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Be Prepared for Disney Photography

Posted on by Scott Thomas
The old motto of Be Prepared is especially appropriate for us Disney park vacationers. You never know when you will walk around a corner and see a great photo opportunity. For walking around the parks, I try to keep my camera at the ready with a good starting setup. I call it Zeroing Out My … Continue reading "Be Prepared for Disney Photography"
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More Topiaries from Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival

Posted on by Scott Thomas
This week’s Disney Pic of the Week theme was Topiaries. A topiary is a shrubs or trees clipped into ornamental shapes. Disney landscape artists have been using topiaries since the early 1960’s at Disneyland. The annual Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot gives these artists a larger venue to show, astound and thrill Walt Disney … Continue reading "More Topiaries from Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival"
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New Meet and Greet with Olaf to Debut at Disney’s Hollywood Studios This Spring

Posted on by Debra Martin Koma
The all-new Celebrity Spotlight character meet and greet will open in spring 2016 in the Echo Lake district at Disney's Hollywood Studios. When this location opens, you are invited into the Celebrity Spotlight to meet lovable snowman Olaf, from the film "Frozen." Also opening this spring is "Mickey and Minnie Starring in Red Carpet Dreams," a character meet and greet that will be located just off Commissary Lane near the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant. In this new spot you can walk the red carpet to step into a scene with Minnie Mouse. Nearby, Mickey Mouse will be appearing as the Sorcerer's Apprentice from "Fantasia."
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A Day in the Life at the Magic Kingdom

Posted on by Scott Thomas
We all have our own perspectives. Each day we spend in our world which might include family, friends, work or play. When visiting Walt Disney World, it seems the rest of the “real world” disappears for a few days. It is tremendously refreshing to me and I am guessing it is to you, too. After … Continue reading "A Day in the Life at the Magic Kingdom"
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Donald Duck’s a Party Animal

Posted on by Lisa Berton
Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It! is a parade at Magic Kingdom filled with bright bold colors and a festive atmosphere. Donal Duck, the fine feathered member of the Fab Five donned his party hat and discoed to his heart’s content. Unfamiliar with the Fab Five? The unofficial group is comprised of Mickey Mouse, Minnie … Continue reading "Donald Duck’s a Party Animal"
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Disney Pic of the Week: The Fab Five

Posted on by Scott Thomas
If you hang around any Disney fan, you will eventually hear the term: The Fab Five. No, a Fifth Beatle was not discovered. The Fab Five refers to the lovable Walt Disney created characters: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck and Pluto. You usually only see them all together during live stage shows in … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: The Fab Five"
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Sleeping with the Lion King at Walt Disney World

Posted on by Scott Thomas
I know I go on and on about photographing details while at Walt Disney World. Even the resorts are full of such details. Some are subtle. Some are not. While staying in the Lion King area of Disney’s Art of Animation resort, I walked under the scene you see below taken directly from the animated … Continue reading "Sleeping with the Lion King at Walt Disney World"
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