … The Mad T Party Awaits at Disney California Adventure Park! http://wdisney.com/2012/05/17/down-the-rabbit-hole-the-mad-t-party-awaits-at-disney-california-adventure-park/ http://wdisney.com/2012/05/17/down-the-rabbit-hole-the-mad-t-party-awaits-at-disney-california-adventure-park/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 21:04:01 +0000 Mouse Planet http://wdisney.com/2012/05/17/down-the-rabbit-hole-the-mad-t-party-awaits-at-disney-california-adventure-park/ By now, you may have heard that a funderful new party is in the making at Disney California Adventure park … the Mad T Party ! But, before experiencing the assortment of joyfulutionary entertainment that awaits you, you must make your way down the Rabbit Hole! This magical, mystical passageway is unlike any other … and it leads to a party that is fit for a Queen (or King)! Guests will feel as if they are leaving their world behind and entering into a special place that just gets curiouser and curiouser! But wait! Not just anybody will be allowed to enter! You must have a smile as big as a Cheshire Cat … and a laugh as mad as a Hatter! Helping us enforce the rules are our Mad T Party “bouncers,” Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. Enlisted by the Mad Hatter himself, these towering twins will officiate over the official opening of the Rabbit Hole each night. Afterwards, our D-lightful duo will remain outside the Rabbit Hole, making sure that all guests attending the Mad T Party are suitably splendiful.

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]]> http://wdisney.com/2012/05/17/down-the-rabbit-hole-the-mad-t-party-awaits-at-disney-california-adventure-park/feed/ 0 Disney Dress http://wdisney.com/2012/05/15/disney-dress/ http://wdisney.com/2012/05/15/disney-dress/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 12:24:02 +0000 Disney Parks Blog http://wdisney.com/2012/05/15/disney-dress/ I'm a HUGE fan of Disney movies and books, so I decided that making a dress completely out of Disney books would be a amazing. But I needed to turn th…

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]]> http://wdisney.com/2012/05/15/disney-dress/feed/ 0 Disney's Robert Iger Nets $26.6M On Sale Of Stock: Bloomberg … http://wdisney.com/2012/05/13/disneys-robert-iger-nets-26-6m-on-sale-of-stock-bloomberg/ http://wdisney.com/2012/05/13/disneys-robert-iger-nets-26-6m-on-sale-of-stock-bloomberg/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 22:01:40 +0000 WDW Info http://wdisney.com/2012/05/13/disneys-robert-iger-nets-26-6m-on-sale-of-stock-bloomberg/ Walt Disney Co. chairman and CEO Robert Iger this week exercised stock options that netted an estimated $26.6 million in profit, Bloomberg reports. The sal.

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]]> http://wdisney.com/2012/05/13/disneys-robert-iger-nets-26-6m-on-sale-of-stock-bloomberg/feed/ 0 Disney World to offer Star Wars carbonite freezing experience … http://wdisney.com/2012/05/12/disney-world-to-offer-star-wars-carbonite-freezing-experience/ http://wdisney.com/2012/05/12/disney-world-to-offer-star-wars-carbonite-freezing-experience/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 16:53:44 +0000 Mouse Planet http://wdisney.com/2012/05/12/disney-world-to-offer-star-wars-carbonite-freezing-experience/ For some, Disney World's newest souvenir is just another pricey geek trinket, but for others, it's a lifelong dream made real. As part of its Star Wars Weekends events in the springtime, Disney's Hollywood Studios (one of four …

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]]> http://wdisney.com/2012/05/12/disney-world-to-offer-star-wars-carbonite-freezing-experience/feed/ 0 Disney Babies Blog: In Need of a Transplant http://wdisney.com/2012/05/11/disney-babies-blog-in-need-of-a-transplant/ http://wdisney.com/2012/05/11/disney-babies-blog-in-need-of-a-transplant/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 13:53:46 +0000 Disney Parks Blog http://wdisney.com/2012/05/11/disney-babies-blog-in-need-of-a-transplant/ When we started talking about this month's Magical Blogorail Blue topic – transplanting an attraction from another park into our favorite Disney park, I immediately thought of something I'd heard on a WDW Today Podcast: …

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]]> http://wdisney.com/2012/05/11/disney-babies-blog-in-need-of-a-transplant/feed/ 0 Rhino Mom Welcomes Newest Addition to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Family http://wdisney.com/2012/05/09/rhino-mom-welcomes-newest-addition-to-disneys-animal-kingdom-family/ http://wdisney.com/2012/05/09/rhino-mom-welcomes-newest-addition-to-disneys-animal-kingdom-family/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 20:01:16 +0000 Disney Parks Blog http://wdisney.com/2012/05/09/rhino-mom-welcomes-newest-addition-to-disneys-animal-kingdom-family/ We are very pleased to announce that a white rhino calf, a boy (no name yet—the team is still deciding), was born May 4 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom . Disney photographer Gene Duncan stopped by to take some photos, and we’re happy to share them with you. This birth was the fourth for mom, Kendi, a 13-year-old white rhino, who was the first rhino born at the park. A rhino birth is a significant event because at one time the species was nearly extinct.

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