Magical Blogorail Yellow: 3 Must Do’s at Star Wars Weekends
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Hello everyone! How many of you know about Star Wars Weekend? Have you ever been? What Did you think about it? I went for the first time last year and thought it was amazing! Im not a HUGE Star Wars fan but I do love the movies.
Even if you are a very small Star Wars fan there is so much to do for everyone. In this post I will be telling you my 3 Must Do’s at Star Wars Weekend. So lets get STARted!
1. You must see Jedi Mickey Mouse! I love Mickey, and always have. After all, “its all started with a mouse”! I know there are tons of characters dressed in their Star Wars attire but there is something very special about seeing The Mouse as a Jedi. TIP: This line gets long so try to get to the park early to see Jedi Mickey!
2. Visit the Darth Mall. You know Disney goes over-the-top with merchandise and they do it even more with Star Wars Merchandise. The Darth Mall is HUGE! there is so much stuff to buy that its hard to even comprehend. I have never seen this much Star Wars stuff in my life. TIP: When you go to the Darth Mall get a custom name tag. These name tags will run you about $10 but its written in the Star Wars language and you can pick your home location from various choices such as, Death Star, Naboo, and Tatooine.
3. My last Must Do is to meet a Princess. But not just any Princess, Princess Leia! Yes, in the Darth Mall you can meet Princess Leia. I had no idea until we walked in and saw the line. Definitely a great Photo Op! TIP: Like most character meet and greets, the line can get long so be sure to arrive at the Darth Mall early to get a great picture!
Well those are some of the fun that awaits you at Star Wars Weekend in Disney’s Hollywood Studio. If you are going to Star Wars Weekend be sure to have tons of fun! TIP: Once Hollywood Studios closes tons of people come to Magic Kingdom since it is still open, so you may see a crowd increase once Star Wars Weekend is done for the day, they all seemed to head towards me at Space Mountain. Maybe they like the theme of Space? Well thanks for watching and I hope you all have a BLAST!!!
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3 Disney Parks 24 Hours!
courtesy of DisneyParksBlog
Just seconds ago, a 180-foot-tall Mike Wazowski from the upcoming Disney●Pixar film “Monsters University”made the official announcement that we’re keeping three theme parks open for 24 hours on Memorial Day Weekend, the traditional start of the family travel season, to kick off a Monstrous Summer on both coasts. Wazowski, the loveable green-bodied, one-eyed monster, joins best pal James P. Sullivan (“Sulley”) in the prequel to “Monsters, Inc.”, this summer as college students with hopes of becoming Scarers.
Our first-ever, three-park all-night party is happening at the Magic Kingdom Park in Florida and Disneyland park and Disney California Adventure park in California. The parks will stay open from 6 a.m., May 24 to 6 a.m., May 25, 2013, local time.
- In Florida, Magic Kingdom Park will feature a “Monsters University” theme where Mike and Sulley will be the Grand Marshals of the “Celebrate a Dream Come True” day parade and make appearances in Tomorrowland. There will be extra entertainment throughout the day and night, including characters in their pajamas in Town Square during the late night and early morning, and late-night dance parties in and around the courtyard of Cinderella Castle.
- In California, you’ll be able to party the night away at both parks with special entertainment including: a “Monsters University” “TLT Monstrous” Dance Club and Star Wars characters in Tomorrowland and late-night Character Pajama Party in Mickey’s ToonTown at Disneyland park. The new Fantasy Faire Royal Theatre at Disneyland park will become a Royal Dance Hall late at night with a live band and dancing; and guests of Disney California Adventure park will find Monstrous photo opportunities with new “Monsters University” “Dorms” in Hollywood Land and a new “Monsters University” float leading the Pixar Play Parade.
Tonight, the huge sphere of Spaceship Earth was transformed from Disney Parks icon to Disney●Pixar “Eye-con” for the announcement.
All content courtesy of Disney Parks Blog.
Magical Blogorail Yellow: Hollywood Studio Tips & Tricks
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Hey everyone and welcome to another stop on the Magical Blogorail, Yellow line! Today we are talking about our favorite tips and tricks for the Disney Parks. I have chosen today to discus Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
I know that when people think of going to Walt Disney World they might think mainly about the Magic Kingdom and maybe EPCOT. However Hollywood Studios has a lot to offer as well with just as much magic as the other parks.
When in Hollywood Studios there are several “Must Do’s” I will list my top 5.
- Toy Story Midway Mania. This ride is extremely popular in this park, so if you would like to ride this ride get to the park when it opens and head to get a FastPass right away.
- Tower of Terror. This ride a fun thrill ride for brave children along with teens and adults. If you would like to ride this ride I have found that the best times to ride is on nights when there are 2 Fantasmic is playing. Skip the first showing of Fantasmic and ride rides! The first Fantasmic is the busiest.
- Star Tours. In this motion simulated ride; you get the chance to blast through the cosmos with the cast of Star Wars. A tip, if you are prone to motion sickness you might want to sit this one out, it can get pretty intense.
- Rock ’N’ Rollercoaster. This high-speed rollercoaster is one of the most popular rides in all of Walt Disney World. Personally I have never been on this ride but my two sisters love it! A trick that we always do is we either decide to ride Tower of Terror first or Rock ‘n’ roller coaster. Which ever ride we are not waiting in line for we go and get a FastPass for. This way when we get off the ride we waited in line for it is almost time for our FastPass’ for the other ride. (NOTE: This trick may only work well together in slower seasons and in the first few hours of park opening)
- Great Movie Ride. To me a visit to Hollywood Studios is never complete unless you ride the Great Movie Ride. A trick to riding this with minimal wait, that I have found, is to wait when there is a parade happening or any other large gathering of people, (Fantasmic). Also riding when park opens generally has a small line.
There is so much to do in Hollywood Studios and we just scratched the surface. There are tons of great places to eat and several amazing rides left to see and do. One of my absolute favorite things to see is Walt Disney’s One Mans Dream. It is such an amazing exhibit telling a small story of Walt Disney and how he became the great man he was and how he built such a legacy. Over all there are tons of tips out there on how to get the most Disney for your buck, my biggest tip is to have FUN! So many people stress over “seeing it all” they don’t take in the small details Disney is so known for.
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Mickeys Fun Wheel
Hey Everyone I am finally back and settled in at home in Tennessee. Let me start off by tell you all that Disneyland is so much fun! I mean how can it not be fun, its DISNEY! If you have the chance to go, GO! It is completely worth it.
A lot of people think that Disneyland doesnt offer that much to do, and in a way they are right because they dont have 4 parks and 2 water parks like Disney World. However I was was really shocked at how many rides there were in Disneyland and California Adventure. There is a bunch to do! I took us almost 4 days to do everything in both parks. With that being said I have to tell you about one of my favorite rides that I rode and that would be Mickeys Fun Wheel.
It has been forever since I went on a Farris wheel only because I find them super sketchy and I dont trust them. But since I was in Disney and I trust Disney with my life my friends and I decided to take a ride on Mickeys Fun Wheel. It was so much fun. It was really cool to get a birds-eye-view of Disney’s California Adventure and Disneyland.
I m warn you though if you have never seen Mickeys Fun Wheel you may not know that there are two different style of Gondolas that you can choose from, Swinging and non-swinging. We chose the non-swinging one and it met our thrill level, but if you are a super thrill person I would recommend the swinging one! Over all this was a great ride with a wait time that was very minimal. I enjoyed it very much and if you find yourself in Disneyland be sure to take a ride!!
Disneyland Bound!
Hey everyone, I know its been a while since my last article but I am finally back to blogging! School is settling down and I finally have time to chat Disney! So lets get this show on the road!!
As you know I have worked in Walt Disney World before and have been a guest several times. I love Disney World for so many reasons. I love that I know where everything is and how everything works. I love that feeling when you walk into Magic Kingdom and you feel at home. There are so many things that I have come to love about Disney World that I never thought I would go anywhere else.
As of this fall myself and two of my friends from working at Walt Disney World decided that we wanted to do something on Spring Break. Many ideas were thrown around and then it hit us, lets go to Disneyland! At first I was kinda like, “Yeah, okay, but really?” since Disneyland did seem fun but kind of a long shot for a vacation to three college kids. Well we discussed details such as hotel rates, plane tickets, park tickets (which I never knew sucked to buy, since I was used to getting in for FREE). Well as soon as we started finding out prices, this actually seemed doable. So all three of us saved up our money and we bought all of our tickets and March 11-19 I will be going to Las Vegas, LA/Burbank, Disneyland and driving to Utah with my two friends.
I never thought I would be going to Disneyland, EVER. I just never thought I would make it out there. Its crazy what you can do when you set your mind to it. I am super excited to see Disneyland, the place where it all started. This will be such a fun and exciting time and I cant wait to share it with all of you.
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