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POSTED Wed, 07/20/2011 - 09:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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refillable mugs

technology

Walt Disney World to Limit Refillable Mugs?

You know those refillable mugs you can purchase at your Disney resort? They cost around $14 each and allow you unlimited soda pop refills for the length of your stay. Reports are surfacing about these mugs, saying Disney may test out software that would limit some usage of the mugs.

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POSTED Tue, 07/19/2011 - 09:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Animal Kingdom

Celebration

Celebrate International Year of the Forests at Animal Kingdom

2011 is the International Year of Forests, as declared by the United Nations General Assembly, and Disney's Animal Kingdom will help celebrate this in a special festival Wednesday, July 27.

The International Year of Forests brings to light ways to manage, conserve and develop forests. The celebration at the AK later this month will extend on this theme, giving guests a chance to "discover the wonders of forests and learn more about the variety of wildlife that depend on them."

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POSTED Mon, 07/18/2011 - 09:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Design

Epcot

Epcot International Food & Wine Festival

HGTV

HGTV Personalities Lineup Announced For Food & Wine Fest

Epcot's International Food and Wine Festival will get a dose of home and garden expertise this year as HGTV stars get set to share their knowledge. Recently, Disney Parks Blog announced this fall's lineup of celebs that will appear in seminars every Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout the fest.

Here's the lineup:

Sept. 30-Oct. 2: Vern Yip, "HGTV Design Star" and "HGTV Urban Oasis"

Oct. 7-9: Monica Pedersen, "Designed to Sell"

Oct. 14-16: Erin Loechner, "Design Happens"

Oct. 21-23: Taniya Nayak, "Designed to Sell"

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POSTED Sun, 07/17/2011 - 10:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Downtown Disney

Hyperion Wharf

Pleasure Island

Downtown Disney's Hyperion Wharf Construction Delayed

Just a year-and-a-half after plans for it were announced, construction on Disney's Hyperion Wharf has come to a halt. Work on the dining and shopping area that was to replace the long-shuttered Pleasure Island is now delayed indefinitely as Disney "pauses" to evaluate their "master plan."

In an update on its blog, Disney had this to say for guests and fans:

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POSTED Fri, 07/15/2011 - 11:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Epcot

Extra Magic Hours

Magic Kingdom

Monorail

Transportation

Disney Pares Down Monorail Hours

Disney has cut down on its monorail transportation hours this summer in an effort to give more maintenance time to the system.

Guests of Disney need to know that the monorail systems servicing Epcot and the Magic Kingdom will be shut down one hour after the parks' regular closing times. Also, it will remained closed during any of the parks' Extra Magic Hours.

These new hours of operation have already went into effect for Epcot and are set to start August 1 for the Magic Kingdom. Guests can still return to their cars and hotels from the parks via boats and buses.

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POSTED Fri, 07/15/2011 - 10:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Disney's Contemporary Resort

Haunted Mansion

Merchandise

Request Tickets Now for "Room For 1 More" Event

Fans of Disney's The Haunted Mansion attraction take note! On September 30, 2011, there will be a merchandise event at Disney's Contemporary Resort called "Room for 1 More."

Look for the Haunted Mansion's cemetery to be recreated inside the Contemporary. Guests at the event can dine among the crypts and take part in a "deadly" silent auction. In addition, tickets to the event include:

Be the first to pre-purchase limited edition event logo product, Haunted Mansion themed collectibles and Walt Disney World 40th Anniversary collectibles.

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POSTED Thu, 07/14/2011 - 09:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Marathons

runDisney

RunDisney Marathon Updates

For all of you Disney marathon enthusiasts, here is an update of what's going on in the world of RunDisney.

First off, Disney sold out of its last remaining individual spots for the upcoming 2011 Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon. There are reports that the October 1 event does still have a few slots open for tour operators and charitable organizations.

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POSTED Wed, 07/13/2011 - 09:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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disney

Disney Movies

Up

"Up" House For Sale

File this one under the "whimsy yet cool" file: a construction company has built a life-size replica of the house from the movie "Up."

Keep in mind, this isn't the same house used in the Discovery Channel's experiment earlier this year. After getting the green light from Disney, Bangerter Homes constructed a 2,800 square foot model of Carl & Ellie's house and included some neat details from the film - including Ellie's mural in the living room.

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POSTED Tue, 07/12/2011 - 15:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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disney

Magic Kingdom

Tinkerbell

Tinkerbell To Return to Magic Kingdom

The Magic Kingdom is preparing to welcome back Tinkerbell and her Fairy Friends later this month.

After Toontown closed as part of the ongoing Fantasyland Expansion, Tinkerbell and the Fairies were temporarily moved to Epcot. Now, they have a new place at the Adventureland Veranda in the MK to meet and greet their fans.

Look for Tinkerbell and the Disney Fairies in their new home starting July 28.

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POSTED Sun, 07/10/2011 - 09:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Changes

Disney Parks

Resorts

theme parks

Tom Staggs

Walt Disney World

More Executive Changes for Disney Parks

There have been more recent changes going on in the executive management world of the Disney Parks. Recently, we told you about the retirement of Disney exec Al Weiss. In the wake of his departure, two other Disney executives have been promoted.

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