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Entrance to the Be Our Guest restaurant at Magic Kingdom. Inset photo by HarshLight [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Be Our Guest’s new Dungeon Room opens in May

It's cold, dark, and you'll be locked in there forever. But the food is good! WALT DISNEY WORLD -- Construction is almost complete on additional seating for the Magic Kingdom Park’s Be Our Guest restaurant! As reported here in November, the popular Beauty and the Beast-themed eatery, built to appear as if it were inside Beast’s castle, often must be booked months in advance. The current three dining rooms — the Grand Ballroom, the Castle Gallery, and the mysterious West Wing — will ...
April 14, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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Some suitcases, one of which has a Mickey silhouette on it.

What the “Moms” missed: more packing essentials for Walt Disney World

You need more than you realize for a trip to the Most Magical Place on Earth! A recent article on the Disney Parks blog gave some great advice on what to pack for a trip to Walt Disney World -- great, but incomplete. Not to cast doubt on the collective wisdom of the Disney Parks Moms Panel, but the average family needs to bring more than just some mesh laundry bags, ziplocs and pennies when visiting Walt's Magic Kingdom, Not That One ...
April 13, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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Neuschwanstein Castle, the centerpiece of the new Disneyland Bavaria. Inset photo by Preetam Chakraborty [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons.

Neuschwanstein Castle acquired by Disney

History comes full circle, as Disney now owns the inspiration for its own theme park castles. BAVARIA, GERMANY -- A real-life fairytale castle, long said to be the model for Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland and later Disney castles, is now in the hands of Mickey Mouse. The Walt Disney Company announced yesterday that it had acquired the picturesque 19th-century castle set in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps. "We've built fiberglass castles, inflatable castles, and stone castles," Disney spokesperson Jun Disney [no relation] ...
April 10, 2018 by Marty in World
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The Jar Jar attraction 'crushes' the former interactive turtle! Get it?

“Gungan Talk with Jar Jar” is a huge success

Everyone's favorite Star Wars character replaces a boring turtle! WALT DISNEY WORLD -- Some were shocked back in January when Epcot’s The Seas with Nemo and Friends pavilion abruptly canceled "Turtle Talk with Crush" and replaced it with a similar experience involving Star Wars’ Jar Jar Binks. Although said to be a temporary change - a "test run" according to Imagineer Carly Aldenkamp - the show has proved to be incredibly popular with families. Aldenkamp told Uncle Walt's Insider, “This will eventually be ...
April 7, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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Rapunzel's really on a roll!

Tangled restroom refurbishment – with new Rapunzel-hair toilet paper!

They'll probably need to drop the "bring back what once was mine" lyric from that song. ORLANDO, FL -- Walt Disney World has announced a new sponsor and brief refurbishment at the Tangled area restrooms. Upon re-opening, guests will find a "plussed" version of paper towel and toilet paper dispensers that dispense a product themed to Rapunzel's hair. Disney officials have not released any details, but an anonymous custodian, [Ed.: Remove this part, but it was Frank from Ocala, FL again] who is ...
April 5, 2018 by Walt in Florida
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