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EdcampMagic 2016 Announcement

GOOD NEWS! 

We have a date for EdcampMagic 2016! 

The EdcampMagic Edmagineers recently met and are happy to announce that 

EdcampMagic will be held at Windermere Preparatory School 

on Saturday, June 4th, 2016. 

Registration will open October 1st 2015. 

Stay tuned for more information and follow @edcampmagic on
Twitter and Facebook for the most current updates!

EdcampMagic 2016

Did you attend EdcampMagic? Do you wish you had? Well, we have good news! 

EdcampMagic 2016 is coming! 

The EdcampMagic Edmagineers are currently discussing plans for EdcampMagic 2016.

Stay tuned for more information and 

follow @edcampmagic on Twitter for the most current updates!

Tweet-Up at Disney's BoardWalk

FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH TWEET-UP Excited to get your EdcampMagic experience started?  Join us Friday night at Disney's BoardWalk as we enjoy the  magic of being at Disney with friends.

6:30 p.m. - ?     Tweet-Up at Disney's BoardWalk

Self Parking is Available at:

BoardWalk

Swan 7 min walk - or take the boat to Boardwalk

Dolphin 7 min walk - or take the boat to Boardwalk

Yacht Club - 8 min walk to Boardwalk - or take the boat to Boardwalk

Beach Club-12 min walk to Boardwalk - or take the boat to Boardwalk

The guard will ask for a Photo ID

- tell them you are going to have a drink at Belle Vue Lounge at 

Disney's BoardWalk Inn or get a snack at the Bakery on the BoardWalk

IF you are on Disney property:

You can take the bus to Boardwalk from Downtown Disney or any park: 

Magic Kingdom-Animal Kingdom-Hollywood Studios-Epcot 

We will meet at some of the tables by the water.

Once you get to the BoardWalk, look for the EdcampMagic signs! 

Photo by Howie DiBlasi

In case of rain, we will meet inside the BoardWalk Inn at the Belle Vue Lounge.

William's Favorite In-Park Restaurants at Walt Disney World

Allergies always lead to meeting the chefs!

Eating well was always a major part of my family vacations. We didn't ordinarily eat out so having several successive meals in a restaurant was always a real treat for me. Now that I am an adult, when I go on a trip, I try to find good places to eat. Today I will share my favorite restaurant in each park.

Epcot

Epcot is the hardest park to pick a favorite, and the truth is it probably changes every time I spend time thinking about it. As of this moment, my favorite is Le Cellier Steakhouse in the Canada pavilion. I can highly recommend the Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup, the Filet Mignon and for dessert the Maple Creme Brulee. Check out the menu to see what you might like.

Animal Kingdom

Even though Tusker House has become expensive, which means I will visit it much less often, this is my list of favorite restaurants and not restaurants I can afford. Tusker House is a buffet and there is so much good stuff to recommend but do yourself a favor and don't miss the amazing mango chutney. You can find a list of the foods here.

Disney's Hollywood Studios

My favorite in park restaurant is here, The Hollywood Brown Derby. Grab a Cobb Salad for the appetizer and splurge on the filet of beef. That is some amazingly good eating! Check out the whole menu here. Also, if you really want a special meal, try Dining with an Imagineer.

The Magic Kingdom

Actually, the worst place choices for places to eat in the parks is in the Magic Kingdom. Often we eat counter service here and plan on eating at a hotel restaurant off the monorail (Ohana's!) That being said, my favorite restaurant is Liberty Tree Tavern. While lunch is order off the menu, dinner is where it is at. You get served 'family style' which means a bunch of food is brought to your table. Think of it like your Thanksgiving dinner brought to you any day of the year!  

These are my favorites, I would love for you to share yours.

Why EdcampMagic at the Home of Walt Disney World?

Picture by Wm Chamberlain

The general consensus from educators (and parents) I talk to about holding an edcamp in Orlando is we are doing it to have the excuse to go to Walt Disney World. Honestly, there is some truth to that. Simply put, Disney World is an amazing place to go (with or without your kids.) But, that isn't the whole reason.

Walt Disney created spaces where imagination runs wild, where the uncommon and (before him) unimagined have become reality. There is some truth to the idea that the best classroom in the world could be a theme park. We wanted to create an edcamp that brought together similarly minded educators, those who see the ideas that Walt Disney had as a springboard for imagination and creativity for both their learning and the learning of students in their classrooms. While we are not affiliated with the company, we do associate ourselves with some of their ideals (not necessarily the ones that raise the ticket price at double the inflation rate every year ;).

So, if you would like to attend an edcamp and share the passion for creativity and imagination then please sign up to go. We would love to meet you!