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Twisney.com is a site that merges Walt Disney World, Twitter, Flickr and Microsoft’s Virtual Earth to share photos ‘live’ from Walt Disney World. Additionally, people can link their e-mail address to a user name and have a link directly to their photos. Users can e-mail the site with attachments and a subject with [...]

“Wiinders of Life”
I haven’t been inside Epcot’s Wonders of Life pavilion for many years. My memories of it are few and far between. One recollection that stands out, however, is of a baseball game that was featured very early on in the pavilion’s history as a part of the Fitness Fairgrounds. A guest would step [...]

“A Need for Clarification”
Rather than serve as a catalyst for substantive and amusing community-driven discussions, the latest YNA segments have been misinterpreted as deliberately antagonistic. This has NEVER been my goal.
My intent with #001 & #004 (in addition to intermittent future installments) was to build on an idea that would culminate in a milestone article [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)
Walt Disney World is expanding the observance for Epcot’s 25th anniversary. The company is planning a public ‘rededication ceremony’ that will echo the original 1982 dedication. Additionally, there will be an exhibit hall dedicated to the parks first 25 years, a special IllumiNations, retro maps, menus and other souvenirs [...]

(News | Source: News 4 Jax)
Jewel Strong, a missing Jacksonville 4 year old, has been spotted at Walt Disney World over the past 2 months. Strong was believed to have drowned on a Memorial Day vacation to Panama City, Florida a year ago. Her body was never found and presumed lost at sea. [...]

(News | Source: Walt Disney World Website)
Walt Disney World has released a video showing the decorations planned for Cinderella Castle for 2007/2008 Christmas. The castle will be covered in LED lights which will hang from the castle like icicles. To view the video, go to Walt Disney World’s web site and click on [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)
The inspection record for most Walt Disney World restaurants has been released by the Orlando Sentinel online. You can find a list of most of the restaurants by searching for zip code 32830 which is most of Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista. Click here to view the search [...]

(Commentary | Source: American Surveyor (PDF)
The American Surveyor, a magazine written for land surveyors, has written about Bill Hart who was the original surveyor for Walt Disney World when it was originally under construction. The article talks about how the surveyor would have to walk through miles of swamps infested with Cotton Mouths and [...]

(News | Source: Netcot)
The Fountain View restaurant re-opened on Sunday as an Edy’s Ice Cream parlor replacing the espresso and coffee bar. The restaurant serves Ice-Cream sandwiches, sundaes, floats shakes as well as soda. Its current flavor offerings are Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Chocolate Chip, Mint Chocolate Chip, Rainbow Sherbet, Dulce de Leche, and [...]

“Hooray for Hollywood!”
I’m sure by now you’ve all heard and weighed in on the Disney-MGM name change. Come January 2008 we’ll all be able to enjoy Disney’s Hollywood Studios. From what I’ve read around the web, there are two main opinions regarding this change. Those in the first camp think the new name is a [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that a ‘rededication ceremony’ is being planned for the 25th anniversary of Epcot’s opening. It is said that Epcot is planning on having dignitaries such as Marty Sklar. Originally, Disney indicated that there was not going to be a celebration for the anniversary. A celebration is [...]

“Entertainment Value”
I’m halfway through a typical 60-minute wait for Disneyland’s Space Mountain. In front of me, the back of a twelve-year-old boy’s head nods to a silent beat as the white buds of an iPod plug his ears. He inches along, following the line. As he turns into a switchback I notice a sleek cell [...]

This week in Walt Disney World’s History was a quiet one with not much changing. Below is a list of changes that happened at Walt Disney World this week:

Thursday, July 12, 1984 — Show Biz Is opened on this day. It was a short lived show in tomorrowland that closed about 2 months [...]

(News | Source WDW History, Orlando Sentinel)
The Star Wars Jedi Training Academy, a seasonal show during Star Wars Weekends, will become a permanent show at the Disney-MGM Studios. This fall, Walt Disney World will complete a stage to be used for the show near the Star Tours attraction. Officials have not mentioned if [...]