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All New ‘Club Villain’ Coming To Walt Disney World

Club Villain

Have you ever wanted to dine with Disney’s most malicious villains? Well here’s your chance! Walt Disney World Resort announces ‘Club Villain’ – the newest ticketed event inside Sunset Showcase at Hollywood Studios! Tickets are $99 per person including tax and gratuity. This villianous experience debuts January 16, 2016, and promises to be one of Disney’s hottest Dining attractions in ...

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Customized MagicBands Coming To Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World!

MagicBands

Ever wished upon a star that you could tailor your MagicBand to reflect your personal Disney taste? Well, your wish has come true! Soon you’ll be able to fully customize your band with multiple color choices and graphics. Visit the ‘MagicBand on Demand’ kiosk in Tomorrowland and begin customizing your band by choosing one of 8 available colors including purple! ...

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Brand New Restaurant Announced For Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort

Homecoming

Walt Disney World Resort announces brand new “farm-to-fork” restaurant coming to Disney Springs next year. Quoting from the Orlando Sentinel Celebrity chef Art Smith is bringing Florida flavor to a new restaurant opening next summer at Disney Springs. Homecoming: Florida Kitchen and Southern Shine will be Disney’s first farm-to-fork restaurant that will concentrate year-round on the state’s diverse agriculture and ...

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Meet Disney’s Newest Princess – Moana!

Moana

You’ll love this article from People Magazine, about the newest Disney Princess, Moana, and the young lady lending her voice to the character! Like many little girls, Auli’i Cravalho of Oahu wanted to be a Disney princess. “From baby time to now, I wanted to be a Disney princess and then I wanted to be a singer or an actress,” ...

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Exciting New Feature Restaurant Opens At Disney Springs!

Mickey and the Iron Chef

The ceremonial breaking of a sake barrel and rhythmic pounding of Japanese drums heralded the opening of Morimoto Asia Tuesday the 29th of October. The media event sported stunning culinary displays including a collaborative sushi-making activity with celebrity chef Masaharu Morimoto and Mickey Mouse where they constructed a 60-foot long California roll. The Iron chef was all smiles and stated ...

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Dining Reservation Re-sellers About To Shut Down At Walt Disney World

The Grill Masters at Ohana's

It appears websites that have been helping guests secure hard to get reservations have been asked to stop by Disney. Disney Dining Buddy just posted this on their Facebook page. Dear Loyal Customers, Disney has requested that we discontinue our services as currently provided, and we have honored that request. We understand this may be disappointing to those of you ...

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Duffy The Disney Bear’s Days Are Numbered

Duffy The Disney Bear

Duffy the Disney Bear is being retired at Walt Disney World Resort and other Disney properties. It seems that no matter how earnestly Disney tried to make Duffy part of the Disney character pantheon, he never quite gained enough of a fan base to warrant keeping the fuzzy little guy around. Additionally, sales of the plush toy and his character ...

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Disney Destination Name Finally Official!

Disney Springs

Tuesday, September 29th, Downtown Disney will cease to exist at Walt Disney World Resort. Instead, the ever-evolving shopping, dining and entertainment destination will henceforth be known as Disney Springs. Though this action packed Disney hot spot is on to bigger and better things… I think I’ll miss the old name which had a 20 year long run after replacing the ...

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