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Sizing Up EPCOT: How does it compare to the World’s Fairs?
Epcot has been billed as a "permanent World's Fair." So how does it stack up in terms of size when compared to the World's Fairs of days gone by? Today's article gets out the measuring tape to find out.
Before the Omnimover…
Before there were Omnimovers, there was the Carry-Go-Round... learn a bit about the granddaddy of the omnimover, and find out about different kinds of continuous-loading attraction vehicles.
1939’s Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
MousePortal takes an introductory look at some of the similarities that the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs share with today's Disney theme parks.
Kilimanjaro Safaris: The Jungle Cruise Unplugged
In today's "Tapestry" article, we take a look at how Kilimanjaro Safaris came to be, standing on the shoulders of the Jungle Cruise and the True-Life Adventures television episodes.
Welcome to MousePortal.com
Great. Another guy who thinks he should put up a Disney website and blog. So what makes MousePortal.com any different from the rest of the sites out there? Read on to find out.
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One Golden Morning at the Magic Kingdom
We are receiving multiple reports claiming that record-setting Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps will be in the Magic Kingdom at 10:30 am Friday morning for a heroes welcome parade. While no major news outlets have made this official, the sources giving us the news can be considered credible. If the parade does take place, be sure [...]
More to those Magic Hours
As reported by multiple outlets, you may not need to get a wristband to ride attractions and stay in the parks during provided Extra Magic Hours for Disney resort guests beginning next week. According to these sources, guests will just need to flash their “key to the world” cards to gain admittance to attractions open during [...]
8/24/08 Studios Update from Studios Central
The great Disney’s Hollywood Studios focused website StudiosCentral has a new photo report up today. Here are some newsworthy photos:
The single rider line from Toy Story Midway Mania is gone. Expect Fastpass for this attraction to be leaving in the not-so-distant future.
Some strange Orange and Red lights have appeared on top of the strange bridge on [...]
Fort Not-So-Wilderness
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting on a project that brings Disney’s Fort Wilderness into modern times:
Roughing it is not what it used to be, especially at Walt Disney World’s Fort Wilderness Campground.
Disney is quietly undertaking its broadest campground-improvements program in two decades, adding extra-extra-large camper pads for recreational vehicles, cable-TV and Internet service throughout, Segway scooter tours, [...]
“Big Time”-Stamp
Apparently, there are some more changes to the fastpass system at the Walt Disney World Resort on the way. Notice in the picture below that they have moved the date stamp on some fastpasses (as well as the addition of a the year of distribution) right underneath the redemption time, as well as greatly improved [...]
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