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.
  • #901
Get a preview of what the Walt Disney Studios will be offering next year from a first hand report of The 2006 Walt Disney Studios Showcase:

http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID509630.asp

Zz.
 
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  • #904
Today they are releasing a bunch of these so-called "cute" character pins. Unless I'm mistaken, these pins were originally released at Hong Kong Disneyland during its opening last month.

I don't know about them being "cute", but I find them SCARY!

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904199.jpg

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904201.jpg

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904198.jpg
 
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  • #905
ZapperZ said:
http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904198.jpg
:smile: Did baby Donald stick his finger in an electric socket?! :smile:

I saw some of those "cutie" pins at the Disney Auctions site, and I didn't think they were very cute either. Seems to be the same idea Warner Bros had with the Tiny Toons, which were more annoying than cute. I guess I'm just a classic cartoon fan.
 
  • #906
Moonbear said:
:smile: Did baby Donald stick his finger in an electric socket?! :smile:

I saw some of those "cutie" pins at the Disney Auctions site, and I didn't think they were very cute either. Seems to be the same idea Warner Bros had with the Tiny Toons, which were more annoying than cute. I guess I'm just a classic cartoon fan.

Yeah, I think those definitely came from the Hong Kong Disneyland pins, which is what we have here. Oh well... I just wish they release some of the gorgeous pins that they had at Disneyland in California. I like to have a few of those... hell, who am I kidding? I'd like to have a boatload of those!

I've just ran out of space in the two pin albums that I have. Looks like for the next trip, I have to get a couple more. All the pins that I got from the Happiest Pin Celebration are still not in the album yet (btw, there are several of these pins that you would probably fall for - they are quite clever, and certainly VERY cute).

Humm.. speaking of which, I wonder what Evo did with her pins?

Zz.
 
  • #907
ZapperZ said:
Yeah, I think those definitely came from the Hong Kong Disneyland pins, which is what we have here.
They have that Hello Kitty look about them. I never even liked that when I was a kid and into cutesy things.
 
  • #908
The celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Mickey Mouse Club includes the unveling of the world's largest Mousketeer Ears.

http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest.asp

Zz.
 
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  • #909
Here's a Disney Insider scoop on the voices of Cinderella...

http://disney.go.com/inside/issues/stories/v051004.html

Zz.
 
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  • #910
Hey, did you know that Oct. 16 is Boss's Day? Yup! Even bosses need to know they are "loved". And what better way to kiss up to your boss than giving them a lovely Disney pin, especially if you're NEW at your job (you know who you are!)? Besides, you will subtly get back at him/her by having your boss addicted to pin collecting! :)

Two different pins for Boss's Day will be released, one at WDW, the other at Disneyland.

WDW:
http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904318.jpg

DL:
http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/9974782.jpg

Zz.
 
  • #911
Hey, a few victims of Hurricane Katrina may get to work for Disney!

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-canejobs0505oct05,0,3613684.story

However, I suggest they check the hourly wages, and the "training" they have to go through first and see if they want this. :)

Zz.
 
  • #912
My close encounter with a chipmunk...

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/4264/img31824im.jpg

Zz.
 
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  • #914
Zz, why does the boss' day pin show the poor boss with his arm in a sling and looking horrid? What a way to insult your boss! :bugeye:

The second one is cute, but not sure how the design relates to the day. :confused: Get rid of the "boss' day" words on it, and it would be absolulte perfect for any do-it-yourselfer!
 
  • #915
Moonbear said:
Zz, why does the boss' day pin show the poor boss with his arm in a sling and looking horrid? What a way to insult your boss! :bugeye:

The second one is cute, but not sure how the design relates to the day. :confused: Get rid of the "boss' day" words on it, and it would be absolulte perfect for any do-it-yourselfer!

Er... you didn't see The Incredibles, did you? Tsk, tsk!

He smacked his annoying boss through the wall and let's leave it at that. :)

Zz.
 
  • #916
You have just one guess on who these two lovable creatures are...

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/9771572.jpg

The halloween pins are out in force!

Zz.
 
  • #917
Oh, that's just so adorable!

Zz, here's a reason you have to switch to Mac! I just upgraded to Tiger, which has a dashboard full of widgets, and look at the widget I just found!
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/travel/disneytripcountdown.html

I've already downloaded it, and as soon as I get as far as booking reservations, I'll start it counting! :biggrin:
 
  • #918
ZapperZ said:
You have just one guess on who these two lovable creatures are...

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/9771572.jpg

The halloween pins are out in force!

Zz.
MINE!

Zz, you're killing me.
 
  • #919
Moonbear said:
Oh, that's just so adorable!

Zz, here's a reason you have to switch to Mac! I just upgraded to Tiger, which has a dashboard full of widgets, and look at the widget I just found!
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/travel/disneytripcountdown.html

I've already downloaded it, and as soon as I get as far as booking reservations, I'll start it counting! :biggrin:

Oh, but I do have a mac! I have a powerbook that I keep by the bed to amuse me when I can't go to sleep, or when I wake up early.

As far as trip countdown, I have 3 different websites that tell me how many more days I have before my next trip. So having another one would be a bit of an overkill, don't you think? :)

It's 87 more days if you're counting. :)

Zz.
 
  • #920
Evo said:
MINE!

Zz, you're killing me.

Here's another one that might kill you even more, Evo dear. While that last one is being released at Disneyland, this one is at WDW.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904317.jpg

Not as cute, but still adorable. But my favorite is this one, because it's Devil Donald!

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904311.jpg

Zz.
 
  • #921
Oh, Zz, I didn't know you were a Mac user too. :biggrin: :!)

86 days, 9 hours, 27 min...but that's just to midnight on Jan 1. Give me the exact time of your flight and I'll get that number more accurate. :biggrin:

The thing is, this isn't on a website, you can just pop it up on your screen anytime just by hitting F12...much more convenient.
 
  • #922
Moonbear said:
Oh, Zz, I didn't know you were a Mac user too. :biggrin: :!)

Now don't get any ideas. It's only ONE powerbook, while my desktops (both at work and at home) and a laptop in the living room are all windows machines. Besides, I still belch and scratch myself in public.

86 days, 9 hours, 27 min...but that's just to midnight on Jan 1. Give me the exact time of your flight and I'll get that number more accurate. :biggrin:

No flight number yet. Only hotel reservations. I'll probably make flight arrangements some time this month, though.

The thing is, this isn't on a website, you can just pop it up on your screen anytime just by hitting F12...much more convenient.

Yes, I know that. But that will be 4 different "avenues" for me to get told how many days left. :)

We are already thinking of the trip for next June over Memorial Day weekend and week, and this time, we might do a "Grand Tour". It is still in the planning stage, but we might fly out on Friday to LA and do Disneyland/California Adventure for 3 or 4 days, and then fly directly from there to Orlando and do the rest of the week at WDW to coincide with GayDays at the Magic Kingdom... arildno, you're coming? :) I have enough Marriott points to stay at a Marriott near Disneyland for free during that time. And of course, we will be using our Disney Vacation Club points at WDW.

Planning ahead... planning ahead...

Zz.
 
  • #923
MOOONBIE!

We need to get you THIS! And so do you, Evo!

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/pin?id=11927

Don't you think this will be PERFECT to display not only your pin collection, but also a picture of all of us on our Disney trip? They're releasing this on the 21st of Oct, but it isn't a limited edition or anything. So it appears that it should still be around by the time we get there.

I'm already planning on buying "a few". :)

Zz.
 
  • #924
Disney grants the 50,000th Disney theme park wish through the Make A Wish Foundation.

http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=656

Zz.
 
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  • #925
ZapperZ said:
MOOONBIE!

We need to get you THIS! And so do you, Evo!

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/pin?id=11927

Don't you think this will be PERFECT to display not only your pin collection, but also a picture of all of us on our Disney trip? They're releasing this on the 21st of Oct, but it isn't a limited edition or anything. So it appears that it should still be around by the time we get there.

I'm already planning on buying "a few". :)

Zz.
You should check out the frames available at Michael's craft stores. I think I saw something like that there. That's probably about the same price range when they have everything full price, but when they have their big sales (30 or 50% off on frames and artwork), you can get a good bargain on that sort of stuff...and save the shipping costs. You don't want to take up all that room in your suitcase for a frame when you could fill it with pins, now would you?

By the way, what does the TSA have to say about pins in luggage? Do they all have to be checked, or do they have the sense to realize you can't hijack a plane with a Disney pin?
 
  • #926
Moonbear said:
You should check out the frames available at Michael's craft stores. I think I saw something like that there. That's probably about the same price range when they have everything full price, but when they have their big sales (30 or 50% off on frames and artwork), you can get a good bargain on that sort of stuff...and save the shipping costs. You don't want to take up all that room in your suitcase for a frame when you could fill it with pins, now would you?

Oh no... no no no. You don't carry such things back with you. This is not how we do it. You buy a bunch of stuff together, and then have Disney SHIP them home for you! If you spend around $100, the money you save on sales tax will pay for the shipping! You pay only one flat shipping rate no matter how much you are shipping back. Why did you think I had 4 different boxes shipped home from that last WDW trip?

This way, we can shop till we drop, and not have to worry how to pack all of them into our luggages.

:)

By the way, what does the TSA have to say about pins in luggage? Do they all have to be checked, or do they have the sense to realize you can't hijack a plane with a Disney pin?

If there was a problem, I would have been arrested on that last trip. I had a lanyard with a few pins on it in my carry-on, and I got through. I think if you have just a few it is OK, but I still wouldn't risk it. It is still safer to have it in your checked-in luggage.

Zz.
 
  • #927
Oh, here's another pin with those two lovable creatures in almost the similar fashion as before. This one is being released as part of Mickey's Not So Scarry Halloween event.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904426.jpg

Zz.
 
  • #928
Aww...they're cute, even with sheets over their heads. :smile:
 
  • #929
Three new Goebel figurines will be released this weekend. Christian Goebel will be on hand to sign these new pieces.

http://www.register123.com/event/profile/web/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x28938f44a

Zz.
 
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