Weekly Review – Our Week On The Go October 1-5, 2012
Weekly Review time!!! This past week here at On the Go has been crazy busy, but a total blast!!!
Now it’s time to look back at all that happened October 1st – 5th!!!
Let’s Go!
Happy 30th Birthday EPCOT!!! I took a look back at my first visit to EPCOT Center in 1986 with some quality Fisher Price Camera Pictures of some of my favorite rides!
I think everyone who rode Horizons has this memory planted in their minds.
It’s after midnight, and Cinderella Diamond Edition is out on BluRay! I review this stunning and chocked full of Extras DVD Release. Even if you already own Cinderella, I would run out and get Cinderella Diamond Edition!!!
Cinderella Diamond Edition Available on October 2, 2012
The Orlando Home Show was this weekend, and it was full of great ideas for your home and the fabulous Mark Brunetz was there, too!!!
Orlando Home Show – October 5-7, 2012
Disney Interactive has launched a Daily Shot with Ali Wentworth App! Fans of Popular Newsy Web Series Daily Shot with Ali Wentworth Can Now Get Their Daily Cup of News and Laughter to Go with the Daily Shot App!
Daily Shot Now Available in the App Store!
Wordless Wednesday took us to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and the Lobby of the Tower Hotel.
Wordless Wednesday – Disney’s Hollywood Studios – Tower of Terror
LEGOLAND Florida is Celebrating their First Birthday with tons of great savings and prizes for Florida Residents on October 15th!
LEGOLAND Florida Birthday Celebration Will Be Full Of Prizes, Savings, and Fun!
Aurora and I had the unique opportunity to see another side of Titanic: The Experience, and it was a ghostly good time!
Titanic: The Experience
Betsy took us along for another look at the Art of Animation Resort, because since all of the sections of the Resort have opened she has some new favorite details!
Loyal Order of the Lugnuts
Heather Thomson, from the hit Bravo show the Real Housewives of New York, will be speaking on October 21st during the Women for Israel Breakfast at the Hilton Orlando to benefit the Jewish National Fund.
And we ended the week with some news that made this WWE FanGirl get excited, WWE NXT is going to be at Full Sail Live! On October 11th!
WWE NXT is taping at Full Sail Live! on October 11th! Photo Courtesy of Central FL Top 5!!!
Thanks for joining us this week at On the Go, and we can’t wait to bring you even more posts next week!!! We’ll be looking at some fun activities at SeaWorld Orlando, the Richard Petty Experience, some Food and Wine Festival Fun, and more!
EPCOT 30 is really here, and I thought that I would take another look back at my first trip to EPCOT Center!
In 1986 my life changed forever, I was introduced to a place called EPCOT Center. I know that may sound a bit dramatic, but the happenings of this trip seem to have influenced and affected me for quite some time.
My family was by no means well off, and when it came time to make our family trip to Walt Disney World my parents were serious about making sure we made the most of our time here.
My parents have always been huge fans of Walt Disney World, and since they had already been to the Magic Kingdom they decided that our first park to visit would be the new EPCOT Center.
I had never been to a theme park, so armed with my Fisher Price camera (I was a bit of a rebel. No flash photography…I didn’t hear that…sorry) I was ready to make the most of my time here! I wish I could have found all of the pictures, but I am glad that I found these!!!
But pictures or no pictures, I wanted to share a few of my favorite and cherished moments.
In World of Motion, my brother’s favorite ride, my fondest memories are frantically pointing to all of the scenes and trying to find all of the funny details. The screens were full of fun background images, while the animatronics depicted scenes that were easy to identify with and fun to deconstruct.
In Horizons, I remember the optimism that we all felt for the future. I know that everyone who got the opportunity to experience Horizons has a fond memory of the smell of oranges. And while the orange smell on Soarin’ is a nice nod to this extinct attraction, it just isn’t the same to me. Here is my EPCOT30 confession, I was once meditating during a Yoga class, and we were encouraged to think of a happy memory and before the image could fully form I was hit by the Horizons orange smell and it instantly made me happy.
Journey into Imagination was the only ride, according got my Mom, where I was silent and in complete awe of what was surrounding me. Plus this one and only one ride cemented my life-long love of the Royal Purple Pigment Figment! Our trip was also right before Captain EO opened, and I remember begging to stay until we could see it unsuccessfully, So when EO returned to Epcot, I was absolutely beside myself because I was going to have the opportunity to see the movie I couldn’t see before. And as I was sitting in the theater before the movie started with Zoe, I couldn’t help but wiggle with the excitement and dance out at the end with her. I know it’s cheesy, but getting the chance to relive these memories with Zoe make me giddy!
As we walked around World Showcase on this first trip, we spent a lot of time in Mexico since it was my Dad’s favorite pavilion. I remember how badly we all wanted to eat ‘inside the pyramid’, as I called it, but my Dad protested saying it was too expensive. However in 2008, we were fortunate enough to take Mom and Dad to Walt Disney World with us for Zoe’s first trip to Walt Disney World and much like my family’s first trip Epcot was our first stop. But on this trip we skipped running to ride attractions, to go directly to Mexico to have our first meal of the trip at the San Angel Inn. The wait staff must have thought I was crazy, because as I sat down I started crying realizing I was making a 12 year old wish come true!
The newest pavilion at EPCOT Center was The Living Seas, and it was the most amazing thing I had ever seen. Our trip to Sea Base Alpha was the most moving and wonderful thing that I had ever done! The Hydrolators, our seacab journey, the interactive displays, and marine life were almost too much to take in. I kept asking if it was real!
And finally, there is my beloved Spaceship Earth. We all have that one attraction that speaks to us, and for me that attraction was Spaceship Earth. I loved, and still do, this slow moving journey through time. Communication is something we all do, and the history of communication fascinated me. Coming off of our first ride I must have asked a million questions prompting us to ride it 2 more times. Spaceship Earth will always be my most favorite ride, and I often think of how inspired I was as I walked off that first time and how much I am always searching for that same feeling of inspiration and curiosity in my life.
I hope that you enjoyed my reminiscing about my first trip to EPCOT Center on EPCOT30. What were your first memories about EPCOT Center?
The Cavemen Scene in Spaceship Earth
Possibly one of the best EPCOT Center momentsof all times!
Looking back at these pictures it makes me realize just how many scenes were anged over the years. not changed but were just updated over the years
I absolutely loved Horizons! I remember we rode it 3 times this day alone!
I think everyone who rode Horizons has this memory planted in their minds.
Can you smell what I smell???
The thing that I remember most about Journey Into Imagination is that it was the one ride where I was silent taking it all in. I am kind of upset I didn’t take more pictures, but I know why I didn’t!
By this point in Journey Into Imagination, I cemented my life long love of Figment.
My brother trying his hand
I am pretty sure that this was in Spaceship Earth, but I don’t remember exactly. Can you help?
So I snuck back in for another go, and I don’t think that kid was too pleased with my choice to do so…
I just remember waiting FOREVER to try my hand at working at Sea Base Alpha!
Spaceship Earth…You will always be my favorite!!!
Spaceship Earth and the Fountain of Friendship
Spaceship Earth Radio Scene
Spaceship Earth Telegraph
I have a Theatre Arts degree, and whenever we would talk about Greek Tragedies this is the image that was always cemented in my mind.
World of Motion was my brother’s favorite, and I just remember loving all the little gags and touches!
More World of Motion
More World of Motion
Last World of Motion picture…I promise!
Okay…maybe World of Motion was one of my favorites, too!
Weekly Review September 17-21, 2012 – Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Week And More
Weekly Review time!!! This past week here at On the Go has been full of great stuff, and it has been a little different since we double posted with Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party information about week!!!
Also, we added a new contributor, Beth, to the site! Welcome Aboard!!!
Now it’s time to look back at all that happened September 17-21!!!
Let’s Go!
The Winter Park Sip and Stroll is coming up on September 27th, and it will celebrate the city’s 125th Anniversary of Incorporation!
The Winter Park Sip and Stroll – September 27, 2012
We started our Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party coverage with Tip, Tricks, and Information. There is so much to do and see at Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party!!!
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Map – Weekly Review
Legoland Florida and Dream Village Ground Breaking
Then we looked at the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Merchandise with prices. These tend to go quickly, so if you are attending a Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party you will want to definitely go in search of these items early!
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Framed Pin Set – $200.00
And our final Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party post for the week is our Roundtable where we discuss our favorite parts of Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party!
Pooh and Friends in their Halloween finest for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party.
Thanks for joining us this week at On the Go, and we can’t wait to bring you even more posts next week!!!
The Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise goes out promptly at 7:00pm, and is available at select locations while supplies last.
So with all this in mind if there is a certain piece of party exclusive merchandise that you would like to buy, you may want to head directly to one of the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise locations shortly after the party starts.
Once you get to the locations, you will find the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Pins on racks near the registers and the shirts will be on fixtures that will be rolled out into the store. If you get to the locations early, Cast Members are more than happy to let you know where you will be able to find the merchandise later in the night.
This year’s Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise continues last year’s trend of being more ‘spooky’ than fun, but it is nothing that is inappropriate for kids.
Another fun thing to note about this year’s Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party shirts is that their design has elements that glow in the dark, which is always fun!
Also if you are a pin collector, you will want to know that you are limited to buying two pins per location. So if you are interested in buying all the pins, you may want to consider buying the set, either framed or boxed, since you will get around the buying limit and will receive a bonus pin that you can’t buy outside of the set.
UPDATED: All of the prices shown are without tax or discount of any kind.
Happy Shopping and Haunting!!!
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Grey Men’s Shirt – $24.95
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Orange Men’s Shirt – $24.95
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Women’s Shirt – $31.95
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Kid’s Shirt – $21.95
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Framed Pin Set – $200.00
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Pin Set – $124.50
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Blind Pin Box – $16.95
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Mickey Coffin Pin Closed – $13.95
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Mickey Coffin Pin Open – $13.95
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Tinkerbell Pin – $13.95
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Jack Pin – $13.95
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Headless Horseman – $13.95
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Headless Horseman – $13.95
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Halloween Merchandise
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Halloween Merchandise
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Halloween Merchandise
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Halloween Merchandise
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Goofy – $13.95
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Chip and Dale – $13.95
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Annual Pass Pin – $11.95
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Merchandise – Jumbo LE 500 Pin – $49.95
Weekly Review – Our Week On The Go September 10-14
Weekly Review time!!! This past week here at On the Go has been full of great stuff, and now it’s time to look back at all that happened September 10-14!!!
Let’s Go!
Monday started with a review of Walt Disney Pocahontas and Pocahontas II: Journey into a New World action-packed animated musical adventure Pocahontas and Pocahontas II: Journey into a New World debut for the first time ever in vivid High Definition on August 21, 2012.
Walt Disney Pocahontas and Pocahontas II is available on Blu-Ray on August 21, 2012.
Aurora shares some of her highlights from Nights of Joy with Shalon at the Magic Kingdom. Included are links to our many performance videos on YouTube and Facebook Albums of pictures!
Lecrae putting on an AMAZING Show in front of Cinderella’s Castle!
Wordless Wednesday took us to the roofs of Hogsmeade at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
Wordless Wednesday – The Roofs of Hogsmeade
It’s almost time for Oktoberfest in Celebration, and if you are in the area you will want to swing by because it is a lot of fun for the whole family!
Betsy had the chance to attend a Lunch and Learn for Joe’s Crab Shack, and their new menu additions look delicious!!!
Joe’s Crab Shack entrance
The Orlando Solar Bears announced today that they have agreed to terms with defenseman Derick Martin.
Orlando Solar Bears
Star Wars Celebration VI was held at the Orange County Convention Center, and Cheryl shares some of her preparations and pictures!
Star Wars Celebration VI Logo
The Orlando Solar Bears announced that single game tickets for the 2012-13 season will go on sale beginning Wednesday, September 19.
Orlando Solar Bears Opening Night Logo
Thanks for joining us this week at On the Go, and we can’t wait to bring you even more posts next week!!! We are going to be dedicating a lot of our posts to one of our favorite events at the Magic Kingdom…Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party!!!
Weekly Review time!!! This past week here at On the Go has been full of great stuff, and now it’s time to look back at all that happened September 3-7!!!
Let’s get this party started!!!
We started the week with a look at SeaWorld Orlando’s Animal Rescue Team’s efforts to save stranded pilot whales. SeaWorld Orlando Animal Rescue Team, along with several local agencies, responded on September 1, 2012, to 22 short-finned pilot whales that stranded at Florida’s Avalon State Park Beach in St. Lucie County.
SeaWorld Orlando’s Animal Rescue Team, along with several agencies, responded to 22 short-finned pilot whales that stranded at Florida’s Avalon State Park Beach in St. Lucie County.
Orlando City Soccer shoots and SCORES during their last game of the 2011-2012 Season!
Wordless Wednesday took us to one of my favorite moments in Wishes!
Wordless Wednesday – Wishes!
Scared Shrekless Family Fun is coming to the Gaylord Palms Resort this Halloween offering guests the opportunity to scare up some fun with their favorite characters from Shrek, Madagascar, and Kung Fu Panda!
Scared Shrekless at Gaylord Palms Resort – October 13th and 27th
Betsy took us along on the final leg of her Disneyland in this amazing Trip Report!
httpv://youtu.be/O11z4CWTpqc
We also took a look at the adorable The Tigger Movie that is out now on Blu-Ray.
The Tigger Movie is available now on Blu Ray!
And we ended the week with a giveaway that would make any woman happy…A chance to win a pair of Custom Christian Louboutin shoes! In honor of Disney’s global release of the classic animated masterpiece “Cinderella”, which will be available in Blu-ray™ Diamond Edition on October 2, 2012, Walt Disney Studios, in collaboration with Christian Louboutin and Glam Media, today reveal details of their national quest to find a modern-day Cinderella. One lucky woman whose style and fashion sense best embodies the Cinderella fairytale will ultimately be awarded with a pair of original Cinderella slippers re-imagined by world-renowned shoe designer Christian Louboutin during a private event at Disneyland, CA taking place on September 27th.
Enter the Cinderella Christian Louboutin Giveaway Today!
Thanks for joining us our Weekly Review at On the Go, and we can’t wait to bring you even more posts next week!!! We’ll be covering Nights of Joy at the Magic Kingdom, Disney on Ice: Rockin’ Ever After, LEGOLAND going to galaxies far away, and a ghostly Titanic Experience!
The Week in Review: August 19th – August 24, 2012: Halloween, Adventures, Movies, and More!
This past week here at On the Go has been full of great stuff, and now it’s time to look back at our Week In Reviews so we can see all that happened August 19th to August 24th!!!
Let’s Go!
On Sunday, we brought you news about Cohen’s Deli Opening a Kosher Hotel Near Walt Disney World!
There is a Kosher Hotel coming to the Walt Disney World Area!
Monday brought us news about the 2012 Halloween Merchandise at Walt Disney World! Halloween is my favorite time of year, and this year the merchandise is well designed and even better than last year’s offerings.
Duffy’s Halloween Costume
We are all really pumped for the Orlando Solar Bears to Come Out of Hibernation, and they have signed a new player!
Simon Danis-Pepin Orlando Solar Bears
Tuesday brought the first in our Girls Night Out in Orlando series, where a few of the gals had a fun night at Universal’s CityWalk!
Wordless Wednesday took us to Animal Kingdom at night for a look at the Tree of Life. Animal Kingdom is a beautiful park at night.
Doc McStuffins: Friendship Is The Best Medicine Available August 21, 2012 on DVD
Nights of Joy are coming to Walt Disney World, and we look at the artists that will be performing this year!
We ended the week with Cheryl taking us along for her DVC stay at Bay Lake Tower for One More Disney Day.
Disney Vacation Club Bay Lake Towers Couch Area (courtesy of Betsy Bates)
We also gave away two tickets for the Big Time Summer Tour with Big Time Rush with Special Guest Cody Simpson, coming to the Amway Center on August 28, 2012.
Catch Big Time Rush at the Amway Center with Special Guest Cody Simpson August 28th at 7pm!!!
And finally we took a look at two new logos that the Orlando Solar Bear will be using!
Orlando Solar Bears Opening Night Logo
Thanks for joining us this week in review at On the Go, and we can’t wait to bring you even more posts next week!!!
The Mavericks of Mayhem, an edgy lifestyle apparel line for men designed by Noah and presented by Disney Consumer Group, has finally arrived at D Street.
The line features Peg Leg Pete, Big Bad Wolf, Donald Duck, Goofy, and Beagle Boy in a way that they haven’t been seen before! They have been designed to be rougher, tougher, and ready to race at the drop of a hat!
Shirts in this line are super thick and high quality, and seem to run more true to size than athletic.
I can’t wait to see the other pieces in this line!!!
I hope you enjoy these new shirts!!!
Mavericks of Mayhem Teams
Donald on his Motorcycle- Mavericks of Mayhem Men’s Shirt – Front
Donald – Mavericks of Mayhem Men’s Shirt – Back (All the shirts have the same back)
Donald – Mavericks of Mayhem Men’s Shirt – Tag
Donald – Mavericks of Mayhem Men’s Shirt – Sleeve
Peg Leg Pete – Mavericks of Mayhem Men’s Shirt – Front
Donald – Mavericks of Mayhem Men’s Shirt – Front
Goofy – Mavericks of Mayhem Men’s Shirt – Front
Big Bad Wolf – Mavericks of Mayhem Men’s Shirt – Front
A new Kosher Hotel is opening its doors in the Disney area.
It will be open year round to serve the Jewish Community worldwide.This is a joint venture between Cohen’s Kosher Deli and WorldGate Resort. This is a huge step in the development of Cohen’s as a business who serves and supports the Jewish community in Florida. The resort hotel is now Kosher and Offers Kosher events and kosher dining as part of its main business.
This will be a unique hotel and WorldGate resort and Cohen’s are planning on a spectacular Rosh Hashana and Sukkot program.
Here at On the Go we have been having another week of fun around Orlando, and it’s time to take a look back so we can Keep Moving Forward…So let’s go!!!
On Monday, we took at look at the new Oz: The Great and Powerful, opening March 8, 2013, trailer that was released. This looks like it is going to be an amazing movie!!!
Oz: The Great and Powerful will be released March 8, 2013
Then it is almost my favorite time of year again…Food and Wine Festival at Epcot!!! Aurora looked at the Eat to the Beat Concert Series line up for this year on Tuesday, and I am really excited!!! Sugar Ray, Boyz II Men, Smash Mouth, Gin Blossoms, Blues Traveler, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy are just a few of the bands that will be performing at this year’s series! You HAVE to check out one of these concerts if you are here for the Food and Wine Festival at Epcot!!!
The 2012 Eat to the Beat Concert Series is from September 28-November 12 at Epcot!!!
If your family is anything like mine, you have caught Wreck-It Ralph fever and November 2, 2012 needs to be here today! Tuesday we looked at the slew of talented actors from some of your favorite video games and movies that are lending their voices to this highly anticipated movie!
Wreck-It Ralph Hits Movie Theaters November 2, 2012
Wordless Wednesday took us to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, were we needed to be Quiet on the Set at The Great Movie Ride!
Quiet on the Set – The Great Movie Ride – Disney’s Hollywood Studios
The only thing cuter than a manatee is a rescued manatee that gave birth to an absolutely adorable calf! Our friends at SeaWorld rescued this momma manatee from Sykes Creek in Merritt Island, FL, because she had severe injuries to the front right flipper caused by a crab pot line. Mom and Calf are doing well and are as cute as can be!
Approximately six weeks after her rescue, rescued manatee gives birth to a calf at SeaWorld Orlando on the morning of July 18, 2012.
Thursday Betsy took us with us as she looked at her Happy Place at Walt Disney World where the Dole Whips flow…Disney’s Polynesian Resort. This post is filled with great photos, information, and delicious food that you can find at the Poly, and is sure to make you say Aloha to this amazing Deluxe Resort!
Congratulations! It’s a 100 Weedy Sea Dragons! Over at SeaWorld there is a rare birth about to take place, as a father Weedy Sea Dragon is taking care of 100 eggs that will hatch soon!
Nearly 100 small, pinkish eggs adorn a male weedy sea dragon. As with sea horses, male sea dragons are responsible for bearing young.
We closed out the week with one of the coolest things that we have done yet! The Gaylord Palms hosted a Christmas in July event where we found out about how Ice! will feature some of our favorite characters from Merry Madagascar and had a surprise performance from Vanilla Ice! We also take a peek inside this beautiful resort. How can you not love that???
Vanilla Ice killed it at the Gaylord Palms
Thanks for joining us this week at On the Go, and we can’t wait to bring you even more posts next week!!!
