Many of you may be interested in heading to Walk Disney World Resort during one of their special events.  Each of these events are incredible and most are available for free with theme park admission.  Below are some of the great events throughout the year at each of the parks.

Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend - January 5 - 8, 2012

This is one race weekend where the smiles easily outnumber the miles.  Mark your calendar now to run this race!  It's the only place in the world where you can earn the exclusive, and highly coveted, Disney Medals.

Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend - February 24 - 26, 2012

Assemble your fellow princesses for Disney's Princess Half Marathon Weekend. The royal affair will bring women of all ages together for a half marathon, a 5K, kids' races, and a health & fitness expo. Every woman is a princess, which princess are you?

Atlanta Braves Spring Training - Early Spring 2012

Baseball fans can catch some major leaque action when the Atlanta Braves take the field for spring training.  See how the rookies fare against your favorite big league players.

Wouldn't it be great if you could cut your wait time for some of your favorite attractions? Now you can!

Disney's complimentary Disney's FASTPASS Service saves your place in line for an attraction while you enjoy the rest of the theme park.

To Use Disney's FASTPASS Service:

• Look for the "Disney's FASTPASS® Distribution" sign near the entrance of an attraction.
• Check the "Return Time" displayed on the sign.
• The sign will indicate the time you would return to enjoy the attraction using a FASTPASS ticket.
• For attractions, the return time is a one-hour window (e.g., 1:10 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.), so you don't have to be there exactly at a given time. For shows, your return time will be for a specific performance.
• If the return time is one that works for you, just insert your admission ticket into the Disney's FASTPASS Service machine. (You may use your Walt Disney World Resort admission ticket, readmission ticket, Disney Resort Hotel keycard or Annual Passport.)
• A FASTPASS ticket will emerge with your return time printed on it. Now you're free to go and enjoy the rest of the theme park!
• Go back to the FASTPASS ticketholder entrance when your return time rolls around, show your ticket to the Cast Member and enjoy the attraction with a minimal wait.

Mickey Mouse has moved to a new location in Magic Kingdom® Park to meet and greet his friends at Walt Disney World® Resort. Now, you can go backstage at Town Square Theater for photos and autographs with Mickey – without waiting in a standby queue thanks to the first-ever use of Disney's FASTPASS Service for a character meet-and-greet experience.

The Town Square Theater, located just inside the Magic Kingdom entrance, was previously known as Town Square Exposition Hall. The venue has been re-imagined as a turn-of-the-Twentieth-Century theater where posters proclaim Mickey Mouse as the star of a magic show. It is here that you can enter a queue to meet Magician Mickey Mouse, or a queue to meet the Disney princesses – for whom Town Square Theater will be a meet-and-greet location during New Fantasyland construction.

In late 2012, Clients visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort will have a new resort option, offering rooms and suites that house up to six Guests each.

Disney’s Art of Animation Resort will feature quality family suites designed around four unique themes: The Lion King, Finding Nemo, Cars and The Little Mermaid. Located adjacent to Disney’s Pop Century Resort, the new resort will include 1,120 family suites and 864 themed rooms – for a total of nearly 2,000 new units. Suites will feature both a living room and a bedroom, offering added space for families.

Disney’s Art of Animation Resort will be the 26th hotel at the Walt Disney World Resort, and will offer themed building exteriors and room interiors, and larger-than-life icons from the animated films in the courtyard areas.

All of the themed suites and rooms at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort are expected to open by the end of 2012.