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POSTED Sat, 11/03/2012 - 06:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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New Updates Coming for This Year's Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights

For many guests, it's a holiday must-do tradition, and this year, there are a few changes to help enhance the experience. We're talking of Disney Hollywood Studio's Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights. Since starting way back in 1995, the show has continued to evolve; today, it boasts more than 5 million lights (all energy-efficient LED) and continues to pull in enhancements such as images and music from Disney's "Prep and Landing."

POSTED Wed, 10/17/2012 - 11:30 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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New Year's Eve Events Around Walt Disney World Announced

It's never too early to figure out what you're doing New Year's Eve - especially when Walt Disney World is involved. Disney recently announced events for bringing in 2013, and we've got the scoop on what's going on where for December 31.

POSTED Fri, 09/07/2012 - 06:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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New Seating Coming Soon For "Fantasmic" Show

"Fantasmic," one of the most popular attractions at Disney's Hollywood Studios, is slated to have more seating available in the near future. Disney is planning to install more benches at the show's amphitheater by the end of this month.

The plan to install the new seating stems from interviews by Disney with DHS guests. Says Dan Cockerell, vice president of DHS:

POSTED Thu, 08/30/2012 - 06:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Don Your Best Duds for Dapper Day

Ever get the feeling you want to keep the shorts and flip flops in the hotel room and dress up to head out to the park? You're in luck. Dapper Day is coming up soon - a day for guests to don some dressier clothes to take in Disney's Hollywood Studios.

According to organizer Justin Jorgensen, the idea for Dapper Day came from spotting some old Imagineer drawings in which guests going to Epcot were dressed to the nines. His thought? "Wouldn't it be really great if just for once we could make these illustrations come to life?"

POSTED Wed, 06/27/2012 - 06:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Independence Day Offerings at Walt Disney World

It wouldn't be Independence Day without fireworks, and Disney's certainly got those covered this year. For those of you lucky enough to be in and around Walt Disney World on the 4th of July, here's a look at what Mickey and company are planning to help celebrate.

Magic Kingdom will be showing its "Disney's Celebrate America! A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky" twice: July 3 and 4. This patriotic take on fireworks will light the up the night both dates at 9 p.m.

POSTED Thu, 06/14/2012 - 06:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Disney's Hollywood Studios Sign Involved In Small Fire

Disney's Hollywood Studios was the scene of a small electrical fire over the weekend that caused damage to one of its popular signs.

On Saturday night, the sign at the Magic of Disney Animation building caught fire when a ballast shorted out sometime around 9:20 PM. The area in and around the building was evacuated and no guests or cast members were injured during the small fire.

At this time, the show inside of the building is still up and running. It's lights out, however, for the sign until it's completely repaired.

POSTED Fri, 06/08/2012 - 06:30 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Teen Tinker Bell Made to Change Clothes Before Entering Animal Kingdom

A teenager was recently denied entrance to Disney's Animal Kingdom. The reason? She was dressed like Tinker Bell.

POSTED Thu, 05/17/2012 - 06:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Fantasyland Expansion Model Comes To DHS

In case you missed it during its last showing at the 2011 D23 Expo, the new Fantasyland expansion model is now on display at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

The model, which outlines the vision of the larger, improved Fantasyland, is now able to be viewed by guests at the One Man's Dream exhibit inside DHS. One Man's Dream gives guests insight into Walt Disney's dreams and how his visions came to life.

Right now, there's no set time frame on how long the model will be on display at One Man's Dream.

POSTED Fri, 05/11/2012 - 06:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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New Droid Building Kits Coming To DHS

Ever wanted to have a droid a la Luke Skywalker in Star Wars? Well, you're in luck because the Droid Factory is coming soon to Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Work started on this concept back in 2009, and when the Droid Factory debuts during Star Wars Weekends at DHS, there will be some 71 different pieces guests can choose from to build and name their own 3 3/4 inch droid. Guests choose a dome and body from many different colors and can add in other options like hats.

Product developer Cody Hampton says about the new Droid Factory:

POSTED Thu, 05/10/2012 - 06:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Great Movie Ride Dinner Coming In June

What's better than being able to go behind the scenes in the Disney Hollywood Studio's attraction the Great Movie Ride? Being able to pair an in-depth look at the ride with a dinner. Slated as the June event for "Tables in Wonderland," the Great Movie Ride Dinner is planned for Friday, June 15 and Saturday, June 16 from 8:00 - 10:30 PM.

Guests partaking in this special event will be able to access the Great Movie Ride after it has closed for the day and have a delicious three-part meal. Details on the meal are as follows:

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POSTED Tue, 04/16/2013 - 05:05 | POSTED BY Guest Author
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Star Wars Weekends Returning to Disney’s Hollywood Studios May 17-June 9

For four weekends each spring, Star Wars fans (and fanatics) converge on Disney's Hollywood Studios for Star Wars Weekends. This year, the intergalactic celebration starts May 17 and continues until June 9.

While the guest list is still a work in progress we can report that Ray Park who starred as the Sith warrior Darth Maul is scheduled to appear during Weekend I and Weekend II, and Warwick Davis who portrayed Ewok Wicket W. Warwick is scheduled for Weekend III and Weekend IV.

POSTED Mon, 04/16/2012 - 05:05 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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It's the Walt Disney World Marathon's 20th Anniversary

Coming in 2013 the Walt Disney World Marathon will be celebrating it's 20th Anniversary Race during a fun filled weekend of activities for all ages. Race weekend (January 10th-13th, 2013) hosts fun events for families to enjoy that stress the importance of physical fitness for every age.

POSTED Thu, 02/16/2012 - 06:05 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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Attractions to Relax On: Hollywood Studios Edition

As I continue my look at places to rest and relax a little in the Walt Disney World Resort Parks, I come to the first Park where air conditioning gets a little scarce. Though I'm sure there's a bench and some shade someplace for us. Let's take a closer look at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

POSTED Tue, 11/08/2011 - 05:05 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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Package Pick Up at Walt Disney World Theme Parks

You don't have to worry about schlepping your bags and packages along with you while shopping your way through Walt Disney World. Disney offers several options to make your touring run smoothly without having to worry about your precious gifts and mementos.

POSTED Tue, 09/06/2011 - 11:00 | POSTED BY Kasey O'Connor
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Dine with an Imagineer

Have you ever wanted to sit down and chat with a Walt Disney World Imagineer? Well it turns out that Disney offers you that opportunity with their Dine with an Imagineer program.

POSTED Fri, 08/26/2011 - 11:00 | POSTED BY Kasey O'Connor
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One Man's Dream

Step into Walt's life and journey with him as he discovers his dreams and sees them turned into reality when you walk through the One Man's Dream attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

POSTED Tue, 08/16/2011 - 11:00 | POSTED BY Kasey O'Connor
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Sid Cahuenga's One of A Kind Shop

How many times have you walked past Sid Cahuenga's One of a Kind Shop because you assumed it was just another Disney gift shop? Next time you might actually want to take a look inside and check out the unique memorabilia for sale there!

POSTED Thu, 07/21/2011 - 12:00 | POSTED BY Kristen Heptinstall
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Hollywood Studios' Fantasmic: A Must-Do?

Is Fantasmic at Disney's Hollywood Studios a "must-do" for you? Our forum members debate that here.

POSTED Mon, 07/04/2011 - 12:00 | POSTED BY Kristen Heptinstall
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Steps in the American Idol Experience

Ready to show your stuff and compete before a panel of judges to see if you have "Idol" potential? Here's an idea of what to expect at the American Idol Experience at Disney's Hollywood Studios, whether you're auditioning, or just taking part in the fun as the audience.

POSTED Thu, 06/30/2011 - 11:00 | POSTED BY Kasey O'Connor
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What's your favorite attraction/ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios? [Facebook Fans]

We asked our Walt Disney World forGrownups Facebook fans, "What's your favorite ride or attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios?"

We got some great answers so a big thank you goes out to everyone who participated! A quick breakdown of the responses shows that Tower of Terror is the overall favorite with Toy Story Mania! coming in second, and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster placing third.

The Great Movie Ride, Star Tours, and One Man's Dream all got mentions as well.