Tag: Magic Kingdom
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Cinderella’s Holiday Wish debuts at Magic Kingdom
I was there when they turned on these beautiful lights on at Cinderella Castle for the first time last week. If you have the opportunity to be at Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World or Disneyland during the holidays, don’t miss this! The castle is lit every night so be sure to check the times…
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Talking Mickey Mouse Visits Walt Disney World
Disney park guests were treated to a very special visit by talking Mickey Mouse on Monday evening, October 31st. During Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party talking Mickey Mouse made an appearance in the Magic Kingdom’s Town Square. Guests who arrived to meet Mickey Mouse were surprised by this technology which is part of Disney Imagineering’s “Living Character…
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Walt Disney World Rags to Riches
Up, up, up and away! People love to reach higher levels. This is true in life, but not necessarily with physical heights. Raise your hand if you’re afraid of heights. Okay, back on point. This is a Disney blog after all. One of the questions many Disney park enthusiasts ask themselves months before a Disney…
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Retired Imagineer Marty Sklar Reflects on Walt Disney World’s 40th
Saturday October 1, 2011, Walt Disney World turned 40 years old and celebrated the opening of Florida’s Magic Kingdom. Disney Legend Marty Sklar, retired Executive Vice President and Ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering, was involved throughout the design, planning and opening of Walt Disney World, and reflected with the DIS Unplugged on his experience. Continue after…
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Walt Disney World’s 40th: We Built this City on Cold Coors Beer
At this summer’s Disney D23 Expo, Marty Sklar, retired Executive Vice President and Ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering, hosted a panel titled “Legends of Walt Disney Imagineering.” The panel included Bob Gurr, Don Iwerks, Alice Davis, Orlando Ferrante, and current Imagineer Kim Irvine (daughter of Disney Legend Leota Toombs). They reflected on the 40th anniversary…
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Video: Construction of Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
In this video, released by Disney, we get a glimpse of the hustle and bustle as Roy Disney oversees construction of Florida’s Magic Kingdom prior to 1971. Watch a timelapse of Cinderella’s Castle built around its steel skeleton. The Liberty Tree is brought in and finds a home in Liberty Square. Monorail cars and steam engines are…
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Video: 1971 Grand Opening of Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
In this video, released by Disney, Mickey Mouse leads a parade of characters down Main Street, U.S.A. to officially open Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971. Parking lots are jammed and traffic was backed up for miles as folks headed to the new theme park. Also included in the video is a…