Tag Archives: Walt Disney World Resort

Disney’s ‘Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance’ ride opens December 5th

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Disney's new Star Wars-theme park, Galaxy's Edge, will get its second ride before the year is up. Today, Disney Parks announced that "Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance" will arrive in Florida at Walt Disney World Resort on December 5th -- Walt Disney...

A lawsuit almost stalled NASA’s Cassini mission

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Captain Scott Kelly wasn't kidding when he famously quipped that "space is hard". Even getting to the launch pad can prove to be a daunting challenge. Take the Cassini mission to study Saturn, for example. Despite an investment of $3.4 billion and ne...

New tourism app has IBM’s Watson guide you around Orlando

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There's plenty to do in Orlando, Florida besides infect yourself with Zika -- what with Universal Studios, Disney World, the Epcot Center and SeaWorld. And a new app, backed by the supercomputing power of IBM's Watson, will tell you how to get the mo...

Disney World Bans Selfie-Sticks Over Safety Concerns

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If you are planning a day out at Disney theme park and looking to take selfies with your favorite characters Minnie and Mickey mouse, then you have to do it in a rather old-fashioned way by using...

Figment 2 from Marvel’s Disney Kingdom line hits shelves this fall

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Fans of Walt Disney World may remember the little, purple dragon known as Figment. During one of the updates to Epcot in the 1990s, Figment was pulled to the dismay of many children who visited the...