http://www.disneyescapes.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:03:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We just posted a new cruise review of the Sea of Cortez and Copper Canyon land extension aboard Cruise West’s Spirit of Endeavour . Here’s a snippet from the review: “The cruise made such an impression on me that I will now think Baja from now on when I ... http://www.disneyescapes.com/escape-review/disney-cruise-reviews-cruisereviews/0803/cruise-review-sea-of-cortez-and-copper-canyon.html We had mixed emotions arriving at Port of Miami for our 7 night western Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Liberty. Earlier that morning we had gotten off the Holland America Noordam, and had said our farewells to a great group of people that we had had a heap of ... http://www.disneyescapes.com/escape-review/disney-cruise-reviews-cruisereviews/1614/smoke-on-the-water-carnival-liberty.html Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees joins Mickey Mouse Feb. See original here:  Drew Brees visits Walt Disney World, dreams “Drew” come true http://www.disneyescapes.com/escape-review/magic-kingdom-cruisereviews/1416/drew-brees-visits-walt-disney-world-dreams-%e2%80%9cdrew%e2%80%9d-come-true.html Pictured above we have a newly released rendering of the main lobby area for Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa. Disney Imagineer Joe Rhode has been dispatched to keep an careful eye on the project and it looks like his background will come in very handy. The highly anticipated ... http://www.disneyescapes.com/escape-review/disney-news-cruisereviews/2334/new-concept-art-from-aulani-the-lobby-revealed.html A few comments about a recent voyage on Holland America Noordam There is an old adage that says “a team is only as fast as its slowest player”. This thought came to mind as we first stepped on board the beautiful Holland America Noordam in Fort Lauderdale for our ... http://www.disneyescapes.com/escape-review/disney-cruise-reviews-cruisereviews/2229/don%e2%80%99t-be-afraid-of-a-floating-nursing-home.html If you watched the Super Bowl tonight you saw a hard fought game between two deserving teams. Original post: Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees going to Walt Disney World http://www.disneyescapes.com/escape-review/magic-kingdom-cruisereviews/2123/super-bowl-mvp-drew-brees-going-to-walt-disney-world.html Jeffrey “Sparky” Katzenberg talks with Forbes magazine about 10 minutes that changed his life. That, of course, was when he was fired from the Walt Disney Company. The rest is here: Sparky Katzenberg rhapsodic about his time at Disney http://www.disneyescapes.com/escape-review/disney-news-cruisereviews/0928/sparky-katzenberg-rhapsodic-about-his-time-at-disney.html The string of closures impacting Disney Stores across North America continues. This time a store in Fort Wayne, Indiana gets the axe. This appears to be part of a strategy by The Disney Stores to take advantage of the down commercial real estate market and negotiate some better rental ... http://www.disneyescapes.com/escape-review/disney-news-cruisereviews/2009/another-disney-store-closing.html With The Princess and the Frog opening in more countries overseas, such as the UK, it’s time for a second wave of publicity for the movie. For instance, here’s a fun little interview with Disney Animator Andreas Deja , who was the lead animator on Mama Odie. Excerpt from:  Interview ... http://www.disneyescapes.com/escape-review/disney-news-cruisereviews/0504/interview-with-andreas-deja.html Got a background in computer graphics and 3D lighting or rendering? Continued here:  Hot Job at Walt Disney Animation Studios http://www.disneyescapes.com/escape-review/disney-news-cruisereviews/2232/hot-job-at-walt-disney-animation-studios.html