Grand Floridian Vacation Club?

So is the Grand Floridian slotted to be a Disney Vacation Club destination?

On September 19th, 2011, Disney will shut down the spa at the Grand Floridian in order to begin an expansion project at the resort. The spa, one of only two full-service spas on Disney World property, will remain closed for 18 months. There are no official details on the expansion project, but rumor has it that the new construction will contain more Disney Vacation Club units.

Plans can be found here and here for the proposed construction...looks like DVC to me

Geeky walkthrus of the Fantasyland expansion

Came across this video this morning with some of the CG design tools being used for the Fantasyland expansion.

Own Disney's Land...?

Ok, technically it was Disney's Land.

Hey, Mouseketeers--guess what's just hit the market? That's right: Disney's land. Located on a one-acre lot in the Los Feliz hills, the historic four bedroom, five bath French Normandy-style home was built by Walt Disney in 1932, and features painted ceilings, vaulted beamed ceilings, original stained leaded glass, billiards room, sleeping porch, swimming pool, and not surprisingly, a projection/screening room. A virtual tour can be found here, and we also turned up a 1940 Better Homes & Gardens article about the home on a Danish blog called A. Film L.A. How much cheddar to own the house that Mickey built? It's listed at $3.65 million. 

Disney Backyard

Was wondering when new episodes of this would be coming back...now just to get our backyard in the que!

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Duffy the Bear

Sorry, but am I the only one that's not too keen on Duffy the Bear...?

I totally understand synergy and that he's huge in Japan, but on my last trip to Epcot he seems to have overrun the place.  Strange since how he became so popular in Japan was becuase it was an "exclusive item" with only one place to buy it (as well as another park ticket required)...and now he's everywhere at WDW it seems...

Like I said...I just don't get it...do we need a fluffy bear...is the Pooh license running out again?

Disney's Art of Animation Resort

Some first looks at the new value resort, Disney's Art of Animation,  set to open Summer 2012 at WDW.  Will include some much needed family suites:

The Lion King, Cars and Finding Nemo buildings are planned to exclusively feature family suites which accommodate up to six guests. The concepts show a total of 1,120 family suites—all arranged for added space and comfort.
The concept for these family suites include:

• 2 separate bathrooms
• A master bedroom
• 3 separate sleeping areas within the living space, which includes an "Inovabed"—an impressive piece of furniture that transforms from a generously sized dining or work table to a comfortable bed in seconds.

Bill Nye

We were lucky enough to catch Bill Nye The Science Guy during Engineering Week at Epcot last month. 

A Goofy Movie

Ran across this wonderful live action intro to Disney's "A Goofy Movie"...love it.

http://www.wimp.com/goofymovie/