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  • Retired Animatronic’s Clothing Stolen From Backstage Area at Disney World

    Retired Animatronic’s Clothing Stolen From Backstage Area at Disney World

    The Happiest Place on Earth isn’t so happy after The Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced they’re investigating the theft of clothing that belonged to a retired animatronic character at Walt Disney World.

    The stolen items belong to “Buzzy”, who was part of the now-closed Wonders of Life pavilion attraction Cranium Command at Epcot.

    Cranium Command offered a fun look at how “the lean, mean thinking machine,” the human brain, worked. Guests first watched a video in which a rookie recruit, Buzzy, was assigned to take the controls of a 12-year-old boy’s brain. They then entered a theater to join Buzzy inside the boy’s head and saw firsthand how the boy’s brain reacted when different things happened throughout his day.

    According to officials, someone snuck into a backstage area that’s not open to the public and took a red jacket, green cap and rubber molded hands.

    An incident report lists the items’ value at $600, but it wasn’t known what a black-market collector might pay for parts of a Disney attraction.

    The sheriff’s office says they’ve interviewed a suspect. The man was charged with resisting arrest after refusing to hand over his phone, but no charges have been filed in the theft.

  • Walt Disney World Unveils 4-Park ‘Magic Ticket’ for 2019

    Walt Disney World Unveils 4-Park ‘Magic Ticket’ for 2019

    2019 is right around the corner and if making memories is among your new year’s resolutions, then Disney World has the perfect offer for you!

    A visit to Walt Disney World Resort is the perfect place to make these resolutions turn into reality, and special 4-Park Magic Tickets will help you experience the new fun and excitement heading to all four theme parks this coming year.

    Starting Jan. 18, 2019, you can purchase 4-Park Magic Value Ticket for $85 per day, plus tax (total price $340, plus tax) that include one day of admission to Magic Kingdom Park, one day of admission to Epcot, one day of admission to Disney’s Hollywood Studios and one day of admission to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, for a total of four admissions over four separate days. The 4-Park Magic Value Ticket is valid for admission Jan. 18 – March 1, 2019, and must be used within seven days of first use or by March 1, 2019, whichever comes first.

    Two additional types of 4-Park Magic Tickets will also be available at higher price points and may be used on various dates through Sept. 30, 2019. For more information about the 4-Park Magic Tickets, visit Enchanted Kingdom Vacations with Vikki.

    2019 will be a fantastic year to visit Walt Disney World, with new shows, parties, character experiences and more debuting at all four theme parks, starting Jan. 18:

    • Anything can happen during Mickey & Minnie’s Surprise Celebration at Magic Kingdom, including the new “Move It! Shake It! MousekeDance It! Street Party,” featuring those true originals, Mickey and Minnie Mouse. (Jan. 18-Sept. 30)
    • Pixar pals will party with guests at Disney’s Hollywood Studios during the park’s 30th anniversary year, featuring The Incredibles, Mike and Sulley from Disney•Pixar’s “Monsters, Inc.” and Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the gang at the new Toy Story Land.
    • To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Disney animated classic “The Lion King,” Rafiki and Timon will help guests let their inner animal loose on the dance floor during the “Hakuna Matata Time Dance Party” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
    • As part of the Epcot International Festival of the Arts, the Disney on Broadway Concert Series expands to seven days a week, providing more opportunities than ever before for guests to hear pairs of Disney on Broadway stars sing favorite tunes from award-winning productions. (Jan. 18-Feb. 25)

    If you need help booking your magical vacation, contact Enchanted Kingdom Vacations with Vikki for help. My services are completely free and I will always find you the lowest rates. Let me do all the work so you don’t have to!

  • Storybook Dining at Disney World Now Open

    Storybook Dining at Disney World Now Open

    Get ready to go on a magical adventure at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge with this new character dining experience! Guests can now meet the beloved characters from Disney’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” while enjoying a bountiful dinner at Artist Point.

    This immersive character dinner takes place amidst the rustic elegance and exceptional dining that Artist Point is known for. You’ll enjoy a uniquely themed prix fixe menu, including shared starters, a choice of individual plated entrees and ‘sweet spells’ to finish the meal.

    The restaurant has been magically transformed into an enchanted forest where you’ll dine on a fanciful dinner that features delicious dishes such as Hunter’s Pie, Winter Squash Bisque, Royal Prime Rib, Seafood Stew, Fairy Tale Gooseberry Pie, and more! While you dine, you’ll get to meet Snow White and a few of her forest-dwelling friends as they gleefully frolic around the restaurant. You’ll even have an opportunity for an encounter with The Queen!

    If you want to come see the enchanted forest and taste all of this delicious food yourself, you can make reservations by


  • Disney Worker Accused of Voyeurism in Animal Kingdom Employee Restroom

    Disney Worker Accused of Voyeurism in Animal Kingdom Employee Restroom

    A Disney World employee is accused of video voyeurism in a men’s restroom for employees, according to a Orange County Sheriff’s Office report.

    Charges of video voyeurism against Eric King, 21, of Polk City, have been filed with the state attorney’s office for its consideration after he was caught using a cell phone in an employee-only bathroom at Animal Kingdom.

    The victim, also a Disney employee, alerted authorities that another worker had filmed him at a urinal with a cellphone from underneath an adjacent stall.

    The police report says the employee confronted King, who told him that he had dropped the phone and was picking it up from under the stall when the employee saw the phone pointed at him. 

    Authorities did not see any videos or photographs on King’s phone, although the report questioned whether he might have deleted them. Later, King confessed to video voyeurism, according to the report.

    The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 was confiscated and taken as evidence and a computer forensic analysis, the report said.

    A Disney spokeswoman says King is on unpaid leave pending the results of the investigation. 


  • Disney World Employee Arrested for Stealing Almost $50,000

    Disney World Employee Arrested for Stealing Almost $50,000

    A Walt Disney World employee was arrested Monday after stealing nearly $50,000 in 2016, according to the  Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

    Between April 2016 and December 2016, Jamaica Hall, 31, of Kissimmee, issued fraudulent credit card refunds to hotel guests, which he transferred to his checking account, investigators said.

    31-year-old Jamaica Hall of Kissimmee, Florida, was arrested Monday after he issued fraudulent credit card refunds to hotel guests and transferred the money to his checking account.

    The theft took place between April 2016 and December 2016 and totaled $48,531 in refunds, according to an OCSO representative.

    Investigators revealed no hotel guests were impacted by Hall’s plot. During that time, Hall worked as a front desk concierge host at multiple Disney World hotels. When he was confronted about the stolen money, Hall admitted what he did to Disney officials and was fired.

    He was booked into the Orange County Jail on charges of grand theft. He is being held in lieu of a $10,000 bail.

  • Disney World Bus Crash Sends 15 Park Guests to Hospital

    Disney World Bus Crash Sends 15 Park Guests to Hospital

    Two buses transporting guests collided at Walt Disney World on Tuesday morning, sending 15 guests to the hospital.

    According to the Florida Highway Patrol, one Disney bus rear-ended another Disney bus at a tollbooth on Epcot Center Drive around 10:00 a.m. 51 people on board at the time of the accident.

    There were many witnesses and quite a few took to social media to post pictures of the accident.  One shot shows a cracked windshield as you can see below.

    The fifteen injured guests were transported to a local hospital where they are being treated for minor injuries, according to troopers.

    “Nothing is more important than the safety of our guests and cast members, and we a currently focused on the well being of those involved in the situation,” a Disney spokesperson said in a statement.