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Last Updated: 1/31/12

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February 2012
March 2012
April 2012
May 2012
June 2012
July 2012
August 2012
September 2012
October 2012
November 2012
December 2012
January 2013

Beyond

NOTE: This is UNOFFICIAL information and is subject to change without notice. Please call WDW directly to confirm all events, prices, and dates.While AllEars.net makes every effort to ensure this information is accurate. There are NO guarantees.

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February 2012

Epcot

A new Epcot Innoventions exhibit is scheduled to open on February 3, 2012 called Habit Heroes. Sponsored by Florida Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the exhibit is designed to teach families and children of all ages how to live a healthy and active lifestyle. There will be 3 interactive experiences entitled "Control Freak, Sweet Tooth and the Snacker, and Lead Bottom".

Magic Kingdom

-- Leap Day! Get the most out of February 29 when Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California celebrate Leap Year by keeping a theme park on each coast open for 24 hours of nonstop memory-making fun. For the first time ever, both the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland will stay open for 24 hours straight as part of a bi-coastal salute called " One More Disney Day. " From 6 a.m., February 29 to 6 a.m., March 1, 2012, local time, guests can fill the extra day of leap year with a marathon of Disney magic and fun.

http://land.allears.net/blogs/dnews/2012/01/leap_year_2012_calls_for_one_m.html

-- As previously announced, a new show segment in the nightly show The Magic, The Memories and You is set to debut February 1, inspired by some of the most romantic moments in Disney animation. Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World and "it's a small world" at Disneyland will be covered in red roses for one sequence and turned into a beautiful, star-filled sky for another. During part of the show, spectacular stained glass windows will grace the facades, depicting the stories of Cinderella, Snow White and Belle. The romance segment is planned to run through mid-April. After that, additional show segments are planned, such as a sand castle segment for summer.

Be sure to check AllEars later this week for photo updates of the show! http://land.allears.net/blogs/dnews/2012/01/the_magic_the_memories_and_you.html

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-- The 2012 Disney's Princess Half Marathon Weekend will take place February 24-26, 2012 at Walt Disney World. Other events that weekend include the all-ages Disney Royal Family 5K, Disney Royal Family Kids' Races, and Disney's Fit for a Princess Expo. For more information:

http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/events/rundisney/princess-half-marathon/index?page=registration

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

--The 2012 Disney STEP Classic, hosted by Disney Youth Programs, will be held February 18-19, 2012. This dance step competition will also add a new age group in 2012: 14 & Under. There will still be the traditional 18 & Up and 19 & Under age groups. Participating teams will have the opportunity to perform on stage in the Premier Theater at Disney's Hollywood Studios as well as attend Master STEP Workshops provided by the National Step Show Alliance (N.S.S.A.). These workshops will help improve technical proficiency and teach the fundamentals of stepping. You can read more about the STEP classic on the official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DisneySTEPClassic

--February 4-5, 2012: The 2012 UDA National Dance Team Championship. The best high school and junior high school dance teams from across the country participate in this weekend competition. The dance competition includes, jazz, hip hop and pom categories. For more information, visit www.uda.varsity.com.

-- February 16-20, 2012: Twirl Mania, an international championship competition for soloist, teams, corps, High Schools, Universities, and recreational groups in the athletic arena of baton twirling, auxiliary units, pompon, and dance. For more information, visit twirlmania.com.

-- The 2012 Disney Field Hockey Showcase will be held this February 8-12. This USA Field Hockey event is the ultimate place for top field hockey clubs to be seen by hundreds of college coaches looking for great field hockey talent, and features two girls' divisions (Under 16 and Under 19) in a number of tournament games. A schedule will be posted on the ESPN Wide World of Sports site on or around January 20.

-- Disney's President's Day Soccer Festival will be held February 18-20. New for 2012 -- the Disney's Club Championships.

--The Atlanta Braves will again report to the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex for spring training in mid-February 2012. This year, some of Major League Baseball's marquee teams, including the reigning World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees, will take on the Braves during their spring training. In fact, the Cardinals and Yankees, as well as the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, make up the core of the Braves' 18-game home schedule at Champion Stadium. The Cardinals face the Braves on March 19. The Yankees visit twice, Saturday March 10 and Wednesday March 28, and the New York Mets come in three times, March 9 and 23 and the spring home finale April 2. More information on the Braves' spring training season, group tickets and mini-packs is available by calling 407-939-GAME (4263) or online at www.espnwwos.com/atlantabraves.

http://land.allears.net/blogs/dnews/2011/11/world_series_champion_st_louis.htm

Every two years, Disney Youth Programs hosts a music festival at the Walt Disney World Resort that challenges performers to reach new musical heights. This festival, known as The Disney Honors, is a non-competitive experience for middle and high school choirs, concert bands and orchestras ensembles that focuses solely on education and artistic growth. The next Disney Honors will be held February 28 - March 3, 2013 at the Walt Disney World Resort.

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/08/disney-honors-dates-announced-for-walt-disney-world-resort/

March 2012

Epcot

Epcot's Flower & Garden Festival -- Disney has already released some details on next year's 19th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival which will run March 7-May 20. An eight-foot-tall floral Sorcerer Mickey topiary will greet guests at the entrance to Epcot, standing atop a 12-foot-tall floral mountain cliff and towering above the park's front-entrance topiary bed. The rest of the display will include manicured shapes of dancing broomsticks, buckets, mushrooms, hippos, alligators and elephants straight from the classic Disney film, Fantasia.

http://land.allears.net/blogs/dnews/2011/11/new_sorcerer_mickey_topiary_co.html

The 2012 Flower Power Concert series lineup is as follows (subject to change):

--March 9-11: Jose Feliciano (Light My Fire)
--March 16-18: Starship Starring Mickey Thomas (We Built This City)
--March 23-25: The Guess Who (American Woman)
--March 30-April 1: The Spinners (Cupid)
--April 6-8: Chubby Checker & The Wildcats (The Twist)
--April 13-15: Paul Revere & The Raiders (Good Thing)
--April 20-22: The Turtles Featuring Flo & Eddie (Happy Together)
--April 27-29: Chuck Negron formerly of Three Dog Night (Black & White)
--May 4-6: The Orchestra Starring Former Members of ELO (Don't Bring Me Down)
--May 11-13: Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone (I'm Henry VIII, I Am)
--May 18-20: Davy Jones (I'm a Believer)

Shows are performed every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at America Gardens Theatre in Epcot, as part of the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. Showtimes are 5:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. (There is no separate admission charge for these shows.)

http://allears.net/tp/ep/fg12/epcot-flower-power-concerts-2012.htm

In other Flower and Garden Festival news, the schedule for the HGTV personalities who will be making presentations every Friday, Saturday and Sunday has been released:

-- March 9 - 11: John Gidding, HGTV's Curb Appeal: The Block -- presenting
-- March 16 - 18: Sabrina Soto, HGTV's The High/Low Project -- presenting
-- March 23 - 25: Jason Cameron, DIY Network's Desperate Landscapes and Man Caves
-- March 30 - April 1: Camille Styles, HGTV.com Entertainment contributor -- presenting
-- April 6 - 8: Dan Faires, HGTV.com's DanMade, Fan Favorite HGTV Design Star Season 5
-- April 13 - 15: Brandon Johnson, host of HGTV's My Yard Goes Disney -- presenting
-- April 20 - 22: Meg Caswell, HGTV's Meg's Great Rooms
-- April 27 - 29: Monica Pedersen, HGTV Dream Home Tour 2012 and Designed to Sell
-- May 4 - 6: Antonio Ballatore, HGTV's The Antonio Treatment
-- May 11 - 13: To be determined
-- May 18 - 20: Genevieve Gorder, HGTV's Dear Genevieve and HGTV Design Star

All presentations will be on the HGTV Designers Stage at the Festival Center. Show times are at noon and 3 p.m., and are included with Epcot admission.

http://allears.net/tp/ep/fg12/epcot-HGTV-presentations-2012.htm

Plans are under way for the 2012 Disney's Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine. Entering the search for its milestone fifth "class," Disney's Dreamers Academy will honor 100 students, selected from thousands of applicants. Students selected will participate in hands-on, full-immersion workshops related to career paths ranging from Animation to Zoology. Each participant learns important interview skills, communication techniques and networking strategies. Parents, teachers, mentors and youth can nominate U.S. high school students ages 13-19 to attend this educational and mentoring program. Nominations must be submitted on www.disneysdreamersacademy.com by October 31, 2011. Participants and a parent or guardian will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Walt Disney World Resort for the 2012 Disney's Dreamers Academy March 8-11, 2012.

Every two years, Disney Youth Programs hosts a music festival at the Walt Disney World Resort that challenges performers to reach new musical heights. This festival, known as The Disney Honors, is a non-competitive experience for middle and high school choirs, concert bands and orchestras ensembles that focuses solely on education and artistic growth. The next Disney Honors will be held February 28 - March 3, 2013 at the Walt Disney World Resort.

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/08/disney-honors-dates-announced-for-walt-disney-world-resort/

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

The Atlanta Braves will again report to the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex for spring training in mid-February 2012. This year, some of Major League Baseball's marquee teams, including the reigning World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees, will take on the Braves during their spring training. In fact, the Cardinals and Yankees, as well as the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, make up the core of the Braves' 18-game home schedule at Champion Stadium. The Cardinals face the Braves on March 19. The Yankees visit twice, Saturday March 10 and Wednesday March 28, and the New York Mets come in three times, March 9 and 23 and the spring home finale April 2. More information on the Braves' spring training season, group tickets and mini-packs is available by calling 407-939-GAME (4263) or online at www.espnwwos.com/atlantabraves.

http://land.allears.net/blogs/dnews/2011/11/world_series_champion_st_louis.html

-- March 10-11, 2012: The 2012 UCA/UDA International All Star Championship . The weekend competition will include all star cheer and dance teams from various levels/age groups. Competitors will range in age from 4 years to 18 years of age. The cheer competition includes mini, tiny, youth, junior, senior international open, limited coed and coed categories. This event is sanctioned by Universal Cheerleaders Association and Universal Dance Association, of Varsity Brands. For more information or to Register. Visit www.uca.varsity.com or www.uda.varsity.com.

AllEars® Team Meets:

March 3, 2012 -- At Epcot's African Outpost! Meet Jack Spence at Epcot and discuss the World Showcase nations he's been blogging about. We're going to meet at African Outpost at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 3. Grab a slushy and have a seat at the waterside tables. AllEars.Net's Deb Wills also plans to attend.

http://www.facebook.com/events/255331311207082/

April 2012

Epcot

Epcot's Flower & Garden Festival -- Disney has already released some details on next year's 19th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival which will run March 7-May 20. An eight-foot-tall floral Sorcerer Mickey topiary will greet guests at the entrance to Epcot, standing atop a 12-foot-tall floral mountain cliff and towering above the park's front-entrance topiary bed. The rest of the display will include manicured shapes of dancing broomsticks, buckets, mushrooms, hippos, alligators and elephants straight from the classic Disney film, Fantasia.

http://land.allears.net/blogs/dnews/2011/11/new_sorcerer_mickey_topiary_co.html

The 2012 Flower Power Concert series lineup is as follows (subject to change):

--March 30-April 1: The Spinners (Cupid)
--April 6-8: Chubby Checker & The Wildcats (The Twist)
--April 13-15: Paul Revere & The Raiders (Good Thing)
--April 20-22: The Turtles Featuring Flo & Eddie (Happy Together)
--April 27-29: Chuck Negron formerly of Three Dog Night (Black & White)
--May 4-6: The Orchestra Starring Former Members of ELO (Don't Bring Me Down)
--May 11-13: Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone (I'm Henry VIII, I Am)
--May 18-20: Davy Jones (I'm a Believer)

Shows are performed every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at America Gardens Theatre in Epcot, as part of the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. Showtimes are 5:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. (There is no separate admission charge for these shows.)

http://allears.net/tp/ep/fg12/epcot-flower-power-concerts-2012.htm

In other Flower and Garden Festival news, the schedule for the HGTV personalities who will be making presentations every Friday, Saturday and Sunday has been released:

-- March 30 - April 1: Camille Styles, HGTV.com Entertainment contributor -- presenting
-- April 6 - 8: Dan Faires, HGTV.com's DanMade, Fan Favorite HGTV Design Star Season 5
-- April 13 - 15: Brandon Johnson, host of HGTV's My Yard Goes Disney -- presenting
-- April 20 - 22: Meg Caswell, HGTV's Meg's Great Rooms
-- April 27 - 29: Monica Pedersen, HGTV Dream Home Tour 2012 and Designed to Sell
-- May 4 - 6: Antonio Ballatore, HGTV's The Antonio Treatment
-- May 11 - 13: To be determined
-- May 18 - 20: Genevieve Gorder, HGTV's Dear Genevieve and HGTV Design Star

All presentations will be on the HGTV Designers Stage at the Festival Center. Show times are at noon and 3 p.m., and are included with Epcot admission.

http://allears.net/tp/ep/fg12/epcot-HGTV-presentations-2012.htm

 

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

USA Gymnastics and the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) announced that the 2012 World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships, along with the World Age-Group Competition, will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex's HP Field House. More than 600 gymnasts total are expected to participate in the World Championships, scheduled for April 16-18, and the World Age-Group Competition, set for April 20-22, 2012. Acrobatic gymnastics combines the beauty of dance with the strength and agility of acrobatics. Routines are choreographed to music and consist of dance, tumbling, and partner skills.

May 2012

Epcot

Epcot's Flower & Garden Festival -- Disney has already released some details on next year's 19th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival which will run March 7-May 20. An eight-foot-tall floral Sorcerer Mickey topiary will greet guests at the entrance to Epcot, standing atop a 12-foot-tall floral mountain cliff and towering above the park's front-entrance topiary bed. The rest of the display will include manicured shapes of dancing broomsticks, buckets, mushrooms, hippos, alligators and elephants straight from the classic Disney film, Fantasia.

http://land.allears.net/blogs/dnews/2011/11/new_sorcerer_mickey_topiary_co.html

The 2012 Flower Power Concert series lineup is as follows (subject to change):

--May 4-6: The Orchestra Starring Former Members of ELO (Don't Bring Me Down)
--May 11-13: Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone (I'm Henry VIII, I Am)
--May 18-20: Davy Jones (I'm a Believer)

Shows are performed every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at America Gardens Theatre in Epcot, as part of the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. Showtimes are 5:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. (There is no separate admission charge for these shows.)

http://allears.net/tp/ep/fg12/epcot-flower-power-concerts-2012.htm

In other Flower and Garden Festival news, the schedule for the HGTV personalities who will be making presentations every Friday, Saturday and Sunday has been released:

-- May 4 - 6: Antonio Ballatore, HGTV's The Antonio Treatment
-- May 11 - 13: To be determined
-- May 18 - 20: Genevieve Gorder, HGTV's Dear Genevieve and HGTV Design Star

All presentations will be on the HGTV Designers Stage at the Festival Center. Show times are at noon and 3 p.m., and are included with Epcot admission.

http://allears.net/tp/ep/fg12/epcot-HGTV-presentations-2012.htm

Disney's Hollywood Studios

Star Wars Weekends -- Dates have been announced - May 18-20; May 25-27; June 1-3; and June 8-10.

All Aboard! for the AllEars® Disney Fantasy Group Cruise: Join Deb Wills of AllEars.Net on a special Disney Fantasy Cruise starting May 19, 2012! The itinerary is a 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise. Visit two beautiful Caribbean islands, with three days at sea, plus a visit to the enhanced private island, Castaway Cay for an amazing time on board what will be Disney's newest cruise ship! For details and a no obligation quote visit http://www.mousefantravel.com/mft/package.php?id=519
http://allears.net/DCLFantasy/

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Expedition Everest Challenge, May 5, 9:30 p.m. -- Expedition Everest Challenge, a race adventure with some bite, is coming Saturday, May 5, 2012 to Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park. Just after sunset, individuals and teams of two will brave the mysteries of a thrilling 5K trek held in the shadows of the Forbidden Mountain. Teams will have to overcome treacherous obstacles lying in their path and scavenge for clues along their journey to be able to solve the mystery of the mountain in the end. But beware of the Yeti, the abominable snowman that guards the Forbidden Mountain! Escape from the clutches of the Yeti and celebrate conquering this Everest Challenge with an exclusive after-hours party at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park.

http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/events/rundisney/expedition-everest-challenge

June 2012

Orlando Gay Days - This is event is NOT affiliated with the Disney Company in any way. It has been happening in the Orlando area since 1991. AllEars is not affiliated with the event, however we list it here so that you know when it is happening. http://www.gaydays.com

Disney's Hollywood Studios

Star Wars Weekends -- Dates have been announced - May 18-20; May 25-27; June 1-3; and June 8-10.

July 2012

August 2012

September 2012

Magic Kingdom

Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party - details to be announced.

Night of Joy -- Disney's 2012 Night of Joy event will be held September 7 and 8, and will feature headliners Casting Crowns, a band that recently won the 2011 American Music Award for Contemporary Inspirational Artist of the Year. Also participating in the Christian music event will be MercyMe, Chris Tomlin, Third Day, Kutless and needtobreathe. The tentative night-by-night 2012 lineup (entertainment, event times and schedule subject to change) is as follows:

-- Friday, September 7, 2012: Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin, needtobreathe, Red, Francesca Battistelli, Brandon Heath, Royal Tailor, Disciple
-- Saturday, September 8, 2012: MercyMe, Third Day, Kutless, Chris August, Lecrae and Thousand Foot Krutch

Night of Joy is an after-hours event that requires a special ticket. Event hours are 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. each evening. While artists perform at several stages, many popular Magic Kingdom attractions also are available for guests. One- and two-night individual Night of Joy tickets will be put on sale in the spring. In addition, there are special benefits for groups of 10 or more. Additional information about individual and group tickets is available at www.nightofjoy.com .

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/12/2011-american-music-award-winners-casting-crowns-headline-30th-night-of-joy/

Epcot

Epcot International Food and Wine Festival - September 28 - November 11, 2012

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The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 10-Miler Weekend - September 28–29, 2012. Brave dark and ghostly streets haunted by Disney villains. Your commemorative medal announces your towering triumph as you ride thrilling Disney's Hollywood Studios attractions till 3:00 a.m.! SAVE THE DATE! You can make your thrilling reservations starting February 14, 2012 at runDisney.com.

http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/events/rundisney/tower-of-terror-10-miler

October 2012

Magic Kingdom

Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party - details to be announced.

Epcot

Epcot International Food and Wine Festival - September 28 - November 11, 2012

November 2012

Magic Kingdom

Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party - details to be announced

Epcot

Epcot International Food and Wine Festival - September 28 - November 11, 2012

Holidays Around the World in Epcot - The Candlelight Processional - details to be announced

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

-- The 2012 Old Spice Classic, to be held Thanksgiving weekend (November 22, 23 and 25) at the HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, will feature the basketball teams of Vanderbilt and Gonzaga, both preseason top 25 teams, along with Clemson, Davidson, Marist, Oklahoma, UTEP and West Virginia. The 2012 Old Spice Classic, a bracket-format tournament, will feature 12 games over the three days. Each team will compete in one game per day. The two teams that remain undefeated throughout will face off in a championship match November 25.

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Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon, November 9-10

http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/events/rundisney/wine-and-dine-half-marathon

December 2012

Magic Kingdom

Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party - details to be announced

Epcot

Holidays Around the World in Epcot - The Candlelight Processional - details to be announced

January 2013

Beyond

 


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