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Christmas returns to Main Street USA at the Magic Kingdom

The new look gives you a clear shot of Cinderella Castle from anywhere on Main Street

It’s that most wonderful time of the year again. Christmas has returned to the Magic Kingdom and with it, miles of beautiful holiday decorations, including something new this year.

2014 brought Festival of Fantasy, a new parade, to the Magic Kingdom, with new fantastic floats. A few floats are just too tall to fit underneath the old garland arches that use to drape Main Street every holiday season. So Disney devised a decorative wall-mounted arm as a new look for Main Street USA. It’s still very festive and it has the added bonus of providing a clear view of Cinderella Castle. If you look close you can even spot a hidden mickey.

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Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Merchandise Preview

The first Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is this Friday and Disney has provided this preview of merchandise that will be available to event guests. There is a beautiful looking MagicBand with Mickey and Minnie on it. That’s the first MagicBand with the popular pair… Read More »Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Merchandise Preview

Magic Kingdom Minecraft Walk-Through

We finally succumbed and bought my son a Minecraft license this week. He’s already hard at work building his first virtual theme park with his friend. If that’s what he wants to do, he could do a lot worse than studying this virtual Magic Kingdom… Read More »Magic Kingdom Minecraft Walk-Through

Elsa and Anna have a Frozen Holiday Wish for the Magic Kingdom

Nightly beginning Nov. 5 in the Magic Kingdom, Anna and Elsa from “Frozen” will appear in a new show on the Forecourt Stage in front of Cinderella Castle in the heart of the park. Queen Elsa will use her incredible powers to transform Cinderella Castle… Read More »Elsa and Anna have a Frozen Holiday Wish for the Magic Kingdom

Tokyo Disneyland Renovation may Freeze out It’s A Small World

A story in the Nikkei Asian Review reports that Tokyo Disneyland is about to undergo a partial renovation that will introduce a large attraction based on Disney’s mega-hit Frozen. As part of the construction, that park’s version of “It’s A Small World” may get moved… Read More »Tokyo Disneyland Renovation may Freeze out It’s A Small World

Three Fun examples of Digital Mapping & Projection at Walt Disney World

Celebrate The Magic - Magic Kingdom

Digital projection on a three dimensional object started out as a cool art project by making a building appear to crumble or become a canvas for swimming fish. Disney’s Imagineers were quick to harness the technology and bring it to the parks.

It’s currently in use at the Magic Kingdom as part of the Celebrate the Magic castle show and during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween party in Hallowishes and the Villain’s stage show. There’s also a car in the queue of Test Track at EPCOT that’s gets a digital projection treatment. You can also find it in Disneyland Paris as part of the Disney Dreams show, which I hear is fantastic.

digital-project-car

The latest use of digital 3d mapping and projection takes it down to the small scale – a wedding cake. Which as cool as it is, is only available to the few guests who can afford the more expensive wedding packages.

So, I started to think where else could Disney make us of digital projection. They did try something once on Spaceship Earth using Mike Wazowski to announce the “Monstrous Summer” promotion in 2013. I’d love to see that idea expanded upon with more night shows on Spaceship Earth.Read More »Three Fun examples of Digital Mapping & Projection at Walt Disney World

Refurbished Astro Orbitor is spectacular at night

The Astro Orbitor at the Magic Kingdom recently came out of an extensive refurbishment. They took everything off the top of the platform and did maintenance for two months. It’s all back together now and looking better than ever. As one of the main Weenies… Read More »Refurbished Astro Orbitor is spectacular at night

New Haunted Mansion store, Memento Mori, opens at Magic Kingdom

Memento Mori, the new Haunted Mansion themed store, took over the old Yankee Trader location. It just opened on Monday and I swung by to take some pictures and video. Since the old Gypsy Cart got relocated by Rapunzel’s Tower, the kitchen themed merchandise had… Read More »New Haunted Mansion store, Memento Mori, opens at Magic Kingdom