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

• "Dream Castle Lights" dazzle at night, disappear during the day

  Jim Hill talks with Rob Hamberg, veteran WDW Entertainment show producer. Who discusses the development of this new holiday spectacle for the Magic Kingdom Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 02, 2008 12:00 AM | 3 Comments Filed under: The Magic Kingdom, WDW, November, Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, holiday, Disneyland Paris, December , August, 2006, 2007, 2008, Tokyo, Tokyo Disney Resort, Tokyo Disneyland, Christmas, Cinderella Castle , Disney, Walt Disney World, Walt Disney World Resort, The Walt Disney World Resort, Disney theme park, Disney Weddings, Disney World

• "Creating Magic" reveals how the modern Magic Kingdom really operates

  Jim Hill reviews Lee Cockerell's new book, which recounts the many lessons that this Disney vet learned while he was the Executive Vice President in charge of Operations at the WDW Resort Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:00 AM | 7 Comments Filed under: The Magic Kingdom, David Koenig, Grant's tomb, 9/11, cast member, cast members, pins, Alice Marriott, parade, WDW, Walt Disney : The Triumph of the American Imagination, Trapper Keeper, The Walt Disney Company, The Animated Man : A Life of Walt Disney, Spinning Disney's World: Memories of a Magic Kingdom Press Agent, September, publicity, Publicity Department , millennium celebration, Lee Cockerell, guest, guests, Doubleday, Charlie Ridgeway, book, 1994, 2006, Tinker Bell, Cinderella, Michael Barrier, Magic Kingdom, Disney, Epcot, Euro Disney, Euro Disneyland, Realityland: True-Life Adventures of Walt Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, Disney Publicity , Disney World, Neal Gabler, MMO, modern Mouse House

• "High School Musical 5 & 6" ?! "Beauty & the Beast" headed back to Broadway ?!

  Jim Hill shares some of the domain names that the Walt Disney Company has recently registered. Including a new year-long promotion for 2009 that looks & sounds an awful lot like 2003's "Magical Gatherings" campaign Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 03, 2008 12:00 AM | 22 Comments Filed under: ABC, gasoline, pins, plane reservations, Aida, Paul Kolnik, Year of a Million Dreams, year-long promotion, WDW, theme park tickets, The Walt Disney Company, St. James Theatre , seasonal production, seasonal run , revival , plush, Orlando, musical, My School Musical, Matt Prokop, Justin Martin , Jay Rasulo, HSM3, High School Musical 3, High School Musical 4, High School Musical 5 , High School Musical 6, High School Musical franchise, High School Musical: Get in the Picture, Hilton Theatre, holiday treat, domain name , DP&R, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas - The Musical, Disneyland, Disneyland Resort, Disney Channel, Disney Channel Original, Disney franchise, Broadway, Broadway musical, Beauty and the Beast, Big Apple , Anaheim, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, Jemma McKenzie-Brown, TV movie, TV movies , Magical Gatherings, Broadway production, Disney, East High, hotel, hotel rooms, hotels, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, birthday buttons, heads in beds, High School Musical, Disney's Magical Celebration, Disney's Magical Celebrations, Regular Unleaded, Old Globe Theatre, on property, Walt Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, theatrical release, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Theatrical, Disney vacation, Disney World, Wildcats, national tour, consumers

• Arrrr you ready for an all-Pirates edition of Why For?

  There's plenty of POTC-related info to be found in this week's column. Including the current status of "Pirates 4," news on Disney's "Legends of the Brethren Court" book series as well as a review of that I-Drive favorite, the Pirate's Dinner Adventure Read More... Posted Friday, May 09, 2008 12:00 AM | 6 Comments Filed under: The Lone Ranger, Gore Verbinski, 3D helmet, AA figure, AA figures, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines Gasparilla Pirate Fest , Freedom Festival, Gasparilla, Gasparilla experience, Gasparilla Extravaganza, Gasparilla season , Pirate & Princess Party, Piratechnics, Pirates 4, Pirates book series , Pirate's Dinner Adventure, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Pirates of the Caribbean films, Pirates of the Caribbean franchise , Pirates of the Caribbean Online, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for Buccaneer Gold, Prince of Persia, Princess Anita, Ted Elliot, Terry Rossio , fireworks, Universal Studios, Tortuga restaurant, The Walt Disney Company, stunts, swordplay, Tampa, Tampa Bay, scurvy crew , Sebastian the Black, return on investment, Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, Mickey's Pirate & Princess Party, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, massively multiplayer online game, lagoon show, Legends of the Brethren Court, Liberty Square bridge, Johnny Depp, Jolly Roger, I-4 , I-Drive , Halloween hard ticket event , hard ticket , hard ticket event, Enchanted Adventures Parade, Disney franchise, Development , CG version , character dining, Captain Jack Sparrow, Caribbean, Caribbean Beach Resort , audience, acrobats , 1996 , 2006, 2007, International Drive, Magic, Magic Kingdom, Disney, Dubai, Bayshore Boulevard, Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney's Enchanted Adventures Parade , Disney's Pirate & Princess Party , Walt Disney Pictures, The Walt Disney World Resort, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Press, MMOG

• Monday Mouse Watch : Will a new name really be enough to boost ticket sales for WDW's "Pirate & Princess Party" ?

  Jim Hill brings you a pile of "Pirates of the Caribbean" -related news. Including the tabling of the "Tortuga" restaurant project Read More... Posted Monday, March 03, 2008 12:00 AM | 39 Comments Filed under: The Magic Kingdom, French Quarter , Friday, full service, full service restaurant, Pirate & Princess Party, Pirates 4, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Pirates of the Caribbean films, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Adventureland , Adventureland Veranda, after-hours event, test kitchen, test meal , financial success , fireworks, fireworks extravaganza , flat screen , WDW, WDW management , WDW officials , Visual Effects, Tortuga project, ticket sales, The Black Pearl, rum , restaurant, retail chain , retail world, quick service restaurant , POTC, Music Magic and Mayhem, Mickey's Pirate & Princess Party, lunch , Liberty Tree Tavern , Jack Sparrow, hard ticket , face character , Disney Blu-Ray, Disney franchise, development pipeline, Captain Jack Sparrow, Caribbean cuisine , Bonfamille's , break even , Best Buy, 2006, 2007, 2012, Tuesday , Cinderella's Royal Table, Saturday , merch, merchandise , Rivers of America, Magic Kingdom, dining experience, dining facility , dinner , disc player, Disney, April , Black Pearl, Blu-ray, HDTV , Hershey's Treasures , Hi-Def , equation , movie, The Crystal Palace, Disney's Enchanted Adventures Parade , Disney's Pirate & Princess Party , Disney's Port Orleans Resort, Disney's Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter, occupancy rate , Walt Disney Creative Entertainment , Walt Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, theme park, Disney Princess, mock-up , Monday

• Small town preps big welcome for "Extreme Makeover" family

  Jim Hill reports on the preparations that are now underway in Maynard, MA. Where the production team for this popular ABC reality series -- working with local volunteers -- has just built a brand-new house for the Giunta family Read More... Posted Friday, February 29, 2008 12:00 AM | 5 Comments Filed under: ABC, production team, Paul Giunta Jr, February , World Grand Prix, WDW, volunteers, triathlete, snow, snowstorms, Renee Giunta, Massachusetts, Maynard, handicap access, handicap-accessible, Giunta family, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, design team, Cameron Giunta, Boston Marathon, Brianna Giunta, audition tape, August, ABC reality series, 2006, 2007, 2008, TV, TV show, Ty Pennington, makeover, Disney, Dylan Giunta, ranch house, severe head trauma, Walt Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, Disney World, Disney World vacation, wheelchair, wheelchair accessible, wheelchair-friendly, construction, construction site