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Yep, it's hot as blazes. There are few better cooling-off solutions than a day at the water park. In Central Florida, there are several splashy options, and they all offer tempting ticket deals that allow folks to slip, slide and soak it all in for months at a stretch. View the full article

For those of you already champing at the bit to chomp on a bit of food at the 2013 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, The Disney Parks blog released a list of marketplaces and what they'll be serving. View the full article

The "Festival of the Lion King" show will move to a new theater within Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park next year, Disney World official confirmed Monday. View the full article

There will be no Star Wars trilogy for Orlando. The Star Wars Celebration fan convention that descended on the Orange County Convention Center in 2010 and 2012 is heading to Anaheim in 2015. View the full article

Here’s a cute weekend Web presence that will bring a smile to the face of most any Disney fan. View the full article

Disney's good at the business of making you feel like a kid again, so it's now wonder the Mouse has expanded into the rejuvenation business. View the full article

If you want to hit all 47 rides at Walt Disney World in a single day, you better have comfortable shoes and a plan View the full article

A new male Masai giraffe calf will be joining the Kilimanjaro Safaris savanna at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in the next few weeks, but not before the votes are tallied for what his name will be. View the full article

Last month we told you about the mobile app SnapShots and how its Orlando-based designers had created a photo- and video-sharing iOS app that could be a useful asset for Orlando theme-park visitors. View the full article

Disney World is offering discounted theme-park tickets to active and retired members of the U.S. military. View the full article

If you’re an AT&T wireless subscriber, here’s great news if you’re at the Magic Kingdom and trying to upload your iPhone video of Splash Mountain to YouTube while you share some Instagram photos of Mickey with your friends on Facebook, too. View the full article

The first stages of Downtown Disney's transformation into Disney Springs are within sight, and that will change how and where guests park at the shopping and entertainment complex. View the full article

Every year, about 48,000 people move to metro Orlando from other states. They relocate here for jobs, climate, retirement, family and Disney. Yes, Disney. View the full article

The latest trend among the funky foods at theme parks is the themed beverage View the full article

WHAT: Typhoon Lagoon has added more sandy activities this summer with its Teen Beach Movie: Beach Party, which includes a DJ with remixed retro tunes and beachy games alongside the Disney World water park's wave-pool area. It's a promotion tied to the Disney Channel production "Teen Beach Movie," which debuts tonight at 8. View the full article

Two Imagineers with major influences on attractions at Walt Disney World and other theme parks will be officially tabbed as "Disney Legends" next month. Tony Baxter and Collin Campbell will be honored alongside TV producer/host Dick Clark, actors Billy Crystal and John Goodman, comedian Ed Wynn, Apple founder Steve Jobs and animator Glen Keane at a ceremony during the D23 Expo in Anaheim, Calif., on Aug. 10. View the full article

Actors Ashley Judd. Sigourney Weaver and Dennis Haysbert will join the lineup of celebrity narrators for Epcot's Candlelight Processional in 2013. Disney World has released a partial list of the scheduled guests, who read the Christmas story, backed by a mass choir and 50-piece orchestra. View the full article

Actors Ashley Judd and Dennis Haysbert will join the lineup of celebrity narrators for Epcot's Candlelight Processional in 2013. Disney World has released a partial list of the scheduled guests, who read the Christmas story, backed by a mass choir and 50-piece orchestra. View the full article

Tom Hanks is playing Walt Disney in the new film "Saving Mr. Banks" about the making of the film "Mary Poppins" and Disney released its first trailer for the film. View the full article

Old Navy and Disney Consumer Products have launched a line of T-shirts bearing rarely seen Mickey Mouse artwork from the Disney archives, both companies announced Monday. View the full article

At first I thought it was too early to look ahead at the new attractions coming to U.S. theme parks in 2014, but then I realized a number of big rides have already been announced and many more are already in the planning stages. View the full article

Disney World is taking a natural approach to its latest in-park scavenger-hunt experience. View the full article

Your feet may be tired from walking around in the theme parks all day, but funny thing about magic: no matter how much of it you enjoy, it leaves you wanting more. If you crave more magical experiences after a day at Central Florida's theme parks, you can opt for one of the many dinner shows in Orlando and its surroundings. They are fun, fantasy-filled, family-friendly – and arguably best of all: easy on your feet. View the full article

The summer heat and summer crowds can be a big deterrent to taking on Orlando's theme parks, but there's quite a show to be had when the sun goes down. View the full article

Bob Iger will remain the chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Co. into 2016, the entertainment-and-media conglomerate said Monday. View the full article