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This week has been an extremely hectic week (with today being my birthday). I apologize for the “updateless” few days. After this weekend things will be getting back to normal. Thanks for your patience with everything (including the sidebar - which will get done sometime soon), and thanks for stopping by WDW Central! See ya real soon!

-Matt

Starting in 2011, tens of thousands of bowlers will be heading to Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex for tournaments hosted by the United States Bowling Congress.  The USBC will host seven open and six women’s championships - both lasting about 20 weeks.  The deal is expected to produce $750 Million in economic impact from 2011-2029.  The facility needed to host these bowling events will be built, Officials said.

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The Walt Disney World Website just unveiled their 3D Virtual Tour. Now, with the help of Google Earth, you can explore every inch of the Walt Disney World Resort. The tour will make it easier to play your WDW vacation with attraction descriptions, videos and photos, and links to menus, event calendars, and tickets and reservations. Click here to go to the official website and download Google Earth for free. Just download Google Earth from the WDW site. While in Google Earth, click the gold mickey ears to enable the official WDW info.

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Unfortunately, the video was removed from the site.

Have you ever wondered how Disney managed to create the interactive attraction Turtle Talk with Crush? Here is a video going behind the scenes to give you a look at how it is done. This was recorded before the show moved to it’s larger auditorium in the Seas pavilion. If you don’t want to spoil the magic, then don’t watch this video.

Watch the Behind the Scenes Video

Welcome to another post of “In the Spotlight”. Today, we take a look at some fun facts about Expedition Everest, located in Asia at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

• Expedition Everest contains 2 encounters with the mysterious Yeti.
• Expedition Everest has one drop, 80 feet in length.
• The train reaches 120 feet high.
• The train goes forwards and backwards.
• To get a more intense experience, ride in the back car.
• You must me 42″ or taller to ride Expedition Everest.
• The ride vehicles carry 34 passengers per train.
• The maximum speed in Expedition Everest is 50 mph.
• Expedition Everest is the largest ride in WDW.
• Expedition Everest cost $100 Million (USD) to build.
• Expedition Everest is composed of three “structures”.
• The anamatronic Yeti is so big, it’s on its own structure.

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