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Showing posts with label WDW 50th. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WDW 50th. Show all posts

Saturday, January 4, 2025

Rocket & Groot

Rocket & Groot

The statues from Disney's Fab 50 Character Collection are so much fun. They were installed throughout the parks as part of Disney World's 50th Anniversary Celebration. I love finding them and using my MagicBand+ to hear them speak. There are characters from Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, and Marvel, but Rocket & Groot may be my favorite. 

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

New Pressed Pennies In Disney World

Disney World 50th Anniversary Celebration
Pennies

I've loved collecting pressed pennies since I was a little kid. They're the perfect souvenir: small and portable, inexpensive, and easy to store or display once you get back home. I have pennies from places I've visited all over the country, but the vast majority have come from Disney Parks. 

As part of the 50th Anniversary Celebration at Disney World, 53 new designs have popped up throughout the parks. While I prefer the old hand-crank machines where I can use my own carefully saved pre-1982 copper pennies, many of the new automated machines contain new, uncirculated pennies. Either way, they're still a fun collectible. 

Designs include 50 single character designs, one Mickey and Minnie celebration design, and two resort coins. Here's a list of the characters you can find:
  • Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy, Donald, Daisy, Chip, and Dale
  • Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio, Cheshire Cat, Lady, Tramp, Dumbo, Timothy Mouse, Mad Hatter, Tinker Bell
  • Simba, Timon, Pumba
  • Pua, Hei-Hei, Miguel, Dante, Bruni, Olaf, Joe Gardner
  • Sebastian, Flounder, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Genie, Abu, Stitch
  • Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Bambi, Thumper, Gus-Gus, Jacques
  • Woody, Bo Peep, Nemo, Dory, Frozone, Edna Mode
  • Figment, Orange Bird, 
  • BB-8, R2-D2
If you'd like to collect these new designs on your next visit to the parks, Disney has actually made finding the machines easier. Just open the My Disney Experience app and search for "Coin Press Machines". Select "Find On Map" to see machine locations throught the Walt Disney World Resort. 

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

More 50th Anniversary Treats Arrive in the Magic Kingdom

Chilling Chamber Push Pop
All images: Disney

Have you seen the latest 50th Anniversary Celebration treats to arrive in the Magic Kingdom? It looks like a delicious collection of culinary delights. 

The Chilling Chamber Push Pop can be found at Sleepy Hollow Refreshments. The Push Pop features vanilla cake, graham cracker crumbs, and caramel buttercream, topped with a chocolate quicksand stretching room portrait. There, you can also find the Doom Berry, a blackberry ginger beer with EARidescence Sugar and a Haunted Mansion themed straw.

Always Tea Time Slush

The Always Tea Time Slush will be available at the Cheshire Café. It looks intriguing, but the flavor is currently a mystery.

Orange and Almond Tart

Two treats can be found at Pinocchio Village Haus. The Orange and Almond Tart is topped with orange blossom cream, roasted almonds, and a chocolate it's a small world disc.

Croque Monsieur Flatbread

The Croque Monsieur Flatbread is a Flatbread topped with bechamel sauce, sliced ham, sliced tomatoes, and Gruyère cheese.

Donald Duck Dome Cake

Gaston’s Tavern is the place to find the Donald Duck Dome Cake. The dome cake features lemon mousse with blueberry filling, citrus cake, and buttercream.

Crooning Flowers Float

A new float can be found at Aloha Isle. The Crooning Flowers Float is lime and vanilla soft-serve swirl over pineapple juice topped with a blue chocolate feather.

Slue Foot Sue Fish Sandwich

The Golden Oak Outpost has a new sandwich. The Slue Foot Sue Fish Sandwich is a fried fish sandwich with cilantro lime slaw and poblano mayonnaise. 

Cheers to 50 Years! Sundae

The Cheers to 50 Years! Sundae can be found at the Plaza Resturant. It's an over-the-top concoction made of chocolate and vanilla ice cream, brownies, pretzels, hot fudge, fudge, caramel corn with chocolate drizzle, chocolate chip cookies, and whipped cream with a cherry on top. Wow, thats a lot!

Anniversary Cinnamon Roll

And finally, a new cinnamon roll is available at the Main Street Bakery. The Anniversary Cinnamon Roll is dusted with EARidescent sugar and the 50th logo pressed penny chocolate. 

Monday, September 13, 2021

Disney KiteTails Is Coming To Animal Kingdom

KiteTails
Disney

This October 1, as part of the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary Celebration, a new show is coming to the skies above Animal Kingdom. "Disney KiteTails" will soar above the Discovery River Theater several times daily. A team of performers on land and the lagoon will fly kites and oversized props representing characters from The Little Mermaid, a bug's life, Finding Nemo, Jungle Book, and The Lion King


Some of the kites are as large as 30 feet long and are inflated by moving through the air. Original arrangements of favorite Disney songs will accompany this fantastic display. It looks amazing.

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

The Harmonious Soundtrack Sounds Incredible

EPCOT's Harmonious
Disney

EPCOT's next nighttime show looks like it's going to be fantastic. "Harmonious" brings together Disney music beloved worldwide with a whole new twist. This time, the songs will be performed by famous names and rising stars from around the world in more than a dozen languages and representing many cultures. As Disney recently shared, "'Harmonious' celebrates the music of Disney and its ability to unite us all, bridging cultures and generations to unlock the magic of possibility."

It was quite the feat to bring this all together with more than 100 recording sessions in 9 countries and 5 states. And the list of performers looks amazing, and includes two of my favorite violinists: Máiréad Nesbitt from Celtic Woman and Lindsey Stirling. "Harmonious" arrives in EPCOT on October 1st as part of the 50th Anniversary Celebrations at Disney World. 

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

EPCOT's Harmonious Looks Quite Beautiful

EPCOT Harmonious
Disney

The next nighttime show to arrive at EPCOT will be "Harmonious." The show blends projections, music, and fireworks into a world celebration spectacular. The description from Disney sounds amazing:

The show moves through three distinct chapters, inviting us to gather on the shores of World Showcase Lagoon, celebrate the countries and cultures of the world, and ultimately unite to create a bright tomorrow. “Harmonious” begins with a sunrise, and as the world awakens around us, we set out on a journey that takes us across the globe. It’s a dazzling and diverse feast for the eyes and ears, from the South Pacific home of “Moana” and a Middle-Eastern interpretation of “Aladdin” to “The Jungle Book” in India, China’s legend of “Mulan,” the European nations that inspired “Brave” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” and so much more.

Here's a behind-the-scenes look at this beautiful new show.


"Harmonious" makes its debut on October 1, 2021, just in time for Disney World's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Monday, May 31, 2021

Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary Commercial

Disney World 50th Anniversary
Disney

Can you believe Walt Disney World is celebrating 50 years of magic this fall? Starting October 1, guests can expect to find surprises around every corner as part of the 18-month long celebration. 

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Here's Your First Look at the Guardians of the Galaxy Ride Coming to EPCOT

Disney
Disney has shared our first look at the new Guardians of the Galaxy ride that will be coming to EPCOT. When completed, the ride will be one of the longest enclosed roller coasters in the world. Imagineers are working to create a unique story and ride system that should be quite impressive. The ride will open in time for Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary in 2021.