Disney’s Art of Animation offers its guests a variety of outdoor and indoor recreation

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Walt Disney World resorts are known for their recreational offerings, and the new Art of Animation hotel is no exception. The centerpiece for the new hotel that is themed around four animated movies — “Finding Nemo,” “Cars,” “The Lion King” and “The Little Mermaid” — is The Big Blue Pool in the Nemo courtyard. At … Continue reading "Disney’s Art of Animation offers its guests a variety of outdoor and indoor recreation"
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Downtown Disney Revs Up All Things ‘Cars’ June 2-3

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – A classic car show with a modern twist and turn, Car Masters Weekend is back for its second year at Downtown Disney June 2-3, 2012. Celebrating everything “Cars,” the free, two-day event features a car show presented by Hess Express, meet and greets with Lightning McQueen, Mater and Finn McMissile. … Continue reading "Downtown Disney Revs Up All Things ‘Cars’ June 2-3"
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Three New Faces Come to the Disneyland Resort: Manny, Mandy and Mona Monorails

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Here to welcome their “Cars” friends to Cars Land at Disney California Adventure park, Mandy and Mona Monorails began making trips around the resort yesterday – and they will soon be joined by a third friend, Manny Monorail. You can tell each by their colors: Mandy Monorail is blue, Mona Monorail is orange and Manny … Continue reading "Three New Faces Come to the Disneyland Resort: Manny, Mandy and Mona Monorails"
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Art of Animation Resort Opening Update

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Thomas Smith, Social Media Director, Disney Parks, has announced new opening dates for teh Art of Animation Resort on the Disney Parks Blog. The teams creating Disney’s Art of Animation Resort tell us that the wings dedicated to popular films “Cars,” “The Lion King,” and “The Little Mermaid” will now be opening sooner than you … Continue reading "Art of Animation Resort Opening Update"
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Family Suites at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort

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from the Disney Parks Blog…… Disney’s Art of Animation Resort will have themed room interiors in its nearly 2,000 new units – 1,120 family suites in The Lion King, Cars and Finding Nemo wings and 864 themed rooms in The Little Mermaid wings. Suites will have both a living room and a bedroom, offering added … Continue reading "Family Suites at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort"
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Cheech Marin Honored for Role in Cars

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Actor Cheech Marin was recently presented with a diorama showcasing Cars die-cast toys to honor his role as Ramone, the popular low-rider in Disney/Pixar film, Cars. Since Cars opened in theaters in June 2006, more than 120 million die-cast Cars toys have been sold. Cars 2 opens in theaters next summer; Disney Consumer Products will … Continue reading "Cheech Marin Honored for Role in Cars"
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Burst Mode

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When photographing an event or show which features fast action, I use what photographers refer to as Burst mode. Camera companies call it Continuous mode. Refer to your camera’s manual on how to set it. This mode will continuously fire your shutter as fast as the camera is able. The Nikon D70 I use is … Continue reading "Burst Mode"
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At Speed & Young

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Racing along Tomorrowland Indy Speedway.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/20s, f/18, 200 ISO, 0 EV, 95mm Focal Length Racing along Tomorrowland Indy Speedway in the Magic Kingdom, this young driver is taking his Mom for the ride of her life. Can you tell how fast this car is going? Tomorrowland Indy cars can only reach a maximum speed … Continue reading "At Speed & Young"
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