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3 World-Class Drum Corps Groups to Perform this Sunday at Disney Springs

On Sunday, July 9th, guests visiting Disney Springs at Walt Disney World will have the opportunity to watch several Drum Corps International marching performances! Three world-class drum corps will be performing during the day at Disney Springs. The groups will include The Cavaliers (Rosemont, IL) at 11:00 a.m., Carolina Crown (Fort Mill, SC) at 1:00 p.m., 3 World-Class Drum Corps Groups to Perform this Sunday at Disney Springs

Characters in Flight Balloon Has a New Name

The ‘Characters in Flight‘ balloon at Disney Springs has a brand new name – ‘Aerophile.’ Guests who ride are treated to a breathtaking, 360-degree view of the Walt Disney World Resort during an 8-to-10 minute tethered helium balloon ride, located right in Disney Springs. “Custom-built for Disney by Paris-based company Aérophile S.A., the Aéro30 is filled Characters in Flight Balloon Has a New Name

Petition to Keep the Auction Scene on Pirates of the Caribbean Reaches 25,000 Signatures

Last week, the Disney Parks Blog released concept artwork and information on an upcoming change to the classic Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at both Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom. The pirates will no longer be auctioning off women (i.e. “We wants the redhead!”), instead the townspeople will be auctioning off a grandfather clock, a Petition to Keep the Auction Scene on Pirates of the Caribbean Reaches 25,000 Signatures

Special Summer Menu Offer at Monsieur Paul for Walt Disney World Annual Passholders

From now through September 22, 2017, Walt Disney World Annual Passholders can indulge their senses in the finest of French culinary technique with a special 4-course prix fixe menu (no substitutions) for just $65 plus tax, per person at Monsieur Paul in the France pavilion at Epcot. This elegant meal will include a glass of Special Summer Menu Offer at Monsieur Paul for Walt Disney World Annual Passholders

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Vox Populi: What Disney Fans are Saying About Siemens Ending their Sponsorship with Disney

We reported last week that Siemens was ending their sponsorship with the Walt Disney Company later this year and this news has raised all sorts of questions amongst DISboard readers. Posters are expressing their concerns on why Disney needs sponsorships anyway while others explain that it’s not that Disney necessarily ‘needs’ sponsors, but that it’s Vox Populi: What Disney Fans are Saying About Siemens Ending their Sponsorship with Disney