Showing posts with label shows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shows. Show all posts

Monday, 6 April 2015

A Disney Dream... Day 4

Day 4 was our day at sea, when originally booking the cruise I wasn't really sure how I'd feel at this point and if there would be enough to do on the ship for a whole day. As soon as I stepped onto the Dream I knew I had nothing to worry about as there is LOADS to do!
We got up early in order to watch the sunrise from the front of the ship. 


We went back to our room for a bit more sleep and to get ready and then as we had the whole day on board we decided to go to the Enchanted Garden for breakfast, it's still a buffet breakfast but in a more formal environment than Cabanas.
We went around the shops on the ship and I bought myself the Disney cruise ship charm for my Pandora, afterwards we made our way to the main lobby of the ship for a dance party which was fun.



After the dance party we went along to the movie quotes trivia quiz and towel folding class before going to meet Goofy & Donald, and they along to a magic workshop where we learnt some card tricks.






After the magic workshop we went to another quiz, this time on Disney tunes, where they played an extract of a Disney song on a piano which was a nice twist on a normal music quiz.
We then went to go and get ready for our dinner at Palo, an adult only restaurant on the ship, it was amazing, but I will describe it in a post about the restaurant :)

After dinner we went along to the Believe show, which was good and again alongside the same lines as the Golden Mickey's but with more of a story line :)
Afterwards we went to get changed before the see you real soon party, the party was almost like the character palooza at Hollywood Studios with lots of characters available to meet in a short space of time.







And that was it, time for bed and our last night on the cruise.
The next morning we had to get up super early for breakfast at Royal Palace as we had to be off the ship by 8am.

Sunday, 1 February 2015

Disneyland 60th

So as you may know Disneyland's 60th Anniversary is just around the corner, and with that comes lots of new and exciting things that will be happening in the parks.
 The new merchandise artwork has been revealed, I love the progression through the years as well as the more simplistic designs. I especially love diamond Mickey and Minnie and really hope that the characters will get some special outfits for meet and greets throughout the celebration.

Pins
The first set of pins have also been revealed and are already available in the parks with each being released periodically between now and May.
The Walt Disney quotes are a lovely touch and reiterates that we are not only celebrating Disneyland but Walt himself.

Popcorn
These adorable commemorative popcorn buckets will be available from May 22nd, I think this will make a great souvenir and can't wait to buy one full of popcorn :)

Decorations
Of course with any celebration you can rely on Disney to decorate the parks and this will be no exception, the parks will be sparkling with the main decorations being around Sleeping Beauty's Castle and Carthay Circle.





















World of Color
I am so excited about this one, an updated version of World of Color called World of Color - Celebrate! The Wonderful World of Walt Disney :D I loved this show last time I saw it, and can't wait to see what's going to happen with it. I love that the show is going to focus on Walt Disney and will feature Mickey Mouse.

Paint the Night
This is definitely the thing I'm most excited for at the moment, this parade looks amazing, to be honest I'm not a massive fan of ELP at WDW, I think it's in need of an update and the music gets on my nerves after about 10 seconds. However this new nighttime parade brings a completely different feel and looks beautiful, if you haven't looked at the Hong Kong version then you really should.

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They are supposedly adding even more floats to the Disneyland version, including, of course, Anna and Elsa. I'm unsure as to whether the soundtrack will be the same, as in the interviews conducted after the 60th announcements it was mentioned that the music would 'make you cry' and I'm not sure about you guys, but the HK soundtrack hardly makes me want to weep. I'm also not sure what the deal will be with the paint brushes, at the HK version, the floats stop for about 2 minutes while guests get the chance to interact with the floats by 'painting' them. I've heard that this doesn't really work all that well and the stop makes the parade feel a bit disjointed, so I'm not sure if this will be carried over to the Disneyland version or not, I know they are talking a lot about interaction for the 60th, so maybe this feature will be improved. Who knows but I can't wait to find out!






Disneyland Forever
The new firework spectacular looks like it will bring something completely new to the park, boasting that you will be able to view this show from multiple locations around the park with the new projections (Think celebrate the magic but all around you) and new technologies. This show is sure to be an amazing sight and my trip to Disneyland can't come soon enough!

Other updates...
There's not much more to go off at the moment, we know that Soarin' and the surrounding area is being updated and the new HD version of Soarin' will be making it's debut at Disneyland in May this year.
Many other attractions are closing for refurbs over the coming months so that everything is in working order.

 Are you planning a trip to see the 60th? What other things would you like to see added for the 60th?
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