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Walt Disney World – Magic Kingdom ® is the site of the popular “Night of Joy” end of summer Christian concert festival.

This year’s concert series runs the nights of September 9th and 10th 2011 on several performance stages at the park. Individual entrance to both Night of Joy nightly festival performances are required along with Disney World Magic Kingdom tickets.

The Disney World Night of Joy 2011 line up includes some notable Christian artists. The Friday, September 9th line up alone includes contemporary Christian, rock and pop music genres:

-Newsboys
-Jeremy Camp
-Skillet
-Matthew West

The festival performers on Saturday, September 10th comprise praise, hip/ hop and gospel musicians:

-MercyMe
-Jars of Clay
-TobyMac
-Marvin Sapp

Each night’s Disney World schedule is always subject to change. Group rates are also available in addition to individual ticket admission prices. Doors open at 4 p.m. although the staged concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. each evening.

Rising talent in the Christian music world are always showcased at this event. Past blockbuster Christian headline artists have included Michael W. Smith, Twila Paris, Steven Curtis Chapman, Casting Crowns, Amy Grant and Petra.

The Christian Music trade association indicates that Christian/Gospel music comprises about 5% of the market with retail sales of over $500 million annually. Disney World erformances are typically family friendly and draw excellent crowds whenever they are scheduled.

For more information and Disney World concert updates, click on the Disney Night of Joy website.

In addition to attending these 2 nights of family entertainment, be sure and stay in a resort rental near Disney World and Magic Kingdom. Family resorts in Orlando are a great way to vacation in privacy and luxury. For reviews of these 80+ vacation home resort communities, click on the reviews sections of our home page.

Details for the Disney Star Wars Weekends 2011 event in May and June have been released. The four Star Wars® themed weekend events will be held at Disney’s Hollywood Studios® and will feature celebrity appearances and over 50 character visits. Notes for each of the respective weekends (Friday-Sunday) include:

May 20-22 and May 27-29 : Anthony Daniels (C3PO) will sign autographs and will meet and greet guests in the park
June 3-5 and June 10-12 : Ray Park who played Darth Maul will also make an appearance and visit with Disney guests
Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett) will be present at the June 3rd-5th event and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) will be in the park June 10-12

The Star Wars weekends at Walt Disney World® are always a lively and fun event and an opportunity to get autographs and mingle with your favorite characters. This year’s programme will also debut with the release of the new Disney 3D attraction “Star Tours – The Adventures Continue” on May 20th. The thrilling ride takes you through the intergalactic universe onboard the Starspeeder 1000.

Star Wars Weekends

Word has that the high tech flight simulator will feature 3D video, animatronics and special effects. Star Wars characters such as R2D2, Darth Vader, Master Yoda, Admiral Ackbar and Princess Leia will be permanent fixtures at the attraction as well.

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