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1905: Actor Andy Devine (Friar Tuck in Robin Hood) is born in Flagstaff, Arizona. 1907: Animator, and Disney Legend, Art Babbit (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinnochio, Dumbo, and Goofy in his later shorts) is born in Omaha, Nebraska. 1910: Writer Winston Hibler (the Disneyland TV series, Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan) is born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 1918: Film editor, and [...]

Actors Angela Bassett and Courtney Vance are the newly added narrators to EPCOT’s Candlelight Processional, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The couple, married since 1997, will narrate from December 28 to the 30. Basset is also voicing Eudora in The Princess and the Frog, currently slated for a Christmas 2009 release. This addition moves Marlee [...]

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 [...]

Talk about living in the public eye. The United Press International is reporting that the Walt Disney Company, along with the Cyrus family, is planning on hosting the teen pop starlet’s Sweet 16 party. The event, called “Miley’s Sweet 16–Share the Celebration”, will be hosted by Disneyland on October 5th and will have a double [...]

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 [...]

Hundreds of maids, cooks and dishwashers from the Disneyland Hotel, the Paradise Pier Hotel, and the Grand Californian, walked out signifying their protest of what they called an unfair labor proposal in the latest negotiations for new contracts (which expired in February). Their union stated that Disney’s latest proposal makes health care unaffordable and creates [...]

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 [...]

The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort will be getting a retheming. Walt Disney World management has unveiled a rendering and a few details of the renovations showing that 384 rooms in the Trinidad South Village Area will be rethemed after the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (ship-like beds, old crate-like dressers, [...]

Many of you know that there are Treasure Cruises for children available around the Walt Disney World Resort. Existing Cruises: Albatross Treasure Cruise: 9:30am departure from the Yacht and Beach Club Monday and Wednesday Disney’s Pirate Adventure: 9:30 am departure from the Grand Floridian Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday Island of the Caribbean Pirate Cruise: [...]

As a follow up to Van’s last post, here’s more news of what’s coming to Downtown Disney: First, over the next year, several immersive experiences will be added to the 120-acre complex. Downtown Disney will even get its own attraction in the form of a giant, tethered balloon that will provide guests with an amazing [...]

A 52 year old construction worker has died from his injuries received in a construction accident at Disney’s All-Star Resort on June 13th. Reedy Creek Emergency Services said the man was working on a high-lift vehicle and got pinned against something at the site. He received chest, neck and head injuries and was transported by [...]

(News | Source: Associated Press) David Cook will follow the path of the Superbowl, World Series, and NBA Finals champs before them. I know what you’re thinking…they’re not athletes. That’s right, the newest “Idol” champ will shout “I’m going to Disney World!” during the celebration immediately following the winner’s coronation. This will be a rare [...]

(News | Source: WESH) Sixty seniors from Coffee County (Georgia) were given a surprise gift from Disney. These same students had spent the school ear raising money to go on a graduation trip to Disney World when, on the day of the trip, Christy Wise, the teacher in charge of booking the trip, skipped town [...]