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NFFC Disney World Holiday Extravaganza places the emphasis on in-park fun

Jim Hill chats with Anita Schaengold, Special Events Chairperson for the NFFC-Disneyana Fan Club about this year’s programming changes. Which will leave more time to explore & enjoy WDW’s theme parks Read More...

Posted Friday, November 27, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments

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Let George Do It: One-time WDW busboy becomes Disneyland’s newest president

Jim Hill looks back over this Park & Resorts vet's 38-year-long career with the Company. In particular why George Kalogridis was chosen to help guide the Disneyland Resort through its upcoming transitional period Read More...

Posted Tuesday, October 13, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments

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Gary Vaynerchuk wants you to think outside of the box wine

Jim Hill reports in from the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. Where the “King of Social Media” held court this past Friday Read More...

Posted Monday, September 28, 2009 12:00 AM | 0 Comments

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Why the bloom is never off the rose at Epcot's International Flower & Garden Festival

Jim Hill chats with Eric Darden, horticultural manager for this WDW annual event. Who reveals what goes on after-hours so that Guests will always see beautiful bedding plants whenever they attend this 75-day-long festival Read More...

Posted Thursday, May 21, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments

Filed under: Disney, theme park, Walt Disney World, Epcot, WDW, theme park visitor, 2009, The Walt Disney World Resort, 2006, Epcot Flower & Garden Festival, theme parks

Seldom-seen concept art a highlight of "The Imagineering Field Guide to Disneyland"

Jim Hill checks out the latest volume in Alex Wright's "Imagineering Field Guide" series and finds that this 128-page paperback does an excellent job of summing up the history & the appeal of the Happiest Place on Earth Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 12, 2008 12:00 AM | 5 Comments

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WDW officials knew that '09 was going to be a real challenge

Jim Hill talks about the cost containment procedures that Mouse House managers put in place over the past nine months, as they prepared for the current economic downturn Read More...

Posted Friday, October 10, 2008 12:00 AM | 8 Comments