A World View - Enjoying Walt Disney World - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow debuted at Disney's Hollywood Studios, immersing Walt Disney World Resort guests in all the action and adventure of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series. Aspiring pirates experience the story of Captain Jack Sparrow like never before to discover if they have what it takes to join his jolly crew. State-of-the-art technology brings the swashbuckling world of Captain Jack, from an eerie treasure cove to an epic ship-to-ship battle. The attracti... Read more

A World View - Enjoying Walt Disney World - A new daytime parade, the Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade, will march into Magic Kingdom in spring 2014. The Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade will bring the magical stories of New Fantasyland to Main Street, U.S.A., through fantastic and innovative new parade floats, vibrant costumes, and an original soundtrack that will feature beloved songs from favorite Disney films, plus a new parade theme song. A World View - Enjoying Walt Disney World is your Disney destination information and vacation website.... Read more

A World View - Enjoying Walt Disney World - Disney Parks to Kick Off a ‘Monstrous Summer’ With… Spaceship Earth Transforms into “Monsters University” Star Mike Wazowski To Announce All-Night Parties for Walt Disney World, Disneyland Resorts ANAHEIM, Calif. and LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (April 25, 2013) – Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort will kick off a Monstrous Summer by keeping three theme parks open for 24 hours nonstop on Memorial Day Weekend, the traditional start of the family travel season. The Magic Kingdom Park in... Read more

A World View - Enjoying Walt Disney World - Opening this past December in the France Pavilion at Epcot, Monsieur Paul  is an upscale, but less formal restaurant located in the former Bistro de Paris location. With classic French architecture including fresh colors and a touch of modernism, the newly renovated restaurant is decorated with mementoes of Chef Paul Bocuse's extraordinary culinary honors. The new menu is built on the Bocuse tradition of French classical cuisine with contemporary setting. (Preston Mack, photographer) A World ... Read more

A World View - Enjoying Walt Disney World - Just in time for a monstrous summer at Walt Disney World Resort, a special themed monorail featuring Mike, Sulley and a few of their classmates from Disney-Pixar's new movie "Monsters University" made its debut April 24 on the Magic Kingdom Park/Resorts loop. The new movie, in theaters in 3D June 21, takes a fun look back at how mismatched monsters Mike and Sulley met during college and eventually became the best of friends. (Gene Duncan, photographer) A World View - Enjoying Walt Disney World is your Di... Read more

A World View - Enjoying Walt Disney World - WALT DISNEY WORLD NEWS – Beauty and beats celebrate spring, as the Flower Power Concert Series continues in Epcot. Check out these acts, rounding out the 75-day 20th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival (subject to change without notice): May 3-5:                     Tommy Roe (new!) May 10-12:                ... Read more

A World View - Enjoying Walt Disney World - Welcome to those of you joining me from COLORADO MOUNTAIN MOM and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the 3rd stop on our Magical Blogorail.  I really am a simple person. So even among the hundreds of possible snacks available to use as Dining Plan Credits, it doesn't take long for me to seek out a Mickey Ice Cream... Popsicle or sandwich it matters not at all.  But then, if my first turn in the Magic Kingdom takes me left and down the path toward Frontierland, Aloha Isl... Read more

A World View - Enjoying Walt Disney World - Floral versions of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Pluto and Donald Duck (with Daisy Duck in a cameo) star in a celebratory cookout scene in living topiary color at the Epcot front entrance during the 20th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, which opened March 6 and continues through May 19, 2013 at Walt Disney World Resort. The 14-foot-tall Goofy topiary bobbles an anniversary cake while Donald and Daisy play badminton, Mickey fires up the grill, Pluto swipes a link of hot dogs and Minnie ... Read more

A World View - Enjoying Walt Disney World - A yellow “brick road” composed of yellow violas and kid-friendly turf lead the way to the new Land of Oz Garden debuting in Future World for the 20th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, which runs March 6-May 19 at Walt Disney World Resort. Based on the March 8 film release of Disney’s “Oz The Great and Powerful,” the garden features circus games, children’s climbing activities and the ‘crashed’ hot air balloon from the film. (Gregg Newton, photographer) A World View... Read more