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Frozen "short"

2017-12-03T10:11:00.001-08:00

Fans are up in arms about the frozen short that is before the new movie Coco. Most shorts that are before the movies are only a few minutes long and are very adorable. With the Frozen short it is a 25 minute short. That is like a full tv episode.

Many are upset that with the Frozen short and all of the previews they are sitting and waiting to see Coco for roughly 40 minutes. In my honest opinion that is far too long to be waiting to see a movie. There were so many that were upset that on December 8th they will be removing the short. So if you have a little one that is in love with Frozen better see it before then.

Cars 3 Preview in Disney's California Adventure

2017-05-14T19:34:00.000-07:00

From now till June 25th Disney will be showing a preview of the upcoming Cars 3 movie in 3D with the special in-theater effects that are built in at The Bug's Life Theater. The theater is located in Bugs land which is right next to Cars Land. The movie will be opening June 16, 2017.

No editing for Beauty and the Beast in Malaysia.

2017-03-15T20:13:00.000-07:00

The Film Censorship board in Malaysia are not happy with the "gay scene" where two of the male characters are dancing in a ballroom. The film board claims that the scene will promote homosexuality.

Disney is standing their ground and telling the film board in Malaysia that they will not be cutting the scene because the scene is only three seconds long. The chairman Abdul Halim Adbul Hamid "It is in our guidelines that we don’t allow L.G.B.T. activity in movies in Malaysia, They are the ones not allowing the movie to be shown. We approved it with a minor cut.” The chairman says that if Disney had only cut the three second scene they would have given the movie a PG-13 rating.

Moana is breaking records already

2016-11-26T20:18:00.000-08:00

Moana has just come out in theaters this weekend and has already earned $21.826 million dollars on the best weekend to be pulling in the money. Thanksgiving weekend is known to be the best weekend to release movies as more people are going to the movies then any other time of the year.

Disneyland Refurbishment 2017

2016-11-10T12:03:00.000-08:00

This is a list of both Disneyland and California Adventure

Disneyland

Attraction and Dining venues Closed Starting Reopens

Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes 1/11/16 Summer 2017
Disneyland Railroad Main Street Station 1/11/16 Summer 2017
Disneyland Railroad Mickey's Toontown 1/11/16 Summer 2017
Disneyland Railroad New Orleans Square Station 1/11/16 Summer 2017
Fantasmic! 1/11/16 Summer 2017
Fantasmic! Fastpass Kiosk 1/11/16 Summer 2017
Mark Twain Riverboat 1/11/16 Summer 2017
Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island 1/11/16 Summer 2017
Sailing Ship Columbia 1/11/16 Summer 2017

California Adventure

Nothing will be down for refurbishment

Rides and attractions that will be permanently closed

Disneyland

Disneyland Forever September 6/2016

Super Hero HQ April 3, 2016

Big Thunder Ranch January 11,2016

Disney California Adventure

Pixar Play Parade November 2 2016

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror January 3, 2017

Jammin on the Backlot September 6,2016

For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration April 18,2016

Diamond Mad T Party March 31 2016

Disney's Aladdin-A Musical Spectacular January 11,3016

Olaf's Snow Fest January 7 2016

Hall of Presidents will welcome Donald Trump

2016-11-09T12:52:00.000-08:00

The day after the USA's presidential election we welcome Donald Trump as the President of the USA. There is much uproar about it but non the less Disney will be welcoming him as the 45th president. The Hall of Presidents will close January 17 2017 and will reopen July 4, 2014.

Walt Disney World using drones?

2016-11-09T12:36:00.003-08:00

News is that Walt Disney World will be using drones for their new holiday show at Disney Springs. They just recently got permission from FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) to be able to fly drones around the parks.

Disney has said that they have permission from now till November 2020 to be able to have drones fly around the Disney parks in Florida and California. According to the FAA the waiver can be cancelled at any time and that Disney has to have drone operators who have their pilot certificates and they are allowing the aircraft to be flown at night.

Haunted Mansion Holiday

2016-09-11T12:37:00.001-07:00

The Haunted Mansion Holiday has now arrived at the Disneyland Resort. With the arrival of the layover comes a new gingerbread house and a new character. Sally has now arrived in the graveyard scene and as the gingerbread house. In past years of the layover Sally has only been featured in the hallway to Doombuggies as one of the portraits and at the very end as the guests are leaving the ride telling Sandy Claws to hurry back.

So welcome Sally to the Haunted Mansion Holiday.

Is it time for 1,000 ghosts?

2016-09-07T21:18:00.002-07:00

The Haunted Mansion in Walt Disney World will be closing down November 28 2016 through December 1 2016. As of right now they are currently working on the outside of the ride and the inside of the ride is still running.

Frozen Fever has hit again at Disneyland.

2016-05-27T21:06:00.000-07:00

December of 2015 we saw the Aladdin show at the Hyperion Theater close for the last time. The show ran for 13 years. Since December they have been gearing up for the Frozen show that will replace Aladdin. There have been very much mixed reviews about the Frozen show to people who are very excited to see the show to those that just wishes that Disney would just "Let it go."

Starting today, May 27,2016, Frozen has opened it's doors for guests who want to know what has replaced the Aladdin show. The new show brings the audiences into the world of Frozen and show the journey of Anna and Elsa. Director Liesl Tommy, who has been nominated for a Tony Award, brings elaborate costumes and sets, cast and crew of more then 200 people, six musical numbers and there will be a 2,200 square foot video wall.

Anaheim House of Blues.

2016-04-15T20:47:00.000-07:00

On May 31st the House of Blues will be closing their doors at the Disneyland Resort's Downtown Disney to be moving to Anaheim GardenWalk which is a much bigger property then they had at Downtown Disney.

Anaheim GardenWalk has been struggling with attendance and believes that adding the House of Blues and a Latin dance club that they will be bringing the people that they need to make the property worth their wild.

From May 31st to when the new property opens up the 300 employees will be laid off. They will all be brought back as employees at the Anaheim GardenWalk location.

Upgrades coming to FastPass+ coming this weekend

2016-04-09T18:58:00.000-07:00

There will be a couple new upgrades coming to the FastPass+. When it comes to make the selections it is no longer required to make all three all at once. Now you are going to be able to make one or two selections and then later on make the last decision.

The second upgrade would be that once all three of the original FastPass+ choices that the guest will be able to go into the My Disney Experience app and select three more choices where as before the guests had to go to a kiosk and select three more experiences.

Upgrades will go into effect starting tomorrow April 10,2016.

Updated Walt Disney World Refurbishment list May 3rd, 2014

2014-05-03T20:33:00.001-07:00

Magic Kingdom Refurbishment
Attraction or dining Venue Start Date End Date

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train 1/1/14 5/27/14
Astro Orbiter 6/2/14 9/19/14
Tomorrowland Transit Authority People Mover 6/2/14 8/4/14
Liberty Square Riverboat 8/4/14 8/8/14
Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress 8/25/14 9/4/14

Epcot Refurbishments
No current or upcoming closures for Epcot

Disney's Hollywood Studios Refurbishements
Attraction or dining venue Start Date End Date

Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights 1/6/14 11/6/14

Disney's Animal Kingdom Refurbishments
Attraction or dining venue Start Date End Date

Festival of the Lion King 1/6/14 6/30/14
It's Tough to be a Bug 7/7/14 8/11/14

Typhoon Lagoon Refurbishments
Attraction or dining venue Start Date End Date

Typhoon Lagoon (whole park) 10/26/14 12/20/14

Blizzard Beach
Attraction or dining venue Start Date End Date
No current or upcoming closures for Blizzard Beach

Known attractions coming to end soon
June 30,2014 Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade (Disney's Animal Kingdom)

Permanently closed attractions and dining venues

Magic Kingdom

Princess Fairytale Hall: Meet Cinderella and a Visiting Princess on April 20, 2014
PUSH, The Talking Trashcan on February 9, 2014
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad FASTPASS Booth on January 14, 2014
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin FASTPASS Booth on January 14, 2014
Dumbo the Flying Elephant FASTPASS Booth on January 14, 2014
Jungle Cruise FASTPASS Booth on January 14, 2014
Peter Pan's Flight FASTPASS Booth on January 14, 2014
Princess Fairytale Hall: Meet Cinderella and a Princess Friend FASTPASS Booth on January 14, 2014
Princess Fairytale Hall: Meet Rapunzel and a Princess Friend FASTPASS Booth on January 14, 2014
Space Mountain FASTPASS Booth on January 14, 2014
Splash Mountain FASTPASS Booth on January 14, 2014
The Barnstormer FASTPASS Booth on January 14, 2014
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh FASTPASS Booth on January 14, 2014
Town Square Theater Mickey Mouse Meet and Greet FASTPASS Booth on January 14, 2014
Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid FASTPASS Booth on January 14, 2014
Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade on January 5, 2014
Club 626 Dance Party on December 8, 2013
Town Square Theater Princess Meet and Greet on September 18, 2013
Town Square Theater Princess Meet and Greet FASTPASS Booth on September 18, 2013

Epcot

The Ziti Sisters on February 23, 2014
Living with the Land FASTPASS Booth on January 23, 2014
Maelstrom FASTPASS Booth on January 23, 2014
Mission: Space Green FASTPASS Booth on January 23, 2014
Mission: Space Orange FASTPASS Booth on January 23, 2014
Soarin' FASTPASS Booth on January 23, 2014
Test Track FASTPASS Booth on January 23, 2014
Miyuki on November 24, 2013
Remy Experience on October 25, 2013

Disney's Hollywood Studios

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster FASTPASS Booth on January 21, 2014
Star Tours: The Adventures Continue FASTPASS Booth on January 21, 2014
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror FASTPASS Booth on January 21, 2014
Toy Story Mania! FASTPASS Booth on January 21, 2014
Voyage of the Little Mermaid FASTPASS Booth on January 21, 2014
Hyperspace Hoopla! on June 10, 2013

Disney's Animal Kingdom

Camp Minnie-Mickey Greeting Trails on January 6, 2014
Mickey's Jingle Jungle Parade on January 6, 2014
DINOSAUR FASTPASS Booth on December 18, 2013
Expedition Everest FASTPASS Booth on December 18, 2013
Kali River Rapids FASTPASS Booth on December 18, 2013
Kilimanjaro Safaris FASTPASS Booth on December 18, 2013
Primeval Whirl FASTPASS Booth on December 18, 2013
Bamboo on September 24, 2013

Updated Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Refurbishment list May 3rd, 2014

2014-05-03T20:27:00.000-07:00

Disneyland
Attraction or Dining Venue                         Start                  End
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage            1/5/14                9/26/14
Club 33                                                      1/6/14                7/1/14
Tangled Meet and Greet                            2/3/14                12/31/14
Alice in Wonderland                                  3/10/14              7/3/14
Indiana Jones Adventure                            3/17/14              5/8/14
Gadget's Go Coaster                                 4/21/14              5/15/14
Plaza Inn                                                     4/21/14              5/15/14
It's a small world     4/23/14 5/22/14
Pirates of the Caribbean                              4/28/14             5/22/14
Mickey and the Magical Map                     4/28/14             5/22/14
Space Mountain                                           5/12/14             6/26/14
Matterhorn Bobsleds                                   8/25/14              11/13/14

Disney California Adventure Refurbishments
Attraction or Dining Venue                          Start Date          End Date
The Little Mermaid 3/20/14 5/9/14
Grizzly River Run 4/21/14 6/19/14

Push the talking trash can

2014-02-10T20:22:00.000-08:00

Sad news in the Disney world to report. Those of you that know of Push the Talking Trash Can will be sad because they have retired his as on February 9th. Many in the Disney community have been arguing about if it was true or not but a screen shot of a internal Disney message board stated that they aren't having him anymore. As of today (February 10th) Disney said that since contract negotiations are confidential they are willing to admit that they couldn't come to terms and agree on continuing with the guy who made Push. If you don't know who Push is he is a trash can that moves around Tomorrowland at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World and he talks with guests, dances with them and just interacts with them.

5 year old Disney star getting threats

2014-02-10T19:59:00.000-08:00

Disney Star Mia Talerico who is 5 years old has been getting online death threats. Her mother alerted Disney security when she noticed the threats on her daughters Instagram account. Once Disney security was alerted they brought it to the attention of the LAPD. So as of now the LAPD are investing these "very sensitive" threats against her life. She started recieving messages such as how she should "die in hell" back in January according to TMZ.

Mia Talerico is on one of Disney's most popular show "Good Luck Charlie" which has made news recently for featuring the first openly gay couple on the Disney network set to air this past January. NO one is sure if the threats that were said against her were due to the gay couple on the show or if it is about something else.

Walt Disney World Refurb dates

2014-01-04T21:17:00.000-08:00

Magic Kingdom Refurbishments                               Start Dates                 Finish Dates
Splash Mountain                                                         1/6/14                        3/21/14
Tomorrowland Speedway                                           1/6/14                        1/12/14
Case's Corner                                                              1/6/14                        2/15/14
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin                                   1/13/14                      1/30/14
Liberty Square Riverboat                                            1/21/14                     1/30/14
The Barnstomer                                                            3/3/14                      2/5/14
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover          2/10/14                     3/27/14
The Plaza restaurant                                                    2/17/14                     3/15/14
Pinocchio Village Haus                                               2/17/14                     3/15/14
Pirates of the Caribbean                                              4/28/14                     4/30/14

Epcot Refurbishments
None planned

Disney's Hollywood Studios
Studio Backlot Tour                                                      1/5/14                         3/1/14
THe American Film Institute Showcase                       1/5/14                         3/1/14
Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights               1/6/14                        11/6/14

Disney's Animal Kingdom
Festival of the Lion King                                                1/6/14                        6/30/14
Bamboo                                                                            4/7/14                        4/9/14

Typhoon Lagoon
None

Blizzard Beach
Entire park                                                                             12/22/13                        3/15/14

Disneyland Refurbishments list for 2014

2014-01-04T14:59:00.000-08:00

Disneyland Refurbishments for 2014. Attraction or dining venue
                                                                             Start Date             End Date
Big Thunder Mountain Rail Road                       1/7/13                   1/31/14
Alice in Wonderland                                            1/6/14                   5/22/14
Fantasmic!                                                            1/6/14                  5/22/14
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage                       1/6/14                   9/26/14
Sailing Ship Columbia                                         1/6/14                   1/31/14
Club 33                                                                 1/6/14                   7/1/14
Haunted Mansion                                                 1/7/14                    1/17/14
Jungle Cruise                                                        1/13/14                  1/16/14
It's a Small World                                                 1/21/14                   2/7/14
Splash Mountain                                                   1/21/14                   2/28/14
Disneyland Monorail                                            1/22/14                   1/22/14
Pirates of the Caribbean                                        1/27/14                   2/13/14
Disneyland Railroad New Orleans Square Station 2/24/14                3/7/14
Disneyland Railroad Mickey's ToonTown             2/24/14                3/7/14
Disneyland Railroad Main Street Station              2/24/14                 3/7/14
Space Mountain                                                     3/3/14                    5/22/14

Disney California Adventure Refurbishments
Redwood Creek Challenge Trail                            1/6/14                   2/27/14
World of Color                                                        1/7/14                   1/16/14
Aladdin- A musical spectacular    1/21/14 2/20/14
Mickey's Fun Wheel-Swinging 2/3/14 2/6/14
Mickey's Fun Wheel-Non Swinging 2/3/14    2/6/14
Soarin Over California    2/18/14    6/5/14
Heimlich's Chew Chew Train 3/3/14    3/6/14

Attractions that are closing
Billy Hill & the Hillbillies January 7 2014

Saving Mr. Banks review

2013-12-27T21:15:00.000-08:00

So I saw Saving Mr. Banks recently and I loved it. The movie protrays Walt wanting to make Mary Poppins into a movie but having to work with because she wanted it to be done her way with out all the fluff that Walt would have put I to the movie. It was a battle between Walt, Sherman brothers and the author and the other guy.

The movie had flash backs of her life having an alohic father who couldn't hold a steady job and uprooting the family far away from where they were living. Her mom couldn't handle having three children while taking care of her husband so she called in the nanny to help take care of everything.

Many people are complaining that they made her into a very mean person who wanted everything her way. If they had done any kind of research on the history of the making and history of it then they would have known that she was even more difficult to work with and so was Walt. Atthe vey end of the movie during the credits they played actual audio recordings that she insisted on recording and you can tell how difficult she really was.

Over it was an amazing story to watch and most of the history of the movie I didn't know about.

Escape from Tomorrow

2013-10-11T09:22:00.002-07:00

There is a movie coming out named Escape from Tomorrow. You may or may not have heard of this movie. Escape from Tomorrow is a fan made movie that was made without Disney's permission. They were at the Sundance Film Festival. The director of the movie spent two years in Korea editing the movie because of fear of Disney's lawyers and the beat down that they would cause.

The movie's plot is the father becomes obsessed with a couple of under aged girls on the last day of his family's vacation. He looses his job on the last day of the vacation and doesn't tell his family. The style of the movie is a futuristic/terror movie.

Here is the trailer:

Shop my AVON store!

2013-10-01T14:09:00.001-07:00

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Breaking News: Pirates of the Caribbean 5

2013-09-10T18:17:00.000-07:00

It is a sad day when you have to announce that Pirates of the Caribbean 5 is now on a indifinite hold because of script problems. The working title of the movie is going to be Pirates of the Caribbean 5 Dead Men Tell No Tales and was to come out in the Summer of 2015 but now word is out that it won't be until 2016 that we will be getting the movie.

Because Lone Ranger didn't do as well as was expected in theaters Disney wanted to keep the cost of Pirates 5 under $200 million which may or may not happen. Another reason is for the fact that no one can agree on the outline and can't get everything together for the script.

Scammers targeting Disney Cast Members.

2013-08-03T15:26:00.001-07:00

Even more Disney ticket scam news is going on now. It use to be just regular Disney tickets that you can get at ticket booths but now it is Disney Cast members. These people are approaching the cast members and wanting them to purchase tickets with the discounts. Cast members in Florida have been fired because park officials have found out what they had done.

These scamers are not being fair to cast members because they are costing the employees their jobs and livelyhoods. Employees truly love their jobs and don't want to loose their jobs but when they do become friends with people they don't realize that they will potentially loose their jobs. The cast members deserve to keep their jobs and that they do not need to be apart of these horrid scams.

Pirates of the Caribbean history

2013-05-21T17:38:00.001-07:00

Yo ho yo ho a pirates life for me. Very classic line and everyone knows that song but how many people actually know the history of the ride which prompted the idea of the recent Pirates of the Caribbean movies featuring Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow.

Pirates is in four different parks: Disneyland in California, Walt Disney World in Florida, Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Park in Paris. The original ride is at Disneyland in California. Walt sadly passed away right before Pirates opened at Disneyland.

Disneyland California:
Pirates was to be a walk through wax museum type of a attraction instead of a boat ride. The ride is located right when you first walk into New Orleans Square. The facade is of the antebellum era featuring the 31 star flag (1850's). When you get to the front of the line you will see a sign over head that says Lafitte's landing which was name for the famous pirate Jean Lafitte. He had fought alongside the US Army at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. On the outside you will notice two staircases going up to a landing with a door. This was orignally to be the Disney apartment but he passed before everything was completed. Then the apartment was turned into a Gallery type area then closed in 2007 for the Year of a Million Dream and it became the Disneyland Dream Suite during the celebration.

Once boarded the first scene of the ride is in the Louisiana Bayou admist the glimmering fireflies on the left of the boat and on the right hand side is an actual working resturant named the Blue Bayou which was to be made into a backyard dinner party on a plantation. After floating past the rickety houseboats, the soft strumming of banjo melodies and peaceful sounds of nature you hear from above a archway a talking skull and crossbones taunting guests with this saying:

Psst! Avast there! It be too late to alter course, mateys. And there be plundering pirates lurkin' in ev'ry cove, waitin' to board. Sit closer together and keep your ruddy hands in board. That be the best way to repel boarders. And mark well me words, mateys: Dead men tell no tales! Ye come seekin' adventure with salty old pirates, eh? Sure you've come to the proper place. But keep a weather eye open, mates, and hold on tight. With both hands, if you please. Thar be squalls ahead, and Davy Jones waiting for them what don't obey.

Just as you past under the skull and cross bones you hear a more chilling sound from the darkness: the waterfall. Two plundges later you are now in the depths of an underground grotto known as the Dead Man's Cove. The boats glide gently past a violent thunderstorm that is tossing a old pirate ship. The boats slowly drift past through a crew's quarters, complete with skeletal pirates frozen in time, the captain examining a treasure map, an old harpsichord playing the theme song, and a huge amount of treasure being guarded by another skeleton pirate. The Aztec chest from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl sits in the corner of the treasure room and is the the last thing guests see before entering a dark tunnel.

Originally it was to be a pipe organ echoes through the dark tunnel but now a curtain of mist appears with images of Davy Jones and also Blackbeard that are alternately projected onto the mist and invite guests to proceed. First thing that you hear after the invite you hear cannonballs and explosions. You go through a battle between the Wicked Wench and the village.

The villiage is overrun with pirates in the search of the ever wonderous treasure. The first thing that you see when you turn towards the village is the pirates dunking the mayor and insiting that he says where the treasure is located. His wife tells him from a window to be brave and not to talk to them. This is also the first time that you see Captain Jack Sparrow who is hiding behind some dresses. Next is the Take a Wench for a Bride where you see the Red Head.

After this we see pirates running around chasing women holding food and two being chased for taking food. Then you see a pirate sitting on some barrels drunkenly waving a map and key saying that Jack would never see it in fact Jack is right behind him.

Next scene is when pirates are ravaging the town and setting it aflame filling the night with an orange glow. After seeing the town on fire guests will see a group of pirates trying to coax a dog that is holding the key to their freedom.

As you go up the last lift of the ride there are pirates on both sides of the boat firing at each other. Little further up is Jack in a room of treasure. One line he says is that it is dedicated to everyone.

Walt Disney World

When you first approach the attraction is guarded by the Caribbean watchtower Torre del Sol. The attraction is housed in a golden Spanish fort called Castillo Del Morro in Old San Juan.

With this attraction instead of the Blue Bayou it the Pirate's Cove and also a grotto with Blackbear, mermaids swimming in the water and singing, skeletons of dead pirates and mermaids, the hurricane lagoon and also echoing is "Dead men tell no tales". There is no treasure rooms like in the other parks. After one plunge the rest of the ride is similar to Tokyo and California. However unlike in California the riders do not come back to ground level after seeing the last Jack Sparrow scene. Florida riders leave right after this scene.

The exterior of this ride was slightly altered during the 2006 modifications. The changes were the removal of the barker bird and original attraction sign. A new sign was placed on the outside corner facing towards the entrance of Adventureland.

Tokyo Disneyland
This ride is almost identical but it is shorter then the original at Disneyland. It doesn't have the second plunge near the start of the ride. Like California and Florida it was updated to have the movie characters but Paris does not.

Disneyland Park Paris
This ride is the only like that does not have the addition of the characters from the films. The facade of the attraction is of a battle scarred fortress at the very back of the park.

The line goes through several courtyards before entering the actual fortress. Once inside the queue passes through dungeons and crew's quarters. The line then goes into the Blue Lagoon once in the show building. After getting on the boats guests are sent under a archway and passing by the dining area on the left and a jungle on the right. The boats pass through a shipwreck and enter another old fortress nearby. Once inside gun noises and sword clanking are heard in the back as the boats climb up a large lift hill. At the top guests are shown a brief view of the Wicked Wench pirate ship before entering into the depths of the fort. When inside the flames are engulfing the fort and can see the shadows of fighting pirates and soldiers are seen.

The boats go down a waterfall through the side of the fort that was caused by a cannon ball. Then entered the relative safety of the town, the guests see all the original scenes from the California version as well as a new pair of sword-fighting men who duel for a girl in the chase scene. For the most part the ride is in French with parts in English. The boats then enter the burning town scene where the original English vocal tracks are present.

The boats pass under an archway and enter the arsenal. The supplies are ignited by the fire and explode. There is a flashing of lights (as an on-ride photo is taken), and the boats go down another drop into darkness. They emerge into the grotto scenes, passing all the skeleton pirate vintages seen at Disneyland, and a new shipwreck scene. This part of the ride can be seen from the railroad as it passes through the show building (similar to Splash Mountain at the other parks). The skull and crossbones from the original are seen over an archway, issuing a bilingual safety spiel. The boats return to the dock, and riders exit into a themed gift shop where they can purchase their on-ride-photo.(wikipedia.com)

(All info on rides in Flordia, Tokyo, and Paris is from wikipedia.com)

Facts about Walt

2012-12-01T20:45:00.000-08:00

Disney" is actually a changed version of Walt's family's original name. The original name was D'Isigny. It was around the year 1044. Originally from France, Isigny-Sur-Mer was the area that Walt's relatives came from. Can you imagine planning a trip to D'Isignyland?
When Walt was younger he was hired to work at the Kansas City Star newspaper. He was later fired from the paper because of lack of creativity. Years later The Disney Company bought ABC which owned The Kansas City Star. How strange that he was fired because he was not creative enough and years later you own them because of your creativness.
According to All About Community Colleges, Walt Disney attended Metropolitan Junior College, MO. For other famous people who attended community colleges, see the alumni page.
Walt Disney produced a series of cartoons entitled "Alice in Cartoonland", which combined live action and animation. These cartoons were long before Mickey.
In 1945 Walt Disney designed the insignia for Fighter Squadron VF-84 while the squad was getting ready for the attack on Japan.
My grandmother served as a Women's Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) in WWII, and she has many items bearing the picture of "Fifinella", a cartoon character created by Disney. My grandmother told me she was a lucky charm of sorts for the women pilots.
While stationed at the US Navy submarine base in New London, CT, a fellow sailor who worked at the USS Nautilus museum relayed an interesting piece of information to me. There had been some recent thefts at the museum. Some older submarine insignias that were made of gold were removed along with other stuff. I commented that they must have been worth a lot of money due to gold and their age. The other sailor informed me that the thieves had no idea what they had passed up though. In one of the offices (The head honcho's, I believe) is an original drawing of the design for the insignia of the USS Nautilus. It shows a submarine reared up on its tail with a nuclear symbol and some other navy stuff. The kicker of it all is that it was designed by and signed by Walt Disney himself!!!
How far apart are the trash cans? Walt Disney ate a hot dog in Disneyland and counted how many steps it took to finish it. It took him 17 steps (I think), which is the spacing used in every Disney park today.
There are many hidden Mickey's if you go to Walt Disney's former home in Beverly Hills. The iron gate to the mansion seems to have a curly design in the ironwork...but tilt your head slightly and notice that these curls are Mickey's head.
As I heard from a Cast Member, Goofy was Walt's favorite character.
Disney in the late 60's put out some educational films. I only know about two of them. One was describing a female's monthly cycle. The other was about syphillis, and gonorrhea. The one about syphillis and gonarrhea had both "VDs" grouped together like an army unit. They had oval bodies with berets on. Syphillis were red and they wore red berets and had an S somewhere on them. Gonorrhea were green and they wore green berets, they had a G somewhere on them too.
Walt Disney was so passionate about trains that he built a 1/8-scale railroad running through his backyard and the rose gardens of his Holmby Hills home, much to his wife's dismay. Because of his love of trains, Walt Disney built an eighth scale railroad at his home. He took the Carolwood Pacific name from the street the house was located on, Carolwood Drive. This authentic steam railroad, which Walt himself helped to build, served as the inspiration for the larger steam trains at Disneyland. The engine that Walt built was No. 173 Lilly Belle. This 4-4-0 engine was named after his wife, Lillian. It is now on display, along with the caboose, inside Disneyland's Main Street Station. For more information on the Carolwood Pacific, visit the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society.
Many, such as myself, have wondered about the symbol on Walt Disney's tie shown during the Rocket Rods queue narration. It also appears on the bronze statue of Disney in the center of Disneyland. It looks like an Asian language character, but I recently found out that it is actually a compound of the letters S T R, which apparently stands for Disney's "Smoke Tree Ranch."