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Disney‬ Picture from the Parks

Todays ‪Disney‬ Picture from the Parks from Moments of the Magic by Joe Diebold 

 

 Sunrise on the Castle- You can count on 2 things happening when you have breakfast reservations at Crystal Palace - a full belly and great photos of the Castle with almost no guests.

Disney Picture of the Day!

Todays Disney‬ Picture from the parks from Moments of the Magic by Joe Diebold 

Be Our Guest - Beast Castle. a beautiful morning shining on the tiny village
lens used : Bower 8mm Fisheye
ISO: 100
shutter speed : 1/640 second

Lansing couple has inspiring love story : Prime

 This is a story that was in the local newspaper about Paul and I.  Please check it out, and leave your feedback comments below.  We would love to know what you think!  Thanks!


http://www.nwitimes.com/niche/prime/lansing-couple-has-inspiring-love-story/article_7372eaf7-46db-5676-9002-170df06ce447.html

Disney Picture from the Park

Todays Disney‬ Picture from the Park from Moments of the Magic by Joe Diebold

 

Star Tours - Not sure if its just me but every time I walk under the AT-AT at Star Tours I wish I had a grappling hook to fly up to its belly...

 

Disney 102~ The reveal!

Lou Mongello has released a new Walt Disney World "help" book!  We in "the Box" have been patiently waiting for this to happen.  It's called Disney 102.  This is a book about tips about saiving money on a trip to Walt Disney World. 
Here is the link to order the book!

"Bringing the family to Walt Disney World is something so many families dream about, plan for, and SAVE toward. We have news for you: A Disney vacation doesn’t have to take years of saving and budgeting!"

http://disney102.com

Three Caballeros characters meet at Epcot for Cinco de Mayo Limited TIme...

A memory from my last trip!  I am in this video......   :-)

FROZEN music. So much more than "Let It Go!"

I just love the movie FROZEN, and can't wait to get the pre-ordered Blue Ray.  The movie comes out in March, shortly after my birthday.  So, Happy Birthday to me! 

In the meantime, I have purchased the FROZEN soundtrack.  It is absolutely wonderful!  The first 10 tracks written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez are as follows:

1. FROZEN HEART - Performed by the cast
2. DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN? - performed by Kristen Bell and Agatha Lee Monn and Katie Lopez
3. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER - performed by Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel
4. LOVE IS AN OPEN DOOR - performed by Kristen Bell and Santino Fontana
(even though Hans turns out to be a "bad guy" in the movie, this song could be a theme song for Paul and I and our relationship.  Too bad it was not written 5 years earlier, we could have played this at our wedding reception!)
5. LET IT GO - performed by Idina Menzel

6. REINDEER(S) ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE - performed by Jonathan Goff
7. IN SUMMER - performed by John Gad
8. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER - performed by Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel
9. FIXER UPPER - performed by Maia Wilson and cast
10. LET IT GO (Demi Lovato version)

From this point, the CD continues with the beautiful music from the original score written by Christophe Beck.  This music is absolutely beautiful, and happily there is a lot of it.

11. Vuelie (featuring Cantus)
12. Elsa and Anna
13. The Trolls
14. Coronation Day
15. Heimr Arnadalr
16. Winter's Waltz
17. Sorcery
18. Royal Pursuit
19. Onward and Upward
20. Wolves
21. The North Mountain
22. We Were So Close
23. Marshmallow Attack!
24. Conceal, Don't Feel
25. Only An Act Of True Love
26. Summit Siege
27. Return to Arendelle
28. Treason
29. Some People Are Worth Melting For
30. Whiteout
31. The Great Thaw (Vuelie Reprise)
32. Epilogue

If you are a lover of good .......no...great music, you can't go wrong with the purchase of the FROZEN soundtrack.
 

UPDATED! Lots of refurbs and closings at WDW to make things more magical!!

Casey's Corner: Jan. 6 - Feb. 15, 2014
Splash Mountain: Jan. 6 - Mar. 21, 2014
Splashdown Photos: Jan. 6 - Mar. 21, 2014
Agrabah Bazaar: Jan. 7 - Feb. 13, 2014
Monorail - MK Express: Jan. 21 - Mar. 21, 2014
Barnstormer: Feb. 3 - 5, 2014
Pinocchio's Village Haus: Feb. 17 - Mar. 30, 2014
The Plaza Restaurant: Feb. 17 - Mar. 15, 2014
Big Thunder Mountain: April 7 - 9, 2014
Pirates of the Caribbean: April 28 - May 1, 2014

Disney's Hollywood Studios®
Backlot Tour: Jan. 5 - Mar. 1, 2014
Monsters Meet & Greet: Jan. 29 - Feb. 8, 2014

Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park
Festival of the Lion King: Jan. 6, 2014 - TBD

Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park
Annual Refurbishment: Dec. 22, 2013 - Mar. 17, 2014

Disney's All Star Sports Resort
Grand Slam Quiet Pool Deck: Feb. 11 - 13, 2014

Sports - Resort Lobby Construction: Feb. 17 - March 9, 2014

Game Point Arcade - Closed due to Lobby/Corridor work: Feb. 17 - March 9, 2014

Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas - Kidani Village
Uwanja Camp - Kiddie Pool Wet Deck - Only wet deck is closed, pool will remain open: Jan. 21 - Feb. 28, 2014

Disney's Boardwalk Villas
Villas Quiet Pool & Spa: Feb. 10 - Mar. 14, 2014

Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort
Pool slides - pools remain open: Jan. 27 - Feb. 7, 2014

Disney's Contemporary Resort
Bay Lake Tower Kiddie Pool Wet Deck - Only wet deck is closed, pool will remain open: Feb. 10 - 28, 2014

Monorail - Magic Kingdom Resort - Restricted Service - Monorail service will be temporarily suspended on weekdays between 11:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Buses and watercraft transportation will be available: Jan. 21 - Mar. 21, 2014

Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Monorail - Magic Kingdom Resort - Restricted Service - Monorail service will be temporarily suspended on weekdays between 11:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Buses and watercraft transportation will be available: Jan. 21 - Mar. 21, 2014

Disney's Old Key West Resort
Gurgling Suitcase: Feb. 5 - 28, 2014

Disney's Polynesian Resort
General Construction: Dec. 2013 - Mar. 2015

Monorail - Magic Kingdom Resort - Restricted Service - Monorail service will be temporarily suspended on weekdays between 11:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Buses and watercraft transportation will be available: Jan. 21 - Mar. 21, 2014

The Never Land Club: Jan. 28 - Apr. 27, 2014

Capt. Cook's - alternate Dining Experience available: Mar. - Jun. 2014

Great Ceremonial House - Lobby: Mar. - Dec. 2014

Disney's Port Orleans Resort - French Quarter
Doubloon Lagoon Pool - transportation will be provided for Guests to swim at Ol' Man Island Pool at Disney's Port Orleans Resort - Riverside: Jan. 13 - Feb. 28, 2014

Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort
Paddock Pool: Feb. 1 - 13, 2014

Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts
Yacht Club Quiet Pool: Jan, 21 - Feb. 7, 2014

Beach Club Quiet Pool: Feb. 12 - 13, 2014

Downtown Disney® Area (Area)
Team Mickey Athletic Adventure Club: Jan. 27 - Jun. 13, 2014

 

List courtesy of It's All About the Mouse Travel.

Todays ‪‎Disney‬ Picture from the Park

Todays ‪‎Disney‬ Picture from the Park from Moments of the Magic by Joe Diebold - 

Fountain of Nations - Day or night the fountain is always beautiful - Our favorite fountain in all of Disney World.
Lens : Bower 8mm Fisheye
ISO : 100
Shutter Speed : 20 Seconds

Disney Cruise Line: Reimagined Magic

31 Facts About Mary Poppins You Might Not Know!

On my Walt Disney Maniacs page of Facebook, we have been concentrating on the movie Mary Poppins for the month of January, and will continue for the next several months.  Here is a recap of the 31 facts posted in January.  I hope you enjoy reading them, and hope you will look forward to the next post at the end of February.

1.) The first Mary Poppins story, "Mary Poppins and the Match Man" was published in a New Zealand newspaper in 1926.
2.)  The first Mary Poppins book by Australian author Pamela (P.L.) Travers, published in 1934, included a similar story to "Match Man."

3.)  The book publisher sent a copy to Walt Disney, inscribed, "not another Mickey, but I think you should like our Mary."
4.)  Walt Disney gave the book to his daughters, so Diane became the first Disney to discover Mary Poppins.
5.)  The Studio began negotiations with P.L. Travers in 1938, shortly after Walt read the book himself.
6.)  Author P.L. Travers was concerned that Mary Poppins should not be a cartoon character.
7.)  Though Walt Disney hadn't yet produced a fully live-action film, his brother Roy assured "Mrs. Travers" they could work in both mediums.
8.)  In the late 1950's, with book sales declining, P.L. Travers finally accepted the Disney Studio's latest offer.
9.)  The author P.L. Travers has two conditions: the film would be live action, and she still wanted to approve the script.
10.)  The agreement was completed in June 1960.  Two months later, artist Don DaGradi began storyboarding the film.
11.)  Don DaGradi also researched the book's original pen-and-ink illustrations by Mary Shepard.
12.)  Mary Shepard was the daughter of the E. H. Shepard who illustrated the Winnie the Pooh books.
13.)  The filmmakers expanded the books' roll of Bert so that he could appear throughout the film.
14.)  In the book, Miss Lark and her dog Andrew live next door to the Banks family.
15.)  In the book, Mrs. Corry and her VERY TALL daughters sell gingerbread.
16.)  In the Mary Poppins books, Miss Persimmon is Uncle Albert's housekeeper.
17.)  P.L. Travers wanted the cast to be all English in keeping with her books.
18.)  Walt Disney and co-creator Bill Walsh chose a blend of English and American actors to have a wide appeal.
19.)  Mary Poppins was filmed entirely indoors on all four sound stages on the Disney Studios lot in California.
20.)  Cherry Tree Lane, the park, and the exterior of St. Paul's Cathedral filled the entire Stage Four of the Disney Studios.
21.) The Cherry Tree Lane set included four nearly full scale Georgian houses, authentic in every detail.
22.)  The cherry tree blossoms were made of a plastic material imported from France and Portugal.  Each leaf and blossom was hand mounted.
23.)  A massive cyclorama painting surrounded the back of the entire set.
24.)  Long time actor Reginald Owen played the part of Admiral Boom.
25.)  Walt originally cast British actor Stanley Holloway as Admiral Boom, but Holloway dropped out because of other commitments.
26.)  Disney favorite Reta Shaw was warm hearted cook from Disney's Pollyanna, plays a similar role as Mrs. Brill.
27.)  Veteran British actress Elsa Lancaster plays the children's resigning nanny, Katie Nanna.  One of Elsa Lancaster's best-known early roles was The Bride of Frankenstein.
28.)  Elsa Lancaster had been married to famed actor Charles Laughton.  She had stopped working when he passed away.
29.)  When Karen Dotrice was cast as Jane Banks, her mother suggested casting Elsa Lancaster as the beleaguered nanny.
30.)  In the early script, Mrs. Brill calls Katie Nanna "an old sow."  Mrs. Travers didn't think that sounded "Irish" enough, so she suggested changing the line to "with a face that would stop a coal barge."
31.)  Glynis Johns plays the loving but distracted Mrs. Banks.  She had previously starred in Disney's "The Sword and the Rose," and "Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue."

Don't forget to join us again at the end of February to find out some more fascinating facts about the movie Mary Poppins!!