Star Wars Weekends Take Walt Disney World by Storm! Dust off your lightsabers, Star Wars Weekends are about to land at Walt Disney World Resort! Thanks to the magic of Disney, Star Wars fans will celebrate this amazing pop culture phenomenon as the “Force” whisks them off … to Tatooine and beyond! Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday beginning May 18 through June 10, 2012,...
Life Imitates Art On October 10, 2009, my best friend gave me the surprise of my life at Disneyland Park. Near Pirates of the Carribbean is an artist who draws caricatures and Jason wanted to have one done of me. I said fine, but I had a feeling something was up his sleeve. The whole time she was...
Disney Mothers to Remember Over the years, Disney has given us remarkable characters of all kinds. Although many of the fairy-tale films have, true to their origins, step-mothers or no mothers at all, among Disney’s most memorable characters are a number of mothers. From nasty, manipulative “godmother” Gothel in “Tangled” to the pampered but determined Duchess in “The Aristocats,”...
Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival 2012 Photos illustrate how creativity and gardening come together at this annual celebration of all things floral.
I’ll Be Back Soon, Mr. Disney! All my life I dreamed of working for Disney. I remember being young and telling my parents how one day I would be a “Disney Princess.” They always laughed and patted me on the head, but even though they had a good chuckle, I knew that this is what I wanted to do. When I...
The Pixar Team Talks Tales of Bravery Fiery, fearless Merida, the teenage heroine in Disney·Pixar’s ” Brave,” defies a centuries-old custom to take control of her destiny, regardless of potential peril
Official Rules: Disney Infinity Tinker Bell Figure Giveaway DISNEY INFINITY TINKER BELL FIGURE SWEEPSTAKES NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN, NOR WILL A PURCHASE IMPROVE ONE’S CHANCES OF WINNING Entrants under the age of 18 must have permission from their parent or legal guardian in order to enter. 1. SPONSOR: Disney Interactive, 1200 Grand Central Avenue, Glendale, California...
The Wedding Was Meant to Be When we decided to get married back in 1998, we had no idea where to hold the wedding. We had traveled to Walt Disney World several times, so I ordered a Fairytale Wedding brochure. When it arrived in the mail, it was beautiful. We looked at each other and said “Yes, this is where we...
Disney Goes Wild We’ve all grown up with Disney’s delightful animated rabbits, mice, puppies, and lions, but sometimes, it’s the real-life animals that capture our imagination
Good Night, Walt! It has been my pleasure to hold an annual pass at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim for a number of years now. One of my regular traditions when I enter Disneyland is to give a little salute of recognition to Walt Disney’s apartment over the fire station on Main Street. It is nothing more than...
A Peek into the Jungles of DisneyNature “Chimpanzee” Thanks to Disneynature, a new Earth Day tradition has evolved – we can look forward to another breathtaking film to debut every year on Earth Day. Previous years have taken viewers to the savannahs with “African Cats,” below the world’s great bodies of water with “Oceans,” and around the world and back with “Earth.” Now...
Can’t Imagine Life without Disney! I visited Walt Disney World twice as a kid, and my husband had been there once as well. In September 2001, his parents decided to take the family – my husband (then boyfriend), his brother, and myself – back to Disney World. The unthinkable happened on 9/11, but that didn’t stop us. All flights were...
How Does Disney’s Flower & Garden Festival Grow? Character topiaries, unique gardens, and everything green? It must be time for the 19th Annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, which is currently in full bloom at Walt Disney World Resort now through May 20, 2012. This celebration of spring is the perfect excursion for Guests interested in brilliant botanicals as well as beloved...
Disney Animal Kingdom Explorers Join the globe-trotting adventures of a team of wildlife experts as you create and nurture your own wildlife preserve around the iconic “Tree of Life” in the new Facebook game, “Disney Animal Kingdom Explorers,” the first social game inspired by Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park.. From the creators of “Gardens of Time,” (Winner of Best Social...
A Bus-Ride Surprise On July 2005, my family made a week-and-a-half trip all about Disney. We caught the 50th anniversary of Disneyland in California, then spent a week over in Walt Disney World. Our family is a bit older and we were first-timers at Walt Disney World. At the time my sisters and I were 21, 17, and...
Two Amazing Trips to Walt’s Favorite Places For many lovers of Disney, trips to the Theme Parks and repeated viewings of classic films make them want to get closer to the man behind all the magic. What influenced Walt Disney? And what places did he love? Recently, Disney aficionados had two once-in-a-lifetime chances to walk where Walt once did, and see the...
Polynesian Deja Vu When my daughter Piper was eight-years-old, we stayed at Walt Disney World‘s Polynesian Resort and attended the big luau and hula show. Piper was one of the kids selected to go up on stage and dance. Twenty-three years later, Piper and her two sons were in the audience at the “Spirit of Aloha” show and...
Take 2: “Newsies The Musical” Many of us who lived through the 1990s were singing and dancing to music from Disney’s “Newsies,” a film based on the real-life New York City newsboy strike of 1899. The movie, which quietly garnered a cult following over the years, now has a chance to win over a new generation as “Newsies The Musical”...
Family Picture Our family has been visiting Walt Disney World since the week it first opened in 1971. Our four children and our grandchildren have always considered it their playground. Our children and most of our grandchildren are grown and living their own lives, but we are Florida residents and visit Walt Disney World three to five...
Do you miss the Wasteland? Have you played Disney Epic Mickey all the way through more than once since it first hit the game stores? Are you dying to explore Mickey and Oswald’s world even further? Well, the Insider has some great news for you! Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two will be released this fall. We had...
The Insider Turns Ten! It seems like yesterday that the Disney Insider began sharing the latest and greatest Disney news with subscribers – but it’s actually been a full decade as of this month. In the last ten years, we’ve broken news, shared your stories about what Disney means to you, and brought you interviews with some of Disney’s...
My Son’s Dream Come True My 18-year-old son has always been a huge Disney fan. From the time he was very young, we would visit Disneyland and Disney California Adventure – we even attended Disney California Adventure on opening day! He was eight at the time and it was a very special moment for both of us. He’s also had...
Who’s Duffy? He’s huggable, adventurous, and even has a popular Facebook page – but WHO is Duffy the Disney Bear? If you don’t already know, you’ll be charmed to discover that Duffy is Mickey Mouse‘s very own teddy bear (not to mention travel companion!) … and the newest character that Disney Theme Park Guests around the globe...
Saved Pennies for a Priceless Moment When we first moved to Orlando, Florida, my son Noah was four years old. He was so excited that we were moving that he told everyone he “was moving to Disney World” – how cute! With all this excitement, he knew that we would be making a trip to the Magic Kingdom. He told me...
