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  • POSTED Sat, 10/22/2011 - 07:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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    Room-Only Discounts Announced for Fall and Early 2012

    If you're looking into a WDW vacation and want a discounted room at a Disney resort, then consider these recently-released discounts from Disney.

    For the fall, Disney is offering discounts on rooms for most nights starting October 30 through December 23 with the exception of the week of Thanksgiving. Here are how the savings break down:

    • 15 percent at All-Star Movies Resort and Port Orleans French Quarter Resort
    • 20 percent at other value and moderate resorts, as well as Fort Wilderness Cabins
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  • POSTED Fri, 10/21/2011 - 07:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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    • Epcot
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    • Magic Kingdom
    • Walt Disney World

    Make Plans Now For Ringing in 2012 At Walt Disney World

    As the familiar song goes, what are you doing New Year's Eve? How about ringing in 2012 at Walt Disney World? Recently, Disney put out the scoop on what to expect at the parks during the last few hours of 2011.

    The Magic Kingdom will celebrate by offering two fireworks shows on December 31, 2011: a holiday-themed "Wishes" show at 8:30 p.m. and a 11:15 p.m. showing of "Fantasy in the Sky." It looks like a countdown to the new year is also planned.

    Epcot is holding two "Illuminations" for guests at 7:00 p.m. and 11:42 p.m. (yep, the time is that specific) to help ring in 2012.

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  • POSTED Thu, 10/20/2011 - 08:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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    • disney
    • Disney Movies
    • Up

    "Up" House Contributes to Utah Tourism Surge

    Over the summer, we showed you the real-life "Up" house that a Utah construction company completed and put on the market. Turns out, the house has been a boost in the tourism to the Salt Lake City area.

    The house is situated in Herriman, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City and has drawn nearly 27,000 visitors since opening this past summer. One of the home's builders estimates that some weeks, around 1,000 people visit the house. Herriman's population? Right around 20,000.

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  • POSTED Wed, 10/19/2011 - 08:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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    • walt disney studios

    Walt Disney Studios Chariman To Be Honored at Upcoming Gala

    The Fulfillment Fund, a nonprofit organization that helps Los Angeles area students in need finish high school and college, will be honoring Rich Ross, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, during its November 1 STARS 2011 Benefit Gala.

    There are other Disney tie-ins to this year's Gala, as well, including a live performance from the cast of the worldwide theater smash "The Lion King." Look for Kermit the Frog and Jason Segal, star and executive producer of Disney's "The Muppets," to host the affair.

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  • POSTED Tue, 10/18/2011 - 11:30 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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    • Deals
    • Discounts
    • Downtown Disney
    • Florida
    • Shopping

    One Day Benefit Sale Coming to Downtown Disney in November

    Forget Black Friday! Looks like Downtown Disney is the place to be November 5 as it will be the site of The Benefit Sale. This one-day-only shopping event will offer some great deals to shoppers as well as benefit the Heart of Florida United Way.

    Downtown Disney merchants that are participating in the Saturday sale include the World of Disney(r) Store, Tren-D, Team Mickey, Disney Days of Christmas, Once Upon A Toy, Disney Pin Traders, Mickey's Pantry, and Marketplace Fun Finds.

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  • POSTED Mon, 10/17/2011 - 09:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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    • Johnny Depp
    • Movies

    Movie Buzz: "Lone Ranger," "Thor 2," and "Phineas and Ferb"

    Disney has been doing some rearranging of release dates for future movies, and here's the inside scoop on what's coming up and when.

    First off, the release date for "Thor 2" was pushed back from July 26, 2013 to November 15, 2013. This, in turn, makes way for Disney's "Phineas and Ferb" movie to hit the big screen on the original "Thor" date of July 26, 2013.

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  • POSTED Sun, 10/16/2011 - 09:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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    • CANstruction
    • Charity
    • Disney VoluntEARS
    • FOOD

    Disney VoluntEARS Make "Little Mermaid" Friends for CANstruction Competition

    The fourth annual Orange County CANstruction contest was held recently with Disney represented by its VoluntEARS.

    For the competition, the VoluntEARS constructed Sebastian and Flounder from "The Little Mermaid" completely out of canned goods and non-perishable food items. Around 4,200 pounds of canned items like black beans and corn plus juice pouches were used to create the structure.

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  • POSTED Sat, 10/15/2011 - 09:30 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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    • boats
    • China
    • Downtown Disney
    • festival
    • orlando
    • Water

    International Dragon Boat Festival Taking Place Today at Downtown Disney

    It's billed as one of the fastest-growing water sports around, and those heading to Downtown Disney today can see what it's all about. We're talking, of course, about dragon boat racing and the upcoming Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival that will take place today at DD.

    Dragon boats take their design inspiration from ancient China. The long boats feature a dragon head and tail plus twenty rowers, a drummer and a steerperson. The goal is for everyone in the boat to work together and in unison to swiftly propel the craft through the water.

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  • POSTED Fri, 10/14/2011 - 09:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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    • China
    • China Pavilion
    • disney Parks blog
    • Epcot

    Jeweled Dragon Acrobats Perform Daily at Epcot

    Disney Parks Blog is reporting that the Jeweled Dragon Acrobats have recently launched a five-shows-daily-five-days-a-week schedule at Epcot.

    The troupe has landed in Epcot straight from China and is comprised of two women and six men. All of the acrobats, who range from age 18 to 21, have been training since a young age in their homeland. The group has been performing together professionally for three years.

    Catch the amazing acrobatic feats of the Jeweled Dragon Acrobats in the China pavilion.

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  • POSTED Thu, 10/13/2011 - 09:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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    • ADR
    • Dining
    • Dinner
    • Restaurants
    • Table Service

    Change is Coming for Advance Dining Reservation Cancellations

    News out here in cyberspace has it that come October 26, the policy regarding the cancellation of an Advance Dining Reservation (or ADR) will change.

    Here's what guests need to know: if you make a reservation after October 26 to select restaurants and fail to use said reservation or cancel it, you'll be charged $10. Also, guests wanting to cancel an ADR must give a full day's notice in order to forgo the fee. Guests should also be prepared to start giving their credit card number when they make an ADR on or after October 26.

    Restaurants included in the cancellation-fee list are:

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