Wha??? A new study by Avvo.com, a site that offers free ratings and profiles licensed doctors and lawyers in the U.S., has found that Orlando is the single most dangerous spring break destination in the country. Yes, that Orlando. Home of Mickey, Minnie and $13 churros. The place we love and frequent. What could possibly [...]
I was recently talking to my daughter about a potential Walt Disney World trip. We were discussing how we’d get there: airfares have gone up, and I wasn’t that excited about driving to Florida from New Hampshire. Then, as only an 8-year-old who still believes in movie magic could, she offered an alternative: “Let’s go [...]
Construction is continuing at Disney’s Aulani Resort in Hawaii, and if you’re interested in how things are looking, KABC took a camera crew down to the islands for a look-see: It gives a good look around, and you can see that it definitely is not quite ready. There are still plenty of construction crews around [...]
The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network has honored Walt Disney Parks and resorts with a corporate leadership award for its commitment to food allergy awareness, education and management. The Orlando Sentinel today quoted Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs: “Our parks in the U.S. alone accommodated well over 400,000 special dietary requests from guests [...]
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is recalling about 1,200 children’s light-up watches. Watch battery current interacting with nickel in the watch’s stainless steel back can cause skin irritation and/or burning sensations to children who are allergic to nickel. Burning sensations… Yes… Quick! To the Photoshop! OK, OK, seriously. There was a watch recall involving Buzz [...]
In an attempt to create a more “seamless and personalized” experience, Disney plans to introduce systems that will allow guests to reserve ride times from home and bypass check-in counters entirely, a Disney executive told investors at a conference in Anaheim today. From the Orlando Sentinel: The advances are among of a series of technological [...]
A quadriplegic man is suing Disney because cast members failed to evacuate him after the It’s a Small World attraction broke down, leaving him stuck for 40 minutes aboard the Happiest Cruise to Sail ‘Round the World. Or, you know, not so Happy, as it were. The man, Jose Martinez suffered from dysreflexia, which was [...]
Before too long, Fantasyland is going to double in size. And today, Disney released more details about what we can expect. (Although I still don’t think they’re listening to my ‘stroller parking deck’ idea.) You can read the full release in several places, (Disney Parks Blog, Ultimate Orlando Blog, WDWNews, among other places) but here’s [...]
Celebration has had its first murder. The AP, among others, is reporting that a former Massachusetts man was found dead in his Idlewyld condo. Investigators believe he was killed over the Thanksgiving weekend. FTA: “A missing person’s report was filed Sunday, and the next day neighbors went into his apartment and found his body. Investigators [...]
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