The Disney Traveler

Earlier this year, I wrote a post announcing the new Disney American Idol attraction that’s coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World in January 2009.  Today, word is out that American Idol winner David Cook is filming a Disney commercial to help promote the new American Idol attraction in Walt Disney World – the American Idol Experience. 
I’m still not sold on this new Disney World attraction.  How about you?
Image: AmericanIdol.com

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Brides.com is holding a contest where on lucky winner will get a trip for two to Walt Disney World including a five-night stay in a Disney resort and admission to the Disney theme parks.
You can enter on the Brides.com Disney Fairy Tale Weddings Sweepstakes web page.  Be sure to read the official rules and note that transportation is not included in the prize package.
The contest is open through August 10, 2008.  By the way, the rules don’t specifically say that you have to be getting married to enter!
Good luck!
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Can you guess where this sign can be found on Walt Disney World property?

Leave a comment with your guess.  If no one gets it right by the end of the week, I’ll publish a new post with the answer. 
Put on your thinking cap.  This might be a hard one!
Photo: Susan Gunelius
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Disney’s new animated movie, Wall-E, opens in theaters today, but Wall-E merchandise is already in stores at Walt Disney World.  I snapped this picture of the Wall-E merchandise inside the store in the Mission Space attraction in Epcot last week. 

My 3-year old triplets knew nothing about Wall-E when they saw this display, but they immediately gravitated toward it and wanted a Wall-E toy.  Suffice it to say, we’ll definitely be seeing Wall-E in theaters.  I think we’ll wait a week or two for the crowds to die down a bit though.  I have a feeling Wall-E is going …read more

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Tomorrow a new attraction is opening at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World.  It’s a walk-through tour called Journey into Narnia: Prince Caspian and is a revised and updated version of the previous Disney attraction, Journey into Narnia: Creating the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe that was used to hype the first movie in the Narnia series.

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For those of you with children who love soccer and/or video games, I wanted to let you know about a cool contest I’m hosting on my toys and games blog, PlayLibrary.  I’m giving away TWO MatchMaster Interactive Soccer Games (associated with The David Beckham Academy).  Follow the link to the David Beckham MatchMaster Soccer Game Contest to enter.
By the way, did you know that David Beckham likes Disney, too?  Follow the link to check out the pictures on Yahoo! of David Beckham at Disneyland earlier this month with his wife, Victoria Beckham, and their kids.
Image: MatchMasterGames.com
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Check out this cool video tour of the new Disneyland Innoventions Dream Home from the Los Angeles Times.  The video features a preview of the kitchen and dining room.  I’m still not really sure how practical the futuristic technologies included in the Disneyland Innoventions Dream Home are, but they’re still cool.

Follow the link to read more about Disneyland Innoventions Dream Home from the Los Angeles Times or on The Disney Traveler in Disneyland to Open Innoventions Dream Home and Disneyland Innoventions Opens for Preview Today.
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If you’ll be in the Central Florida area on July 4th, then you should definitely make plans to stop by Walt Disney World for one of the awesome fireworks displays Disney plans to put on to celebrate Independence Day. 
Check out the scheduled events:

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The new Indiana Jones show, “Secrets of the Stone Tiger”, has only been opened at Disneyland for about a month, but changes are coming already. 
The changes will take place in the choreography of the Indiana Jones show.  Three direct punches will be replaced with pushing and shoving.  Apparently, audience reactions to Indiana Jones directly punching other characters, particularly the female character, Col. Dr. Irina Spalko, have been negative. 
Direct punches will also be removed from the Indiana Jones stunt show in Adventureland.
What do you think?  Should the punches be removed or is Disney being overly-sensitive?
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I found a great clip from the Disney Cruise Line vacation planning DVD on YouTube today.  Check it out below:

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