Disney Takes Four Themed Entertainment Awards – Animator’s Palate on the Disney Fantasy brings the magic of Disney animation into the dining room with a new show called “Animation Magic” that celebrates the magic of Disney animation and allows families to create and participate in a whole new way. (©Disney)   The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) recently announced the nighttime projection show ...

Petty Holdings Adds Exotic Driving Experience – The Exotics Course at Walt Disney World Speedway is new home to “supercars” - LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Combine some of the world’s finest automobiles with a track specifically designed for drivers to safely experience their awe-inspiring acceleration, speed and handling and you have “Exotic Driving Experience,” the latest offering from Petty Holdings. Best ...

Petty Holdings Adds Exotic Driving Experience – Vroom-ing in Style: Beginning Jan. 16, 2012, Richard Petty Driving Experience at Walt Disney World Resort will feature a brand-new adrenaline rush, the “Exotic Driving Experience.” The Exotics Course at Walt Disney World Speedway®, a new one-mile circuit custom- built for the attraction, will be home to a riding experience for guests in “supercars” by ...

Dateline Disney November/December 2011 – Marlee Matlin, Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning actress, will be a guest narrator Dec. 28-30 at the Candlelight Processional at Epcot. This beloved holiday tradition, continuing nightly through Dec. 30, features a joyous retelling of the Christmas story by a celebrity narrator, accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. Marlee Matlin, who ...

Disney Season: Spring 2012 – Flying, Sailing, Casting Spells and Staying in Regal Rooms Are All Part of the Walt Disney World Fun in 2012 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — in 2012, Disney guests will be able to fly like no elephant (or Disney guest) has ever flown, subdue villains with magic spells, sail the azure waters of the Caribbean ...

Disney Season: Spring 2012 – A section of Storybook Circus in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort will open by late March 2012, including a Dumbo The Flying Elephant attraction that will take guests on clockwise rides for the first time anywhere. It is the upper of the two “Dumbos” depicted in the rendering. The existing Dumbo The Flying ...

Dateline Disney: September/October 2011 – With “Magic Your Way,” Walt Disney World guests can customize their visit like never before, starting with theme park tickets to which they can add features suited to their vacation plans and interests – such as Park Hopper and admissions to Disney water parks. Through Oct. 29, 2011, select Magic Your Way vacation packages booked ...

Disney’s Dreamers Academy – Disney’s Dreamers Academy logo (MARCH 4, 2011): Actor, comedian and radio host Steve Harvey (center) poses for a photo March 4, 2011 with high school students (L-R): Jordan Murrell from Benbrook, Texas, Chelsea Scott from Ft. Washington, Md., Diamond Sims from Miami, Fla., and Kyla Hunter from Brooklyn, N.Y., during a break in his radio ...

Nominations Open for the 2012 Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine – Disney’s Dreamers Academy Celebrates its Fifth Year of Igniting Lives, Dreams and Passions LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (June 30, 2011) – Plans are underway for the 2012 Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine. Parents, teachers, mentors and youth can nominate U.S. high school students ages 13-19 to attend this innovative outside-the-classroom educational ...

Eat to the Beat 2011