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Disney’s lovable puppies return in ‘Super Buddies’ DVD

June 20, 2013 by AllEars

Who can resist watching a litter of Golden retriever puppies play? Certainly not me or my kids, especially since we have our own mischievous Golden, Sunshine, at home. Add a little Disney magic to a naturally amusing gathering, and the antics of the pups easily became a popular movie series. The franchise began in 1997 … Continue reading "Disney’s lovable puppies return in ‘Super Buddies’ DVD"

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Disney Infinity: My kids preview game with help from artist, designer

June 18, 2013 by AllEars

Disney Interactive Studios invited gamers and Disney guests on both coasts to play its much-talked about new gaming system, Disney Infinity, this past week for the first time. At E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) in Los Angeles, players formed long lines to try their hands at the game that has been compared repeatedly to Activision's Skylanders. In Orlando, the game was set up for two days at Car Masters Weekend at Downtown Disney's West Side.

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Fantasia Gardens at Walt Disney World offers miniature golf for beginners, pros

June 15, 2013 by AllEars

Fantasia Gardens is located across from the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel near Epcot. It is home to two very different courses: A traditional miniature golf course by the same name and Fantasia Fairways, an 18-hole golf course with water hazards, sand traps, roughs designed to be played only by putting. Make no mistake -- Fantasia Fairways is a challenging course for serious golfers.

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Radio Disney to travel Central Florida this summer with family entertainment

June 13, 2013 by AllEars

The Road Crew from Radio Disney AM 990 is going to be traveling back and forth across Central Florida this summer, bringing music, games and prizes to a lot of family friendly local events. The experiences are inexpensive or free and often include prizes and fantastic giveaways. Here’s the upcoming schedule for those Disney DJs: … Continue reading "Radio Disney to travel Central Florida this summer with family entertainment"

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Disney Infinity debuts at E3 today and possibly at Downtown Disney later this month

June 11, 2013 by AllEars

With only two months until the scheduled launch of Disney Infinity, the highly anticipated gaming system that is expected to give Activision’s Skylanders a run for its money, the marketing is ramping up. Participants at the three-day E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) in Los Angeles that begins today will be among the first to play. It … Continue reading "Disney Infinity debuts at E3 today and possibly at Downtown Disney later this month"

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Disney’s Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon vs. SeaWorld’s Aquatica: Who has the better after-2 p.m. pass?

June 8, 2013 by AllEars

As Orlando residents, my family and I have had various combinations of theme-park passes since our kids were toddlers. For several years, those included the popular water parks: either Disney's Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon or SeaWorld's Aquatica.

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SeaWorld’s new Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin – Mixed Reactions

June 6, 2013 by AllEars

My family was crazy enough to brave the crowds at SeaWorld on Memorial Day — and we even got in the two-and-half-hour line to experience the new Empire of the Penguin attraction in the new Antarctica section. Unfortunately, I was overly optimistic about what we would experience and what my kids would enjoy. A two-hour-plus … Continue reading "SeaWorld’s new Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin – Mixed Reactions"

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Wilderness Explorers opens at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Inspired by ‘Up’ movie

June 4, 2013 by AllEars

Animal Kingdom's newest attraction, Wilderness Explorers, is built around a theme from the Disney-Pixar film "Up." One of the main characters in the 2009 animated movie, Russell, is a Wilderness Explorer, which is a fictional version of Boy Scouts. As Russell is working to earn his final merit badge, he gets caught up in an elderly man's drama and ends up traveling on an unexpected journey. Now Walt Disney World's newest theme park has developed a Wilderness Explorers program that encourages kids to learn about specific areas of their world by earning merit badges, similarly to how the group functions in the movie. The Wilderness Explorers attraction at Animal Kingdom, which debuted June 1, is open to all guests, though the materials are geared toward kids ages 7 to 10.

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Downtown Disney’s Portobello Restaurant to host Italian cooking school for adults

June 1, 2013 by AllEars

Chef Tony Mantuano of Chicago’s Spiaggia, Cafe Spiaggia and Bar Toma will be hosting an adult cooking class at Downtown Disney’s Portobello Restaurant on Friday, June 14. During the two-hour Pantry Raid cooking class, Mantuano will show participants how to use ingredients most people keep on hand at home to create a variety of Italian … Continue reading "Downtown Disney’s Portobello Restaurant to host Italian cooking school for adults"

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New at Magic Kingdom: A Pirate’s Adventure treasure hunt

May 30, 2013 by AllEars

The creative forces at Disney World are banking on that with a new scavenger hunt at the Magic Kingdom called, not surprisingly, A Pirate's Adventure. Located in a small building on the outskirts of Adventureland, just past the arches connected to Pirates of the Caribbean and across from the Pecos Bill and Tortuga Tavern dining area, is the spot where would-be pirates plot their raids. After a series of simple steps on a touch-screen computer, players will head out on one of five possible quests to help Captain Jack Sparrow locate the Treasures of the Seven Seas. They are armed with a paper map and a "magic talisman" (otherwise known as a RFID-chipped card).

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