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Disney and ABC Teaming with Feed America to Provide Meals to the Hungry During the Holidays

Disney and ABC are teaming with Feeding America to help feed the hungry during the holiday season.

The effort is part of ABC's Season of Service campaign and Disney and ABC have announced they will donate $750,000 in cash and will match public donations made to Feed America.

Cinderella’s Wishing Well Helps Make Dreams Come True

If you've been to the Magic Kingdom, chances are you've stopped at Cinderella's Wishing Well near the castle, made a wish, and tossed in a few coins. What you might not realize is that those coins are actually collected and donated to children's charities.

Disney Donates $250K To IFAW

Disney, always known for their charitable gifts, has done it again: recently, the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund donated $250,000 to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to support that fund's efforts to rescue animals in the wake of disasters and to make sure their personnel are equipped to do such work.

The IFAW is known to be among the first to respond for animal rescue when a disaster strikes.

Cast Members Donate 3.1 Million School Supplies

Walt Disney World cast members were busy earlier this month with a back-to-school supply drive to raise supplies for low-income families in central Florida. Their efforts were a success with over 3 million items, including some 13,000 backpacks, collected. In fact, the amount of pencils, erasers, crayons, rulers and the like collected by the cast members over a three-week period was enough to fill five school buses.

The school supplies will help fill a growing need, acording to Orange County superintendent Barbara Jenkins:

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Fun Facts About Disney’s Animal Kingdom

The 500-acre Animal Kingdom is Walt Disney World's newest and largest Theme Park, it opened on Earth Day in April 1998 and has been entertaining guests ever since. The unique Park concept centers around edutainment about our planet, and the creatures that walk it. Not just a theme park Disney's Animal Kingdom puts focus on scientific research and conservation. The research scientists and animal keepers have made ground-breaking discoveries and substantial contributions to animal welfare and repopulation.

26 Ways To Celebrate National Random Acts of Kindness Day at Walt Disney World

Today is a National Random Acts of Kindness Day, and we're exploring ways that you can participate while in Walt Disney World! Disney is the perfect place to spread a little joy and fun-loving magic to others. By the way - you don't really need a single day offer a random act of kindness; you can (and should) celebrate all year long.

Crawl Your Way Around World Showcase at the 2013 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival

Inspired by the classic pub crawl, where participants spend an evening drinking in a series of pubs, today's post offers a fun way to experience some great tastes. Food & Beverage Crawls have become extremely popular way to enjoy all the delicious treats available at the Walt Disney World Resort. When you add in the annual fan favorite Epcot International Food & Wine Festival to the mix - the stops along the way are raised to a whole new level.

Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund

There are many ways that the Walt Disney Company helps to contribute to the good of our planet. From the impressive VoluntEARs, to the Florida Green Lodging Program, Disney is always looking for ways to lead the industry in corporate social responsibility.

Buses, Boats, and Monorails: Disney Transportation iPhone Application

Navigation the transportation system at Walt Disney World can be a skill in it's self to learn. With such a vast property it's not just getting from attraction to attraction that you need to be familiar with, but how to get from your hotel to the park, and then on to another park, hotel or even shopping.

Timon and Pumbaa are Wild About Safety

Have you ever picked up a counter service meal in Animal Kingdom and found a trading card on your tray? I was puzzled by this during my last trip and admittedly, the card went into the trash with the rest of my garbage. However later in the day I discovered just what that card was and how much fun it is being a kid again at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Fun Android Applications for Disney Fans

Last month we showcased three fun Disney apps for your iPhone but we didn't want to forget about the Android users! There are quite a few fun apps on the Android Market to bring some Disney into your everyday life and to help you out when visiting the Disney Parks.

Power Up: New Tech Merchandise Available at Disney Shops

Extra batteries and chargers are staple items to add to your tech bag before leaving on vacation. In my bag you'll find a variety of chargers to keep me going throughout my day of heavy touring. For my usage of heavy tweeting and texting during vacations, my iPhone battery will last me until about mid-day. After that it's time to plug in and power up to both keep in touch with the rest of our party, and share the fun with my Twitter stream. In the past if you forgot your spare battery you were just plain out of luck, but now if you forget, now Disney's got your back.

Walt Disney World Guest Assistance Cards

**UPDATE**

The Guest Assistance Card Program in this article is being replaced on October 9th, 2013. Please visit our page about the new Disability Access Service Card for the most current information.

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