Skyliner Testing is Underway at Disney World

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The Disney Skyliner is an exciting new mode of transportation that is coming to Disney World this fall. This state-of-the-art gondola system will connect Hollywood Studios and EPCOT to four hotels: Art of Animation, Pop Century, Caribbean Beach, and the new Riviera which opens later this year.

Towers for the Skyliner have been appearing for the last year and the stations are coming along nicely. The Skyliner is close enough to completion that a few gondolas have been soaring through the sky while Disney begins testing the system.

Several of the gondolas will have images from Disney movies on them. From the ground, it will look as if the characters are riding the Skyliner.

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Character gondolas will include:

• Mickey and Minnie 
• Chip and Dale
• Beauty and the Beast 
• Hitchhiking Ghosts 
• Goofy
• Pluto
• Pete
• Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow
• Frozen
• Lilo & Stitch
• Moana
• Peter Pan 
• Princess and the Frog
• Ralph Breaks the Internet 
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 
• Zootopia

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• Toy Story 
• Star Wars 
• Donald and Daisy
• Guardians of the Galaxy 
• Coco
• Finding Dory
• Monsters, Inc.
• Pirates of the Caribbean 
• Ratatouille

I can't wait to ride the Skyliner and have the chance to see Disney World from a whole new perspective. It should be amazing!

Vintage Disney World Coasters

I love finding vintage Disney collectibles at thrift stores and garage sales. Most of the time, I find things from the 90s and later, but every once in a while, I find something really fun. Yesterday, I discovered these 70s era Walt Disney World coasters at Habitat for Humanity. The set originally had four coasters: Main Street USA, Adventureland, Liberty Square, and Fantasyland, which was missing. The images are painted on a smoke colored glass with lots of gold accents. The funny thing is, a few years ago, I picked up a candy dish in the same style. I love finding quirky items like these to use around the house.

Bo Peep is Back!

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Bo Peep is coming back to the big screen in Toy Story 4! I can't wait to see what crazy adventures our favorite toys get into this time.

Bo's Back. #ToyStory4 pic.twitter.com/sv7FN2Oagj

— Disney (@Disney) January 28, 2019

Here's the official synopsis from Disney and Pixar:

Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) has always been confident about his place in the world, and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy or Bonnie. So when Bonnie’s beloved new craft-project-turned-toy, Forky (voice of Tony Hale), declares himself as “trash” and not a toy, Woody takes it upon himself to show Forky why he should embrace being a toy. But when Bonnie takes the whole gang on her family’s road trip excursion, Woody ends up on an unexpected detour that includes a reunion with his long-lost friend Bo Peep (voice of Annie Potts). After years of being on her own, Bo’s adventurous spirit and life on the road belie her delicate porcelain exterior. As Woody and Bo realize they’re worlds apart when it comes to life as a toy, they soon come to find that’s the least of their worries.

The Cover Is Not The Book - Mary Poppins Returns

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The more songs I hear from Mary Poppins Returns, the more I can't wait to see it. "The Cover Is Not The Book" is a delightful music hall number that is quite funny.

Quote of the Week

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When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.

- Walt Disney 

Photo of the Week

I love this statue of a Queen's Guard, in a shop appropriately called the Toy Soldier, in the United Kingdom Pavilion at EPCOT.

These Toy Story Mini Hats are Adorable

I saw the cutest little hats at Hollywood Studios the other day. The mini hats represent Jessie, my favorite Little Green Alien, and Woody. Each hat is about five inches across and has two covered snap barettes on the bottom.

I love seeing Jessie's cowgirl hat and Woody's cowboy hat, complete with sheriff's star, in miniature. And I just can't resist those silly Aliens. Which one would you wear?