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Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at  WDWMagic.com . The Magic Kingdom's Enchanted Tales with Belle is no longer part of morning Extra Magic Hours. The guest-participation show featuring characters from Beauty and the Beast was removed from evening Extra Magic Hours in November 2015. Disney has unveiled a major new version of My Disney Experience, available now for Android devices. V4 of My Disney Experience follows the look and feel of the Disneyland app, opening directly into the park map and wait times. The previous main menu has been replaced by swiping up on the character icon, which then exposes the dashboard and all of the apps functions. iOS users will see a similar update early in 2017 when V4 of My Disney Experience debuts on the Apple platform. The Magic Kingdom's Walt Disney World Railroad refurbishment scheduled for early 2017 has been extended. The closure begins on January 9 and was origina

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com . The Epcot International Food and Wine Festival will be longer than ever next year, beginning for the first time in August. The dates for the 2017 festival are August 31 through to November 13, 2017, that is up from September 14 to November 14 for 2016. Express Bus Transportation is coming to Walt Disney World later this month, enabling quicker transfers between its theme parks, for a price. Costing $15 per person for a single day, Express Bus Transportation will pick guests up directly inside the parks, then by making use of backstage areas, will reach the destination faster than using the regular bus service. The service can be added when purchasing Park Hopper tickets, or upgrading at a later date via guest relations. In addition to the $15 per day option, there is also the ability to add multi-day service for $24 per person. Annual Passholders can purchase the service on

Happy December, Disney Fans!!!      Has everyone recovered from your turkey coma? I hope so! No disrespect to Thanksgiving, but my favorite part about the day is that, in our household, it officially marks the beginning of the holiday season! (The Hubs insists on no Christmas movies or music until Thanksgiving night. Bah-humbug!)      What's not to adore about the smell of baking cookies and a fresh cut balsam fir? Or the sounds of sleigh bells and Christmas carols? The blinking lights on the tree and the favorite ornaments from years past? (Or, in our case, being that we live in Central Florida, the temps in the balmy 70's and our palm trees covered in twinkling lights.) I love it all! We didn't shop on Black Friday... we put up our decorations, lights and tree! (And had our traditional Round Two of Thanksgiving left-overs.) Of course, we have an all-Disney tree, filled with ornaments that we have collected from various park visits and cruises. It's a tree full of

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com . Full entertainment line-up and schedule for the 2016 Holidays Around the World at Epcot is now available. All entertainment is included with regular park admission, park hours are extended to 9:30pm November 25 to December 24, 2016, then 10:30pm from December 25 to December 30, 2016. Performances take place daily from November 25 to December 30, 2016 - check daily in the park for any changes to the schedule. Reflections of Earth With Peace on Earth Finale 9:30pm, from November 25 to December 24, 2016, then 10:30pm from December 24 to December 30, 2016. American Music Machine On Future World's Fountain Stage, a five person a cappella group performs some of the holiday's most beloved songs. 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 6pm. Joyful! A Gospel Celebration of the Season A unique blend of the soulful expressiveness of Gospel and Inspirational Music with the sounds of Jazz,