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[ZapperZ]

More Disney trivia.

In which attraction at the Walt Disney World resort can you see this joyful sight?

Zz.

 

[tribdog]

Pirates of the Caribbean
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[ZapperZ]

Pirates of the Caribbean
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Nope... Pirates are entirely in the dark and indoors. This is outdoors, if you notice. Besides, Caribbean and elephants?

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Rumors are already flying. IGN is already reporting that a deal is likely between Disney and Pixar, thus continuing one of the most successful partnership in movie history.

http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/665/665580p1.html

While I'm happy with this, I hope Disney does not abandon their own in-house animation that they have started with Chicken Little.

Zz.

 

[tribdog]

Space Mountain
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[Moonbear]

More Disney trivia.

In which attraction at the Walt Disney World resort can you see this joyful sight?

Zz.

That's the jungle cruise. Do I win the Chip and Dale pin?

 

[ZapperZ]

That's the jungle cruise. Do I win the Chip and Dale pin?

Very good, Moonbie. And yes you do, a virtual Chip and Dale pin!

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10908776.jpg

You do know that we are definitely going to load you up with tons of Chip and Dale pins on our January trip, don't you? :)

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Disneyland is now doing regular podcasting. Hopefully, they'll do this for Disney World soon.

http://disneyland.disney.go.com/dis...cialEventDetailPageGold&CMP=ILC-vanurlpodcast

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Disney's Festival of the Masters starts tomorrow at Downtown Disney in WDW.

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wd...d=FestivalofMastersSubListingSpecialEventPage

This event has become very popular, especially among the local residents of Orlando (it helps that you don't have to pay to get in). As expected, there's a commemorative pin for this event, and it's a jumbo pin, measing 3.25" x 3.25".

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904347.jpg

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

One of my most favorite things to do at Disney World is Dining with the Characters. This is the best way to meet some of my favorite characters and have a meal at the same time. This article below has a fairly accurate description of one such dining experience, except he left out one important thing - adults can enjoy such a thing as well. The characters will stop by at your table even if there's no kids. In fact, some of them are even more playful with you when there's just adults at the table.

So this dinning experience is fun for both adults and children. So Moonbie and Evo, guess where we'll be having my Birthday Dinner?! :)

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051106/LIVING03/511060386/1007/LIVING

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Just like EuroDisney (now called Disneyland Paris), Hong Kong Disneyland is having "teething" problems.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/2005-11-09-hong-kong-disney-usat_x.htm

There's also speculation of less-than-stellar attendance:

http://asia.news.yahoo.com/051108/5/2aabe.html

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

The sad thing is, I can thoroughly see myself wearing this pin to the parties that I attend, and no one would even give it a strange look! :)

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/109111105.jpg

This is one of two pins being released this weekend at WDW for the ABC Super Soap Stars weekend at Disney/MGM Studios. This annual event also has become quite an attraction each year, almost as big as the Star Wars weekend in May/June.

Zz.

 

[JamesU]

Zz, double posting should be against the rules :p

 

[ZapperZ]

Since Evo likes Christmas, here are more description and a few pictures on the planting of Disneyland Golden tree.

http://www.laughingplace.com/Lotion-View-150.asp

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

Very good, Moonbie. And yes you do, a virtual Chip and Dale pin!
http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10908776.jpg
You do know that we are definitely going to load you up with tons of Chip and Dale pins on our January trip, don't you? :)
Zz.

Oh, they're so happy! What kinds of new pins do you think they'll have for New Year's when we're there?

 

[ZapperZ]

Oh, they're so happy! What kinds of new pins do you think they'll have for New Year's when we're there?

They haven't announced the scheduled pins to be released around that time yet. However, I am certain that there will be New Year's pins. So far, the advanced announcement of pins to be released stops at Dec 23rd. There's a gorgeous Jumbo Pin that will be released that day, and I'm hoping there's one left by the time I get there.

I'm guessing that this may be the one jumbo pin that Evo might like. :)

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904369.jpg

 

[ZapperZ]

There might be a Narnia experience coming to a shopping mall near you.

http://www.taubman.com/tourism/Narnia/narnia.htm

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Looks like the Christmas pins are starting to come out. This pin will be released tomorrow, Nov. 13, at Disneyland.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904332.jpg

 

[ZapperZ]

Humm... since when did a 65th anniversary become a significant milestone for a celebration?

In any case, Fantasia is going to be 65 years old on Nov. 13th. It originally premiered at the Colony Theater in New York on November 13, 1940. So of course, we have a pin to commemorate this highly "significant" anniversary.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904380.jpg

 

[Moonbear]

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904369.jpg

Ooh, I like that one!

 

[ZapperZ]

Ooh, I like that one!

Yes, that seems to be my favorite holiday pin so far, even if it's a jumbo pin.

Anyway, a pin popped up today out of nowhere. It's a pin for Thanksgiving and will be released at the World of Disney store in New York City. And it's a terrific pin because of the tie-in with the large balloon characters that we see in Macy's Thanksgiving parade.

Do people in NYC even realize that they have access to some of the nicest pins Disney has ever produced? :)

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904457.jpg

 

[ZapperZ]

Celebration, which is a city created by Walt Disney near Orlando, has been called everything from a utopia to social engineering gone bad. A terrific blog describing its history and day-to-day living can be found here:

http://www.designobserver.com/archives/005471.html

Evo, Moonbie: remember when all those accidents at WDW were happening that they brought these people to Celebration Hospital? This is the place.

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Stitch's High Sea Adventure Pin Event

Here's something that will drive you nuts, Moonbie. It certainly drove me bonkers. These are pins we cannot get because they are part of a pin event on a Disney Cruise line being released today.

The first one is titled Scavenger Hunt - Chip and Dale Gone "Coconuts". I don't collect a lot of Chip and Dale, but even *I* would love to have this pin. It just shows their playfulness.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/109111317.jpgThe second one is also a Chip and Dale pin. This reminds me of that thanksgiving pin where they are taking a nap after gouging on the turkey. In this one, they had waaaay too much coconut juice.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904504.jpg

All terrific pins. I bet we'll start seeing them on ebay after the cruise ends and some people on it start selling them off. Ugh!

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Thanks to MKT of WDWMagic, this is a link full of the latest pictures of the holiday decorations at Disney/MGM studios - something we will get to see in January. I can't wait already...

http://www.mkt3000.com/pics/disney_11-12-05/

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Looks like Chicken Little is holding on strong.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051113/ap_on_en_mo/box_office;_ylt=AvEgNUFEP9HNoMM.ic1XXvCs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b2NibDltBHNlYwM3MTY-

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

Here's something that will drive you nuts, Moonbie. It certainly drove me bonkers. These are pins we cannot get because they are part of a pin event on a Disney Cruise line being released today.

The first one is titled Scavenger Hunt - Chip and Dale Gone "Coconuts". I don't collect a lot of Chip and Dale, but even *I* would love to have this pin. It just shows their playfulness.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/109111317.jpg


The second one is also a Chip and Dale pin. This reminds me of that thanksgiving pin where they are taking a nap after gouging on the turkey. In this one, they had waaaay too much coconut juice.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904504.jpg

All terrific pins. I bet we'll start seeing them on ebay after the cruise ends and some people on it start selling them off. Ugh!

Zz.

Aww...now I think I need to take a Disney Cruise, just to get my paws on those pins! :!) :!)

Zz, I was out shopping and wandered through the electronics section in Sears (who can resist such a thing?) and saw this TV (plus there was a matching DVD/VCR player).
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/prod...tical=ELEC&pid=05723167000&subcat=Regular+TVs

Now we'll find out just how much of a fanatic you are...where would you put that TV, and would you even consider replacing the big screen TV with a 13" TV just because it's Disney?

 

[ZapperZ]

Aww...now I think I need to take a Disney Cruise, just to get my paws on those pins! :!) :!)
Zz, I was out shopping and wandered through the electronics section in Sears (who can resist such a thing?) and saw this TV (plus there was a matching DVD/VCR player).
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/prod...tical=ELEC&pid=05723167000&subcat=Regular+TVs
Now we'll find out just how much of a fanatic you are...where would you put that TV, and would you even consider replacing the big screen TV with a 13" TV just because it's Disney?

Nope! I have seen that TV before in the Disney catalog. So I'm immune to that.

So, did YOU buy it?

:)

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

Nope! I have seen that TV before in the Disney catalog. So I'm immune to that.

Phew! There's still some hope for you.

So, did YOU buy it?
:)
Zz.

No way...I was drooling at the flat screen LCD and Plasma TVs, so a measly Mickey TV didn't have a chance (how long before those flat TVs come down in price to something us mere mortals can afford?). But as soon as I saw it, I thought of you.

 

[ZapperZ]

No way...I was drooling at the flat screen LCD and Plasma TVs, so a measly Mickey TV didn't have a chance (how long before those flat TVs come down in price to something us mere mortals can afford?). But as soon as I saw it, I thought of you.

Hey, maybe you should get the Mickey waffle iron instead.

http://adisney.images.go.com/Images/I-Catalog/DS/Products/005181/23023/23023_Z.jpg

If you have a Costco, you may want to try them. The prices for flat panel TV are coming down quite fast, especially for the 42". And those are the TV's you want for HDTV. Rear projection HDTV is a bit of a pain - you need to call a professional to have it calibrated and alligned. That means more money, or else the picture does not look at good as it should.

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

I saw that waffle iron in the catalog, but since I already have a waffle iron that I don't use often enough to justify buying another one, I was able to resist.

I don't think there's any Costco type place around here. I don't know though, I never looked because living alone, there isn't much they have to offer that I could use in such large quantities to justify the membership cost. Though, if I were to find a flat panel TV at a good price, that would be worth the membership. I keep eyeing the prices. So far, only the 32" ones are coming into the price range I might be willing to pay, but that's the really low end ones. Maybe I'll watch for post-Christmas or February sales (those months usually have the best sale prices on things...otherwise I'll just keep waiting...when everyone else has one first, the prices will be closer to what I'm willing to pay).