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Disney Pic of the Week: Face Painting

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While I did not get a photo of someone getting their face painted, I did get the next best thing. A portrait of a Face Painter stationed just outside the entrance to Disney’s Kilimanjaro Safari. As you can see she is also advertising her Face Painting skills. Cast Member Face Painter in the African village … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Face Painting"
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Harps of Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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I enjoyed performances of musicians playing harps in Disney’s Animal Kingdom recently. The first one was a very unique instrument called a mandinka harp (kora) which is a 21-string lute-bridge-harp used extensively in West Africa made from a large calabash or bottle gourd. It makes a very pleasing sound. Muscian playing a mandinka harp in … Continue reading "Harps of Disney’s Animal Kingdom"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Artisans at Work

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Back in 2011, I had the pleasure of photographing the famed Disney character artist, Don “Ducky” Williams, during the “Everything’s Just Ducky!” 15th Annversary AllEars.net Event in Epcot’s Odyssey restaurant. He talked for nearly an hour all the while producing sketch portraits of Disney characters. It was a joy to watch a person who clearly … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Artisans at Work"
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Bibbity Bobbity Boo…Crane Be Gone!

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A while back I was complaining about a maintenance crane being used on my recent trip to the Magic Kingdom. I mentioned I could remove the crane using software. This does take added time so I do not like to do it often. Later in the day, I caught the end of the new Mickey’s … Continue reading "Bibbity Bobbity Boo…Crane Be Gone!"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Gardeners

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I guess I have always been too fascinated watching gardeners at work at Walt Disney World, that I have very few photos of them. As I looked back through my Flower and Garden festival pics, I came across this 2010 photo of Mother Nature herself! I mean, if she isn’t the ultimate gardener, who is? … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Gardeners"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Gardeners

Posted on by Scott Thomas
This week’s theme was to focus attention to all those wonderful Gardeners who keep Walt Disney World looking colorful and lush from the resorts to the themeparks and the roadways in between. I did not find any photos of them in my archives nor did I locate any on my last trip. Instead, I will … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Gardeners"
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Mickey Mouse Pumpkin Heads in the Magic Kingdom

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My last visit to Walt Disney World was the day after Labor Day here in the United States. Even so, the Magic Kingdom was all decked out for Halloween and the start of Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Parties later that week. Main Street USA had these bright and lighted lamp post decorations featuring Mickey … Continue reading "Mickey Mouse Pumpkin Heads in the Magic Kingdom"
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