If you’re visiting the Walt Disney World Resort in August there is a new slate of special merchandise events planned, with many events taking place in Disney Springs.
On July 29 the second series for Vinylamtion – Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be released at Disney Pin Traders, Star Wars Galactic Outpost, and Launch Bay Cargo in Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Two new Precious Moments dolls are being released in August at Marketplace Fun Finds in Disney Springs. Doll designer Linda Rick will be meeting fans on August 12-13.
Artist Greg McCullough will …

Even though most of the country is in the grips of a summertime heat wave, it seems like a good time to think about Christmas and all the holiday festivities planned this winter at the Walt Disney World Resort.
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The holiday season starts early at the Magic Kingdom with the first Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party planned for November 8. This holiday favorite happens on 19 magical nights throughout November and December and features stage shows, fireworks, a holiday parade, and complimentary hot cocoa and cookies. Cinderella’s …

This week, Walt Disney World celebrated an exciting new development, as their newest resort, Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, officially opened to guests. The resort, which is considered one of Disney’s “value” resorts, celebrates animation in its whimsical theme and immerses guests in the worlds of some of their favorite animated Disney and Pixar films.
“Our goal was to make guests feel like they have been immersed in the artistry and enchantment of Walt Disney and Disney•Pixar animated classics,” said Walt Disney Imagineer Frank Paris.
Disney’s Art of Animation Resort consists of …

The Orlando Sentinel has confirmed that the construction taking place adjacent to Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa is indeed a new Disney Vacation Club destination.
Rumors were rampant when the mysterious project first broke ground earlier this year.  At the time, Disney released information that the construction would result in the temporary closure of the Grand Floridian’s spa, but the company refused to confirm that the expansion was indeed DVC-related.
The new expansion will add around 147 additional rooms to the Grand Floridian property, but the units will be separate from …

Now…here’s something to shout about:  select resorts at Walt Disney World are finally offering free WiFi!
Not all resorts are offering the new in room service, so check to see if your favorite resort will be if you’re planning a visit soon.  Here is the list of resorts offering WiFi that sources are reporting so far:

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge 
Disney’s Beach Club Resort 
Disney’s BoardWalk Resort 
Disney’s Contemporary Resort 
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort 
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa 
Disney’s Old Key West Resort 
Disney’s Polynesian Resort 
Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa 
Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort 
Disney’s Yacht Club

From what we’re …

Early last month, Disney unveiled their soon-to-open princess themed “Royal Rooms,” which will debut at the Port Orleans Resort at Walt Disney World. These new rooms are the second chapter in what Disney officials have dubbed “storybook rooms,” and it’s a very real possibility that more of these themed hotel rooms could be on the horizon.
Before launching the renovations to create their upcoming “Royal Rooms,” Disney tested two other room concepts, including hotel rooms themed around the Haunted Mansion park attraction as well as Princess and the Frog themed rooms, …

One Central Florida group has found a way to give unused and discarded soaps and shampoos from Walt Disney World Resort hotels a new lease on life. And Disney’s dedicated group of VoluntEARS are helping with the initiative.
Disney VoluntEARS, Disney’s company-wide program for employee volunteerism, work with Clean the World, an Orlando-based nonprofit, to collect, sanitize, and repackage discarded toiletries from the nearly 28,000 hotel rooms on Disney property, in order to distribute them to people in need domestically and worldwide.
All of the Walt Disney World Resort hotels participate in …