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From Pam Brandon on the Disney Parks Blog: It’s only a test, but we expect the new buffet concept at the Pepper Market in Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort might stay. The former “food court”-style dining has been replaced with a concept that suits families and conventioneers – a quick bite and a diversity of flavors. The restaurant looks the same, but instead of ordering from stations, you now pay a set price and it’s all you care to eat for everything from roast beef (or pork or turkey) to paninis, slices of pizza, pasta, salads and Mexican fare. We paired an enchilada with mashed potatoes, and had the kitchen make us a personal-size pizza instead of just ordering a slice of cheese [...]

While everyone seems to be complaining that Downtown Disney no longer offers a district-to-district candy walk, the best kept secret seems to be Halloween festivities at Disney’s resort hotels. While this is not a complete list, we have uncovered the Halloween festivities for 13 of the Disney Resort Hotels at Walt Disney World. All of the following events will take place on Monday, October 31, 2011: Disney’s All-Star Resorts Starting at 1:30pm - Halloween-themed games Poolside 5:00pm – 8:00pm - Cookie Decorating(located at the End Zone, Intermission and World Premiere Food Courts) 5:00pm – 8:00pm - Towel Animal Display: Come see our towel animal display and learn how to make some yourself. 6:00pm - Halloween Costume Parade: Meet outside by the Children’s Activities party cart for a fun parade [...]

My FOX Orlando has posted some pictures taking an inside look at what the room interiors will look like at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort: A look inside the Cars rooms, where guests are staying at the Cozy Cone Motel The Lion King rooms are themed to the “I Just Can’t Wait to be King” sequence Finding Nemo rooms

An interesting document has leaked onto the internet confirming Disney Vacation Club will be building another resort at Walt Disney World in the next few years. Earlier this year, rumors of a California-themed resort to be located between Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort began circulating. Well, it seems those rumors are true: DISNEY VACATION CLUB CALIFORNIA COAST HOTEL – ORLANDO, FLORIDA Disney Vacation Club decided to extend its hotel experience with their new California Coast Resort at H1, Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, Florida. George Coon was invited by the DVC Design Team to work under the direct supervision of GSB Architects, and Mr. Wing Chao, providing design direction for this next and possibly best of the DVC properties in Orlando. California’s remarkable coast offers an [...]

The page on DisneyWorld.com for the upcoming Art of Animation Resort has been created and features a new piece of concept art and some more concrete details on Walt Disney World’s newest resort hotel: Coming soon: a new Walt Disney World Resort! Disney’s Art of Animation Resort hotel, a Disney Value Resort hotel, will draw its inspiration from 4 classic Disney animated films: The Lion King, The Little Mermaid and Disney·Pixar’s Finding Nemo and Cars.Booking dates for this family-friendly resort, scheduled to open Summer of 2012, have not been announced yet. Please continue to check back for more information and details. Step into some of your favorite stories! Each one of the Disney’s Art of Animation Resort buildings are being designed to [...]