10 Things Learned About the Future of Disney From the D23 Expo
Disney’s D23 Expo just wrapped in Anaheim, California, and we learned a lot about the future of Disney (and the past!). Our Whit Honea was there to take notes.
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Tag: Disney World
Got 7 Hours? Take a ‘Star Wars’ Guided Tour at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Did you know there is a guided ‘Star Wars’ tour available (for an additional price) at Disney’s Hollywood Studios? There is, and we can tell you all about it.
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Celebrating the Values of Nature With Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Pandora – The World of ‘Avatar’
On May 27th, Disney’s Animal Kingdom is set to open its newest land and experience: Pandora – The World of ‘Avatar.’
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Take a Behind the Scenes Trip to Pandora: The World of Avatar
Disney Parks offer a behind the scenes look at Pandora: The World of AVATAR, a whole new land based on James Cameron’s Avatar film series coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom in the Summer of 2017.
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‘Star Wars’: A Galactic Spectacular at Walt Disney World
This guest post by Jon Waterhouse is an interview with Disney Imagineer Michael Roddy about “‘Star Wars’: A Galactic Spectacular,” now playing at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World in Florida.
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The LEGO Disney Castle Is Real and Amazing – Some Wishes Do Come True
If you’re a LEGO and a Disney fan, today’s pretty much the day you’ve been waiting for since the two first announced they were joining forces a few years ago.
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Trying to Build ‘Star Wars’ Geeks With the Help of Disney World
In which ‘Star Wars’ geeks subject their reluctant children to all the ‘Star Wars’ fun at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and everyone has a pretty decent day.
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Star Wars at Disney Parks
Star Wars Land is coming to Disney Parks, but Star Wars has already arrived.
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‘Disney Magic Kingdoms’ Brings Freemium to Theme Park Design
As someone who counts both management simulation video games, and Disney theme parks among their greatest interests, the release of the ‘Disney Magic Kingdoms’ app last week was hugely exciting for me.
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Dadawan #4: Final Countdown to ‘The Force Awakens’
The final countdown is here! ‘Star Wars’ fans are ready for this week’s world premiere of ‘The Force Awakens,’ and we’re here to talk about the hype. This week, we discuss the marketing blitz that has ‘Star Wars’ invading every facet of life, contemplate how much pre-release information is too much, and dissect my first-hand account of the newest ‘Star Wars’ features to hit Walt Disney World.
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Planning for Walt Disney World
Walt Disney World seems to be on the vacation bucket list for most families. If you’ve never been there or haven’t gone in the past few years, there’s quite a few changes you need to know when you’re planning for Disney World.
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Reasons to Cheat on the Mouse: Why Disneyphiles Should Visit Universal
Even the most ardent Disneyphile needs to carve out time for Universal Studios and Universal Islands of Adventure when they visit Orlando. Read more for a list of reasons why!
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WDW’s Downtown Disney to Get Indiana Jones-Themed Restaurant
There’s a new restaurant being planned for Downtown Disney in Orlando, and it looks like it’ll be a must-visit for Indiana Jones fans.
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Are Your Kids Ready to Run a 5K?
When I first told people that I had signed up my 5-year-old daughter for a 5K, they thought I was crazy. Those with kids around that age were especially incredulous. No one could believe that a 5-year-old would be able to run 3.1 miles.
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Disney Parks present Sneak Peek for Guardians of the Galaxy
Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World offering a limited 3D look a the much-anticipated Marvel space adventure.
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Disneyland’s Steampunk Land That Almost Was
When you think of steampunk, Disneyland is probably not the first thing that comes to mind, but did you know that there were plans back in the 1970s for new land which would have incorporated steampunk themes and even an airship ride?
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Destination America Plans Week of Disney-Themed Programming
The cable network has scheduled a week’s worth of magical specials, starting Monday, April 29, 2013.
Continue ReadingBehind the Press Badge: New Fantasyland
A look behind the biggest expansion in Magic Kingdom history, as GeekMom Dak goes feet first into the exclusive opening.
Continue ReadingHave a Not-So-Scary Halloween at Walt Disney World
While the lion’s share of seasonal attention goes to the Horror Nights festival at rival Universal Studios, Walt Disney World offers a more family-friendly option for those looking for some Halloween merriment. I attended their annual Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party …
Continue ReadingGet the Most From the Disney Theme Parks With Touring Plans
Touringplans.com is a website that claims to have the power to save you four hours of waiting in line in a single day at the Disney theme parks. With touring plans, crowd calendar and a wait time app, Touringplans.com has everything you need to plan out and enjoy your day. The trick is making sure you follow their advice and not wander off.
Continue ReadingExtreme Disney: “It’s a Small World” Ride at Disneyland
The extreme Disneyness of the “It’s a Small World Ride” at Disneyland has to be seen to be believed. It’s too bad the men behind the son couldn’t get along nearly as well as all the children of the world …
Continue ReadingTips for a Great Trip to Disney World (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
Want to visit Disney World for a family vacation? Here are some tips and recommendations that might make your trip more fun.
Continue ReadingTips for a Great Trip to Disney World
Want to visit Disney World for a family vacation? Here are some tips and recommendations that might make your trip more fun.
Continue ReadingEPCOT’s Brave Highland Games Tournament Play Area: For a Limited Time!
Yesterday a Geeky Dad (and Scottish descent) friend of mine was kind enough to send me pictures of The Highland Games Tournament attraction at Walt Disney World’s EPCOT, which is open through July 8th to celebrate the release of Disney•Pixar’s Brave.
Continue ReadingWalt Disney World Wins at Making Magic for One Young Man
The setup is this: the “Snow White’s Scary Adventure” (aka SWSA) is shutting down after 40-odd years at Walt Disney World (WDW), to make way for new stuff. Ron’s son Ben, who is Autistic, found an incredible joy on the …
Continue ReadingHappy Birthday Walt Disney!
I’ve been in love with all things Disney since I was very young. My favorite stuffed animal was a Winnie the Pooh and all my favorite movies were from Disney. This love was cemented when I was seven years old and got to go to Walt Disney World for the very first time with my […]
Continue ReadingKinect Disneyland Adventures
I love all things Disney. When given the choice between Las Vegas or Walt Disney World as a honeymoon destination, it took me about a second to decide on Disney. I’m counting the days until we can take my daughter to Walt Disney World for the first time, but that won’t be for a little […]
Continue ReadingMusic Week: One Time… At Orchestra Camp… Confessions of an Orchestra Geek
I think I’m known among the other GeekMoms as your token STEM-geek. And the token military geek. Most things in my life use the left side of my brain, and I’m pretty proud of that. But once upon a time I used the right side quite a bit…as an orchestra geek in middle and high […]
Continue ReadingReview: Walt Disney World Resort: Extreme Vacation Guide for Kids
Perhaps it’s because my kids are homeschooled. Or perhaps I’m just geeky that way. But when my family decides to head out on vacation I go into hyper-drive. I see it as an opportunity to get primed for our visit to …
Continue ReadingA GeekDad’s 10 Disney World Observations
Like other GeekDad contributors, I spent some time at Walt Disney World this summer; in fact, we just returned a few days ago after spending 14 nights at Disney’s Port Orleans resort (if that sounds excessive, it’s hard to justify …
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