Limited Time Magic Part 1

If you haven't already headed over or know, today was the first announcements from Disney Parks about what is to come for Limited Time Magic.

First off, they announced that for Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Tomorrowland will be hosting it's first ever "Bling in the New Year" celebration, where children will be able to dance with their favorite Disney characters at Rockettower Plaza and so no one misses out on the countdown, they will be doing a countdown every hour until midnight. Also, WDW will be hosting this from December 30- January 5. For those of you that have gone over to DCA recently and saw the "Dancin' with Disney" attraction they had next to the Monster Inc. attraction, you are probably not too excited for this. Since "Dancin' with Disney" has reportedly closed, it's safe to assume that the reason Disneyland Resort isn't doing anything like this is because of this failed dance party.

Now the more exciting news was for Disneyland, where they revealed that the Golden Horseshoe Revue will be back. I was surprised this was the first LTM event that Disneyland would host but frankly, I'm excited. As the Disney Parks blog described it: "“A Salute to the Golden Horseshoe Revue” will be an homage to those fun-filled, family-friendly musical variety shows of the past. Hosted by Miss Lily and her Saloon Girls, the show will bring together favorite song and dance numbers like “Hello, Everybody,” “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” “Belly up to the Bar” and “Can-Can.”" So if you're like me, you will now have to head down to Disneyland. Now this will only be from January 10 to February 4, every Thursday to Monday, so you'd better be quick. It will be nice that they are hosting this LTM event during the slower time of the year.

And lastly, they announced that 2013 will be the "Year of the Ear" and as such, Disney Parks will be releasing new ear hats as part of the LTM. I'm assuming they will be limited time ear hats like the events. And of course, January will see the release of the first set, which they say will be Disney Couture Ear Hats.

So there it is, the begining of Limited Time Magic will begin in a few days (or weeks). All the information came from the Disney Parks Blog (which is also where I got all the photos from) and you can also visit LimitedTimeMagic.com for information specific to LTM. So what are you the most excited for?

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to everyone, if anyone is like me, you watched the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade (even though it wasn't live and was filmed awhile ago) and then started watching The Santa Clause right after! Well, I thought I would take this time to show off some of the ornaments that I have (though since it's my wife and my first Christmas, everything is newer).
First we have our wedding ornament, to commemorate our wedding this year (on Friday the 13th too ha!).

 

Next is one we got last year when we went to the Walt Disney World resort for the 40th anniversary of the Magic Kingdom (though it didn't seem like they even knew it was their anniversary). 

 

Next we have another one from last year, to commemorate our favorite racecar, Lightning McQueen in my favorite pose of all the jumpman!

 

 

Next is one of my wife's favorite ones that we snagged this year, it's Mickey Mouse dressed for Haunted Mansion!

 

 

Then we have one I received last night from my family as a Christmas gift, a limited edition Ear Hat ornament of my favorite toy, Buzz Lightyear!

 

 

Lastly, as a bonus is an ornament my wife and I made to commemorate our first Christmas. It features a pup you will learn to know, my dog Mutteray Jack, itching his ear infront of our Christmas tree! Hope you enjoyed this quick post to commemorate the Holidays! Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays!













Limited Time Magic 2013

2013 is coming quick and Disney Parks Blog is going to kick off the new year a little early. Yesterday, they had a quick update about the Limited Time Magic coming to the parks next year and though it was short and sweet, it got my engines revving. For those who don't already know or haven't heard, Limited Time Magic is the parks event going on to bring to us some magic that will not be around forever. They kicked it off with a giant ice sculpture in Times Square, which was showing how awe aspiring it can be, but also how limited it was, as the ice sculpture melted away.

It has some awesome parts of it, that they already announced like the return of the Golden Horseshoe Revue, the Lost Friends weekend (featuring rarely seen walk around characters), and the Dapper Dans: the original Boy Band.
On December 28, Disney Parks Blog will be releasing some more info and dates on their big event next year Limited Time Magic. Its made me anxious for the new year, how about you?

Don't go "commando" at Disney Parks

Recently my wife and I headed down to Disneyland Resort for a quick getaway and we did something we rarely do, we took it slow at the park. We are notorious for going "commando" and just running through the parks rididng as many attractions as possible. Now understand that as much as Disney fans love to hate on going "commando" at Disney Parks, when you're there, you can't help but find yourself thinking, I have to get on as many attractions as I can to make this worth the price. I can say that for us, we go so often, it often seems silly to stop and watch a show or parade or even the fireworks.
This past trip, we decided to go ahead and take it slow at the park (partially because it was a rainy day so there was no rush to ride anything) and I have to say, the experience was amazing. I felt almost like I had never been to Disneyland or Disney California Adventure (DCA) before. All of the sudden we noticed the environment and the theming of the attractions and queues instead of searching for the hidden Mickey's and trying to rush to be first in line. We saw a performance at the Golden Horseshoe and it was hilarious ("She's so ugly, she headed into the Haunted Mansion and didn't come out scared, came out with a job!").

 

At DCA, we watched for the first time the Instant Concert!...Just Add Water and it was hilarious and down right Goofy! It reminded me of watching the classic Goofy "How to" cartoons live! We stared into the gigantic Christmas tree in Buena Vista St. and noticed that there were ornaments all over it with lesser known Disney secondary characters (I could swear that Mickey's nephews, Morty and Ferdie, were on one such ornament). We also checked out kids going to sit on Santa's lap at Elias & Co. and it actually seemed like a real department store (aside from the amazing outfits, friendly elves and jolly Ol' St. Nick).

 

 

At Disneyland, we rode the railroad and actually watched the landscape instead of checking our iPhones to see what attraction had the lowest wait and we saw things like feral cats, hidden Mickeys, and even what I believe to be an Indiana Jones reference (if the dog bowl says Indiana, I'm inclined to believe it's a reference to Henry Jones Jr.'s famous monicer). We even saw the snow fall on Main Street and for at least a second, we believed that Disney had used some magic and brought us snow in a city that doesn't snow.

There is so much to see and experience at the parks that I have to jump on the bandwagon and say hey, don't rush to get on Space Mountain and Indiana Jones, take a second to take in the atmosphere, and you won't regret it, in fact, you just may notice those intricate details for the first time.

Snow White turns 75!

Today is the 75th anniversary of one of the most beloved and greatest animated films of all time, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. While today was also supposed to be the end of the world (doubt it!) it is also a very big milestone for a film people thought would have been Walt's folly. My suggestion for celebrating the monumental occasion is to watch the film (on Blu-Ray for me!) or/and head over to Disney California Adventure (DCA) and to the Carthay Circle Theater restaurant. I know that's where I want to be!

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