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When Toy Story Land opens next summer at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, visitors will be able to eat at Woody’s Lunch Box,  Walt Disney World   announced on Tuesday. It’s the first mention of food service for the under-construction land, which will feature a roller coaster called Slinky Dog Dash, the Alien Swirling Saucers ride, plus the existing Toy Story Mania attraction, which opened in 2008. Woody’s Lunch Box will be a walk-up counter service eatery. In a post on the official Disney Parks Blog, the company did not share details about the menu beyond “old-fashioned soda floats.” The theme park currently has “Toy Story” themed food service at Woody’s Round-up in the Pixar Place section of the attraction. The new eatery represents a Disney partnership with Mini Babybel, which also was announced as the “official snack cheese” of Walt Disney World, Disneyland and Disney Cruise Line on Tuesday. The theming of Woody’s Lunch Box will continue that already...

This summer Walt Disney Animation Studios offered a “talent development” internship program.  Here students could  work in the Disney Animation Studio and learn about  film making while improving their skills. Disney just released an amazing short created by the summer interns called  Ventana .  It was created over a two month period by the Disney Summer 2017 Interns. It’s the story of a girl who seems trapped in her life, until she discovers a paper dragon. The dragon moves around the room and then leaves, giving her a choice to stay or to go.  It’s very well done and definitely feels like a Disney piece.  I’m impressed they did so much so quickly.  I love how expressive the girl is throughout. This really would be an amazing experience!   The Oh My Disney blog interviewed Apollonia Thomaier.  She worked as a story intern on  Ventana,  and her mentor was Brian Kesinger, a head of story at Disney Ani...

Minnie Mouse, is that you? We've all wanted to celebrate at least one birthday with an outrageous birthday cake. But sometimes the more extravagant we're willing the get, the greater the potential for things to take a disastrous turn. And that's exactly what happened to ehsan, a Reddit user who claims to have ordered a Minnie Mouse-inspired birthday cake for their niece's birthday only to have the final product come out looking nothing like the iconic Disney character. The user shared a photo of the funky looking cake on Reddit, explaining later in the comments section that they originally brought a local bakery a photo of an impressive looking Minnie Mouse cake, and asked the bakers to replicate it. Needless to say, what ehsan got wasn't exactly what they expected. As the original cake features three layers decorated with pink, white, and black fondant topped off with an image of Minnie Mouse in what appears to be the form of a cookie, the cop...

Disney has launched it's family-friendly app, DisneyLife, in Ireland and it's jam-packed with movies, music, TV and books. With over 250 books, 400 movies, 5000 TV episodes and 7000 songs DisneyLife has launched the ultimate app for Disney fans, and priced at €6.99, it’s gearing up to rival streaming giants Netflix and Amazon in the family market. RTÉ Entertainment had a sneak peek at DisneyLife and discovered that it features content from Disney’s 100 years of storytelling, from  Snow White  to the  Pirates of the Caribbean  films.  As well as movies and TV content (box sets and live channels Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior) DisneyLife differs from it’s rivals by also offering a huge catalogue of music and books. For it’s set monthly fee users can sign-up to a multi-user account with secure controls available for parents. You can also download an unlimited amount of content to use offline. Users can perso...

Alex Morgan  has apologized on social media for  an incident at Disney World  over the weekend. Morgan, a star for the World Cup-winning U.S. national team who previously played for the Portland Thorns and now plays for the Orlando Pride, was among three soccer players kicked out of an Epcot park restaurant on Sunday. Authorities say the players were verbally aggressive with park security and other guests. MLS players Donald Toia and Giles Barnes of Orlando City SC were also ejected. A sheriff's report says the group began arguing with other guests and workers after Barnes cut in line at the United Kingdom Pavilion pub. Morgan  apologized on social media  Wednesday morning. "I want to apologize for my actions that occurred over the weekend. I will learn from this (and) make sure it does not happen again," she posted, adding the hashtag "liveandlearn." The Orlando Pride visit the  Portland Thorns  in a National Wom...

One of the biggest names in US soccer - Alex Morgan - has been kicked out of Disney World, Florida, after becoming involved in an argument at a pub. She was, says the police report, "highly impaired". Morgan was part of a group partying at a bar in the United Kingdom section of Disney's Epcot theme park on Sunday. With her were a number of Orlando City SC players, including Giles Barnes and Donny Toia. An Orange County Sheriff's Department police report states that a row broke out when Barnes - a former England Under-19 midfielder - queue jumped, resulting in an argument. Barnes was escorted out of the park by officers who were then summoned back to the bar to assist with Morgan who, according to an incident report obtained by TMZ, appeared intoxicated and made claims about knowing the Orlando SWAT team in order to get the matter dropped. O rlando City SC, which runs the Orlando Pride, told  The Orlando Sentinel : "T...

If you’re booked to stay at a Disney World resort anytime soon, dinner preparation is about to get a whole lot easier. Pre-portioned meal kits are now being sold to guests vacationing in the villas at Disney’s  Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa  in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.  The Disney Parks blog  prices the package at $49 pre-tax, and its ingredients are enough to feed a family of four. Currently, there is only one kit option available: “Rigatoni Fiesolana,” which is rigatoni pasta with creamy tomato sauce, sausage, portobello mushrooms, parmesan, and fresh basil. Guests will also receive a large garden salad and garlic bread sticks accompanied by baking instructions for no-fuss cooking. Theme park guests can purchase the rigatoni meal kit for a limited-time at the resort’s  Artist’s Palette  marketplace, which also serves fast-casual breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Disney Vacation Club supplies full kitchens in one-bedr...

ORLANDO, Florida -- Designed as a permanent world's fair by Walt Disney himself, EPCOT is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Disney opened its second theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort on October 1, 1982. In celebration of this big milestone, here are 35 facts you might not have known about EPCOT: EPCOT is twice the size of the Magic Kingdom, and spans 300 acres. The park is the third most-visited theme park in North America. EPCOT is also the world's sixth most-visited theme park. Walt Disney inspired the concept for EPCOT, but did not live to see its completion. He died five years before Magic Kingdom opened on October 1, 1971. The park has hosted more than 12 million guests, according to statistics released in 2015. The geodesic sphere at the park's entrance, Spaceship Earth, weighs 15,520,000 pounds. Celebrated science fiction writer Ray Bradbury, author of "Fahrenheit 451," helped Disney Imagineers design Spaceship Eart...