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.
  • #1,101
OK, so now Moonbie has made me pay way too much attention to Tink's eyes. Here's another one. This is a lanyard medal to be released tomorrow. Just LOOK at her BIG eyes!

Zz.

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  • #1,102
ZapperZ said:
OK, so now Moonbie has made me pay way too much attention to Tink's eyes. Here's another one. This is a lanyard medal to be released tomorrow. Just LOOK at her BIG eyes!

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10025291.jpg
:smile: Okay, it's an improvement on the other ones; she definitely doesn't look scary. But, but, but, :bugeye: ...I never knew Tink was such a naughty girl...well, maybe mischievous, but she's looking very, very naughty there. :smile: What's with the bedroom eyes? :blushing:
 
  • #1,103
Moonbear said:
:smile: Okay, it's an improvement on the other ones; she definitely doesn't look scary. But, but, but, :bugeye: ...I never knew Tink was such a naughty girl...well, maybe mischievous, but she's looking very, very naughty there. :smile: What's with the bedroom eyes? :blushing:
No doubt! :smile: Looks like she's about to sing "Santa Baby".:biggrin:
 
  • #1,104
Today is the final day the historic El Capitan theater in Hollywood will be showing Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas. Each showing of the film is accompanied by a panel discussion, including the movie director himself.

The link below shows picture from one of this event. Looks like it would have been a blast to be at one of these...

http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID509730.asp

Zz.
 
  • #1,105
Disney is putting a lot of its eggs into the Chicken Little basket. It is the first movie out of its new animation division that no longer has any hand-drawn animators, it is trying to get out of the slump of box-office bomb, and it is trying to push digital animation. That's a lot to put onto the shoulder of one little chicken whose main worry is that the sky is falling.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051030/ap_en_bu/3d_movie_comeback

Zz.
 
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  • #1,106
This is the last pin being released as part of Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, which ends today. This is a very cute scarecrow Mickey pin.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904429.jpg
 
  • #1,107
Wired looks at the technological advances at Disney's theme parks, especially the amazing Turtle Talk with Crush. This should give you an idea at how amazing this attraction is.

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,69297,00.html

Zz.
 
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  • #1,108
DisneyQuest was tried as a small, stand-alone Disney attraction, but one in Chicago was unable to sustain itself without a major theme park to draw guests, and plans for a third in Philadelphia were scrapped in mid-production.

I can't believe you alone didn't visit enough to keep the place running well in the black! :smile:
 
  • #1,109
The BIG news bomb of the day is the report from the NYTimes that Steve Jobs is ready to sell Pixar for the "right amount". In all of this, there's even MORE riding on Chicken Little. Things are just happening all at once here.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/31/news/midcaps/pixar_disney/

Zz.
 
  • #1,110
Moonbear said:
I can't believe you alone didn't visit enough to keep the place running well in the black! :smile:

I couldn't use my Annual Pass to get into it. Go figure!

:)

Zz.
 
  • #1,111
This pin has collecting frenzy double-coupon written all over it.

Being released on Nov. 1st is a Star Wars Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith pin. The previous Star Wars pins were snapped up like nobody's business, and I don't expect anything less with this one (even though the movie was a major disappointment). So you have pin collectors and Star Wars collectors out to get this one. I fully expect this to appear on ebay with the next 48 hours.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904390.jpg
 
  • #1,112
OK, I'll admit it. I'm a sucker for the It's A Small World attraction. I can't remember being at WDW and not going on it even once. And while I don't actually collect all of the pins attributed to this attraction, I do have a few. So this is why I am so looking forward to getting this one in January. It's an open edition pin, and it has the cute factor cranked up pretty high.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904255.jpg
 
  • #1,113
Man rides Disney's Haunted Mansion for 999 times!

I am so glad to hear that I'm not the only one who doesn't have a life! :)

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-bk-ride103105,0,725332.story?coll=orl-business-headlines

It's neat that he got to do the 999'th ride on Halloween.

Zz.
 
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  • #1,114
January Operating Hours Are Out!

For those who are going to be at the Magical Place in January, the operating hours are out! This includes the designation of which WDW theme park will have the Extra Magical Hours for guests who are staying at Disney resorts (including non-Disney hotels on WDW grounds). These Magical Hours are either early in the morning 2 hours before the theme park officially opens, or extra hours late in the evening after the theme park closes.

Note that for Epcot, the World Showcase does not open until 11:00 am.

SUNDAY JAN 1, 2006

Magic Kingdom 9:00 am - 12:00 am (Extra Magic Hours)
Epcot 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Animal Kingdom 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Disney/MGM Studios 9:00 am - 8:00 pm


MONDAY JAN 2, 2006 (ZapperZ's Birthday!)

Magic Kingdom 9.00 am - 11:00 pm
Epcot 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Animal Kingdom 9:00 am - 6:00 pm (Extra Magic Hours)
Disney/MGM Studios 9:00 am - 8:00 pm (Extra Magic Hours)


TUESDAY JAN 3, 2006

Magic Kingdom 9:00 am - 10:00 pm
Epcot 9:00 am - 9:00 pm (Extra Magic Hours)
Animal Kingdom 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Disney/MGM Studios 9:00 am - 8:00 pm


WEDNESDAY JAN 4, 2006

Magic Kingdom 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Epcot 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Animal Kingdom 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Extra Magic Hours)
Disney/MGM Studios 9:00 am - 8:00 pm


THURSDAY JAN 5, 2006

Magic Kingdom 9:00 am - 9:00 pm (Extra Magic Hours)
Epcot 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Animal Kingdom 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Disney/MGM Studios 9:00 am - 8:00 pm


FRIDAY JAN 6, 2006

Magic Kingdom 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Epcot 9:00 am - 9:00 pm (Extra Magic Hours)
Animal Kingdom 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Disney/MGM Studios 9:00 am - 8:00 pm


SATURDAY JAN 7, 2006

Magic Kingdom 9:00 am - 10:00 pm
Epcot 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Animal Kingdom 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Disney/MGM Studios 9:00 am - 8:00 pm (Extra Magic Hours)


SUNDAY JAN 8, 2006

Magic Kingdom 9:00 am - 8:00 pm (Extra Magic Hours)
Epcot 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Animal Kingdom 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Disney/MGM Studios 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

I can't wait!

Zz.
 
  • #1,115
We had a halloween parade in my neighborhood yesterday evening (of course). It has become quite an event that started out very small only about 5 or 6 years ago. Now they block off about 5 blocks of Halsted Street for this parade.

Anyway, I went to watch the parade, but I also got a little bit "dressed" up. I wore my golden Mickey Ears hat (natch!), the large Mickey hands (very good at keeping my hands warm), and I wore two lighted Disney pin/medallion on my jacket. It isn't much, but several people stopped us along the way asking where we got the gold Mickey Ears hat. Naturally, most people have not seen this before unless they've been to Disney World or Disneyland since May of this year.

Needless to say, we had a lot of fun talking to people. I couldn't believe how many Disney fans there were, and they were more than happy to come by and chat with you about it.

After the parade, a group of us went to have some dinner (at my favorite Vietnamese restaurant that serves THE BEST pho anywhere!). Even the restaurant owner wanted to know where we got our Mickey Ears hat! :)

On the way back from the restaurant, while we're walking along the sidewalk, we passed a couple of ladies sitting by the front window at a bar having drinks, and one of them was wearing a Minnie hat! We stopped right at the window and wave at them while pointing to our hats. It took her a second to recognize the hats and she and her girlfriend started to wave at us too while pointing to her own hat.

We walked home with smiles on our faces...

Zz.
 
  • #1,116
These are the list of theaters that will be showing Disney's Chicken Little in Digital 3D:

http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10024480.asp?Headline=1&Date=11/1/2005&Section=

Looks like you're out of luck, Moonbie dear. :(

Zz.
 
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  • #1,117
ZapperZ said:
These are the list of theaters that will be showing Disney's Chicken Little in Digital 3D:

http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10024480.asp?Headline=1&Date=11/1/2005&Section=

Looks like you're out of luck, Moonbie dear. :(

Zz.
:frown: See, told you so. Nothing even in Pittsburgh. Looks like the two closest locations would be Philadelphia or Columbus...should I try convincing Russ or Gokul that I need to visit and drag them off to see Chicken Little with me? :biggrin: :smile: I think it would be more fun to ask Russ, just to see the expression on his face right before he says, "Hell no!" :smile:

When does it start? I'll be in DC next week for two days (though I haven't gotten any sort of schedule for the workshop I'm attending to know if I have free evenings or not...I'm a little concerned that it isn't organized enough to get a schedule out to participants in advance :rolleyes:).
 
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  • #1,118
Chicken Little starts on November 4th, this Friday. So next week would be perfect if you can get to one of the theaters in DC.

Humm... DC, eh? I'm going to Hawaii in 2 weeks for a symposium. It's a tough gig, but someone had to do it.

:)

Zz.
 
  • #1,119
ZapperZ said:
Humm... DC, eh? I'm going to Hawaii in 2 weeks for a symposium. It's a tough gig, but someone had to do it.
I never get to go to really nice places for conferences. The one conference that used to be held at a very nice resort location in FL decided to move to Whistler, BC. I think I need to change fields to one that has conferences in places like Hawaii. They never told me that was important when I was in grad school. :mad: So, yeah, DC. I'm not staying for the conference, just a pre-conference workshop. I just couldn't justify to myself staying in DC for a full week when I was only interested in the workshop and the last day or so of the meeting. I doubt I'll really have free evenings, even if the workshop leaves them open...probably will be doing the dinner with colleagues thing.
 
  • #1,120
A little bit on the technical aspect of the 3D animation process in producing Disney's Chicken Little.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/national/13040871.htm

Zz.
 
  • #1,121
I know of several places and meetings that I would like to wear this pin. :)

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/9850444.jpg
 
  • #1,122
A fond memory of someone who used to work at Disneyland 50 years ago and sank a boat on its maiden voyage.

http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_302182141.html

Zz.
 
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  • #1,123
Oy! Disney is WAY early on the Christmas thingy already. This pin was released yesterday.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904301.jpg

I suppose, seeing that a lot of store already have christmas merchandizes out in force already, this is no longer unexpected.

Zz.
 
  • #1,124
Oh my! Crank up the CUTE factor way up high, here.

This is the "Happy Everything" Pooh Bear box set of pins! They are so charming! The box set will be released on the 4th of this month at the Disneyland resort in CA. Now normally I would be moaning and whinning that I won't have a chance to get it. But not this time! Someone will be going to LA this weekend and have been ... er ... how shall I say this ... "instructed" to go to Disneyland and get me this and other pins [ain't I a stinker?].

:)

Zz.

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  • #1,125
CoasterRadio.com interviewed the lead Disney Imagineer on the highly-anticipated new attraction Expedition: Everest. The opening is still months away, but Disney theme park fans are already salivating over this one. I haven't seen such frenzy over an attraction that is about to open, not even for Mission Space.

http://www.wdwmagic.com/everest_ridesystem.htm

Zz.
 
  • #1,126
This pin was released a couple of days ago. It's one of the few pins (or characters) is the Disney "family" that is rather slightly adult in nature. Can you name this character and the movie in which she appeared?

Zz.

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  • #1,127
Jessica Rabbit, from Who Framed Rodger Rabbit! What a great flick that was.
 
  • #1,128
Woo hoo! Hypatia wins the virtual Roger Rabbit pin! :)

I agree that it is a terrific movie, probably a once-in-a-lifetime type of movie because in the present climate, I do not believe such a movie can be made again. It requires several giant rival companies (such as Disney and Warner Bros.) to agree to put their very popular characters into one movie. I just don't see that happening anymore.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/static/pintrading/media/pins/10977563.jpg
 
  • #1,129
Mad T Party

This is a blog of Hans Bacher who was one of Disney's animators, and who did work on The Lion King. The pictures he showed for that movie is just outstanding! Plus, he also has some inside dirt while working for the Mouse Company.

http://mad-t-party.blogspot.com/

Zz.
 
  • #1,130
OMG its really been 15 years sense Rodger Rabbit?
 
  • #1,131
hypatia said:
OMG its really been 15 years sense Rodger Rabbit?
:eek: Now I feel old, thanks.
 
  • #1,132
Just think .. Yomamma wasn't even born when Roger Rabbit came out! :biggrin:
 
  • #1,133
Math Is Hard said:
Just think .. Yomamma wasn't even born when Roger Rabbit came out! :biggrin:
*ouch!* I think I just sprouted a new gray hair. :smile:
 
  • #1,134
I suppose I shouldn't say that the 15th Anniversary of Who Framed Roger Rabbit was in June, 2003.

Ooops! There goes another grey hair!

<ZapperZ runs and hides>

Zz.
 
  • #1,135
THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING!

Chicken Little opens tomorrow with very high expectations. I will be seeing the 3D version tomorrow evening, so expect a review soon.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904231.jpg
 
  • #1,136
As a Disney Vacation Club member, I receive monthly newsletter regarding everything and anything related to the DVC. I almost had an orgasm when I received this last one. It contained this piece of news...

Ready for the Yeti?
Disney Vacation Club is working with Disney's Animal Kingdom leaders to arrange Member previews of the Park's Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain™ thrill ride, opening to Guests next spring.

Watch Vacation Magic E-mail Update (replacing Member Clubhouse beginning next month) for details about the Member previews as plans are confirmed. Also look for a sneak peek behind the scenes of the attraction in the spring edition of Vacation Magic magazine, arriving in your mailbox in February 2006.

I can't stand it!

Zz.
 
  • #1,137
The company that Disney used for the 3D digital technology in Chicken Little is also under the gun this weekend.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001433021

It's just not fair! There's so much riding on this poor little chicken!

Zz.
 
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  • #1,138
It was timely that we were chatting about Who Framed Roger Rabbit:

The Academy Foundation will host a panel discussion about the dynamics of using animation in live-action; directing and creating characters without a live-action set, and the seamless combination of a live action actor and an animated performance to create one photorealistic performance utilizing both digital and practical sets.

http://www.oscars.org/events/animation_invades_liveaction/index.html

Zz.
 
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  • #1,139
Awwww... Isn't this sweet!

Being released today at Disneyland is the Mona Lisa Minnie pin.

Zz.

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  • #1,141
The reviews for Chicken Little are out. Let's just say that Steve Jobs is sitting very pretty right now. If Disney has at least half a brain, they'll try to get Pixar back with all of its creative tallent.

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051103/REVIEWS/51019008
http://www.variety.com/ac2006_review/VE1117928729?nav=reviews&categoryid=1986&cs=1
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1526/5706497.html
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/04/ew.movie.little/index.html
http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID509770.ASP

Both Ebert and Launghing Place.com gave it a mild review, with the latter being more positive.

And if you think that's bad, even before the movie was released, there were already rumor circulating surrounding people already making plans for the likelyhood of it bombing. There's tons of finger pointing and backup plans.

http://www.cinematical.com/2005/11/03/already-playing-the-chicken-little-blame-game/
http://www.jimhillmedia.com/article.php?id=1723 [Has annoying pop-up some time]

Good gossip, those. :)

Zz.
 
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  • #1,142
It is a given that we light shinny, glittery things.

On sunday, two new pins will be released at the Disneyland Resort that truly fit this description. This is all part of the continuing celebration of Disneyland's 50th Birthday (it goes on for 18 months, remember?).

They are both open edition pins, so whoever goes to Disneyland soon, will be able to find them.

Zz.


http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/9974034.jpg

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/9974522.jpg
 
  • #1,143
Award-winning song writer Marc Shaiman will be writing the tune to Disney's "Bob the Musical".... excuse me, "Bob The Musical"?!

You can't make up these things, honest! :)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051104/people_nm/shaiman_dc_1

Zz.
 
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  • #1,144
Go See Chicken Little in 3D!

So let's get that out of the way. Chicken Little is a terrific, entertaining movie! Go see it!

The movie isn't as clever as The Incredibles, doesn't have the wit of Finding Nemo, or the heart of The Lion King. But by golly, it is as entertaining as the best of them. The storyline is weak, but the dialog was made for adults even as the action itself would entertain the kids. The weak part was that almost everything was very predictable. It doesn't have the amazing storyline as The Incredibles or A Bug's Life.

But enough of that. Let's say something about the 3D special effect:

IT WAS FREAKING AWESOME!

I have never, ever seen 3D movies this good and this clear. The effects came quite naturally as you continue to watch the movie. Even if this movie bomb big time, this is a major development in movie making. Just seeing the digital 3D alone is worth seeing the movie.

I would highly recommend it, and would see it again.

THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING!

Zz.
 
  • #1,147
Another Disney trivia.

Identify this attraction at the Walt Disney World. (I'm riding behind these folks while taking the picture).

Zz.

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  • #1,148
More of the walls surrounding the construction of Expedition Everest has come down, revealing in the "fauna" and theme of the attraction. Again, the attention to details here is astounding.

http://www.laughingplace.com/Lotion-View-144.asp

Zz.
 
  • #1,149
Released today is the 7th out of the planned 20 Dave Smith collection pin. Dave Smith is the Disney archivist, and this pin is a good one. It celebrates the opening of WDW.

Let's hope this pin is still around in January.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904073.jpg
 
  • #1,150
Mickey Mouse engaging in a series of comical suicide attemps? And under Walt's watch? Say it isn't so!

http://www.barnaclepress.com/comics/archives/comedy/mickey_mouse/index.html

Zz.
 
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