Posts Tagged ‘Fireworks’

A little scare before last Nightastic fireworks

I braved the Magic Kingdom crowds for the last evening of Disney’s Summer Nightastic events Saturday night — Gosh, how I dislike the roped-off Monorail corral on the way out! Moo! My camera can't do justice to the Summer Nightastic fireworks, but this gives a sense of the castle under...
August 15th, 2010 | Featured, Matt Palm, Things to do | Read More

Disney Cruise: Fireworks, Pirates party add to fun aboard Disney Magic

Mickey flies in to save the day after a pirate "attack." (Theme Park Ranger Matt Palm is beating the end-of-summer blues by reminiscing about his Disney Cruise Line voyage in the Mediterranean earlier this year.) Disney Cruise Line gets a lot of attention for being the only cruise line to...
August 11th, 2010 | Disney Cruise Line, Featured, Matt Palm | Read More

Not quite Nightastic perfection; where do you watch the fireworks?

A group of friends and I made a Nightastic stop at Disney’s Magic Kingdom Sunday night to check on the Main Street Electrical Parade and the Nightastic fireworks. My friends were thrilled with the parade — except for poor Mike, who immediately said “What happened to Peter Pan and Captain...
July 12th, 2010 | Featured, Matt Palm, Park Tips, Things to do | Read More

Patriotic Fourth of July fireworks rocked the Magic Kingdom and beyond

(Kristin Ford/Orlando Sentinel) Although many guests at Walt Disney World enjoy the Magic Kingdom’s July 4th fireworks show up-close in the park, others enjoy the spectacle from across the Seven Seas Lagoon at the Polynesian Resort’s beach area. It’s even an annual tradition with many...
July 5th, 2010 | Featured, Video | Read More

Parks plan special events for Independence Day

Three of the Walt Disney World theme parks will mark Independence Day with special events on July 4. + At Epcot, the patriotic coda to IllumiNations will be attached. The showing will begin at 10 p.m. An expanded collection of the Voices of Liberty singers will be in concert at 12:30 p.m., 1:45 p.m....
June 25th, 2010 | Dewayne Bevil, Featured, Things to do | Read More

Summer Nightastic: Attack on castle just another storytelling device

I have a new favorite thing at Walt Disney World. Actually, it’s more of a thing-within-a-thing. Nothing in the World makes my heart race than the middle portion of the newish nighttime fireworks show at Magic Kingdom. It's not a fiery as this cell phone pic makes it seem, but "Hook's...
June 23rd, 2010 | Dewayne Bevil, Featured, Things to do | Read More

Summer Nightastic set to begin June 6

We have the official dates for Disney World’s Summer Nightastic promotion, which includes the return of the Main Street Electrical Parade. Expect the parade and the new fireworks at the Magic Kingdom beginning June 6.  The current end date is set for Aug. 14, but it’s possible that MSEP...
March 2nd, 2010 | Dewayne Bevil, News | Read More

I hope Disney’s summer fireworks have plenty of mayhem

Buzz all over the Internet is that Disney’s summer fireworks show at the Magic Kingdom — part of the Disney World Nightastic! promotion — will be the “Magic, Music and Mayhem” fireworks show from the old Pirate & Princess Parties. Officially, Disney tells us the Nightastic!...
February 28th, 2010 | Featured, Matt Palm, Things to do | Read More

Atlantic Dance Hall throwing New Year’s party

Atlantic Dance Hall is at the Jellyrolls end of Disney's BoardWalk. Atlantic Dance Hall at Disney’s BoardWalk will be the scene of a New Year’s Eve party next week. The event, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. will be for guests ages 21 and older. Admission is $35 and includes a champagne toast at...
December 22nd, 2009 | Dewayne Bevil, Nightlife, Things to do | Read More

Keep the kids up for Disney fireworks

"Wishes" fireworks in the Magic Kingdom weave a story in the sky that blends music and character voices from Disney animated films. (Walt Disney World) Visiting a Disney World park at night always makes me feel like I’m at a carnival. It just seems even more special than the daytime because...
October 1st, 2009 | Kristin Ford, Park Tips | Read More
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