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December 3, 2011

The Manor - your vacation home base for Starwars Weekends 2012

Category: Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World – Tags: , , – Kay 12:41 pm

Star Wars Weekends

Star Wars Weekends

Walt Disney World has announced dates for the 2012 Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park. The galactic fun begins on May 18 and will run through June 10. Let The Manor at Emerald Island be your vacation home base for these fun weekends

The 2012 Star Wars Weekend dates are:

May 18-20
May 25-27
June 1-3
June 8-10

Star Wars Weekends is an annual event that celebrates the Star Wars film saga and the hit animated TV series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. During the celebration Disney hosts special shows, presentations and offer some out of this world memorabilia.

Now is the time to book your stay at The Manor located on the Emerald Island Resort for Star Wars Weekends 2012.

March 2, 2011

Disney Junior–Live on Stage! new at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Category: Attractions, Characters, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World – Tags: , , , , – Kay 5:38 pm

Guests at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will find that the pre-school favorite “Playhouse Disney - Live on Stage” is no more.  Instead it is being replaced by “Disney Junior - Live on Stage” to coincide with the new Disney Junior Channel on television.

This is a great show for the younger Disney fans.  As the show is inside, it can also be a welcome break from the summer heat.

The full Disney press release is below.

Ahoy, Mateys! Jake and the Never Land Pirates Landing at Disney’s Hollywood Studios as Part of Show Debuting March 4

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Jake and the Never Land Pirates are landing at Disney’s Hollywood Studios March 4, 2011, less than a month after they cast off on their first adventure on Disney Channel as part of the launch of Disney Junior programming designed for 2-to-7-year-old children.

At the Walt Disney World theme park, they are playing a role in “Disney Junior–Live on Stage!”, a theme park show created for young guests. Co-starring roles in the show are played by the cast of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Handy Manny and Little Einsteins — other shows that are part of the Disney Junior schedule.

“Ever since ‘Playhouse Disney–Live on Stage!’ premiered in 2001, it has been a chance for our younger guests to experience their Disney Channel friends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios,” said Dan Fields of Walt Disney Imagineering, the creative director for “Disney Junior–Live on Stage!” “As their circle of TV friends has grown and changed during the years, we’ve endeavored to make sure those new friends are part of their vacation fun, too.”

Like the previous show (”Playhouse Disney–Live on Stage”), “Disney Junior–Live on Stage!” will be presented several times during the theme park day. Guests should check their Times Guide for show times

June 23, 2010

Sounds Like Summer Concert Series Makes July Evenings Nightastic!

Category: Disney's Hollywood Studios, EPCOT, Walt Disney World – Tags: , , , , , – Kay 6:53 pm
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The musical sounds of decades of summers gone by will fill July evenings at Epcot during Sounds Like Summer concert series performances featuring tribute bands that celebrate the music of Bon Jovi, The Rolling Stones, Janet Jackson, U2 and Chicago.
“The key thing about tribute bands is that their intention is to reproduce, as closely as possible, the music of the artist whose work they are celebrating,” explains Senior Show Director Alan Bruun of Walt Disney World Entertainment. “It’s not an impersonation, which mimics the personality and visual aspect of a star, or a cover band that puts their own spin on a song. A tribute band goes for authenticity. Each band that performs as part of the Sounds Like Summer concert series has received written authorization from the band whose music they play.”
Performances at America Gardens Theatre are scheduled for 5:45, 7 and 8:15 p.m. – except on July 4, when shows are scheduled for 5:15, 6:30, 7:45 and 9 p.m. They are included with Epcot admission. Here’s the schedule (entertainment is subject to change without notice):
June 27-July 3: Karin Lawson - A Tribute to Janet Jackson
July 4-10: Satisfaction - A Tribute to The Rolling Stones
July 11-17: Slippery When Wet - The Ultimate Bon Jovi Tribute
July 18-24: 2U - A Tribute to U2
July 25-31: Beginnings - A Tribute to Chicago
Sounds Like Summer is part of Walt Disney World “Summer Nightastic!,” which also features extra fun after the sun goes down at Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios:

At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror adds new effects – and a summer-only drop sequence – to the mix for guests daring to step into the attraction’s infamous service elevator for a ride into the “fifth dimension.” And on Hollywood Boulevard, in the shadow of the 122-foot-tall Mickey’s Sorcerer’s Hat icon, guests are invited to the Rock n’ Glow Dance Party, where a DJ and live rock band keep popular tunes coming five nights a week.

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February 1, 2010

Star Wars Weekends

Category: Disney's Hollywood Studios, Special Events, Walt Disney World – Tags: , , , , – Kay 11:34 am

The Manor at Emerald Island, your vacation rental for Star Wars weekends

The Manor at Emerald Island, your vacation rental for Star Wars weekends

The 2010 Dates for the annual Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios have been announced.

The 2010 dates are:
May 21 - 23
May 28 - 30
June 4 - 6
June 11 - 13

This special event is held annually at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park and celebrates the Star Wars Saga and the new animated television series The Clone Wars.

As part of the weekend festivities, Disney’s Hollywood Studios puts on special shows, parades & presentations, as well as offering unique merchandise, celebrity autograph opportunities and memorabilia. Join other Star Wars fans and Star Wars celebrities for this limited time engagement.

More information can be found at the Star Wars Weekends page here.

–Kay
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