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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The other major news that came out of the Expedition Everest press release were the announcement regarding the renovations at The Living Seas and a new Broadway musical.

The Seas with Nemo & Friends, opening fall 2006 at Epcot, will be a whimsical and visually stunning attraction in The Living Seas pavilion featuring technology that for all appearances has the stars of "Finding Nemo" swimming amid the live marine life of the huge aquarium in an adventure that picks up where the motion picture left off.

"Finding Nemo--The Musical," debuting late 2006 at Disney's Animal Kingdom, will bring the undersea world that charmed audiences in the Disney presentation of the Pixar Animation Studios film "Finding Nemo" to life in an all-new stage spectacular featuring original songs by Tony Award-winning "Avenue Q" composer Robert Lopez and a cappella musical "Along the Way" composer Kristen Anderson-Lopez.

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They released a surprise pin at the World of Disney store in New York city today.

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Various TV programs on Expedition Everest starting this coming Sunday. Don't miss them!

:)

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/local/orl-everesttv06apr07,0,4303875.story

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A fun-looking pin to be released tomorrow:

The Walt Disney World® Resort Pin Trading Team held a "Create-A-Pin" contest for Cast Members in late 2005. Six winning entries were selected following a rigourous review process by the Pin Team and Disney Design Group Artists. Three pins will be Open Edition and three will be Limited Edition. The winning designs were selected based on originality, creativity, aesthetics, spirit and spirit of design. This six pin collection will be released throughout 2006.

This Limited Edition pin was designed by Jon Pinto. The pin features Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Donald Duck and Goofy attempting to get through a door at one time. Mickey, Donald and Goofy's heads are pins-on-pin.

Jon will be signing his pin at a special Artist Signing Event on Sunday, April 9, 2006 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This event will be held at Disney's Pin Traders located at the Downtown Disney® Marketplace. All Guests are invited to attend.

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Conservation International & Disney Discover New Species In The 'Realm of the Yeti'.

http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=1109

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OK, another Disney trivia!

Name the 'event' and the location that it is held where you get to see these lovely "creatures".

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Latest announcement that the Disney Magical Express will continue to be complimentary, and family suites are coming to Disney's All Star Music resort.

http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=1113

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Being released today at Disneyland is a jumbo pin. It depicts the Partners sculpture in front of the Sleeping Beauty castle.

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Don't forget, if you have the Travel Channel, tonight is the beginning of a series of documentaries associated with Expedition Everest.

8pm Eastern on The Travel Channel..."EXPEDITION EVEREST: JOURNEY INTO SACRED LANDS"...Expedition Everest follows an amazing quest for detail as Joe Rohde, Creative Executive for Walt Disney Imagineering, travels through Nepal to study every nuance of its culture, architecture and customs.

Providing unprecedented coverage of this artist's journey to reveal the secrets of a complex and unique region, Expedition Everest covers the miles traveled to research and replicate so accurately the culture, architecture and customs of Nepal for Disney newest attraction.

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This site appears to have the "official" video of the opening ceremony of Expedition Everest. It includes a preview of all the upcoming specials on EE that have been scheduled, including the one tonight on the Travel Channel.

It's a long video (25 mins), but WORTH IT. Just be warning that you do get to see a little bit on what is going on in the ride, so if you want to be surprised by it, DON'T VIEW IT.

http://www.knockoutdigital.com/everestgrandopening/

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ZapperZ said:
This site appears to have the "official" video of the opening ceremony of Expedition Everest. It includes a preview of all the upcoming specials on EE that have been scheduled, including the one tonight on the Travel Channel.

It is on the Travel Channel NOW!

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Did you miss the Travel Channel documentary? If you did, you missed one terrific show.

Since most of us have never been in that part of the world, we do not have any sort of reference on how an authentic vilage or building looks like. Now we know. What the Disney imagineers have built is now even more amazing in light of what has been shown.

So now, tonight it is the Science Channel turn to show the building of Expedition Everest attraction.

At 9p Eastere Time, April 10, on the Science Channel..."BUILDING A THRILL RIDE EXPEDITION EVEREST"...Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the technology, engineering and creativity harnessed to build one of the most elaborate thrill rides in theme park history � "Expedition Everest" at Disney's Animal Kingdom. See the transformation of a five-acre sleepy cow pasture into a 200-foot mountain and Nepalese village. This special reveals the step-by-step creative process behind the construction, culminating in the unveiling of the replica of one of the most mystical and majestic mountains in the world. Viewers will also meet the revered protector of the mountain, the Yeti, brought to life through awe-inspiring technology and painstaking detail, down to the individual strands of hair in the creature's pelt.

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If you intend to drive around Walt Disney World resort, BE FOREWARNED!

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-disneytickets0806apr08,0,2139985.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-state

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ZapperZ said:
If you intend to drive around Walt Disney World resort, BE FOREWARNED!

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-disneytickets0806apr08,0,2139985.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-state

Zz.
You have to read ALL the way to the end of the story to see why this was started a few years ago. Apparently, it's the employees that are a major problem speeding through the property. They're not picking on confused tourists who just make a last minute turn without a signal, or an illegal U-turn when they miss that turn. :wink:
 
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Still, I'm not going to be speeding to pick you up at the Beach Club just because I had to have another free refill during breakfast at Saratoga Springs.

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Disney to Make 4 ABC Shows Free Online... if you can tolerate commercials. If not, pay for them from iTunes.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060410/ap_on_bi_ge/walt_disney_abc_shows

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OK, now this is new...

To be released tomorrow, a pair of "sandals" pins! I've never seen anything like it before.

Zz.

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So wait, if you think MY Disney addiction is bad, I am nowhere even CLOSE to this guy!

http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060409/COLUMNISTS01/604090325/-1/RSS

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Don't forget that tonight, at 9 pm Eastern, on the Science Channel, is the documentary on the building of Expedition Everest!

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Winnie the Pooh Celebrates 80th Birthday with Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame TODAY!

http://laughingplace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=1116

If anyone is going, can you take pictures? :)

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Will he have his paw prints in the cement? I didn't know they recognized cartoon characters on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Those folks in Hollywood do know they're not real, right? :biggrin:
 
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Moonbear said:
Will he have his paw prints in the cement? I didn't know they recognized cartoon characters on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Those folks in Hollywood do know they're not real, right? :biggrin:

WAIT... what... do... you... mean... that they're not real??!

<clutches his Pooh Bear plush>

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In honor of Winnie the Pooh's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, here is a pin of our lovable bear. This, incidentally, is from the Cast Lanyard pin series #3, and something that I've been looking for the past year. :(

Zz.

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To be released tomorrow at the Disneyland Resort is a spectacular pin. We like shiny, glittery objects!

Zz.

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ZapperZ said:
OK, another Disney trivia!

Name the 'event' and the location that it is held where you get to see these lovely "creatures".

Zz.

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No one answered this. :(

These lovable creatures can be found in a wonderful night time spectacle called SpectroMagic parade at the Magic Kingdom.

If you wish to see the complete video of this parade that I taped about a year ago, you can check out the link here (it is already in my signature):

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3847315524049135348

The download version has a better video quality than the streaming version.

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Good news coming out of Hong Kong Disneyland seems to be very scarce, and this is no exception.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/custom/tourism/orl-bk-hkdisney041006,0,5785833.story

Just what exactly ARE they doing over there?

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The latest interview with Disney CEO Robert Iger.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orl-talking1106apr11,0,5319778.story

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The Administrative Professional Day is on the 26th of this month. The pins for this day have already been released. The first one is released at WDW, while the second one at Disneyland.

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Winnie the Pooh received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday. Many major dignitaries showed up. But there appears to be something brewing here... It is who that didn't show up that's making a lot of news, especialy among the diehard Disney and Winnie the Pooh fans.

Both Christopher Robin and Piglet were conspicuously missing! We know of Disney's plan of replacing Christopher Robin with a young girl, but Piglet??! People are worried that they may also write Piglet off! If this is true, it would be horrible!

http://www.forbes.com/2006/04/12/disney-pooh-iger-cx_po_0412autofacescan01.html

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ZapperZ said:
Winnie the Pooh received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday. Many major dignitaries showed up. But there appears to be something brewing here... It is who that didn't show up that's making a lot of news, especialy among the diehard Disney and Winnie the Pooh fans.

Both Christopher Robin and Piglet were conspicuously missing! We know of Disney's plan of replacing Christopher Robin with a young girl, but Piglet??! People are worried that they may also write Piglet off! If this is true, it would be horrible!

http://www.forbes.com/2006/04/12/disney-pooh-iger-cx_po_0412autofacescan01.html

Zz.

More evidence of the missing Piglet!

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/04/12/pooh.star.ap/index.html
http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20060412/114487554000.html

At least the often-ignored and left-out Rabbit was there.

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How can you not have a Piglet? That's just terrible.
 
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OH BROTHER!

Another death has been reported on Mission Space.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orl-bk-disneydeath041206,0,441409.story?coll=orl-news-headlines

This is the 2nd death in a year related to this attraction.

I believe this ride has been tamed down from when it first started. Many people that I've talked to who were on the preview and the early months after this was open has mentioned that they feel that it is not the same one today. I went on it when they still didn't have barf bags and it was intense.

I still strongly recommend this attraction, but NOT to people who are susceptible to motion sickness. Obviously, after this, I may have to include other criteria for people to not go on this attraction.

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To be released tomorrow at Disneyland is the Happiest Balloon On Earth pin. It depicts a Mickey hot air balloon. This large pin, believe it or not, is an open edition pin!

I hope there are still a few left when I get there.

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