I agree with Robert Niles. I love the Boardwalk area around Crescent Lake, and I always try to spend a bunch of time there when I visit.
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Wow. It is a lot larger than I thought it would be. It should be an excellent center to New Fantasyland when it is completed next year.
The increase in 10K races at various Disney running events is a positive development. It helps get people who think a half marathon sounds impossible[^fn1], and gives them a chance to run a Disney race. I hope the trend continues.
[^fn1]: Like I kind of do.
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New Mickey Video Website and App
Give me a minute. I’m going to download this, right now.
I do not think I will be able to make it down for the festival this year, but these pictures make me wish I could.
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Downtown Disney, A History
David Smith[^fn1] gives a nice summary of the history and the plans for the future of one of my favorite places at Walt Disney World: Downtown Disney.
[^fn1]: Not the [Feed Wrangler](http://feedwrangler.net) guy.
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Disney Character Names With Meaning
Save this for a little trivia fun during your next drive to Disney World.
Give me a minute while I go and book a trip to Disney for 2014[^fn1].
[^fn1]: Seriously, these Fireworks are amazing.
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Two New Mickey Mouse Shorts Debut
I disagree John Frost, I think these are both great.
I was sad to hear the confirmation that SpectroMagic will not be coming back, but I hope that an announcement of a new nightly parade is not far away.
It is weird seeing all of those walls up at the former Pleasure Island. I still get a little sad every time I walk by the Comedy Warehouse and think about all the nights I went there and had a great time.
I am still torn about eating here. Seeing the views from inside the castle though, makes me think I *might* have to give it a shot.
I really hope this is open by my honeymoon next spring.
I always get a few new pieces of information from these guides.
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Disney Villain Resumes
Another awesome post from [Oh My Disney](http://blogs.disney.com/oh-my-disney/2013/06/27/disney-villain-resumes/).
> According to a Wall Street Journal story Disney and Sony Pictures have begun testing a controversial business model in South Korea: renting movies via video on demand (Super Premium VOD) while they are still playing in theaters. This is the first time major American studios have offered viewers anywhere the option of buying a ticket to see a movie, or to rent it at home from a cable, Internet or satellite-television provider.
> Sony’s Django Unchained was available to rent online and on cable just three weeks after premiering in Korean theaters last April. Disney’s animated Brave and Wreck-it Ralph came out four to five weeks after their release in theaters. In both cases the films were still playing throughout South Korea. Executives at other major Hollywood studios said they are watching Disney and Sony’s tests in Korea and may follow suit.
I would pay $30 to watch a new release movie at home on opening weekend. Being able to avoid a crowded theatre would be completely worth it to me.
A pretty comprehensive list of information about meeting characters at Disney World from the gang at [TouringPlans.com](http://touringplans.com). As character greetings become more and more popular, lists like this are going to be more and more important.
One of the shows from Disneyland that I hope makes it way to Orlando soon.
It seems that this rumor pops up every couple of years. Though I would love to see another Disney park[^fn1], I do not think is coming any time soon[^fn2].
[^fn1]: Mostly just to draw some people away from the World in Orlando.
[^fn2]: Though, it would be the perfect opportunity to try out something they cannot do in Florida: “Marvel Land”.
Unsurprisingly, this makes me want to stay there.