Community Leaders Sneak First Peeks of New Fantasyland – Walt Disney World Resort offered more than 150 community leaders a glimpse at the largest expansion in Magic Kingdom history today. Local executives and dignitaries toured New Fantasyland, experienced its attractions and witnessed the economic boon it has created for Central Florida.
B-Roll & Soundbites: “Celebrate the Magic” Nighttime Show Comes to Magic Kingdom Park – Premiering November 13, 2012, Walt Disney World Resort guests will experience a new nighttime show, filled with special effects and magic, projected onto Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom Park. In “Celebrate the Magic,” 189-foot tall Cinderella Castle becomes a shimmering canvas, transforming the Castle into a rocket, a gingerbread house, a circus tent, a jungle, ...
B-Roll: Shuttle Endeavour Flies Over Walt Disney World – LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL (Sept. 19, 2012) – Space shuttle Endeavour flew over the Epcot and Magic Kingdom theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida early this morning. The shuttle departed Kennedy Space Center at 7:22 a.m. local time, the final ferry flight of the U.S. space shuttle program. Endeavour’s ultimate destination ...
B-Roll: Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party – Magic Kingdom – Ghouls and goblins gather at Disney for a bewitching Halloween spooktacular during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party beginning Sept. 11 at Magic Kingdom. A pumpkin-orange glow and light fog along with ghostly silhouettes dancing atop the roofs of Main Street, U.S.A create lots of delight and not so much fright during this family-friendly, after-hours party. Guests ...
B-Roll & Soundbites: WWII Veteran Celebrates 61st Wedding Anniversary by Honoring His Country in Magic Kingdom’s Flag Ceremony – To celebrate their love of their country, and each other, the Lessures (pronounced like “pressure,” le-SHURE) of Cincinnati, Ohio, married on July 4, 1951. WWII veteran Louis, 93, and his wife Sally, 85, say neither realized the irony of tying the knot on Independence Day. In honor of their 61st wedding anniversary Wednesday, the couple ...
Kids Will Star in the Show at the Big Top Tent at Dumbo The Flying Elephant – The new interactive queue area that will open at the big top tent at Dumbo the Flying Elephant in New Fantasylandthis July. This innovative queue area will completely redefine what it means for guests to prepare for a Disney attraction. Here’s how it will work: Guests arrive at Dumbo’s big top and receive a circus ...
B-Roll: Dumbo, the Flying Elephant – Dumbo, the Flying Elephant is now double the fun at Walt Disney World Resort. On June 22, a second Dumbo – flying counterclockwise – soft opened to the public. With the March opening, guests got to experience the first-ever Dumbo flying clockwise. Dumbo, one of the circus’ most famed acts, flies guests around the Big ...