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Wilson student wins trip to Disney World

Wilson student wins trip to Disney World
Last school year, Trevor Frank, Wilson Elementary School first-grader, participated with fellow Wilson students in the school’s annual American Heart Association (AHA) Hoops for Heart program.
AHA conducts two programs for schools — Hoops for Heart and Jump Rope for Heart. Both programs raise funds for the AHA as well [...]

Walt Disney World

Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey, an enrichment event with a special appeal for African American high-schoolers, will take place in January 2008, inviting inspired teenagers to pack their bags — and their dreams — for Walt Disney World Resort.
One hundred teens from across the United States with the potential for greatness and the courage [...]

local dancer star in disney world

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Massachusetts dancers became stars of their own Disney shows recently when they traveled to the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida to take part in Disney performing arts programs.
Christine’s Studio of Performing Arts “Dance Attack” dancers from Acushnet took the stage at the Galaxy Palace Theater in the Magic Kingdom [...]

Disney - Collectibles

Collectibles
* Disneyana: Walt Disney Collectibles by Cecil Munsey (Hawthorn, 1974)
* Disneyana Catalog and Price Guide (5 vols.) by Tom Tumbusch (Tomart, 1985-89)
* Mickey Mouse Memorabilia (Abrams, 1986)
* Disneyana: Classic Collectibles 1928-1958 by Robert Heide & John Gilman (Disney Editions, 2002)
* The Mickey Mouse Watch Book by Robert Heide & John Gilman (Hyperion, 1997)
* The Disney [...]

Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes
* The Art of Walt Disney by Robert D. Feild (Macmillan, 1942)
* The Art of Animation by Bob Thomas (Simon & Schuster, 1958)
* The Art of Walt Disney by Christopher Finch (Harry N. Abrams, 1973, 1995, updated 2004)
* Fantasia by John Culhane (Harry N. Abrams, 1983)
* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs & [...]

Walt Disney Company

Walt Disney Company
* Donald Duck Joins Up; the Walt Disney Studio During World War II by Richard Shale (UMI Research Press, 1982)
* Storming the Magic Kingdom by John Taylor (Knopf, 1987)
* The Disney Studio Story by Richard Holliss & Brian Sibley (Crown, 1988)
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Walt Disney World raises its parking fees increased!

Walt Disney World raises its parking fees
Effective September 1st 2007 Walt Disney World has raised the price to park autos, RVs, trailers, and buses at its theme parks by one dollar.
Old New
Auto/Taxi/Limo/Shuttle/Motorcycle $10 $11
Camper/Trailer [...]

The return of EPCOT Center?

Disney world
The return of EPCOT Center?
Epcotcenterlogosmall Okay I was pleased when Walt Disney World announced that there would be some sort of celebration for Epcot’s 25th Anniversary this October 1st. It showed the powers that be were finally coming to their senses. The 25th Anniversary for the second Disney park in Orlando and the first [...]

Changes coming to Disney’s World! (Fastpass)

Changes coming to Disney’s World!
A recent patent filed by the Walt Disney Company looks to revolutionize the way guests experience the Fastpass “virtual queue” system. The new system would use computers to control the distribution of FastPass tickets across each Disney theme park. The new “e-Fastpass” would be available via wireless devices, cellphones, and similar [...]

Travel to Orlando become easier with VISA!

This is something the folks at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts have been working for for a long time
Under the new law, more countries could qualify to send tourists to the United States without visas for up to 90 days. Only 27 nations can do that now, but tourism officials hope others will be added [...]


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