Canoe Racers Keep Disney Tradition Alive – LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.— Olympians or not, more than 800 Cast Members on 75 teams paddled their hearts out in the recent Canoe Races of the World event–commonly referred to as C.R.O.W–in Magic Kingdom. Surrounding Tom Sawyer’s Island on the Rivers of America, the racers started near Country Bears Jamboree, passing by Big Thunder Mountain ...

Media Gets Update on Fantasyland Expansion – LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., – July 12, 2012 – More than a dozen television stations and print publications got a peak behind-the-construction wall at Fantasyland. The largest expansion in Magic Kingdom history will create approximately 1500 jobs and nearly double the size of Fantasyland. Since construction began in 2010, up to 700 construction jobs have ...

2012 GMA Dove Award Winners Chris Tomlin, NEEDTOBREATHE – with Casting Crowns, Third Day, MercyMe, Kutless – Headline Disney’s Night of Joy Sept. 7-8 –   2012 will celebrate the event’s 30th Year LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – 2012 GMA Dove Award Winners Chris Tomlin and NEEDTOBREATHE – along with Contemporary Christian megastars Casting Crowns, Third Day, MercyMe and Kutless – will headline one of the most-decorated lineups in the 30-year history of Disney’s Night of Joy Sept. 7-8, 2012. Filling ...

Jeepers, Leapers! Fantasy on Land and at Sea adds to the Fun for Disney Guests in Leap Year 2012 – Family Suites Resort, Royal Guest Rooms Also Bow LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – What leap year brings with it in 2012, besides an extra day, is nonstop fun for Disney guests.  At Walt Disney World Resort, they can spin with Dumbo as a new Fantasyland begins stirring to life, luxuriate in new royal guest rooms ...

Millions of Smiles Later, Walt Disney World Marks its 40th Anniversary, Primed for an Exciting Future – LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (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. Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald, Pluto and all ...

Magician Mickey Mouse Now Greeting Guests at New Magic Kingdom Location – … and Guests Can Skip Standby Queue with Disney’s FASTPASS LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Mickey Mouse now reigns at a new location in Magic Kingdom to meet and greet his friends at Walt Disney World Resort. Guests can now go backstage at Town Square Theater for photos and autographs with Mickey — without waiting in ...

Largest Expansion in Magic Kingdom History Will Nearly Double the Size of Fantasyland – LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Let the fun begin! Early stages of the New Fantasyland — the largest expansion project in Magic Kingdom history – opened to guests March 12, 2012. This first phase the multi-year expansion brings the fun of the midway to Storybook Circus in two exciting ways: The sound of the calliope ...

In a Dramatic New Projection Show, Guest Images Come to Life on Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Resort – LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – In a dramatic new projection show filled with special effects and magic, Cinderella Castle transforms into a shimmering canvas for images of Walt Disney World guests and the memories they made that day at Magic Kingdom. In the nighttime spectacle, photos of guests captured that very day in the park ...

Harmony Barber Shop, a Cut Above the Rest for Walt Disney World Resort Guests – Sit back in the good ol' barber's chair and get ready for a good old-fashioned haircut at Harmony Barber Shop on Main Street, U.S.A. in Magic Kingdom. Located near the Emporium gift shop with a signature candy-striped pole outside, Harmony Barber Shop transports Walt Disney World guests to a simpler time ... a time when barbershop quartets entertained with harmonic tunes and when getting a haircut (or two) was a real treat.

The Pirates League Sets Sail in Magic Kingdom – LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Calling all scoundrels, rogues and ne’er-do-wells – Captain Jack and his crew want you. You can drop anchor in Adventureland with your favorite Disney pirates at Magic Kingdom for The Pirates League, recruiting and training Walt Disney World guests ages 3 and up in the scurrilous ways of buccaneers. Each ...