Weekend Update for September 27, 2008.
Join us as we take a trip around the world with the Weekend Update crew.
This week we'll start in Japan:
This week, TDLFAN takes Update readers to Universal Studios Japan, where their annual "Wonder Halloween" celebration is already in progress.
Universal Studios Japan
Tokyo, Japan
"Fantastic World" is an acrobatic and dance show celebrating nature and Mother Earth.
Snoopy's Custard Buns (in the elegant shape of Snoopy heads) are a tasty treat.
More taste Halloween snacks... YUM!
Hollywood Blvd is the gateway into Universal Studios Japan.
Abby's Gourmet Gifts is a newly opened gift shop at the Studios.
The "Halloween Character Parade" is a fun filled treat for the entire family, and showcases all of the most popular characters at Universal Studios Japan, like Woody Woodpecker.
Halloween pumpkins rolling down Hollywood Blvd.
More pumpkins!
Dancers dressed in funky spider costumes.
A Sesame Street Halloween
Ernie, Bert, Big Bird and The Count
A Land of Oz Halloween
Charlie Brown and the gang celebrate Halloween
Peanuts
A very cute Hello Kitty Halloween
Hollywood Blvd.
Snoopy Studios.
Land of Oz, with the "Wicked" Theater in the background.
Jurassic Park riders disappear in a tidal wave after their escape from the vicious T-Rex.
Inside Discovery Restaurant.
Backdraft attraction in San Francisco.
This is the only "Back to the Future: The Ride" left in operation.
Guests enjoy having their picture taken next to Doc Brown'd DeLorean car.
New York Street.
Spiderman: The Ride.
Animation Celebration is one of several unique attractions found exclusively at Universal Studios Japan.
Mel's Diner.
"Hollywood Dream: The Ride" roller coaster lights up the night like a comet flying over Hollywood.
After a fun-filled day... we bid goodbye to Universal Studios Japan!
Walt Disney World
Orlando, Florida
Denise nbodyhome Preskitt shares a few photos from the World.
Here are a few photos from Epcot's Food and Wine Festival preview this week.
T-Rex at Downtown Disney at night - looking very close to completion:
The last Adventurers Club shows include props from Halloween and Christmas shows.
You can enjoy more of Denise's photos at her website: mousesteps.com.
Mark Gonzalez takes us to Fantasyland this week. If you enjoy Mark's photography as much as I do, take a minute to visit his flickr album.
Disneyland
Anaheim, California
Welcome to Fantasyland
Ian Parkinson continues his Adriatic Adventure, this week sharing photos of his stop in Dubrovnik.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Dubrovnik is a city on the Adriatic Sea coast in the extreme south of Croatia, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its population was 43,770 in 2001 down from 49,728 in 1991. In the 2001 census, 88.39% of its citizens declared themselves as Croats. In 1979, the city of Dubrovnik joined the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
The prosperity of the city of Dubrovnik has always been based on maritime trade. In the Middle Ages, as the Republic of Ragusa, it became the only eastern Adriatic city-state to rival Venice. Supported by its wealth and skilled diplomacy, the city achieved a remarkable level of development, particularly during the 15th and 16th centuries. Ragusa was one of the centres of the development of primarily the Croatian language and literature, home to many notable poets, playwrights, painters, mathematicians, physicists and other scholars.*
Here's part two of Marcia G.'s trip to South America.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 de Julio, the widest street in the world.
The Obelisk, which sits in the center of the busy 9 de Julio.
The military headquarters.
Beautiful door
Plaza San Martin
One of the best parts of the trip...the food!
Meat, salami and cheese, a staple of South American's diets.
The French Embassy
Horrrrrible picture, but it is Disney!
Evita's grave at the cemetery (located in the neighborhood of Recoleta)
Kitty at the cemetery.
MiceChatter MKCoastie took a trip to Hershey Park this summer and shared a few photos with the Weekend Update.
Hershey Park
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Welcome to HersheyPark, a chocolate lover's paradise and a theme park steeped in history. HersheyPark first opened in 1907 as entertainment for the employees of Hershey's chocolate factory. This 101 year old park is a must visit if you're in the area.
The "Kissing Tower" is one of the first structures you can see when approaching the park.
With 11 roller coasters, you find yourself surrounded by coaster tracks throughout a good portion of the park. SuperDooperLooper (the dark blue track) was the first looping roller coaster on the east coast.
Although much of the park seems crowded by rides and coasters, there are some really beautiful spots that can be found.
I didn't get to try the BBQ, but it smelled good.
Just a nice area to rest that shows some of the landscaping featured throughout the park.
The park features a little monorail that takes you on a round trip through the park, past the chocolate factory and to the edge of downtown Hershey. It has only 1 station, making it strictly an attraction and not a mode of transport, but it was still a nice little ride with some history included to boot.
The Boardwalk is one of the newer areas of the park and features many of the park's water attractions.
The park literature claims that this is the largest water play structure in the world. It certainly is impressive.
The newest attraction is a roller coaster called Fahrenheit which features a 97 degree drop. Yikes.
Admission to HersheyPark also includes admission to ZooAmerica which is a North American wildlife park. This is the entrance from within the park.
And that brings us to the end of another week. Our photographers have just enough time to reload their cameras before we see you all again next weekend. Thank you to all of our wonderful readers, and as always, a huge thank you to our amazing team of global photographers, spies, and gossips:
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TDLFAN
Denise nbodyhome Preskitt
SummerInFl
PhotoMatt
sir clinksalot
MickeyMaxx
A very special thank you to our wonderful guest photographers Mark Gonzalez, Ian Parkinson, Marcia G. and MKCoastie for sharing their vision with us.
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Very nice!Posted 09-26-2008 at 09:56 PM by MonstersGoBoo!
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From Mr. Toad to Evita's grave. Only in the Weekend Update.
Makes me want to buy a plane ticket right now.
Thank you so much everyone!
-DustyPosted 09-26-2008 at 11:54 PM by Dustysage -
Fabulous update this week. The pictures from Croattia and Buenos Aires are quite nice, and also thanks for the Fantasyland pics from DL. I need to get back to DLR soon...Posted 09-27-2008 at 12:00 AM by TDLFAN - great workPosted 09-27-2008 at 03:40 AM by Gymnogyp
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Isn't the characters and movie of OZ owned by Disney?Posted 09-27-2008 at 07:36 AM by HBKRocco - The musical "Wicked" (based on the lives of the witches of Oz) is owned by Universal.Posted 09-27-2008 at 08:46 AM by Dustysage
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Wow outstanding update this week. I really enjoyed Universal Studios Japan since I have been to both Hollywood and Orlando versions I really enjoyed looking at this park and all it's wonderful differences. I have only seen the Peanuts characters from Knotts and Cedar Point and I would love to see the Land of Oz. It's a shame Disney couldn't snag that concept for MGM.Posted 09-27-2008 at 11:18 AM by AstroBlaster -
Awesome update...loved it.Posted 09-27-2008 at 11:43 AM by dl_appurtenant -
Instead of saying "goodbye" to Universal STudios, Japan, say "Sayonara" and who sacrificed the kitty in the cemetary? It looks dead. What was the enscription on Evita's tombstone? I'm pretty sure it's not translated to "Don't cry for me, Argentina."Posted 09-27-2008 at 03:24 PM by Orcatime -
Great update. What is the WICKED show??? Details Mr. TDLFAN!!!Posted 09-27-2008 at 03:32 PM by sir clinksalot -
Wonderful update! I LOVE the photos of Dubrovnik, it looks like a beautiful places to visit, very exotic.
I love the Universal Japan pics, it's funny to see how certain aspects of America are depicted overseas.
Great work guys!Posted 09-27-2008 at 05:06 PM by SummerInFL -
What an amazing weekend update!
Posted 09-27-2008 at 05:37 PM by dsnylndmom -
Thanks Rixter and all of you photographers out there for bringing us more wonderful shots this week. Every week we keep getting a completely different view of the world. Keep them coming!Posted 09-27-2008 at 07:17 PM by Mac Daddy -
YAY!! That was fun!Posted 09-27-2008 at 11:35 PM by disney-fan-reborn - Same as the Broadway show, but only that USJ's version is a condensed 30 minuted theme park edition, but the quality of the production is very nice. You can search this on Youtube and see videos of the show shot by park guests.Quote:Originally Posted by Sir ClinksalotWhat is the WICKED show??? Details Mr. TDLFAN!!!Posted 09-28-2008 at 05:56 AM by TDLFAN
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Great Update and Pics. The pastries from Universal Japan look so good.Posted 09-29-2008 at 09:39 PM by Craigroy8287
