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Mater…no Goofy…no Mickey Ears???

I found these guys at Test Track today…

What do you think?

Wordless Wednesday – Up, Up, and Away

Wordless Wednesday – The Circus is Coming to Town

Girls Day at Magic Kingdom!!!

I am sorry that I have been MIA from the blog, but I have been lucky enough to have had my Mother in town!!!

My Mom’s favorite park is the Magic Kingdom, so we decided to spend her last full day in town taking on the Kingdom!

Be warned…I took a lot of pics…

005 — Still lots of tarps over Main Street...

007 — Still working on the Confectionery...

011 — There was a lot of banging and saw dust coming from the bridge construction.

015 — As you walk through, the sounds of the natives are drowned out by the sounds of construction.

016 — The new Princess Meet & Greet entrance with a posted wait time.

019 — Ariel and Eric have been been meeting in this gazebo area, too

Our first ride is ALWAYS the Jungle Cruise!!!

The Tiki Room is still boarded up from the fire…

Then we decided to take in a new/old favorite.

Then it was time for my Mom to take Zoe on her first ride again, and for me to snap a few pics of the Fantasyland Expansion from my trusty Dumbo…

It looks like the Tigger area of the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh queue is still touch and go…

It was a nice touch having these guys around this area, because it seemed so vacant and dead.

Don’t look behind this big, green wall…seriously it will make you sad…

It looks like they are really making progress on the new track on the speedway.

We decided to finish the day with two of our favorite rides…The Peoplemover and Carousel of Progress!

053 — Zoe is making a super silly face with Mom!

I hope that you have enjoyed joining us on our Girl’s Day Out!!!

You’ve Got a Friend in Duffy

So as I was strolling through the Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, I noticed that Duffy had two new outfits…

Buzz Costume for Duffy — To Infinity and Beyond!

Celebrating Valentine’s Day with Touch of Disney

I will admit it…I love to hate Valentine’s Day!

It is one of my favorite holidays, and it is my first Valentine’s Day in Orlando so I was super excited to see these super cute things at Magic Kingdom the other day!!!

023 — These antenna toppers are so super cute!!!

024 — I love this display at the Confectionery!!! The Pie-eyed Mickey and Minnie's are super adorable!

030 — Bolt and a box of funny Princess hearts! I love these new candy boxes!

031 — This was a cute little tea set!!! It has Wonderland Tea, rock candy stirrers, and cookies.

033 — Yes please...I might have a problem!!!

035 — I absolutely love the fact that these have Jessica Rabbit on them!!!

039 — This is my favorite Valentine's Day pin!

Wordless Wednesday – Saying Good-bye is Never Fun

The Magic Kingdom…Now with More Walls!!!

I have been spending a ton of time at EPCOT lately, so I decided to head over to the Magic Kingdom to see what I could find…

Main Street USA is buzzing with activity, as there are still several buildings behind themed skrims…

As you turn the corner to enter Adventureland, you get the immediate sense that there is a lot going on around here!

While the bridge at the entrance to Adventureland is undergoing a complete makeover, a smaller walkway is being used.

Over near the exit to the Swiss Family Treehouse, the stroller parking area is getting a facelift!

The last bit of skrim is still up between the Tortuga Tavern and Pecos Bill’s…

Walking over near Splash Mountain, I caught a picture of the new logs in action! I had the opportunity to ride Splash a few days ago, and I can only hope that they are able to work out the timing issues that the new lap bars have caused at loading.

The Liberty Square Riverboat is being refurbished…

There wasn’t much to see, but I headed over to Hanunted Mansion to see if anything was buzzing. The ongoing work is still going on behind these walls…I can’t wait to see it when it reopens…

Tomorrow I will be taking a look at Fantasyland, Toon Towns last days, and Tomorrowland.

I hope that you’ve enjoyed this look around the Magic Kingdom!!!

New Figment Game in Imageworks!!!

Last week I tweeted out a picture of the opening of some computer stations in Imageworks, so I returned yesterday to find that they had opened more stations.

015 — There is still a large area walled off where the Kodak demonstration area was located at the exit of the ride.

016 — A look at the computer station area...

At each computer station, you have the opportunity to “Compose Your Own Figment” who can either be a boy or a girl.

Here is what it looks like if you choose the “Boy” Figment without emailing it home…

And here is what it looks like if you choose the “Girl” Figment with the email home option…

I thought that it was a super cute addition to the games that are still in Imageworks, but I thought that getting to make Figment a boy or a girl was a little odd.

What do you think?

Today’s Walk Around EPCOT

Another Week…another walk around EPCOT.

There is a lot going on….So let’s get to it…

001 — One of these things is STILL not like the other...

003 — Or Two? I can't believe that they haven't painted this side yet.

004 — Still lots of work going on in front of Fountain of Nations

007 — You can also get a good look at all the different colors of concrete that are in the area now,

008 — The Whirlygigs are still...well still.

010 — I think I like the little green box!!! 🙂

011 — The Character Spot entrance is still behind walls, too.

012 — A closer look at the concrete work going on.

013 — Genie and Marie were meeting and greeting sans handlers near Club Cool.

Then I headed into World Showcase. And while you can tell that efforts are ramping up in preparation for Flower and Garden, there is a lot of action going on in China these days…

056 — The Duffy location in China has been moved while Yong Feng Shangdian Department Store is being refurbished.

057 — Walled off Yong Feng Shangdian Department Store.

058 — And the entrance to the Yong Feng Shangdian Department Store.

059 — The Duffy spot is now located in the Tomb Warriors exhibit near the Temple.

And in all seriousness, what would a walk around EPCOT be without a peek at some new merchandise?!?!?!?

2011 St. Pat's Ears — 2011 St. Patrick's Day Ears

Duffy 1st Visit Outfit — Be still my beating heart! A new Duffy outfit!!!

New Duffy Spinner — And the kids will all love the new Duffy Spinner!!!

And to offset all the Duffy hate, I thought I would share with you my favorite spot in ALL of EPCOT….

SSE Mural — But my favorite spot in all of EPCOT, will always be this!

Wordless Wednesday – Muppets are serious about safety!

The Art of SHAG comes to Walt Disney World

When I read on the Disney Parks Blog that Josh Agle, better known as SHAG, would be visiting the Walt Disney World Resort for the first time to sign deluxe prints of the 40th Anniversary Map I knew that I had to be there!

I got to Uptown Jewelers at around 10:00 am and found myself sixth in line to purchase the print to be signed by SHAG. It was really exciting!

IMAG0795 — I wanted to take this bad boy home with me!!!

The confectionery was sending over samples of goodies, and some of the citizens of Main Street USA came by to offer a visit. The wait was made to be enjoyable thanks to the humor of Fire Chief Smokey Miller…

At 11:00 am we were able to buy our items to be signed. There were prints, Haunted Mansion decanters and glasses, and Haunted Mansion aluminum water bottles available.

Then it was time…but just as SHAG was about to begin signing the good Fire Chief had a surprise! He joined the Dapper Dans in a serenade of “Grim Grinning Ghosts” for SHAG!

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The Print itself features the icons and resorts that were present as Walt Disney World opened 40 years ago. From the Polynesian to water skiing to the sky buckets…it’s all there!!!! And to top it off, he was a super cool guy who graciously signed and spent time with each of us.