Disney World PF Gathering and Tips for Disney Mania!

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A gathering for Disney enthusiasts is planned at Disney World during Memorial Day week (May 28 to June 5), inviting others to join for fun activities like measuring the drop rate at the Tower of Terror and pin trading. For those unable to attend, a return trip is already scheduled for Labor Day week (Sept. 3 to Sept. 11), with tips to find deals on the Disney website. The discussion includes a promise to share a shortlist of must-do attractions at Walt Disney World, encouraging contributions from others. Key tips for visiting include utilizing Disney's transportation, making reservations for dining, and understanding ticket expiration policies. The thread fosters community among Disney fans while providing practical advice for an enjoyable visit.
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  • #3,103
Oh, http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2008/08/27/2008-08-27_no_disney_ending_at_garage_sale-2.html"!

Michigan mom Tracy Holmes was elated when she sold three DVDs for $10 at her garage sale.

A week later, when her husband asked what happened to his copy of the movie "Sin City," she told him what she thought was good news. What her husband, Fred, revealed next left her breathless: He had secretly hidden $1,200 in cash in the DVD case for a family trip to Disney World.

Zz.
 
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  • #3,104
Michael Phelps in a special parade at the Magic Kingdom yesterday.

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If you love the Muppets like I do, then this podcast might be of interest to you. Lou Mongello of the http://www.disneyworldtrivia.com/Disney-News/WDW-Radio-Show-Disney-Podcast-82-Aug.-31-2008.html" who were instrumental in the creation of the hilarious Muppets 3D show at Walt Disney World. They also went into the history on the merging of the Henson muppets with Disney.

There are rumors of a new Muppets movie in the planning stage. If the movie is successful, there are talks that they might be brought back on TV.

Zz.
 
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I'm all packed and truly excited to leave tomorrow for my "http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/event?id=29193"" trip at Walt Disney World. However, with Hanna looming and Ike following closely behind her, this could turn out to be a very wet trip. I'm just hoping that the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom that we will be attending on the evening of Sept. 5 isn't going to be a total washout.

Wish us luck, and see you at the Most Magical Place on Earth!

Zz.
 
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Greetings from the Most Magical Place on Earth.

Today was our early registration day for the Pin event. Lots of pin traders are already here, and everyone is gearing for our first full day of the event tomorrow.

Still, we managed to get in a few minutes to get away to Beaches and Cream at the Disney's Beach Club Resort and ordered not one, but TWO of their "Kitchen Sink", which is a humongous ice cream creation that's literally served in a kitchen sink.

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Even the waitress didn't believe what she heard when we placed the order for two of them. Luckily, we had 10 people at the table who were ready to devour both of them. This is what you can see a few minutes later

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It was delicious! However, I don't think I would like to know my cholesterol level right now.

Zz.
 
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Well, since Evo wanted a report on how the trip went, here goes...

Of course, most of the trip was centered around the Pin Celebration event, which this year was themed "Pin Trading University". So all of it was based on college/university setting. Even the pins released during the event had that theme. So with that in mind, you can understand a bit all the decor they were using at the event. Here is a look at some of them.

Meeting us at the entrance to World Showplace was our mascot, the pinback.
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Roz from Monsters Inc. was the cafeteria lady.
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We had quite a large turnout for the event. There were pin trading with other pin traders, and many pin games that one can play.
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Disney always has fun characters at this event. She was one of 'em, and she was not only a hoot, but she was wearing quite a few pins that quickly got traded away.
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Scoop Sanderson, the Main Street reporter, was also there. Here he is busy trading pins with guests.
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  • #3,109
[...cont]

The other part of the trip was the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party (MNSSHP) at the Magic Kingdom on Sept. 5. We lucked out because Hanna was at her closest proximity to Orlando on that day, but luckily we only got rain during the day. By the late afternoon, the rain was gone and the event went on without any weather problems.

Here we are on Main Street waiting for HalloWishes
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The fireworks show was spectacular as usual, except for the fact that they cut out certain sections. So it was shorter than the one we saw last year, so that was the disappointing part.
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  • #3,110
[...cont]

We then watched Boo To You parade. Again, I think this was cut a bit short, with some elements taken off. I'll compare it with the one I videotaped from last year to confirm this. Still, it was a fun parade. Both the headless horseman and the Haunted Mansion grave diggers didn't disappoint.
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In between the fireworks and the parade, we did a lot of the attractions all over the Magic Kingdom. It is a lot of fun going on these attractions with ZERO wait!

At the end of the evening, we watched the Disney Villains Mix and Mingle show. Next year, I think I'll skip it. It wasn't anything worth watching.
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It was a fun trip, and I brought back a lot of pins. Traded away many pins as well. It was a good haul. Can't wait for the next trip in December for all the Christmas festivities.

Zz.
 
  • #3,111
OMG! Those are all awesome Zz!

I especially love the pin trading!

I wish I was able to go. Maybe someday. <sigh>
 
  • #3,113
ZapperZ said:
Oh no! I've been a disciple of one of Satan's soldiers!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,423304,00.html

What a moron!

Zz.
Mickey Mouse has become an awesome character, even though according to Islamic law, Mickey Mouse should be killed in all cases.
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  • #3,114
Do you have a milestone birthday, anniversary, reunions, special occasions, etc. coming up in 2009? If you do, then you might want to pay attention to this.

The current Disney promotion at the US theme parks - The Year of a Million Dreams - ends at the end of 2008. They have just announced the new promotional campaign for next year, and it is called "http://www.disneyparkscelebrations.com/"" You can find more info that the webpage, but one of the things they will do is, after you register, you will get free admission to either WDW or Disneyland on your birthday!

There are other stuff they'll do to help make the various special days even more magical. So, the obvious question here will be, who's celebrating some special days next year and will want to go do Disney? Anyone turning 100 here? :)

In my opinion, a PF Gathering at WDW is a special-enough occasion and we can see what they'll do for us. :)

Zz.
 
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Hum... some of you may recall a while back that I posted a set of pictures of my "https://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=1271951&postcount=2827" based simply on that person's office decor and living quarters.

Liberals' offices were judged as significantly more distinctive, comfortable, stylish, modern, and colorful and as less conventional and ordinary, in comparison with conservatives' offices, Jost said.

With that, I hate to think what someone conducting that study would think if they walk into my office. Am I a liberal, a conservative, or just plain Goofy?

:)

BTW, I have several people here who clearly defy the pattern that they mentioned in the article. I suppose that's where the "average" argument is applied to the study.

Zz.
 
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My telephone area in my office.
 

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ZapperZ said:
Oh no! I've been a disciple of one of Satan's soldiers!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,423304,00.html

What a moron!

Zz.

It appears that several Muslim clerics have stepped in http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200809250657?page=2&build=cache" !

Zz.
 
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  • #3,118
This is a rather curious endeavor.

The New York City opera has commissioned Phillip Glass to write ahttp://www.variety.com/article/VR1117993057.html?categoryid=15&cs=1" , depicting the last few months of his life "... as seen through the eyes of a fictional Austrian cartoonist who worked for him..."

An opera?

I hope it doesn't turn into "What's Opera, Doc?"

Zz.
 
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  • #3,119
OK, so crank up the cuteness factor.

Disney just announced the winner of its "My Favorite Disney Parks Memory" contest. As I had guessed when they first announced the contest, a video that has a child in it will win. That was a no-brainer.

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  • #3,120
For those of us who cannot make it to Disneyland for the Halloween festivities, Disney has produced a condensed version of Halloween at that theme park.

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  • #3,121
Some time, you just can't deny fate, and you just have to simply go along with it.

I am a Disney pin collector, but I don't collect Chip 'N Dale pins, at least, not a Chip 'N Dale theme. I may collect them as part of a larger set that has a different theme, but as a rule, I don't collect Chip 'N Dale pins, unlike Moonbie here. :)

Still, something strange (or annoying, depending on how you look at it) happened at one of the pin event this year. It was at the terrific "Expedition Pin" pin event this past May that I was given a "divine" message from the Pin Gods that I should be collecting a particular pin. We were given tickets to play 4 different pin games. Each game was different, but they all essentially involved randomly selecting an object that contain a randomly selected pin that we get to keep. I forgot what I got after playing the first game, but what was interesting was what happened during the next 3 games. I got 3 identical pins!

The pin was the Chip 'N Dale "Dole Whip" cast lanyard pins. It's a cute pin, and I already have it as part of my Cast Lanyard pin collection. And in fact, I had a couple of them on my lanyard at that time for trading! So here I was getting 3 more of the same pin from randomly selecting them at these pin games!

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I decided to use this as a revelation. The pin gods obviously have decided that this pin an I are meant to be together. So I have now included the Chip 'N Dale "Dole Whip" pin as one of the pins that I will collect. From now on, I will actively trade for this pin. I want to see just how many of this pin I can get. So far, not counting the one I already have in my pin frame, I have 6. I want to be able to fill a whole lanyard with this pin, and then start putting them on my hat.

So, trade with me your Chip 'N Dale "Dole Whip" pin!

:)

Zz.
 
  • #3,122
RUMORS! We got rumors! But this one is SO delicious, we can't keep it to ourselves!

Fans are just going giddy over the rumor of a possible involvement of http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Scoop-Tim-Burton-Might-Direct-Pirates-4-10465.html"! And with Johnny Depp already signed to start in it, this could easily be the most anticipated movie to come out in a long time. After all, who is the director that has gotten some of the amazing work out of Johnny Depp? Tim Burton!

Now, with Burton directing Depp in the upcoming Alice in Wonderland, if that movie becomes a hit, then Disney will certainly not want to let go of such an amazing and successful team. At the very least. Burton will give a refreshing take on Pirates that will definitely be unique.

Damn! Wish I believe in some god to pray to to make this come true. Maybe I'll pray to the Pin God... :)

Zz.
 
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  • #3,123
Disney has quietly http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-disney1108oct11,0,7039885.story" at the 4 remaining restaurants that had it on their menu.

Disney insisted Friday that this was no political statement. Officials wouldn't even comment on the international animal-rights campaign that calls foie gras production cruel and inhumane and seeks to persuade restaurants to drop the dish.

Zz.
 
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  • #3,124
Good riddance to foie gras. It looks and smells like cat food, anyway. I swear I could plop a tin of Fancy Feast on a platter and people wouldn't know the difference.
 
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I actually have had foie gras a couple of time many years ago, and I must admit, I actually like it. And no, it doesn't look anywhere near like Fancy Feast, unless you want a patte of it. :)

But after I found out what it is and how they got it, I stopped eating it. Not that I've been to many restaurants that served it, but I've made a conscious decision that it isn't something that I would ever order.

Zz.
 
  • #3,126
I liked foie gras also, but admit that lately I've been serving my guests Fancy Feast.
 
  • #3,127
Evo said:
I liked foie gras also, but admit that lately I've been serving my guests Fancy Feast.

I bet your guests purred at the end of their meals... Just hope they don't cough up any fur balls.

:)

Zz.
 
  • #3,128
Walt Disney World With Kids Contest

Hi Everyone,

This is our first ever Disney Mania contest. The winner will win a copy of Fodor's "Walt Disney World With Kids 2009" book, hot off the presses, courtesy of Fodor and Random House.

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This is a very useful book to have if you travel to WDW with kids, and you can win it here!

The contest is very simple. Starting tomorrow (10/14) and ending at midnight CDT on Sunday (10/19), I will ask one trivia question per day related to things discussed in this thread. So all the answers are readily available (you can even do a search for the answer). All you have to do is send your answers to me *VIA PRIVATE MESSAGE* before the final deadline. You may enter late and catch up with all the questions as long as all of them are submitted before the deadline.

PLEASE DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS IN THIS THREAD OR YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

In case of a tie, a random drawing will done by me, and all decisions are final. I will contact the winner to make arrangements for the prize.

Good luck!

Zz.
 
  • #3,129
I don't have kids, can I have a pin instead? o:)
 
  • #3,130
Evo said:
I don't have kids, can I have a pin instead? o:)

Maybe you have friends with kids? You can always re-gift it. Christmas is coming soon! :)

Zz.
 
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Due to the upcoming server upgrade, we may extend this contest beyond the current stated deadline, depending how much access to PF is interrupted.

Zz.
 
  • #3,133
{Don't forget that https://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=1914089&postcount=3134" has been posted.}

This is another "awwwww..." moment.

The fourth (yes, that's "4") baby giraffe this year http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10031530.asp" . The bouncing, healthy baby has been named "Bonsu".

I see that he's a splitting image of his mother.

:)

Zz.
 
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Halloween Serenade from Disney Parks.

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This video is just plain hysterical (and disturbing at the same time), and reinforces my belief on why I would never have kids, especially at WDW! :)

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  • #3,139
Notice that not a single other person got on that car. the kids must have been acting up before getting aboard.

I have a headache now, and I blame you Zz, I blame you!
 
  • #3,140
Evo said:
Notice that not a single other person got on that car. the kids must have been acting up before getting aboard.

I have a headache now, and I blame you Zz, I blame you!

And since the parents are videotaping it all and not intervening, I can only assume they think that sort of behavior is acceptable. How much sugar and caffeine were those kids fed to be so hyperactive that late into the evening? I expect kids to be tired and cranky at the end of a day at Disney when they've been overstimulated all day and finally crash, but that's not what I saw in that video, just a bunch of obnoxious kids with no responsible parents telling them to sit still in the moving tram.

This is a good reason to stay at the nicer hotels near Disney rather than the inexpensive motel-like ones that the families with a dozen unruly children stay at. I would NOT want to deal with a family like that first thing in the morning before getting my coffee into me.
 
  • #3,141
But then again, we can see if we can encourage Austin to do what he was thinking of!

:)

Zz.
 
  • #3,142
ZapperZ said:
But then again, we can see if we can encourage Austin to do what he was thinking of!

:)

Zz.

:smile: And then parents wonder why every so often the older brother or sister feels the need to CLOBBER the younger brother or sister. :rolleyes:
 
  • #3,143
Election Day 2008Today is the US Presidential election day. It promises to be a historic event.The candidates have gone back and forth with their issues and policies.We know where each of them stand (at least, we should by now if we want to make an informed decision).We also know their running mates and who might be nominated as part of their staff.However, in all of this...... there is a very clear choice on who is the most qualified...... and who should really be elected to this most important position in the world.There is one, and only one...... clear choice!
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I thought the PF sisters only wear boots that are made for walking?

:)

Zz.
 
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I wasn't giving him a hug, I swear I wasn't.
 
  • #3,147
http://www.freep.com/article/20081118/FEATURES01/811180353?imw=Y" .

Happy Birthday Mickey!

Zz.
 
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Happy Birthday! Wow, he's old.
 
  • #3,149
Evo said:
Happy Birthday! Wow, he's old.

He doesn't look his age, does he? I bet, like Cher, he has had a few face lift!

:)

Zz.
 
  • #3,150
To all those who celebrate the holiday, have a Magical Thanksgiving!

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Zz.
 

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