JEDIS, WOOKIEES and DROIDS, Oh MY!: Star Wars Weekends Returns to the Walt Disney World Galaxy in May 2012 – A stormtrooper stands watch at Disney’s Hollywood Studios as a statue in the shape of a very familiar mouse looks over him. The power of the Force and the magic of Disney combine in Star Wars Weekends. Walt Disney World guests of all ages are attracted to the annual sci-fi fan-fest – to be held ...

The Saga Continues in 2012 – Star Wars Weekends returns to the Walt Disney World Resort from every Friday, Saturday and Sunday May 18-June 10, 2012, as Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The centerpiece of the celebration is the spectacular 3-D attraction, “Star Tours – The Adventures Continue.” The attraction, which opened last spring at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, uses eye-popping 3-D, a dramatic ...

Walt Disney World Wows Guests During its 40th Anniversary Celebration – (OCT. 1, 2011): Anchored by the Mouse “who started it all,” Walt Disney World Resort marked its 40th anniversary Saturday with a gala procession fronted by characters parading up Main Street, U.S.A. to a colorful celebration in front of Cinderella Castle. During the finale, the Dapper Dans, a barbershop quartet, led park guests in a ...

Walt Disney World Marks 40 Years with a Colorful Celebration – (OCT. 1, 2011): Anchored by the Mouse “who started it all,” Walt Disney World Resort marked its 40th anniversary Saturday with a gala procession fronted by characters parading up Main Street, U.S.A. to a colorful celebration in front of Cinderella Castle. Walt Disney World Resort opened on Oct. 1, 1971. (Ron Riccio/Disney, photographer)

Magic Kingdom 40th Anniversary Special Edition Guidemap – (OCT. 1, 2011): Anchored by the Mouse “who started it all,” Walt Disney World Resort marked its 40th anniversary Saturday with a gala procession fronted by characters parading up Main Street, U.S.A. to a colorful celebration in front of Cinderella Castle. A special vintage edition of the park’s guidemap was available for guests at Magic ...

Chef’s Gala 2011

Righteous Reef Playground – Walt Disney World Resort will open the doors to its newest resort hotel with Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, a value property consisting primarily of family suites that immerse guests into the magical worlds of classic Disney and Disney•Pixar films. The Finding Nemo wings of the resort will open May 31; Cars will open June ...

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Imagination Playground

Imagination Playground Lead Photo – Children at the Welbourne Avenue Nursery and Kindergarten in Winter Park learn to design their own course of play using giant foam-like, weather-resistant blocks in the new Imagination Playground they received from Walt Disney World Resort.