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.
  • #2,041
Oh dear...

They have announced the pin collection to commemorate the opening day of Expedition Everest on April 7th. And they are REALLY milking it for all it is worth. They have a pin "countdown" 7 days before the opening day, where a new pin is released each day during that countdown. It's killing me! :(

The climax comes in on opening day where a pin and a jumbo pin will be released to mark the official opening. These are glorious pins! :(

<sobbing>

Zz.

Opening Day pin.
http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904440.jpg

Opening Day jumbo pin.
http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904556.jpg
 
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  • #2,042
Here is a "golden" ride which means it has been in service since the first year. Guess you could call that a antique futuristic car.
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/disneyland/goldauto.JPG

The original attractions have the golden ears sign.

This is the one for the Tiki Lodge.
http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/disneyland/Tiki.JPG

and the New Orleans st.

http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/disneyland/Neworleans.JPG

I did not get as many pics as I wanted. Our 2nd day in DL got truncated by the LA heat. We go in early May just so we don't have to deal with the summer temps, well last year they got a early dose of summer when we were there, the wife called it quits after about 2hrs, and retreated to the air conditioned hotel room, the kids hit the pool and I just simmered, 'cuz the heat doesn't bother me that much. But wasting a day in a hotel room does!
 
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  • #2,043
Those pictures are gorgeous, Integral! MORE! MORE!

I like those because they are different from the ones I linked earlier that Laughing Place:

http://www.laughingplace.com/Lotion-View-100.asp

I just wish they still have these when I show up late March. <fingers crossed>

Zz.
 
  • #2,044
Another new attraction which showed up last year were a series of photomosaics, I sure hope they keep them up. Here is the one from the incredables:

http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/disneyland/incred1.JPG

Zoom in a bit.

http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/disneyland/incred2.JPG

Now down to the pixels.

http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/disneyland/incred3.JPG



I am out of time (work calls) but will post some more later.
 
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  • #2,045
<sobbing hysterically>

We so wanted to send our pictures, but we had none from Disneyland to qualify for it! :(

<wailing in dispair>

Zz.
 
  • #2,046
Watch out, Integral. By the time you get to Disneyland, and maybe even by the time I get there, both of us might be seeing the Disneyland cast members on strike! Yikes!

http://www.o-meon.com/pages/news%26features/n%26f_03-21-06.html

Zz.
 
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  • #2,047
More write-up on the Discovery Channel coverage of Disney's Expedition Everest.

http://dsc.discovery.com/everesttheexperience/disney.html?clik=fsmain_bannerright

Zz.
 
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  • #2,048
When I first went to WDW in 1995, I rode this "cable car" ride. My subsequent visits starting in 2001 saw that this ride was no longer around, for whatever reason.

This pin is a nostalgic look at the "Skyway" ride, which I still wish they'd bring back.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904774.jpg
 
  • #2,049
Moonbear said:
I find it hard to believe they're of no consequence. They might not have anything to do with the story, but it just seems like the sort of thing the animators would have had fun with...slipping in their kid's initials or something like that. But, now I have to go back to Disney and find that heart in the pavement! It seems there's always a new detail somewhere.

My grandfather worked on this movie, and I asked him one day if he knew what the initials stood for. He said, "Of course I do. I put them there." Astonished, I asked him if he'd tell me who they stand for. He said he would, but that he wanted me to take a guess first.

I told him that my guess would be J.M. Barrie and E.B. White. He looked surprised, but nodded and told me that I was right. "But how did you figure it out?" he asked.

"Easy, Grampa. You used to read me Peter Pan and Stuart Little all the time."
 
  • #2,050
nikoniko said:
My grandfather worked on this movie, and I asked him one day if he knew what the initials stood for. He said, "Of course I do. I put them there." Astonished, I asked him if he'd tell me who they stand for. He said he would, but that he wanted me to take a guess first.

I told him that my guess would be J.M. Barrie and E.B. White. He looked surprised, but nodded and told me that I was right. "But how did you figure it out?" he asked.

"Easy, Grampa. You used to read me Peter Pan and Stuart Little all the time."

Wow! Mystery solved!

Thanks for the valuable info, nikoniko! May I ask if your grandad is still around? I'd love to hear more of your stories of him when he worked for Disney.

Zz.
 
  • #2,051
ZapperZ said:
Watch out, Integral. By the time you get to Disneyland, and maybe even by the time I get there, both of us might be seeing the Disneyland cast members on strike! Yikes!

http://www.o-meon.com/pages/news%26features/n%26f_03-21-06.html

Zz.

Phew!

They just announced a settlement between the Disneyland cast member union and Disney. Our vacation is saved!

http://www.o-meon.com/

Zz.
 
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  • #2,052
We found (OK , OK, My daughter found) a http://www.ineedavacation.com/disneyland/WhatsNewDisney.html" which gives the end date for the end of the 50th celebration as 6 0ct 06. While this is not a "great" reference it gives a date. Looking through the Disney website it is all about the 50th anniversary celebration. Since people are booking their summer trips now,.. I think there would be Heck to pay when the July tourist found out, it had all ended in May... Not going to happen.

Looks like we are going to get a 2nd shot at the 50th party. :biggrin:

I will make it a quest to get pics of the golden ears.


Speaking of which, note the set on the tower.

http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/disneyland/Gears1.JPG


Here is looking down Main St from the Rail Station.
http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/disneyland/mainst.JPG

Now at last the first...The Entrance flower garden

http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/disneyland/today.JPG
 
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  • #2,053
ZapperZ said:
When I first went to WDW in 1995, I rode this "cable car" ride. My subsequent visits starting in 2001 saw that this ride was no longer around, for whatever reason.

This pin is a nostalgic look at the "Skyway" ride, which I still wish they'd bring back.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904774.jpg

The first time I visited DL was in the summer of 1965, I was with several bus loads of teenage, mostly male Newspaper carriers. I was stuck with on of the other paper boys from my neighborhood, he was more of an acquaintance then a friend, but I had no real choice. We were riding the Skyway when he decided that spitting on the people below would be cool (I didn't join in the "fun"). When we unloaded,...well it seems that the ride attendants were watching for this sort of misbehavior and did not appreciate it even a little bit. My "buddy" was grabbed by the scurf of his shirt and rather forcefully held against a wall while the attendants explained in detail why you should not do that. I do not recall of any other punishment, and I was left alone.

That sort of behavior may be why the ride has vanished.
 
  • #2,054
Integral said:
The first time I visited DL was in the summer of 1965, I was with several bus loads of teenage, mostly male Newspaper carriers. I was stuck with on of the other paper boys from my neighborhood, he was more of an acquaintance then a friend, but I had no real choice. We were riding the Skyway when he decided that spitting on the people below would be cool (I didn't join in the "fun"). When we unloaded,...well it seems that the ride attendants were watching for this sort of misbehavior and did not appreciate it even a little bit. My "buddy" was grabbed by the scurf of his shirt and rather forcefully held against a wall while the attendants explained in detail why you should not do that. I do not recall of any other punishment, and I was left alone.

That sort of behavior may be why the ride has vanished.

That certainly could be it. It only requires a few jerks to ruin it. The Expedition Everest queueing line has already been vandalized by some people (one was even caught on camera by another guest), and this is before its opening on April 7.

Such things make my blood boil.

Zz.
 
  • #2,055
Integral said:
We found (OK , OK, My daughter found) a http://www.ineedavacation.com/disneyland/WhatsNewDisney.html" which gives the end date for the end of the 50th celebration as 6 0ct 06. While this is not a "great" reference it gives a date. Looking through the Disney website it is all about the 50th anniversary celebration. Since people are booking their summer trips now,.. I think there would be Heck to pay when the July tourist found out, it had all ended in May... Not going to happen.

Looks like we are going to get a 2nd shot at the 50th party. :biggrin:

I will make it a quest to get pics of the golden ears. Speaking of which, note the set on the tower.

http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/disneyland/Gears1.JPG Here is looking down Main St from the Rail Station.
http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/disneyland/mainst.JPG

Now at last the first...The Entrance flower garden

http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/disneyland/today.JPG
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Awesome pictures, Integral.

And I'm glad to be in time to see the decoratons for the Happiest Celebration. I knew they originally announced that the celebration will go on for 18 months (it started on May 20th 2005, I think), but who knows if they changed their minds.

I'm ready to go tomorrow if I could!

Zz.

Edit: Y'know, I've never realized how "small" the castle at Disneyland look when compare to the latter castles at the Magic Kingdom and other Disney parks.
 
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  • #2,056
They released a pin-trading booster set today, and it is an-almost classic! It's Mickey and Friends, which includes Minnie (of course), Pluto, Chip n' Dale, and Stitch.

Too bad they had to include Stitch. If it were Donald, I would have run out and get one... well, not literally, of course.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904681.jpg
 
  • #2,057
ZapperZ said:
If it were Donald, I would have run out and get one... well, not literally, of course.
Well, of course...you'd have to run out to get three or four! :biggrin:
 
  • #2,058
Oh my goodness! You'll never believe who was inspired by Disney to become who he is. Gene Simmons of Kiss!

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-simmons4mar04,0,3053921,full.story?coll=la-home-business

Who's next? Sid Vicious of The Sex Pistols?

Zz.
 
  • #2,059
ZapperZ said:
Who's next? Sid Vicious of The Sex Pistols?

Zz.
That would be quite a story.
 
  • #2,060
Okay, I have a real dilemma. With the release of that new pin booster set, if I got it, would I put the pin that has Mickey with Chip 'n Dale in the frame with the Mickey pins, or the frame with the Chip 'n Dale pins? :confused:
 
  • #2,061
how about you DON'T get it and buy something productive? ;)
 
  • #2,062
Moonbear said:
Okay, I have a real dilemma. With the release of that new pin booster set, if I got it, would I put the pin that has Mickey with Chip 'n Dale in the frame with the Mickey pins, or the frame with the Chip 'n Dale pins? :confused:

The solution is to buy two sets. So you can put one with the Mickey pins, and another one with the Chip 'n Dale pins.

You then have 6 extra pins for trading!

:)

Zz.
 
  • #2,063
OK, so this is just the wrong time of the year to be discussing holiday festivities at Disneyland (on the other hand, after the light dusting of snow we got yesterday here in Chicago, I'm not so sure), but this is a terrific review of a fan-made DVD of the 2005 Holiday events at that Disney park. The review includes some historical description of the holiday celebration at Disneyland, leading to what we currently have at that theme park today.

http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID510230.asp

Not to mention, they have terrific pictures to accompany the review.

Zz.
 
  • #2,064
Disney-Pixar latest movie "Cars" will have its world premier tonight at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. It's a very clever promotion.

http://laughingplace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=1082

This movie promises to be the blockbuster of the summer.

Zz.
 
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  • #2,065
The Great Movie Ride

Moonbie didn't like this attraction when we were there. I forced here to go on The Great Movie Ride at the Disney/MGM Studios.

And now, you can somewhat relive the attraction. This is a fair video of the full ride.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1773990628185524420

Zz.
 
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  • #2,066
Disney rules out the possiblity of opening a theme park in the Middle East.

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2006/March/theworld_March694.xml&section=theworld&col=

One would think that this is a no-brainer, especially in today's climate. Just think of how big and easy of a terrorist target something like that can be.

Zz.
 
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  • #2,067
To be released tomorrow at WDW is this spectacular super jumbo pin. It has all the 5 Disney castles from various Disney theme parks around the world. This pin continues with the Happiest Celebration on Earth theme.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904626.jpg
 
  • #2,068
Look at who's welcoming us to dinner at the Liberty Tree Tavern!

Zz.

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9793/img11170kd.jpg
 
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  • #2,069
We know that The Walt Disney Corporation is a big, corporate giant looking for as much profit as it can to satisfy its shareholders. But what most people forget that it is also maintains a highly philanthropic side that is seldom recognized. Its involvement in the Make A Wish Foundation alone is a major part of the foundation's activity because many sick and dying children commonly request to go to Disney theme parks.

This is a terrific blog that tries to remind people that there ARE many things that the Big Bad House of Mouse do regularly as a way to give back to many people and communities, sometime in many parts of the world.

http://thedisneyblog.typepad.com/tdb/2006/03/youve_seen_them.html

Zz.
 
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  • #2,070
Disney is bringing it's wildly popular marathon to Disneyland!

While the successful event has been held at the Walt Disney World for many years, there hasn't been any at Disneyland till this year. This is understandable because, let's face it, WDW is way larger with a lot more elbow room. So now, with the agreement with the city of Aneheim, they will be bringing the half marathon to the Disneyland Resort.

Luckily, it will be in September this year, so it won't interfer with MY Disneyland trip. Bumping into such a crowd (and traffic) last January at WDW was enough.

http://disneyworldsports.disney.go....listing?name=WestCoastEventListingPage&bhcp=1

Zz.
 

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