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Marky Mark and Vincey Vaughn spend the day at Disneyland MSN UK Disneyland is the place to be for celebrity dads this week - both Mark Wahlberg and Vince Vaughn chose to take a break from their busy schedules to treat their families to a day out at the happiest place on earth. Wahlberg took a stroll with his wife ... and more »

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WKMG's stunner: What happened to Disney employee? Orlando Sentinel (blog) WKMG-Channel 6's Tony Pipitone had a big surprise in his late Monday report about a girl's molestation on a Disney Cruise Line ship. Disney had flown the suspect, a ship employee, to India after he confessed to Bahamian police. "We have a signed ...

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Disney: Still buzzing over Fantasyland Tampabay.com The restaurant designed after Beast's castle and the first Magic Kingdom restaurant to offer beer and wine is so popular that dinner reservations are recommended 180 days in advance of your visit. You can visit for lunch without a reservation ...

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Dream theme park jobs spark interest The Reporter Ask kids that question and the answer might be "Disneyland." Are you ever too old to love Disney and everything from that land of enchantment? Kids and adults swarm to theme parks for days of crazy fun, so today's Link takes us to imaginary theme park ...

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WTSP 10 News

Report: Disney cruise fails to promptly report child molestation WTSP 10 News PORT CANAVERAL, Florida (WKMG) - More than two hours before the Disney Dream left port here last August, a Disney Cruise Line crew member was captured on ship surveillance video molesting an 11-year-old girl in an elevator - a crime Disney Cruise ...

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Cond Nast Traveler

Visiting Disney Without Kids Cond Nast Traveler In the beginning, Disney World comprised a single park, Magic Kingdom, and two hotels. Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Disney's Animal Kindom came later. Today, the four parks combined draw 47 million visitors annually and Magic Kingdom is the ... 13 Things You Never Knew About Walt Disney WorldBusiness Insider Disney packs 24-hour event with goodies for guestsOrlando Business Journal (blog) Disney Pulling an All-NighterWJNO Child Mode (blog) all 13 news articles »

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Orlando theme parks get set to launch cool, new summer attractions Fox News New offerings ready to debut this summer include the Wilderness Explorers experience at Disney's Animal Kingdom and A Pirate's Adventure: Treasures of the Seven Seas interactive adventure at the Magic Kingdom. Other recently-debuted attractions include ... and more »

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Business Insider Australia

Disney packs 24-hour event with goodies for guests Orlando Business Journal (blog) Here's an excerpt from the post: At Magic Kingdom Park, Mike and Sulley from this summer's new Disney-Pixar film Monsters University will pop in to 'scare up' some excitement at the Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It! street party, and serve as grand ... 13 Things You Never Knew About Walt Disney WorldBusiness Insider Disney Pulling an All-NighterWJNO Disney Parks Pull a Monstrous All-Night Party!MarketWatch (press release) all 6 news articles »

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WKMG delivers shocker on Disney Cruise crime Orlando Sentinel (blog) WKMG has video of a Disney Cruise Line employee groping an 11-year-old girl in August 2012 before the Disney Dream departed Port Canaveral. Disney knew what happened, but didn't report the crime until the next day, after the ship was on its way to the ...

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Damon Lindelof Reveals The Origins of 'Tomorrowland', Confirms We Won't See ... /FILM (blog) There is a lot of interesting stuff here, especially if you're a Disneyland geek like me. Lindelof, for the first time publicly, confirms that while the story has ties to Walt Disney's theme park creation, we won't see Disneyland in the actual movie ... and more »

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Travel Agent

Two Years After Tsunami, Japan Tourism on the Rise Travel Agent In the country's capital, Tokyo Disneyland has moved passed the events that caused a month of suspended operations two years ago, and is currently celebrating "Tokyo Disney Resort 30th: The Happiness Year," which began on April 15, 2013. The resort ...

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Business Insider

13 Things You Never Knew About Walt Disney World Business Insider From the Magic Kingdom to Epcot, the Orlando, Fla. theme park was planned in exquisite detail by both Walt Disney and his creative designers "The Imagineers." But even frequent visitors to the park don't know many of its secrets. Author Susan Veness ... Disney Pulling an All-NighterWJNO Disney Parks Pull a Monstrous All-Night Party!MarketWatch (press release) all 6 news articles »

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How to talk like Yoda on Talk Like Yoda Day Orlando Sentinel Disney's Hollywood Studios guests enter the park for the first day of Star Wars Weekends 2013. (Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel ... Right now, we're in between sessions of Star Wars Weekends at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Last summer, Celebration VI, ... and more »

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This week at theme parks: SeaWorld's Antarctica opens, Magic Kingdom goes ... Orlando Sentinel (blog) + Weekend II of Star Wars Weekends at Disney's Hollywood Studios includes appearances by Ray Park (Darth Maul), Warwick Davis (Wicket the Ewok) and Jim Cummings (voice of Hondo Ohnaka in "Star Wars: The Clone Wars") on Friday, Saturday and ... and more »

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Orlando Attractions Magazine (blog)

New race, challenge and medals added to the Princess Half Marathon at Walt ... Orlando Attractions Magazine (blog) runDisney has announced additions to the Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend at Walt Disney World Resort next year, including a 10K and a new two-race challenge. The Princess 10K gives runners of various levels more opportunities to run through ...

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Orlando Attractions Magazine (blog)

Disney's D23 fan club to offer new free membership with debut of reimagined ... Orlando Attractions Magazine (blog) D23 Presents A deeper dive into all parts of Disney from the opening of Mystic Manor in Hong Kong Disneyland to rarely seen footage of the former Disney Studio on Hyperion Avenue. Disney Legends and the Walt Disney Archives Two new microsites; ... and more »

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NPR

Larry Keel & Natural Bridge On Mountain Stage NPR Keel grew up immersed in mountain music before traveling to Japan to play at Tokyo Disneyland. Upon returning home, he won the prestigious flatpicking award at Colorado's Telluride Bluegrass festival. He's made his living as a musician for years now, ... and more »

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Central Florida News 13

Orlando Attractions Magazine: Where to find theme park deals - News 13 Central Florida News 13 Mike Wazowski, from the Disney-Pixar film 'Monsters University,' takes over Spaceship Earth at Epcot, Thursday, April 25, 2013, to announce a 24-Hour 'All Nighter' that will kick off Walt Disney World's Monstrous Summer on Friday, May 25, 2013. and more »

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Disney marks golden age of topiaries Orlando Sentinel They blossomed with the addition of Walt Disney World, growing into a dominant feature of the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, an annual event that wraps up Sunday. Erin Youngs, vice president for Epcot, remembers seeing the greenery ... and more »

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The Guardian

Disney's 'Change' of Merida - A View from the Official Coronation of Merida at ... Huffington Post But before I get to what I experienced first-hand at Walt Disney World and Merida's official coronation on Saturday, here is some background. I have two little girls -- two little red-headed girls, in fact -- and both absolutely swoon over Merida ... 'Brave' princess' sexy makeover not permanent, Disney saysToday.com (blog) Brave's Merida: Her 3D Look is Here to Stay After AllBabble POLL: Do You Think 'Brave' Princess Merida's Makeover Is Sexist?Zimbio Danbury News Times -Los Angeles Times -HispanicBusiness.com all 75 news articles »

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Orlando Sentinel

Getting into stormtrooper gear at Disney's Star Wars Weekends Orlando Sentinel Guests at Disney's Hollywood Studios can have their likenesses transformed into a stormtrooper figurine, pose for photographs with Jabba the Hutt's pet and hear a short story from a man who was an Ewok during this year's edition of Star Wars Weekends.

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Orlando Sentinel

Flower & Garden Fest finale Orlando Sentinel WHAT: We're in the last days of this year's Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, which experienced the addition of featured eats and drinks at World Showcase marketplaces and the after-dark lighting of many of its gardens and topiaries. The ...

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Channel News Asia

Hong Kong Disneyland unveils new attraction Channel News Asia It also downplayed any loss of business that the opening of Shanghai Disneyland, that is slated for 2015, might have. Nearly half of the six million visitors in 2012 were from the mainland, particularly the Pearl River Delta. Bill Ernest, president of ...

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YNN, Your News Now

Immigration control's Magic Kingdom: A proposal to use Disney's system MSNBC Texas Sen. John Cornyn argued on Tuesday that the federal government should adopt a similar entry-exit system to the one used by Walt Disney World. Backing the amendment to the bill proposed by Sen. Jeff Sessions, Cornyn contended, during a Senate ... GOP Senator Asks Why Border Security Can't Be More Like Disney WorldThinkProgress all 5 news articles »

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New trains at Louisville Zoo get shakedown runs The Courier-Journal The new trains were manufactured by Severn-Lamb, a British company whose vehicles are in use at Hong Kong Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Busch Gardens and Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida. The new trains automatically shut ...

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New Marceline Neighborhood in Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort Now ... Wall Street Journal (press release) LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Following brisk sales of homesites, Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort announced plans for its newest neighborhood, Marceline. Sale of the first 19 homesites will begin today. and more »

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WESH Orlando

'The Force' comes to Disney gift cards WESH Orlando Photos. Disney. Walt Disney World guests will soon be able to give the gift of "The Force." Images: Disney reveals Star Wars Weekends merchandise · StarWarsMerch. Toys, posters, mugs and clothing are just some of the items available at the 2013 Star ...

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Eat to the Beat lineup includes Go-Go's, Spin Doctors, Christopher Cross Orlando Sentinel Disney World has released the lineup for its Eat to the Beat concert series, musical events tied to the annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. New acts performing in this year's Eat to the Beat include Go-Go's, Edwin McCain, Spin Doctors and ...

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Orlando Sentinel

At Disney's Epcot, David Bromstad of HGTV reveals 'Power of Color' Orlando Sentinel Bromstad, a former Orlando resident who worked at Disney World, will speak on "The Power of Color" on the HGTV Designers Stage at the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. He'll be in the Festival Center on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the last ...

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Epcot Food & Wine Festival adds Scotland to lineup Orlando Business Journal (blog) Walt Disney World's lineup for the 2013 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival will now include Scotland, Orlando Sentinel reports. The festival, which is set to run Sept. 27-Nov.11, boasts more than 25 international marketplaces. The Scottish ...

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