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May 13, 2013

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame Plaza

Disney’s Hollywood Studios pays homage to stars of both the silver screen and the small screen. One very special area honoring past and present television greats—one that is often overlooked—is the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame Plaza. Located outdoors along the northeastern side of the American Idol Experience/Sounds Dangerous building, facing [...]

April 15, 2013

Maharajah Jungle Trek

As we continue our visit to Animal Kingdom’s Asia, let’s slow things down a bit and stroll the Maharajah Jungle Trek. This walking tour takes us outside the village of Anandapur to the ruins of a former sultan’s palace. Nature has grown into and through this long-abandoned site, but evidence of the grandeur that once [...]

The China Pavilion at Epcot’s World Showcase

The architecture of Epcot’s China Pavilion strikingly identifies which nation it represents. Taking inspiration from ancient Chinese structures and focusing on the Imperial Palace—or Forbidden City—and the Temple of Heaven park, this Pavilion really captures the essence of the Far East. Guests enter through the Zhao Yang Men, or Gate of the Golden Sun, which [...]

The Only Constant is Change: Epcot Innoventions

Walt Disney Imagineering’s philosophy suggests that the only way to arrive at the best idea is by way of lots of other ideas. Epcot went through 19 major design revisions—even being pitched as two separate parks—before it reached “the best idea” that debuted in 1982. But of course, as with all Disney Parks, and in [...]

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February 11, 2013

Test Track, New & Improved!

Two months ago, Disney re-opened the long-awaited reimagining of one of Epcot’s most popular attractions, Test Track. The ride was awesome as it was, so when the upgrade was announced, a lot of people (myself included) panicked a little. They (we) worried changes would mess up a good thing. You know the old maxim, “If [...]

Holidays at Disney California Adventure

Disney California Adventure Park got plussed this year, and its holiday makeover makes Disneyland Resort even merrier this season. Holidays at Disney California Adventure Park are celebrated through January 6, 2013, with sparkling decorations, tasty treats, and magical fun. Greeting Guests with festive flair is a dazzling, 50-foot Christmas tree at Carthay Circle on Buena [...]

Hollywood Land

Welcome to Hollywood Land! Here, the Golden Age of Hollywood meets the magic of Disney movies in an entertaining combination of glamour and sentimentality, of humor and celebrity. At Hollywood Land, stars don’t walk off the silver screen; you walk into it. Anchoring Hollywood Boulevard is the ominous Hollywood Tower Hotel, an attraction that itself [...]

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November 1, 2012

Buena Vista Street

What Main Street, U.S.A., is to Disneyland Park, Buena Vista Street is to Disney California Adventure. This grand theme park entrance does more than pave a way toward exciting attractions. It gives Guests direct access to a unique Walt Disney experience. Buena Vista Street represents an idealized version of the Los Angeles Walt encountered when [...]

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October 25, 2012

Tinker Bell

Photo via Disney Parks Tinker Bell is likely the most beloved fairy in all the world, and isn’t it wonderful that she lives at the Disney Parks? Tink, the ornery little sprite of Peter Pan fame, fluttered off the screen and into the hearts of millions back in 1953. She has long since become one [...]

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September 10, 2012

Walt Disney World Transportation

In a few days, my family and I will return home from a magical vacation at Walt Disney World Resort, and while I’d love to stay here forever and a day, my feet are overjoyed that I’ll soon stop walking miles and miles and miles a day. There’s one aspect of a Walt Disney World [...]

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