Disney World PF Gathering and Tips for Disney Mania!

[Evo]

OK, so since we're in a "donald" mood here, I thought I show a little bit more of my addiction. This is a "small" part of my pin collection that is just on Donald. I'm going to show just ONE page from my pin album (there are actually two pages in the album of just Donald pins, but I think this good enough to give you an idea how bad this disease is). :)

[I can hear Gokul shaking his head even more...]

Zz.

Oh, I like those!

Well, Gokul has his own interests... (he's the one without makeup)

 

[ZapperZ]

Well, Gokul has his own interests... (he's the one without makeup)

Oh my... I'm going to have nightmares tonight after seeing THAT!

I have to go look at my pins to erase that image.

Zz.

 

[JamesU]

I thought the one without makeup was franzbear...

 

[ZapperZ]

To be released tomorrow on Disneyland's 50th Birthday is one of the nicest pins I've ever seen. It will only be released at Walt Disney World, in limited edition of only 3000.

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

To be released tomorrow on Disneyland's 50th Birthday is one of the nicest pins I've ever seen. It will only be released at Walt Disney World, in limited edition of only 3000.

Zz.

Oh, that one's cute! That makes me think of much more classic Disney.

Wait, what am I saying?! Gotta snap out of it, you nearly lured me in! Better be more careful around here.

 

[ZapperZ]

Oh, that one's cute! That makes me think of much more classic Disney.

Wait, what am I saying?! Gotta snap out of it, you nearly lured me in! Better be more careful around here.

I will get you yet, my pretty... and your little dog too!

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

The birthday countdown has begun at Disneyland...

So here's a fun trivia. Did you know that Walt Disney opened Disneyland park with five lands? They were Main Street, U.S.A., Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. New Orleans Square was added in 1965, Critter Country in 1972 and Mickey's Toontown in 1993.

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

I will get you yet, my pretty... and your little dog too!

Zz.

Just for that, try to get this song out of your head!

We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz...

Follow, follow, follow, follow...follow the yellow brick road.

(They're stickier if you leave out large chucks of the lyrics and just get stuck with small phrases. )

 

[ZapperZ]

Happy 50th Birthday, Disneyland!

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

OK, even *I* am not this nutty...

Laughingplace.com is reporting of about 20,000 people in line at 4:00 AM waiting to get in at Disneyland! At 5:00 AM, only one bag check counter was open. Keep in mind that they will open today at 8:00 AM.

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

.. and people thought the Harry Potter mania was bad.

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

Someone requested a birthday party for Disney (gee, I wonder if anyone will be able to guess who made the request ).

http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/tales/mickey.gif

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[ZapperZ]

Someone requested a birthday party for Disney (gee, I wonder if anyone will be able to guess who made the request ).

Man... after that, I feel so inadequate!

:)

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Drat! It appears that they are selling merchandizes such as the Mickey Golden Ears hat with a DATE stamp on it!

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

We need to get Integral to double check if the back of the golden ears hat he got for his daughter earlier had this date stamp. I know there isn't one on the back of the golden ears I got from Disney World.

If this is being sold only today, I'm going to have to threaten someone to go to Disneyland today and get me one!

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

SUCCESS!

I got one of the dated golden mickey ears hat!

<dance around the room>

I threatened a "friend" (he probably will not speak to me anymore after this) with bodily harm and he and another friend braved the crowds to go to Disneyland today. So far, the count is 2 pins, 1 dated mickey golden mickey ears hat, and 2 "regular" golden mickey ears hat from disneyland.

Unfortunately all of the most sought-after pins, such as the one that said "I was there", were way long gone. I can already guess that these things will start popping up on ebay for an obscene amount of money.

On an entirely different note, if you have a heart and at least half a brain, GO SEE "March of the Penguins"! Trust me on this, just go see it!

Zz.

 

[Evo]

Someone requested a birthday party for Disney (gee, I wonder if anyone will be able to guess who made the request ).

http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/tales/mickey.gif

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LOVE IT!

Uhm, Zz, you got me and Moonbear dated hats too, right. :shy:

What's the March of the Penguins?!?

 

[ZapperZ]

LOVE IT!

Uhm, Zz, you got me and Moonbear dated hats too, right. :shy:

What's the March of the Penguins?!?

No, sorry. This time, every disney freak for him or herself.

March of the Penguins is a movie documentary. It's a gorgeous film. If the city you live in has an art film movie theater, they're probabily showing this right now.

Zz.

 

[Evo]

No, sorry. This time, every disney freak for him or herself.

March of the Penguins is a movie documentary. It's a gorgeous film. If the city you live in has an art film movie theater, they're probabily showing this right now.

Zz.

I live in Kansas. We have a large papier mache cow on top of a tower and it glows green at night. That's about as close to art as I get here.

 

[ZapperZ]

I live in Kansas. We have a large papier mache cow on top of a tower and it glows green at night. That's about as close to art as I get here.

Then you just have to fly into Chicago and we can go see it. I'll pay money to go see it again.

And oh, next week, they'll be showing, on the big screen, a Looney Tunes Film Festival!

http://www.musicboxtheatre.com/

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

More reports on today's festivities...

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/17/disneyland.50th.ap/index.html

Zz.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Really and truly, Walt Disney is one of my greatest heros. He has left a wonderful legacy to the children of world; be they grown up or not.

 

[ZapperZ]

Really and truly, Walt Disney is one of my greatest heros. He has left a wonderful legacy to the children of world; be they grown up or not.

Hey, I resemble that description! :)

I love going to Disney World. I can act silly and childish, be irrational into buying the "pixie dust and magical" stuff, wear silly hats and clothings, and run around being happy with other happy people. I love simply offering to take people's pictures for them - it's amazing how such simple acts are appreciated. Or what about just talking to other strangers while you're in line, sharing what attractions were the best, what attractions should not be missed, etc.. I think if one looks very carefully (beyond the screaming, crying kids), one can sense the joy and happiness at this place where people simply let go. This is what I miss when I go back into the "real" world.

I'm glad Evo let me have some refuge to indulge in my passion for this - not to mention, revealing my "disease" for the whole world to see. It's a very small piece of PF where I can act silly and childish, be irrational, and yes, sometime I do wear that silly Mickey Ears hat while posting something in this thread. Unfortunately, it just makes my longing to go back to Disney World even stronger... (47 days and counting...)

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

OK, now this is one of the few jumbo pins that is really gorgeous...

This is a "super" jumbo pin, measuring 5.5" by 4.75" (really large when compared to ordinary pins, so you don't wear this at all). It will be released on at Disneyland on July 26th, in limited edition of 1000. And get this, it will be sold for $70. Yikes!

... and I want one!

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

A wrap-up of a very magical Disneyland 50th Birthday celebration yesterday. It contains pictures, and videos of the rededication.

http://www.laughingplace.com/Lotion-View-98.asp

A follow-up on the dated golden Mickey Ears hat. It seems that those were handed out to the attendees as souvenirs, so you can't buy those. I was told that while the lines to get on the various attractions were long, the lines to get those dated merchandizes were even longer! I can't wait to get mine.

Wish I could have been there...

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

OK, is there such a thing as "Parents Day"?

It appears that this "holiday" is being celebrated on July 24 this year. In any case, a pin is being released today to celebrate Parents Day (I'm not making this up!).

This confirms Moonbie's earlier assertion that this pin thing can get out of hand.

Zz.

ºoº + ºoº + ºoº + ºoº + ºoº + ºoº + ºoº + ºoº

 

[Moonbear]

I think they're just making up holidays now! That castle pin is really pretty.

 

[ZapperZ]

I think they're just making up holidays now!

They are probably learning this from Hallmark! :)

That castle pin is really pretty.

Isn't it? I definitely would love to have one, but at $70 a piece? I'm guessing that there might still be a few around by the time I get to Disney World this Sept. Would you like me to get you one, Moonbie? You can send me the money now. :)

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

They are probably learning this from Hallmark! :)

It's a vast Hallmark/Disney conspiracy!

Isn't it? I definitely would love to have one, but at $70 a piece? I'm guessing that there might still be a few around by the time I get to Disney World this Sept. Would you like me to get you one, Moonbie? You can send me the money now. :)

Zz.

Sorry, but I don't care how pretty it is, I'm not spending $70 on a pin! I might spend $5 on a pin, maybe even $10 if it was really pretty and I was only buying one, but definitely not $70 unless it has some sort of jewels or precious metals in it! They all look like they are just painted plastic to me.

 

[JamesU]

It's a vast Hallmark/Disney conspiracy!

you and your conspiracy theories :rolleyes

Sorry, but I don't care how pretty it is, I'm not spending $70 on a pin! I might spend $5 on a pin, maybe even $10 if it was really pretty and I was only buying one, but definitely not $70 unless it has some sort of jewels or precious metals in it! They all look like they are just painted plastic to me.

yeah, a little too much.

 

[ZapperZ]

After all the frustration of watching all those "Disneyland-only" merchandize beyond my reach during their 50th Anniversary celebration, I manage to finally get something I was looking for the past 2 weeks or so. Recall from last time:

So, went to the Post Office during lunch time today. Walked up to the counter and asked "Do you have the Richard Feynman stamps?"

Person across the counter made me repeat the name a few times. She then went to the back to check the list of stamps they have. She came back and asked "Do you know who he is or what he did?" I replied "He's a physicist - or at least, he was".

She then said "Oh, we don't keep science stamps very long. Argonne buys all of them!" Drat! So my employer buys all of the science stamps from this post office.

Never mind, I then asked "Well, what about the Disney stamps? Argonne can't be buying all of those too!"

She replied "Oh, we ran out of those within a couple of days!"

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I'm depressed...

Zz.

Success at last! Got the Disney stamps (3 sheets) and the LAST sheet they had of the "American Scientists" stamps that contain the Feynman stamps. This collection also contains the Barbara McClintock stamps, the Josiah Willard Gibbs stamps, and the John von Neumann stamps.

.. and now I go hunting for the Disney First Day covers...

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Whoa! Make sure you bring a bug spray if you intend to stay at one of Hong Kong's Disneyland hotel, which isn't even open yet!

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=149443962&p=y49444668

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

Whoa! Make sure you bring a bug spray if you intend to stay at one of Hong Kong's Disneyland hotel, which isn't even open yet!

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=149443962&p=y49444668

Zz.

I think you should wait to visit that park until they've worked out some of the bugs.

They must have bought mattresses that came without the "Don't remove on penalty of death" tags.

 

[ZapperZ]

And even more news about the Hong Kong Disneyland. It appears that Lucky, the animatronic dinasaur that has been roaming Dinoland USA at the Animal Kingdom, will be going to Hong King Disneyland. Not sure if this is permanent or temporary.

Maybe they can have Lucky scare away the bugs in the hotel...

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Wow!

Check out these Happiest Faces Mosaic!

http://www.laughingplace.com/Lotion-View-99.asp

I received the news about submitting a picture to them last year for this project, but unfortunately, I don't have any picture from Disneyland. Considering that these mosaic were made up of submitted pictures, they are VERY impressive! These must have taken a lot of time to complete.

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Remember this pin that I pointed out a while back?

I wonder if I can talk Integral into going back to Disneyland this month? :)

The official 50th Anniversary celebration of Disneyland is this July 17th. As expected, I don't think any SANE person would want to go there on that day, or that week for that matter. I expect the place to be packed like sardines.

As anyone can guess, there will be several special pins to be released that day at the Disneyland Resort only. This is the BEST of the whole lot and would probably will go up in price and demand as time goes by. So if you happen to be lucky enough to be in Aneheim, I'd suggest you invest in this pin.

Zz.

Today, the bidding on ebay for this pin is at $214!

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

At the risk of making me look even more foolish, here's a continuation of my "disease". [Hey, I need to make sure Gokul gets enough neck muscle exercises]

Of course I collect other Disney memorabilia other than just pins. So this is just a smal example of what I have on display in the entrance hallway. Notice that on the right-hand side, a Donald Duck figurine of him in the middle of a bad temper is identical to the one pictured in the frame right next to it. :)

Zz.

P.S. As you might have already guessed, I very, very, very seldom have guests with very small kids over. :)