For those looking for something a little more intense and riveting than Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, there’s a new option at Walt Disney World to fulfill the need for speed.

The "Exotic Driving Experience" is set to debut at the Walt Disney World Speedway in January 2012, and it looks to connect tourists with the machines of their dreams. Leave the minivan back at home, because it’s all about exotic super cars here. In total there are six different automobiles from which to choose, including options from Audi, Porsche, and a few different beasts from Ferrari and Lamborghini. ]]> kjb 2011-11-22T09:36:52-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/9/27/8645/09103

Harry Potter better watch out, as there’s another movie coming to the middle of Florida before too long. Walt Disney World and James Cameron are teaming up to bring the world of Avatar to the theme park resort.

Details are kind of limited right now, as the initial announcement was more of just the Disney-folks and the Avatar-people getting together to shake hands and exchange signatures. We do know that the new attractions and rides are coming to a new section of the Animal Kingdom theme park, and that the blue people will be invading the park towards the end of 2015 or the beginning of 2016. ]]> kjb 2011-09-27T08:06:45-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/9/13/222022/697

If your dream has always been to grow old with Mickey Mouse and his pals down in Florida, you may just be in luck. Regardless, you better start saving towards that retirement dream ASAP, as it doesn’t come cheap to move in next door to the Magic Kingdom.

Disney’s latest money maker isn’t a theme park and it’s way more than just shilling some new timeshares, as now they’re offering actual housing options just minutes away from the magic. We realize this could be heaven on earth for some, but at the same time understand that it could be hell for others. We’re just giving you the facts, and you can decide for yourself. However, those in the market for a new home might want to take a look at Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort. ]]> kjb 2011-09-14T09:30:02-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/8/24/92139/8861

You might not be hardcore Disney enough to have attended this year’s D23 Expo, but we’re sure that you are probably interested about what it means for the theme parks. The ultimate disney fan event—their words, not ours—took place last weekend, and it produced some pretty decent news on the update front.

Down in Florida at Walt Disney World, upgrades are still on schedule for the Magic Kingdom. Over in Fantasyland, theme park officials are working on a new Beauty and the Beast section that will focus on meeting and greeting some of your favorite characters from the film. If you’ve outgrown character autographs—we understand—just make your way over to Ariel's Undersea Adventure, an attraction copying the blueprints from a similar ride out in California. ]]> kjb 2011-08-24T10:49:15-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/1/24/91530/0961

As we first reported last year, Disney has been giving their Star Wars attractions a facelift and now they've finally announced that Star Tours: The Adventures Continue will open at its Hollywood Studios theme park at Walt Disney World resort on May 20th 2011.

The Star Wars-themed ride at Disneyland in Anaheim (which is also getting a makeover) previously hadn't been updated since it opened in 1987 so fans were delighted last year when the rumors of a revamp were confirmed. ]]> cmb 2011-01-24T14:32:16-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/11/18/9554/1416

We talk a lot about the new travel deals that location-based social network Foursquare cooks up, but there are other players in that same game. For instance, Gowalla is their biggest competitor, and although the scales still tip very heavily in Foursquare's favor (explanation: we prefer 4sq because there's more international users = more tips, the design is better and we have no friends who use Gowalla), Gowalla is worth checking out for fun things like the Disney Parks partnership they just launched.

Disney teamed up with Gowalla to offer stamps for most attractions and pins for "trips" completed at their parks, specifically at Disneyland in California and Disney World in Florida (sorry, Disneyland Paris and others). Gowalla users who check in at locations within the Disney parks will uncover these rewards, which just add to your other pins and stamps like virtual girl scout badges.

[Image: Gowalla, AboutFoursquare.com]]]> JetSetCD 2010-11-19T08:30:41-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/11/2/214539/590

If you’re looking to head down to visit Mickey and friends this month, you might want to think about hitching a ride with WestJet.

The airline that goes everywhere and anywhere within Canada is also pretty good about getting people to Orlando and Southern California, and they are planning something pretty special for those heading to Walt Disney World and Disneyland. ]]> kjb 2010-11-03T09:14:44-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/