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.

The Magic Kingdom is celebrating its 45th anniversary on October 1 and guests can start purchasing select commemorative merchandise items this week! Certain items will be available at the park and online.

In 1959, everyone wanted to go to Disneyland, even the cold war leader of the communist Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev and his family. But it's tough to be a politician, and all magic comes with a price. Many sources reported that the visit actually happened, but unfortunately for the Khrushchev family, the Happiest Place on Earth turned out to off-limits to them.

A few weeks back we started out looking at what's Inside A Disney Day Bag - Minimalist edition. Today, we're going to take a peek inside a bag specifically packed for the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. Now, honestly, the average person doesn't really need a special packing strategy for the festival.

The Magic Kingdom is celebrating its 45th anniversary this October so it only seems fitting to spend some time talking about 10 things we love about the original Walt Disney World Resort theme park. This park is more than just the iconic attractions that we all know and love, so let's check out what made the list this time around.

Happy weekend! We're checking in with another Disney news round-up and today we have exciting news about a new live-stream presentation happening tonight on the Disney Parks Blog. Read on to find out more!

Did you know that Walt Disney World is one of the most photographed places on earth? Not only do people love taking pictures of there trips to the magic, but there are Flickr and Instagram accounts dedicated to noting but pictures of the Vacation Kingdom of the World. I love getting viewing perspectives and seeing the Disney Parks through the eyes of others, so I thought it was time for another Walt Disney World for Grown-up Photo Hunt, Food & Wine Festival version.

Welcome to today's news round-up. We hope you're hungry because today it's all about the food. This week marked the start of the 2016 Epcot Food and Wine Festival and it's that time of year for fun seasonal treats at Disney World. Let's dig in.

Walt Disney World's Epcot Theme Park sprawls across an enormous 305 acres, the expanse makes it three times larger than the Resort's first gate, the Magic Kingdom. Since it opened on Oct. 1, 1982 - Epcot has been welcoming guests to explore a world of new ideas and technology amongst a with a kaleidoscope of nations so that we may celebrate the cultural heritage and achievements of the inhabitants of earth. Read on to discover some Fun Facts about Epcot!

Happy Wednesday and welcome to another edition of the Disney News Round-up! In today's news Disney has selected new ambassadors for the Walt Disney World Resort, the Coca-Cola Bear is headed to Disney Springs, and we have a rumor about Disney's Hollywood Studios. Let's check it out!