Two of the four wings of Disney’s new Art of Animation resort are now open, and the other two will open by mid-September. The three-story, value-priced resort celebrates the characters of classic Disney and Disney-Pixar films such as Finding Nemo, Cars, Lion King, and Little Mermaid. When complete, the resort will have 1,120 family suites and 864 standard rooms. It also has the largest swimming pool at Walt Disney World.
No longer just kid stuff, coloring books help adults relieve stress, calm the mind, promote focus, and inspire creative thinking. Plus, it's a budget-friendly gift that's right on trend. Stress Less Coloring: Mandalas offers 100 detailed pages to draw.
In New York, Scoozi Events recently hosted a dinner with a "childhood memory" theme. The first course, served in a tin lunch box, included miniature grilled cheese and heart-shaped peanut butter and jelly sandwiches; there was also a fake note from mom and a cocktail served in a milk box.
For the March 9 launch of Yoshi’s New Island game at West Hollywood’s Quixote Studios, Nintendo created a life-size version of the game’s Mega Eggdozers, which players use to smash through walls in the game. Guests helped create the Eggdozer’s distinctive green spots by lobbing paint-filled balloons at the giant egg.
On April 9, mobile game developer King built a pop-up in a New York pedestrian plaza to herald the launch of Farm Heroes Saga. Playing up the farming motif of the new title, the activation invited visitors to pot plants and create terrariums and awarded seed packets to those who scored the highest at a gaming station.
A custom performance by a trio of iLuminate dancers in bespoke LED suits evoked the laptops' LED panels.
The Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario hosted its 14th annual fund-raising gala on April 25 at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex. Instead of traditional floral centerpieces, designer Bill Fulghum decked tables at the circus-theme event with giant pieces of cotton candy.
