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Earlier today, leaders from Walt Disney Parks & Resorts kicked off the largest expansion in Disney's Animal Kingdom history with a groundbreaking ceremony for the park's new AVATAR-inspired land. View the full article

Runners are attempting to complete four races in four days during the Disney Marathon weekend Four characters in four days and 48.6 miles. View the full article

Vinylmation collectors and Indiana Jones fans can rejoice. Disney has released a new Indiana Jones series for its Vinylmation collection. Thomas Scott, lead Vinylmation artist with Disney Design Group, designed the series, which features characters from "Raiders of the Lost Ark." View the full article

In honor of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” coming to theaters April 4, guests at Disneyland park in Anaheim will soon have the opportunity to meet the First Avenger in person. Captain America, who has already been making appearances at Avengers Academy on the reimagined Disney Magic, will be dropping in to Disneyland park starting this spring, where you can also experience continuing favorites Iron Man Tech Presented by Stark Industries and Thor: Treasures of Asgard. View the full article

The newest restaurant at Epcot is about to enter "soft opening" mode. Look for Spice Road Table to operate this weekend in the Morocco pavilion. View the full article

Over the last several months, we’ve revealed renderings of some of the fantastic and innovative parade floats set to debut this spring as part of the new “Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade” at Magic Kingdom Park. We’ll have an update soon on the construction of these impressive floats, which will help bring stories such as “Peter Pan,” “The Little Mermaid” and “Tangled” to life on the parade route. View the full article

If you read my post this past Monday, you know we created a video series about cruising with Disney in Europe based on questions you asked to the Disney Parks Moms Panel. What I didn’t mention then is that we did the same for our cruises to Alaska! View the full article

Tonight’s “After Dark” image was snapped in New Fantasyland, just outside Gaston’s Tavern at the local fountain, which was, of course, donated to the town by Gaston himself. View the full article

Happy New Year Disney fans! Have you found what best represents your Disney Side yet? View the full article

I’ve recently shared a few sneak previews of new items coming to Disney Parks in 2014. My attention now turns to Vinylmation, the collectible figures celebrating five years at Disney Parks. View the full article

The latest in the Disney Dream portrait series shot by Annie Leibovitz features actress Jessica Chastain taking on the role of Merida from the film "Brave." View the full article

I guess it was fate that the first character from a Disney·Pixar film celebrated in our Disney Dream Portrait series would be Merida from "Brave." Created by the amazing Annie Leibovitz, and featuring Oscar-nominated actress Jessica Chastain, our latest portrait is entitled, "Where your destiny awaits." View the full article

You've always wanted your own little Space Mountain in the garage, right? Or maybe a miniature Expedition Everest in the backyard? Well, what would you think about owning an actual working roller coaster that once was used at Walt Disney World? View the full article

It’s 2014. A brand-new year full of promise. And, if you’re like millions of Americans, full of resolutions, too! For those who have vowed to make health and fitness a priority in the year ahead, I’ve got great news -- Fit2Run, The Runners Superstore, was recently recognized as one of the “50 Best Running Stores in America” by two leading trade and consumer publications, Running Insight and Competitor Magazine. View the full article

Counting down the 45 best characters from the first six Star Wars movies, as well as a look into the future of the franchise. View the full article

Tomorrow morning we'll have the exclusive first look at the new Disney Dream Portrait by Annie Leibovitz, right here on the Disney Parks Blog. View the full article

Our guests and cast members are not the only ones who experienced special delights during the holidays at the Walt Disney World Resort. Our animals did too! This holiday season, the Disney’s Animal Programs Science Operations Team hosted a competition for the animal care teams at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. The goal: craft creative holiday experiences for the animals in their care. View the full article

The beauty of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is that it is truly timeless. View the full article

Back in January 2001, we were kicking off the new year with a look at exciting things to come. Between the arrival of the Disney Dream and first looks at New Fantasyland and the expansion of Disney California Adventure park, we had a lot to look forward to in 2011! View the full article

On my first trip to Epcot in the 1980s, I was absolutely fascinated by these dancing fountains in Future World. I remember jumping up and trying to “catch” the water over and over again, while my mom tried to keep up and capture the moment on our camera. View the full article

Race fans will have a chance to live out their NASCAR dreams Feb. 21 during The King's Cup at Walt Disney World Speedway. View the full article

It’s time to “countdown to fun” with the “Pixar Play Parade” at Disney California Adventure park! This parade features some of your favorite characters from Disney·Pixar films such as Woody, Sulley and Mater, and is guaranteed to have the whole family clapping and dancing along. As with previous stories in this series, I’m here to share some tips to help you enjoy this high-energy parade even more. And if your have your own tips, please leave them in the comments! View the full article

Spring is a great time to visit the Walt Disney World Resort. This year, the return of the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, Atlanta Braves Spring Training games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and the return of Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios are just a few of the things our guests have to look forward to. View the full article

The 2014 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend returns to Florida from January 8-12, 2014. Before the holidays, I caught up with Mary Myers, merchandiser for events at Disney Theme Park Merchandise. She shared with me a look at many new items created to commemorate this annual runDisney event. I selected a few items to share with you today. View the full article

As Holidays at the Disneyland Resort comes to an end, we’re also wrapping up our four-day celebration of Three Kings Day - the culmination of Disney ¡Viva Navidad! at Disney California Adventure park. View the full article