With Walt Disney World starting its phased reopening of Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom on July 11 and Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios on July 15, fans are wondering how to make a Walt Disney World reservation. Before you visit a park, you must make a reservation on the […]
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In-person summer camps are back as the COVID-19 pandemic slows. Here’s what you need to know to get your kids registered and how to keep them safe while there. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Summer camp registrations are through the roof in 2021 as parents and kids crave a sense of normalcy […]
From African safaris to diving in the Great Barrier Reef… We’re fantasising about these four bucket list-worthy trips – and booking them the second restrictions lift Orpheus Island Lodge, Great Barrier Reef, Australia Best for… world class diving This fabulously luxurious all-inclusive lodge, located on a private tropical island on […]
What do you do first thing every work day? When I have asked this question of business people, I usually get answers along the lines of checking emails or answering phone messages. This reactionary way of time organization is not recommended. You are literally allowing other people — the ones […]
Walt Disney World Resort Update for March 30 – April 5, 2021 Writer’s Note, News & Views (Combined) In other years, given a quiet news week for Walt Disney World Resort at this time of year, I would still be able to fill our Update with photos around the Resort, […]
CLOSE Despite the ongoing battle against coronavirus, pre and post shutdown images show we’re all still longing for a bit of the joy & hope Disney brings Florida Today Story Highlights The license plate features an “EARidescent” 50th anniversary castle logo Florida drivers who love Disney will be excited to […]
MEADVILLE, Pa., March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — “The Gray Son”: a rollicking adventure story about a family fighting for survival in colonial America. “The Gray Son” is the creation of published author, Jeffrey Mark, a retired law enforcement officer. Mark writes: “Change was eminent! Jacob gathered his new wife, along […]
guest at Disney World taking a selfie with a cell phone Olga Thompson/Walt Disney World Resort via Getty Disney is streamlining the guest experience with its newest innovation: the Disney MagicMobile service. Visitors to Walt Disney World Resort have been using MagicBands — wristband devices that allow guests to enter […]
Wait! What’s that — at the end of the tunnel? Is it? Could it be… light? Make no mistake, we are still waist-deep in the COVID swamp. Most of the country still has not been vaccinated. More than 2,000 Americans a day are still dying of the virus. And for […]
Many Americans are longing for the days when they could take a dream vacation to Paris, Bali, or even just over the border to Toronto. As vaccine availability increases in the U.S., people are feeling a glimmer of hope that international travel will be back on the table soon. But […]
At best, it signals a call into action, albeit with a foggy head and a scrambled mind. At worst, the incessant ringing or buzzing represents news of a dreadful event, or an impending one. “Oh my God,” Harrison declared on a video recording that she made of the incident, “I’m […]
When disaster strikes, chef Jose Andres and his team at World Central Kitchen (WCK) always seem to be ready. Andres’ crew has been in Dallas since Friday, Feb. 19, serving free meals to people suffering from power outages or who are hungry and thirsty, after a wave of ice and […]
Nintendo Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is the latest headline offering from Nintendo as it celebrates the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. Following the superb Super Mario 3D All-Stars compilation of three classics, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury combines a classic with a little bit of something […]
Online multiplayer is coming soon to Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury on Nintendo Switch and this new video shows off what this experience will have to offer Mario fans. In a new video courtesy of GameReactor, the Super Mario 3D World multiplayer can be seen with returning favorites such as Peach, […]
State must rethink vax plan I have read with great interest the opinion piece in The Jersey Journal (“Vaccine rollout a massive failure for seniors”; Jan. 29) and agree with everything written in the article. It was spot on, as were the letters by senior citizens relating the problems in securing […]
A ride that has long been criticized as racist and problematic is finally getting a much-needed update. Today, Disney announced that Jungle Cruise, a boat ride that depicts rivers around the world and what many have called colonialist caricatures of “natives” around them, will be getting an update to remove […]
First thing’s first: you might need to reconfigure what you think this upcoming package of Mario gaming on Switch is. When it was first announced, it felt like the archetypal re-release – a shiny port of an underplayed Wii U game to entice those who missed it first time round, […]
Disney World is now selling a donut grilled cheese, and parkgoers have no idea what to think. The all-new snack item, announced earlier this January, is exactly what it sounds like: a big, gooey grilled cheese sandwich with two glazed donuts for buns. Available at Everglazed Donuts in Disney Springs, […]
Coronavirus economic graphic The coronavirus pandemic has reached almost every country in the world. Its spread has left national economies and businesses counting the costs, as governments struggle with new lockdown measures to tackle the spread of the virus. Despite the development of new vaccines, many are still wondering what […]
From his baronial boardroom in Pune, Adar Poonawalla can look out upon the perfectly manicured turf of India’s biggest stud farm. Over the years, the family’s racehorses have won the Indian Derby 10 times. These days, however, the thoroughbreds gambolling across the paddock beneath his window may be the last […]
FILE – In this Jan. 22, 2021, file photo, people under umbrellas on the square in front of the Old Opera in Frankfurt, Germany, on a rainy. Nearly a year to the day after Wuhan went into lockdown to contain a virus that had already escaped, President Joe Biden began […]
Photo credit: Illustration by Leonie Bos From ELLE Decor In the months since the COVID-19 pandemic began wreaking havoc on our way of life, it’s become clear that things may not return to the way they were. And that’s not a bad thing. Residential design has always evolved during times […]