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Where in the World #288

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! Everybody, stop! We missed a birthday! So all together and with great feeling: Happy Belated Birthday, Sara Holloway! I’m glad at … Continue reading "Where in the World #288"
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Building a Home for the Beast in Fantasyland

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Construction of the Be Our Guest and Gastons Tavern in the Magic Kingdom.Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/500s, f/11, ISO 200, EV -0.3, 105mm focal length. It can be disappointing when we walk around a Disney park and there are signs of construction. As much as Disney would love to hide it, when a project as large as … Continue reading "Building a Home for the Beast in Fantasyland"
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Disney Pic of the Week – Construction

Posted on by Lisa Berton
If you build it, Disney fans will show up in droves. While much of the new Fantasyland expansion has opened up, work continues on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, scheduled to open next year. Let’s hear it for the boy(s) and girls who bring to life our favorite characters and stories and provide us with … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week – Construction"
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Dumbo’s New Fantasyland View

Posted on by Lisa Berton
Taking flight on the original Dumbo attraction in it’s new location in Fantasyland gives a completely different perspective, of course. Personally, I think there was more to see before the big move. Eventually I’ll have a go at the second Dumbo attraction and see for myself which elephants got a better deal. Disney Pic of … Continue reading "Dumbo’s New Fantasyland View"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Dumbo

Posted on by Scott Thomas
I do not usually partake of the Fantasyland rides. Even when my kids were little, I let Mom do those rides. So, when this topic was proposed by Lisa, I sighed and had every intention of riding Dumbo the Flying Elephant on my very next trip. You know how it goes at Walt Disney World? … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Dumbo"
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Where in the World #282

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! Lisa Nelson, you’re in Walt Disney World too? I thought that was you! But you didn’t wave back; you probably didn’t … Continue reading "Where in the World #282"
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Mickey and the Magical Map

Posted on by Jeanine Yamanaka
On May 25, Fantasyland Theatre (nee Videopolis) debuted a new live show, "Mickey and the Magical Map." Without giving too much away...The story begins with the Sorcerer Yen Sid (perhaps familiar from the Epic Mickey games) directing his Mapmakers to paint a map able to transport dreamers to all the places they imagine.
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Cinderella Castle and the Red Balloon

Posted on by Scott Thomas
A red Mickey Mouse balloon behind Cinderella Castle.Nikon D700/Tokina 11-16mm, 1/160s, f/6.3, ISO 200, EV -0.7, 11mm focal length, cropped. Hard not to get a Disney balloon in a photo at the Magic Kingdom. As I was taking this wide angle photo behind Cinderella Castle, a father passed by with a red Mickey Mouse balloon … Continue reading "Cinderella Castle and the Red Balloon"
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Being Creative with Crowds at Walt Disney World

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Here’s a fun way to approach photographing in busy tourist attractions like Walt Disney World. Be creative! Easier said than done I can hear you saying. Really, when confronted with people everywhere, start looking from different angles, get low, get high or just tilt your camera. A couple of weeks ago, I showed you how … Continue reading "Being Creative with Crowds at Walt Disney World"
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Maurice’s Table

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Table inside Maurice’s Cottage in the Magic Kingdom.Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/40s, f/3.5, ISO 4000, EV +0.3, 28mm focal length. In the new attraction Enchanted Tales with Belle, you walk through Maurice’s Cottage. On a table in the kitchen, you will find the book Belle read in the animated feature, Beauty and the Beast, which is open … Continue reading "Maurice’s Table"
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