Disney World PF Gathering and Tips for Disney Mania!

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In summary: This couscous and tagine restaurant is quite popular and usually has a long wait. Try coming at night when it’s less crowded.9. Yacht Club at the Epcot resort – This club has a beautiful view of the fireworks show at Epcot. However, this is a “resort” so it’s quite pricey. You may be able to get in if you call the club in advance and ask if there are any openings.10. The Living Seas – Usually there are long lines for this aquarium, but it’s worth the wait. You get to see all kinds of neat fish and amphibians.
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tribdog said:
Moonbear call him now. It will save you a plane ticket.
:smile: I already have the plane ticket booked though, and I really have to use it just to see how the Disney Magical Express magically transports my luggage to my room without me needing to wait at baggage claim! :biggrin:
 
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Moonbear said:
Cool! I can't wait! I was just telling my sister all about it (with the promise that I will not help her pick out a new computer if she tells Mom that I'm going to be in FL without planning to visit).

Oooh.. you naughty daughter you! :)

Well, I've been hyperventilating for the past few minutes before I just saw this picture:

http://www.laughingplace.com/showpic.asp?filename=http://laughingplace.com/files/live/big/0001344-579519.jpg&caption=Christmas+mouse+ears+at+Disneyland

They have a freaking Christmas Mouse Ears hat at Disneyland! Damn it! I can't stand it!

<hyperventilate some more thinking about it>

Zz.
 
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They might have thought about taking a picture of a cuter kid to show off the hat though. :bugeye: Any chance there'll be any special New Year's hats at DisneyWorld when we get there?
 
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moonbear said:
I already have the plane ticket booked though, and I really have to use it just to see how the Disney Magical Express magically transports my luggage to my room without me needing to wait at baggage claim!
there is nothing magical about it. Slave labor. chipmunks and little blue birds forced to carry bags weighing many times their weight.
 
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Moonbear said:
They might have thought about taking a picture of a cuter kid to show off the hat though. :bugeye: Any chance there'll be any special New Year's hats at DisneyWorld when we get there?
It's Agustus Gloop
 
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Moonbear said:
They might have thought about taking a picture of a cuter kid to show off the hat though. :bugeye:

It's a face that only a mother could love... :)

Any chance there'll be any special New Year's hats at DisneyWorld when we get there?

I can only hope, but unfortunately, my feelers out there are not telling me much, so I don't know. I would settle for this Mouse Ears hat, but I don't know if this is just a Disneyland thing.

Zz.
 
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This is another "Awwwww..." moment. More New Year's pins are being announced for release on New Year's eve. This one is right on the money.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904554.jpg
 
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Don't look now, but Pixar has new competitors. Wonder how this will play out in their negotiatons with Disney...

http://www.sacunion.com/pages/entertainment/articles/7053

Zz.
 
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Wow! This almost makes me want to do a Disney cruise during the holiday season!

http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=739

Zz.
 
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My Disney Tree

So here's a few pictures of my Disney tree. It's a tall, thin one, mainly because I do not want a second large tree in the house - that would be way too much. In any case, the focus is definitely on the ornaments, and not on the tree.

This is the "front" view of the tree.

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5905/tree14hq.jpg


This is a close-up view of the front of the tree.

tree28lk.jpg



And finally, this is the "back" of the tree as one walks through the hallway.

tree34wt.jpg


The sad thing is that I didn't even use all of my Disney ornaments. I have enough to decorate another tree. And oh, there's a Hidden Tweety in this Disney tree (I know, sacrilege!). Each time I tell that to people looking at it, they all end up forgetting everything and spent countless minutes hunting for it.

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Walt Disney Day 2005

On December 5, 1986, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed that this date each year is Walt Disney Day. To mark this day this year, a special commemorative pin will be released.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10903613.jpg
 
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With the Chronicles of Narnia about to be released, pins of this movie are starting to appear. This is one of the better one. It's a spinner, with the lion appearing on the other side.

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10931670.jpg
 
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Good god! What else can happen here?

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-mcfbriefs05_305dec05,0,394599.story

I've traveled this stretch MANY times, and you have to make AN EFFORT to go off the road, traveled through the patch of grass and embankment, and get into the water! I can only think that the guy may had either a heart attack or a stroke while driving.

Zz.
 
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ZapperZ said:
Good god! What else can happen here?

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-mcfbriefs05_305dec05,0,394599.story

I've traveled this stretch MANY times, and you have to make AN EFFORT to go off the road, traveled through the patch of grass and embankment, and get into the water! I can only think that the guy may had either a heart attack or a stroke while driving.

Zz.
Note that it said he died when he careened off the road and into the lake, not after or as a result of it. So, yeah, I'd agree with your guess that something must have happened for him to have lost control of the vehicle and whatever that was is likely what killed him, not the accident itself.
 
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Guide to the Holidays at Walt Disney World 2005

This is a very good and comprehensive guide to all the festivities this year at Walt Disney World.

http://www.laughingplace.com/Page-WDW-Holidays2005.asp

They also have lots of pictures already taken at this year's festivities. And Moonbie dear, if we have the stamina and energy, we might want to do Resort hopping to look at the decorations and maybe the Gingerbread houses at each of the major resorts.

Zz.
 
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ZapperZ said:
This is a very good and comprehensive guide to all the festivities this year at Walt Disney World.
http://www.laughingplace.com/Page-WDW-Holidays2005.asp
They also have lots of pictures already taken at this year's festivities. And Moonbie dear, if we have the stamina and energy, we might want to do Resort hopping to look at the decorations and maybe the Gingerbread houses at each of the major resorts.
Zz.
I don't know about an old fogey like you, but I have no problem with stamina and energy! :-p

My experiments the next two weeks will be the perfect sort of "boot camp" for Disney...on my feet for most of my waking hours (and a lot of my non-waking hours) for days at a time! I just realized I scheduled myself for a 24 hour shift on this experiment :eek:...though part of it is "on-call" for when things get exciting...theoretically, it's possible that I'd need to be there for all 24 hours, but if I am, the experiment will also be over within 24 hours and I can go sleep the rest of the week.
 
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They have listed a bunch of pins to be released right after the new year. None yet to be released on the 1st of the year, but these will be out on the 3rd. So we will be there for their release. And Moonbie, there's a Chipmunk pin!

Zz.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904341.jpg

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10904343.jpg
 
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Walt Disney World Chirstmas Parade TV Special Info

From the Disney press announcement:


For the fifth consecutive year, Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, (Live with Regis and Kelly) host Walt Disney World's 22nd Annual Christmas Day Parade telecast from the heart of the Magic Kingdom, with special performances from the Disneyland Resort in California. Philbin has hosted more Walt Disney World Christmas Day parades than anyone else, while Kelly Ripa also stars on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith. Ryan Seacrest (Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2006) will lead the parade and concert performances from Disneyland Resort.

For more than two decades, the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade has been a family tradition featuring Disney's most cherished characters including: Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Pinocchio, Princesses Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Ariel and Jasmine, as well as the Disney Channel's favorite Bear from Bear in the Big Blue House, Stanley, the Little Einsteins, The Wiggles, characters from JoJo's Circus and others.

The special will highlight a variety of celebrity appearances and musical performances including: Star War's Hayden Christensen; country superstar band Lonestar; acclaimed model, actress and singer Vanessa Williams; The View's Star Jones; Mary Poppins' Julie Andrews; golf champion Tiger Woods; award-winning actor John O'Hurley, Dancing with the Stars; sister songstresses Aly and AJ; American Idol Fantasia; tween pop group The Cheetah Girls; and young stars of Disney's newest movie, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe -- Anna Popplewell, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes and William Moseley.

In addition to the parade's impressive list of performers, the 22nd Annual Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade will feature fanciful pageantry from Disney's globally renowned theme parks, including Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California. At the heart of the show, the Walt Disney World Christmas Parade takes center stage, with Disney favorites making their way down Main Street, U.S.A., in the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom.

Watch the Walt Disney World® Christmas Day Parade on ABC at its new time in your local area:

10:00 a.m. - NOON (EST)
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (CST)
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (MST)
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (PST)

Zz.
 
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New Disney DVD's being released today, most notable is the new collection (Vol 2) of Donald Duck Walt Disney Treasures!

Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald Volume Two: 1942-1946, Walt Disney Treasures: Elfego Baca and The Swamp Fox, Legendary Heroes, Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities, Celebrated Shorts: 1920s - 1960s, Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures Of Spin & Marty, That's So Raven: Raven's House Party, and The Proud Family Movie.

Zz.
 
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The most powerful woman in the entertainment industry comes from the Disney Corporation.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=1376042

Zz.
 
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Happy 80th Anniversary, Pooh Bear!

http://disney.go.com/inside/issues/stories/v051206.html

Zz.
 
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So...my tickets showed up in the mail today. :biggrin: They even came with a nifty luggage tag (not the magical express tags; those come separately).

I got certificate for some souvenier from Planet Hollywood, and a meal there too (a choice of three meals...one of the burgers and two other things...since those are overpriced there, that's the only way I'd get a burger there is with a certificate :biggrin:)...must be some promotion because that wasn't mentioned anywhere when I was booking stuff.

I was laughing so hard though...the plane tickets are in there, and they attach a note to them that says, "These are actual paper tickets..." :smile:
 
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When the DME tags arrives, you will be all set, Moonbie. And it's 24 more days. Do you have your Disney countdown on our Mac?

I've never been inside Planet Hollywood in Downtown Disney. We might just try it since you have free coupons to eat there. I think we get 10 or 20% discount as DVC members.

Zz.
 
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The Chronicles of Narnia opens this Friday in the US. For those who are not familiar with the book, this is a brief guide to the movie and the main characters.

http://www.laughingplace.com/Movie-Narnia.asp

Zz.
 
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ZapperZ said:
From the Disney press announcement:

"For the fifth consecutive year, Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, (Live with Regis and Kelly) host Walt Disney World's 22nd Annual Christmas Day Parade telecast from the heart of the Magic Kingdom, with special performances from the Disneyland Resort in California. Philbin has hosted more Walt Disney World Christmas Day parades than anyone else, while Kelly Ripa also stars on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith. Ryan Seacrest (Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2006) will lead the parade and concert performances from Disneyland Resort.

For more than two decades, the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade has been a family tradition featuring Disney's most cherished characters including: Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Pinocchio, Princesses Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Ariel and Jasmine, as well as the Disney Channel's favorite Bear from Bear in the Big Blue House, Stanley, the Little Einsteins, The Wiggles, characters from JoJo's Circus and others.

The special will highlight a variety of celebrity appearances and musical performances including: Star War's Hayden Christensen; country superstar band Lonestar; acclaimed model, actress and singer Vanessa Williams; The View's Star Jones; Mary Poppins' Julie Andrews; golf champion Tiger Woods; award-winning actor John O'Hurley, Dancing with the Stars; sister songstresses Aly and AJ; American Idol Fantasia; tween pop group The Cheetah Girls; and young stars of Disney's newest movie, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe -- Anna Popplewell, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes and William Moseley.

In addition to the parade's impressive list of performers, the 22nd Annual Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade will feature fanciful pageantry from Disney's globally renowned theme parks, including Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California. At the heart of the show, the Walt Disney World Christmas Parade takes center stage, with Disney favorites making their way down Main Street, U.S.A., in the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom.

Watch the Walt Disney World® Christmas Day Parade on ABC at its new time in your local area:

10:00 a.m. - NOON (EST)
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (CST)
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (MST)
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (PST)"

If you can't wait to see the broadcast, you can see pictures of the taping of this show that just occurred from people who were lucky enough to attend the taping.

http://www.wdwmagic.com/xmas.htm

Zz.
 
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ZapperZ said:
Oh no, oh no, oh no! Say it isn't so!

Disney is working on a new set of animated Winnie the Pooh series for the 80th Anniversary, and <horrors>, they might be replacing Christopher Robin with a 6-year old girl?!

NOOOOOO!

http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2005-12-06-winnie-the-pooh_x.htm

This is NOT a good idea, Disney! Not a good idea at all! Listen to me, don't do this!

Zz.

:eek: You can't just give a main character a sex change! Well, unless Christopher Robin has been pleading to be Robin Christopher. :bugeye: What are they thinking? :mad:
 
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Would you pay more than $2000 for a trip for 4 at WDW and be among the first to ride Expedition Everest when it opens next year? Well, obviously, someone would since the bidding for this has reached that level.

http://auctions.images.go.com/Images/I-Catalog/disneyauctions/categories/cat_themePark.html

I hate to break the news to this person - we Annual Passholders and DVC members will get an even earlier sneak preview of the attraction when it has its soft opening sometime in early spring. It it won't cost us anything other than what we paid for our passes already. :)

Zz.
 
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ZapperZ said:
Would you pay more than $2000 for a trip for 4 at WDW and be among the first to ride Expedition Everest when it opens next year? Well, obviously, someone would since the bidding for this has reached that level.

http://auctions.images.go.com/Images/I-Catalog/disneyauctions/categories/cat_themePark.html

I hate to break the news to this person - we Annual Passholders and DVC members will get an even earlier sneak preview of the attraction when it has its soft opening sometime in early spring. It it won't cost us anything other than what we paid for our passes already. :)

Zz.
It's just a dinner for 2! But, it's phrased that it's a benefit dinner...those are the sort where you get a $50 dinner, and the rest goes to charity, or something like that. Corporations will buy tickets for things like that. But, for me, no way! It doesn't even include airfare or the hotel, so you're spending that JUST for dinner! :bugeye:
 
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Moonbear said:
It's just a dinner for 2! But, it's phrased that it's a benefit dinner...those are the sort where you get a $50 dinner, and the rest goes to charity, or something like that. Corporations will buy tickets for things like that. But, for me, no way! It doesn't even include airfare or the hotel, so you're spending that JUST for dinner! :bugeye:

Yeah, I forgot to mention that it is to benefit a charity, which is nice of Disney to do. But I'm still sore at them from hearing of the possibility of Christopher Robin being replaced. That is just stupid. Several fan websites are already up in arms about this. [Example: the Disney Blog at http://thedisneyblog.typepad.com/ ]

If this really happens, I'm going to write a hate mail to them. And considering how much of my money I've spent at their property and buying their merchandise, they'd better listen, damn it!

:)

Zz.
 

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