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Miss Tilly before and after restoration. Before photo by Matthew Hull via wdwinfo.com. After photo courtesy of Magnolia Shrimping Ltd.

Miss Tilly repaired, returns to shrimping

Typhoon Lagoon's iconic shipwreck is fully restored and renovated! PORT SALERNO, FL -- It's a boat that is very familiar to fans of the Walt Disney World Resort's Typhoon Lagoon water park. Miss Tilly is a shrimp boat that was deposited on the top of Mount Mayday after 1989's storm, a storm that also conveniently created the ideal conditions for a water park. The Miss Tilly has been perched on top of the mountain ever since, useless and decaying. Until this year. It's a bit of a Fixer ...
September 19, 2018 by Marty in Florida, Other
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Composite photo of Disneyland's Matterhorn and its basketball court by JeroenZ85 [CC BY-SA 3.0] & jon smith [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons.

A REAL look at the Matterhorn basketball court

The hidden court in Disneyland's Swiss mountain ride is a bit more elaborate than most realize! ANAHEIM, CA -- It's been spoken of in hushed tones by Disneyland trivia aficionados for decades: "Did you know that there's a basketball court inside the Matterhorn?" The park was mum about its existence at first, but then Cast Members "leaked" photos of a small half-court inside a dark space. Disney fan sites ate up the news and published breathless articles like this one.  It was all a ...
September 18, 2018 by Marty in California
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NO taping dates! Disney Christmas Parade to be live-streamed

"Slick production values and days of preparation are so 1990's." BURBANK, CA -- Every year, Disney fans on both coasts eagerly await the announcement of taping dates for the Disney Christmas Parade. Those are the days when guests vie to be one of the lucky thousands of crowd members for the Disney Christmas Day TV special. If they plan things right, they'll get to stand for endless hours in the sun for the privilege of maybe being a semi-identifiable blur in the ...
September 15, 2018 by Marty in California, Florida
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New Global Entry at EpCoT cEnTeR. Photo by LtPowers, Peter Fitzgerald [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons.

Disney to offer Global Entry to guests returning from World Showcase

Finally guests can avoid long lines at Customs and Immigration when returning to Future World. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- With the start of yet another festival at Epcot [Ed.: Hey, copy and save that line. We can use it to start a new article every week!], Disney Parks and Resorts and Spas officials have some good news for guests. Beginning in November, individuals who have "Trusted Traveler" status through various government I.D. programs can enjoy expedited returns to the United States ...
September 14, 2018 by Marty in Florida
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A small sampling of John Ratzenberger's Pixar characters. Photo courtesy Ratzenberger.com.

Coming to Pixar Pier: “A Very Ratzenberger Adventure”

The new dark ride will incorporate every Pixar character voiced by John Ratzenberger. ANAHEIM, CA -- A brand-new attraction is on its way to Disney's California Adventure Park, and it promises to be the original, innovative ride that the park has needed. Just months after California Adventure rethemed its Paradise Pier area to be Pixar Pier, park officials have announced "A Very Ratzenberger Adventure." The ride will incorporate 3-D projection and trackless vehicles, much like Ratatouille: L'Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy at Walt Disney ...
September 13, 2018 by Marty in California
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