The Disney Traveler

As I promised last week, I went to Disney’s Hollywood Studios and snapped some pictures of the new permanent home for photo opps with Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater of Disney’s Cars.
Luigi’s Garage is located where Al’s Toy Barn used to be.  Only the facade and decorations have changed.  Otherwise, the area looks the same as it used to.  However, instead of meeting Woody and Buzz Lightyear, guests can now meet Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater all day!  Check out the pictures below!

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A new Cirque du Soleil show, ZED, opened at Tokyo Disneyland earlier this month and reviews so far are very positive.  Check out some clips from the new show below!

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The T-Rex Restaurant opened this week at Downtown Disney in Walt Disney World.  I haven’t been able to go over there yet, but I found a great post on Disunplugged.com with lots of photos.  I don’t have permission to republish them here, so follow the link to see pictures of the T-Rex Restaurant at Disney!
And follow the link to see lots more pictures on Flickr!
If you’ve had a chance to go to the T-Rex Restaurant, leave a comment and share your review!
Image: Flickr
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Did you know you can try your hand (or hands) at archery during your vacation to Walt Disney World?  It’s true!  In July, Disney introduced the Archery Experience at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campgrounds.  It’s a 90-minute activity that includes all of the equipment that you need as well as instruction.
And while you’re at Fort Wilderness, don’t forget to try some of the other activities – there are horses to ride, bikes to rent, canoes to paddle around the river, and more!
Image: Flickr
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Finally, Ligthning McQueen and Tow Mater will get their own special place where Disney guests can snap pictures of their favorite Cars characters.  It will be Luigi’s Garage (I wonder if the tower of tires will be there).
The new Luigi’s Garage is now open in Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
I think we’re taking the kids to Disney’s Hollywood Studios tomorrow (although with 4-year old triplets, there is always the chance they’ll change their minds and we’ll be off to the Magic Kingdom or Animal Kingdom instead).  If we make it there, I’ll take some pictures and post them on The Disney …read more

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Time for another round of Disney Photo Trivia, and this could be a hard one!  Can you guess where on Walt Disney World property you can find this sleepy guy?

Take a guess in the comments below.  If no one gets the answer within the next week or so, I’ll publish a new post with the answer.
Image: Susan Gunelius
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The contest on The Disney Traveler where 3 lucky winners will each get a copy of Soccer Mom on DVD, starring Emily Osment of Hannah Montana, ends today at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.
Visit the contest post to enter. 
Note: comments left on this post will not be entered into the random drawing.  You must leave a comment on the original contest post to enter.
Good luck!
Image: Used with permission from M80
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I spent the day at the International Food and Wine Festival at Epcot yesterday and found an adorable area next to the America pavilion that celebrates pears!

The display area is set up to look like a circus with funhouse mirrors, pear matching games, spinning ferris wheels that provide fun facts about pears, and more.  There is also a coloring table for kids and a cold case where you can buy a variety of individual pears to try!  We sampled a super fresh and delicious Bartlett Pear – yummy!

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Rumors have been spreading over the past year that Disney was planning to build an urban theme park in Japan.  This week, those rumors were put to a grinding halt when Tokyo Disney Resort’s operator, Oriental Land Co. Ltd., announced that the plans it had been working on for the past year with Disney would be canned. 
At the end of the day, developers realized an urban Disney theme park in Japan would not deliver the return on investment required to make it worthwhile.
Looks like Tokyo Disney (which is very popular, much more so than Hong Kong Disneyland) will …read more

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Does your child love Hannah Montana?  Even if your child isn’t obsessed with Miley Cyrus or the Disney Channel, he or she is likely to enjoy the prize that’s up for grabs at The Disney Traveler this week.  I’m giving away 3 copies of the new Soccer Mom DVD that was released on September 30th!
Soccer Mom stars Emily Osment of Hannah Montana and Missi Pyle of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  The movie is about a single mother who pretends to be a famous soccer pro to try to save her daughter’s soccer team.
Soccer mom is 92 minutes and …read more

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