Are you planning on attending the 15th anniversary of Disney’s Animal Kingdom this Earth Day, April 22? After attending the anniversaries of Magic Kingdom Park and Epcot in 2011 and 2012, respectively, we’ll be there for sure. Here are a few of the details of what’s planned for the park’s anniversary. Special opening ceremony – Meet at the Tree of Life at [...]
We sense a disturbance in the Walt Disney World Force…it must be the return of Star Wars Weekends this May! We have gathered together some of the new merchandise available..and we would love to know what you think of it! Here is a look at some new items with this year’s logo coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios on May [...]
Put some spring in your step and plan your trip to the Walt Disney World Resort during April, because we have a lot of events taking place! April 5: Disney Design Group Artist Tyler Dumas will be appearing at D Street in Downtown Disney Westside from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. to sign the latest pin, Vinylmation and D Tech release in the 2013 [...]
How does your family celebrate the Easter holiday? Maybe you get dressed in your Sunday best for Easter service, or maybe you decorate eggs and have an egg hunt. Some of you even go see the Easter Bunny on Easter morning. Disney’s goal every holiday is to make you feel right at home at the [...]
Walt Disney World Resort will soon break ground on a multi-year transformation of Downtown Disney, representing the largest expansion in its history. Downtown Disney will be transformed into Disney Springs, a unique destination that will treat guests to significantly more shopping, dining and entertainment offerings amid beautiful open-air promenades, meandering springs and waterfront charm. Disney Springs [...]
With Valentine’s Day only a few weeks away, you may have spent some time at Magic Kingdom Park getting ideas for gifts. If so, you might have found three unique necklaces at Uptown Jewelers on Main Street, U.S.A., which you had never seen before. They didn’t have traditional neck clasps; instead, they used magnets to pull the two sides [...]
I love Canada! I first visited this beautiful country when I was 10 years old. My family took a trip to Niagara Falls, where we stayed in a bed and breakfast for a few days. Since then, I’ve visited Toronto twice, and I recently took a trip to Montreal in spring 2011 (great food [...]
I can’t get enough of the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. I believe I have been around the world at least five different times this year! My favorite foods kiosks are Hawai’i, Australia and South Korea (hello, lettuce wrap!). A great place to start is at the Festival Center located in Future World next to Mission: SPACE. This [...]
Walt Disney once said, “Laughter is America’s most important export.” I found that quote on a tee-shirt during a recent visit to Heritage Manor Gifts at The American Adventure in Epcot. I love reading quotes from Walt as they are often times filled with optimism, hope and joy. At Disney Theme Park Merchandise, we have used his quotes on a [...]
I love the changes that autumn brings to Disney Parks. Between slightly cooler temperatures and the return of my favorite events, fall is a great time to visit. For the softlines team at Disney Theme Park Merchandise, autumn’s return means new apparel arrives at Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts. I recently met with Disney Design Group artist Casey Jones to [...]
