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Play & Dine
at Busch Gardens Tampa
Online Exclusive! Play at Busch Gardens Tampa and eat FREE
with an All you Care to Eat and Drink All Day at
participating restaurants now through September 30, 2010.
Offer available for purchase through Labor Day. E-Ticket
allows you to print your ticket at home and go straight to
the turnstiles.
Have a favorite character
call your home with a personalized message – they can even
greet your child by name! This is a free service from Disney
Online. http://disney.go.com/charactercalls/bigkidcalls
Power Rangers
are leaving Disney Hollywood Studios on August 8th.
CAPTAIN EO: Classic 3-D film experience 'Captain EO' returns
to Walt Disney World Resort
"Captain
EO," the 17-minute, classic 3-D film experience starring
Michael Jackson that entertained audiences at Epcot from
1986-1994, returned to Epcot July 2, 2010, for a limitedtime.
“Captain EO” will be presented
multiple times daily at the Imagination pavilion at Epcot.
It replaces “Honey, I Shrunk the Audience,” which is planned
to return at an undetermined date. More info:
www.wdwplanner.com/july.htm
New Characters Added to Toy Story Mania! Ride New characters from the Disney•Pixar film “Toy Story 3” have
been added to the joyful, toy-full adventure of Toy Story
Mania! at Disney California Adventure and Disney’s Hollywood
Studios. In addition to playing with new characters in Toy
Story Mania!, there are opportunities in both parks for
up-close fun with another all-new character from “Toy Story
3” – Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear. He’s the bossman at Sunnyside
Daycare in the animated feature film.
The entire movie "Mary Poppins" was filmed on
soundstages at the Disney Studios in Burbank, California.
"Cinderella" was so successful, it was re-released in
theaters six different times over the years.
Donald Duck's birthday is June 9, 1934. His middle
name is Faunleroy.
In "The Little Mermaid", Sebastian's full name is Horatio
Felonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian.
The large rolling ball in the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt
Spectacular weighs over 400 pounds.
The word "Muppet" is a combination of marionette and puppet.
Disneyland was built on 160 acres of orange groves in
Anaheim, California, and cost $17 million to complete.
Concepts for the Haunted Mansion originally
included a "The Museum of the Weird"-themed restaurant. 28th Annual Night of Joy Sept. 10-11,
2010 in Magic Kingdom:
Night of Joy is a contemporary Christian music festival held
September 10-11, 2010 at Magic Kingdom Park. From 7:30 p.m.
to 1:00 a.m. each night, hear live performances by
contemporary Christian superstars in rock, pop and gospel as
you ride some of the Park's hottest attractions.
Packing
Lists for every
member of the family! Print these so you don't forget
anything for your vacation.
Disney Movies
Cars 2 -
Brad Lewis will direct this follow-up to the 2006 Cars
movie, which finds hotshot race car Lighting McQueen and rusty, trusty pal Mater
going overseas to compete in a major race. This is currently scheduled for
release on June 24, 2011. Click here for more upcoming movies.
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