Interesting facts and enchanting tales from Walt Disney’s original Magic Kingdom
Interesting facts and enchanting tales from Walt Disney’s original Magic Kingdom. Available now via DispatchFromDisneyland.com or Amazon.
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3-2-1 Limited Edition Space Mountain T-shirts Now Available Online
Like many children, Space Mountain was my first big roller coaster. I remember how nervous I was as I wound my way through the queue at Disneyland. The show in the theater below helped distract me, as did the sneak preview windows in the queue.… Read More »3-2-1 Limited Edition Space Mountain T-shirts Now Available Online
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Returns To Disneyland March 17
It’s been a long time Disneyland fans, but your patience is about to pay off. A much needed, very thorough, refurbishment to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is almost over. The well-known wildest ride in the wilderness reopens March 17 with an upgraded track, restoration of the historic Rainbow Ridge Mining Town, new paint on portions of the mountain, and updates to the train vehicles. Disney has thrown in a few new surprises, too.
While you wait for March 17 to roll around, here’s a POV on-ride video to enjoy and a list of fun facts:
- Along with the new track, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad reopens in 2014 with an enhanced audio system that sharpens the sounds heard by guests on the trains and in the caverns and buildings. Even the wildlife at Big Thunder can be heard more distinctly.
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad celebrated its grand opening in September 1979, becoming the third peak in the Disneyland Park “mountain range of thrill rides.” It was preceded by Matterhorn Bobsleds (1959) and Space Mountain (1977) and followed by Splash Mountain (1989).Read More »Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Returns To Disneyland March 17
Look What Arrived!
Look what arrived on my front doorstep! Printed books of “Dispatch From Disneyland.” From this batch, one is getting framed and the rest are designated to be autographed and sent to Kickstarter supporters. If you contributed at a level for 1 or more books, please… Read More »Look What Arrived!
Captain America Arrives at Disneyland on March 7
In the competition for the longest attraction name in the park, “Captain America: The Living Legend and Symbol of Courage” will soon be home to the first Avenger, or at least a reasonable facsimile thereof. As Disneyland has done for both Iron Man and Thor… Read More »Captain America Arrives at Disneyland on March 7
Dapper Day – Disney Style Featurette
Word has definitely gotten out about what a fashionably fun time you can have at Dapper Day. In fact, Disney sent its own team from the Disney Style YouTube channel to film this featurette. Remember Walt Disney World is having a Dapper Day on March… Read More »Dapper Day – Disney Style Featurette
The Next 24 Hour Disney Day Has Been Announced for May 23-24
Update: added video of how the hashtag was made.
I love this new yearly event of celebrating an entire 24 cycle at Disneyland or the Magic Kingdom. When else can you see the sun rise on a majestic building like Cinderella Castle or take a foggy dawn cruise aboard the Mark Twain? The ‘Disney Day’ events would be great just for those rare opportunities. But Disney being Disney always takes it up a notch.
For this year’s all-night event, everyone is being invited to show their #DisneySide by dressing as their favorite Disney hero or villain. According to Disney both coasts will feature a great lineup of events showcasing the good-vs.-evil of classic Disney stories including character meet-and-greets throughout the parks, special entertainment, event merchandise and special food and beverage offerings.
For the 2014 Disney Day head to Magic Kingdom in Florida and Disneyland park and Disney California Adventure park in California. The event will run from 6 a.m., May 23 to 6 a.m., May 24, 2014, local time.
Lastly, to announce this event, Disney did something really cute with twitter. They created a 140 character hashtag out of Disney characters. Click the photo to head over to Flickr where you can see the full size version of this image and see if your favorite character is included.
Is your favorite character there? See complete list here. Head below the jump to see a new video with footage from Disney showing all 140 characters and how they came together to make this very unique tweet!
Read More »The Next 24 Hour Disney Day Has Been Announced for May 23-24
Dispatch From Disneyland: it’s a small world holiday nightmare
“Dispatch from Disneyland: Stories and Essays from the Happiest Place on Earth” contains more than 25 beautiful stories and essays about Walt’s original park and one cautionary tale of terror. Are you brave enough to enter “it’s a small world holiday nightmare”? If you’ve been… Read More »Dispatch From Disneyland: it’s a small world holiday nightmare