ICE CASTLE – Shimmering lights illuminate Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom during the holidays at Walt Disney World Resort. The Magic Kingdom icon is bathed in more than 200,000 tiny white lights that add a special sparkle to the season.
THROUGH THE WOODS: From Nov. 29-Dec. 30, 2009, Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground at Walt Disney World is offering holiday sleigh rides through the secluded beauty of the 700-acre backwoods resort.
PIXIE HOLLOW'S LATEST RESIDENT: The world's most beloved fairy, Tinker Bell, poses with her friend Terence inside Pixie Hollow at the Magic Kingdom park. The pair star in the new motion picture "Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure." Terence is the newest character that Disney Parks guests can greet in Pixie Hollow at the Magic Kingdom in Florida and Disneyland park in California.
TIANA TRANSFORMATION: A sprinkle of pixie dust and a little help from the fairy godmother is all it takes for little princesses to feel like the newest Disney princess, Princess Tiana, at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique.
DISNEY'S NEWEST PRINCESS: A host of Disney and Disney-Pixar characters welcomed Princess Tiana Oct. 26, 2009 following her horse-drawn carriage ride to Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom. After a jubilant procession featuring dancers and musicians, Princess Tiana, featured in the Walt Disney Pictures' animated film "The Princess and the Frog," starred in the premiere performance of "Tiana's Showboat Jubilee!" -- a live musical production that takes place on board the theme park's "Liberty Belle" riverboat.
ZOOMING IN: Christopher Pond, ESPN Emerging Technology engineer, demonstrates the ESPN Snap Zoom technology as part of the ESPN Innovation Lab at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (soon to be renamed the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex). The freeze-frame application brings the fan closer to the play by zooming in an area of interest and providing insight to a current action on the field.
A DISNEY DAY: Walt Disney Company President and CEO, Robert Iger (left), Teri Hatcher, James Denton and HandsOn Network President, Amy Smith (right), join Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy Sept. 29, 2009 in Los Angeles, Calif., for the Disney Parks' announcement of the "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day" program for 2010. A complete gallery of media-only/news photos is available for download at www.wdwpress.com/2010
VOLUNTEAR: Donald & Daisy Duck help Miami residents paint a mural Sept. 29, 2009 as part of the announcement of a new program for 2010 called “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day.” A complete gallery of media-only/news photos is available for download at www.wdwpress.com/2010
GARDEN FUN: Miami residents Tania Socarras (far left) and Wendy Bermudez (standing, second from right) join Tracy Hoover (second from left), chief of staff of HandsOn Network & Points of Light Foundation, and Meg Crofton (right), president of Walt Disney World Resort, to plant a garden Sept. 29, 2009 at The Miami River for the announcement of "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day." A complete gallery of media-only/news photos is available for download at www.wdwpress.com/2010
A HELPING HAND: (L-R) Walt Disney Parks & Resorts chairman Jay Rasulo joins Chicago residents Paulette Anderson, Latonya Johnson, Barry Dillard, Dan Aldert and Corrie Wiseheart in a volunteer effort Sept. 29, 2009 at the Bethune School of Excellence in Chicago, Ill. More than 200 community members volunteered at the elementary school to landscape and revitalize the campus as part of the Disney Parks’ announcement of “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day” for 2010. A complete gallery of media-only/news photos is available for download at www.wdwpress.com/2010
CAT AND MOUSE: Celebrity chef Cat Cora poses with Chef Mickey Mouse in front of her first signature restaurant, "Kouzzina by Cat Cora," located at Disney's BoardWalk.
FLAVORS OF AFRICA, INDIA: As part of the Kidani Village expansion of Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, diners are treated to a new restaurant - Sanaa. The menu in the 150-seat, family-oriented restaurant reflects the art of African cooking with Indian flavors.
A screenshot from Mobile Magic, the first Disney-developed mobile application that enables Verizon Wireless users to easily navigate Disney parks on both coasts. Mobile Magic provides helpful and timely information to Verizon Wireless customers using select feature phones. With either a swipe of their fingers or the touch of a few keys, guests can access an array of park features including updated attraction wait times and FASTPASS return times for the park they are in and locations of their favorite attractions, characters and restaurants. Exclusive to Verizon Wireless customers, Mobile Magic is available for download and purchase for $9.99 for a 180-day subscription.
LITTLE EINSTEINS, BIG FUN: Quincy, a character from the popular Disney Channel program, "Little Einsteins," is just one of the popular characters that makes special meet-and-greet appearances for guests at Disney's Hollywood Studios.