July 15, 1995 — Disney's Wedding Pavilion opens at the Walt Disney World Resort Couples exchange vows with views of Cinderella Castle and the Seven Seas Lagoon on an island near Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. With classical arrangements of the most romantic Disney songs accompanying the ceremony and Cinderella's Coach as the royal transportation, Disney's Wedding … [Read more...]
This Week in Disney History: July 4-10
July 5, 1988 — Maelstrom opens at the Norway pavilion at Epcot. Set sail for adventure on a dragon-headed Viking ship, through the fjords and misty rivers where trolls from folklore lurk along the waterside. A voyage on Maelstrom may lead you to peril and adventure, with polar bear encounters and a plunge over a waterfall into the North Sea. But the spirit of Norway is also … [Read more...]
This Week in Disney History: May 23 – 29
May 23, 1983 — A renovated Fantasyland opens at Disneyland Park When Walt Disney first imagined Fantasyland, he pictured it as an enchanting fairytale village. This vision, however, was put on hold due to financial constraints during the initial construction of Disneyland Park. Walt's vision was brought to life on May 25, 1983 when New Fantasyland opened. This 21-month … [Read more...]
Free Disney World Resort Tours
We are always looking for new things to do at Walt Disney World. Especially if they are FREE. One of the things we love to do is visit the different resorts, look around, eat at their quick services or restaurants and sometimes enjoy a drink at their bar. But this week I learned something new. Did you know there are three tours you can take for FREE at Disney? Yup, three … [Read more...]
Tiggerific Tuesday Haunted Mansion Trivia Time #DisneyTrivia
We are joining in the Tiggerific Tuesday Trivia today, and our little gem is about the Haunted Mansion. We LOVE this ride, and I know we have all ready done a Tuesday Trivia on this attraction in the past and if you haven't seen all our Haunted Mansion Photos, well you are missing out! But I digress, on to today's trivia: The Haunted Mansion is the only major … [Read more...]
Tiggerific Tuesday Trivia Blog Hop ~ Goofy
I wish I could take credit for finding this little nugget of information, but I can't. Patrick and Becca were having one of their weird in the van conversations, and something about Goofy being a dog came up. It took a weird turn, and then Becca started Googling Goofy. Next she informed us of this little golden nugget: Did you know Goody has a Last Name? Yup, it seems … [Read more...]
Tuesday Trivia – Rides That Have Closed
I was inspired to write this weeks Tiggerific Tuesday Trivia based off of a Newspaper Article I read this last week. It was about the closures of theme parks and attractions throughout the Orlando Area. Below are the ones from Walt Disney World. All Right Lets Get Started: Kitchen Krackpots -- 1994 ( Wikimedia Commons ) The 13-minute Kitchen Krackpots show at Epcot … [Read more...]
What do Jungle Cruise and Haunted Mansion Have in Common?
It's Tiggerific Tuesday time, and today's little fun fact: As you get to the end of the decline on the Haunted Mansion, just pass the Crystal ball, there is an old man looking kind of scared with his dog, if you notice this is the same guy at the bottom of the pole in the Jungle Cruise...
