Nov.5,1937
Just weeks before the December 1937 release of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" made motion-picture history, Walt Disney gave audiences a taste of the latest in animation techniques with the Nov.5 release of the groundbreaking short "The Old Mill."
The 68th release in the Silly Synphonies series marked the first use of Disney's multiplane camera, which gave animators the ability to create new depth and dimension in animation. In less than nine minutes, "The Old Mill" tells the story of an approaching storm and how birds, mice and other creatures seek shelter in an abandoned mill. The cartoon incorporates realistic depictions of animal behavior, rain and wind, ripples and reflections, and three-dimensional rotation of detailed objects.
Directed by Wilfred Jackson, scored by Leigh Harline and produced by Walt Disney, "The Old Mill" won Academy Awards for Best Short and in the scientific and technical category.
Park tribues:
Guests on the Storybook Land Canal Boats might notice three miniature mills on their journey, while "World of Color" also pays tribute to the short. And at Disneyland Paris, hungry Guests saunter up to The Old Mill snack stand, which is an actual windmill.
My oldest daughter Kimberly was an attraction hostess on the Storybook Land Canal Boats...Dr Lee
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
Lace up your skates:
Guests can skate into the world of Tinker Bell at a new ice skating rink now open at the Downtown Disney District.
Located between AMC 12 Theatres and the ESPN Zone, the rink invites Guests of all ages to glide along to special music and lighting effects to celebrate the release of Disney's "Secret of the Wings."
Beginning Nov.12,2012, a special holiday village will surround the rink, with themed chalets where Guests can purchase seasonal foods and merchandise. The fee is $15 for one hour of skating, and skate rentals are free for Cast Members who present a valid company ID. Helmets will also be provided and required for skaters safety.
Just "LOVE" the holidays at the Disneyland Resort...Dr Lee
Located between AMC 12 Theatres and the ESPN Zone, the rink invites Guests of all ages to glide along to special music and lighting effects to celebrate the release of Disney's "Secret of the Wings."
Beginning Nov.12,2012, a special holiday village will surround the rink, with themed chalets where Guests can purchase seasonal foods and merchandise. The fee is $15 for one hour of skating, and skate rentals are free for Cast Members who present a valid company ID. Helmets will also be provided and required for skaters safety.
Just "LOVE" the holidays at the Disneyland Resort...Dr Lee
Earl of Sandwich officially opens Nov.2,2012:
The Downtown Disney District will officially welcome Guests to Earl of Sandwich with a ribbon cutting and grand opening event on Friday, Nov.2, 2012 at 2 p.m. The new resturant is located next to the AMC 12 Theatres. Earl of Sandwich features hot sandwiches with freshly baked bread, flavorful wraps, hand-tossed salads and more. An ordering window for Cast Members is located in the back of the resturant, where Cast can order meals in person or pick up phone orders, both in and out of costume.
All ready hungry...Dr Lee
All ready hungry...Dr Lee
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Get ready for `Limited Time Magic`:
Imagine a Valentine's Day celebration that lasts all week. Or hearing the Dapper Dans rocking out with boy band hits in barbershop style.
Surprises like this are in store for Guests and Cast alike each week in 2013 as Disney celebrates life's treasured-yet fleeting-moments with "Limited Time Magic" at the Disneyland and Walt Disney World resorts.
Here are a few of the unique experiences that will begin in January:
1...True Love: Instead of just one day, romance will be celebrated throughout Valentine's Week with special moments and entertainment geared to lovebirds.
2...Pirate Week...Talk like a pirate all week long as the adventures of Jack Sparrow come to life during a bicoastal bash.
3...Unleashed the Villains: Disneyland Park will stay open until the 13th hour (1 a.m.) on Friday the 13th in September for a Disney Villains dance party and other nighttime mischief.
4...Golden Horseshoe Revue: The fabled Frontierland show returns to Disneyland Park for one month only, bringing back the corney jokes and enduring songs that were enjoyed by Walt Disney himself.
Maybe Disneyland should bring Dr Lee back for a week to Club 33????......just a thought,humm!
Dr Lee retired and having to much fun...
Surprises like this are in store for Guests and Cast alike each week in 2013 as Disney celebrates life's treasured-yet fleeting-moments with "Limited Time Magic" at the Disneyland and Walt Disney World resorts.
Here are a few of the unique experiences that will begin in January:
1...True Love: Instead of just one day, romance will be celebrated throughout Valentine's Week with special moments and entertainment geared to lovebirds.
2...Pirate Week...Talk like a pirate all week long as the adventures of Jack Sparrow come to life during a bicoastal bash.
3...Unleashed the Villains: Disneyland Park will stay open until the 13th hour (1 a.m.) on Friday the 13th in September for a Disney Villains dance party and other nighttime mischief.
4...Golden Horseshoe Revue: The fabled Frontierland show returns to Disneyland Park for one month only, bringing back the corney jokes and enduring songs that were enjoyed by Walt Disney himself.
Maybe Disneyland should bring Dr Lee back for a week to Club 33????......just a thought,humm!
Dr Lee retired and having to much fun...
Monday, October 29, 2012
Disneyland Resort to enter float based on Cars Land in Rose Parade:
Smoke-puffing tractors and bouncing tires will adorn a float with a Cars Land theme in January's Rose Parade.
The Disneyland Resort is putting a float, this time promoting the 12-acre Cars Land that opened in June 2012 in Disney California Adventure Park,in the Pasadena procession for the first time in seven years.
The intricate design includes characters from the "Cars" movies, including Lightning McQueen, Salley and Luigi. Scenes from Cars Land will also go on the float, such as Ornament Valley, the Cozy Cone Motel and Radiator Springs Racers.
Moving parts atop the float will include a bubbling spring, waterfalls and a spinning plane.
Disney has a long history with the Tournament of Roses Parade, which dates back to 1890.
Disneyland first appearance was a 1938 float to publicize "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." In 1966, Walt Disney himself rode as the parade's grand marshall.
Around the resorts 50th anniversary, Disneyland Resort had a float three years in a row, including the tallest float ever at the time, a 100-foot-high depiction of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction, in 2004.
The last Disneyland Resort sponsored float was in 2006 with the theme of "The Most Magical Celebration on Earth."
Volunteers likely will be needed to decorate the float, however, no details yet?
Disneyland float details:
1...125 feet long and 35 feet tall.
2...Plant materials expected to be used: red and orange carnations,orange marigolds, orange lentils, crushed walnuts, saffron, gold flawseed, lavender mums, buckwheat seeds, gold clover seeds, rolled oats and yellow strawflower.
Disney History:
This weeks look back at Disney history....
Oct.30,2002: Disneyland hosts a viewing of Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas," along with a costume party.
Oct. 31,1966: The Pirates of the Caribbean river is filled for the first time in advance of the attraction's March 18, 1967, opening.
Nov.3,1961: The Twilight Zone episode, "It's a Good Life," first airs on television. Rod Serling's Intorduction of the Tower of Terror in this episode inspired the creation of the attraction later built at Disney California Adventure Park.
Disney Quiz:
Has Mickey Mouse ever been the grand marshall of the Rose Parade?
Yes, in 2005.
I want to volunteer to help decorate this Cars Land float????? Dr Lee
The Disneyland Resort is putting a float, this time promoting the 12-acre Cars Land that opened in June 2012 in Disney California Adventure Park,in the Pasadena procession for the first time in seven years.
The intricate design includes characters from the "Cars" movies, including Lightning McQueen, Salley and Luigi. Scenes from Cars Land will also go on the float, such as Ornament Valley, the Cozy Cone Motel and Radiator Springs Racers.
Moving parts atop the float will include a bubbling spring, waterfalls and a spinning plane.
Disney has a long history with the Tournament of Roses Parade, which dates back to 1890.
Disneyland first appearance was a 1938 float to publicize "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." In 1966, Walt Disney himself rode as the parade's grand marshall.
Around the resorts 50th anniversary, Disneyland Resort had a float three years in a row, including the tallest float ever at the time, a 100-foot-high depiction of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction, in 2004.
The last Disneyland Resort sponsored float was in 2006 with the theme of "The Most Magical Celebration on Earth."
Volunteers likely will be needed to decorate the float, however, no details yet?
Disneyland float details:
1...125 feet long and 35 feet tall.
2...Plant materials expected to be used: red and orange carnations,orange marigolds, orange lentils, crushed walnuts, saffron, gold flawseed, lavender mums, buckwheat seeds, gold clover seeds, rolled oats and yellow strawflower.
Disney History:
This weeks look back at Disney history....
Oct.30,2002: Disneyland hosts a viewing of Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas," along with a costume party.
Oct. 31,1966: The Pirates of the Caribbean river is filled for the first time in advance of the attraction's March 18, 1967, opening.
Nov.3,1961: The Twilight Zone episode, "It's a Good Life," first airs on television. Rod Serling's Intorduction of the Tower of Terror in this episode inspired the creation of the attraction later built at Disney California Adventure Park.
Disney Quiz:
Has Mickey Mouse ever been the grand marshall of the Rose Parade?
Yes, in 2005.
I want to volunteer to help decorate this Cars Land float????? Dr Lee
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
`a bug's land` celebrates 10 years:
Since it opened Oct.7,2002, in Disney California Adventure Park, Guests have swarmed "a bug"s land" to experience the world from a bug's point of view.
Flik, the independent-thinking ant from the 1998 Disney/Pixar movie "A Bug's Life," is determined to remind humans of the incredible value that bugs have in the world. That vision, inspired by the multi-legged, slithering and winged characters from the film, gave life to five themed attractions at the park: Flik's Flyers,Tuck &Roll's Drive `Em Buggies, Heimlich's Chew Chew Train, Francis` Ladybug Boogie and Princess Dot Puddle Park. They joined the existing 3-D "off-bugway" show, "I't's Tough to Be a Bug!"
The land also features giant garden hoses that spray water, discarded Chinese food boxes that become flying vehicles, an umbrella that serves as a circus tent and fireflies whose bottoms become lamplights.
I enjoy this attractions oftened...Dr Lee
Flik, the independent-thinking ant from the 1998 Disney/Pixar movie "A Bug's Life," is determined to remind humans of the incredible value that bugs have in the world. That vision, inspired by the multi-legged, slithering and winged characters from the film, gave life to five themed attractions at the park: Flik's Flyers,Tuck &Roll's Drive `Em Buggies, Heimlich's Chew Chew Train, Francis` Ladybug Boogie and Princess Dot Puddle Park. They joined the existing 3-D "off-bugway" show, "I't's Tough to Be a Bug!"
The land also features giant garden hoses that spray water, discarded Chinese food boxes that become flying vehicles, an umbrella that serves as a circus tent and fireflies whose bottoms become lamplights.
I enjoy this attractions oftened...Dr Lee
Monday, September 24, 2012
Rootin`,Tootin` Fun...When the Wild West comes to Disneyland!
Sept.23,1962, The Golden Horseshoe Revue` hits milestone!
Fifty years ago, "The Golden Horseshoe Revue" aired it 10,000th performance on the NBC series "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color." The Sept.23, 1962, episodew aired in color and featured show regulars Betty Taylor and Wally Boag, as well aas special guest stars Annette Funicello, Gene Sheldon and Ed Wynn. With saloon skirts swinging and banjos strumming, the stars celebrated this special milestone with-as Walt Disney himself put it-a "a real rootin`,tootin`,shootin`show."
"The Golden Horseshoe Revue" ran at the Golden Horseshoe Cafe` in Disneyland Park for over 30 years, making it the resort's longest-running show. From its first performance in July 1955 to its final performance in Oct. 1986, performers sang, danced and joked their way into audience guests hearts. The stage show now hosts "the Laughing Stock Co.," another Western comedy show, which performs daily.
History and Heritage...Dr Lee
Fifty years ago, "The Golden Horseshoe Revue" aired it 10,000th performance on the NBC series "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color." The Sept.23, 1962, episodew aired in color and featured show regulars Betty Taylor and Wally Boag, as well aas special guest stars Annette Funicello, Gene Sheldon and Ed Wynn. With saloon skirts swinging and banjos strumming, the stars celebrated this special milestone with-as Walt Disney himself put it-a "a real rootin`,tootin`,shootin`show."
"The Golden Horseshoe Revue" ran at the Golden Horseshoe Cafe` in Disneyland Park for over 30 years, making it the resort's longest-running show. From its first performance in July 1955 to its final performance in Oct. 1986, performers sang, danced and joked their way into audience guests hearts. The stage show now hosts "the Laughing Stock Co.," another Western comedy show, which performs daily.
History and Heritage...Dr Lee
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Dancing as fast as she can:
Disneyland opening day choreographer Miriam Nelson, 91, is still tap dancing years after all these years.
Miriam already had an impressive career as a Hollywood choreographer, working with the likes of Judy Garland, Fred Astaire and Betty Davis, when she was hired to choreograph the performances for Disneyland's televised grand opening on July 17, 1955. A then-record-breaking television audience of 90 million watched the live broadcast.
Miriam, who visited Disneyland Park last month (August), recalled seeing Walt Disney during rehearsals, which were moved to Disneyland just before opening day.
"When I was rehearsing out here it was so hot, so my gals were just wearing little shorts and halter tops to stay cool, and Walt wandered by to see what we were up to,"she said. The next day,she received a note from Walt. "It said, 'Would you please ask your girl dancers to cover up a little more? The workman are all stopping by to watch and we are never going to get this park open!'"
When it came to go live, the production was not without some hitches. For the Fantasyland shot, Disney characters were staged and instructed to help a few childern onto attractions. But as soon as the Fantasyland drawbridge dropped, Miriam said that hundreds of childern descended upon the unsuspecting characters.
"It scared the characters to death," Miriam recalled. "They turned and ran into the castle!"
Miriam also choreographed the opening day parade and frontierland appearance by "Davy Crockett" stars Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen. Years later, she worked on "Fantasy on Parade," "On Stage U.S.A.," "Disney on Parade" and even a special performance of "The Golden Horseshoe Show" for the Foreign Correspondence Dinner with President Richard Nixon in 1969.
Miriam continues to travel the world teaching others how to dance and is an actice member of the nonprofit organization SHARE, which raises funds for disable and adused childern, which she helped found in 1953. In 2009, she published her autobiography, "My Life Dancing with the Stars."
On opening day,I was 3 years, 3 weeks,and 2 days old, born June 20, 1952...Dr Lee
Miriam already had an impressive career as a Hollywood choreographer, working with the likes of Judy Garland, Fred Astaire and Betty Davis, when she was hired to choreograph the performances for Disneyland's televised grand opening on July 17, 1955. A then-record-breaking television audience of 90 million watched the live broadcast.
Miriam, who visited Disneyland Park last month (August), recalled seeing Walt Disney during rehearsals, which were moved to Disneyland just before opening day.
"When I was rehearsing out here it was so hot, so my gals were just wearing little shorts and halter tops to stay cool, and Walt wandered by to see what we were up to,"she said. The next day,she received a note from Walt. "It said, 'Would you please ask your girl dancers to cover up a little more? The workman are all stopping by to watch and we are never going to get this park open!'"
When it came to go live, the production was not without some hitches. For the Fantasyland shot, Disney characters were staged and instructed to help a few childern onto attractions. But as soon as the Fantasyland drawbridge dropped, Miriam said that hundreds of childern descended upon the unsuspecting characters.
"It scared the characters to death," Miriam recalled. "They turned and ran into the castle!"
Miriam also choreographed the opening day parade and frontierland appearance by "Davy Crockett" stars Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen. Years later, she worked on "Fantasy on Parade," "On Stage U.S.A.," "Disney on Parade" and even a special performance of "The Golden Horseshoe Show" for the Foreign Correspondence Dinner with President Richard Nixon in 1969.
Miriam continues to travel the world teaching others how to dance and is an actice member of the nonprofit organization SHARE, which raises funds for disable and adused childern, which she helped found in 1953. In 2009, she published her autobiography, "My Life Dancing with the Stars."
On opening day,I was 3 years, 3 weeks,and 2 days old, born June 20, 1952...Dr Lee
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Halloween Time At the Disneyland Resort:
Getting Goosebumps? Halloween Time haunts the Disneyland Resort starting Sept. 14,2012.
The most frightfully fun time of the year at the Disneyland Resort is creeping up fast!!
From Sept.14 through Oct. 31,2012, The Happiest Place on Earth gets downright spooky as Halloween Time brings seasonal attractions, entertainment and chillingly cool offerings for ghouls and goblins of all ages.
The superbly supernatural Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy and Haunted Mansion Holiday will be back at Disneyland Park, along with the Main Street Pumpkin Festival and the Dia de los Muertos celebration in Frontierland. Watch out for your favorite Disney Villains, plus Mickey Mouse and friends in their Halloween costumes. And keep a weather eye open, because the Pirates League has landed for a limited time to give Guests swashbuckling makeovers in New Orleans Square.
At Disney California Adventure Park, the Art of Frankenweenie Exhibition features a behind-the-scenes look at the new film from director Tim Burton, coming to theaters Oct.5,2012, along with an extended "Frankenweenie" 3-D sneak peek at the Muppet*Vision theater.
But we're just getting started: Look for seasonal food and beverage offerings plus specialty merchandise throughout the Disneyland Resort. And get your costume ready, because Guests can trick or treat in the ultimate Disney neighborhood, Disneyland Park, during Mickey's Halloween Party on select nights from Sept.28 to Oct. 31,2012.
Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort, Nice...Dr Lee
The most frightfully fun time of the year at the Disneyland Resort is creeping up fast!!
From Sept.14 through Oct. 31,2012, The Happiest Place on Earth gets downright spooky as Halloween Time brings seasonal attractions, entertainment and chillingly cool offerings for ghouls and goblins of all ages.
The superbly supernatural Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy and Haunted Mansion Holiday will be back at Disneyland Park, along with the Main Street Pumpkin Festival and the Dia de los Muertos celebration in Frontierland. Watch out for your favorite Disney Villains, plus Mickey Mouse and friends in their Halloween costumes. And keep a weather eye open, because the Pirates League has landed for a limited time to give Guests swashbuckling makeovers in New Orleans Square.
At Disney California Adventure Park, the Art of Frankenweenie Exhibition features a behind-the-scenes look at the new film from director Tim Burton, coming to theaters Oct.5,2012, along with an extended "Frankenweenie" 3-D sneak peek at the Muppet*Vision theater.
But we're just getting started: Look for seasonal food and beverage offerings plus specialty merchandise throughout the Disneyland Resort. And get your costume ready, because Guests can trick or treat in the ultimate Disney neighborhood, Disneyland Park, during Mickey's Halloween Party on select nights from Sept.28 to Oct. 31,2012.
Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort, Nice...Dr Lee
Monday, September 10, 2012
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit makes his debut:
Before Mickey Mouse became a global sensation, there was Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
In 1927, distributor Charles Mintz, commissioned Walt Disney and animator Ub Iwerks to create a cartoon character for Universal Studio's first cartoon series. The pair created Oswald, a mischievous rabbit who debuted in the short "Trolley Troubles" Sept. 5 1927. The Oswald cartoon series became a hit with audiences.
A year later, in a pay dispute with Mintz, Walt lost the rights to Oswald and also discvovered that Mintz had secretly hired some of his animators. On the train ride back to California after meeting with Mintz in New York, Walt dreamed up the idea for a new character- and Mickey Mouse was born.
Oswald wound up starring in 194 shorts, 26 of them under Walt's direction. The Walt Disney Company negotiated the return of the rights to Oswald from NBC Universal, and Oswald went on to win a starring role in the video game Epic Mickey (2010), as well as his very own merchandise location,Oswald's, in Disney California Adventure Park. Oswald will reunite with Mickey Mouse on Nov.18 in "Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two."
Fun Fact:
A candy bar, stencil and pin-backed button featuring the lovable Oswald were the first merchandise items featuring a Disney character.
Just some History and Heritage...Dr Lee
In 1927, distributor Charles Mintz, commissioned Walt Disney and animator Ub Iwerks to create a cartoon character for Universal Studio's first cartoon series. The pair created Oswald, a mischievous rabbit who debuted in the short "Trolley Troubles" Sept. 5 1927. The Oswald cartoon series became a hit with audiences.
A year later, in a pay dispute with Mintz, Walt lost the rights to Oswald and also discvovered that Mintz had secretly hired some of his animators. On the train ride back to California after meeting with Mintz in New York, Walt dreamed up the idea for a new character- and Mickey Mouse was born.
Oswald wound up starring in 194 shorts, 26 of them under Walt's direction. The Walt Disney Company negotiated the return of the rights to Oswald from NBC Universal, and Oswald went on to win a starring role in the video game Epic Mickey (2010), as well as his very own merchandise location,Oswald's, in Disney California Adventure Park. Oswald will reunite with Mickey Mouse on Nov.18 in "Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two."
Fun Fact:
A candy bar, stencil and pin-backed button featuring the lovable Oswald were the first merchandise items featuring a Disney character.
Just some History and Heritage...Dr Lee
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Disneyland Park launches old-style newspaper:
Disneyland creators are turning to an old-fashion method of giving out information to guests: a newspaper!
The Buena Vista Bugle debuted this summer at Disney California Adventure Park as part of the park's makeover to explain new features. Disney is producing the information in a very 1920s and 1930s way, matching the architecture and style of the Buena Vista Street entrance corridor.
Disney California Adventure Park Cast Members borrowed the concept from its neighbor- Disneyland Park, which produced The Disneyland News beginning in 1955. At California Adventure Park, Buena Vista Street is the equivalent of Disneyland's Main Street,U.S.A., where The Disneyland News used to be distributed.
Disney California Adventure Park wanted to find something besides the map and guide to tell stories of the park to Guests. The Red Car News Boys street show had entertained with a newspaper as a prop, so Cast Members decided to add a real four-page newspaper for the first month of Disney California Adventure Park's expansion, which debuted in June.
But the Bugle gained popularity: between 12 percent and 15 percent of surveyed Guests reported that they got information from the newspaper. And it's common to see guests relaxing on a park bench or sipping a Starbucks coffee at an outside table, flipping the pages.
The fonts, writing style and features, and even the gritty black-and-white print are all like those of the newspapers of that era.
The copy comes from an in-house writer but in the voice of the characters of Buena Vista Street. A snarky, fictional food critic, Inglebert Irving, gives recommendations on drinks and appetizers. A celebrity-sighting column shows where characters can be spotted. The back page is designed in the style of a want-ad section, but has listings of shows, entertainment and stores.
The bottom corner has a high-tech addition: a QR Code to download the park's official Twitter account.
Cast Members are now handing out the free newspaper's third edition, which is also available on metal racks and counters. Disney is already planning a Halloween and holiday editions.
Its called imagination...Dr Lee
The Buena Vista Bugle debuted this summer at Disney California Adventure Park as part of the park's makeover to explain new features. Disney is producing the information in a very 1920s and 1930s way, matching the architecture and style of the Buena Vista Street entrance corridor.
Disney California Adventure Park Cast Members borrowed the concept from its neighbor- Disneyland Park, which produced The Disneyland News beginning in 1955. At California Adventure Park, Buena Vista Street is the equivalent of Disneyland's Main Street,U.S.A., where The Disneyland News used to be distributed.
Disney California Adventure Park wanted to find something besides the map and guide to tell stories of the park to Guests. The Red Car News Boys street show had entertained with a newspaper as a prop, so Cast Members decided to add a real four-page newspaper for the first month of Disney California Adventure Park's expansion, which debuted in June.
But the Bugle gained popularity: between 12 percent and 15 percent of surveyed Guests reported that they got information from the newspaper. And it's common to see guests relaxing on a park bench or sipping a Starbucks coffee at an outside table, flipping the pages.
The fonts, writing style and features, and even the gritty black-and-white print are all like those of the newspapers of that era.
The copy comes from an in-house writer but in the voice of the characters of Buena Vista Street. A snarky, fictional food critic, Inglebert Irving, gives recommendations on drinks and appetizers. A celebrity-sighting column shows where characters can be spotted. The back page is designed in the style of a want-ad section, but has listings of shows, entertainment and stores.
The bottom corner has a high-tech addition: a QR Code to download the park's official Twitter account.
Cast Members are now handing out the free newspaper's third edition, which is also available on metal racks and counters. Disney is already planning a Halloween and holiday editions.
Its called imagination...Dr Lee
Disneyland Park making it's tallest gingerbread house:
At 9 feet tall with a ghost train around it, the upcoming gingerbread house will stand the tallest and feature the most complex special effects in the Haunted Mansion Holiday's 12-year history.
Disneyland Park will debut it's new, spooky gingerbread house when the seasonal version of the Haunted Mamsion attraction opens Sept. 14,2012. Disneyland Park transforms the haunted Mansion into the theme of Tim Burton's "The nightmare Before Christmas" during the Halloween and Christmas holiday periods.
Each year, a massive gingerbread with a new theme stands as the centerpiece of the ballroom's table. This year, Jack's Gingerbread House will look like movie character Jack Skellington's home on top of a spindly peak.
Cast Member Bakers and decorators cover the entire structure- a wooden house and hard-foam base- with gingerbread and fondant, an icing-like substance used in pastry sculptures. The house itself is about 3 feet tall and the base is about 6 feet tall. Zero, the ghost dog, will fly around the tower.
Around the house for the first time, Guests can watch a see-through ghost train that will appear to travel around the base of the house. For the train, Disneyland Park is using the same reflective special effects used for the see-through ghosts in the ballroom scene.
The gingerbread house likely will weigh 400 to 500 pounds.
About 20 Cast Members work to complete the house. Decorators will start covering the structure after Labor Day and spend a final two days on details after it is moved inside the Haunted Mansion.
Sept.14th, hey, that's next week,COOL!!!...Dr Lee
Disneyland Park will debut it's new, spooky gingerbread house when the seasonal version of the Haunted Mamsion attraction opens Sept. 14,2012. Disneyland Park transforms the haunted Mansion into the theme of Tim Burton's "The nightmare Before Christmas" during the Halloween and Christmas holiday periods.
Each year, a massive gingerbread with a new theme stands as the centerpiece of the ballroom's table. This year, Jack's Gingerbread House will look like movie character Jack Skellington's home on top of a spindly peak.
Cast Member Bakers and decorators cover the entire structure- a wooden house and hard-foam base- with gingerbread and fondant, an icing-like substance used in pastry sculptures. The house itself is about 3 feet tall and the base is about 6 feet tall. Zero, the ghost dog, will fly around the tower.
Around the house for the first time, Guests can watch a see-through ghost train that will appear to travel around the base of the house. For the train, Disneyland Park is using the same reflective special effects used for the see-through ghosts in the ballroom scene.
The gingerbread house likely will weigh 400 to 500 pounds.
About 20 Cast Members work to complete the house. Decorators will start covering the structure after Labor Day and spend a final two days on details after it is moved inside the Haunted Mansion.
Sept.14th, hey, that's next week,COOL!!!...Dr Lee
Man pleads no contest for fake Disney Passports:
Dozens of Guests were turned away from the Disneyland Resort over the past several months after buying fake Passports, some linked to a Compton man, police said.
Terance Hutchinson, 35,pleaded no contest to making counterfeit Passports following his arrest. Hutchinson was released after his appearance in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Police said a Guest responded to an ad on Craigslist to buy some Passports- valued at $87 each- for $55 each, said Sgt. Mike Austin of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department's Carson station. After meeting up with the man at a Carson shopping center, these Guests were rejected at the main entrance of the Disneyland Resort because these Passports all had the same barcode and had already been used.
The Guest filed a police report and police set up surveillance when the Guest met up again with Terance under the premise of buying additional Passports. Terance was arrested after the Guest met up with him and identified him.
Terance Hutchinson is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 21 in Los Angeles Superior Court.
That old saying, "if it sounds to good to be true, it probably isn't"...Dr Lee
(Eugene Fields, The Orange County Register)
Terance Hutchinson, 35,pleaded no contest to making counterfeit Passports following his arrest. Hutchinson was released after his appearance in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Police said a Guest responded to an ad on Craigslist to buy some Passports- valued at $87 each- for $55 each, said Sgt. Mike Austin of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department's Carson station. After meeting up with the man at a Carson shopping center, these Guests were rejected at the main entrance of the Disneyland Resort because these Passports all had the same barcode and had already been used.
The Guest filed a police report and police set up surveillance when the Guest met up again with Terance under the premise of buying additional Passports. Terance was arrested after the Guest met up with him and identified him.
Terance Hutchinson is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 21 in Los Angeles Superior Court.
That old saying, "if it sounds to good to be true, it probably isn't"...Dr Lee
(Eugene Fields, The Orange County Register)
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Princesses beware!! Pirates invade `land?
If your heart be set on discoverin` treasure and sailin` the high seas- not to mention a complete makeover- then adventure awaits at the new Pirates League in Disneyland Park, mateys!
From Sept. 1 through Oct. 31 in the Court of Angels in New Orleans Square, Guests ages three and up can choose from one of three pirate transformations, train to swashbuckle and even take the official Pirate League Oath to become part of Captain Jack's legendary crew.This interactive pirate experience originally debuted at magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in May 2009 and aboard the Disney Fantasy earlier this year.
Available packages include Jake and the Never Land Pirates, First Mate and Empress (created especially for pirate princesses!) Packages range from $29.95-$34.95.
Landlubbers Beware! Reservations for these transformations book up fast, especially on Mickey's Halloween Party nights, so don't wait!
Call now at 714-781-STYLE.
Love the holidays at the Disneyland Resort...Dr Lee
From Sept. 1 through Oct. 31 in the Court of Angels in New Orleans Square, Guests ages three and up can choose from one of three pirate transformations, train to swashbuckle and even take the official Pirate League Oath to become part of Captain Jack's legendary crew.This interactive pirate experience originally debuted at magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in May 2009 and aboard the Disney Fantasy earlier this year.
Available packages include Jake and the Never Land Pirates, First Mate and Empress (created especially for pirate princesses!) Packages range from $29.95-$34.95.
Landlubbers Beware! Reservations for these transformations book up fast, especially on Mickey's Halloween Party nights, so don't wait!
Call now at 714-781-STYLE.
Love the holidays at the Disneyland Resort...Dr Lee
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
D23 Presents TREASURES of the Walt Disney Archives: The Reagan Library
From Walt Disney's original Disneyland nametag to the fiery orange wig Johnny Depp wore in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland," a recently opened exhibit at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum is delighting Disney Guests with the largest collection of Walt Disney treasures ever assembled.
The Walt Disney Archives Cast Members assembled a stunning collection of more than 500 archival treasures- many of which had never been publicly displayed before- for D23 Presents Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives. The exhibit, brought to the Reagan Library by D23, the official Disney Fan Club, is on view at the Reagan Library, located in Simi Valley, through April 2013.
Walt Disney Archives Director Becky Cline, who curated the exhibit along with Archives Cast Members, says that when Chief Archivist Emeritus Dave Smith started the Disney Archives in 1970, "he could talk to Roy O. Disney and [famed animator] Ub Iwerks and asked what it was like to work with Walt Disney in the 1920s and to create Mickey Mouse. Those guys are all gone now. We don't have the `Nine Old Men` anymore, we don't have the founders of the Walt Disney Company and there are very few people around anymore who knew them personally. So it's very important now that that legacy and memories are in the Archives because we can protect it and build upon it."
Bronze busts of Walt Disney and President Reagan, flanked by American flags, welcome guests to the library, along with a plaque describing the men as longtime friends and "eternal optimists who shared a belief in the essential goodness of the American way of life." But their connection goes deeper than that. On July 17,1955, Reagan, then a Hollywood actor, helped host live Disneyland opening-day coverage and, in 1968, endorsed the first Walt Disney postage stamp. In 1984, Reagan's second inaugural festivities were moved to Epcot due to inclement weather in Washington, D.C., and two years later, Reagan declared Dec.5 National Walt Disney Day. The 40th president of the United States even returned to Disneyland in 1990 to celebrate its 35th anniversary.
Just more Disney history...Dr Lee
The Walt Disney Archives Cast Members assembled a stunning collection of more than 500 archival treasures- many of which had never been publicly displayed before- for D23 Presents Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives. The exhibit, brought to the Reagan Library by D23, the official Disney Fan Club, is on view at the Reagan Library, located in Simi Valley, through April 2013.
Walt Disney Archives Director Becky Cline, who curated the exhibit along with Archives Cast Members, says that when Chief Archivist Emeritus Dave Smith started the Disney Archives in 1970, "he could talk to Roy O. Disney and [famed animator] Ub Iwerks and asked what it was like to work with Walt Disney in the 1920s and to create Mickey Mouse. Those guys are all gone now. We don't have the `Nine Old Men` anymore, we don't have the founders of the Walt Disney Company and there are very few people around anymore who knew them personally. So it's very important now that that legacy and memories are in the Archives because we can protect it and build upon it."
Bronze busts of Walt Disney and President Reagan, flanked by American flags, welcome guests to the library, along with a plaque describing the men as longtime friends and "eternal optimists who shared a belief in the essential goodness of the American way of life." But their connection goes deeper than that. On July 17,1955, Reagan, then a Hollywood actor, helped host live Disneyland opening-day coverage and, in 1968, endorsed the first Walt Disney postage stamp. In 1984, Reagan's second inaugural festivities were moved to Epcot due to inclement weather in Washington, D.C., and two years later, Reagan declared Dec.5 National Walt Disney Day. The 40th president of the United States even returned to Disneyland in 1990 to celebrate its 35th anniversary.
Just more Disney history...Dr Lee
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