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My family’s experience at Walt Disney World’s Monstrous Summer All-Nighter

Posted on by AllEars
How long could two kids and their parents last at the Magic Kingdom when the theme park was open 24 hours? We set out to find out Friday at the Monstrous Summer All-Nighter. My husband and I are night owls, routinely staying up until 3 a.m. or later, so that was in our favor. However, both our 10-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter had a full day of school before we headed to the Magic Kingdom in the afternoon, so they were tired. But they were really excited about the event, so that adrenaline helped fuel their determination to stay awake. When we arrived about 4:30 p.m., the Transportation and Ticket Center parking lot was already about two-thirds full. I wondered if the park would close because of capacity crowds at some point, but we continued to see folks arriving all night.
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Where in the World #281

Posted on by Erin Blackwell
To all who come to this photo trivia game, Welcome! Along the way, the photos can make us relive memories and see details Walt’s Imagineers put into everything we love in Walt Disney World! By this time next week, I will be in Walt Disney World, Players! So time to wish me Bon Voyage! Wow, … Continue reading "Where in the World #281"
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Gearing Up for My Second Disney All-Nighter

Posted on by Lisa Berton
It seems so incredibly long ago that I partook of Disneyland’s One More Disney Day when the park was open for 24 hours straight beginning at 6 AM on February 29, 2012 and ending on March 1st at 6 AM. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to manage the entire 24 hours and fell short by hitting … Continue reading "Gearing Up for My Second Disney All-Nighter"
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Disney Pic of the Week – Balloons

Posted on by Lisa Berton
Before we begin this week’s theme, I want to offer up a “do over” of last week. As it turned out, Scott and I had similar shots of the exact same clock in Tomorrowland. Great Scott! Although, my writing was funnier. As such, I am posting this other clock photograph from Main St, USA. Great. … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week – Balloons"
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Tomorrowland Arcade Time

Posted on by Lisa Berton
When the little lightning bolt is on the 10 and the big lightning bolt is on the 4, you gotta get back in time. What? Yes, I’m mixing theme parks. As my pal Scott probably told you on Tuesday, clocks can be located everywhere in Disney Parks. They’re not casinos so they actually want you … Continue reading "Tomorrowland Arcade Time"
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Monstrous Summer Preview: Princess Fairytale Hall

Posted on by Debra Martin Koma
no photos were permitted behind the wall, but we do have some new artists' renderings of what Princess Fairytale Hall will look like. I was also able to get a few more details about the meet-and-greet location, which will be approximately on the site of the former Snow White's Scary Adventures, from Imagineers Pam Rawlins, assistant producer, and creative designer Jason Grandt.
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Play Testing A Pirate’s Adventure: Treasures of the Seven Seas at Walt Disney World

Posted on by Jason Dz
Contributing photographer Jason of disneygeek.com had a great opportunity my last morning at Walt Disney World. The Imagineers were conducting a public "play test" of A Pirate's Adventure: Treasures of the Seven Seas. This is a new interactive experience that will be opening in Adventureland in the Magic Kingdom in the near future. The testing started earlier in the morning and I managed to make it there about 11:45am and was one of the last groups through, they shut down around noon. The adventure begins at the Enlistment Quarters, the old Crows Nest.
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Festival of Fantasy Parade Coming to Magic Kingdom in 2014

Posted on by Debra Martin Koma
Walt Disney World President George Kalogridis announced Friday, April 26, that a new daytime parade, the Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade, will debut in the Magic Kingdom in spring 2014. (This will replace the current Celebrate the Magic daytime parade.) The Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade will bring the magical stories of New Fantasyland to Main Street, U.S.A., through fantastic and innovative new parade floats, vibrant costumes, and an original soundtrack that will feature beloved songs from favorite Disney films, plus a new parade theme song.
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