The out of date and infrequently open House of Innoventions inside EPCOT’s Innoventions exhibit hall is due to receive an extreme makeover and a new set of sponsors. The new version will have a more eco-friendly bent with a focus on helping homeowners reduce their… Read More »EPCOT’s House of Innovention to get new Sponsor, Green Message
This is the second video in my experiment with the sort of environmental pieces one associates with the last few minutes of CBS’ Sunday Morning. It’s called “Expressions” and the goal is bring you back into the park for a few moments and linger on… Read More »Expressions – Magic Kingdom
It was a banner Thanksgiving holiday for celebrities at Walt Disney World. Emmy Award-winning entertainer Wayne Brady and his daughter, Maile, posed on Nov. 25, 2011 with Disney’s Phineas & Ferb characters in front of the holiday tree at Epcot. Brady currently hosts the game… Read More »Actor Wayne Brady with Phineas & Ferb at EPCOT
Maria Bello, who plays fedora-wearing Detective Jane Timoney on NBC’s crime drama “Prime Suspect,” is also co-founder of “We Advance” a non-profit dedicated to advancing the well-being of women throughout Haiti. She’s pictured here in front of the holiday tree at EPCOT with “Duffy the… Read More »Maria Bello, Actor and Activist, visits EPCOT
If you couldn’t tell from the improving photo quality as of late here on The Disney Blog, I have a new camera. It also takes HD Video. It is a new camera, and I’m still getting used to its programming, so this on ride video… Read More »Expedition Everest – Front Row On Ride POV Video
Continuing our stroll through Walt Disney World… Part one had a bunch of Fantasyland Expansion photos, let’s start with a few more:
A lot of rock work is still underway, but those trees you see in the foreground are newly planted. They’ve also been doing some other landscaping, which is behind the wall, so you can’t see it. On the left you can see that more progress has been made on Belle’s cottage.
Here’s a shot showing how close the rock work and castle wall from Beast’s castle comes to the back of Gaston’s Tavern. Note the saddle roof design. Should be really beautiful when finished.
Click image for Larger. Here’s another view where the saddle roofs are more obvious.
This week I have a three part photo update featuring interesting changes, construction, and other fun facts from my recent travels around Walt Disney World. Let’s get right too it.
Yeah, Christmas is here and so is the merchandise. There is the usual selection, and some nice new stuff like this.
More work on the Facades along Main Street. It would be nice if they did something with this space so it sees more use. Nothing major, just a small plus or two.
Props from Sorcerers in the Magic Kingdom continue to pop up around the park. Another one was added near the Frontierland Shooting Gallery. I’ve heard that they’re doing soft testing, but nothing was going on when I was there.
Click image for Larger. The new Dumbo unit is already going in. It’s the unit closer to the train tracks, which I understand will spin counter the direction of the current unit.
The castle projection show, The Magic, The Memories, and You! has been updated to include a Christmas segment. During the holiday segment, Cinderella Castle is seen to change into various holiday themes. This includes the Candy Cane theme above, a ginger bread house theme:
and a birthday cake theme…
…that’s nearly identical to the much debated 25th Anniversary Cake
One thing I was worried about was how the projection show would work with the holiday lights hanging on it, but you don’t even notice them at all.
I’ve embedded a full version of the show for your viewing pleasure below the jump:
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