LAKE BUENA VISTA — Walt Disney World doesn't like to be tweaked by competitors of any size. That pesky boy wizard over at Universal Orlando is the major reason behind the $425 million "New Fantasyland" in the works for the Magic Kingdom. • And you better believe the success of the Nickelodeon Suites Resort across I-4 is a catalyst for Disney's newest hotel, the Art of Animation Resort, which attempts to offer affordable suites while immersing families in popular movie themes, not to mention an epic pool. • Opening on May 31, the 87-acre hotel was originally intended as an extension of the adjacent Pop Century, a "value resort" themed via decades. But no one could garner much excitement about the '40s through the '20s ... Continue reading →