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WDW
News
Pin Trading Night Sorcerer
Mickey Pin -
The 1st Pin Trading Night of
2012 is being held at the
Contemporary Resort this Friday
evening. Attending the event is
Disney Artist
 Mike
Sullivan who created the artwork
for the gorgeous Sorcerer Mickey
pin being offered that evening.
Mike also created the artwork
for the recently released Walt
Disney World Poster series,
which was the 1st pin in that
series as well.
The pin called "Pin Trading
Night 2012 Sorcerer Mickey" ( on
the left )is a hinged pin
featuring Sorcerer Mickey in a
stylized pin trading logo. It is
limited to only 500 so a
complete sell out is expected.
Note: Orders for the pin will be
on a 1st come basis as we most
likely won't be able to fill all
our orders. The demand for the
pin is already very high as news
of it has spread like wildfire.
It is being offered below.
Rock the Night Fireworks
Spectacular
- In case you missed it, here is
a video clip of the one night
only performance of the "Rock
the Night" fireworks spectacular
held at Disney's Hollywood
Studios.
Click to watch video
New Details of the Casey Jr.
Roundhouse in Storybook Circus
- While the new Disney Vacation
Planning DVD didn’t offer much
new information on New
Fantasyland, there was one
interesting piece of concept art
and a new description for one of
the smaller additions. From the
look of the concept art
provided, guests will get to
pose for photos with Casey Jr.
in the midst of a wild water
play area. While it may not be
an E-ticket, the attention to
character detail shown in the
concept art below has folks
pretty excited for this little
corner of Storybook Circus.
“The Casey Jr. water play area
will feature water squirting
from playful monkeys,
elephants, and camels as Casey
lets off billows of nice, cool
steam.”
Royal Rooms Coming Soon
- There are new Royal room
décors coming to select rooms at
the Port Orleans Riverside
Resort. According to reports,
the hotel is converting 512
rooms into new Royal Guest Rooms
that will include a variety of
features such as Aladdin’s Magic
Carpet, furniture that appears
as if from Beauty and The Beast
and more. Look to pay about $30
more a night to book one of
these special rooms.
Hall of Presidents Who Visited
WDW
- With President Barack
Obama visiting Walt Disney World
recently, Disney was nice enough
to provide some historical video
of former presidents Richard
Nixon, Jimmy Carter, George Bush
Sr., and Gerald Ford during
their visits to the Vacation
Kingdom:
Click to watch video
Splitsville
Bowling Menu
- The
Splitsville bowling center at Downtown Disney, opening
this fall, will offer hand-tossed pizzas, fresh sushi,
and more on its menu.
Marathon Updates
- Registration for the May 5 the
Expedition Everest Challenge is now open.
…Registration for the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
10-Miler opens February 14.
…Registration is open for events for the 2012 Disney
Princess Half Marathon (scheduled for the weekend of
February 24 to 26). The Princess Half Marathon is 89
percent full, the Royal Family 5K is 66 percent full,
and the Royal Family Kids' Races are 78 percent full.
The Pasta in the Park Party is sold out.
Other Disney News
Is the
Disney Wonder Coming Back East
....to Miami?
-
Is the Disney Wonder pulling up
stakes out west and returning to
the East Coast? Back in
December, Disney Cruise Line
canceled four December 2012
sailings, leaving its final
scheduled cruise from the Port
of Los Angeles departing
December 2 and returning
December 9. With stories about
drug cartel violence dampening
public enthusiasm for Mexican
Riviera cruises, several reports
are now indicating that the
Wonder may be returning to the
East Coast, to a new port.
Disney Cruise Line has a press
conference scheduled in Miami
this Wednesday to talk about
"fleet expansion and new
itineraries," as well as "big
news for what's in store in
2013." The South Florida
Business Journal is reporting
that "Cruise Guy" Stewart Chiron
has indicated that several
Caribbean ports have already
been approached about booking an
unnamed Disney ship starting in
December.
With the Disney Fantasy and
Disney Dream occupying the
Disney Cruise Line terminal in
Port Canaveral on weekends, a
second location would provide
the ability for seven-night
cruises to depart on the
weekend. Miami International
Airport would provide a greater
ability to bring international
travelers to Port Miami than the
Fort Lauderdale airport near
Port Everglades, and Port Miami
is the world's busiest cruise
port.
If the Wonder heads east, look
for a Panama Canal cruise
departing on December 9, 2012,
arriving just before Christmas,
with the first sailing from
Miami being a one-week Christmas
cruise. After a winter in Miami,
there is speculation that the
Wonder could either return
througth the Panama Canal to the
West Coast for a summer of
Alaska sailings or head across
the Atlantic for another season
in Europe. The Wonder first
headed West in January 2011 to
clear the way for the arrival of
the Disney Dream.
The Dream is currently sailing
3- and 4-night Bahamian
itineraries from Port Canaveral,
and the Disney Magic is sailing
7-night Eastern and Western
Caribbean cruises from the same
port. The Disney Fantasy will
sail its maiden voyage on March
31 from Port Canaveral, and will
take over the Magic's 7-night
schedule. The Magic will then
head to New York City in May for
a summer of sailing 8-night
Bahamian cruises, 5-night
Canadian Maritime voyages, and
2-night "cruises to nowhere." In
the fall, the Magic will head to
Galveston and sail 7-night
Caribbean cruises.
The 83,000-ton Magic and Wonder
are the original two ships of
the Disney Cruise Line and carry
approximately 2,700 passengers.
The 130,000-ton Dream and
Fantasy can accommodate
approximately 4,000 passengers.
Win an
8-Night Disney Cruise
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Do
you want to win an 8-night
cruise on the Disney Magic to
the Bahamas, with stops at
Castaway Cay and Port Canaveral
(with a side day-trip to Walt
Disney World)? The Disney Cruise
Line will be giving one such
cruise away. You can enter the
Magical Cruise Adventure
Sweepstakes online or on a
special mobile site. The winner
and three guests receive round
trip transportation, a stateroom
aboard the Disney Magic, as well
as all government taxes and
fees. The winner may also win a
variety of cruise upgrades by
playing a game on the websites.
The Grand Prize Winner must book
travel at least 45 days prior to
the intended travel dates and
must be taken on one of the
following three departure dates:
June 2, July 20, or August 25,
2012. Available upgrades from
playing the game include: dinner
for two at Palo, champagne
brunch for two at Palo, a
private tour of the galley, spa
treatments, salon visits,
merchandise packages, port
adventures, onboard credits, and
more.
You can enter the contest once
each day from now through April
2.
Click to enter contest
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