Disney World PF Gathering and Tips for Disney Mania!

[Moonbear]

Back by popular demand! :!) :!) :!)

Woo hoo! It's back!

 

[ZapperZ]

Thanks Evo.

I will admit that I missed it. It is strange how something that is merely a "thread" on an open forum can somehow occupy a significant part of my consciousness. Losing it was like losing a friend (well, you all did know that I'm weird).

I'm hoping that this thread doesn't become a "ZapperZ's Blog", and that all you Disney fans will participate regularly. If not, it might suffer from the same fate that it did before.

Finally, I would like to thank all of you who wrote to me with your support. They DO mean a great deal to me.

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/static/pintrading/media/pins/10970957.jpg

Zz.

 

[Astronuc]

Yay! It's back!

This is an invaluable resource!

 

[ZapperZ]

Man, there's just way too many stuff to talk about. It's like seeing an old, long-lost friend. Where do we begin?

Let's start with Pirates of The Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest! Who has seen it? Did you like it? Did you like it more than the first?

While it did get mixed reviews, I thought it was better than the first. Capt. Jack is swishier than ever, and the action sequence was mind-boggling. Of course, the ending is so Empire Strikes Back!

We went to see it on opening day, wearing our pirate Mickey Ears hat that has a red bandana and an earing through one of Mickey's ears. People were stopping us wanting to know where we got it. We also bumped into others who wore the same hat! :)

It was a hoot!

Zz.

 

[Evo]

I haven't seen it yet, but I want to! I've heard it's great.

 

[Moonbear]

I haven't seen it yet either, but someone else I know who saw it really enjoyed it, but thought the first one was better...she thought this one was more slapstick and less of the witty, edgy Captain Jack that made the first one so great.

 

[Astronuc]

I saw Pirates of The Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest a couple of weeks ago. It was enjoyable.

Davy Jones and his crew are certainly interesting characters.


Ahoy - we need some pirate gifs. Arrr!

 

[Mattara]

So which are your favourite rides (or things too see)?

By the way, I would visit a Disney blog if you made one ZapperZ

 

[ZapperZ]

So which are your favourite rides (or things too see)?

Favorite rides/attractions? Now that's difficult. Let's see...

Magic Kingdom: Splash Mountain (the BEST themeing attraction), Thunder Mountain Railroad, Mickey's Philharmagic, and of course, the Dumbo ride.

Epcot: Soarin' and Test Track.

Disney/MGM Studios : Tower of Terror (this is THE BEST themed attraction anywhere in the whole Walt Disney World).

Animal Kingdom: Expedition Everest, Primeval Whirl, Dinosaur, It's Tough to be a Bug.

By the way, I would visit a Disney blog if you made one ZapperZ

There are already way too many Disney blogs out there. Besides, this is more "interactive". :)

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

During the "hiatus" of this thread, I made an amazing Disney trip. It was my Mini Grand Tour, where the vacation started off at Disneyland in California, and then continued on to Orlando at the Walt Disney World, all in a single vacation trip. Some of you have seen the trip report, but for those who haven't, and wish to read about it and see the pictures, you're welcome to check it out here:

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=76110

I think you can read it without having to be a member of that forum.

Zz.

 

[Mattara]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=702865422117047434&q=IllumiNations

Amazing ZapperZ! I just loved the fireworks :D

 

[ZapperZ]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=702865422117047434&q=IllumiNations

Amazing ZapperZ! I just loved the fireworks :D

If you think that's good, you should look at Wishes.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=538135385302248841&hl=en

This is the show that Moonbie and I sat too close to the Castle when we both were there last. I was so embarassed for my misjudgement that I was determined to capture it on video the next time I'm there just to show her what she missed.

As with IllumiNations, I stripped the live track and replaced it with the actual music, synchronized with the video. So you won't hear people talking and babies crying in the background.

Enjoy!

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Disney has announced that they will wave any fees for rebooking or cancellations due to hurricanes and hurricane warnings.

http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=1295

Note however, that the Walt Disney World Resort is the only theme park and resort recognized by NOAA as a StormReady community. It is why many Florida residents from the coastlines, and even emergency workers, stay at the Disney resorts during severe weather/hurricanes.

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Can't have the Disney thread back without talking about... Disney Pins!

This September, yours truly will be attending his second pin event. This pin event, to be held at Epcot, has been themed "It All Started With... Walt!" A number of event-exclusive pins will be released at that time, including several that are just out-of-this-world. The complete list of pins for this event is listed here:

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/eventPins?id=13544

Zz.

 

[Evo]

I'm So Happy This Thread Is Back! :!) :!) :!)

 

[JamesU]

This has to be the longest on-topic thread ever

 

[Astronuc]

I just watched IllumiNations and Wishes. WOW!

Great Zz!

This has to be the longest on-topic thread ever

Probably the "Happiest Thread" too! Well what would one expect from a thread about Disney?

 

[Math Is Hard]

Hooray for the return of the Disney Thread!

 

[ZapperZ]

I just watched IllumiNations and Wishes. WOW!

Great Zz!

Hey, I'm so glad you like them. Those two are my two most favorite attractions in the evening at WDW (the other being the SpectroMagic Parade). I never, ever, fail to see either of them at least once on each trip. As good as they may appear in the video, the actual show is 10 times better. So maybe that's an incentive for people to go see them live! :)

Probably the "Happiest Thread" too! Well what would one expect from a thread about Disney?

And I think that was what I missed the most when it was gone - the "happiness". It sounds corny, I know, but it did bring joy and happiness, at least to me, and I tried to make the thread the same way in the hope that people who can actually tolerate my disney obsession will feel the same way. In this very small slice of the cyberworld, it's a chance to be silly, and be a child once again without all the worries that we carry along with us as adults.

.. now where did I put my golden Mickey Ears hat?

Zz.

 

[Astronuc]

It sounds corny,

Hey, I like corny.

Thanks for sharing the joy, Zz! Quite inspirational.

 

[ZapperZ]

So, we still have no pictures since this thread was resurrected. I'm thinking of what would be appropriate to kick this off, and no matter what I considered, it is only fitting that the two icons of Disney get displayed first. Since my last trip involved both Disneyland and Walt Disney World, I picked an icon from each of those two parks as my first showing. Both of these were taken during that trip (May/June 2005).

So Ladies and Gentlement, I present to you, Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland, and Cinderella's Castle at The Magic Kingdom!

Zz.

 

[Mattara]

It is very pretty although I sort of have something against the bright pink

 

[ZapperZ]

A rare mistake on the Disney Pin website!

This page advertizes the Gasp, Grasp, & Go collection. But look at the Soarin - Mickey Mouse pin link. It displays instead a Chip 'N Dale pin in what appears to be a Halloween themed pin!

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/pin?id=18263

I wonder how long before they realize this mistake? :)

Zz.

 

[Mattara]

I am pretty sure that someone sent them an email about it? :)

 

[ZapperZ]

Not me! I love it when they screw up like this, because they tend to have such high standards that these things do not happen very often.

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

It is very pretty although I sort of have something against the bright pink

Then you can wait for it to turn blue. The castle itself isn't pink, it's white, with blue turrets, but at night, they illuminate it with lights in changing colors. I didn't remember the changing colors from when I was a kid, so either I had forgotten, or that's a relatively recent addition. I still always wished they had done up the inside with things like ballrooms and bedrooms and very glittery so you could believe you really walked into a fairy-tale princess' castle (even if it were done in a small scale mostly only to look big to the kids).

 

[ZapperZ]

October 1st, 2006 marks the 35th year Anniversary of the Walt Disney World in Orlando (yeah, they celebrate even 35 years of something). To mark that occassion, WDW is releasing a set of 35 pins commemorating each significant events at the theme park during the last 35 years. Of course, these pins are not being released all at once - it will be done over a period of several months, which is torture for us who do not live in Orlando.

And get this, at the end of the release period, a full 35+1 framed set will be sold, which includes all of the 35 pins released, and 1 completer pin that can only be obtained with the framed set (of course!). Only 100 of these framed sets will be released.

I will definitely not be getting all of these pins (mainly because I don't live in Orlando), but there are a few good ones that we will be hunting for when we're there that have already been relased, such as these:

I have always loved pins like this, especially this one that has the retro WDW sign.
http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10945561.jpg

Since Chuck collects Donald pins, the next three will be at the top of our hunting list.
http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10945565.jpg

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10945574.jpg

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10946045.jpg

Do we still have Chip 'N Dale fans here? :)
http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10945571.jpg

Zz.

 

[Evo]

The last two are my favorites.

 

[ZapperZ]

The last two are my favorites.

I like that last Donald pin as well. Anything showing Donald with his attitude is always a favorite. He is the most distinctive of all the Fab 5.

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Why We Should Have A PF Gathering At Walt Disney World

We should have a PF gathering at WDW because of my selfish reason. I wanted to do this when Moonbie came along with us, but I think we would have died of over-eating (not to mention, high cholesterol) if only the 3 of us sat down to eat this.

Ladies and Gentlemen, there is a ice-cream dish called THE KITCHEN SINK at Beaches and Cream ice cream store at the boardwalk at WDW. This thing is served in an actual kitchen sink. It has a scoop of EVERY flavor ice cream that the store has. It is then topped with every toppings that they have, including fudge, strawberries, caramel, pineapple, almonds, Oreos, and Snickers chunks. They then covered it with a WHOLE CAN of whipped cream and topped it with a bunch of cherries.

Supposedly, when it is served, the wait staff flicker the lights and announce to the rest of the customers "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the largest sundae we serve, and we're serving it right over here!"

Here are pictures of the Kitchen Sink that I got from various online sites:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/504/70115DIS_100_0508a.jpg

http://www.flight108.com/mickey/images/sink1.jpg

So, we need at least 12 people to be able to finish thing. That's why we should have a PF Gathering there. I figure that if we could get Moonbie, Evo, both of Evo's spawns, that'll make 6. Maybe Ivan and Tsu could come, so that'll be 8. What about Integral and family, plus Astronuc and family? That'll be more than 12! We could devour the whole thing easily!

C'mon, what do you say?

Zz.

P.S. I love the part where they make it look as if the ice cream is pouring out of the spigot! :)

 

[ZapperZ]

Another new video is now online. This is a newer and better version of SpectroMagic, the night time spectacular parade at the Magic Kingdom. This is my most favorite parade anywhere in Walt Disney World.

I have uploaded an earlier version of SpectroMagic, videotaped about 3 years ago. This one is different because (i) it was taped with a better-quality camcorder (ii) it is in widescreeen and (iii) it views the parade from the opposite side of the first one, so this time, you get to see the Donald side at the end of the parade.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4257068670371592873&hl=en"

Enjoy!

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Breaking news as reported on TMZ.com. It seems that Disney is buying itself into a lot of animation.

http://www.tmz.com/2006/08/07/motion-captured-pixar-poaches-robert-zemeckis/

It looks like they are trying to undo the Eisner's destruction of the animation division, and doing it big time.

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

More breaking news. Laughing Place is reporting that Pixar next movie after Ratatouille is going to be titled "W.A.L. - E". It is rumored to be a sci-fi adventure.

People are already googling all over the net trying to figure out what that title means, to no avail. If you could find something on this (maybe a sci-fi novel, perhaps?), we could be in for quite a scoop.

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

The Share A Dream Come True parade at The Magic Kingdom is the 3 o'clock parade in the afternoon. It was the inspiration for this rather amusing Disney pin:

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10903831.jpg

What is unique about this parade is the various floats with "snowglobes" that contains the Disney characters. Now news has come from Disney that this parade will be modified. It will be retitled "Disney Dreams Come True" parade, and the snowglobes will be gone. The music will also be revised, adopting the music from the parade that is currently at Tokyo Disneyland.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2006/08/snow_globes_no_.html

As a tribute to the Share a Dream Come True parade, this and the next post will have pictures from this parade.

Zz.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/zapperz/IMG_0523.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/zapperz/IMG_0544.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n320/zapperz/IMG_0567.jpg

 

[ZapperZ]

Continuation of pictures from the Share A Dream Come True parade.

Zz.