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WDW Pledges To Provide 50 Acres Of Free Land For Proposed High Speed Railway

Thursday, 04 February 2010 02:14 Rebecca

Hoping to capitalize on an economic stimulus funding for high-speed rail in Florida, Walt Disney World has pledged to devote 50 acres of its resort property to a train station. This is a departure from its earlier reaction to a previous plan to bring high-speed rail to Orlando. The former plan included a stop at the Orange County Convention Center (an area very close to Disney World's major competitor, Universal Studios) which may explain Disney's reluctance to support the plan. There is speculation though that Disney's recent purchase of Marvel Entertainment (whose prior contracts with Universal Studios will now benefit Disney financially) has softened its concern about the train stop.

The Tampa-Orlando high-speed rail system would reduce traffic along sections of I-4, shorten travel times between Central Florida's major metropolitan areas, and provide an environmentally friendly alternative to driving. Additionally, tourists wishing to combine travel to Disney World and Florida's Gulf Coast beaches would be able to do so without renting a car.

Last Updated on Thursday, 04 February 2010 02:16

Revamped IBM Exhibit Launched at EPCOT

Sunday, 31 January 2010 10:47 Rebecca

In an effort to continue its 14-month-old rebranding campaign as a global software solutions provider in addition to its more traditional hardware and technical services, IBM has launched a redesigned exhibit called "Smarter Planet" in EPCOT’s Innoventions pavilion.

The exhibit, which opened Friday, offers visitors a peek at an energy efficient IBM data center that, according to IBM, reduces energy costs by up to 25 percent.

IBM spokesman Clint Roswell explained that "Smarter Planet is our way of describing what the possibilities are in the more intelligent, interconnected world.”

In fact, the exhibit itself is powered by the data center. In addition, it will also service 200 clients outside of Disney property and donate the unused computing capacity to the World Community Grid. The Grid, in turn, offers excess capacity to medical, humanitarian and environmental research projects.

Visitors are also invited to create avatars of themselves which then become players in a video game. The video game is based on IBM's history of computing achievements. Once done, guests are then asked to consider how technology might help solve the complex problems facing our world.

Last Updated on Sunday, 31 January 2010 10:52

Disney's Animal Kingdom Welcomes Rare White Rhino

Friday, 29 January 2010 00:11 Rebecca

Disney’s Animal Kingdom recently welcomed their newest addition - a rare white rhino.

At one time, these rhinos were nearly extinct and are still considered tragically endangered. So as you can imagine, the birth of this bundle of joy was especially exciting. The new female baby, which has not as yet been named, weighed in at 178 pounds and is the eighth white rhino born at Animal Kingdom.

WELCOME little one!!

Last Updated on Sunday, 31 January 2010 10:52

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