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.
  • #691
Moonbear said:
If he prefers younger women, that's me, and if he prefers older women, that's Evo (but she's only barely, slightly, in the most marginal, and totally imperceptible way, any older...:rolleyes: Looks around to be sure Evo hasn't noticed). But if you take an average of the two of us, we're just the perfect age for him. :biggrin:
Let's me clear up something. Zz said "There are plenty of me..." so I asked him whether they're younger or older than him. :rolleyes:
About which age is more suitable for him, I want to give a formula:


(X/2) + 7 = Y
where X is the man's age and Y is the woman's age.

Anyway I don't know how you dare to marry him because he's always smacking people with any item he gets; like shoes, bozon or anything else! :rolleyes:
 
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  • #692
Lisa! said:
Let's me clear up something. Zz said "There are plenty of me..." so I asked him whether they're younger or older than him. :rolleyes:
About which age is more suitable for him, I want to give a formula:


(X/2) + 7 = Y
where X is the man's age and Y is the woman's age.

My evil twin Skippy is younger than me. But the rest of me are of the same age.

Anyway I don't know how you dare to marry him because he's always smacking people with any item he gets; like shoes, bozon or anything else! :rolleyes:

Don't forget that I'm also ugly and have bad breath. So picture a smelly, shoe-smacking ogre, and you have me!

Zz.
 
  • #693
ZapperZ said:
a smelly, shoe-smacking ogre, and you have me!
What did the shoe ever do to you?
 
  • #694
Mk said:
What did the shoe ever do to you?

It didn't match my handbag.

Zz.
 
  • #695
ZapperZ said:
Don't forget that I'm also ugly and have bad breath. So picture a smelly, shoe-smacking ogre, and you have me!

Zz.
Aww...you just need a good woman to soften you up. :biggrin:
 
  • #696
ZapperZ said:
Don't forget that I'm also ugly and have bad breath. So picture a smelly, shoe-smacking ogre, and you have me!

Zz.
Wow how great! You're exactly my kind of man :rolleyes: , but unfortuantely you're as old as my grandpa as you said!
 
  • #697
OK. My first attempt at having a Disney Trivia contest with a prize didn't come down as flat as my first soufle. If you recall, I asked the following questions:

1. What was the tune that Mickey Mouse whistled to at the beginning of Steamboat Willie?

2. What Disney World attraction has the tune with this lyrics:

"There's a great, big, beautiful tomorrow
Shinning at the end of everyday
There's a great, big, beautiful tomorrow
And tomorrow is just a dream away"

We had only one person submitting an answer:

Evo said:
1- Steamboat Bill

2 - Carousel of Progress

But that's all it needed because it was the correct answer!

Evo, you win a Disney pin! This is on top of the Passholder pin that I had already promised you and Moonbie earlier.

So, if the two of you can PM me with the details on where you'd like those pins mailed to, I can try to get them out this week before I leave for Disney World.

Stay tune. There will be MORE Disney trivia contests with more pins to win after I get back! :)

Zz.
 
  • #698
SIX more days, and then THIS!

http://us.f3.yahoofs.com/users/41e6225dzb25b5878/4359/__sr_/efb7.jpg?phfbjEDB2KlGhgJn

Zz.
 
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  • #699
So, what's up with you and Disney world? It seems like the Mecca of you.
 
  • #700
ZapperZ said:
Evo, you win a Disney pin! This is on top of the Passholder pin that I had already promised you and Moonbie earlier.

So, if the two of you can PM me with the details on where you'd like those pins mailed to, I can try to get them out this week before I leave for Disney World.
:biggrin: Probably not a good week to mail me stuff. When I'm at my new address, I'll send that PM.
 
  • #701
OK, we are back to our regular Disney trivia (meaning, no prize!) :)

On which Disney World attraction can you hear this announcement:

"Paging Mr. Morrow, Mr. Tom Morrow, your party from Saturn has arrived, please give them a ring."

Zz.
 
  • #702
The one that says this:

"Paging Mr. Morrow, Mr. Tom Morrow, your party from Saturn has arrived, please give them a ring."
 
  • #703
I sincerely hope people in the path of Katrina have taken shelter, and wish them all the best in the next few hours. It was about this time last year that Francis was about to bear on central Florida. The hurricane moved excruciatingly slow. I remember it well because I made a similar plan to fly out to Orlando on the Saturday that it was literally hovering on top of central florida. It took amost 2 days for the whole carnage to be over.

To make matters worse, while this one was going on another hurricane Jenine was developing in the caribbean and could potentially strike the area again. So we were faced with a decision at that time. We already delayed our departure to the following Wednesday, hoping that the area would have been cleared enough that the basic facilities are available, and of course, the theme parks were open. But now, did we risk going and possibly get stranded by another hurricane?

Of course we went, and that shows, more than anything else, how nutty we were. And to put simply, it was THE most wonderful times of our lives. We called it our vacation in between two hurricanes. The parks were empty, all the hard-to-get-in restaurants were available, hardly any lines for the attractions and characters greetings, and we could see La Nouba simply by walking up to the box office and buying tickets.

So when Katrina appeared, all I can think of was "oh dear, here we go again...". It was almost at the same time of the year, and I'm looking behind Katrina to see if she has a sister or brother that's following her. I admit I was being very selfish by wishing that it would veer off away from central florida. It did. My trip next week is still safe. But millions of people in her path are not.

I truly wish them well...

Zz.
 
  • #704
ZapperZ said:
So when Katrina appeared, all I can think of was "oh dear, here we go again...". It was almost at the same time of the year
Well, there's a reason it's cheap to go to FL or get Carribean cruises this time of year. :wink: This one is looking especially bad, but any of the southern coastal vacation spots are risky during hurricane season.
 
  • #705
Splash Mountain album

Hey, I hope you guys can access this. I've uploaded pictures (in sequence too, I might add) of the Splash Mountain ride at the Magic Kingdom. It's my most favorite attraction at MK.

http://photoalbums.wdwmagic.com/showgallery.php?cat=3201

Zz.
 
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  • #706
ZapperZ said:
Evo, you win a Disney pin! This is on top of the Passholder pin that I had already promised you and Moonbie earlier.

So, if the two of you can PM me with the details on where you'd like those pins mailed to, I can try to get them out this week before I leave for Disney World.

Stay tune. There will be MORE Disney trivia contests with more pins to win after I get back! :)

Zz.
YEAH! :!)

I didn't have internet access all weekend. And no one noticed I was gone. :cry:
 
  • #707
Evo said:
YEAH! :!)

I didn't have internet access all weekend. And no one noticed I was gone. :cry:

I noticed, trust me! But I thought you'd be busy with one of Evo Daugther's birthday (according to Moonbie, one of them had a birthday recently?), or you actually have a life and don't need us anymore.

Zz.
 
  • #708
ZapperZ said:
I noticed, trust me! But I thought you'd be busy with one of Evo Daugther's birthday (according to Moonbie, one of them had a birthday recently?), or you actually have a life and don't need us anymore.

Zz.
Wow, Moonbear has a good memory! The older spawn of Evo had a birthday yesterday.

I have no life. :frown:
 
  • #709
Evo said:
Wow, Moonbear has a good memory! The older spawn of Evo had a birthday yesterday.

I have no life. :frown:
:smile: No, I don't have that good of a memory. She showed up in the birthday list. It was only good memory to remember that was her username since she doesn't visit us very often.
 
  • #710
Naturally, for the upcoming Labor Day holidays, Disney will have a Labor Day pin. Since I've been at Disney World for the past 2 Labor Days, I have the previous 2 years' Labor Day pins. So this will only add to my "growing" collection.

Looking at the future releases at WDW, it appears that the number of pins being released is considerably low when compared to Disneyland Resort. I'm guessing that they are holding back the floodgates for the Happiest Pin Celebration pin event at Epcot where more than 100 pins will be released, including several huge sets.

They also haven't announed any commemorative pins for the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland on Sept. 12. I hope they release a few surprise pins by Sept. 11 before I leave.

Zz.
 
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  • #711
When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desire
Will come to you...

Why is this week going SO DAMN SLOW?!

Zz.
 
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  • #712
So how SICK is this?

I'm only a few days away from going to Disney World (I know, I know, people are getting sick of hearing it) and also attending one of the largest pin event ever held. And what did I do today, of all things? I was on a stupid PIN HUNT! And not only that, I was doing that at, of all places, Home Depot!

I found out through someone that Energizer batteries had a special AA batteries pack that contains Disney pins! Horrors! I just had to investigate this myself. So since I had to go get some stuff for my orchids anyway, I went to the nearest Home Depot. It was an embarassing sight. I was crawling on my hands and knees looking at their lowest shelf that had the specially-marked AA batteries that had the Disney pins. And not only that, there were FIVE different pins completing the set. And they were all part of the continuing (some say, never ending) Happiest Celebration on Earth for Disneyland.

So now, I have 5 packs of AA Energizer batteries. I have no idea what to do with them after I take out the pins.

Zz.
 
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  • #713
First of all, I hate Rush Limbaugh. You'll see the connection by the end of this.

Now, if you're in the US, you would have seen a commercial on TV like this after the Superbowl. They'll feature one of the football player in the commercial and the narrator asks "So-and-so, you have just won the Superbowl. What are you going to do now?"

The football player than replies "I'm going to Disney World!"

You know that commercial, yeah?

Well, here's another version:

Narrator: "Robert, you just rode out Hurricane Katrina. Your house is underwater, and your furniture is floating down the Mississippi. What are you going to do now?"

Robert: "I'm going to Disney World!"

Sounds crass and insensitive? Well I'm not making this up! A caller to the Rush Limbaugh show actually said as much. When they figured out that they lost everything, since they have already packed up their clothings and stuff, they're making their way to Orlando and Disney World!

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_083005/content/across_the_fruited_plain.guest.html

Zz.
 
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  • #715
I was going to keep these till the next GayDays celebration at the Magic Kingdom in 2006, but since I'm such a "gay unfriendly" fella (my friends here were laughing hysterically when they heard that), I'll put this out now.

The first picture was taken from my room at the Grand Floridian during the GayDays weekend in 2002. Honest to god, the rainbow coming behind the left side of the Contemporary Resort isn't a digital manipulation. Everyone of us who saw it were having our own "moments".

The second picture is from the actual GayDay at Magic Kingdom 2005 (i.e. this past June), and shows the beginnings of the "sea of red" throughout the theme park.

Zz.
 
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  • #716
Titan Arum is blossoming!

Being reported at WDWMagic, for the 2nd year in a row, the plant that produces the largest and "stinkiest" bloom is blossoming at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

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

I'll see if I can find it and will report if I smell anything.

Zz.
 
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  • #717
Disney released a surprise pin today, and it's a winner!

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/pin?id=11398

So now I have to slightly modify my plans. As soon as I get there on Sat. I'm making a beeline to the pin station at the Contemporary Resort to get the Suprise pin from a week ago (or was it 2 weeks ago?). Then a quick stop at the Magic Kingdom (have to get my Splash Mountain fix as soon as possible, you know), and then off to the Animal Kingdom to get this pin! And the Zawadi Marketplace, which is the only place this pin will be available, is waaaay at the back of the park, I think, in the African section.

Don't worry, I'll be wearing comfy shoes! There will be a lot of walking (and a little bit of running).

Zz.
 
  • #718
This isn't exactly a surprise pin since it was announced awhile back, but it is being released also today. It's one of the better pin in the Walt Disney's Legacy series. It depicts Walt's Hyperion Studio.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/pin?id=10263

A very nicely done pin, I might add. (of course I'll be getting one... or more. :))

Zz.
 
  • #719
Trip countdown: 1 day!

I just know that I won't be able to sleep tonight...

Zz.
 
  • #720
The Hollywood Reporter takes a closer look at the challenges that will face the Hong Kong Disneyland as the opening day looms.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/business/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001051280

Zz.
 
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