tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24572426410127486012024-03-13T21:55:29.139-07:00Fiesta Fun CenterWalt Disney World pictures and information with an emphasis on WDW history.Communicore82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955479538705309902noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457242641012748601.post-74777793464254828082015-08-22T11:50:00.000-07:002015-08-22T11:50:43.731-07:00ART and (Polynesian) LIFE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> The Polynesian resort has offered many perks to guests that have paid the premium to stay in one of the original Magic Kingdom area resorts. Let's take a look at some of this incredible artwork showcasing the resort, which was provided on some of the stationary at the Polynesian during the 1990's. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These are various cards provided along with envelopes (the envelopes themselves had no markings of the resort on them) to send greetings to your friends and family back home. All you need to do is then stamp it, and make your way to the fantastic mailbox located in the Great Ceremonial House to send it off. I, for one, would just hoard them for myself, and I am glad I did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is
easy to overlook some the individual offerings that were once presented
to guests, which we now longingly look upon as relics that occupy our
minds with wonderful thoughts when we think about the Walt Disney World
of the past. Thanks for looking, and let us never forget the things that made us fall in love with Walt Disney World in the first place.</span>Communicore82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955479538705309902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457242641012748601.post-91918216801550886272015-01-16T06:58:00.001-08:002015-08-22T10:24:59.830-07:00Polynesian Garden <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> The loss of the garden waterfall in the Great Ceremonial House at the newly renamed Polynesian Village Resort was lamented by many individuals including me, of course. Now that it is gone for good, I wanted to take a look back at the last time I was able to experience the lobby before I would return to find a walled off, crazy , Epic Mickey version of the Great Ceremonial House during my next visit.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I have not experienced the new lobby in person yet, and look forward to the eventual completion of the re-imagineered area to be able to pass complete judgement. The only way I will be able to form an honest opinion is to visit in person and see if I feel what I felt all the times I stayed at that resort, as well as the many times I made the trek over because I love it so much. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Many of the additions are a big plus to this resort, including Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto, the new pool area (even though it will be gated off to the non resort guest) including a hot tub, and hopefully the reopening of the Tangaroa Terrace in some way. I just hope all the good will out way the things I feel detract from what the resort used to represent. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Today was the day I actually came to the realization that I will never have the opportunity to stay at the resort that I grew up loving so much again. I have been completely priced out of the resort I gerw up staying at most of my childhood. The Polynesian was synonymous with Walt Disney World for me. Even when I was was older and had to make my own way to Walt Disney World, I made it a point to spend the extra money and stay where I loved, when I could. Now with discounts few and far in between, only the families with a significant disposable income will be able to afford even the lowest priced rooms, which is a real shame.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Anyhow, enjoy my last trip around the Great Ceremonial House with me and store it in your memory banks because that, and youtube, are the only places to see it anymore. Thanks for watching!</span><br />
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<br />Communicore82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955479538705309902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457242641012748601.post-46354924263109866302014-10-15T08:03:00.000-07:002014-10-15T09:35:36.950-07:00Polynesin Village Resort construction photos <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just recently returned fro the Happiest Place on Earth a week ago with some
construction photos I took at the Polynesian Village Resort. I haven't
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I am very curious as to what the resort will be like when all is said and done. I was extremely skeptical when I first heard about the changes coming, and figured that the Polynesian would not retain the charm that I had known and loved since I first stayed there in the mid eighties. Now after seeing everything that is going on with my own two eyes, me level of skepticism has waned considerably.<br />
There are good things that are happening as well as the changes I am not so pleased about. I do lament the removal of the water feature in the Great Ceremonial House, but I believe that it will become a beautiful area once again.<br />
The bungalows are an absolute eyesore and barely resemble the longhouses that I would have assumed that they would try to emulate. One of the main draws to staying at the Poly was the gorgeous straight on views of the Magic Kingdom, which do not exist anymore for your average guests. The views from the bungalows are going to be spectacular for the extreme minority that will be able to stay in one of those buildings.<br />
I think the pool area will be much better than what it was. With new seating areas, a hot tub, hopefully a better poolside bar, and just and aesthetic change overall; I think I will welcome it with open arms. The changes to that area that took place 15 years ago, I was never a fan of. So to see something happen here to hopefully make it a more enjoyable space, I am all for.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by and checking out these photos. I hope when we look back on this moment in the history of this resort, we will say they did it right. I have a lot more Polynesian related content to share with you in the very near future, and anyone who is a fan of the resort will love to see. Stay tuned because I plan to start posting far more regularly soon. Have a great day!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> The Polynesian's concierge lounge had been located at the Great Ceremonial House in the King Kamehameha room since it's inception in the early 1990's. This was the first Disney resort to offer concierge services to it's guests. The room was fairly small, and included a few desks with cast members there to make dinner reservations and cater to the guests needs. There were a couple couches and chairs to rest your tired feet. The food options were minimal with pastries and coffees and such during the morning, cookies as well as various sweets and beverages available throughout the day. This service was available to all the Lagoon view rooms at the resort. The King Kamehameha lounge does not exist anymore as it was swallowed up by the sprawling Boutiki gift shop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> In July of 1994 the concierge lounge was relocated to the Tonga (now called Hawaii) longhouse, which required major modifications to the building. The west end of the building was remodeled to include a three level "wing" with desks on the lower level for guest services.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> In the evening there were also adult beverage options for a little night cap. Or come down and have a drink before you head out for the night. Maybe off to Pleasure Island to celebrate the New Year? Options included beer, wine, and various liquors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I feel like the concierge experience used to be an added bonus to your stay at a nice resort. Now it seems like people are trying to "get their monies worth" when it comes to this offering, which has lead to more of a cafeteria experience than a "lounge" experience. There have been many changes to this area since these pictures were
taken, and I hope to document them on my upcoming trip for reference. Disney has added more table seating and removed the couches to allow for more families to eat their breakfast and get to the parks and spend more money. The food offerings seem comprable to what they used to be, but the atmosphere is definitely lacking compared back in the late '90's when I actually used to hang out here and watch old Donald Duck shorts. Or the great programming that used to be shown on the Disney Channel. I am glad I got to enjoy these offerings when it was in its prime. Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I hope to get a lot more of my WDW info and pics out to the masses soon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span>Communicore82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955479538705309902noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457242641012748601.post-55435176230954603092013-04-12T22:34:00.002-07:002013-04-12T22:34:39.807-07:00Thunder in Paradise Filming at Grand Floridian <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> About a year ago I posted some pictures from the set for Thunder in Paradise located at the Grand Floridian. It has been by far the most visited post that I have written so far. This was a great time to be in Walt Disney World. Back when The MGM Studios actually had filming taking place, and all the tours were really detailed and incredibly interesting. As well as being able to see things that were completely relevant and you might see on television or in the theater one day. That being, I think all of you who enjoyed my picture will thoroughly enjoy this as well. This is a quick companion post with some video that was taken when we visited the set while staying at the Polynesian. Enjoy!</span><br />
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On January 30 of 2013 Illuminations celebrated its 25th anniversary. So I decided what better time than now to share some pictures that I have of this fantastic nighttime show. The original Illuminations show debuted on January 30 of 1988 as an upgrade to the previous shows; A New World Fantasy and Laserphonic Fantasy. There was also a show that took place before any of these shows debuted called Carnival de Lumiere. This show was only able to be viewed between the Mexican and Canadian pavilions due to the fact that it displayed film on rear projected screens along with fountains and music.<br />
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Illuminations utilized some of the same technologies that were developed for the previous shows, including the use of non-linear laser images on water droplet screens as well as the water fountain barges and Pichel lights. These Pichel lights are<span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> programmable search lights that are able to make swift precise movements, which could easily be timed to music.</span></span><br />
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The audio that was arranged within the shows was produced and arranged by Don Dorsey, a designer and director of many fireworks shows for Disney. The difference between the previous shows and Illuminations was that the previous iterations utilized synthesized tracks while Illuminations used the original orchestral tracks. Synthesized arrangements were used in many of the entertainment offerings up until this point; including Electrical Water Pageant and the Main Street Electrical Parade.<br />
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Illuminations was originally sponsored by General Electric, which resulted in many lighting upgrades to the pavilions around world showcase Lagoon. New dual level edge lighting which provided a flashing effect, upgraded laser installations at the pavilions, as well as animated lighting imagery on top of the pavilions. These animated images were moved into place after darkness fell onto the park. Some of these animated scenes included a dragon on top of the China Pavilion, a windmill and the Moulin Rouge sign on top of the France pavilion, and a cuckoo clock on top of Germany.<br />
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One of the more striking features of the lighting upgrades on the pavilions was the <a href="http://fiestafuncenter.blogspot.com/2012/10/original-projection-mapping-tech.html" target="_blank">projection mapping</a> techniques that were utilized to change the appearance of the pavilion buildings themselves. This technology just recently has been utilized in the pre-shows to Wishes Nighttime Spectacular. As well as a show that takes place on the It's a Small World's facade at Disneyland.<br />
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It is pretty amazing that this technology existed over 20 years ago, even though somewhat crude compared to today's standards. It is now just being realized again for its entertainment value. Some examples of this in Illuminations include the changing of the American Adventure façade into the capital building as well as Germany's façade being enhanced by lighted additional trim and color combinations. <br />
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Illuminations featured four main fountain barges that housed most of the effects used within the show as well as a fifth main laser barge in the center of the lagoon. The four barges that surrounded the laser barge included the mists screens, the air launch systems for the fireworks, and the fountains. They were also flanked by eight "dumb" barges, which provided additional colored pyro effects.<br />
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The main laser barge featured a sphere in the middle which housed rear projection lasers inside that projected images onto the sphere's surface. There were also lasers mounted on the barge outside of the sphere that projected onto the mists screens which were located on the barges surrounding it.<br />
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Illuminations took place over the course of three acts with the pyrotechnics coming towards the end of act two and concluding in a fantastic finale which featured the majority of the fireworks.The opening act featured laser projections on the mist screens, colored fountain sprays, and various highlights of the nations represented.<br />
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The second act featured the individual pavilions highlighted in their own sequence with each pavilion lit up individually, beginning with France and proceeding in no particular order around the lagoon and culminating with USA at the end of act two.<br />
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There are two pavilions not featured in Illuminations. The first being the Norway Pavilion as it was not completed until after the show debuted. And the next being the Morocco Pavilion because the king did not want the Pavilion lit up due to religious concerns.<br />
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Act III featured the majority of the pyrotechnics included in the show, and heavy use of the linear lasers emanating from the pavilions themselves.<br />
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At the end of the show all of the pavilions are lit up around World Showcase Lagoon in a wondrous display. And one of my favorite effects is the globe projected on Spaceship Earth with lasers emitting from the American Adventure.<br />
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I have included my own video of the original show, while crude in its presentation, being as it was taken very non-professionally back in 1994, it does present the show as seen back then. I am sure there are much better videos out there, but in my posts I try and use all of my own material wherever possible.<br />
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Thanks for taking the time to look at my pictures and hopefully enjoying my brief history on the original Illuminations show. I am always appreciative that people take the time out of their busy schedule to read and enjoy my blog. I hope that you learn something that you didn't previously know, and leads to enjoying this show more as well as enjoying the current iteration even more. Please leave a comment below and let me know what you think!</div>
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The 20th anniversary surprise celebration at Walt Disney World was a 15 month long campaign which began in 1991. The celebration included a daytime show at EPCOT Center called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFIN0VJknzo" target="_blank">Surprise in The Skies</a>, the debut of Spectromagic, as well as a new daytime parade that took place in the Magic Kingdom. Guests would also be randomly surprised with 20th anniversary themed merchandise.<br />
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The Magic Kingdom parade had it's origins beginning at Disneyland. The parade was called Party Gras, and ran for about 11 months for the 35th anniversary of Disneyland. This was a hugely popular parade and was arguably the most popular part of the 35th anniversary celebration. The parade only ran for less than a year during 1990 because of the incoming Celebration USA parade.<br />
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This parade was pretty much just sitting unused in California. So in typical Disney fashion, why not haul the parade over to Walt Disney World to be used during the 20th anniversary celebration. The only problem with this was that the themes of Mardi Gras and Carnival did not entirely gel with the theme of the "surprise" celebration on the east coast. But they went along with it anyway being that this was the most economically feasible option.<br />
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The parade featured massive character balloons that stood around 40 feet tall. These balloons featured the Fab 5 as well as Roger Rabbit. The floats did receive some aesthetic upgrades and an entirely new Mickey balloon for the stint at WDW. The Disneyland version portrayed Mickey in his sorcerer garb. <br />
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The parade also featured characters from Pinocchio and the Jungle Book. As well as Chip and Dale in their own individual mini floats and various dancers and unique costumed characters.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">The Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights has been a mainstay of MGM Studios since 1995, when Disney acquired the display from Jennings Osborne. Jennings began his display when his daughter wanted their house decorated in lights for Christmas in 1986. Initially the display consisted of 1000 lights, and every year after it got bigger and bigger. Until his display got so big, that he purchased the properties on both sides of his own property to expand the display even farther. Eventually the neighbors around him started filing lawsuits claiming that the traffic around the neighborhood made even the simplest errand take up to two hours or more. After much legal turmoil, in 1995 the state Supreme Court shut the display at his own residence down completely.</span></div>
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John Phelan, project director at Walt Disney World, thought that the display would benefit Disney and also bring a pleasant addition to MGM Studios at the time. So he made an offer to Osborne, who was a fan of Walt Disney World and gladly accepted to move most of the display to Residential Street, which was located on the back lot at the time. By 1996 Disney had added many lights to the display bringing the total up to 4.5 million.</div>
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Residential Street was experienced as a ride through portion on the original Back Lot tram tour. It contained a "neighborhood" of many various houses that consisted of no more than the Street side façades. If you got a good look behind these façades you'll see that it is pretty much bare steel and wood with no completed back structure of the house. When Residential Street hosted the Osborne light display, the streets were opened up to guests to walk about the neighborhoods and admire the enormous display of lights draped about the facades. There were many other elements besides the lights on the houses. Which included Santa, reindeer, toy soldiers, nativity scene, as well as many lights on real and fake trees and even lights on cars.</div>
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Residential street was closed to the public on July 2, 2003. The street was scheduled for demolition to make way for the new stunt show: Lights, Motors, Action. Which resulted into an even more abbreviated Back Lot tour. The Osborne lights were moved to an area of the park known as New York Street. Which was eventually renamed to streets of America. The show has undergone many changes through the years, including a dancing portion of the light display. Which warrants the most recent name change to the Osborne Spectacle of Dancing Lights.</div>
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This show really adds a nice holiday element to Hollywood studios which doesn't have the amount of offerings that the other parks do. I think some of the charm is missing compared to when the display was on Residential Street. But the wow moments and overall feelings are definitely there nowadays. I hope Disney continues to utilize technological advances that are available, and invent new ways to plus this show to keep it relevant and exciting to park guests for years to come. While keeping the charm and history of the display in tact. Thanks for reading and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!</div>
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Caribbean Plaza was added to Adventureland at the Magic Kingdom in 1973. This was brought on by the Pirates of The Caribbean attraction being built in Florida; as well as extending the existing Adventureland, which pretty much ended right at the Tiki Room building and included a pathway running straight into Frontierland on the west side of The Country Bear Jamboree. The addition of Caribbean Plaza allowed a better transition into Frontierland, as well as added a dynamic thematic element to that side of the park. </div>
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The well themed atmosphere was plussed by the performances of JP and The Silver Stars, a steel drum band that performed around the area. The locations that they performed changed throughout the years, and ultimately ended in 1999 to make way for various meet and greet areas and character interaction elements that are less atmosphere based, and more product based.</div>
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I have always had an affinity towards this area of Magic Kingdom. I know as a child I absolutely loved the shop at the end of Pirates. Back when the rifles sold actually looked like guns that would have been used by pirates, as well as many other treasures to plunder there. My grandfather loved to stop and listen to the music that emanated harmoniously from their various instruments. We always took the time to enjoy their performances, so in turn we spent a lot of time around here. A taco salad was rarely missed at El Pirata y Perico, when it used to be open more frequently in the past. It is now called Tortuga Tavern, and is only open during the most busy times of the year at the park. </div>
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Caribbean Plaza was a great addition to the park and is and always has been a fantastic area to spend time. I do hope that experiences like this, that are strictly for the enjoyment of the guests, play a more prominent part in the expansion of the parks. Entertainment options like this can span many generations, like JP and The Silver Stars, who brought so much more to our Walt Disney World vacation experiences throughout the years.<br />
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Communicore82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955479538705309902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457242641012748601.post-80212441013552116592012-12-02T21:17:00.000-08:002012-12-02T21:17:34.713-08:00"International" America Gardens Theater<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The America Gardens theater is a venue that has hosted many different shows throughout the history of Epcot. The amphitheater was an open air stage for a number of years until a covered portion was erected around 1994. The first show to premiere in the newly covered amphitheater was called The Magical World of Barbie. But I digress, I do have some photos of a show that took place at the Gardens theater around 1987. <br />
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I have no real information on this show, but it seems to be an international display of the dances of the various cultures represented in World Showcase. This show took place multiple times throughout the day for park guests. It looks like each country had it's own portion dedicated to just their dancers. <br />
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I do like how this show represented all of World Showcase. As the American pavilion, it plays host to all of the countries around the lagoon. What better way to play host than to invite them to show off their own unique culture at the forefront of the American pavilion.<br />
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Nowadays, the theater is used mostly as a concert location for the festivals and special holiday offerings like The Candlelight Processional. Things that mostly have nothing to to with World Showcase itself. I do wish there were shows that encompassed all of the cultures together again. That would perfectly represent the theme of World Showcase itself, as was done in the parks past. <br />
Thanks for taking a look and if anyone saw this show, or has more information on it, please let me know. Communicore82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955479538705309902noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457242641012748601.post-53293176759923269852012-11-12T21:53:00.001-08:002012-11-12T21:53:54.122-08:00PHOTO REPORT:2001 Polynesian pool refurbishment The Polynesian Resort Volcano pool has been a staple of Walt Disney World since the opening of the resort. With a volcanic rock mountain formation, a waterfall cascading down the face, as well as encompassing a water slide that was carved out of the rock work, this pool was different than most pools available to guests staying at hotels around this time. This pool featured a deep end (9' 10") with a diving board. The diving board was eventually removed by the early 1980's, but the deep end remained.<br />
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The public consensus towards pools changed around the mid 90's when deep pools were deemed too dangerous, as well as the fact that a lifeguard would have to be on duty at all times. In the beginning of 2001, a refurbishment of the original volcano pool was in order, to rid itself of a deep end and make a zero entry element, to better conform to government regulations as well as a money saver in the long run. With the zero entry element eliminating the requirement of permanent structures that lower physically disabled guests into the pool<span style="font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">, </span></span>this is the direction that WDW pools will be heading in the future. (Grand Floridian pool being<br />
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These photos were taken over the course of the month of January of 2001. I have many pictures from this portion of the refurbishment, and I am posting them all here, so I apologize for the amount of pictures in this article. As a fan of the history of the resort, I believe every picture that documents a period of time in the evolution of Walt Disney World is important, and worth sharing.<br />
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What is very interesting is how much area was torn up. As a guest at this time, having this entire area behind construction walls had to put a damper on your resort experience. In the grand scheme of things, this was a plus for many reasons. The addition of cabana areas and an updated dry play area for children, even though I do lament the loss of the deep end of the pool; especially since the remodel of the "quiet" pool that took place semi recently, which used to be 8' deep. The ability to actually "swim" in a pool has been lost these days. Even though I do know that my kids will enjoy the new pool as much as I enjoyed the former, as the theming is still top notch; I will still hold fond memories of the original even though it is history.<br />
I do hope you enjoy these many photographs and many thanks for taking time to read this. Please visit again, as I will continue to post pictures from WDW's past. <br />
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<span id="goog_1512356810"></span><span id="goog_1512356811"></span><br />Communicore82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955479538705309902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457242641012748601.post-58294719962728332062012-10-24T20:34:00.002-07:002012-10-24T20:34:42.949-07:00Original projection mapping tech I was perusing some old photographs of EPCOT Center, looking for pictures of the original Illuminations show for a post I am planning to write next. I was looking at a photo taken of the Germany pavilion all lit up for the show and recognized an awesome part of Illuminations history. At first glance the pavilion looks beautiful, all lit up. Then, on closer examination, I see an example of what would be considered one of the first iterations of the projection mapping technology that is becoming an ever-present staple of nighttime spectaculars moving forward.<br />
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The projection effect portrayed ornate trimmings that were not present on the physical show building, as well as a stripped pole on the round castle portion of the facade. I do not remember any of the projections on the facades of the countries, but @EPCOTExplorer posted <a href="http://epcotexplorer.tumblr.com/post/29780251257/neoclassical-illuminations-after-spending-a" target="_blank">this </a> article with a fabulous photo of the capital building projected on the facade of the American pavilion. I think the projections kind of fell to the wayside next to the lasers and music for each pavilion because of the fact that they were hard to distinguish from across the lagoon if you were not right in front of said pavilion.<br />
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The projections used in the former Magic, Memories, and You show were direct descendants of the original Illuminations show. The mapping technology used today is incredibly sophisticated compared to what was presented more that 20 years ago. But I believe the projections used back then could actually hold up today, in certain applications, to convey the stories that need to be told. Today though, we have such advances in this technology that the limits seem to be boundless. In my opinion, if Disney utilizes all the best of all the technologies available in one unifying show, they could create nighttime entertainment options that could not be beat. I do have my full Illuminations post coming soon, so I will be elaborating on all of these subjects soon. Thanks for reading!Communicore82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955479538705309902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457242641012748601.post-51710698625087971042012-10-21T19:11:00.000-07:002012-10-21T19:11:41.429-07:00Imagination Pavilion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As is common knowledge at this point, the Imagination pavilion was far superior pre-1999, compared to the offering that is available today. With two extremely memorable characters, a fantastic ride through experience, and a post show that could provide hours of entertainment; this experience was one that was unforgettable. Here are a few memory triggers for your entertainment, or if you had never experienced it for yourself; these are for you too.<br />
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The introductory scene of the attraction was fantastic in many respects. Your ride vehicles broke off from the traditional omnimover style train into smaller chains of vehicles, which allowed you to experience most of the attraction more intimately. This was achieved through the use of a turntable function in this scene. There were four "Flight to The Imagination" scenes constructed as to allow for the guests to spend two and a half minutes with Dreamfinder, while he introduces you to Figment and the attraction. The Dreamfinder is right there, speaking directly to you! The nature of this attraction made this different than most other Future World attractions, as you experienced it with the characters instead of being a third party observer of a story being told in front of you. Dreamfinder beckoned you to come join him and Figment on their journey.<br />
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After the initial show scene, you progressed through imagery representing various uses of imagination for creative purposes. These show scenes portrayed things such as the arts, literature, the performing arts, and science. The many different effects used throughout the scenes combined for a visceral experience, that provided so many things to look at and really "spark" your imagination.<br />
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The final major show scene incorporated another turntable where the ride vehicles sped up and connected back together in the omnimover style train. This was a huge scene that incorporated an animitronic Figment leading rounds of the theme song, "One Little Spark", with multiple Figments in various costumes via video screen, singing along. These video clips represent Figments dreams as a superhero, scientist, mountain climber, cowboy, weightlifter, ship captain, and various others. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This attraction also was one of, if not the first, to incorporate and on-ride photo taken of each ride vehicle. This photo was portrayed in front of you before the unload. Even though these photos were unavailable for purchase, it was a fun addition to the overall experience.<br />
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The pavilion plaza was a fantastic spot to spend time as well. Whether enjoying the multiple water features, meeting Dreamfinder and Figment, or just taking in the ambiance of the whole area; there was much to experience here too. <br />
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I believe the Dreamfinder and Figment characters resonated with people so much because of the attraction being so intimate and speaking to you individually; as well as being able to meet and actually talk to Dreamfinder after you just experienced this amazing attraction.<br />
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With the upstairs Imageworks postshow and Magic Eye theater included, the Imagination pavilion could not help but be loved by most people that had the pleasure of experiencing it in its full glory. The Imagination pavilion that we have today leaves a lot to be desired. I feel that the color scheme that we had previously with the blues and purples better portrayed the openness and aura of the imagination, more so than the orange and red scheme that we have today. The upstairs Imageworks was far superior to the offering available today. As well as the attraction itself being a crude shell of the vast and dynamic nature of the first iteration. <br />
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There is plenty of bright side when it comes to this space in Future World. The fountain garden is still present, sans a few fantastic topiaries. The structure is still in it's original, awe inspiring form. The upstairs area still remains relatively unchanged, besides the fact that it is not used for guest areas anymore. And with the direction that WDI has been going with the level of care and detail given to the attractions they have been tasked with; a new attraction utilizing all of the original layout could be back up to the level of the original, if not even better. A new paint scheme on top of it all, and we are back to a beloved pavilion once again.</div>
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<i>" ...The original plan for EPCOT envisioned a community for people to live in. How much more exciting was the evolution of an environment of metaphors - visions of the future - that could inspire people to create, as well as to live in, finer cities and then to fly off and land on the moon and Mars.</i></div>
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<i> The challenge of EPCOT - to birth the impossible and to free the spirit - has been met in multifold ways. To enter it is to be bombarded with metaphors that make you feel you could meet and solve the world's problems. </i></div>
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<i> EPCOT keeps changing and growing, and the final sum is that it contains the absolute assurance that our fine Tomorrows will not be left behind in our lost Yesterdays."</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This statement, by Ray Bradbury, was the introduction to an article that was featured in Disney Magazine the fall of 2002. This article was a general synopsis of Epcot in it's evolution over the previous 20 years, highlighting some of the bigger moments in the parks history. As the 30th anniversary approaches, let us take a look back at some of the moments that the author of the article, Tim O'Day, deems worthy of being featured in this article.</span><br />
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<b> </b>"The 21st century begins October 1st, 1982." proclaimed the preview brochures of the new park that were handed out to guests that were visiting Walt Disney World as well as Disneyland. There was a month long celebration that highlighted the opening each of the 15 Future World and World Showcase pavilions. The grand opening of EPCOT Center took place over the weekend of October 22 to 24, with many well known guests including Lillian Disney, Ray Bradbury, and even George Steinbrenner. A highlight of the main dedication ceremony was the International Ceremony of The Waters which included representatives from 23 countries pouring water from their homelands into the Communicore Plaza fountain.</div>
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<b> </b>On October 23, 1982, "EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration" was view by people all across the country, which was hosted by Danny Kaye.</div>
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We all know these outfits that debuted when guests were looking for Mickey Mouse in EPCOT Center. The park did not open with the intention of have Mickey and his pals running around Future World, but with guest complaints about the lack of characters, plans were rolled out to present the classic characters in a cohesive way to fit within the environment.<b> </b></div>
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<b> </b>When the park opened, one of the headliner attractions in CommuniCore East was the Astuter Computer Revue. Unfortunately, this attraction has the distinction of being the shortest lived of the opening day attractions in EPCOT Center. It lasted for two years before it was replaced by Backstage Magic in February 1984. The Astuter Computer Revue actually featured many of the computers that ran in the park, such as air conditioning and lighting. <br />
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<b>Illuminating</b><br />
<b> </b>The nighttime shows on World Showcase Lagoon have been a staple of the park since October 23, 1982. It was on this date that Le Carnival de Lumiere debuted with the use of rear-projection screens on barges to put on a dazzling display. The shows main drawback was the fact that it was only viewable from the Canada and Mexico pavilions. The next show that debuted was named A New World Fantasy which introduced the use of the automated Pichel lights, which were programmable spotlights that were able to make swift precise movements. In 1984 Laserphonic Fantasy debuted using music by Don Dorsey, who also created the soundtrack to the Main Street Electrical Parade. Illuminations, in it's first iteration, was the next show. It debuted on January 30, 1988 with a full orchestral soundtrack instead of the synthesized music of the previous show. There have been multiple versions of this show, with the most recent being Reflections of Earth which has been running since the Millennium Celebration in 1999.<br />
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<b>What a Doll</b><br />
<b> </b>The People of the World dolls were seen around World Showcase in the early eighties. These larger than life dolls were between 7 and 8 feet tall and were dressed in authentic clothing representing the country from which they hailed. The original dolls were created for America on Parade, a bicentennial celebration that occurred in 1975 and 1976. New dolls were created to match the originals and then brought to EPCOT Center.<br />
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<b>Do You See What I See</b><br />
<b> </b>The Journey into Imagination pavilion opened in 1982 with the 3D film Magic Journeys, as well as the Image Works interactive playground. The ride through attraction did not open until March 5, 1983 which introduced us to the Dreamfinder and his lovable sidekick, Figment.<br />
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<b>Remembering the Smellitzer</b><br />
<b> </b>The epitome of the optimistic future had to be encompassed in the 3 acre show building that housed the Horizons attraction. Horizons showed guests what future living may be like on land, in the sea, as well as in space. One of the most memorable scenes was the Mesa Verde desert laorange grove scene, which featured an orange scent that permeated the entire show scene. Horizons closed for good on January 9, 1999 to make room for the new attraction, Mission: Space.<br />
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<b>Moroccan Mickey</b><br />
<b> </b>The ribbon cutting ceremony for the Moroccan pavilion took place on September 7, 1984. Morocco was the first of the two pavilions that were added to World Showcase<b> </b>after opening day. The Kingdom of Morocco sent workers to the pavilion during construction to create all of the tile work, carvings, and paintings.<br />
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<b>For Kicks</b><br />
<b> </b>The were two different occasions that Mickey donned his Uncle Sam threads in 1985. The first was for the inaugural parade for Ronald Reagan's second term. A few weeks after that Mickey joined the Radio City Rockettes for the Star Spangled Salute to America. This was a part of Worldfest, a yearlong celebration of the nations in World Showcase.<br />
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<b> </b>1985 ushered in the latest in robotic technology, Gyro. What is known about him is that he lives on a diet of diodes and microchips and attended the tech school "Solid State". Gyro had a fiber-optic display screen for his "face" that conveyed his moods. When guest asked how he worked, he would respond, "on twelve frequencies!"<br />
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<b> </b>EPCOT Center has featured a few spectacles in the sky, including Skyleidoscope<b> </b>and Surprise in The Skies. On of the more out of place and unusual events in EPCOT Center was <a href="http://fiestafuncenter.blogspot.com/2011/12/daredevil-circus-spectacular-at-epcot.html" target="_blank">the Daredevil Circus Spectacular</a>, which took place in Future World. Click the link to read my post and check out my pics of the circus.<br />
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<b> </b>Captain EO replaced Magic Journeys in the Magic Eye theater September 12, 1986. The theater was equipped with special effects that were synchronized with the action onscreen. These included lasers, fiber-optics, and fog. This film cost approximately one million dollars per minute to produce.<br />
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<b> </b>When the Living Seas opened on January 15, 1986, it boasted one of the worlds largest saltwater tanks at 5.7 million gallons. It included more than 4,000 species of sea life. The opening of this pavilion was followed up by a one hour national television special "Disney's Living Seas"<b>, </b>which aired on January 24. Stars included John Ritter, Laura Branigan, Simon Le Bon, and Olivia Newton-John.<br />
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<b> </b>The Wonders of Life pavilion opened October 19, 1989. One of the highlights of the pavilion was Cranium Command, which took you into the mind of a 12 year old named Bobby, guests follow Buzzy as a rookie cranium commander navigating through the stresses of everyday life for Bobby. This was a celebrity laden attraction including Charles Grodin, Jon Lovitz, George Wednt, Bobcat Goldthwait, Kevin Nealon, and Dana Carvey.<b> </b><br />
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<b> </b>On January 2, 1996 the GM sponsored attraction, World of Motion, closed its doors for good to make way for an entirely reimagined attraction. There was an extremely long period of test and adjust for the new ride. It finally opened as Test Track on March 17, 1999, as a demonstration of the rigors of the automotive testing field with a high speed thrill element.<br />
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<b>Make Mine Millennium</b><br />
<b> </b>The Millennium Celebration took place in Epcot over the course of 15 years beginning on October 1, 1999. A massive new pavilion, The Millennium Village, was constructed to showcase the art, architecture, music, and dance of various countries that were not represented in World Showcase. Some of countries included were Brazil, Chile, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Sweden , and Denmark.<br />
On of the highlights of the Celebration was the Tapestry of Nations parade which ran from October 1, 1999 until September 9, 2001. The Sage of Time led the parade followed by 120 puppets and 15 Millennium Clock drum floats. The puppets were designed by Michael Curry, who designed the puppets for The Lion King on Broadway.<br />
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<b> </b><b> </b>In 2003 Epcot will be ushered into it's third decade with Mission: Space. This thrill ride of the future will be set 30 years from now, with guests embarking on a realistic deep-space journey that seeks to replicate the sensation of liftoff and leaving the Earth's gravitational pull. Walt Disney Imagineering built this attraction with consultation from former NASA advisers, astronauts, and scientists. <br />
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<b> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If we were to write an article that encompassed the past ten years as well, in the history of the park, what would we include to express the evolution of Epcot? A couple of things that come to mind would be Kim Possible/Agent P's World Showcase Adventure and the re-imagined Seas pavilion themed to Finding Nemo<b>. </b>Epcot has gone through many changes over the years. Some things were popular, while other things were not so popular to put it nicely. Epcot will keep on evolving through the years, hopefully bringing many more immersive, entertaining, and educational experiences to the park going populous. Let us all enjoy the 30th anniversary festivities, whether it be through the internet or in person, as well as keep looking forward to the optimistic future that Walt had envisioned.</span></div>
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Communicore82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955479538705309902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457242641012748601.post-1518864389346326472012-08-25T10:24:00.000-07:002012-11-16T15:22:37.724-08:00World of Motion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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World of Motion was an opening day pavilion in Future World at EPCOT Center. The pavilion opened with the park on October 1st, 1982 with GM as the sponsor. General Motors actually signed on in December of 1977 as the first sponsor to back EPCOT Center. This was a move to try and compete with Ford Motor Company, which sponsored a WED designed pavilion at the 1964-'65 New York Worlds Fair. This ended up being the second most popular pavilion at the Fair. So GM wanted to definitely have its own pavilion at the new EPCOT Center.<br />
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The cylindrical show building housed an attraction that was a animitronic powerhouse, which included around 180 animitronics and over 30 show scenes. The ride portion was fifteen minutes in length and the post show was fairly expansive, with many exhibits to easily occupy your time there. This pavilion was a people eating machine, with the hourly capacity of over 3000 people and the Transcenter able to hold an ample amount of guests as well. <br />
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The attraction itself depicted the history of transportation through animitronic show scenes, with a heavy emphasis on screen based images as well. The difference between World of Motion and the other animitronic based attractions was the use of humor in the scenes. The comedic elements contained in the show scenes were heavily influenced by Marc Davis as well as Ward Kimball. Some of the elements were direct decedents of the never built Western River Expedition which Marc Davis spent many years designing and developing. The humor in the scenes does play a contradiction to the mostly seriousness of the narration, voiced by Gary Owens. <br />
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I remember as a child being confused on which scenes were from Spaceship Earth and which scenes were from World of Motion. I would look for the Mona Lisa tapping her foot while da Vinci works on his flying machine in Spaceship Earth in the renaissance scene. I think it was more a fact of the chronologic portrayal of the topics presented more than the similarities of the scenes themselves. <br />
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The next area of the attraction, were the speed tunnels that were reminiscent of the extinct If You Had Wings at Magic Kingdom. These speed tunnels enveloped your ride vehicles and gave you the sensation of movement with scenes that included whitewater rafting, bobsledding and undersea exploring. With additional scenes involving computer graphic images which made for a pretty disorienting experience,. <br />
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These tunnels led into the final scene of the attraction; the CenterCore. This massive scene featured a six story model depicting a city of the future and was located in the center of the pavilion. Your ride vehicle would travel almost all the way around the scene in a circular motion as your eye was drawn to the sparkling and moving lights all over. The grandeur and scale of this scene was a fitting end to the ride through portion of the experience. As in typical EPCOT Center fashion it portrayed the future in a truly marvelous and epic scope as to get you excited to jump headlong into future technologies and products to get to this wonderful time as soon as possible.<br />
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Right before you enter the unload area you are treated to a depiction of a morphing of your ride vehicle into a sleek rounded futuristic craft of some sort. This portrayal of the vehicle was created by a pepper's ghost effect a la Haunted Mansion with the hitchhiking ghost scene.<br />
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GM held sponsorship of this pavilion even though attendance was on a steady decline in the early '90's. The decision to opt for a whole new experience in the space was ultimately made to keep GM on as a sponsor and to renew interest into the pavilion, and the park as a whole. And on January 2, 1996 the World of Motion would close for good.<br />
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Communicore82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955479538705309902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457242641012748601.post-52539369337050194532012-07-19T08:20:00.001-07:002012-07-19T10:28:41.655-07:00Drinks of The Past part 3<br />
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Not all of the beverages in this cookbook contain alcohol. For example, the Tavern Lemon Sherbet Punch is from the Liberty Tree Tavern in the Magic Kingdom, which of course does not serve alcohol. The drink includes lemon juice, lemon sherbet, club soda, and strawberries. Blend with ice and enjoy. <br />
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A lot of the places where these drinks were served are either not in existence, or operate under a different name. The Coconino Cove was an oyster bar located at the far southern end of the Grand Canyon Concourse in the Contemporary Resort. The sprawling Chef Mickey's now occupies the space where it was located. Chef Mickey's also swallowed up the Contemporary Cafe, as well as the Pueblo Room. <br />
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There seemed to be many more places to eat and drink in the original hotels before the massive expansion of hotel rooms on property beginning in the eighties. Which led to many of the small establishments closing as demand was spread around property.<br />
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I hope some of these drink recipes will take the heat out of the summer, and make lounging on the patio a lot more enjoyable. While, of course, dreaming of Walt Disney World of yesteryear. The next part in my recipe series will start to focus on the appetizers served in the restaurants around Walt Disney World. Enjoy!Communicore82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955479538705309902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457242641012748601.post-17984155840836277092012-07-11T21:06:00.001-07:002012-08-25T23:09:15.718-07:00The 15 Years of Magic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 15 years of Magic celebration ran from October 1st, 1986 through September 30th, 1987. At this time in Walt Disney World history there were still just two parks in existence. Both parks celebrated the milestone with entrance displays unique to the park in which it resided. The logo that was developed for this celebration combined both parks icons. Spaceship Earth and Cinderella Castle combined to form this iconic logo. The anthem for this birthday celebration was "Only Just Begun". Which is a pledge that there is much more magic to come in the future.<br />
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During the 15th anniversary, one big component of the celebration was the prize giveaways that occurred every 15 seconds. The prizes that were given away ranged from buttons and pins, all the way up to park tickets and even automobiles. <span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br />
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One of the other main components of the 15 year milestone was the daily Magic Kingdom parade. This parade ran throughout the celebration and includes a float that is still in use today. <br />
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This parade was definitely a favorite among guests. It included live music, tons of dancers, and a whole mess of characters to all combine in one fine afternoon entertainment option. With the inclusion of an extremely memorable theme song, multiple decorations, generous giveaways, as well as a popular parade; the 15 years of Magic celebration was a big success among it's patrons. </div>
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Communicore82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955479538705309902noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457242641012748601.post-39087581596811118432012-06-14T17:19:00.000-07:002012-06-14T17:19:50.477-07:00The ARTimals I have been busy as of late, so sorry about the lack of posts. These pictures of some very interesting costumed characters were taken on Discovery Island at the Animal Kingdom around 1999. These characters used to participate in a short lived parade named The March of The ARTimals. It was the Animal Kingdom's take on the parades that were found in the other parks. Some of you might be thinking wait a minute, there is no parade at Epcot. But at this time the Tapestry of Nations parade was taking place at Epcot as well. Both of these parades were similar in the fact that they did not celebrate Disney characters, instead they were more of a tribute to the park areas that they represented. Being that Tapestry of Nations had a world unity message consistant with World Showcase, and the March of the ARTimals were representations of animals found in that park.<br />
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The Marh of the ARTimals parade was around from the opening of the park until around July of 1999. I am sure that by then the plan of having a parade including Disney characters resembling the Magic Kingdom and MGM Studios parades was in full swing. Mickey's Jammin Jungle Parade opened on October 1st of 2001 to help celebrate the Hundred Years of Magic. This parade included the mandatory dose of Disney characters that the guests clamor to see.<br />
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These characters were found roaming Discovery Island after the March was disbanded, as well as some of the floats and prop pieces becoming displays around that part of the park. I am sure these colorful costumes are around still, but I can not remember seeing them recently at the Animal Kingdom. Thanks for checking this out, if you have seen them about let me know by posting in the comment section.Communicore82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955479538705309902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457242641012748601.post-50223978067278943042012-05-23T18:30:00.000-07:002012-07-19T11:42:48.027-07:00Eastern Airlines and Walt Disney World Right around the opening of Walt Disney World, Eastern Airlines started servicing the Orlando area. To promote the tourism to the east coast Disney project, Eastern was brought on board as a sponsor and named the "official" airline of Walt Disney World. This was a mutually beneficial relationship in the fact that Eastern was able to use the Disney name and characters in it's advertising and Disney received sponsorship money. It was an estimated ten million dollars that Eastern put forth to sponsor an attraction in Tomorrowland named "If You Had Wings", which opened <span style="background-color: white;">on June 5, 1972, </span><span style="background-color: white;">eight months after the Magic Kingdom officially opened. This attraction was designed by Claude Coates, and offered to guests without a ticketed entry fee as to expose people to Eastern Airlines and promote the company. This attraction was extremely popular mostly due to the fact that you did not have to use one of your A through E tickets to ride it and it was included with the park admission. This sponsorship lasted until June 1,1987 when Disney cut ties with Eastern Airlines and the company later filed for bankruptcy in 1989.</span><br />
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Sponsorship did play a major part in the expansion of Walt Disney World, and still does to this day. The reason that we have lost good things in the parks is due to lost sponsorships, or lack of sponsorship funds. I hope that companies see the benefits of Walt Disney World attractions once again and put the money toward viable experiences in all the parks.Communicore82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955479538705309902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457242641012748601.post-49345480122382803772012-05-16T18:09:00.000-07:002012-05-16T18:09:43.899-07:00Here Come The Muppets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> The live stage show "Here Come The Muppets" debuted at the MGM Studios in the Animation Courtyard Theater on May 25th 1990, and ran until September 2nd 1991. The interesting thing about this show was that all the Muppet characters that appeared were life size. So no puppeteer, but an actual walk around character in a suit. Another interesting thing about this stage show was the inclusion of many not so well known Muppet characters. The show was meant to be a temporary fill until Muppetvision 3D opened. The stage show ran alongside Muppetvision 3D for 4 months as Muppetvision opened on May 16th, 1991. When the stage show finally closed it was replaced by the ever popular "Voyage of The Little Mermaid", which opened just two weeks after Muppets closed and has occupied that theater ever since. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> The Muppets' presence in the studios was planned to be much more extensive than it ever was, or is today. The whole area around the Muppetvision 3D attraction was to be a Muppets themed land. The "Muppet Studios" portion of the MGM Studios was to have featured a parody of the park's headline attraction, The Great Movie Ride, called "The Great Muppet Movie Ride". As well as an eating establishment named The Great Gonzo's Pandemonium Pizza Parlor.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> The demise of this project, and the acquisition of the Muppets franchise by Disney fell through when the owner of the Muppets, Jim Henson, passed away on May 16th, 1991. Disney did finally </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">acquire</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> the Muppets franchise in February of 2004, but the grand plans for the MGM Studios have not been rekindled as of yet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Hopefully with the renewed </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">interest</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> in the Muppets franchise with the release of the new Muppets Movie and a sequel </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">announced for the future, hopefully the Muppets presence in the Studios will be expanded beyond what space it occupies today. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> And WDI revisits some of the ideas that were on the table around the inception of the park.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span>Communicore82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955479538705309902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457242641012748601.post-83143948935132111202012-05-01T21:10:00.000-07:002012-07-19T11:39:54.131-07:00Tower of Terror <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Here are a couple of clear photographs of the first scene in the Tower of Terror in the Studios when the elevator makes it's first stop. These pictures were taken in 1996, even though the scene has remained mainly unchanged since then. The occupants of the elevator appear in the hallway beckoning for you, reaching towards you in a desperate plea for help. And all of a sudden they disappear in a wave of electrical energy. The lights begin to fade into a star field, and the hallway that was once before you becomes indistinguishable. The window at the end of the hall becomes more pronounced , begins to sway, and then shatters. As if you have left the real world behind, and where you are now, the physical bounds have no merit.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> This is my favorite scene in the attraction purely for the fact of the perceived distortion of your surroundings. You are in an actual hallway where apparitions appear in the dead center and then everything vanishes. Your physical surroundings disappear. It is one of those effects that make you wonder how they do that. This type of show scene is what makes WDI shine. This is the type of experience that me, as a fan, longs for. I hope that all of the ventures in the future, including the Test Track refurbishment, can bring this emotional response out of me and the many guests that enjoy them.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> At one time in Walt Disney World history the MGM Studios was actually used for filming TV shows and movies. One show in particular that I remember fondly was called Thunder In Paradise. Thunder In Paradise started as a straight to video feature film which debuted in 1993 which was produced by the creators of Baywatch.. This film was actually split into two episodes for television and was run as the show's pilot episode. After it was picked up, the show only ran for one season before being cancelled. The show aired 22 episodes including the two part pilot. The original movie was filmed in St. Petersburg, Florida at and around the Don CeSar Hotel. When the movie became a series on television, production was moved to the Walt Disney World Resort. Filming took place around the property with The Grand Floridian Resort as the home base, other locations including the MGM sound stages, EPCOT Center, Fort Wilderness Campground, and also Old Key West. EPCOT Center was a choice location due to Futureworld's futuristic theme as well as the various themes and designs of the countries of World Showcase.</span></div>
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The title of the show was in reference to the speed boat that Randolph J. Spencer "Hurricane" (Hulk Hogan) and Martin Brubaker "Bru" (Chris Lemmon) piloted throughout the show. I do remember the boat did a shapeshift thing for speed. And the film was sped up to simulate the increase in speed. I have not seen the show for about 20 years so my memory is vague. The boat is a typical cigarette boat designed for high speeds on the water. I remember that thing firing up in the early mornings and you could hear it all across the Seven Seas Lagoon. </div>
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The Backlot tour at the MGM Studios included many aspects of the filming of this show which spanned many portions of the tour. There was a pool outside where a lot of the underwater scenes were filmed that the tram drove by, as well as at least one of the sound stages dedicated to the show. You could look down on Spencer's house from the catwalk part of the backstage walking tour. It is too bad that filming was not able to be sustained at the Studios, "Hollywood east" was not going to happen and was doomed from the get go. Which destroyed the identity of this park in general. I think the Studios is trying to find a proper identity still to this day. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> The Disney Inn, formerly known as the <a href="http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com/id120.htm">Golf Resort</a>. These cocktails could be found at the Garden Gallery which was the American fare dining establishment there. Which if I am not mistaken replaced the Trophy Room at the Golf Resort. Now the resort is called The Shades of Green, and is exclusive to military personnel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="text-align: right;"> The Top of The World lounge at the Contemporary Resort Hotel was a great place to enjoy an adult beverage and watch the fireworks over the Magic Kingdom. I am not exactly sure where in relation to the stage at the Top of The World Supper club the lounge was located. So I am not sure if you could watch the live entertainment or not. I am sure you could have a listen though. </span><a href="http://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2011/01/snapshot-mysteries-of-second-floor.html" style="text-align: right;">Here</a><span style="text-align: right;"> is a fabulous post on the Contemporary as it used to be.</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> The Rose and Crown Pub at EPCOT Center is a great place to enjoy a pint of ale or an interesting cocktail. It seems that back then lemon bar mix was used in many a cocktail around WDW property. EPCOT Center was the only Disney theme park to allow alcohol consumption at the time it opened, and for a while after. So World Showcase was the place to be to enjoy enhanced beverages while taking in the culture around you. As far as I know when the park opened management was trying to keep the alcoholic beverages off of the promenade, to keep the drinking to specific areas in the park. Unlike nowadays, where you can buy your beverage from a cart and saunter around without a care in the world. Which I have been known to do from time to time. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> I hope you enjoy these posts, and I really hope that someone has the ingedients to make these cocktails of Walt Disney World's past. Post a comment and let me know how they turn out. As I say hold a glass up high and drink to the past!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> This was and opening day attraction at the Magic Kingdom and lasted until September 7th, 1998. A year later on June 5th, 1999 The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh opened in place of the beloved Mr. Toad</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. The closing of this attraction was met with much fan uprising after the sudden closing of 20,000 Leagues. At least the original attraction is still operating in Disneyland, which I hope will stay to help us "Disney World" people remember what we once had in our own Fantasyland.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><br />
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</div>Communicore82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955479538705309902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457242641012748601.post-27815413012980869892012-03-28T22:49:00.000-07:002012-03-28T22:49:07.595-07:0025th Anniversary Castle For the 25th anniversary of Walt Disney World in 1996 Cinderella castle had a wrap that included inflatable elements which resembled a birthday cake. Many guests expressed malice towards this deformation of Cinderella Castle, but it was a part of the history of the Magic Kingdom now. Here are some pictures to either relish in the grandeur of, or despise the existence of the cake castle. Most of these pictures are from the Skyway so you can not hate on them too much. Enjoy!<br />
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