Disney This Week - 7 April 2013

This Week – On the Main Street Gazette

The library of books dedicated to Disney's Animal Kingdom is considered as required reading as the park approaches its fifteenth anniversary.

We offered up a brief introduction of the fondly remembered Country Bear Vacation Hoe-down.

A not-too-sweet breakfast treat is featured in Starring Rolls' Fruit Tart.

The World News Roundtable offered up their thoughts on the passing of Jane Henson, Minnie Mouse in Lanvin, Zagat's take of Victoria & Albert's, the announcement of Finding Dory, and the closure of LucasArts.

We explored the history and science behind one of Test Track's concept cars, the EN-V.

With the weird mixture of spring and winter made the perfect backdrop for Silent Saturday to visit the Snow Castle of Winter Summerland.

This Week – Around the Disney Blogosphere

AJ Wolfe has some exclusive details about Morocco’s upcoming eatery, Spice Road, on The Disney Food Blog.

New bus design is covered by Jack Spence at The World According to Jack.

Disney on Wheels takes Melissa Knight Coulter to weigh in on the accessibility of Wildlife Express.

George Taylor visits the Treehouse Villas in the 1970s for some groovy Imaginerding reading.

The Wave’s Breakfast Buffet is featured by Sarah Holodick on Eating WDW.

Melissa Sue Sorrells Galley samples and recreates my favorite non-alcoholic beverage in Walt Disney World, Coconut Elixir, at Mouse on the Mind.

FoxFurr begins her in depth exploration of Walt Disney World music with Main Street, U.S.A.’s loop from 1976-1991 on Passport to Dreams Old & New.

Ridley Pearson wants help writing Kingdom Keepers VII, and Nicole Siscaretti has all the details at Sparkly Ever After.

Matt Hochberg takes a look at the difference between the concept and reality of The Great Movie Ride on Studios Central.

The relaunch of Animal Kingdom Appreciation is taking place over on This Happy Place Blog by Estelle Hallick.

Andy Jackson goes on a margarita quest at Eating (and Drinking) around the World.

DesignerLand has a terrific Enchanted Tiki tee from Richard Terpstra.

This Week – The Gazette Out and About

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