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.
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I haven't seen it yet either, but someone else I know who saw it really enjoyed it, but thought the first one was better...she thought this one was more slapstick and less of the witty, edgy Captain Jack that made the first one so great.
 
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I saw Pirates of The Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest a couple of weeks ago. It was enjoyable.

Davy Jones and his crew are certainly interesting characters.


Ahoy - we need some pirate gifs. Arrr!
 
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So which are your favourite rides (or things too see)?

By the way, I would visit a Disney blog if you made one ZapperZ :rolleyes:
 
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Mattara said:
So which are your favourite rides (or things too see)?

Favorite rides/attractions? Now that's difficult. Let's see...

Magic Kingdom: Splash Mountain (the BEST themeing attraction), Thunder Mountain Railroad, Mickey's Philharmagic, and of course, the Dumbo ride.

Epcot: Soarin' and Test Track.

Disney/MGM Studios : Tower of Terror (this is THE BEST themed attraction anywhere in the whole Walt Disney World).

Animal Kingdom: Expedition Everest, Primeval Whirl, Dinosaur, It's Tough to be a Bug.

By the way, I would visit a Disney blog if you made one ZapperZ :rolleyes:

There are already way too many Disney blogs out there. Besides, this is more "interactive". :)

Zz.
 
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During the "hiatus" of this thread, I made an amazing Disney trip. It was my Mini Grand Tour, where the vacation started off at Disneyland in California, and then continued on to Orlando at the Walt Disney World, all in a single vacation trip. Some of you have seen the trip report, but for those who haven't, and wish to read about it and see the pictures, you're welcome to check it out here:

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=76110

I think you can read it without having to be a member of that forum.

Zz.
 
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=702865422117047434&q=IllumiNations

Amazing ZapperZ! I just loved the fireworks :D
 
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Mattara said:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=702865422117047434&q=IllumiNations

Amazing ZapperZ! I just loved the fireworks :D

If you think that's good, you should look at Wishes.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=538135385302248841&hl=en

This is the show that Moonbie and I sat too close to the Castle when we both were there last. I was so embarassed for my misjudgement that I was determined to capture it on video the next time I'm there just to show her what she missed.

As with IllumiNations, I stripped the live track and replaced it with the actual music, synchronized with the video. So you won't hear people talking and babies crying in the background.

Enjoy!

Zz.
 
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Disney has announced that they will wave any fees for rebooking or cancellations due to hurricanes and hurricane warnings.

http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=1295

Note however, that the Walt Disney World Resort is the only theme park and resort recognized by NOAA as a StormReady community. It is why many Florida residents from the coastlines, and even emergency workers, stay at the Disney resorts during severe weather/hurricanes.

Zz.
 
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Can't have the Disney thread back without talking about... Disney Pins!

This September, yours truly will be attending his second pin event. This pin event, to be held at Epcot, has been themed "It All Started With... Walt!" A number of event-exclusive pins will be released at that time, including several that are just out-of-this-world. The complete list of pins for this event is listed here:

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/eventPins?id=13544

Zz.
 
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I'm So Happy This Thread Is Back! :!) :!) :!)
 
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This has to be the longest on-topic thread ever
 
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I just watched IllumiNations and Wishes. WOW!

Great Zz!

yomamma said:
This has to be the longest on-topic thread ever
Probably the "Happiest Thread" too! :smile: Well what would one expect from a thread about Disney? :wink:
 
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Hooray for the return of the Disney Thread!:smile:
 
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Astronuc said:
I just watched IllumiNations and Wishes. WOW!

Great Zz!

Hey, I'm so glad you like them. Those two are my two most favorite attractions in the evening at WDW (the other being the SpectroMagic Parade). I never, ever, fail to see either of them at least once on each trip. As good as they may appear in the video, the actual show is 10 times better. So maybe that's an incentive for people to go see them live! :)

Probably the "Happiest Thread" too! :smile: Well what would one expect from a thread about Disney? :wink:

And I think that was what I missed the most when it was gone - the "happiness". It sounds corny, I know, but it did bring joy and happiness, at least to me, and I tried to make the thread the same way in the hope that people who can actually tolerate my disney obsession will feel the same way. In this very small slice of the cyberworld, it's a chance to be silly, and be a child once again without all the worries that we carry along with us as adults.

.. now where did I put my golden Mickey Ears hat?

Zz.
 
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It sounds corny,
Hey, I like corny. :biggrin: :cool:

Thanks for sharing the joy, Zz! Quite inspirational. :approve:
 
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So, we still have no pictures since this thread was resurrected. I'm thinking of what would be appropriate to kick this off, and no matter what I considered, it is only fitting that the two icons of Disney get displayed first. Since my last trip involved both Disneyland and Walt Disney World, I picked an icon from each of those two parks as my first showing. Both of these were taken during that trip (May/June 2005).

So Ladies and Gentlement, I present to you, Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland, and Cinderella's Castle at The Magic Kingdom!

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Zz.
 
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It is very pretty although I sort of have something against the bright pink :rolleyes:
 
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A rare mistake on the Disney Pin website!

This page advertizes the Gasp, Grasp, & Go collection. But look at the Soarin - Mickey Mouse pin link. It displays instead a Chip 'N Dale pin in what appears to be a Halloween themed pin!

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/pin?id=18263

I wonder how long before they realize this mistake? :)

Zz.
 
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I am pretty sure that someone sent them an email about it? :)
 
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Not me! I love it when they screw up like this, because they tend to have such high standards that these things do not happen very often.

Zz.
 
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Mattara said:
It is very pretty although I sort of have something against the bright pink :rolleyes:
Then you can wait for it to turn blue. The castle itself isn't pink, it's white, with blue turrets, but at night, they illuminate it with lights in changing colors. I didn't remember the changing colors from when I was a kid, so either I had forgotten, or that's a relatively recent addition. I still always wished they had done up the inside with things like ballrooms and bedrooms and very glittery so you could believe you really walked into a fairy-tale princess' castle (even if it were done in a small scale mostly only to look big to the kids).
 
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October 1st, 2006 marks the 35th year Anniversary of the Walt Disney World in Orlando (yeah, they celebrate even 35 years of something). To mark that occassion, WDW is releasing a set of 35 pins commemorating each significant events at the theme park during the last 35 years. Of course, these pins are not being released all at once - it will be done over a period of several months, which is torture for us who do not live in Orlando.

And get this, at the end of the release period, a full 35+1 framed set will be sold, which includes all of the 35 pins released, and 1 completer pin that can only be obtained with the framed set (of course!). Only 100 of these framed sets will be released.

I will definitely not be getting all of these pins (mainly because I don't live in Orlando), but there are a few good ones that we will be hunting for when we're there that have already been relased, such as these:

I have always loved pins like this, especially this one that has the retro WDW sign.
http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10945561.jpg

Since Chuck collects Donald pins, the next three will be at the top of our hunting list.
http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10945565.jpg

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10945574.jpg

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10946045.jpg

Do we still have Chip 'N Dale fans here? :)
http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10945571.jpg

Zz.
 
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The last two are my favorites.
 
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Evo said:
The last two are my favorites.

I like that last Donald pin as well. Anything showing Donald with his attitude is always a favorite. He is the most distinctive of all the Fab 5.

Zz.
 
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Why We Should Have A PF Gathering At Walt Disney World

We should have a PF gathering at WDW because of my selfish reason. I wanted to do this when Moonbie came along with us, but I think we would have died of over-eating (not to mention, high cholesterol) if only the 3 of us sat down to eat this.

Ladies and Gentlemen, there is a ice-cream dish called THE KITCHEN SINK at Beaches and Cream ice cream store at the boardwalk at WDW. This thing is served in an actual kitchen sink. It has a scoop of EVERY flavor ice cream that the store has. It is then topped with every toppings that they have, including fudge, strawberries, caramel, pineapple, almonds, Oreos, and Snickers chunks. They then covered it with a WHOLE CAN of whipped cream and topped it with a bunch of cherries.

Supposedly, when it is served, the wait staff flicker the lights and announce to the rest of the customers "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the largest sundae we serve, and we're serving it right over here!"

Here are pictures of the Kitchen Sink that I got from various online sites:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/504/70115DIS_100_0508a.jpg

http://www.flight108.com/mickey/images/sink1.jpg

So, we need at least 12 people to be able to finish thing. That's why we should have a PF Gathering there. I figure that if we could get Moonbie, Evo, both of Evo's spawns, that'll make 6. Maybe Ivan and Tsu could come, so that'll be 8. What about Integral and family, plus Astronuc and family? That'll be more than 12! We could devour the whole thing easily!

C'mon, what do you say?

Zz.

P.S. I love the part where they make it look as if the ice cream is pouring out of the spigot! :)
 
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Another new video is now online. This is a newer and better version of SpectroMagic, the night time spectacular parade at the Magic Kingdom. This is my most favorite parade anywhere in Walt Disney World.

I have uploaded an earlier version of SpectroMagic, videotaped about 3 years ago. This one is different because (i) it was taped with a better-quality camcorder (ii) it is in widescreeen and (iii) it views the parade from the opposite side of the first one, so this time, you get to see the Donald side at the end of the parade.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4257068670371592873&hl=en"

Enjoy!

Zz.
 
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More breaking news. Laughing Place is reporting that Pixar next movie after Ratatouille is going to be titled "W.A.L. - E". It is rumored to be a sci-fi adventure.

People are already googling all over the net trying to figure out what that title means, to no avail. If you could find something on this (maybe a sci-fi novel, perhaps?), we could be in for quite a scoop.

Zz.
 
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The Share A Dream Come True parade at The Magic Kingdom is the 3 o'clock parade in the afternoon. It was the inspiration for this rather amusing Disney pin:

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10903831.jpg

What is unique about this parade is the various floats with "snowglobes" that contains the Disney characters. Now news has come from Disney that this parade will be modified. It will be retitled "Disney Dreams Come True" parade, and the snowglobes will be gone. The music will also be revised, adopting the music from the parade that is currently at Tokyo Disneyland.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2006/08/snow_globes_no_.html

As a tribute to the Share a Dream Come True parade, this and the next post will have pictures from this parade.

Zz.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/zapperz/IMG_0523.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/zapperz/IMG_0544.jpg

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Continuation of pictures from the Share A Dream Come True parade.

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Zz.
 
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ZapperZ said:
More breaking news. Laughing Place is reporting that Pixar next movie after Ratatouille is going to be titled "W.A.L. - E". It is rumored to be a sci-fi adventure.
Sounds like a movie about walruses. A sci-fi walrus adventure, based on the super-secret spy organization W.A.L -- the Walrus Action League! Hey, it might be right...:rolleyes:
 
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ZapperZ said:
The Share A Dream Come True parade at The Magic Kingdom is the 3 o'clock parade in the afternoon.
3 o'clock in the afternoon! :bugeye: I hope those glass bubbles are air-conditioned - nay, make that refrigerated. :rolleyes:

Ladies and Gentlemen, there is a ice-cream dish called THE KITCHEN SINK at Beaches and Cream ice cream store at the boardwalk at WDW. This thing is served in an actual kitchen sink. It has a scoop of EVERY flavor ice cream that the store has. It is then topped with every toppings that they have, including fudge, strawberries, caramel, pineapple, almonds, Oreos, and Snickers chunks. They then covered it with a WHOLE CAN of whipped cream and topped it with a bunch of cherries.
That could feed a small town!
 
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ZapperZ said:
Do we still have Chip 'N Dale fans here? :)
Just because I've been too busy to reply doesn't mean I'm not reading along. :biggrin:

They're all cute, but I MUST have that 1971 one! Since my birthday is in October, and that's the year I was born, it would be really cool if I could get my paws on one of those in time to wear it for my birthday! :biggrin: Will that one only be sold at Disney World, or is there any hope I could get it through the online Disney store? That is if they release it early enough for me to get it by my birthday.
 
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berkeman said:
Sounds like a movie about walruses. A sci-fi walrus adventure, based on the super-secret spy organization W.A.L -- the Walrus Action League! Hey, it might be right...:rolleyes:

Y'know, I wouldn't put it past them.

Except for The Incredibles, Pixar has produced movies where the main subject is non-human (Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Cars, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo). So walruses? Why not?

We'll see if you're right in a couple of year.

Zz.
 
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Moonbear said:
They're all cute, but I MUST have that 1971 one! Since my birthday is in October, and that's the year I was born, it would be really cool if I could get my paws on one of those in time to wear it for my birthday! :biggrin: Will that one only be sold at Disney World, or is there any hope I could get it through the online Disney store? That is if they release it early enough for me to get it by my birthday.

Usually the limited edition pins cannot be bought online anywhere (which is lucky for me or else I would have gone bankrupt).

However, as they sing in Wishes...

When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you...

So you should go wish upon a star tonight for that pin, Moonbie.

:)

Zz.
 
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There is a...drunken version of that song in swedish :o
 
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Mattara said:
There is a...drunken version of that song in swedish :o

Blasphemy!

Zz.
 
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While Disneyland is winding down it's 50th Anniversary celebration, Tokyo DisneySea has just begun it's 5th year anniversary festivities. LP Lotion at Laughing Place has a terrific report (and pictures) of the new attractions and special events to celebrate this occassion.

http://www.laughingplace.com/Lotion-View-256.asp
http://www.laughingplace.com/Lotion-View-257.asp

Don't miss Part II of the report where there is a detailed description of the new show at Tokyo DisneySea titled The Legend of Mythica. From the description and the pictures, this looks spectacular! Why can't they bring that to Disney World?

Maybe this is a good reason to make a trip to Tokyo Disneyland... Hum..

Zz.
 
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The Art of Restoring Disney

How cels and other unique Disney animation are brought back to life.

http://disney.go.com/inside/issues/stories/v060808.html

Zz.
 
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Year of a Million Dreams

As the Disneyland Golden Anniversary celebration winds down by the end of September 2006, Disney will be starting another year of celebration. That Golden anniversary thing went so well (it boosted attendence at Disneyland in 2005) that they are coming up with another "special occassion" to give people excuses to visit their theme parks.

This time, starting in Oct. 1 2006, the special celebration is called "Year of a Million Dreams". This is the latest press release from Disney on this event:

During 'Year of a Million Dreams' Celebration Disney Cast Members to Award a Million Magical Dreams

From an overnight stay inside Cinderella Castle to a Golden FASTPASS, dreams big and small will come true at Disneyland and Walt Disney World resorts during Disney's "Year of a Million Dreams," a first-of-its-kind celebration of the individual dreams of Disney Parks guests.

The year-long celebration, beginning Oct. 1, 2006, at Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, will feature the debut of an incredible lineup of new attractions and entertainment at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World resorts, plus new technologies that allow guests to customize their Disney park experience.

And, for the first time, during the "Year of a Million Dreams" celebration, Disney cast members will award a million dreams -- both large and small, including many "money-can't-buy" experiences -- to guests selected through a random process as part of a unique "Disney Dreams Giveaway" promotion.

"Throughout this incredible celebration, special dreams and unique experiences once thought impossible will be awarded by our cast every day," said Jay Rasulo, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. "Disney parks are always the place where dreams come true -- but even more so during the 'Year of a Million Dreams.'"

The "impossible" includes the creation of over-the-top, overnight experiences for winning guests at both East and West Coast resorts: a royal bedchamber inside Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Resort and a Mickey Mouse Penthouse at Disneyland Resort, both expected to be complete by January 2007.

A day of royal treatment will end with a night of enchantment inside Cinderella Castle for a different lucky guest each night. Cinderella's royal bedchamber, now under construction at Magic Kingdom, will allow Disney guests to stay overnight inside the park and enjoy a view shared only by Tinker Bell. The lavishly decorated bedroom will be located in a space originally planned as an in-park apartment for the use of the Disney family.

And for a lucky Disneyland guest, each night, the all-new Mickey Mouse Penthouse at Disneyland Hotel will pour on the Mickey charm and include magical views overlooking both Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure parks. The extraordinary penthouse will be decorated in all things Mickey, with finishing touches by none other than Minnie Mouse herself.

In addition, during the year-long celebration, other Disney dreams both large and small will be awarded in the "Disney Dreams Giveaway" promotion, such as:

* Traveling to each Disney resort around the world to serve as grand marshal in a Disney parade. * A variety of unique Disney vacation experiences. * Admission to special parties and other extraordinary experiences in the Disneyland and Walt Disney World parks. * Private meetings with favorite Disney characters. * Or, a Golden FASTPASS ticket with unique access entitlements to some of Disney's most popular attractions.

New Attractions and Entertainment Planned for the "Year of a Million Dreams"

Throughout the "Year of a Million Dreams" celebration, Disneyland and Walt Disney World resorts will debut major new attractions:

* Disneyland Resort in California

-- Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage -- Inspired by Disney -- Pixar's "Finding Nemo," this all-new E-ticket adventure will take guests on a real (and unbelievable) underwater excursion. (Summer 2007)

-- Rockin' Space Mountain -- Space Mountain is getting a new twist. Thanks to new lighting and technology, Disney's classic attraction will become a new experience in which rockets will rock it through the greatest concert in the universe. An all-new soundtrack will fit the exciting twists and turns of Disney's rocket classic. (Spring 2007)

* Walt Disney World Resort in Florida

-- "The Seas with Nemo & Friends" at Epcot -- Nemo is lost -- again -- and guests aboard "clam-mobiles" join his friends to search one of the world's largest saltwater aquariums for the playful clownfish in a stunning display of new entertainment technology inspired by Disney-Pixar's "Finding Nemo." (Late 2006)

-- "Finding Nemo-The Musical" at Disney's Animal Kingdom -- Also inspired by Disney-Pixar's "Finding Nemo," the Great Barrier Reef comes to colorful life in an all-new musical filled with spectacular scenery, elaborate puppetry and music by a Tony-Award-winning composer. (Late 2006)

-- The Laugh Floor Comedy Club at Magic Kingdom -- Guests find the power of laughter in an engaging and interactive new adventure inspired by Disney- Pixar's "Monsters, Inc." as they match wits with the one-eyed hero Mike Wazowski and his friends. (Early 2007)

Additionally, special entertainment and programs will be in place at the parks and resorts to accommodate the desires and wishes of would-be Disney Princesses, pirates, adventurers and space explorers. Guests will be able to customize their visit to a Disney park to pursue the "Dream Track" of their choice with on-line planning tools and in-park technology to help them become the hero or princess they've always dreamed of being.

For more information about the "Year of a Million Dreams" celebration and the "Disney Dreams Giveaway" promotion, visit http://www.mydisneyparks.com . Look for future announcements with the details of the "Disney Dreams Giveaway" promotion. No purchase necessary and subject to promotion official rules which will be available on Oct. 1, 2006. Odds of winning any prize will depend on the number of eligible entries. Void where prohibited.

Edit: Someone posted the promotional video that Disney has released to promote this. I must say, it doesn't look half bad.

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Zz.
 
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I sure hope that the resturation process goes well.
 
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The Share A Dream Come True parade was officially replaced with Disney Dreams Come True parade yesterday (Aug. 10). The music is different, but the parade is similar to the old one, except for the missing snow globes.

There are already pictures AND videos of the parade.

http://www.laughingplace.com/Lotion-View-260.asp

I'll see if we can make a better video of it when we get there in early Sept.

Zz.
 
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Cool...it seems to have more of a "retro" look to it. Besides, the snowglobes seemed to mostly highlight the princesses. This one looks like they have more of the full cast of Disney characters in it.

I can't wait until I have time to escape again and see it for myself! :biggrin:
 
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Moonbear said:
Cool...it seems to have more of a "retro" look to it. Besides, the snowglobes seemed to mostly highlight the princesses. This one looks like they have more of the full cast of Disney characters in it.

Not only that, but on a hot, muggy day, those snowglobs can have quite a condensation problem, causing the characters to be fogged over. I have pictures showing just that below.

Zz.

P.S. If you look in the top picture, you'll notice that the top, curved surface of the snowglobe in the middle is fogged over, but the straight side isn't. I thought that was rather interesting when I first saw it.

Oooh.. an actual physics mystery at Disney World! Who would have thought of that?

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Hey, we haven't had a Disney trivia since we got back. So here's one.

This is one of my most favorite pictures that I've ever taken. It was shot right at the entrance to Main Street, USA, and has the Cinderella's Castle in the background. So the trivia question this time is, who is the person depicted in the bronze sculpture sitting next to Minnie?

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Zz.
 
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Disney scored a rare unexpected hit at the Box Office this past weekend. The high school dance movie "Step Up" was the #2 movie this weekend, ahead of other more expensive movies. This was probably riding on the coattail of the delirious hit High School Musical on the Disney Channel.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/13/box.office.ap/index.html

Speaking of movies, has anyone seen the awful animation movie Barnyard? I know movies don't have to be that accurate, but honestly, either someone was completely asleep at the controls, or there are people who think the rest of the population are that dumb. Someone should tell these people who made the movie that there are no male cows!. There are bulls, but no male cows. Yet, in this movie, there are male cows, complete with udders! The only thing that differentiate the male cows from the female cows are the voices, and that female cows wear bows on their heads!

It's udderly ridiculous! [Oh, c'mon! You saw that coming from 10 miles away!] These are the details that a Pixar movie does not overlook.

Zz.
 
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ZapperZ said:
Someone should tell these people who made the movie that there are no male cows!. There are bulls, but no male cows. Yet, in this movie, there are male cows, complete with udders! The only thing that differentiate the male cows from the female cows are the voices, and that female cows wear bows on their heads!
:smile: Okay, that's pretty sad. Maybe the entire animation team grew up in the big city. :rolleyes: Now I might have to see it just to laugh at the male cows. :smile: Or maybe it's just very progressive and they're actually transgendered cows. :biggrin:

At least one critic caught it too. :smile:
The character design is dead simple -- the cows look for all the world like 3-D versions of Gary Larson's stoic bovines from The Far Side -- but Barnyard's animation is slick as heck and pops off the screen. Strange thing is, it's never explained why all the boy cows have udders. Though I guess it's better than their having giant, swaying bull-parts down there.

http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Reviews/B/Barnyard/2006/08/04/1718437.html
 
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Moonbear said:
At least one critic caught it too. :smile:

There were people writing to Roger Ebert's website pointing this out when the movie first came out. So ordinary people like you and me (well, as "ordinary" as *I* can get) are noticing that too... and they would certainly notice that in the farmlands of America, if not the world. So one will wonder what the movie animators were thinking of! Did they think most of us either would not know, or that we won't care?

Gary Larson certainly would never be that biologically incorrect, because he prides himself in being accurate.

Zz.
 
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So this is a rather "amusing" incident that occurred about 3 weeks ago while I was running a workshop in Lake Geneva, WI. The workshop was held at a rather posh resort called the Grand Geneva (it was formerly Hugh Heffner's Playboy Club). Our lodging was in one of the resorts' building called Timber Ridge. It was a terrific lodging area because the "standard" rooms are one-bedroom suites, with jacuzzi tubs and a full kitchen.

So anyway, since Lake Geneva was only 1 1/2 away from home, of course I drove my car there for the week. Now here comes the Disney connection. I have a mickey ear antenna topper for my car. It's not just any old antenna topper, but the golden anniversary one, very much like this (hopes the site allows the picture display here)

http://www.tennaballs.com/disney/images/MickeyGoldEars50thWalt.jpg

Of course, you can't buy this at any Disney stores since you can only get it at the parks (or online from people who have already bought them at the parks). So the topper is rather distinctive.

Now, I've driven my car everywhere in the city, and in the suburbs, with that antenna topper. I've parked on Chicago city streets, at strip malls, in parking garages... everywhere, and not once did someone stole it. However, after the 2nd night I parked in the parking lot at the Timber Ridge Resort at the Grand Geneva, I woke up one morning, walked to my car and went "Hey, I could have sworn I parked over here last night!", because I couldn't see, as I was walking, the antenna topper (I often use it to locate my car). As I got closer, I realize that, yes, I did park there, and that was my car, but my antenna topper was missing! Missing, at this fancy schmancy resort! Someone stole my Golden Celebration Mickey Antenna topper!

The interesting thing here was that, two cars away, there was a minivan with a mickey ears antenna topper as well, but it was one of those that you see very often, and you can buy at a Disney Store anywhere. I've seen the vehicle when I first checked into the resort 2 days earlier (I always notice vehicles with any disney toppers). So this vehicle that was close to mine, still had its topper.

So there I was, strangely not angry at all, but rather more amused than anything else. I was guessing that whoever took it, knew the significance of that topper and that it was hard to get. I certainly hope that he/she knew what he/she got.

So I went the rest of the week at the workshop "topperless". Luckily, I have several more of that antenna topper in stock at home (you didn't expect anything less, did you?). So as soon as I got home from the workshop, I put one back on it. This means that somewhere out there, someone is driving around with my antenna topper. Now, everytime I see the golden mickey ears topper on any vehicle, I smile. Since this topper has been released last year, I've only seen it on two vehicles driving on the expressway, so it is rare to find another one like that. I haven't encountered one since mine was stolen.

Next time I decide to visit Lake Geneva, I should put an RF ID chip on the topper. :)

Zz.
 
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OK, so you thought that finding the Virgin Mary on wall stains or burnt toasts were bad. What about finding a Hidden Mickey in a cut avocado?!

http://www.thedisneyblog.com/tdb/2006/08/hidden_mickey_a.html

See it for yourself! :)

Zz.
 
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