Florida Guide - Disney Parks - Page 7
Disney’s Candlelight Processional at Epcot - 2007
Disney’s Candlelight Processional is held every Christmas holiday season. It takes place in the American Gardens Theatre, which is situated in Walt Disney’s World Showcase in Epcot. Being an outdoor concert and in the middle of winter, although of co...
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Walt's Carousel of Progress.
The Carousel of Progress is situated in Tomorrowland at Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom. It was created by Walt Disney himself along with the imagineers of WED Enterprises as the prime feature of the General Electric Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair...
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Step aboard The Great Movie Ride
The Great Movie ride can be found at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and is located inside Disney’s recreation of the famous Hollywood landmark, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. This 1989 attraction covers over 95, 000 square feet and can be found at the end of...
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Mickey's Christmas Party
My family think I am a big kid when I get to Disney as I just love the magic! For me, Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is a must if we are there between the middle of November and Christmas. Tickets do need to be bought well in adv...
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It’s a Small World – Magic Kingdom
It’s a Small World is one of those rides that you either love or hate and we love it! It was one of the first attractions we went on when we visited Disney World for the first time back in 1990. I think that is the reason why we love it so much, beca...
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To hop or not to hop… that is the question!
At the beginning of 2005 Disney introduced a new way of buying tickets. This replaced the old system of Park Hopper and Park Hopper Plus tickets, which have now been replaced by Base Tickets plus a variety of add-ons. You choose the number of...
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Carousel of Progress - The Ride
The Carousel of Progress has been one of the most popular attractions in Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland since 1974. More guests have visited this show than in any other theatrical presentation in the history of American theatre. This att...
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Carousel of Progress - The History
The Carousel of Progress opened in Disney’s Magic Kingdom in 1975 and there is an interesting story behind the opening and of its history. The ride follows the journey of an American family through the century of technological progress. Creat...
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Test Drive a car in Epcot
Have you ever wondered what a newly constructed car must go through before it hits the road? Well now you can experience this first hand on one of the best rides at Epcot. ‘Test Track’ in association with General Motors (GM) is the fastest of all the...
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Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights
At Disneyworld you will find the Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights, an amazing display of Christmas lights from mid November through to the first week January. When I first heard about these lights I thought it was related to Sharon and Ossi...
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All about Cinderella’s Castle
One of the most renowned images across the world is the picture of Cinderella’s castle. This is an image that is now completely synonymous with the World of Disney and is used extensively as part of their brand. The significance of this image descend...
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EPCOT FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL
The yearly EPCOT food and wine festival is a wonderful chance to sample some great cuisines of the world and if you are a foodie you will just love it even more! The World show Case in EPCOT is an interesting place at the best of times but du...
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Making the most of Disney Fast Pass
In 1999 Disney lead the way for theme parks by introducing the fast pass system. Many parks have since followed suit but none have been as bold as Disney were from the onset – allowing all guests to use fast pass, rather than those who were prepared ...
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The facts about Space Mountain
It goes without saying that one of my favourite attractions at the Magic Kingdom is still Space Mountain. As a young lad, many years ago now, I can remember riding this space themed roller coaster for the very first time with my father. As a favourit...
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Tomorrowland – Magic Kingdom
This is my 2nd favourite land within Magic Kingdom after Frontier Land but that’s only because they have Splash and Big Thunder Mountain. Here you do have the Third Mountain in Magic Kingdom Space Mountain. To find Tomorrowland you walk up Ma...
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Splash Mountain
You will find Splash Mountain in Frontierland's west side, between Pecos Bill's cafe and the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. We sometimes use Pecos Bills as a meeting place with the rest of our party or a convenient place just to grab a burger or a sa...
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Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and Beast first started in Hollywood Studios in 1991 a couple of years after the parks initial opening. This is a must see for our family and whenever we visit Hollywood Studios we do not leave until we have been to see it. The show lasts appr...
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DEMISE OF AN EPCOT ICON
Of all the Disney parks, Epcot is my favourite, not only because of its variety, but also because it is one of the most attractive. But sadly, one of the Epcot icons is soon to disappear. I am sure all of us will have been drawn to the sight of the h...
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Tower of Terror
At the end of Sunset Boulevard is the rundown Hollywood Tower Hotel; home to one of the premiere thrills rides at Hollywood Studios, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. At 199 feet tall it is the highest attraction at Disney. The Tower of Ter...
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Big Thunder Mountain
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Magic Kingdom is situated at the far end of Frontierland, just past Splash Mountain. It opened in Magic Kingdom 1980 and there are now similar rides in Tokyo and Paris. This is a great themed roller-co...
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