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Santa appearing at the resorts on Christmas eve

Santa will be appearing for meet and greets at most of the Walt Disney World Resorts on Christmas Eve between 5pm and 8:45pm. You can also meet Santa at Downtown Disney and in…

· Dec 23, 2011 | 11:17am EST

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Christmas Day religious service at Disney's Contemporary Resort

Disney's Contemporary Resort will once again host religious services on Christmas Day (Dec 25). There will be a Catholic Mass at 8am and 10:15am, and a Protestant Service at 9am…

· Dec 22, 2011 | 10:19am EST

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Characters appearing at deluxe resorts this week

One of the most heavily attended weeks of the year is now here, and the resorts will once again be offering additional entertainment. At many of the deluxe resorts, character meet…

· Dec 19, 2011 | 12:21pm EST

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Samawati Springs pool slide at Kidani Village closing for refurbishment in early 2012

The Samawati Springs pool slide at Kidani Village will be closing for refurbishment from January 9 2012 to 3 February 2012. The rest of the feature pool area will remain open as…

· Dec 19, 2011 | 11:23am EST

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PHOTOS - Beach cleared for Grand Floridian DVC construction

The last few months have seen all the preparation for this project, with construction walls being put up, re-routing of walkways, and setup of the construction staging areas. Now…

· Dec 15, 2011 | 9:10am EST

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VIDEO - A look inside the new 'Royal Guest Rooms' at Disney's Port Orleans Resort

The official Disney Parks Blog today released a video tour of one the new "Royal Guest Rooms" at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside. These new 512 "Royal Rooms" start at…

· Dec 13, 2011 | 11:33am EST

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Disney confirm the Grand Floridian DVC project

Disney have today confirmed that the construction taking place between the Wedding Pavilion and Grand Floridian Resort is indeed for a Disney Vacation Club property. According to…

· Dec 08, 2011 | 5:16pm EST

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Groundbreaking ceremony held yesterday for the new Four Seasons Resort Orlando

Yesterday (Dec 6 2011) saw a significant step to towards the opening on the new Four Seasons Resort Orlando with leaders attending a groundbreaking ceremony on the site of the new…

· Dec 07, 2011 | 11:16am EST

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VIDEO - Walt Disney Imagineering install massive character icons at the new Art of Animation Resort

The official Disney Parks Blog has released a new video showing Imagineer Ryan Parrish giving a sneak peek inside the currently under construction Art of Animation resort, as well…

· Dec 06, 2011 | 12:55pm EST

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Disney's Contemporary Resort 'Health and Wellness' suites canceled

The Health and Wellness Suites that were announced back in April of this year for Disney's Contemporary Resort have now been canceled. Originally expected to open in late 2011…

· Dec 01, 2011 | 8:05am EST

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PHOTOS - New range of Boardwalk Resort merchandise

Resort specific merchandise has become very sparse over the last year, but Disney's Boardwalk Resort seems to have reversed the trend with a new range of resort themed…

· Nov 29, 2011 | 12:10pm EST

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PHOTOS - Wedding Pavilion 'view blocking' scrim added ahead of new wing construction at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort

Work on the new vacation club wing at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort has slowed a little now that the site preparation appears to be ready for the actual main construction to…

· Nov 28, 2011 | 9:42am EST

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PHOTOS - A look at the 2011 Grand Floridian Gingerbread House

Marking its 13th year, Disney's Grand Floridian Resort's famous Gingerbread House opened last week for a host of photo opportunities and its extensive range of holiday treats…

· Nov 23, 2011 | 10:30am EST

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PHOTOS - Construction work at the Contemporary Resort

We are not sure if this is related to the new 'Health and Wellness" suites that are set to open soon , or just some kind of other refurbishment, but the exterior of Disney's…

· Nov 18, 2011 | 9:09am EST

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Florida Democratic Party Convention at Disney's Contemporary Resort on Friday and Saturday to cause delays and road closures

The Florida Democratic Party Convention being held at Disney's Contemporary Resort on Friday and Saturday is likely to cause delays and road closures around Walt Disney World…

· Oct 27, 2011 | 5:31pm EDT

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Reminder - Starting today, changes to table service dining cancellation policy as Disney expands the requirement of credit card guarantees

The new table service dining cancellation policy begins today, with a requirement of credit card guarantees for some table service restaurants. View the full details from our…

· Oct 26, 2011 | 10:44am EDT

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Free 'in-room' wireless internet starting at most Walt Disney World Resorts today

One of the most requested Walt Disney World Resort wishes is coming true from today. FREE Wireless "in-room" internet access will be available for the following resorts beginning…

· Oct 14, 2011 | 2:32pm EDT

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Changes to table service dining cancellation policy as Disney expands the requirement of credit card guarantees

Disney are making a significant change to the reservation cancellation policy for some of the most popular restaurants at Walt Disney World. It has been a frequent complaint with…

· Oct 11, 2011 | 9:44pm EDT

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VIDEO - Disney’s Art of Animation Resort remains on target for May 31 2012 opening

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Oct. 10, 2011 – The first wing of the new Disney’s Art of Animation Resort will open to Guests on May 31, 2012, as construction on the 25th resort hotel at…

· Oct 11, 2011 | 7:45am EDT

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PHOTO - New concept art for the Four Seasons Resort and a new target opening date

The official Disney Parks Blog shared a new piece of concept art today for the upcoming Four Seasons Resort Orlando. The luxury resort, located in the new Golden Oak community at…

· Sep 14, 2011 | 9:44am EDT

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Disney now sending out Dining Reservation reminder emails

The upgrades to Disney World's Dining system are still are continuing with the latest enhancement now in operation. Reservation reminder emails are now being sent out to guests…

· Sep 10, 2011 | 8:59am EDT

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Casting Call - Looking for DVC families for upcoming TV show 'Disney Storybook Vacations'

Random Motion Pictures, who produce the TV show " Disney Storybook Vacations " are looking for a cast for their upcoming show. We've been asked to help with the casting, so read…

· Aug 31, 2011 | 12:03pm EDT

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PHOTOS - A look at some plans for the 'Four Seasons Luxury Resort' in Disney's Golden Oak community

It has been almost 4 years since the original announcement , and a year past its planned opening, but the Luxury Four Seasons Resort appears to now be very much back on track…

· Aug 26, 2011 | 2:23pm EDT

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PHOTOS - Construction walls move onto the beach area for Disney's Grand Floridian DVC project

The construction walls for what is speculated to be the building site for the new Disney Vacation Club wing at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort have now moved onto the beach area…

· Aug 26, 2011 | 1:31pm EDT

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PHOTOS - Disney Wedding planners providing Grand Floridian Villas construction visual impact renderings to potential wedding guests

It is reported that Disney Wedding planners are currently providing visual impact renderings to potential wedding guests to give them an idea of what they may expect during the…

· Aug 22, 2011 | 9:00am EDT

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PHOTOS - Disney Wedding planners providing Grand Floridian Villas construction visual impact renderings to potential wedding guests

It is reported that Disney Wedding planners are currently providing visual impact renderings to potential wedding guests to give them an idea of what they may expect during the…

· Aug 22, 2011 | 11:55am EDT

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Extensions to restaurant operating hours during Free Dining period

Several of Walt DIsney World's table service restaurants have had their hours extended during some of the upcoming Free Dining period (available to some guests who booked packages…

· Aug 20, 2011 | 9:50am EDT

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A look inside the new Disney Story Room family suites at Disney's Art of Animation Resort

The official Disney Parks Blog has given us a sneak peek inside the "Disney Story Room" family suites at the currently under-construction "Disney's Art of Animation Resort"…

· Aug 16, 2011 | 11:51am EDT

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Grand Gethering experiences to be discontinued

The Grand Gathering experiences at Walt Disney World are set to be discontinued from January 28 2012. These include the Good Morning Gathering, Safari Celebration Dinner…

· Aug 04, 2011 | 9:03am EDT

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Barbeque Weekends and 'Just Dance 3 Preview' coming up at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek

If you are looking for something a little different, the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek has several weekends of special events taking place this summer. First up is "Just Dance 3…

· Jul 26, 2011 | 10:18am EDT

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