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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Disney's 100 Years of Magic celebration inspires Epcot to offer sweet and spicy cuisine, a wine connoisseur's paradise, and 100 new "hot" reasons to experience the sixth annual Epcot International Food and Wine Festival continuing now through Nov. 18.

This year's event is hotter than ever with a new display of 100 Peppers, a Mondavi winemaking tour, and an alfresco Lifestyles Experience of culinary demonstrations and celebrity chef appearances.

The 100 Peppers display was designed in conjunction with the 100 Years of Magic celebration at Walt Disney World Resort. The exotic exhibit of 100 potted peppers and chilies ranges from the sweet Shishito peppers of Japan to the extremely hot Harold St. Barts of the Caribbean islands.

Guests who are "pepper-shy" can enjoy Grand Tastings, Winemaker Dinners, Reserve Dinners and Food and Wine Pairings (costs vary) scheduled throughout the celebration.

Featuring more than 100 wineries and cuisine from more than 30 countries and regions of the world, this celebration is one of the world's largest food and wine festivals.

Festival activities are throughout Epcot World Showcase daily. The festival opened on Oct. 20.

Admission to the festival, including the Mondavi tour, demonstrations and wine and beer seminars, is included with regular Epcot admission. Call 407/WDW-DINE for information or reservations, or visit www.disneyworld.com.

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6th Annual "ABC Super Soap Weekend" Shines Nov. 3-4 at Disney-MGM Studios

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- "All My Children" star Susan Lucci headlines a lineup of more than 30 ABC Daytime drama stars participating in the sixth annual "ABC Super Soap Weekend" Nov. 3-4 at Disney-MGM Studios.

The star-studded event features:

Autograph Sessions with stars from all four ABC Daytime dramas -- "All My Children," "One Life to Live," "General Hospital" and "Port Charles."

Hollywood-style motorcades and star conversations.

Game shows and musical performances.

The chance to purchase one-of-a-kind memorabilia from the show

The "ABC Super Soap Weekend" is included in regular admission to Disney-MGM Studios. A special "ABC Super Soap Weekend" vacation package is also available and includes accommodations at a Disney resort, theme park admission and a limited edition "ABC Super Soap Weekend" commemorative photo album.

For additional information, guests can call the Super Soap Hotline at 407/397-6808 or visit the ABC Daytime Web site at www.abc.com.

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Festival of the Masters Presents a Cultured Blend of Art, Music, Entertainment and Food at Downtown Disney

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Long recognized as one of the Southeast's most prestigious art and culture showcases, Festival of the Masters returns to Downtown Disney Nov. 9-11.

Now in its 26th year, the three-day festival features fun and exciting activities for children and families:

More than 150 award-winning artists showcasing their works in diverse media such as painting, sculpture, photography, clay, glass and jewelry.

Performances by cast members of the Cirque du Soleil_ stage spectacular La Nouba.

A folk art festival sponsored by House of Blues on Nov. 10-11.

A chalk art competition among more than 40 local street artists and schools.

A chance to sample creative cuisine from Downtown Disney restaurants such as Planet Hollywood, Fulton's Crab House, Portobello Yacht Club and Rainforest Cafe.

Festival of the Masters is free and open to the public from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 407/824-4321 or visit www.downtowndisney.com.

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Premier Folk Artist Purvis Young Headlines Folk Art Festival at House of Blues

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The sidewalks at House of Blues located at Downtown Disney West Side will come alive with colorful artwork and inspiring stories from prominent national and regional folk artists during the third annual Where the Art Meets The Soul folk art festival Nov. 10 and 11.

Occurring in conjunction with the Festival of the Masters at Downtown Disney Marketplace, the festival is free and open to guests each day from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

For the first time, House of Blues-Orlando will welcome premier folk artist Purvis Young, who is known for his depictions of life in inner city Miami.

Guests will also experience:

Works from more than thirty other folk artists including constructions of the American flag by Ab the Flagman, Mary Proctor, Brian Dowdall, Harry Teague, Jim Shores, Ruth Mae McCrane and James Gibson.

Children's hands-on art projects led by a variety of folk artists, hosted by The International House of Blues Foundation (IHOBF), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting cultural understanding and creative expression through art and music.

A diverse lineup of bands, including a set by Ab the Flagman's band.

For additional information contact the House of Blues box office at 407/934-BLUE or Jaime Marshall at 407/934-2011.

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Bethune-Cookman College, Florida A&M University Fight for Gridiron Bragging Rights At 23rd Annual Florida Classic, Presented by Walt Disney World Resort

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Bragging rights will once again be on the line when the Bethune-Cookman College Wildcats and Florida A&M University Rattlers renew their annual rivalry during the 23rd annual Florida Classic, presented by the Walt Disney World Resort, on Nov. 17.

Kick-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. at the Florida Citrus Bowl and Walt Disney World Resort will serve as presenting sponsor of the game for the fifth consecutive year.

Sideline tickets (lower deck and mezzanine levels) are $30, while upper deck and end zone seats are $25. Student tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the respective school's ticket office only with valid student identification.

Game tickets are available at all TicketMaster locations. Group tickets of 20 or more can be purchased by calling the Florida Citrus Sports box office at 407/423-2476.

In addition to serving as the Classic sponsor, Walt Disney World Resort will host the President's Scholarship Gala on Friday, Nov. 16.

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Holidays Are in the Air at Walt Disney World Resort

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The joy and happiness of the holidays fill Walt Disney World Resort Nov. 21-Jan. 6, 2002, with an assortment of festive entertainment and heartfelt celebrations that include:

Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party: More nights of the merry celebration at the Magic Kingdom mean the biggest party ever. Beginning at 7 p.m., the party dates are: Nov. 29 and 30 and Dec. 2, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18. Highlights include parades, marching toy soldiers, snow flurries and Santa. Advance tickets are $33 plus tax for guests ages 10 and up and $23 plus tax for ages 3-9. Tickets at the gate are $38 plus tax ($28 plus tax for ages 3-9) based on availability. For more information guests can contact any Walt Disney
World ticket location and TicketMaster, or call 407/W-DISNEY.

Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights: There are now 5 million "illuminating" reasons to visit the seventh annual Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights, the largest residential holiday light display in the world, at Disney-MGM Studios. The nightly light display, which shines Nov. 21-Jan. 6, 2002, is located on the theme park's "backlot" and provides a picturesque atmosphere for a nightly snowfall, a tree made of 100,000 lights and more. Guests also will receive a pair of holographic glasses, allowing them to see images of angels when looking at the lights. The display is included in regular admission to Disney-MGM Studios. For more information, guests can call 407/824-4321.

Holidays Around the World: Traditional celebrations from around the globe make Epcot festive Nov. 23-Dec. 30. Candlelight Processional, performed three times a day at America Gardens Theatre, features celebrity narrators joined by a 50-piece orchestra and mass choir in a presentation of the traditional Christmas Story. Special dining packages that include preferred seating for the show are also offered by calling 407/WDW-DINE. Holidays Around the World, which also features storytellers in World Showcase and the dazzling display Lights of Winter, is included with regular Epcot admission.

Christmastime in the City: Guests can find the perfect gift, grab some hot chocolate and visit with Santa at Downtown Disney Nov. 23-Jan. 2, 2002.

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Journey to Tomorrow at Innoventions Continues to Give Epcot Guests a Glimpse of the Future

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Technology is always changing and so is Innoventions at Epcot, helping guests to discover what the future has to offer.

The House of Innoventions features several new technical upgrades for the home of tomorrow:

The Bio Thentica Corporation eliminates the use of keys for the front door with the SentryScan DL-200 door lock, which uses fingerprints to allow homeowners access to their home. And the SentryScan FM-300 mouse uses a built-in optical scanner that creates a 3D encrypted image of a fingerprint, which substitutes for passwords for the home computer.

In the bathroom, a toothbrush with sensors warns of a potential illness and a medical mirror recognizes vital signs and provides correct information to take action.

Imagine being able to listen to e-mails in the car! The Audiovox MP4000 can make it happen. This device brings the Internet to the car by converting e-mail files to MP3's. It reads e-mails aloud and allows for a response in an MP3 format.

Video Games of Tomorrow presented by Disney Interactive allows guests to immerse themselves in the latest sports games with ESPN titles, experience the ultimate brain blast with Disney's Zoog Genius and challenge some action-packed adventures with favorite Disney characters.

Innoventions celebrates breakthroughs in science and technology -- everything from exploratory medicine to personal global communications and home entertainment. The Innoventions experience is part of the world of discovery at Epcot.

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Additions, Expansions to Magic Kingdom Shops Bring New Flavor to Main Street, U.S.A.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Emporium Gift Shop, Main Street Bakery and Plaza Ice Cream Parlor at the Magic Kingdom boast new expansions, menus and merchandise offering guests an innovative Main Street, U.S.A. experience:

Emporium Gift Shop: Under construction for the past nine months, the addition of 3,000 square feet of retail presentation space makes the Emporium Gift Shop one continuous 16,742 square foot shopping experience.

Main Street Bakery: Formerly known as the Main Street Bake Shop, Main Street Bakery has been completely redesigned with rich woodwork, granite counter tops, a reconfigured layout leading to a dining area within the adjacent Crystal Arts shop and a new kitchen where an expanded menu of items is prepared. New menu items include: French toast loaf, breakfast quiche, warm banana bread pudding, frozen coffee smoothies and novelty desserts such as "dirt and worms," which blends chocolate mousse and cookie crumbs with gummy-worm candy.

Plaza Ice Cream Parlor: Next door to the Main Street Bakery, the completely redesigned Plaza Ice Cream Parlor is serving up new menu items including root beer and Coca-Cola floats, Mickey Mouse kids' cones and sundaes served in freshly prepared cinnamon-waffle bowls.

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Disney's Animal Kingdom Opens Six Kids Discovery Club Locations

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Creative activity locations have been introduced at Disney's Animal Kingdom, providing young guests with new fun and activities. Youngsters ages 4-8 can excavate assorted fossil pieces in Dinoland U.S.A., examine clues left behind by animals in Africa, discover objects found in an Adirondack forest and more at six Kids Discovery Club locations. As kids journey to each stop, they get a special stamp in their Kids Discovery Club field guide.

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Dateline Sports National Edition
November 2001

Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex
Provides a Feast of Athletic Competition in November

Florida High School Activities Association Girls Volleyball State Championships, Nov. 8-10

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- All season long, girls volleyball teams across the state of Florida have set their sights on one thing, the FHSAA Girls Volleyball State Championships at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex, Nov. 8-10. Defending 6A champion Olympic Heights (Boca Raton) is aiming for its sixth consecutive state title and five other schools are seeking a repeat state championship performance from a year ago Gainesville (5A), Clearwater (4A), Orlando's Bishop Moore (3A), Gainesville's P.K. Yonge (2A) and Ft. Myers' Canterbury (A).

Semifinals within all six levels of the Florida High School Activities Association will be contested at The Milk House on Nov. 8-9. The finals will be held on Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. (Class A, Class 3A), 2:30 p.m. (Class 5A, Class 2A) and 7 p.m. (Class 4A, Class 6A). Sunshine Network will broadcast title matches statewide (schedule TBA). Admission is $6 per session.

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Disney's Division II Women's Tip Off Classic, Nov. 9-11

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Eight schools will start the women's basketball season at Disney's Division II Women's Tip Off Classic, now in its fifth year at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex. The schools slated to compete are: University of Southern Indiana (Evansville, Ind.), University of Nebraska-Omaha, Franklin Pierce College (Rindge, N.H.), University of Minnesota-Duluth, Columbus (Ga.) State University, Central Missouri State University (Warrensburg, Mo.), Fort Valley (Ga.) State and South Dakota State (Brookings, S.D.).

The Disney Tip Off tournament is regarded as one of the best regular season tournaments in Division II basketball. This year will be no exception with three teams that advanced to last year's Div. II NCAA Tournament -- Minnesota-Duluth (Sweet 16), Southern Indiana (Elite Eight) and Columbus State (Final Four).

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Disney's Division II Men's Tip Off Classic, Nov. 16-18

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Eight schools will start the men's roundball season at Disney's Division II Men's Tip Off Classic, now in its fifth year at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex. The schools slated to compete are: Grand Valley State (Allendale, Mich.), University of Nebraska-Omaha, New York Institute of Technology (Old Westbury, N.Y.), Lynn University (Boca Raton, Fla.), Wingate (N.C.) University, Tarleton State (Stephenville, Texas), University of Southern Indiana (Evansville, Ind.) and Texas A&M University-Commerce.

The Disney Tip Off tournament has emerged as one of the elite regular season tournaments in Division II basketball. This year will be no exception with three teams that advanced to last year's NCAA Tournament Grand Valley State (first round), Southern Indiana (Sweet 16) and Wingate (Sweet 16).

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22nd Annual Florida Classic Football Game presented by the Walt Disney World Resort Bethune-Cookman College vs. Florida A&M University, Nov. 17

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Bragging rights will once again be at stake when the Bethune-Cookman College Wildcats and Florida A&M University Rattlers renew their annual rivalry. Kick-off for this annual match-up between the historically black college and university is scheduled for 4 p.m. at the Florida Citrus Bowl, and Walt Disney World Resort will serve as presenting sponsor of the game for the fifth consecutive year.

As part of its Classic sponsorship, Walt Disney World Resort will host the President's Scholarship Gala on Thursday, Nov. 15, at Disney's Contemporary Resort Convention Center.

Sideline tickets (lower deck and mezzanine levels) for the game at the Florida Citrus Bowl are $30, while upper deck and end zone seats are $25. Student tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the respective school's ticket office only with valid student identification. Game tickets are available at all TicketMaster locations, while group tickets of 20 or more may be purchased by calling the Florida Citrus Sports box office at 407/423-2476.

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Florida Conference Volleyball Challenge, Nov. 22-24

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Thanksgiving weekend offers more than just turkey and stuffing, thanks to a full helping of college volleyball action at the Florida Conference Volleyball Challenge (Nov. 22-24) at Disney's Milk House. The University of Florida and Louisiana State of the Southeastern Conference go head-to-head against Virginia Tech and Notre Dame of the Big East as Disney's Wide World of Sports complex welcomes this late-season college volleyball showdown to Central Florida for the fourth straight year.

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Kaylee Scholarship Association Game of the Week Series

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The KSA Game-of-the-Week high school football series concludes in November with two weekends of football action at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex. The seven-week fall series, which features prep teams from nine states competing in 16 varsity games, began in August and runs through Thanksgiving weekend.

The final month of KSA gridiron challenges matches Jersey Shore (Pa.) High School and Grace King High School (Metairie, La.) at 6 p.m. on Nov. 17, and Southern Lehigh High School (Center Valley, Pa.) and a Florida bowl team (TBD) at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 22.

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Disney's Wide World of Sports - November Events
Calendar

Oct. 31-Nov. 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

Nov. 2-4 All American Baseball Talent Showcase

Nov. 3-5 AAU Gymnastics Clinic

Nov. 8-11 FHSAA Girls Volleyball Championships

Nov. 9-11 Disney's Division II Women's Tip Off Classic

University of Southern Indiana (Evansville, Ind.), University of Nebraska-Omaha, Franklin Pierce College (Rindge, N.H.), University of Minnesota-Duluth, Columbus (Ga.) State University, Central Missouri State University (Warrensburg, Mo.), Fort Valley (Ga.) State and South Dakota State (Brookings, S.D.)

Nov. 16-18 Disney's Division II Men's Tip Off Classic

Grand Valley State (Allendale, Mich.), University of Nebraska-Omaha, New York Institute of Technology (Old Westbury, N.Y.), Lynn University (Boca Raton, Fla.), Wingate University (N.C.), Tarleton State (Stephenville, Texas), University of Southern Indiana (Evansville, Ind.) and Texas A&M University-Commerce

Nov. 17 KSA Game of the Week #6

Jersey Shore (Pa.) vs. Grace King (Metairie, La.)

Nov. 17 NCAA Division I-AA College Football: 22nd annual Florida Classic

Florida A&M University vs. Bethune-Cookman College

Nov. 22 KSA Game of the Week #7

Southern Lehigh (Center Valley, Pa.) vs. Florida Bowl Team

Nov. 22-24 Florida Volleyball Conference Challenge (SEC vs. Big East)

Southeastern Conference: Florida, Louisiana State

Big East: Virginia Tech, Notre Dame

Nov. 23-25 Superclubs Regional Championships

Nov. 23-25 Disney's Fastpitch Thanksgivingfest

Nov. 26-27 Disney's Sunshine State Conference Basketball Classic

Nov. 26-27 Disney's Sunshine State Conference Challenge

(women's college basketball)

Sunshine State Conference: Barry (Fla.), Tampa (Fla.), Florida Tech, Eckerd (Fla.)

Non-conference: Glenville State (W.V.), Augusta State (Ga.), Winona State (Minn.) and Cameron University (Okla.)

Nov. 30-Dec. 2 USDAA Dog Agility Masters Team Championship & Dog Agility

$10,000 Steeplechase Championships

**All events are tentative and subject to change.

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The NFL Experience, the only permanent version of the National Football League's interactive playground, is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex.

General admission to Disney's Wide World of Sports is $9.25 adults / $7.25 children (ages 3-9). For more information on events at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex, visit us on the World Wide Web at www.disneyworldsports.com. For ticket information for groups and special events call (407) 939-GAME (4263).

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