Posts Tagged ‘Magic Kingdom’

Space Mountain music: Hear all about it from an Imagineer

Disney World visitors this week are among the first to hear something new: Space Mountain set to music. An uptempo, futuristic soundtrack has been added to the Magic Kingdom roller coaster. I talked with Alex Wright, a show designer with Walt Disney Imagineering, about the change, which is an extension...

September 1st, 2010 | Behind the scenes, Dewayne Bevil, Featured, Imagineering, News, Things to do | Read More

A peek at Disney Pins, Vinylmation leading up to 40th anniversary of Disney World

I’ve had more than my usual allotment of Disney trading lately. Generally, I’m bewildered by all the options – but I also know if I were to start serious collection of pins and Vinylmation figures, it would hurt my bottom line. Last week I attended the Disney Pins Celebration at Epcot...

August 31st, 2010 | Dewayne Bevil, Featured, Merchandise, Pictures | Read More

Star sighting: Miss Florida, other Miss America contestants at Magic Kingdom

Jaclyn Raulerson — a.k.a. Miss Florida 2010 — visits with Mickey Mouse at the Magic Kingdom on Friday. Raulerson and all the other contestants for Miss America 2011 spent the day at Walt Disney World. The pageant will be in Las Vegas on Jan. 15, 2011. Raulerson, 20, is a UCF student...

August 27th, 2010 | Celebrities, Dewayne Bevil, Pictures | Read More

Magic Kingdom: Vidia joins Tinker Bell at Pixie Hollow meet-and-greet

A new fairy has moved into Magic Kingdom. Here’s Vidia, hanging out with Tinker Bell at Pixie Hollow. Vidia started meeting with theme-park guests on Thursday. In fairy circles, Vidia is known for being a fast flier. Disney World has moved her in in advance of the release of “Tinker...

August 27th, 2010 | Dewayne Bevil, Featured, Pictures, Things to do | Read More

Magic Kingdom: Where and when to find Night of Joy acts

Night of Joy — which is actually two nights of joyful noise — is fast approaching. The Christian music festival at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom will take place on Sept. 10 and 11. Here’s the list of acts for each night, plus what time they’ll go on and on which stage. Friday,...

August 20th, 2010 | Dewayne Bevil, Featured, Things to do | Read More

A look at the revamped ‘Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade’

For those who haven’t been to the Magic Kingdom in the past two weeks, here are some photos illustrating the changes to the daytime “Celebrate a Dream Come True” parade. The quick version: Tiana and Naveen are in; Baloo and King Louis are out; more characters at the front of the parade;...

August 19th, 2010 | Featured, Matt Palm, Things to do | Read More

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

Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride fans: Check out T-shirts, passholder-only Vinylmation

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride shirts are part of the 1971 Collection available at Magic Kingdom's Emporium and Fantasy Faire stores. (wdwmagic.com photos) Despite the closing of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride at Walt Disney World more than a decade ago, devoted fans of the attraction remain. And the folks...

August 13th, 2010 | A Mom and The Mouse, Featured, Kristin Ford | Read More

A few more words about Fantasyland…

Today’s paper carries a story in which new Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs confirmed that Disney is redrawing the Fantasyland expansion plans it announced last year. The story arose out of an interview Staggs did with the Orlando Sentinel earlier this week. Obviously, space constraints...

August 13th, 2010 | Fantasyland, Fantasyland construction, Featured, Jason Garcia, News | Read More

Disney says Fantasyland expansion plans are changing

Disney is redrawing the sweeping Fantasyland expansion plans it laid out last year, even as bulldozers clear land for the project inside the Magic Kingdom. With the revisions, begun under new Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs, designers are attempting to rebalance the plans, which initially...

August 12th, 2010 | Fantasyland, Featured, Jason Garcia, News | Read More