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This week on the Disney Parks Blog, some of my favorite photos came from the Norway pavilion at Epcot, which just had its 25th anniversary. If you haven’t seen them, don’t miss the gallery below, which was snapped by Disney photographer Gene Duncan. Gallery Journey to Norway – No Passport Needed view all Not...
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It’s easy to feel small in “a bug’s land” at Disney California Adventure park – especially after dark. The huge clovers rise up around you, illuminated from below. The Hollywood Tower Hotel looms in the distance, giving you the feeling that you’re just a little bug crawling through its front lawn. The lightning bugs...
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Rumor: Disney Considering 'Monsters Inc.' Land For California Adventure and …/FILM (blog)Two films with sequels in the works might see further integration into Disney's California theme parks later this decade. A new blog posted on MiceChat says Disney is considering revamping a huge section of Hollywood Land at Disney California Adventure … Disney –...
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Hypable Disney Star Wars Land? The Force Is Strong With This PlanMashableWe already knew Disneyland Paris was set to get a Star Wars Land by 2015; the company's Imagineers let that one slip back in April 2012. Star Tours in Orlando's Disney World reopened that same month; bigger, better, not so much about Endor,...
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Lea Thompson, who stars in the hit ABC Family series, “Switched at Birth,” stopped by recently to experience Cars Land at Disney California Adventure park with her family and friends. We caught up with her over at the Cozy Cone Motel, where Mater. was waiting to welcome her to Radiator Springs. It was hard...
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Yesterday afternoon was beautiful, and I found myself at Epcot, exploring the Land of Oz Garden – and I was not alone. This very interactive kids’ play zone was one of the happiest places I’ve ever seen, with children climbing, jumping, swinging and just laughing out loud. The theme was all about flowers –...
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Disney tale latest of many to visit land of OzBoston HeraldAs Disney's $ 200 million, 3-D “Oz: The Great and Powerful” rolls into theaters Friday, it takes its place as the latest film trying to parlay the enduring appeal of Frank L. Baum's tales into a cinematic hit. James Franco stars as Oscar Diggs,...
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Inside the Magic This week: Dapper Dans venture into boy-band land at Magic KingdomOrlando Sentinel (blog)Barbershop meets boy band in this week's edition of Limited Time Magic, the yearlong series of special events at Disney World. The Dapper Dans, an a cappella quartet that has been at Magic Kingdom since 1971, is performing a...
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We kicked off another year of Disney Parks Blog Meet-Ups on Sunday night with hundreds of readers as excited as we were to see a special early screening of “Oz the Great and Powerful.” On the way to the big show at Epcot, everyone had a chance to experience our new “Land of Oz...
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Anyone who knows me knows I love Peter Pan. He was one of the first Disney characters I remember as a little girl. Who didn’t want to fly to Never Land and hang out with Peter, the Lost Boys and Tinker Bell? It’s hard to believe this timeless classic celebrated its 60th anniversary this...
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Although the 2013 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival officially opens Wednesday, March 6, one new garden has appeared a little early. The Land of Oz Garden is open now and at almost one third of an acre, it’s the largest garden ever created for the festival. The area is based on the new...
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We’ll be celebrating the upcoming release of “Oz The Great and Powerful” when the “Journey to Oz Balloon Tour” floats into the Disneyland Resort on February 17. Part of a multi-city tour sponsored by HSN and IMAX Corporation, the tour kicks off February 12 from the Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank, Calif.
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Starpulse.com Head Back To Never Land With Disney's Classic 'Peter Pan' Diamond Edition …Starpulse.comAfter seven years since it first started releasing movies in the High-Definition Blu-ray format, Disney has finally gone to the vault to update and restore one of its greatest classics: Peter Pan. Held over — and well worth the wait —...
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Since Cars Land at Disney California Adventure park opened last summer, it has been bustling with action, so I thought it was time to slow things down a bit and take a look at this new land before the day begins. Seeing the sun rise over the Cadillac Mountain Range was a highlight of...
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I’ve heard it’s tough to be a bug, but it looks like a lot of fun from this point of view of “a bug’s land” at Disney California Adventure park. For this video we took a spin on Francis’ Ladybug Boogie, Flik’s Flyers, Tuck and Roll’s Drive ‘Em Buggies and Heimlich’s Chew Chew Train....
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Inside the Magic Disney demos Audio-Animatronics tech from Cars Land to Wall-E at Otronicon …Inside the MagicAttractions represented at Disney's exhibit include Radiator Springs Racers from Cars Land, it's a small world, the Hall of Presidents / Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, plus a few other popular characters. It's...
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Did you see our float, “Destination: Cars Land” in the 124th Rose Parade from Pasadena, Calif., yesterday? If not, you’re in luck because we have a video recap for you! The 125-foot-long float was a floral replica of Cars Land, the new land at Disney California Adventure park here at the Disneyland Resort, and...
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Happy New Year! If you, like many across the country, like to start your new year watching the annual Rose Parade from Pasadena, Calif., you probably saw the Disneyland Resort “Destination: Cars Land” float this morning. I had the privilege to watch the parade myself from the stands along the parade route, and seeing...
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Best Syndication What Does it Take to Bring Cars Land to Life as a Rose Parade Float?DIS UnpluggedThis weekend, I joined many Rose Parade volunteers, and Disney fans, and even Cast Members in the heat of what seasoned float decorators call “Deco Week”, as they worked to bring Disney's Destination: Cars Land float to...
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I am floored by our Cars Land float for the 124th Rose Parade! It even has a cool name, “Destination: Cars Land.” In this video, we take you behind the scenes one more time to the warehouse in Azusa, Calif., in a follow-up to the first video we showed you a few weeks back,...
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The Toyland soldiers in either Walt Disney World Resort or Disneyland Resort holiday parades are a “must-see.” Watching them on our annual Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade is very cool, but experiencing them in person is even more amazing. They’re exactly like the toy soldiers in Walt Disney’s “Babes in Toyland” (which looks dazzling...
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It’s been almost two weeks since Disney Parks and Resorts unveiled New Fantasy Land within the Magic Kingdom at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. We sat down with Leslie Ferraro, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing, Sales and Travel Operations at Disney Destinations to hear how the historic expansion is tied to the brand’s quest...
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Forbes Disney Raises Bar On Customer Experience With New Fantasy LandForbesIt's been almost two weeks since Disney Parks and Resorts unveiled New Fantasy Land within the Magic Kingdom at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. We sat down with Leslie Ferraro, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing, Sales and Travel Operations …Better FastPass signs could ease...
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Country superstar Brad Paisley recently taped a special performance at Disney California Adventure park for the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade which airs on ABC December 25. Brad is no stranger to Radiator Springs. You may remember he joined us for the grand opening of Cars Land in June, and of course, he sang...
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As we mentioned a few weeks ago, Cars Land is being built again, but this time on a smaller scale for the 124th Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif. In the video below, we take you behind the scenes of the Cars Land Rose Parade float construction in Azusa, Calif. It takes a lot of...
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Radiator Springs is a small town with a big heart, so it’s no surprise that each of its residents goes all-out for the holidays. As we showed you in our recent video, Sally, Mater, Luigi and even Sarge have decked every hall in Cars Land at Disney California Adventure park. I’ve got a few...
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Top Disney exec says Avatar Land remains on trackOrlando SentinelOn the same day Walt Disney World formally unveiled most of the elements in its Fantasyland expansion, the head of the company's theme-park business reaffirmed Disney's faith in another project in Orlando — a land in Disney's Animal Kingdom based on …and more » Disney –...
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The holidays have come to Cars Land at Disney California Adventure park! If you haven’t seen all the automotive-themed decorations and Christmas trees that line Route 66 in Radiator Springs, we’ve got you covered. My fellow Disney Parks Blog author, Shannon Swanson, hit the road recently and brought us back this look at all...
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Have you seen the previews for the upcoming Walt Disney Studios’ film “Oz The Great and Powerful”? I have and this movie sure looks amazing! 2013 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival Will Whisk Children to the Land of Oz by Jennifer Fickley-Baker: Originally posted on the Disney Parks Blog Disney Parks Blog Related...
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In one of my previous “Disney Parks After Dark” posts, I promised to share photos from my favorite place at the Disneyland Resort after dark, Cars Land in Disney California Adventure park. This one requires little backstory on Radiator Springs: Stanley, the town’s founder, sold radiator caps in Ornament Valley along Route 66. After...
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