If you can afford a vacation, 2009 will be the year to check out all the places on your list. ...more

December 26, 2008

LAKE BUENA VISTA -- Visitors to Downtown Disney can design custom T-shirts with Disney characters and personal messages in an interactive concept developed in partnership by Hanes Brands Inc. and Walt Disney World. Shirts cost $20 to $30 and take 15 to 30 minutes to be produced after the buyer makes design selections on devices similar to large-scale ATMs. ...more

December 16, 2008

Disney Cruise Lines this week will begin to add 3-D technology to theaters on its Disney Magic and Disney Wonder cruise ships sailing from Port Canaveral to show first-run Disney films in 3-D format. This Disney Digital 3-D experience is being launched Friday on the Disney Wonder to coincide with the premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' newest animated feature, "Bolt." ...more

November 17, 2008

Visitors to the Disney parks and resorts early next year will be to able connect with the equivalent of a personal tour guide through their wireless phones in a partnership between Disney and Verizon Wireless, the companies announced today. ...more

November 12, 2008

Disney is offering visitors discount hotel stays and other deals in the wake of worse than expected financial results. ...more

November 7, 2008

Airlines have been seeking new sources fuel to cut costs for some time, but leave it to fun-loving Southwest Airlines to test the power of pixie dust. ...more

November 1, 2008

Aircraft manufacturers have begun to seek surrogate fuel sources to produce "green" jet fuel and cut costs, but leave it to fun-loving Southwest Airlines to test pixie dust power. Tinker Bell One, a specially decorated Boeing 737, is scheduled to visit Tampa International Airport on a flight from Chicago at 2 p.m. today. ...more

October 31, 2008

I'll Have The Brontosaurus Walt Disney World was slated Tuesday to open its dinosaur-themed restaurant called T-Rex at its Downtown Disney resort area in Lake Buena Vista. The restaurant is the first project in Disney's pursuit of more family-oriented dining and shopping in an area that until recently had a strong focus on its Pleasure Island nightclubs. Disney closed most of its clubs last month. ...more

October 15, 2008

Walt Disney World is scheduled to open a dinosaur-themed restaurant today at its Downtown Disney resort area in Lake Buena Vista. T-Rex is the first project in Disney's pursuit of more family-oriented dining and shopping in an area that until recently had a strong focus on its Pleasure Island nightclubs. ...more

October 14, 2008

Pleasure Island, the lounge-heavy party zone of Walt Disney World that caters to young and restless clubbers, is shuttering its saloon doors this weekend. Disney officials say the place is being "reimagined." ...more

September 27, 2008