Author: mouse skywalker
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Disneyland Announces Opening Dates for Three New Attractions
Construction workers are scrambling to get the Disneyland Resort in California primed for the busy summer season. Disneyland officials confirmed the grand opening dates for three new experiences at the Anaheim theme parks. To alleviate any suspense, on May 27th the new Mickey’s Soundsational Parade will march down Main Street U.S.A. for its world premiere. One week…
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First Ever Character Meet FASTPASS Coming to Magic Kingdom
On Tuesday, February 22, the DisneyParks blog announced that this spring guests visiting Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom will be able to secure a FASTPASS to reserve a time to visit with Mickey Mouse. The new meet-and-greet-location will be right as you enter Town Square in a re-modeled Exposition Hall. This is prime real estate for Mickey’s new…
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Nickelodeon Suites: The Slime of Your Life
Cue the Dirty Dancing theme, “I… Had… the Slime of my life, and I’ve never slimed this way before…” Last year I took a Daddy/Daughter trip to Orlando – just me and my two girls (ages 9 and 12). On previous trips to Florida we would pass the Nickelodeon Suites on our way to Walt Disney World property. The…
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Around the World, Disney Dollars and More with Jack Lindquist
Interview with Jack Lindquist, Disneyland’s First President, Part 2 Jack Lindquist is a Disney Legend whose Disney career began in 1955 as the initial advertising manager for the new theme park. He worked in the public relations office alongside future head of Walt Disney Imagineering Marty Sklar. In Part 1 of the interview, Lindquist discussed his early years at Disneyland,…
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Interview with Disneyland’s First President, Jack Lindquist
Part 1: Jack’s Start at Disneyland to Dealing with Walt Disney’s Passing Recently I was able to speak with Jack Lindquist, a Disney Legend who also served as the first-ever President of Disneyland. He started with the Disney Company in 1955, two months after Disneyland opened, as the park’s first advertising manager. Jack worked his way up the…
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Video: Significant Milestone Met in Building the Disney Fantasy
It’s a busy time right now for the Disney Cruise Line. Amidst the hullabaloo of the christening and maiden voyages of its newest cruise ship, the Disney Dream, a fourth ship is quickly coming down the pipe. Friday, February 11, Disney Cruise Line celebrated the keel laying of the Disney Fantasy at the Meyer Werft shipyard in…
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What To Do The Day You Arrive At Walt Disney World?
It’s a question we hear a lot from those planning Walt Disney World vacations. What should we do when we arrive? Should we rush right to the parks? Settle into our hotel and go for a swim? I saw the question asked again in a thread on the DISboards. Continue after the break for some of…