China's central government has given the green light to the Walt Disney Co. to build its long-awaited first theme park on the mainland in Shanghai, after a decade of negotiations, both sides announced. The announcement of the deal, which would be one of the biggest ever foreign investments in China, comes less than two weeks before US President Barack Obama makes his first official visit here, starting November 15 in Shanghai. Neither side disclosed any figures, or gave a time frame for... Read Full Story
The announcement of the deal, which would be one of the biggest ever foreign investments in China, comes less than two weeks before US President Barack Obama makes his first official visit here, starting November 15 in Shanghai. Neither side disclosed any figures, or gave a time frame for reaching a final agreement, but previous reports have said the US entertainment giant will invest 3.6 billion dollars in the 10-square-kilometre (four-square mile) park. "The Project Application Report (PAR... Read Full Story
China has given its thumbs up to building a multi-billion dollar Disney theme park in Shanghai, the Walt Disney Co has said. "The Project Application Report (PAR) for a Disney theme park in the Pudong district of Shanghai has received approval from the relevant authorities of the central government of China," the company said in a statement on Tuesday. "China is one of the most dynamic, exciting and important countries in the world, and this approval marks a very significant milestone for... Read Full Story
The 17th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival has its earliest start ever during 2010. The 75 day festival begins on March 3rd and will run through May 18th, 2010. By moving the start more than 2 weeks earlier they will be able to offer some different flowers than they’ve previously been able to display. These color filled varieties include: petunias, violas, snapdragons, and other hardy flowers. Festival horticulture manager Eric Darden states, “By starting earlier and going... Read Full Story
The centerpiece of the Disney World Christmas celebrations would have to be the Epcot Candlelight Processional. Each night from November 27th through December 30th, a celebrity narrator reads the Christmas Story while accompanied by a mass choir and 50-piece live orchestra. This is a truly wonderful event that can be seen 3 times nightly (5:00, 6:45 and 8:15 p.m.) at the America Gardens Theater. Scheduled celebrity narrators include (subject to change): Nov. 27-29 Isabella Rossellini Nov... Read Full Story
This year the Christmas Holiday season officially begins on November 10th. This is that date that Disney World and more specifically the Magic Kingdom brings out the decorations, turns on their festive lights, and starts the celebration. Nov. 10th is also the first of 19 nights for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party to be held in the Magic Kingdom. Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, aka MVMCP , is a night time special ticket event that runs from 7:00 pm – 12:00 AM on selected nights... Read Full Story
After becoming legally blind at age 30, Brenda Woodrum missed seeing the details of one of her favorite Disneyland rides, Pirates of the Caribbean .
So, Woodrum teared up when she heard a description of cannons shooting from pirate ships on the ride using a new listening device that just became available at Disney parks.
“It was really an emotional experience,” said Woodrum, 47, of Fullerton. “I remembered what was there, but sometimes I’d ride it and not know what was there. I had... Read Full Story
With all of the wonderful forms of transportation at Disney World, one of the least used is the Resort Launch. A Resort Launch is a boat that travels from one of the Disney World Resorts along the Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake (Contemporary, Wilderness Lodge, Ft. Wilderness Campground, Polynesian Resort, and Grand Floridian Resort) to the Magic Kingdom. You do not have to be staying at one of these resorts in order to use the launches. Just walk down to the dock and hop aboard. The... Read Full Story
The first picture greeting visitors at the new Walt Disney Family Museum is not of Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck or even Snow White. It is a photo of a nine-month-old Walt Disney. And the last exhibit in the sleek museum, which opens to the public Thursday after more than six years of preparation, is a series of telegrams and cartoons mourning the death of Disney in 1966. Though the facility features the first sketch of Mickey Mouse and a room-sized model of Disney's original concept for... Read Full Story
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