Yesterday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a list of 39 songs that have the potential for bringing home the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 84th Annual Academy Awards. Songs from Disney movies accounted for almost 25% of that list.

The nine songs that could make the final nomination list include:

• "The World I Knew" from Disneynature's African Cats
• "Collision of Worlds" Disney/Pixar's Cars
• "Hello Hello" and "Love Builds a Garden" from Touchstone Pictures' Gnomeo & Juliet

Every year thousands of northerners head south to Florida in an effort to take a break from the cold and snow. After freezing, shoveling, and slipping on the ice, they pack their bags during December, January and February trying to recapture the sun and warmth that they are missing in the cold arctic blasts. However, old man winter can be a cranky guy and the January weather in Florida has become increasingly colder.

One of Disney's most impressive holiday displays is the magnificent creation from the pastry chefs at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. 2011 will be the 13th year for the fantasy structure sitting in the Grand Floridian's Lobby, a life size gingerbread house.

Luther Hunter, a seventy-one-year-old hailing from Gastonia, North Carolina, will spend this Christmas playing Santa in Walt Disney World - just as he has for the past two decades. This year marks Hunter's twenty-first appearance as Santa at the happiest place on earth.

Hunter got the job as the jolly man in red at Disney after meeting a casting director in a toy store in which he was playing Santa. He told the director it had been his dream to be St. Nick at Disney World and was later hired for that very job.

Guests going to grab a bite to eat at the Pepper Market, an eating destination in Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, may have noticed a change recently. A new buffet concept has been rolled out and trialed with guests there in place of the Market's food court.

While the Pepper Market looks much the same, the change comes in that guests will pay a set price for an all-you-care-to-eat buffet filled with many food dishes instead of paying for different items at different stations.

The NFL has teamed up with the Disney Institute for help with February's Super Bowl XLVI.

In an initiative called "Fans First," the NFL is partnering up with Disney Institute to train some 20,000 Super Bowl workers, including executives. The goal of the partnership is to impart some of the world famous Disney customer service to the employees of the Super Bowl.

Where can you find a great place in Disney's Animal Kingdom to kick back and relax with a drink? Why not try the perennial fan favorite, the Dawa Bar. "Dawa" means "medicine" in Swahili and the mystical concoctions that are mixed up here could surely cure the stress of a crowded Theme Park. The Dawa Bar first-rate bartenders and staff help to make this a genuine little oasis in the middle of madness.

"Beauty and the Beast," a popular movie classic from Disney, will be released into theaters January 13 in 3D. This new take on an old favorite comes on the heels of the popular and successful big screen, 3D run of Disney's "The Lion King."

If you are looking for a stress-free way to plan your next Disney World vacation then booking a Disney vacation package might be worth looking into. Disney vacation packages are a great way to book your accommodations, park tickets, and dining quickly and easily.

Back in September, we brought you news that construction on the Four Seasons Orlando Hotel would begin in December. Looks like that bit of news has panned out as ground was broke this week to start the construction of the luxury hotel near Walt Disney World.

Mickey Mouse and Meg Crofton, President of Walt Disney Parks and Resort Operations, were both on hand last week for the official breaking of ground on the hotel project.