Blowing up Dumbo and The Summer of "D23" comes to the Anaheim Resort
OK, Disney really isn't blowing up Dumbo, but he is featured in the new "Magical" Fireworks show that officially starts next Friday, June 12th, along with the Disney's Electrical Parade, and Fantasmic! But if you want to check out the new Fireworks show, it will be offered Tonight (June 5th), Tomorrow and Monday. (Of course, these are tests, and subject to change and even cancellation).
The Anaheim Resort District Banners will Plug the D23 Expo ALL Summer long
Driving around Anaheim, and you are missing the D23 Expo ads that are normally found here at MiceAge.... No worries, as anyone in the Anaheim Resort Area will not miss these ads....
The ads will remain up until after the Expo, when we should see the Happy New Year! banners go up. (Last Year, the City of Anaheim placed the banners up in late September).
NFFC Disneyana registration has opened
Can't wait for the D23 Expo, no worries.... The 25th NFFC Disneyana Convention and All Disneyana Show will be held July 14th through the 19th. This very popular event will also be held in the Disneyland Resort area.
http://www.nffc.org/events/Disneyana...5-25-09-2.html
Heck, if "Ariel" is showing up, I will be there!!!!
Summer Nightastic! is almost here
If you live in the Southern California area, you have seen the ads, and Disney is also hoping you have seen this at your local Grocery Store...
Image is copyrighted by Disney
And please note, the wording is very clear, each and every person that uses this special ParkHopper needs to live in the Southern California (90000-93599) or Baja California, Mexico (21000-22999) zip codes.
And you can get this ticket at the Main Entrance Ticket Booths, and can be used in combination with the "Free" Birthday Admission. So if you live in Southern California, and your Birthday is between today and August 23rd, you can upgrade to the Summer Fun Pass for just $30 if you show your Government issued ID on your actual day of birth at the park.
Of course, Disney has set up a special website promoting the events.
www.Disneyland.com/summer
My thoughts on the new "Magical" Fireworks
Had the chance to see the new show, in test mode, on Wednesday night, and pretty much the show delivered what we have mentioned here at MiceAge for months.
A good show, a bit shorter in length (right around 15 minutes) with less fireworks.
Disney does know how to make great soundtracks. And "Magical" does have the Disney feel, but seems a bit repetitive at times.
The vast majority of Fireworks are now Long Range shells that are launched from backstage, which does help open up the castle area and should hopefully create less traffic control issues.
The main show in front of the castle is now Tinkerbell and the addition of "Dumbo". Brady MacDonald of the Los Angeles Times has a very interesting article regarding the Flying Dumbo and how it gets to fly in the show.
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal...ireworks-4572/
While I have only seen this show once, IMHO, seeing the show anywhere in the park is about the same experence. So go enjoy Fantasmic! at the Rivers of America and watch the show from there, or in front of "it's a small world". You might not get to see Dumbo, but you will get 99% of the show anywhere that you can hear the Soundtrack.
Selected Photos from Darkbeer.Smugmug.com
Most of the Grand Californian Hotel Front Desk is being refurbished
For those Corn Dog Fans, the item has been added to the Farmer's Market Menu (near First Aid at DCA). Why is it that Disney places Corn Dogs next to First Aid???
And for those Cove Bar fans, it is officially Summer, as the bar is now open 7 days a week for the season!
The Tarps are gone at Peter Pan.
Well, that should do it for this week....
A few quick comments.... MiceChat's Gumball Rally 3 was held last week, and went off amazing smoothly, thanks to all the Staff/Volunteers that ran the event, and our friends at the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel.
www.hojoanaheim.com
Of course, every Sunday is the "Noon Meet at the Hub", an Internet tradition for over a Decade. Make sure and come out and say hello to the many Disney Fans that show up.
Alas, I won't make the next couple of meets... First off, this Sunday is my "hometown" Chili cookoff..
http://www.tustinchilicookoff.com/
(Wow, another 25th...)
Then off to Six Flags Magic Mountain on June 14th and the American Coaster Enthusists special event.
http://www.aceonline.org/
And in case you don't know it, TV is going Digital in the US.... If you haven't checked it out, you have one week left before the change. (And the weird fact of the week, the SoCal area is the least prepared area of the country for the changeover to Digital).
http://www.dtvanswers.com/
The Anaheim Resort District Banners will Plug the D23 Expo ALL Summer long
Driving around Anaheim, and you are missing the D23 Expo ads that are normally found here at MiceAge.... No worries, as anyone in the Anaheim Resort Area will not miss these ads....
The ads will remain up until after the Expo, when we should see the Happy New Year! banners go up. (Last Year, the City of Anaheim placed the banners up in late September).
NFFC Disneyana registration has opened
Can't wait for the D23 Expo, no worries.... The 25th NFFC Disneyana Convention and All Disneyana Show will be held July 14th through the 19th. This very popular event will also be held in the Disneyland Resort area.
http://www.nffc.org/events/Disneyana...5-25-09-2.html
Heck, if "Ariel" is showing up, I will be there!!!!
Summer Nightastic! is almost here
If you live in the Southern California area, you have seen the ads, and Disney is also hoping you have seen this at your local Grocery Store...
Image is copyrighted by Disney
And please note, the wording is very clear, each and every person that uses this special ParkHopper needs to live in the Southern California (90000-93599) or Baja California, Mexico (21000-22999) zip codes.
And you can get this ticket at the Main Entrance Ticket Booths, and can be used in combination with the "Free" Birthday Admission. So if you live in Southern California, and your Birthday is between today and August 23rd, you can upgrade to the Summer Fun Pass for just $30 if you show your Government issued ID on your actual day of birth at the park.
Of course, Disney has set up a special website promoting the events.
www.Disneyland.com/summer
My thoughts on the new "Magical" Fireworks
Had the chance to see the new show, in test mode, on Wednesday night, and pretty much the show delivered what we have mentioned here at MiceAge for months.
A good show, a bit shorter in length (right around 15 minutes) with less fireworks.
Disney does know how to make great soundtracks. And "Magical" does have the Disney feel, but seems a bit repetitive at times.
The vast majority of Fireworks are now Long Range shells that are launched from backstage, which does help open up the castle area and should hopefully create less traffic control issues.
The main show in front of the castle is now Tinkerbell and the addition of "Dumbo". Brady MacDonald of the Los Angeles Times has a very interesting article regarding the Flying Dumbo and how it gets to fly in the show.
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal...ireworks-4572/
While I have only seen this show once, IMHO, seeing the show anywhere in the park is about the same experence. So go enjoy Fantasmic! at the Rivers of America and watch the show from there, or in front of "it's a small world". You might not get to see Dumbo, but you will get 99% of the show anywhere that you can hear the Soundtrack.
Selected Photos from Darkbeer.Smugmug.com
Most of the Grand Californian Hotel Front Desk is being refurbished
For those Corn Dog Fans, the item has been added to the Farmer's Market Menu (near First Aid at DCA). Why is it that Disney places Corn Dogs next to First Aid???
And for those Cove Bar fans, it is officially Summer, as the bar is now open 7 days a week for the season!
The Tarps are gone at Peter Pan.
Well, that should do it for this week....
A few quick comments.... MiceChat's Gumball Rally 3 was held last week, and went off amazing smoothly, thanks to all the Staff/Volunteers that ran the event, and our friends at the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel.
www.hojoanaheim.com
Of course, every Sunday is the "Noon Meet at the Hub", an Internet tradition for over a Decade. Make sure and come out and say hello to the many Disney Fans that show up.
Alas, I won't make the next couple of meets... First off, this Sunday is my "hometown" Chili cookoff..
http://www.tustinchilicookoff.com/
(Wow, another 25th...)
Then off to Six Flags Magic Mountain on June 14th and the American Coaster Enthusists special event.
http://www.aceonline.org/
And in case you don't know it, TV is going Digital in the US.... If you haven't checked it out, you have one week left before the change. (And the weird fact of the week, the SoCal area is the least prepared area of the country for the changeover to Digital).
http://www.dtvanswers.com/
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Quote:Originally Posted by StriderGX35
Great Update! Quick question about upgrading to a summer fun pass, if my younger niece doesn't have a government issued ID, (shes never gotten one because she's only like 8), can she still upgrade to the fun pass on her birthday for 30 or so dollars? Would a Birth Certificate do the job?Birth certificate official copies are the recommended proof-of-birthday for those younguns without government IDs, so it's exactly what you need. I think there's a list of other acceptable documents somewhere on the promotion FAQ on the website, if you can't get the birth certificate.Quote:Originally Posted by sir clinksalot If she's going to have her birth-certificate for the free birthday ticket it should be okay. Generally for those under 16, they don't ask for a government ID to prove So-Cal residency. As long as whoever they are with has one, as they may ask to see the id of whoever is bringing her.
As clink said, the zip code of whoever is buying the ticket for her will qualify for the So Cal Summer Fun Pass. Like he said, they usually ask to see your ID, but they also accepted my school ID as proof that I so to a school in So Cal even when my primary residence was in Nor Cal. And when we got the payment plan for our APs, they accepted a piece of mail as proof-of-residence for my sister (since we moved, she still hasn't gotten a new license with our new address). Just for those who were wondering how to proove their So Cal residence if it's not the address on their ID.Posted 06-06-2009 at 02:18 AM by twobluestripes
- and oh my GOSH this Dumbo thing sounds awesome. I hadn't realized it was a puppet and not an AA or a stationary object. I'm more excited to see it than any other part of Magical!Posted 06-06-2009 at 02:20 AM by twobluestripes
- Thanks for the report...Just wondering as I was looking at the World of Color construction pics and seeing the Golden Dreams Theater in the background, will that show be gone and replaced with the Little Mermaid? I really like the music with the Golden Dreams show and will be sad to see it go...Posted 06-06-2009 at 05:55 AM by DizneeSmurf
- I hope they remembered to give Dumbo his magic feather! When someone gets a picture I would love to see him "fly"Posted 06-06-2009 at 06:00 AM by DizneeSmurf
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Amazing update, as usual! I am now spending all of my time trying to talk my husband into DLR for my birthday in August - I have to see Dumbo fly!Posted 06-09-2009 at 12:12 PM by saphron37 -
Awesome update. I was probably in that cove bar picture. LOL! Cove bar crew, Represent!Posted 06-10-2009 at 03:55 PM by aurora1729 -
Hello, looking at the Disneyland website entertainment calender I was wondering about the Disney celebrate America firework show. Can someone from mice chat/age please provide us with information regarding why they have four showing of Disney celebrate America firework show on July 2,3,4, and 5.
How long will be the firework show? will it be the same for the 4th of July show? will their be a lot of fireworks.
Thank you so much!Posted 06-21-2009 at 12:52 AM by asianbma
