It’s the 3rd race weekend for runDisney’s yearly race calendar; the Princess Half Marathon Weekend at Walt Disney World. This year the race weekend celebrated its 5th anniversary. Runners from all over the world gathered at the Walt Disney World resort to become race royalty as they ran the distance. Most of the runners were [...]
In 1939, both adults and children alike were thrust into the fantasy world of Oz. Based on author L. Frank Baum’s original novel, the story of Dorothy Gale and her adventure to the Emerald City has become a favorite for generations; in fact, it was named the most watched motion picture in history by the [...]
We’ve discussed it before but it’s worth noting again. Disney is always playing with our senses, especially in its theme parks. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been affected by sight, sound, taste, smell, and even touch when walking through various lands of Disney’s theme parks. But, the one sense that triggers our [...]
We’re really getting deep into the planning of our May trip to Southern California and the Disneyland Resort. If you read the last installment of my Help! series, you’ll recall that my family travels to Walt Disney World several times a year, but this will be our first trip out west and we’re really looking [...]
The Patent and Trademark Office recently published one of the principal utility patents applications Disney filed for MyMagic+. Publication of a patent application typically occurs about 18 months after it is filed which means Disney filed the patent application in July 2011. Let’s get the legal terms out of the way. Upon filing, patent applications [...]
The sun rises early in the AM on a day when you jump out of bed and an entire theme park day is ahead of you. You make your way to your theme park of choice before the park opens. Excitement and anticipation is in the air while you wait at the front gate for [...]
For as long as I can remember, Disney Parks has held a themed promotion celebrating everything from the Magic Kingdom’s 25th anniversary (think “Pepto Bismol” pink castle) to the Year of a Million Dreams. More and more, park goers have come to expect unique offerings resulting from these promotions. Specialty merchandise, free treats, golden Fast [...]
Perhaps only Disney could settle a class action lawsuit, have no class members object to the settlement, but have the settlement approval process take over nine months. I’ve previously written about the class action lawsuit by visually impaired guests in a July 2011 post (after the judge certified it as a class action). I wrote again, in [...]
“We are eager to build a better Mouse sanctuary, not a better mousetrap. We want to keep Mickey around for a very long time.” – Theo Gluck, Director, Walt Disney Studio Library Restoration & Preservation The Walt Disney Family Museum and The Walt Disney Studios are both dedicated to preserving the art of Walt Disney [...]
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