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Disneyland Parkour, a new travel destination available from Adventures by Disney. Photo credit: Carterhawk [CC BY-SA 3.0] and THOR (Parkour Foundation Winter) [CC BY 2.0], both via Wikimedia Commons; modified.

New Adventures by Disney trip: Disneyland Parkour

Jumping off of castles will no longer be discouraged on Adventures by Disney's latest offering. Adventures by Disney announced a new adventure today that is sure to appeal to young, super-athletic, risk-taking Disney fans of all ages and abilities: Disneyland Parkour. Group vacations the Disney way Since 2005, Adventures by Disney has provided guided trips to locations around the world. Their exotic destinations have included Australia, Southeast Asia, and New Jersey. But for their latest adventure, Disney is sticking closer to home: the Disneyland ...
February 2, 2018 by Marty in California
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Disney's churros, made with a trade-secret recipe.

News Brief: Cast member arrested trying to steal churro recipe

Like Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper, and Taco Bell's meat, the recipe for Disney's churros is a closely-guarded trade secret. LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL -- A cast member working at Disney's Magic Kingdom Park was arrested Wednesday after trying to smuggle out the recipe for churros, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. The composition of churros, a fried, sweet, cinnamon-flavored snack, has long been a closely-guarded secret, and the Disney Company takes whatever legal steps are necessary to protect it from disclosure. According ...
February 1, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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Headless animatronics underscore Disney's commitment to diversity.

News Brief: Disney animatronics finally reflect headless population

Headless animatronics underscore Disney's commitment to diversity. ANAHEIM, CA & PARIS, FRANCE -- Reports and photographs have flooded the internet concerning two animatronic figures in Disney park rides that have lost their heads recently. First, the character Ursula in The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure, a ride at Disneyland Park in California, was found to be missing her head. Shortly thereafter, photographs surfaced of the auctioneer in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland Park, also noggin-less. Uncle Walt's Insider ...
January 30, 2018 by Marty in Florida, World
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A rare photograph of Animal Kingdom's newest mom. By Quarax (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

Animal Kingdom announces first Yeti born in captivity

Just weeks after the arrival of a baby hippo, Disney celebrates another rare birth. It's an historic month for Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park and its team of animal specialists. Still elated over the birth of a baby hippopotamus on January 13, the park announced Sunday the arrival of the first Yeti born in captivity. Worldwide conservation efforts Disney animal care experts have worked closely in the past with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which oversees a Species Survival Plan for endangered animal ...
January 29, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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News Brief: Alien, Klinger and more are official Disney Princesses!

News Brief: Alien, Corporal Klinger now Disney Princesses

Disney's purchase of Fox brings many new princesses into the family. BURBANK, CA -- The Disney Company's acquisition of 21st Century Fox's assets brings a stunning array of well-known characters into Mickey's domain, and today the company made official what many predicted: the title of "Disney princess" has been granted to many of those characters. Newly-crowned princesses include Olive from Little Miss Sunshine, Corporal Max Klinger from M*A*S*H, Scrat the prehistoric squirrel from the Ice Age movies, the robot from Lost In Space, Mary Richards from ...
January 27, 2018 by Marty in Other
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