Tag: Magic Kingdom
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Sunday Spotlight: Space Mountain
Space Mountain has always been a favorite attraction of mine at the Disneyland Resort. It originally opened on May 29, 1977 and recently celebrated it’s 40th anniversary. The Disneyland version however, is not the original. The first of five incarnations of this attraction actually opened two years earlier at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney…
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Happily Ever After Comes to Walt Disney World
The skies about the Magic Kingdom in Florida shone bright this week as Walt Disney World unveiled its newest fireworks spectacular, Happily Ever After. This is the third fireworks show to come to the Magic Kingdom since it opened in 1971. The first was Fantasy in the Sky, the second Wishes. Watch here the livestream…
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Happily Ever After Single Now Available On iTunes
Disney has released their new fireworks show theme, Happily Ever After, on iTunes. The song has been popular before the premier. It is actually the featured song in Hong Kong Disneyland’s Mickey and the Wondrous Book. This new recording has Jordan Fisher and Angie Keilhauer as the singers. Disney Parks Blog will have a live…
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Farewell to Wishes at Magic Kingdom
At Walt Disney World, Wishes is getting ready to have its last performance. This fireworks show premiered in 2003 and is finally bidding adieu to guests at the Magic Kingdom. Jiminy Cricket narrated the show with over 600 fireworks. Tinkerbell also took part in the show by flying overhead from the castle. Throughout the journey…
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Wishes – DAPsCast Episode 61
In this episode, we play the live soundtrack of Wishes from Magic Kingdom. This fireworks show will be drawing to a close on May 11, 2017, and this is one of the last shows. It was recorded in April of 2017.
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Dark Side Half Marathon and Flower and Garden – Walt Disney World Trip Report
Walt Disney World turned to the dark side with the second Dark Side Half Marathon weekend. Many gathered and ran through a few of the parks and the roads around them. The racers start the weekend at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex where check in and the Expo are held. Check-in was held…
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Club 33 Coming to Walt Disney World Resort Theme Parks
Club 33, which originated at the Disneyland Resort, is coming to the Walt Disney World Resort. A spokesperson confirmed this to the Orlando Sentinel. This exclusive club won’t just be coming to the Magic Kingdom though, it will also be coming to Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. According to the Orlando Sentinel,…
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Dates Announced For Magic Kingdom Halloween and Christmas Parties
Disney Parks Blog has announced dates for the 2017 Magic Kingdom Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. The Halloween Party will again include the Hocus Pocus Villain Spectacular in front of Cinderella Castle. This has been a fan favorite from its debut last year. In addition will be Mickey’s “Boo-to-You” Halloween Parade…
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Hear HAPPILY EVER AFTER From Walt Disney World’s Upcoming Fireworks Show
Soon guests visiting the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World will be saying goodbye to the Wishes fireworks spectacular. In its place, starting on May 12th Happily Ever After will be lighting up the skies above Cinderella Castle. As we get closer to this new show’s debut, the Disney Parks Blog has released a preview of what…
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Prices Increase at Walt Disney World Resort
The Walt Disney World Resort is raising prices on February 12, 2017. The move comes as the Disneyland Resort also raises prices for a multitude of its tickets and annual passes. The pricing increases are similar at Walt Disney World to those being instituted at Disneyland. One Day Value Ticket for Most Parks – $97 (increase…
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Happily Ever After to Replace Wishes Fireworks Show at Magic Kingdom on May 12
Happily Ever After is coming to the Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort on May 12th. This new fireworks spectacular will be replacing the current show Wishes. The Disney Parks Blog described Happily Ever After in the following way: The spectacular will inspire guests to seek out and find their own “Happily Ever…
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Retro Walt Disney World – DAPsCast Episode 49
Murray and Mikey look to the history of Walt Disney World and talk about what they would like to still have at the four theme parks.
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New Magical Opening for Magic Kingdom in January 2017
Guests visiting the Magic Kingdom will get a new magical opportunity to start their day. Starting on January 9th, guests will be able to enter the Magic Kingdom and experience Main Street, USA before the park officially opens. While waiting for the park to open they will be able to stop by the Main Street…
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Charlie Ridgway – Disney Legend – Passed Away At 93
Charlie Ridgway was a Disneyland and Walt Disney World publicist in their early times. He helped cover the opening of Disneyland, and eventually the opening of Magic Kingdom and Epcot at Walt Disney World. Many of his ideas for publicity were amazingly creative, like having baby ducklings see Donald Duck upon hatching and follow him…
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Holidays In The Parks – DAPsCast Episode 43
Mikey, Murray and Mr. Daps talk about their favorite holiday things in Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Disney California Adventure, and Disneyland
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Best Walt Disney World Song – DAPsCast Episode 39
It’s guys night again where Mr. Daps, Murray and Mikey try to deduce what the best song of Walt Disney World is. They go park by park to narrow down the best song in each one, and then from all 4 main parks they vote on the best.
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Walt Disney World Celebrates 45 Years of Magic
45 years ago the continuation of Walt Disney’s dream was realized with the opening of Walt Disney World. Walt Disney began to think about a second Disney park in 1959 and quickly realized that most of the population in the United States lived east of the Mississippi but most of Disneyland’s guests came from the…
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The Muppets Present… Great Moments in American History to Arrive at Magic Kingdom in October
The Muppets will be arriving in Liberty Square at the Magic Kingdom for their new experience The Muppets Present… Great Moments in American History. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and The Great Gonzo will be joining “J.J.” Jefferson and Sam Eagle starting on October 2nd to share exactly what the title implies. Multiple times…
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Stitch’s Great Escape to No Longer Operate Daily at the Walt Disney World Resort
Stitch’s Great Escape will no longer be operating on a daily basis starting this fall. The attraction, found in Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom, will be only open on days that attendance dictates following its closure on October 1st. In this attraction, guests find themselves as new security recruits for the Galactic Federation aboard a…
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Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire To Have Fall Finale
At Magic Kingdom, Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire premiered this year to delights guests at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Disney Parks Blog announced today that a special Fall finale will be added this weekend to the show. The show takes place in front of Cinderella’s Castle, and will have a new song to…
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Elena To Have Royal Welcome Live At Magic Kingdom
Disney Parks Blog will host a live ceremony at the Magic Kingdom to welcome Princess Elena of Avalor. It will be the first of a limited time show called “The Royal Welcome of Princess Elena of Avalor.” On August 11 the Blog will have live video of the royal welcome. Cinderella and Prince Charming will…
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Rogue Diamonds – Geeks Corner – Episode 543
Welcome to Geeks Corner. This week, there is a lot of news to cover but the focus is narrowed to just a few things. With the end of Disneyland’s Diamond Celebration, fans will be saying goodbye to Disneyland Forever, World of Color: Celebrate, and the Paint the Night parade. Over at Walt Disney World, the…