Tag: Sunday Spotlight
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Sunday Spotlight: Beauty and the Beast in Fantasyland
So many of the things that are most magical at the Disneyland Resort involve characters. They are little magical things that aren’t necessarily planned. They are facilitated. People go to the happiest place on Earth, predisposed to experience magic. Throw in some magical characters creating magical moments and something special is bound to happen. One…
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Sunday Spotlight: Disney’s Main Street Electrical Parade
The Main Street Electrical Parade first debuted at Disneyland in 1972. Now, 45 years later, this beloved parade will disappear into the night tonight for the last time. The parade was originally scheduled to end its limited time run in June but this was extended until August 20th. With over a half million lights, dozens…
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Sunday Spotlight: Mark Twain Riverboat at Disneyland
This summer the Rivers of America re-opened and they are more magical than ever before. With the re-opening of the rivers, guests can now experience a bygone era in bygone ways. One way to experience the Rivers of America is by going aboard the Mark Twain riverboat. This sternwheeler goes around the Rivers of America…
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Sunday Spotlight: Fantasmic! Then and Now
Fantasmic! has now returned to the Disneyland Resort. This re-imagining of Mickey’s imagination has become an instant classic. This new version is similar yet different from the original. With enhanced effects and some tweaks to the storyline, this takes fans to a whole new Fantasmic! world. For today’s Sunday Spotlight I thought it would be…
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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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Sunday Spotlight: Five & Dime at Disney California Adventure
There are many fun magical moments to discovered and experienced at Disney California Adventure, especially since being re-imagined. One of my favorite magical moments is when a big jalopy makes its way up Hollywood Blvd to Carthay Circle. It is loaded with a fun little jazz group and a phenomenal jazz singer. Five & Dime then…
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Sunday Spotlight: IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
A trip to Walt Disney World isn’t complete without visiting Epcot. A trip to Epcot isn’t complete without watching IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth! It originally opened on October 1, 1999 as IllumiNations 2000: Reflections of Earth as part of the Walt Disney World Millennium Celebration. When it continued past the Walt Disney World Millennium Celebration,…
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May the GROOT Be With You
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week there is a lot of Guardians of the Galaxy excitement happening. There is obviously the new Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 movie. There is also the new views of Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! due to the walls coming down. And then… there is #TaterGroot! Thank…
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Sunday Spotlight: Figment! – Journey in Imagination with Figment at Epcot
Happy Sunday everyone! Today I thought we would start a new sporadic series called Sunday Spotlight. Throughout this series, I will spotlight different things throughout the Walt Disney Company that quite simply… are awesome. To start things off, I thought I would go on a journey to Epcot and highlight one of my favorite Disney…