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.
  • #511
Looks like they're bringing out the big guns for the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050803/en_afp/afpentertainment_050803172453

They may need to, especially with the problems they're having with their intended fireworks show.

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Metro/GH02Ak08.html

So who says it is easy being THE mouse? :)

Zz.
 
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  • #512
Ivan Seeking said:
That would be Ferengi. I'll see what I can do. :biggrin:

Actually, I not even a trekkie; at least not enough to attened a convention.
That's obvious. If you were, you'd know that they prefer to be called trekkers! No, I'm not one, but I knew one once and she was quite adamant about that point. :eek:
 
  • #513
ZapperZ said:
Looks like they're bringing out the big guns for the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050803/en_afp/afpentertainment_050803172453

They may need to, especially with the problems they're having with their intended fireworks show.

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Metro/GH02Ak08.html

So who says it is easy being THE mouse? :)

Zz.

I think I'd wait until I was certain I wasn't going to bring home any wood-eating beetles!
 
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  • #514
The folks at Disney World are at it again. Even before the upcomming pin event at Epcot has even started, they are already planning and announcing the next pin event for the holiday season. This time, it will be at Disney/MGM Studios. This is where all the special holiday-themed pins will be released - all of them, needless to say, in limited edition.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/event?id=10680

Since Evo likes to collect Christmas/Holiday stuff, let's hope some of these pins are still around if we get there during the first week of January.

Zz.
 
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  • #515
Even more Disney trivia...

Which Magic Kingdom attraction features music from Song of the South?

[Hint: it's my most favorite attraction at the Magic Kingdom] :)

Zz.
 
  • #516
The only time I ever went to Disney World was when my family was in Orlando for a colloquia of my Mom's University. We figured that we'd make a trip of it, and head down there and do Disney. Unfortuntely, it was directly over New Years, and we all rather dislike crowds. That wasn't too much fun. :smile:

Overall, I think it may have been a cool park, had it not been filled to capacity (they actually stopped selling tickets). :smile:
 
  • #517
ZapperZ said:
Even more Disney trivia...

Which Magic Kingdom attraction features music from Song of the South?

[Hint: it's my most favorite attraction at the Magic Kingdom] :)

Zz.

The Dumbo ride? I don't know what music they play, I just know it's one of your favorite rides. Otherwise I'd have to guess something like the Country Bear Jamboree. :biggrin:
 
  • #518
You're in Knoxville? I was just there last June for the PAC conference at the Convention Center. We had a public day with "Einstein in the City" to celebrate the World Year of Physics 2005. I was looking for other PF'ers to meet up, but didn't get any response...:(

SamuelGreen800 said:
The only time I ever went to Disney World was when my family was in Orlando for a colloquia of my Mom's University. We figured that we'd make a trip of it, and head down there and do Disney. Unfortuntely, it was directly over New Years, and we all rather dislike crowds. That wasn't too much fun. :smile:

Overall, I think it may have been a cool park, had it not been filled to capacity (they actually stopped selling tickets). :smile:

Well, yes. The end of the year holiday is their BUSIEST time. I would not recommend anyone who hasn't been there already to go around that time. You'll never be able to do the park and all the attractions. And yes, they do close the parks when they have reached their capacity. I've been there during that time when they broke all attendence records at the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom. The parks were closed for entrance by 2:00 pm.

You should go the week after Labor Day. It is the best time to go, and the crowds will be considerably smaller.

Zz.
 
  • #519
Moonbear said:
The Dumbo ride? I don't know what music they play, I just know it's one of your favorite rides. Otherwise I'd have to guess something like the Country Bear Jamboree. :biggrin:

Hint #2: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zap-A-Dee-Ay...

And if there's any justice, this tune will stick in your head all day.

:)

Zz.
 
  • #520
OK, so Disney needs more of this kind of publicity like I need a hole in the head.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8834609/

What is with people dropping like flies all of the sudden here?

Zz.
 
  • #521
ZapperZ said:
Hint #2: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zap-A-Dee-Ay...

And if there's any justice, this tune will stick in your head all day.

:)

Zz.

Thanks. I know that Zip-a-dee-doo-dah would be from Song of the South, but cannot think of a ride that features that song!
 
  • #522
Moonbear said:
Thanks. I know that Zip-a-dee-doo-dah would be from Song of the South, but cannot think of a ride that features that song!

OK, hint #3: Brer Fox chasing after Brer Rabbit.

Zz.
 
  • #523
ZapperZ said:
OK, hint #3: Brer Fox chasing after Brer Rabbit.

Zz.
Is this something new? I don't think I've ever seen that. Is it at Disney World or Disneyland?
 
  • #524
Moonbear said:
Is this something new? I don't think I've ever seen that. Is it at Disney World or Disneyland?

No, it's not new. And I did say The Magic Kingdom, so it's at Disney World.

Zz.
 
  • #525
ZapperZ said:
No, it's not new. And I did say The Magic Kingdom, so it's at Disney World.

Zz.
Hmm...I looked it up. It says Splash Mountain, and I've been on that ride, but don't recall Zip-a-dee-doo-dah or Brer Rabbit. I must have been focused on the big splash or keeping from sliding in my seat. Unless I didn't go on it last time, so it's not recent in my memory...I'm trying to remember if I was there on a cool day and might have opted out of getting wet.
 
  • #526
Moonbear said:
Hmm...I looked it up. It says Splash Mountain, and I've been on that ride, but don't recall Zip-a-dee-doo-dah or Brer Rabbit. I must have been focused on the big splash or keeping from sliding in my seat. Unless I didn't go on it last time, so it's not recent in my memory...I'm trying to remember if I was there on a cool day and might have opted out of getting wet.

Yes, it is Splash Mountain!

I don't know how you could miss it. The whole lead up to the big splash at the end was Brer Rabbit trying to get to his "Laughing Place", while Brer Fox was trying to catch him. It's right before the the big splash when Brer Fox catches Brer Rabbit while Brer Rabbit pleas with him by saying something like "Please Brer Fox, you can do anything to me, but please don't push me over the falls...". And then... SPLASH!

The Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah part comes in at the end when you get back under the mountain. It's more like a celebration for Brer Rabbit for escaping and coming back home.

[OK, so obviously I've been on it waaaaaay too many times]

Zz.
 
  • #527
ZapperZ said:
You're in Knoxville? I was just there last June for the PAC conference at the Convention Center. We had a public day with "Einstein in the City" to celebrate the World Year of Physics 2005. I was looking for other PF'ers to meet up, but didn't get any response...:(
Hmm, I'm too new here (to PF) to have seen that. I didn't hear anything about the public day though. I really need to pay more attention to some of the stuff they put on around here.


You should go the week after Labor Day. It is the best time to go, and the crowds will be considerably smaller.

Zz.

Thanks, I'll remember that.
 
  • #528
ZapperZ said:
Success at last! Got the Disney stamps (3 sheets) and the LAST sheet they had of the "American Scientists" stamps that contain the Feynman stamps. This collection also contains the Barbara McClintock stamps, the Josiah Willard Gibbs stamps, and the John von Neumann stamps.

.. and now I go hunting for the Disney First Day covers...

Zz.
Guess what I found at the post office today? Do you still want/need/desire them?
 
  • #529
Moonbear said:
Guess what I found at the post office today? Do you still want/need/desire them?

Actually, no. I went onto the USPS website and ordered a whole bunch of Disney-related stuff. So as of now, I'm all "full". :)

Thanks for asking, though.

Zz.
 
  • #530
ZapperZ said:
Actually, no. I went onto the USPS website and ordered a whole bunch of Disney-related stuff. So as of now, I'm all "full". :)

Thanks for asking, though.

Zz.
Oh well. Though you are getting contagious. I had to buy a set for myself (got the set of stamps with the four first day covers...one for each stamp). They were too cute to pass up once I saw them.
 
  • #531
Moonbear said:
Oh well. Though you are getting contagious. I had to buy a set for myself (got the set of stamps with the four first day covers...one for each stamp). They were too cute to pass up once I saw them.

I'm not going to say "I told you so..." :)

But in all honesty, it is perfectly understandable. They are very cute, and I've used them to mail letters (horrors! I haven't written regular letters to friends and family in YEARS!). All those who received it liked the stamps - most didn't know they existed. So now THEY are trying to find them.

Like you said, it's contagious...

Zz.
 
  • #532
Those nasty people at Disney are trying to start a new addiction...

We all know how big baseball card collecting is, and that this has expanded into other areas too (animation character cards, etc). So why not disney characters? But would they do this without doing something special? Nooooooo! They are doing character cards that include surprise pins included with each card!

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/pin?id=10721

This is like an addiction double-coupon! They're trying to entice those of us poor slobs who already can't resist the pins into another coma-inducing card collecting addiction!

Must resist the temptation... must resist the temptation...

Zz.
 
  • #533
ZapperZ said:
Those nasty people at Disney are trying to start a new addiction...

We all know how big baseball card collecting is, and that this has expanded into other areas too (animation character cards, etc). So why not disney characters? But would they do this without doing something special? Nooooooo! They are doing character cards that include surprise pins included with each card!

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/pin?id=10721

This is like an addiction double-coupon! They're trying to entice those of us poor slobs who already can't resist the pins into another coma-inducing card collecting addiction!

Must resist the temptation... must resist the temptation...

Zz.

Zz, you need children! It's the only cure for card collecting, to have kids who get their sticky fingers on them and ruin them all.
 
  • #534
Moonbear said:
Zz, you need children! It's the only cure for card collecting, to have kids who get their sticky fingers on them and ruin them all.

WHAT?! And have them smash and run into my Disney and Tweety Collections? NEVER! And I suppose these creatures would want to go along with me when I go to Disney World too, eh? Well if they think they can simply cut in front of me in the Meet the Character line, they have another thing coming.

:)

Zz.
 
  • #535
I'm sorry; just a misstep, won't happen again..
 
  • #536
Even MORE Disney trivia...

Which Disney World attraction includes a pre-show music "Beauty and the Bees"?

Zz.
 
  • #537
In the category of "now they're just making it up as the go along...", yesterday was "Friendship Day", at least according to the Disney Pin Central. So to celebrate that day (what, you didn't have a cookout?), we have a commemorative pin depicting the two popular characters from Finding Nemo - Dory and Marlin.

I will NOT be in a hurry to get this one...

Zz.
 
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  • #538
ZapperZ said:
In the category of "now they're just making it up as the go along...", yesterday was "Friendship Day", at least according to the Disney Pin Central. So to celebrate that day (what, you didn't have a cookout?), we have a commemorative pin depicting the two popular characters from Finding Nemo - Dory and Marlin.

I will NOT be in a hurry to get this one...

Zz.

Now they're trying to hook the little kids! Who else would buy a Finding Nemo pin for Friendship Day?
 
  • #539
Moonbear said:
Now they're trying to hook the little kids! Who else would buy a Finding Nemo pin for Friendship Day?

But Moonbie, that is how we indoctrinate new disciples into the Way of the Mouse. We get them young, and they'll follow the Disney mantra all through their lives.

:)

Zz.
 
  • #540
ZapperZ said:
Even MORE Disney trivia...

Which Disney World attraction includes a pre-show music "Beauty and the Bees"?

Zz.

Answer: It's Tough To Be A Bug.

This is the attraction right inside the Tree of Life at the Animal Kingdom park. It's a 3D "interactive" show with Flik from "It's a Bug's Life". You get to become honorary bugs and understand the importance of insects. But watch out for the angry grasshoppers!

Zz.
 

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