Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees comes to Disney World

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was quick to make good on his “I’m going to Disney World pledge.” The Super Bowl MVP made it to Main Street of Magic Kingdom for a special parade within 15 hours of the Saints’ victory Sunday night in South Florida. For more pictures,...

February 8th, 2010 | Celebrities, Dewayne Bevil, News | Read More

Disney’s Dreamers Academy: Singer Mary J. Blige to give keynote address

Mary J. Blige will speak to participants of the 2010 Disney’s Dreamers Academy. Singer Mary J. Blige will be the keynote speaker for this year’s Disney’s Dreamers Academy. The event, in partnership with radio personality Stever Harvey, brings 100 high school students to Walt Disney...

February 8th, 2010 | Celebrities, Dewayne Bevil, News | Read More

Winner’s fairy house design to be built for Epcot Flower & Garden Festival

The Pixie Hollow Fairy Garden that debuted at last year’s Flower & Garden Festival at Epcot was impressive with its miniature fairy homes and beautiful topiaries of Tinker Bell and friends. We visited it many times because the attention to detail on the birdhouse-sized displays was amazing. The...

February 8th, 2010 | A Mom and The Mouse, Featured, Kristin Ford | Read More

Continued softness seen at Disney theme parks

A day before the Walt Disney Co. reports earnings for the final three months of 2009, analysts at J.P. Morgan today upgraded shares in the company based on improving economic trends. But they are less upbeat about Disney’s theme-parks division than they are about the company as a whole. J.P. Morgan...

February 8th, 2010 | Featured, Jason Garcia, News | Read More

Magic Kingdom: New Orleans Saints quarterback to celebrate Super Bowl victory in Main Street parade Monday

Quarterback Drew Brees celebrates the Saints' victory in Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday evening.Drew Brees, quarterback of the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, will be honored with a parade down Main Street in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom theme park on Monday morning. Brees was the latest...

February 7th, 2010 | Dewayne Bevil, News, Things to do | Read More

Picture it: Scenes from Epcot eatery construction

The purpose of my walk around Epcot today was to look at the construction going on for eateries in World Showcase. It was more lovely than I imagined, despite the impending-doom-style clouds ahead. These are not your father’s construction walls. On the back side of the Italy pavilion is construction...

February 5th, 2010 | Dewayne Bevil, Dining, Pictures | Read More

A chocolate delight from the recipe archives of Epcot’s Chefs de France

Epcot's Chefs de France Matignon. Located in the France pavilion at Epcot Center at Walt Disney World, Chefs de France offers a taste of authentic French cuisine. Chocolate always seems to star in magical desserts that intrigue diners of all ages. Today’s recipe is called called Matignon and...

February 5th, 2010 | Disney Recipes, From the Archives, Heather McPherson, Uncategorized | Read More

McDonald’s moving from Downtown Disney? As parent, I’m not lovin’ it

The announcement this week that the McDonald’s at Downtown Disney’s Marketplace is closing April 30 came as a surprise to many, and I think families with small children will be most affected. As an adult, I rarely choose to eat at McDonald’s if I don’t have the kids in tow —...

February 5th, 2010 | A Mom and The Mouse, Kristin Ford | Read More

Foreign workers sue Swan and Dolphin, Westin Imagine for unpaid wages

Foreign workers are suing two major Orlando-area resorts, saying they were never paid for a month’s worth of cleaning rooms and washing laundry after their labor contractor closed during a sweeping international visa-fraud investigation. Workers were placed at several hotels, including Walt Disney...

February 5th, 2010 | News | Read More

Samantha Brown celebrates 10 years of travel at Disney World

The Travel Channel celebrates a decade of programming by popular host Samantha Brown with four new hour-long specials, including one filmed at Walt Disney World, beginning Monday (Feb. 8). Traveling more than 230 days a year, Brown has a seemingly endless supply of stories from her journeys, and she...

February 4th, 2010 | A Mom and The Mouse, Featured, Kristin Ford | Read More