2010 - What has been added to WDW

Here we are. 2010 has left, and 2011 is ready to bring new additions to the parks.

But, what about 2010? What was added to the Disney Theme Parks during last year? Let's see:

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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park

The park welcomed many animal births in 2010,

including a white-cheeked gibbon, gorilla, elephant,

white rhino and scimitar-horned oryx.

October – Plans for Wild Africa Trek, a unique

wildlife tour through Harambe Wildlife Reserve at

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park debuting in 2011,

were announced.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

May 9 – Lots-o'-Huggin’ Bear from “Toy Story 3”

began meet-and-greets.

September – Star Tours closes to make room for a

reimagined attraction to open next year.

Oct. 22 – A new show, Disney Channel

Rocks!, debuted.

Nov. 4 – One Man’s Dream reopened with a new look

and feel, plus additions.

Nov. 8 – Phineas and Ferb added their voices to the

Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights.

Epcot

Jan. 29 – The Smarter Planet presented by IBM,

an interactive exhibit that allows guests to discover the

global impact of individual and collective conservation

efforts, was unveiled at Innoventions West.

July 2 – The classic musical spectacular

“Captain EO,” a 17-minute, 3-D film, was brought

back after 16 years out of public view.

July 7 – Spirited Beasts: From Ancient Stories to

Anime Stars opened at the Japan pavilion.

Aug. 5 – Via Napoli, a 14,000-square-foot

traditional Italian restaurant and pizzeria, opened at

the Italy pavilion.

Sept. 16 – La Hacienda de San Angel, the lagoonside

restaurant, opened at the Mexico pavilion. Considered

two establishments under one roof, La Cantina de San

Angel also opened a 150-seat, quick-service restaurant.

Sept. 22 – Givenchy opened its first U.S., standalone

retail boutique in the France pavilion, offering the

full range of makeup, skincare and fragrance products.

Sept. 30 – The caramel candy shop, Karamell-

Küche, sponsored by Werther’s Original Caramels,

opened at the Germany pavilion.

Oct. 14 – Duffy the Disney Bear unpacked his bags

for exclusive appearances at World Showcase.

Magic Kingdom Park

June 1 – Cinderella’s Golden Carrousel was renamed

Prince Charming Regal Carrousel.

June 6 – The Main Street Electrical Parade returned

after years at the Disneyland Resort.

Aug. 5 – The Tomorrowland Transit Authority

changed its name to Tomorrowland Transit Authority

PeopleMover.

October – Characters Rapunzel and Flynn Rider from

the 2010 Disney film “Tangled” began greeting guests.

Downtown Disney Area

Feb. 26 – Dooney & Bourke unveiled its 2010

collection of Disney co-branded handbags at a special

Tren-D event at Downtown Disney Marketplace.

March 25 – The Ridemakerz retail experience opened,

bringing 649 million ways for guests to customize fun at

Downtown Disney West Side.

April 16 – Featuring a mix of items such as cuttingedge

apparel, pop culture novelties, Vinylmation

figures and collectibles, DStreet held its grand opening

celebration at Downtown Disney West Side.

Nov. 15 – Pollo Campero, the Latin-inspired, quickservice

restaurant, welcomed cast members, along

with a new companion concept, Fresh A-Peel, offering

nutritious options at Downtown Disney Marketplace.

Nov. 18 – Plans to transform Pleasure Island into

Hyperion Wharf were announced. The renovation will

include the addition of new stores, dining, entertainment

and one-of-a-kind experiences.

Disney Cruise Line

June 12 – Disney Magic began its first

Northern Europe itinerary, including a port call in

St. Petersburg, Russia.

Sept. 21 – Disney Cruise Line was named No. 1

family-friendly cruise line in the large-ship category by

the readers of Travel & Leisure magazine.

Oct. 13 – Disney Cruise Line was named the

No. 1 cruise experience by readers of Condé Nast

Traveler magazine.

Oct. 30 – Disney Dream floated out of the enclosed

building dock at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany

for the first time.

Dec. 9 – Disney Dream officially joined the Disney

Cruise Line fleet.

RESORTS

May 12 – It was announced that the 26th Walt

Disney World resort is coming in 2012 – Disney's Art

of Animation Resort. Among its planned 1,120 rooms

will be suite themes dedicated to "The Lion King,"

"Nemo," "Cars" and "The Little Mermaid."

Company

Jan. 1 – “Give a Day. Get a Disney Day.” officially

launched in partnership with the HandsOn Network,

with the goal to inspire 1 million guests to volunteer

for community service. Registered guests receive

a free ticket to a Disney U.S. theme park. Guests

Megan Connors and Torey Bixler are crowned the first

“Honorary VoluntEARS” Jan. 11. The program reached

its goal in April.

Jan. 22 – In response to the devastating earthquake

in Haiti, Walt Disney World cast members answered

more than 15,000 calls to help with the “Hope for Haiti

Now” telethon.

March 11 – The Walt Disney Pavilion lobby was

unveiled at Florida Hospital for Children.

June 22 – Plans for Disney’s Golden Oak, a one-ofa-

kind luxury residential resort community at the Walt

Disney World Resort, were unveiled.

July – An announcement was made to rebrand

Disney’s Dreamers Academy as Disney’s Dreamers

Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence magazine

in 2011.

October – The Walt Disney Company announced a

domestic Walt Disney Parks and Resorts vehicle safety

policy banning texting while driving and encouraging the

use of hands-free devices, with adherence to applicable

state driving/vehicle regulations.

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Well, we can say that it has bee a fairly good year for Walt Disney World, even though no new ride has opened this year... What do you think has been the most important event of 2010?