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	Disney Vacation Connection Desktop Widget Serves Up Planning Information in a Fun and Creative Way for Disney-bound Guests – LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Planning that next magical Disney vacation? The Disney Vacation Connection desktop widget is a free application that can be downloaded to a PC or Mac computer to view news, videos, weather, park hours, events and vacation planning tips. Also included is a Disney vacation countdown clock that will tell guests the ...
	It All Adds Up! Raytheon’s ‘Sum of all Thrills’ Experience at Epcot Innoventions – New exhibit at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® showcases math in action as students design and experience their own ride using math fundamentals WALTHAM, Mass. and LAKE BUENA VISTA,Fla. (Oct. 14, 2009) – Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) today unveiled the Sum of all Thrills™ at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® at the Walt Disney World® Resort. This new ...
	Mobile Magic Application Transforms Verizon Wireless Phones Into Electronic Tour Guides to Navigate Disney Parks – BASKING RIDGE, N.J. and BURBANK, Calif. (Nov. 11, 2009) – Imagine having a personal tour guide to lead the way around the vacation magic of Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. Now imagine that tour guide is in the palm of your hand and able to point you to a visit with a Disney ...
	Audio-Animatronics Timeline – Early 1950s Walt Disney purchases a mechanical bird while vacationing in Europe. The souvenir becomes the inspiration for Audio-Animatronics technology. 1951 Work begins on “Project Little Man.” Roger Broggie and Wathel Rogers, pioneers in Audio-Animatronicstechnology, create a miniature figure that is programmed with cams, cables and tubes to mimic tap-dancing routines performed by the ...
	Walt Disney World Guests Losing Wait, Having More Fun By Using Disney’s FASTPASS System – Talk about losing wait and having more fun: Disney's FASTPASS is a computerized system that gives guests an alternative to standard "lines" at many popular attractions in all four Walt Disney World theme parks.
	DisneyQuest Indoor Interactive Theme Park Offers Families One-of-A-Kind World of Virtual Fun – Fantasy adventures of the virtual reality kind await guests of all ages when they visit DisneyQuest, a five-story, indoor interactive theme park that combines Disney's magic with cutting-edge immersive technologies. In June of 1998, the flagship DisneyQuest opened at Walt Disney World Resort.
	Soarin’: The Making of a Free-Flight Fantasy – Inside the Technology LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Walt Disney World Resort takes Epcot guests on a high-flying magical journey that sweeps them up, over and across the richly diverse landscape of California. Never before Soarin’ has anyone had the opportunity to view the Golden State from a bird’s-eye view with such an extraordinary sensation ...
	Walt Disney World Resort Speaks Guests’ Languages Via Wireless Technology – International visitors to Walt Disney World Resort will feel more welcome, thanks in part to expanded translation services across all four Disney theme parks including a newly designed personal translation device called Ears to the World, Disney
	Breakthrough Wireless Service Puts Captions in the Hands of Guests With Hearing Disabilities at Walt Disney World Resort – Walt Disney World Resort has developed a pioneering program to provide synchronized captions via wireless technology at popular theme park attractions. The breakthrough service was created by Disney engineers to exceed the expectations of guests with hearing disabilities by utilizing wireless communication. Using a handheld receiver, guests are now able to read captions while enjoying theme park attractions where captioning previously had been impractical or impossible, such as rides that send guests through multiple show scenes or outdoor environments.
	Disney Blends Imagination and Technology to Deliver Landmarks in Theme Park Innovation – With the launch of the groundbreaking "Turtle Talk With Crush" attraction at Walt Disney World Resort, Disney has established yet another theme park landmark in keeping with Walt Disney's simple philosophy, "I believe in being an innovator." Through a rich combination of storytelling, guest service, imagination and complex engineering born out of years of research and development, Disney's resorts around the world have become synonymous with cutting-edge achievements in themed entertainment since Disneyland opened in 1955.