Singer and actress Ariana Grande, visited Walt Disney World to celebrate her 21st birthday. She was able to enjoy the day with Mickey Mouse.
Ariana Posted from Twitter: “spending my last few days as a non 21 year old in one of my favorite childhood places with my favorite people”
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The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has granted permission for Disney Vacation Development to begin selling ownership in the 13th Disney Vacation Club property.
I just returned from an extended stay in Florida!!! Soon I will be relocating there but that is another story all together. I will keep you updated as the move progresses. For now let me just say I need a Disney fix to relax!!! For now I will leave you with some Recent Trip Observations:
Seven Dwarfs Mine Ride is worth riding! I rode it the night before it opened (with a FP+) and loved it! For me it is a great mix of all the things I love most about Big Thunder Railroad, Mount Everest and Splash Mountain! Watch for a more detailed review once I can ride it again.
Spice Road, the new eatery on the water in the Morocco Pavilion, is worth a try. We ate there one afternoon for a late lunch, early supper and found it quaint and quiet! We ate outside with a view of World Showcase Lagoon. The menu featured Mediterranean small plates and a fabulous white sangria.
There have been some changes to the Port Of Entry shop in EPCOT. I like it! You can get items from the countries around World Showcase, like caramel corn from Germany! So if you forgot something you can check there to pick it up.
The new Co-Op store at Downtown Disney is also worth a stop. I stopped in and fell in love with all of the house wares in Disney Centerpiece, the home goods store which is one of six shopping venues inside.
Swimming with the sharks is a must do at Typhoon Lagoon!!!
You can make Fast Pass + during your stay and the My Disney Experience site is getting more user friendly……but be careful, I canceled ALL my FP+ while checking to see what was available.
While there are many places to watch Illuminations, I do not recommend the area close to the refreshment port just past Germany even though there are chairs there! The view wasn’t the best.
Splitsville has great sushi!
And yes, Magic Bands make me sweat in the summer heat of Florida!!!
Look for more about these tidbits of information in future articles…until then keep sharing the magic!!!
Rumours have been floating around, first posted by UK website Jedi News, that Harrison Ford’s injury is worse than first reported, to the extent that his return to the film could be six months, possibly a lot longer.
This week, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige was on hand at the CineEurope conference in Barcelona, and he brought a lot of goodies along with him. In addition to a reel of footage showcasing Guardians Of The Galaxy, he had some updates on six different areas of the empire that were in production.
Guests can beat the summer heat and dive into fun at Walt Disney World Resort water parks. With dozens of water slides, sandy beaches and lazy rivers, Disney’s Blizzard Beach and Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water parks provide guests with the perfect place to cool off this summer.
As Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon celebrates its 25th anniversary, new healthful food options such as the Shrimp Wrecked Salad and the Tropical Chicken Salad have been added to the menu along with some sweet treats such as the chocolate chip waffle with fresh fruit sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. At Disney’s Blizzard Beach, guests can ‘hit the slopes’ on ski-themed water slides or lounge around. For an additional charge, guests can reserve a Lodge Picnic Umbrella or Polar Patio – shaded spots with personal touches and extras such as towels and bottled water.
For the most up-to-date park hours, guests can visit Disneyworld.com/water-parks.
Walt Disney Records’ newly created line of collectible CDs, Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection, will celebrate the anniversaries of Disney’s most cherished and classic films that have been enchanting audiences for generations. Launching the line on June 24th is The Lion King 2-disc set, coinciding with the film and soundtrack’s 20th anniversary.
Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection The Lion King features the beloved original soundtrack, plus 30 minutes of previously unreleased score and 7 score demos by Oscar®-winning composer, Hans Zimmer. Zimmer also provides detailed notes for each score demo.
Don Hahn, the film’s producer, contributed liner notes and provides an overview of how the coming of age story set in Africa evolved to become a phenomenon. The film’s music went on to win 2 Academy Awards in 1994 (Original Song and Original Score), 4 Grammy® Awards and 2 Golden Globes. The soundtrack was No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for 10 nonconsecutive weeks and was certified Diamond by the R.I.A.A., for 10 million units sold.
The CD cover and 20-page booklet feature newly created artwork inspired by “The Lion King” from Lorelay Bove, a visual development artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios (“Tangled,” “Winnie the Pooh,” “Wreck-It Ralph”). Later this year, Bove’s art can be seen in the hardcover book, Lovely: Ladies of Animation: The Art of Lorelay Bove, Brittney Lee, Claire Keane, Lisa Keene, Victoria Ying and Helen Chen.
The CD booklet also includes a 6-page sampling of visual development art from the film, with notes by Dave Bossert, Producer/Creative Director at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Track list follows:
Disc One
1. “Circle of Life/Nants’ Ingonyama” Performed by Carmen Twillie, African Vocals Performed by Lebo M
2. “Didn’t Your Mother Tell You Not to Play With Your Food” Score
3. “We Are All Connected” Score
4. “Hyenas in the Pride Land” Score
5. “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” Performed by Jason Weaver with Rowan Atkinson and Laura Williams
6. “Elephant Graveyard” Score
7. “I Was Just Trying to Be Brave” Score
8. “Be Prepared” Performed by Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin and Jim Cummings
9. “Simba, It’s to Die For” Score
10. “Stampede” Score
11. “Mufasa Dies” Score
12.” If You Ever Come Back We’ll Kill You” Score
13. “Bowling for Buzzards” Score
14. “Hakuna Matata“ Performed by Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph Williams
15. “We Gotta Bone to Pick With You” Score
16. “Kings of the Past” Score
17. “Nala, Is It Really You?” Score
18. “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” Performed by Joseph Williams and Sally Dworsky with Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella and Kristle Edwards
19. “Remember Who You Are” Score
20. “This Is My Home“ Score
21. “The Rightful King” Score
Disc Two
1. “The Morning Report” Performed by James Earl Jones, Jeff Bennett and Evan Saucedo
2. “Warthog Rhapsody” Performed by Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella
3. “We Are All Connected “Score Demo
4. “I Was Just Trying to Be Brave” Score Demo
5. “Stampede” Score Demo
6. “Mufasa Dies” Score Demo
7. “This Is My Home” Score Demo
8. “The Rightful King” Score Demo
9. “Circle of Life” Instrumental Demo
10. “Circle of Life” Performed by Elton John
11. “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” Performed by Elton John
12. “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” (End Title) Performed by Elton John
The second release from The Legacy Collection will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Mary Poppins and will be available on August 26, 2014. The 3-disc set will include the songs and score from the film, rare-behind-the scenes recordings, new recordings of The Lost Chords, excerpts from the P.L. Travers story meetings with Don DaGradi and the Sherman brothers, plus the Hollywood Spotlight Microphone 1965 post-premiere interviews and a 1989 interview with the Sherman brothers.
Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection The Lion King 2-disc set will be available on June 24th at disneymusicemporium.com. View The Lion King product here: http://youtu.be/8PU8xfHJUhA. For more information on the Disney Music Emporium, please visit DisneyMusicEmporium.com, become a fan at Facebook.com/disneymusicemporium or follow us at Twitter.com/DisneyMusicEmp.
1) Pumbaa was the first Disney character to ever fart on screen. This is probably the most important fact on here.
Disney XD has ordered “Pickle & Peanut,” an animated buddy comedy featuring Jon Heder and Johnny Pemberton.
