Forty years ago today, on October 1st 1971, Walt Disney World opened its doors in Florida for the very first time.
Contrary to popular belief, Disney World (later to be known as the Magic Kingdom) wasn’t actually the first Disney theme park to open, with Disneyland in California opening in 1955.
However due to the limitations in terms of the quantity of land available for development, Walt Disney soon found that original theme park had out grown the site and need a bigger area in which to fully realise all of his ideas. So he set his sights on Florida.
“Here in Florida, we have something special we never enjoyed at Disneyland… the blessing of size. There’s enough land here to hold all the ideas and plans we can possibly imagine.” – Walt Disney, 1965.
For over 2,000 years, apparitions of the Virgin Mary and Jesus have reportedly appeared before thousands of people, usually in visions of bright light and accompanied by a profound message. Out of all of these recorded visions, the Roman Catholic Church and the Vatican have only sanctioned three of them.
However, recently the state of Florida has had a flurry of holy visions… in toast! Continue reading →
A brand new Star Wars attraction opened Friday 20th May 2011 at Hollywood Studios in Disney World, Florida.
The new ride, Star Tours 3D, replaces the old Star Tours ride that closed in September 2010.
Star Tours 3D boasts cutting edge cinematic three dimensional special effects and motion simulator-based technology, along with 52 different ride scenarios and storylines that are run at random, meaning you get a different experience each time you ride! Continue reading →
It was a sad day yesterday in Florida, as the Magic Kingdom waved goodbye to Mickey’s Toontown Fair at Disney World.
Where I hear you say? Well yes, poor old Mickey’s Toontown Fair was not one of the most popular lands at the Magic Kingdom, however it was great for the smaller kids amongst us. Toontown Fair was home to one of the best places to meet-and-greet all of the characters as well as having Mickey and Minnie’s Houses here for you to explore.
Mickey’s Toontown far is to close due to the expansion of the Fantasyland project.
History Of Mickey’s Toontown Fair
Mickey’s Toontown Fair was opened back in 1988 under its original name of Mickey’s Birthdayland to celebrate Mickey Mouse’s 60th birthday. In 1990 the land was renamed Mickey’s Starland up until 1996 when it received its final name of Mickey’s Toontown Fair. Continue reading →
A woman is taking Disney to court over claims that Donald Duck groped her boobs at Disney World’s Epcot theme park in Florida.
A judge in Philadelphia said that Disney must defend Ms April Magolon’s accusations of post-traumatic stress, caused by the Donald Duck character in May 2008.
The 27-year-old woman from Philadelphia claims that she was holding her child at the Walt Disney World theme park in Florida when a staff member dressed as Donald Duck grabbed her breast and then joked about it.
Ms Magolon says that the shocking encounter left her with nightmares, digestive problems and other permanent injuries. Continue reading →
Businesses often launch deals with huge discounts or give away something for free to boost their sales, but Nick Ginetta, the owner of a car dealership in Florida, has come up with a crazy idea which has generated worldwide press interest;
He’s giving away a free AK-47 assault rifle to anyone who buys a truck from his dealership! Continue reading →
A young mother in the UK was stunned to find her two children watching porn on what she thought was a Disney video. Kirsty Carey had apparently popped The Little Mermaid on for Millie, aged 5, and Kaiden, aged 3, while she nipped to the loo.
“When I came back, I glanced at the TV and there was a man performing a sex act on a woman”, said Ms Carey.
She bought the video from a British Heart Foundation charity shop in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. The shop is investigating the incident.
In the northern Florida town of Madison, lies a magical place where cats roam free in a huge kitty-cat village. All 660 cats can visit a kitty Wal-Mart or attend the cat church. There are communal scratching posts and climbing places all over the place for all to enjoy. It reall is a paradise for pussies, and it’s all thanks to just one man who set out to give homeless cats a permanent place to live.
Caboodle Ranch, is a massive 30-acre cat sanctuary run by Craig Grant. Grant’s fascination with cats begin when his son lefgt home and left his pet cat. When he found out the cat was pregnant, his first instinct was to give the kittens away, but one thing lead to another and Grant ended up buying the Tree Farm in North Florida and transformed it into a luxury cat sanctuary. Continue reading →
Some of the most amazing stunts and tricks ever caught on camera. People really are amazing! There are so many unbelievable stunts in this video I don’t know which one is my favourite! Absolutely mind-blowing…
Last night, in the early hours of the morning, Jose Roca heard a knock on the door of their Florida villa. When he answered, he was found a hungry seven foot alligator on his front porch.
Mr Roca was in bed when he heard banging coming from outside his Tampa, Florida villa and came face to face with the gator whose amazing capture was caught on camera.
Watch the full video at the end of this post.
When Mr Roca looked through the window before opening the door he was astounded to see the alligator sitting outside, waiting for the door to be opened.
He said: ‘I thought it was a burglar or something. Something was going on. I just wake up and look at the gator’. Continue reading →
It was a sad day yesterday in Florida, as the Magic Kingdom waved goodbye to Mickey’s Toontown Fair at Disney World.
A woman is taking Disney to court over claims that Donald Duck groped her boobs at Disney World’s Epcot theme park in Florida.
Businesses often launch deals with huge discounts or give away something for free to boost their sales, but Nick Ginetta, the owner of a car dealership in Florida, has come up with a crazy idea which has generated worldwide press interest;
A young mother in the UK was stunned to find her two children watching porn on what she thought was a Disney video. Kirsty Carey had apparently popped The Little Mermaid on for Millie, aged 5, and Kaiden, aged 3, while she nipped to the loo.
In the northern Florida town of Madison, lies a magical place where cats roam free in a huge kitty-cat village. All 660 cats can visit a kitty Wal-Mart or attend the cat church. There are communal scratching posts and climbing places all over the place for all to enjoy. It reall is a paradise for pussies, and it’s all thanks to just one man who set out to give homeless cats a permanent place to live.
