Posts Tagged ‘Characters’

A more casual look for Minnie Mouse and her friends?

By Jason Garcia, Orlando Sentinel Mickey Mouse is finally easing up on his ladies. In a seismic shift that some employees describe as the biggest fashion shake-up at Central Florida’s largest employer since men were permitted to grow mustaches, Walt Disney World has decided to allow female employees...

June 15th, 2010 | Cast Members, Featured | Read More

Meeting Lotso at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Took a little break from all the Jedi during Star Wars Weekends to visit with Lotso, the Toy Story 3 character that’s set up for meeting and greeting guests at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Lotso is short for Lots-O’-Huggin’, and the DHS character (set up in the Magic of Disney...

May 24th, 2010 | Dewayne Bevil, Featured, Pictures, Things to do | Read More

Lotso introduced to Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear — a.k.a. Lotso — made his debut at Disney’s Hollywood Studios this weekend. The character, featured in the upcoming Toy Story 3 movie, can be encountered at the meet-and-greet area within the Magic of Disney Animation building and seen in the Toy Story...

May 10th, 2010 | Dewayne Bevil, Featured, Pictures | Read More

Characters count: Disney World meet-and-greets make memories

We braved the crowds and the cold at the Magic Kingdom on Saturday — you know it’s crowded when there are lines for the Swiss Family Treehouse and the Tomorrowland Transit Authority — and ended up having several fun character experiences. Entering the park, we caught the new Muppets pre-parade...

February 15th, 2010 | A Mom and The Mouse, Featured, Kristin Ford | Read More

Walt Disney World adds princess dinner at Cinderella Castle

Beginning this week, Walt Disney World guests will have another opportunity to dine with their favorite princesses. Dinner at Cinderella’s Royal table, which is located in Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom, has become Fairytale Dining. Previously, evening diners were greeted by members of...

February 9th, 2010 | A Mom and The Mouse, Featured, Kristin Ford | Read More

Disney Digital Books attract readers with click of mouse

Teaching children to read is a long process, and one key aspect is keeping them not only interested, but excited about it. That usually means trips to the library, Scholastic book orders from school, Bob Books, phonics games and even Leapfrog reading systems. We’ve done all that for our 7-year-old...

January 19th, 2010 | A Mom and The Mouse, Kristin Ford | Read More

Prince Caspian rides into the sunset at Hollywood Studios

Saturday marked the end of the Hollywood Studios meet-and-greet with Prince Caspian from the Chronicles of Narnia movie series. The prince was stationed in a small room adjacent to the Journey Into Narnia: Prince Caspian exhibit. I had never seen his indoor meet-and-greet location (Caspian previously...

January 10th, 2010 | Featured, Matt Palm, News | Read More

Star sighting: Whoopi Goldberg at Epcot

Comedian/actress/The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg poses with Minnie Mouse this weekend at Walt Disney World. Goldberg just finished a three-day stint as narrator of the Candlelight Processional at Epcot.

December 21st, 2009 | Celebrities, Dewayne Bevil, Pictures | Read More

Princess and the Frog opens in New York, Los Angeles — read the review

The Princess and the Frog “The Princess and the Frog,” Disney’s first hand-drawn animated feature in five years, isn’t only a throwback in style. When it opened today, it also will be the first Disney animated film since 2003’s “Brother Bear” to start in limited...

November 25th, 2009 | Featured, News | Read More

Disney uses its theme parks as it tries to make its newest princess a star

Princess Tiana talks with guests during a meet-and-greet at the Magic Kingdom. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) The Walt Disney Co.’s newest princess doesn’t arrive in movie theaters for another month, but she is already easy to find at Walt Disney World. Theme-park guests can meet Princess...

November 11th, 2009 | Featured, Jason Garcia, News | Read More