Expedition Everest’s Yeti Troubles Explored

The Orlando Sentinel has a short piece running on the adventures, or lack their of, of the giant Yeti mechanical beast at the end of Expedition Everest roller coaster at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

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Disney’s Animal Kingdom to test Guided Trek through Savannah

Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park has announced it is developing a new, immersive experience that will take small groups of guests on personalized, guided treks through some of the savannah areas of the popular Kilimanjaro Safaris Expedition attraction. During these excursions, guests will be able to spend more time observing wildlife on the savannah while learning about them from a Disney guide.

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Disney’s Animal Kingdom to test Guided Trek through Savannah

Disney’s Unbuilt Steampunk Roller Coaster

Designer Thom Shillinger worked at Walt Disney Imagineering during an exciting time.

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Baby Colobus Monkey - For Your Daily Cuteness Quotient

This last weekend we visited Disney’s Animal Kingdom. One of the highlights of the day was seeing the baby black and white colubus monkey

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Disney News & Links: I wonder what happened to Rosita

Illustrator, Designer, and Imagineer Dorothea Redmond died last week. She had quite a career, even before Walt tapped her for WED.

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Disney News & Links: I wonder what happened to Rosita

Illustrator, Designer, and Imagineer Dorothea Redmond died last week. She had quite a career, even before Walt tapped her for WED. Her work on the Disney family apartment in New Orleans Square was recently brought to life in the Dream Suite, although Walt never got to personally experience it.

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Manatee’s Rehabilitation at Epcot Over, Released back into wild

Disney’s Animal Programs team helps take final measurements and readings as they prepare to release a manatee into his natural habitat at Blue Springs State Park in Orange City, FL.

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Manatee’s Rehabilitation at Epcot Over, Released back into wild

Manatee’s Rehabilitation at Epcot Over, Released back into wild

Disney’s Animal Programs team helps take final measurements and readings as they prepare to release a manatee into his natural habitat at Blue Springs State Park in Orange City, FL. A manatee, named “Bock,” was released Tuesday February 24th 2009 into the warm waters of the St. John’s River

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Disney’s Animal Kingdom welcomes baby Griffon Vultures

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge welcomed the birth of two Ruppell’s Griffon Vultures earlier this month. They are the first hatchings of this threatened species at Walt Disney World Resort. Each chick weighed less than six ounces and was about eight inches long when hatched.

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