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Many people have heard of the Twin Storms, but it doesn’t appear Hanna will follow in Gustav’s steps. Instead, she’s projected to flow up the eastern coast of Florida, hitting WDW, and then making landfall on the Georgia Coast. It will approach WDW around Wednesday or Thursday of this week. Stay tuned to Netcot.com, or [...]

1902: Animator and Disney Legend William Norman Ferguson (created Pluto and the Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) is born in New York City, NY.
1903: Animator Hugh Harman (worked on the Alice Comedies and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit) is born in Pagosa Springs, Colorado.
1905: Animator, Disney Legend, and one of the “Nine [...]

Guests at the Walt Disney World Resort will be able to get into the parks a bit earlier tomorrow. All four parks will open at 8 am, DisneyQuest at 9am, and the AMC Theatres at Downtown Disney opening at 10 am. This move has been made in order to let guests enjoy an extra hour [...]

If you’re planning a trip to WDW during the next week, keep an eye on the weather. Tropical Storm Fay (Soon to be Hurricane Fay) is set to ride straight up the Floridian Peninsula and into Georgia. Therefore, all major cities in the state should keep an eye out for the storm to come ripping [...]

The Walt Disney Company made public the information that has been suspected for the past week. Along with rising food and gas prices, tickets to Walt Disney World and Disneyland will increase.

One-day tickets for guests age 10 and above for the Orlando park will increase from $71 to $75 (a 7% increase) and tickets for [...]

The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Grand Marshals in the Magic Kingdom’s parades will be riding in a new vehicle. The new ride is modeled after a 1912 touring car, while being more accessible to wheel-chaired guests.
The new wheels also sport a Disney-esque tread.

(News | Source: Press Release)

Today, the Chief Magic Official was announced. After several months of grueling competition among 1,300 other candidates and online voting, Disney Parks and CareerBuilder.com today announced that Justin Muchoney from Seven Fields, Pa., is the first-ever Disney Parks Chief Magic Official (CMO) .
Muchoney was one of three CMO finalists, [...]

(Editorial | Source: Disney)
This week, a letter from Marty Sklar the Executive Vice President for Walt Disney Imagineering, appeared on Disney fan sites all over the internet. The letter (found here) states that Sklar and others at WDI have been carefully considering what to do with the classic “Its a Small World” attraction for many [...]

(News | Source: WFTV)
Victoria Walker was found guilty of battery today after attacking another woman whom Walker accused of cutting in line for the Tea Party ride at the Magic Kingdom. Walker, 51, had claimed Aimee Krause, the victim, was the real trouble maker. Walker now faces up to 15 years in prision.
“I [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)
The United States Air Force’s Thunderbirds did a fly by over Cinderella Castle and SpaceShip Earth this past Monday as they were going between air shows in Central Florida. Additional photos taken by Gene Duncan/Walt Disney World are available here.

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)

Change is a good thing…isn’t it?
Maybe not when it empties your wallet at the same time.
As of April 6, 2008, the price of single-child strollers rose from $10 to $15 a day, and the price for two-child strollers went from $18 to $31 a day. The price for ECVs [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)

As part of the Year of a Million Dreams, a Eustis, FL teenager has won the chance to be the Grand Marshal in a parade at each of the Disney Parks around the world.
His tour of duty starts Wednesday as the teenager and his family join the parade at [...]

(News | Source: Jim Hill Media)
The Liberty Square bridge seems to be having structural issues and causing concerns for Reedy Creek officials. According to photos and an article posted on Jim Hill Media, Disney has put up structural supports and have been looking at the potential of re-routing parades. If the bridge is [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)
The Reedy Creek Improvement District is opening its latest fire station located behind the Magic Kingdom. This fire station will service the Magic Kingdom and surrounding resorts. It is built with Bahamian architecture and cost about $5.5 million to build. The new station will be slightly larger but [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)
Joyce Carlson, the artist behind it’s a small world, has passed away at 84. Carlson worked on the coloring of Lady and the Tramp and created many of the doll characters for it’s a small world. She passed away Wednesday at her home in Orlando.
Carlson originally was hired at [...]