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Pictures of Walt Disney World’s Wilderness Lodge

wdwmemories — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:44:39 +0000

This past weekend I had a chance to check out Disney’s Wilderness Lodge.
The theming is awesome! Here are some pictures:

Disneys Wilderness Lodge entrace sign in stone

Close up of Bear Crossing sign near the entrance to Disneys Wilderness Lodge

Main Disneys Wilderness Lodge building beyond the purple flowers

Main building and entrance canopy for Disneys Wilderness Lodge

Soaring lobby of Disneys Wilderness Lodge with totem poles

Hotel room building and waterfalls at Disneys Wilderness Lodge

Even if you aren’t able to stay there, it is a great place to visit for a few hours!

More pictures starting here:
Pictures of Disney’s Wilderness Lodge

Enjoy!

Disney World Pictures of “Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It! Street Party” Parade

wdwmemories — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:35:14 +0000

Hi Everyone,

I had a chance to view the “Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It! Street Party” Parade at the Magic Kingdom. Here are some pictures:

Lucius Best (Frozone) from the Incredibles in the Street Party

Genie from Aladdin on top of a parade float in the Street Party

Emcee on top of a parade float in the Street Party

Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on Street Party parade float

Minnie Mouse dances in the Street Party parade in front of Cinderella Castle

Goofy dances in the Street Party parade in front of Cinderella Castle

Ape from the Jungle Book dances in the Street Party parade in front of Cinderella Castle

Jessie from Toy Story dances in the Street Party parade in front of Cinderella Castle

You can see more pictures of the parade starting here:

Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It! Street Party

And you can see more Disney World Pictures starting here:

Disney World Pictures

Enjoy!

The American Idol Experience

wdwmemories — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:16:19 +0000

Hi Everyone,

I had a chance to attend The American Idol Experience at the Disney Hollywood Studios on Saturday, February 7, 2009. Overall it was fun – although not, in my opinion, an ‘super’ attraction. I do recommend that you check it out.

Here are some pictures from the show:

Fans enjoy the pre-show at The American Idol Experience

Neon logo for The American Idol Experience

Main stage for The American Idol Experience

Warm up comedian in The American Idol Experience

Main stage full of color and light in The American Idol Experience

Host with gold light in The American Idol Experience

Judges in The American Idol Experience

Finalist guest performers with host in front of camera man in The American Idol Experience

Daily winner enjoys confetti in The American Idol Experience

You can see more pictures on the WDWmemories.com web site, starting here:

http://www.wdwmemories.com/american-idol-experience-pictur-001.html

Enjoy!

Disney World Pictures of Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade

wdwmemories — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:19:09 +0000

Here are some pictures from the Disney World Magic Kingdom parade called “Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime”

Lead unit for Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade

Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in Christmas clothes in Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade

Close up of Scrooge McDuck in Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade

Lady dancer in green dress in Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade

Chip and Dale in Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade

Ladies in white dresses dance in Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade

Ariel and Prince in Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade

Goofy on Main Street in Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade

Walking Gingerbread Men cookies in Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade

More Disney World pictures at WDWmemories.com

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International Price Comparison for resorts

wdwmemories — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:02:06 +0000

There was an interesting post about International Price Comparison for resorts here:
http://micechat.com/forums/walt-disney-world-resort/109534-international-price-comparison-resorts.html

Basic idea: The hotels at Walt Disney World are much more expensive than those at other Disney parks.

Examples:

Hong Kong Disneyland hotel – $1,078.67

Disney Pop Century hotel – $1,749.36

Here are my thoughts:

I wonder if some of this is ‘they can, so they do’. While many visitors to WDW are form outside the US, I would assume that most are from the US East Coast. An unscientific proof is watching the board at Project Tomorrow plot visitors, as shown in this picture:

Plot of visitor home-towns. You can see many come from the US East Coast.

BTW, more Project Tomorrow Pictures starting here:

Project Tomorrow pictures

But I digress…

So, many of these folks don’t or won’t travel internationally, or doing so would blow the price of their holiday out of the water. They want a quality vacation experience, and Disney is a safe and consistent choice, expecially for families. And when they compare the price of Disney to similar quality vacation options around the US, the Disney prices don’t seem so crazy.

Disney can, so Disney does.

Summary of my theory: Most visitors are from the US east coast. Their total cost of a Disney vacation, including travel, is “reasonable” compared to other options.

What do you think?

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Disney World pictures of Holiday Wishes at Cinderella Castle

wdwmemories — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:20:35 +0000

Hi Everyone,

I was lucky enough to see the Holiday Wishes fireworks at the Magic Kingdom – without having to pay the extra bucks for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. The Magic Kingdom shows the Holiday Wishes edition of fireworks in the weeks around Christmas and New Years.

Here are some pictures:

Castle is dark with gold fireworks during the Holiday Wishes Fireworks at Cinderella Castle

Cinderella Castle is yellow with gold fireworks during Holiday Wishes Fireworks at Cinderella Castle

Dream Lights are on Cinderella Castle with gold fireworks during Holiday Wishes Fireworks at Cinderella Castle

Blue and orange Castle with gold fireworks during Holiday Wishes Fireworks at Cinderella Castle

Sky is lit up with fireworks behind the Cinderella Castle during the Holiday Wishes Fireworks at Cinderella Castle

Sky lights up during the Holiday Wishes Fireworks at Cinderella Castle

Purple Cinderella Castle with gold fireworks as a part of the Holiday Wishes Fireworks at Cinderella Castle

More Disney World pictures here

Enjoy!

Disney World pictures of Grand Floridian Christmas decorations

wdwmemories — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:53:36 +0000

Hi Everyone,

Here are some pictures of the Christmas decorations at the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa at Disney World.

Christmas tree in the main atrium of the Grand Floridian

Christmas tree in the main atrium

Close up of Christmas tree decorations in the main atrium

Towering Christmas tree in the main atrium

Gingerbread house in the main atrium

Gingerbread house in the main atrium as seen from above

You can check out more pictures of Christmas decorations at the Disney world Grand Floridian here.

Enjoy!

Mr. Walt Disney vs. The Walt Disney Company management

wdwmemories — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:14:06 +0000

Recently there has been some disussion about Walt (the man), and his focus on quality and innovation, vs. the current Walt Disney World Management.

Here is an interesting quote from this web site:

A Tale of Two Brothers Business Development Seminars in New Jersey

http://moveahead1.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/a-tale-of-two-brothers/

“Roy was to money what Walt was to creativity. And I think it’s fair to say that without Roy, there would be no Disney Empire today. Roy, a banker by trade, was the one who finagled the loans, took out the mortgages, and begged and borrowed from relatives when Walt told him how much his next idea or initiative was going to cost.”

“Did Roy like it? Heck no! Being frugal by nature, he often fought with Walt tooth-and-nail, claiming how they couldn’t possibly incur any more debt. It got to the point where the two brothers wouldn’t talk for weeks at a time, instead sending handwritten notes to each other from their separate offices in Disney studios when they needed to communicate.”

“But through it all, Roy loved and believed in his brother and somehow made it happen.”

Walt was a unique combination of artist and visionary. As the face and front-man for his company, he let those qualities shine through. But there was a balance in the Disney family and the Disney company – and that was Roy.

Like any organization – whether it is a family or a business – there is a natural and necessary tension for balance: save vs. spend, dream vs. plan, explore vs. execute.

We can argue if it has gone too far one way or the other at The Walt Disney Company. But I think we need to recognize that the management and employees at Disney are very very smart people doing a good job with all their heart.

I actually know a few Disney employees personally. When you talk to Disney employees, you see that their employer does something very special as seen through the employee’s eyes.

And I think the general public agrees – and they vote that agreement with their dollars.

Just my two cents…

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Disney World Pictures – story behind the story of WDWmemories

wdwmemories — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:36:21 +0000

Greetings,

This weekend I added Disney World Pictures of the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

A few sample pictures:

You can see other Osborne Christmas lights starting here:

Osborne Christmas pictures

More Disney World pictures
here.

Enjoy!

Hello world!

wdwmemories — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:31:56 +0000

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