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You could say that this year’s Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival will be a “crash”-ing good time. View the full article

Love movies? If so, you’re probably thrilled that we’ve officially embarked on one of my favorite times of the year – awards season! If you were glued to your TV set during Sunday’s “Golden Globes” and you’re counting down the days until the “86th Annual Academy Awards” airs on March 2nd, then there’s a good chance you’ve seen a movie at my favorite theater, AMC Downtown Disney 24, located at Downtown Disney West Side. View the full article

I hope you have been enjoying our series on the history of the Disneyland Monorail. I can’t decide whether I’m having more fun searching for these fantastic vintage photos or learning about each of the different models of this iconic attraction. Today the series continues with a look back at the Mark III and its nearly twenty-year run on the rails above Disneyland park. View the full article

The start of a New Year marks the arrival of new merchandise at Disney Parks. The “Dated 2014” merchandise (that is what we call merchandise that contains a particular date) is some of our most popular merchandise we carry at Disney Parks. You may recall getting a first look at the artwork for this program back in October with the arrival of the amazing 2014 Disney Parks attraction poster calendar. After taking a closer look at the style guide created for the dated program, I found a few different styles you will see in the New Year. View the full article

The latest parade at Walt Disney World is beginning to take shape. View the full article

This week’s “Caption This” image was snapped in New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park. Sure looks like he has something on his mind. What is it? Still longing for Belle? You tell us. Go ahead and caption this photo in the “Comments” section below. View the full article

The 2014 Tinker Bell Half Marathon returns to Anaheim, California January 16 – 19, 2014. I know many of you are pumped up for your first race of the New Year, and I’m here to make sure you do it in style. Here’s your first look at this year’s logo which will appear on a multitude of merchandise items. Of course, I had to go to a few of my resident experts whom I know have run many a runDisney event … you might even recognize some of them. Here are some of our favorites, I can’t wait to see what you pick! View the full article

Since last Friday, we’ve been giving you some sneak peeks at a mysterious new float coming this spring to the “Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade” at Magic Kingdom Park. Today, we’re excited to reveal that this impressive addition represents none other than Maleficent from “Sleeping Beauty” – in the form of an enormous, Steampunk-inspired dragon. View the full article

Magic Kingdom Park was a sea of black and gold yesterday to honor the University of Central Florida’s Cinderella football season. The Knights’ record-setting season culminated with an upset victory over the Baylor Bears in the 2014 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on January 1, 2014. The team ended the season ranked 10th nationally with a 12-1 record. View the full article

Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed the success of the animated musical "Frozen" will lead to a Broadway show, according to Fortune magazine. View the full article

Wow, what an amazing Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend! To the thousands of runners who participated in races, the thousands of families, friends and volunteers who supported our runners – thank you! All of you helped make this past runDisney weekend a major success and an incredible celebration of running. View the full article

Yesterday, you got the first look at the latest Disney Dream Portrait by Annie Leibovitz for Disney Parks starring Oscar-nominated actress Jessica Chastain as Merida. Today, I'm taking you behind the scenes, to the village of Cold Spring, New York, nestled inside the Hudson Valley, near a region known as the Hudson Highlands. It was the perfect setting for this stunning "Brave"-inspired portrait. View the full article

I hope you’re excited about our new video series, based on your questions to the Disney Parks Moms Panel, featuring this summer’s Mediterranean voyages. Last week I gave you a first glimpse at some of the destinations in the Greek Isles, and today you’ll get to see another exciting destination for us -- Dubrovnik, Croatia. View the full article

Disney has once again put out its best bargain for Florida residents looking to visit the parks in the first half of the year. View the full article

The 50th birthday of Donald Duck was celebrated in a big way in 1984, with “Donald Duck’s Birthday Parade” stepping off at Magic Kingdom Park. View the full article

Fredison Costa wins for 3rd time in 4 years, and 8-time champ Adriano Bastos comes in 2nd With tears in his eyes, Fredison Costa fell to the ground and kissed the pavement. View the full article

Another Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend presented by Cigna is in the books. It was the 21st edition and as usual the event this weekend was filled with popular new features, colorful runner costumes and the kind of inspiring stories you would expect from the place Where Dreams Come True. View the full article

This week, we unveiled a first look at the newest addition to Disney Parks‘ Disney Dream Portrait series - Merida from “Brave.” Created by Annie Leibovitz, and featuring Oscar-nominated actress Jessica Chastain, our latest portrait is entitled, “Where your destiny awaits.” View the full article

On New Year's Eve, one of the busiest days of the year at Walt Disney World, three of the giant resort's four theme parks stayed open until 1 a.m. or later. View the full article

This week was a busy one on the Disney Parks Blog, with news on AVATAR construction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, plus sneak peeks at a new mystery float for Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade at Magic Kingdom Park and a Captain America character greeting at Disneyland park. View the full article

Laurie Knowles of Charlotte, N.C., won the women's race, topping runner-up Lisa Bentley of Clermont About 25,000 people took off in the Walt Disney World Half Marathon on Saturday morning after Donald Duck quacked, "On your marks. Get set. Go!'' View the full article

The doors are quietly opening tomorrow at Spice Road Table at the Morocco pavilion at Epcot, giving the staff time to ease into the new kitchen and iron out details. View the full article

We kicked off another year of Disney Parks Blog meet-ups with a celebration of the new food trucks at Downtown Disney at the Walt Disney World Resort. View the full article

There's a lot more Mickey floating around Florida right now as the last of Disney Cruise Line's four cruise ships began sailing from Florida ports today. View the full article

The land based on the film "Avatar" at Disney's Animal Kingdom will be big and blue, if scenes from this week's groundbreaking are any indication. View the full article