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Summer Nightastic makes its way to Walt Disney World

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

You may remember that last summer Disneyland Resort hosted the Summer Nightastic, introducing a new fireworks show, the return of the Main Street Electrical Parade and some updates to Fantasmic!.  Yesterday, Walt Disney World announced that it’s their turn.  Here’s what’s in store for Walt Disney World guests this summer:

  • Disney’s Main Street Electrical Parade will return to the Magic Kingdom for the first time since 2001.  Led by a new Tinkerbell float and featuring other new scenes inspired by Snow White and Pinocchio, the new parade is set to premiere in early June.
  • An All New Magic Kingdom Fireworks Show will replace Wishes for the duration of the Summer Nightastic celebration.
  • The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror will receive new effects and a new drop profile just for the event.
  • The Sounds of the Summer Concert Series will be returning to Epcot.
  • Disney’s Animal Kingdom will see some Extended Park Hours.

Hit the jump for the full press release.
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Park Updates – January 18, 2010

Monday, January 18th, 2010

The weekly park updates:

Studios Central: Photo update -Holiday decorations are down but a tree is missing Osborne Lights are coming down quickly, New volunteering mugs, Sid’s truck is back and more.

MousePlanet:
Disneyland Update – 23 announces 2010 event schedule, Disneyland construction update, DCA construction update and more.

Disney World Update -Tables in Wonderland adds restaurants, WDW Mobile can now text wait times to your phone, D23 announces its 2010 schedule and more.

MiceAge: Dateline Disneyland – World of Testing, Captain EO moves in, Stroller Shop opens, River Refurb and more.

Mouse Steps: Photo Update – Blizzard Beach, Coronado Springs, Animal Kingom Lodge, MK, Epcot Updates

West Coaster: Magic Kingdom Photo Update

Orlando Park News: Magic Kingdom Photo Update

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Quickies: Cinderella Castle Moat Drained

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

The moat surrounding Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom has been drained for refurbishments.  WDWMagic has some photos of the moat and surrounding waterways now that it’s empty.

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Christmas Day Parade Taping – in Tilt-Shift

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Well it seems that Disney has gone tilt-shift mad of late. They’ve released yet another tilt-shift video, this time it’s the taping of the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade in the Magic Kingdom. Disney promise that some of the broadcast of the Christmas Day Parade on ABC will include more tilt-shift footage, this time in full-HD.

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Watch the Magic Kingdom Magically Transform for Christmas

Friday, November 13th, 2009

The official DisneyParks blog has just posted a new timelapse video showing the transformation of the flowerbed in front of Main Street Station in the Magic Kingdom for the Christmas season:

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Disney Parks Blog celebrates Magic Kingdom’s 38th Birthday with a tilt-shift video of the park

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

The Disney Parks Blog have posted a new video in celebration of the 38th anniversary of the opening of Walt Disney World and the Magic Kingdom yesterday.  The video uses a technique called tilt-shift, which makes everything appear to be a small scale model. Enjoy a “model” day at the Magic Kingdom!

Here’s to the next 38 years!

Link:
- Disney Parks Blog

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Performer dies at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

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A performer at the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular died on Monday night at Disney’s Hollywood Studios during a rehearsal for the show.

Anislav Varbanov, 30, was taking part in a rehearsal for the popular show at around 7pm when he suffered a head injury during a tumbling roll.  He was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead a 8:53pm.  Performances of the show have been canceled for at least Tuesday.

Just over a week before this latest accident at Walt Disney World, Mark Priest – a performer in Captain Jack’s Pirate Tutorial over at the Magic Kingdom – died following a fall during a show in Adventureland.  Both of these accidents come just a month over Walt Disney World Monorail Piolet Austin Wuennenberg died when the monorail he was piloting was hit by a reversing monorail at the Transportation and Ticket Centre.

The thoughts of all of us here at Reflections of Imagination are with the families of all three of the Cast Members during this difficult time.

Links:
- Click Orlando article
- WESH 2 article
- Orlando Sentinel article

(Picture credit: Studios Central)

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