Walt Disney World Resort

Top 20 water parks in the world

2013-04-30 07:15:00

By now, everybody knows what to expect from your standard-issue ho-hum water park: body and tube slide complexes with funnels and bowls, deluge-inducing water play towers for the little ones, undulating wave pools and relaxing lazy rivers. Photos: 20...

When will the digital pixie dust -- MyMagic+ -- get to Disneyland?

2013-01-12 08:00:00

Disney has unveiled plans to roll out a revolutionary new digital reservation system at its four Florida theme parks allowing visitors to pre-book rides, shows, parades, restaurants and character meet-and-greets months before a vacation. So when will...

Sundance 2013: What's it like to secretly film at Disney World?

2013-01-20 11:38:00

PARK CITY, Utah -- "Escape from Tomorrow," filmed on the sly at Disney theme parks, is the talk of the Sundance Film Festival this weekend. But what was it like to make a movie over 25 days at Disney World, Epcot and Disneyland without park employees,...

Sundance 2013: How did a newbie make an unapproved film in Disney parks?

2013-01-19 00:07:00

PARK CITY, Utah -- About three years ago, Randy Moore, a struggling screenwriter living in Burbank, had an out-there idea: What if he took a tiny camera and, without asking permission, began shooting a narrative movie at Disney theme parks? Moore had...

Time Warner Cable's Dodgers play. Movie may occupy Disney lawyers.

2013-01-21 08:52:00

After the coffee. Before figuring out why I didn't get the holiday off. The Skinny: It's a holiday but someone forgot to tell my bosses! I'm here but I hope you're not. Today's headlines include Time Warner Cable's big baseball play, the back story...

On Harbor Boulevard, a pretense of business as usual

2012-11-23 10:35:00

The protests that roiled Anaheim this summer had no regular home base, no Zuccotti Park or Tahrir Square. Instead, demonstrators angry over a series of shootings by Anaheim police marched on several days along Harbor Boulevard and a handful of other...

Disney World opens first phase of Fantasyland expansion

2012-03-14 05:30:00

The first phase of the multi-stage unveiling of the Fantasyland makeover has moved into "soft opening" mode in advance of an official unveiling later this month at the Magic Kingdom in Florida. Photos: Fantasyland expansion at the Magic Kingdom Three...

Travel bargains for military personnel

2012-04-15 00:00:00

Servicemen and servicewomen have a world of travel bargains available. Here are some areas to explore: Commercial flights — Contact commercial airlines directly or go to http://www.military.com and enter "military travel center" in the search box...

Disney World rethinks Fantasyland makeover plans for 2012

2011-01-18 18:30:00

Walt Disney World has gone back to the drawing board for its ambitious Fantasyland expansion plan after weathering the arrival of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Back in September 2009, Disney Imagineering rushed out plans for a girl-centric...

Theme Parks: 10 favorite Top 10 photo galleries of 2010

2010-12-15 11:26:00

What better way to ring out the old year than with 10 of my favorite theme park "Top 10s"� of 2010? This collection of photo galleries covers roller coasters, thrill rides and new attractions at theme parks across the U.S.. So without further ado, here's...

Ride-by-ride preview: Legoland Florida theme park to open in October 2011

2010-11-09 12:10:00

Legoland Florida will open in October 2011 with 50 rides, attractions and shows at the former Cypress Gardens theme park in Winter Haven, about 40 miles from Disney World. In many ways, Legoland Florida will be similar to Legoland California in Carlsbad,...

Theme park podcast (with yours truly) touches on new rides, past favorites

2011-01-20 17:28:00

I was honored and thrilled to be a guest on the most recent edition of the Season Pass Podcast, a weekly discussion about theme parks and roller coasters. I spoke with co-hosts Doug Barnes and Brent Young for more than an hour about past, present and...

Miley Cyrus from Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" signs autographs for young fans at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista.

2013-05-10 09:16:00

No. 43 on Dewayne Bevil's Top 50 Orlando Theme Park Attractions. Mission: Space, Epcot. Thrill ride whirls guests into space travel, but there's a calmer version for the easily queasy.

2013-02-24 19:47:00

No. 42 on Dewayne Bevil's Top 50 Orlando Theme Park Attractions. Peter Pan's Flight, Magic Kingdom. Gentle, old-school Fantasyland special that allows riders to fly high above London and encounter Captain Hook.

2013-02-24 19:47:00