Walt Disney World

The Magic Kingdom is a place of fantasy, enchantment, wonder, and construction, which is why we stopped by on Friday May 19 to get a look at the current progress in Fantasyland on both the new Pathway near haunted Mansion, and everything else near Storybook Circus including the Little Mermaid and Seven Dwarf Mine Train. During the day we also visited the Sunshine Tree Terrace, hid from the rain in Tomorrow land, and did so much more.

Sunshine Tree Terrace:
This quick service offering has been undergoing an exterior refurbishment for many months. Earlier this month the tarps came down and the refurbished structure was revealed to the world and with that came the return of a classic frozen delicacy, the Citrus Swirl. ...

Two days in a row I visited Walt Disney World for a few hours each and have brought back some newsworthy photos, as well as some attempts at artistic ones, from Epcot and the Magic Kingdom.

At Epcot everyone is getting their last rides in at Test Track which closes for a massive refurbishment and re-theme after Sunday. I personally saw its wait time up to 100 minutes on Thursday evening, but Extra Magic Hours that night might have inflated the wait times. We have photographs from the queue and soon a miniature video tribute to the ride. During my ride the attraction went down temporarily after the accelerated loop so we have a few photos from outside while we waited to go inside.

Inside Innoventions East Habit Heroes and Vision House were both behind curtains, though the post show for Habit Heroes was visible and turned on, all directional signage inside has been updated with the new ...

Walt Disney World has released the official schedule for Celebrities attending this year's Star Wars Weekend Celebration, Ray Park will be doing a double weekend, possibly with his much anticipated martial arts demo again, while weekend three currently has a space open for a Clone Wars voice talent to fill in.

Weekend I (May 18 – 20)

• Ray Park – (Darth Maul – Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)
  
• Jerome Blake (Rune Haako/Mas Amedda – Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)
• Dee Bradley Baker (voice of Clone Captain Rex and Clone Commander Cody – Star Wars: The Clone Wars)

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While the celebrity Guests have yet to be announced, we do know who the "Hosts" for this year's Star Wars Weekends will be, James Arnold Taylor and Ashley Eckstein.


This host line up sound familiar, Well Ashley has been hosting "Behind the Force" Clone Wars show since it began and last year James Arnold Taylor did host everything else, including a special show "Obi-Wan and Beyond" which showcased his own voice talent including voice doubling, imitating, and the famous cartoon voices he did. While nothing ...

Disney recently released details on the upcoming Brave "Play" and Greet coming to the Magic Kingdom Park in Mid-May.

Displacing Repunzel the Fairytale Garden will be transformed into a setting resembling her Scottish Highlands home. Here guests will be invited to engage in archery lessons and other activities until it’s their turn to meet Merida, Pixar's first Princess. Joining Merida will be the three bear cubs from the film, who will no doubt be up to plenty of mischief.

To prepare for Merida’s ...

Singer and former "American Idol" champion Kelly Clarkson poses with Princess Belle (right) and Beast (left) from Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" Feb. 19, 2012 in the Rose Garden area of the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Todd Anderson, photographer, Walt Disney World ...

Entertainer Paula Abdul poses with Minnie Mouse Feb. 14, 2012 at Disney's Hollywood Studios park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. For the day, Minnie Mouse wore her special "Valentine's Day" dress, with white hearts replacing her usual white polka dots.
Gene Duncan, photographer - Walt Disney World 2012 ...