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Ears the News: April 17, 2021 Edition

 Ears the News Brought to you by our Friends at WDWMagic.com Disney World's 50th spruce up continues with the rooftops of Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom Work for the upcoming 50th anniversary on October 1st has continued in Fantasyland. Paint crews are also working on the rooftops in Fantasyland. Photo courtesy of WDWMagic.com Disney's Animal Kingdom mandrill birth is another success for Disney's breeding of endangered species Disney is celebrating the birth of a female baby mandrill.  First time mom, Hazel, gave birth to Ivy on April 10, 2021.This will make the four generations of mandrills from the same family which mirrors the social system of mandrills found in the wild.  You will see Hazel and Ivy in the Kilimanjaro Safari attraction at Animal Kingdom. Photo courtesy of WDWMagic.com Disney World Cast Members can now have visible tattoos among other changes to the 'Disney Look' as the company shifts to a policy of inclusion Josh D'Amaro stated, "The w...

Ears the News: March 27, 2021 Edition

Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com  World Celebration construction at EPCOT Work continues at EPCOT on the former Inventions East and Mouse Gear into the new center of the upcoming World celebration.  No date has been finalized. Photo courtesy of WDWMagic.com Details of Disney's Animal Kingdom Earth Month 2021 Celebration Disney's Animal Kingdom will host several limited-time experiences from April 18-24, 2021, in celebration of Earth Day.  Expect to see unique Disney character experiences, learning opportunities, specialty merchandise, themed food and beverage, and new Wilderness Explorer activity. Photo courtesy of WDWMagic.com Here’s a look at what’s in store: Special characters will join other favorite Disney pals on Discovery River Character Cruises. Limited-time specialty cupcakes: the Creature Comfort’s Honey Bee Cupcake, the strawberry-flavored Flamingo Cupcake at Flame Tree Barbecue, or the Sea Turtle Graham Cracker Cupcake at Restauranto...

'Ohana Review

‘Ohana means family. So when you get to take your first trip as grown-ups with your brother and his family, you have to dine at the place where family is the focus. Dining at ‘Ohana* changes you. With the food and warmth of the people and the welcoming surroundings of Disney's Polynesian Village Resort, it is hard not to fall in love with all it has to offer. And then you have the food. When you are brought in by your cousin, you pass the warmth of the Pineapple-Coconut Bread. You immediately start to feel your soul filling, and you haven’t even eaten anything yet! Once seated, the mixed greens salad is served to you family style! Don’t worry if you finish it...there is more where that came from! Following the salad is my personal favorite, the pork dumplings. I dream of the pork dumplings and honey coriander chicken wings...but mostly...of the dumplings! The teriyaki noodles and fried vegetables are packed with flavor and another family favorite!!! Again, don’t worry if you run o...

Review of Dinner at 'Ohana

Hey there, Disney Fans!      Hope ya'll are having a great summer so far! It's certainly a H O T one here in Central Florida. Yipes! But that created the perfect excuse to escape the heat by staying inside  of Disney's Polynesian Village Resort, and enjoying dinner at one of our family's favorite restaurants, 'Ohana.      Now, 'Ohana is a bit of a Disney phenomenon. It's been wildly popular for many years now and is often seemingly impossible to get a reservation at. But like all Disney restaurants, it does experience some changes every now and then... some positive, some not-so-much. We typically hit up 'Ohana a couple of times a year, since, regardless of slight changes, it's pretty consistent at having awesome food, and a very cool atmosphere. We also had occasion to celebrate, since my daughter was in her very first on-stage musical production, and she did an awesome job, so 'Ohana it was! The view out of 'Ohana's window...

Disney's Polynesian Village Resort

Great Ceremonial House lobby Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort is a Deluxe Resort, conveniently located just a monorail ride away from the Magic Kingdom. It is also a short walk from the Ticket & Transportation Center, making it easy to catch the Epcot monorail. The Polynesian Village Resort is one of the original Walt Disney World Resorts, and it opened in 1971 along with the Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Contemporary Resort and Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground. It was built in the same modular construction style as the Contemporary. Rooms are decorated with Hawaiian touches The Poly, as it is affectionately called by some, consists of several buildings or "longhouses" named Tuvalu, Fiji, Aotearoa, Tonga, Hawaii, Samoa, Niue, Rarotonga, Tokelau, Moorea and Pago Pago. There are standard rooms, concierge rooms and Disney Vacation Club studios, villas and bungalows available. The Polynesian’s newest additions are the Bora Bora Bungalows, located alon...

Ears the News with Richard

Captain Cook's at Disney Polynesian Resort is scheduled to be closing for a major refurbishment in late March. The quick service restaurant closes on 3/28/2014, and is expected to reopen in the summer of 2014. During the closure, a temporary quick service location will be setup in the Great Ceremonial House. The menu offering will be very similar, but there will be no Dole Whip offering. The temporary location will be operating daily from 6:30 AM to 4:30 AM. The hugely popular Hyperspace Hoopla will not be part of this Star Wars Weekends , but fret not fellow Star Wars fans. Disney announced that Symphony in the Stars fireworks will play each night during Star Wars Weekends 2014 event logo, courtesy Disney Parks Blog ar's There will be a 'nightly curtain call moment featuring Star Wars characters,' but it is not clear what that will involve. Disney also announced that an additional week will be added to this year’s Star Wars Weekends. The full...