Disney World PF Gathering and Tips for Disney Mania!

[JamesU]

I know that I'm not

 

[Moonbear]

I think of Tinkerbell more like here:
http://disney.go.com/desktopstop/characters/tinkerbell/index.html

or here: http://www.peterpanfan.com/images/DPP/cap028.jpg

It does help when they give her eyes some color. Oh, and look at the difference in shape of her eyes! They're still almond-shaped, but the pins have the pointier direction toward the center, and the old animation has it toward to outer sides. Aha! That's probably what's been bugging me. Hey, eyes shouldn't change like that! And her chin is now rounder, where it used to be more angular. I think Tink has been having some plastic surgery! Though, she is getting up in years, so I guess it's understandable if she's put on a few pounds and had a few nips and tucks done.

 

[ZapperZ]

Hey Moonbie, looks like Tink isn't the only one who suffers from weird-eye syndrome. Look at Peter Pan!

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/9742206.jpg

 

[ZapperZ]

Here's a pleasent tidbit to start off your day with...

Did you know that the winding brown path throughout Liberty Square represents a river of sewage?

Yesssirreeee...

In colonial America, there were no indoor plumbing. So residents pour sewage and waste water out front into a trench along the walkway. Disney, in its bid to recreate the atmosphere as accurate as possible, decided to represent the sewage drain as a brown path in the middle of the pedestrian walkway. So in essence, if you're walking on it, you're walking in the sewer drain. A pleasent thought, no?

Oh, and it doesn't stop there. Since there were no indoor bathroom/toilets in the homes at that time, Disney decided NOT to put any washrooms anywhere in the Liberty Square land. The washrooms located along the walkway connecting Liberty Square and Adventureland is technically in Adventureland. And the washroom in Columbia Harbor House restaurant is situated only at one very back corner of the restaurant - making it technically in Fantasyland!

Details... attention to details...

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

Hey Moonbie, looks like Tink isn't the only one who suffers from weird-eye syndrome. Look at Peter Pan!

Creepy! He looks like The Joker!

 

[ZapperZ]

OK, I don't have any intention of collecting Chicken Little's pins... yet! But this is an opening day pin, being sold only at the Disney Studios Store in Burbank, CA, with a limited edition of only 500. If the movie becomes a humongous hit, I have $5 that says this pin will be one of the most sought-after pins around.

It should pass your cute meter, Moonbie and Evo. :) I like the fact that it's shapped like an egg.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904237.jpg

 

[Moonbear]

I think I'm going to have to see that movie. I can't get over the fact that Chicken Little looks like an egghead. And I'm really curious to find out what that three-eyed, hairy thing Chicken Little is holding is. I'm pretty sure I don't remember any 3-eyed hairy things in the original story.

 

[ZapperZ]

I think I'm going to have to see that movie. I can't get over the fact that Chicken Little looks like an egghead. And I'm really curious to find out what that three-eyed, hairy thing Chicken Little is holding is. I'm pretty sure I don't remember any 3-eyed hairy things in the original story.

I would suggest that if you're going to see the movie anyway, look and see if there's any theater near you that's showing it in digital 3D. Might as well get the full treatment that it was designed for. That's what I'm going to do.

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

I would suggest that if you're going to see the movie anyway, look and see if there's any theater near you that's showing it in digital 3D. Might as well get the full treatment that it was designed for. That's what I'm going to do.
Zz.

I live in the middle of college-town nowhere. I highly doubt there's a theater that will have digital 3D, but I'll look.

 

[ZapperZ]

I live in the middle of college-town nowhere. I highly doubt there's a theater that will have digital 3D, but I'll look.

It's might be unlikely that it will still be playing all over in January (unless it becomes a monster hit), but if it is, we might be able to see it at the theaters in Downtown Disney. I would guess that that's as likely as place as any that would show this in 3D.

We may have to drag Evo along kicking and screaming... :)

Zz.

 

[Evo]

It should pass your cute meter, Moonbie and Evo. :) I like the fact that it's shapped like an egg.

Yep, that's a cute one. You know what I like.

I agree with MB on tink's eyes. I was thinking wandering eye syndrome.

 

[Math Is Hard]

Out of curiousity, has Tinkerbell always been drawn so "chunky" or has she been working out in recent years? I always thought of her as the slender pixie, but everything I've seen recently has her looking very buff...sort of like an olympic figure skater...so I don't mean in the fat sense, but the sense of how a short woman with lots of muscles looks.

The animators modeled her figure based on Marilyn Monroe's (at least that's what I've heard), back when curvier women were in vogue.

 

[ZapperZ]

The animators modeled her figure based on Marilyn Monroe's (at least that's what I've heard), back when curvier women were in vogue.

I think I posted this already, but no harm repeating.

The connection between Tink and Marilyn Monroe is actually a myth. The Disney Insider had a full story on the origin of Tinkerbell's animation at Disney...

http://disney.go.com/inside/issues/stories/v050920.html

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Secrets of the Haunted Mansion

Just in time for Halloween, I almost flipped when I found this website. Not only does it have all the secret of the Haunted Mansion attraction at Disneyland and WDW, but, get this, they even have the full layout of both attractions! It is an unbelievable site, and I don't even want to know how they got it.

I don't know how long this site will be up till Disney hears about it, but if you want to see it, see it now before it goes away...

http://www.grimghosts.com/secrets/SCindex.html

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone! This is a terrific picture from WDW, courtesy of rainfully from WDWmagic.com. Thanks rainfully!

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

OK, so now Moonbie has made me pay way too much attention to Tink's eyes. Here's another one. This is a lanyard medal to be released tomorrow. Just LOOK at her BIG eyes!

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10025291.jpg

 

[Moonbear]

OK, so now Moonbie has made me pay way too much attention to Tink's eyes. Here's another one. This is a lanyard medal to be released tomorrow. Just LOOK at her BIG eyes!

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10025291.jpg

Okay, it's an improvement on the other ones; she definitely doesn't look scary. But, but, but, ...I never knew Tink was such a naughty girl...well, maybe mischievous, but she's looking very, very naughty there. What's with the bedroom eyes?

 

[Math Is Hard]

Okay, it's an improvement on the other ones; she definitely doesn't look scary. But, but, but, ...I never knew Tink was such a naughty girl...well, maybe mischievous, but she's looking very, very naughty there. What's with the bedroom eyes?

No doubt! Looks like she's about to sing "Santa Baby".

 

[ZapperZ]

Today is the final day the historic El Capitan theater in Hollywood will be showing Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas. Each showing of the film is accompanied by a panel discussion, including the movie director himself.

The link below shows picture from one of this event. Looks like it would have been a blast to be at one of these...

http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID509730.asp

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Disney is putting a lot of its eggs into the Chicken Little basket. It is the first movie out of its new animation division that no longer has any hand-drawn animators, it is trying to get out of the slump of box-office bomb, and it is trying to push digital animation. That's a lot to put onto the shoulder of one little chicken whose main worry is that the sky is falling.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051030/ap_en_bu/3d_movie_comeback

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

This is the last pin being released as part of Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, which ends today. This is a very cute scarecrow Mickey pin.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904429.jpg

 

[ZapperZ]

Wired looks at the technological advances at Disney's theme parks, especially the amazing Turtle Talk with Crush. This should give you an idea at how amazing this attraction is.

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,69297,00.html

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

DisneyQuest was tried as a small, stand-alone Disney attraction, but one in Chicago was unable to sustain itself without a major theme park to draw guests, and plans for a third in Philadelphia were scrapped in mid-production.

I can't believe you alone didn't visit enough to keep the place running well in the black!

 

[ZapperZ]

The BIG news bomb of the day is the report from the NYTimes that Steve Jobs is ready to sell Pixar for the "right amount". In all of this, there's even MORE riding on Chicken Little. Things are just happening all at once here.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/31/news/midcaps/pixar_disney/

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

I can't believe you alone didn't visit enough to keep the place running well in the black!

I couldn't use my Annual Pass to get into it. Go figure!

:)

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

This pin has collecting frenzy double-coupon written all over it.

Being released on Nov. 1st is a Star Wars Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith pin. The previous Star Wars pins were snapped up like nobody's business, and I don't expect anything less with this one (even though the movie was a major disappointment). So you have pin collectors and Star Wars collectors out to get this one. I fully expect this to appear on ebay with the next 48 hours.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904390.jpg

 

[ZapperZ]

OK, I'll admit it. I'm a sucker for the It's A Small World attraction. I can't remember being at WDW and not going on it even once. And while I don't actually collect all of the pins attributed to this attraction, I do have a few. So this is why I am so looking forward to getting this one in January. It's an open edition pin, and it has the cute factor cranked up pretty high.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904255.jpg

 

[ZapperZ]

Man rides Disney's Haunted Mansion for 999 times!

I am so glad to hear that I'm not the only one who doesn't have a life! :)

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-bk-ride103105,0,725332.story?coll=orl-business-headlines

It's neat that he got to do the 999'th ride on Halloween.

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

January Operating Hours Are Out!

For those who are going to be at the Magical Place in January, the operating hours are out! This includes the designation of which WDW theme park will have the Extra Magical Hours for guests who are staying at Disney resorts (including non-Disney hotels on WDW grounds). These Magical Hours are either early in the morning 2 hours before the theme park officially opens, or extra hours late in the evening after the theme park closes.

Note that for Epcot, the World Showcase does not open until 11:00 am.

SUNDAY JAN 1, 2006

Magic Kingdom 9:00 am - 12:00 am (Extra Magic Hours)
Epcot 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Animal Kingdom 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Disney/MGM Studios 9:00 am - 8:00 pm


MONDAY JAN 2, 2006 (ZapperZ's Birthday!)

Magic Kingdom 9.00 am - 11:00 pm
Epcot 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Animal Kingdom 9:00 am - 6:00 pm (Extra Magic Hours)
Disney/MGM Studios 9:00 am - 8:00 pm (Extra Magic Hours)


TUESDAY JAN 3, 2006

Magic Kingdom 9:00 am - 10:00 pm
Epcot 9:00 am - 9:00 pm (Extra Magic Hours)
Animal Kingdom 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Disney/MGM Studios 9:00 am - 8:00 pm


WEDNESDAY JAN 4, 2006

Magic Kingdom 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Epcot 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Animal Kingdom 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Extra Magic Hours)
Disney/MGM Studios 9:00 am - 8:00 pm


THURSDAY JAN 5, 2006

Magic Kingdom 9:00 am - 9:00 pm (Extra Magic Hours)
Epcot 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Animal Kingdom 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Disney/MGM Studios 9:00 am - 8:00 pm


FRIDAY JAN 6, 2006

Magic Kingdom 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Epcot 9:00 am - 9:00 pm (Extra Magic Hours)
Animal Kingdom 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Disney/MGM Studios 9:00 am - 8:00 pm


SATURDAY JAN 7, 2006

Magic Kingdom 9:00 am - 10:00 pm
Epcot 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Animal Kingdom 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Disney/MGM Studios 9:00 am - 8:00 pm (Extra Magic Hours)


SUNDAY JAN 8, 2006

Magic Kingdom 9:00 am - 8:00 pm (Extra Magic Hours)
Epcot 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Animal Kingdom 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Disney/MGM Studios 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

I can't wait!

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

We had a halloween parade in my neighborhood yesterday evening (of course). It has become quite an event that started out very small only about 5 or 6 years ago. Now they block off about 5 blocks of Halsted Street for this parade.

Anyway, I went to watch the parade, but I also got a little bit "dressed" up. I wore my golden Mickey Ears hat (natch!), the large Mickey hands (very good at keeping my hands warm), and I wore two lighted Disney pin/medallion on my jacket. It isn't much, but several people stopped us along the way asking where we got the gold Mickey Ears hat. Naturally, most people have not seen this before unless they've been to Disney World or Disneyland since May of this year.

Needless to say, we had a lot of fun talking to people. I couldn't believe how many Disney fans there were, and they were more than happy to come by and chat with you about it.

After the parade, a group of us went to have some dinner (at my favorite Vietnamese restaurant that serves THE BEST pho anywhere!). Even the restaurant owner wanted to know where we got our Mickey Ears hat! :)

On the way back from the restaurant, while we're walking along the sidewalk, we passed a couple of ladies sitting by the front window at a bar having drinks, and one of them was wearing a Minnie hat! We stopped right at the window and wave at them while pointing to our hats. It took her a second to recognize the hats and she and her girlfriend started to wave at us too while pointing to her own hat.

We walked home with smiles on our faces...

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

These are the list of theaters that will be showing Disney's Chicken Little in Digital 3D:

http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10024480.asp?Headline=1&Date=11/1/2005&Section=

Looks like you're out of luck, Moonbie dear. :(

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

These are the list of theaters that will be showing Disney's Chicken Little in Digital 3D:

http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10024480.asp?Headline=1&Date=11/1/2005&Section=

Looks like you're out of luck, Moonbie dear. :(

Zz.

See, told you so. Nothing even in Pittsburgh. Looks like the two closest locations would be Philadelphia or Columbus...should I try convincing Russ or Gokul that I need to visit and drag them off to see Chicken Little with me? I think it would be more fun to ask Russ, just to see the expression on his face right before he says, "Hell no!"

When does it start? I'll be in DC next week for two days (though I haven't gotten any sort of schedule for the workshop I'm attending to know if I have free evenings or not...I'm a little concerned that it isn't organized enough to get a schedule out to participants in advance ).

 

[ZapperZ]

Chicken Little starts on November 4th, this Friday. So next week would be perfect if you can get to one of the theaters in DC.

Humm... DC, eh? I'm going to Hawaii in 2 weeks for a symposium. It's a tough gig, but someone had to do it.

:)

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

Humm... DC, eh? I'm going to Hawaii in 2 weeks for a symposium. It's a tough gig, but someone had to do it.

I never get to go to really nice places for conferences. The one conference that used to be held at a very nice resort location in FL decided to move to Whistler, BC. I think I need to change fields to one that has conferences in places like Hawaii. They never told me that was important when I was in grad school. So, yeah, DC. I'm not staying for the conference, just a pre-conference workshop. I just couldn't justify to myself staying in DC for a full week when I was only interested in the workshop and the last day or so of the meeting. I doubt I'll really have free evenings, even if the workshop leaves them open...probably will be doing the dinner with colleagues thing.

 

[ZapperZ]

A little bit on the technical aspect of the 3D animation process in producing Disney's Chicken Little.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/national/13040871.htm

Zz.