Weekly Orlando Theme Parks Rumor and Refurbs Update (November 16, 2013)
This is the weekly rumor and refurbishment update for Orlando-area theme parks for the week of November 16, 2013.
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The Magical Bucket List #1 – Tour Walt Disney’s Apartment at Disneyland
See how Walt Disney lived while he was building Disney – above Main Street, USA itself.`
Unbuilt Disney: Rock Candy Mountain at Disneyland
Learn all about Rock Candy Mountain, a sickly-sweet attraction that was planned for Disneyland but never built. Almost as soon as Disneyland opened in 1955, Walt Disney and his Imagineers began to consider ideas for additions to the fledgling park. One of these was Rocky Candy Mountain, an enormous faux mountain that would appear to…
The Top 10 Dark Rides in the World
A rundown of the top 10 dark rides at theme parks all over the world – as rated by Theme Park Tourist readers.
Vintage Disney: Remembering 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea at the Magic Kingdom
Do you remember 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom? Here are some great pictures to refresh your memory! The Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid dark ride recently opened in the Magic Kingdom’s New Fantasyland, so let’s seize the opportunity to commemorate the attraction that…
The Top 5 Restaurants at SeaWorld Orlando
A guide to the top 5 dining outlets at SeaWorld Orlando.
A Cast Member’s Take on the Disney Look
Nose rings are a no…and other ruminations on the restrictions of the Disney Look. A friend recently asked me if she would be able to get a job at Walt Disney World with her new nose ring, to which the answer was an instant and resounding no. The other friends in our group, Orlando natives…
Weekly Orlando Theme Parks Rumor and Refurbs Update (November 9, 2013)
This is the weekly rumor and refurbishment update for Orlando-area theme parks for the week of November 9, 2013. Walt Disney World: Magic Kingdom: The first Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party has begun marking the beginning of the holiday season (at least for me). Much like Mickey’s not-so-scary Halloween Party, Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas…
Complete Guide to Disneyland Resort’s 2013 Holiday Offerings
Oh, the weather outside’s delightful… Wait, that’s not right. But what else can you expect from Disneyland Resort, where an 80-degree Halloween season leads into a similarly warm build up to Christmas. That hasn’t stopped the Californian pair of parks from wrapping up more holiday offerings than ever as the newly transformed Disney California Adventure…
Vintage Disney: Remembering the Skyway at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom
Do you remember the Skyway at Disneyland and Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom? Here are some great pictures to refresh your memory! Disneyland’s version of the Skyway opened just a year after the park itself, on June 23, 1956. It was built by Swiss specialist Von Roll, and was the first aerial ropeway of its…