Year: 2008
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Osborne Lights 2008 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Tonight the Osborne Lights opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World. Once again the lights were beautiful on all the buildings. It seemed to me they had the lights dance more often this year than in previous years. It was great watching the snow fall and know that I didn’t have to shovel…
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Super Soap Weekend at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
I have 3 words to describe Hollywood Studios today. Oh my goodness!!! I couldn’t believe how crowded it was. I had heard about this event for years but nothing prepared me for the crowds. This is a blog in progress and will be updated as I go back over to the event.
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Castle Dreamlights debut at Magic Kingdom
Tonight was the debut of the Castle Dreamlights at Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. It also was the kickoff for the 2008 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Parties. The castle lighting ceremony starts with a cute performance with Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy. They are trying to decide how they should decorate the castle for…
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Hello from the Magic Kingdom
So I’m here at a strangely quiet Magic Kingdom. The weather is STUNNING!! The lines are frighteningly short…10 minute wait for Splash Mountain…Big Thunder Mountain is pretty much a walk on. Good news for guests, but scary for Disney especially in light of the negative financial outlook that Wall Street delivered to Disney this morning.…
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Disney Fairies debut at Fairytale Pavilion in Magic Kingdom
I tagged along with Teresa and her family today to see the Disney Fairies at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. We got there about 9:30 AM for the rope drop to Toontown. It is in the same place as the meet and greet for the Princesses. The rope dropped and people took off running. …
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High School Musical 3 debuts at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
High School Musical 3 debuted this morning at Hollywood Studios in the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The skies were dark and gloomy. There were cast members soaking up the water in the area where they would perform. There were large crowds waiting for the show when it started to rain. They canceled the…
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Dragon boat racing at Downtown Disney
I got to do something today I have never done. There was a Orlando International Dragon Boat festival at Downtown Disney in the Walt Disney World resort today Oct. 17. The boats all had a dragon head and tail. There were teams from all over the country.