First, we go to our friends on the west coast at the original park: Disneyland. If you haven't already, be SURE to check out their amazing show (it's actually at California Adventure) World of Color. It's stunning. They've combined the Disney music we all love with our favorite scenes and projected it on these MASSIVE water screens. It's absolutely amazing- I'll post a video here for you to check out.
The original World of Color:
ANYWAY- This week, the Imagineers reworked their already brand spanking new show to include scenes from the upcoming film Tron: Legacy. I'll be honest with you friends. I know virtually nothing about Tron other than it being a video game that involved "the blue guy" and "the red guy." To be completely honest with you- it's not very likely that I'm going to check it out. But, Disney is sinking big money into promoting this film. Monorails have been changed (see blow), they've added this new ending to World of Color and the Disney Channel is all but plastered with Tron Behind the Scenes interviews and such. It just doesn't seem right to me. It feels like they're trying to catch the same lightning in a bottle that they managed to catch during the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy (beware- there be rough waters ahead! Pirates 4 is filming soon!). I just don't think it's going to happen. Either way, I enjoy seeing change (with the hope that things will be changed back after the movie leaves theaters, of course) and will happily watch it all unfold. Check out the new Tron ending at World of Color below.
The Tron Monorail
Disneyland has also released more information about the expansion that's underway at California Adventure! For anyone who loved the Pixar movie, Cars, and wished they could drive through scenic Radiator Springs- I have excellent news for you! The expansion has already begun and it's beginning to look a lot like Cars out there! They're soft testing the vehicles (think of WDW Test Track. Remember that insane driving at the end? Yep. That'll be the entire ride. Awesome? Yes.) and is gathering technical data before they pull the cars off the track and go back to the Imagineering Drawing Board.
So- congrats to our friends at the Disneyland Resort! I look forward to seeing all the progress in the coming months!
But now, pumpkins are coming down, and you guessed it, garland is going up at my personal favorite place in the entire world- Walt Disney World Resort. The Haunted Mansion will soon get it's Holiday makeover and the famous gingerbread house will be going up at the Grand Floridian.
At DHS- The Rockin' Rollercoaster featuring Aerosmith has been closed for the second consecutive day now. Rumors abound that the dreaded refurb is going to be scheduled any time now. I'm sure all fans (regardless of how invested) are praying that those damn Hannah Montana rumors aren't true and that Rockin' Rollercoaster will simply be maintenance and nothing more. Please Disney Gods- do NOT make a tween themed coaster....I just couldn't handle that.
On the upside: One Man's Dream, a sort of walk through museum of the brilliant Walt Disney will be opening up this week! It's been down for the past few months as they clean, switch out exhibits and perform general maintenance. A sigh of relief is coming from all of us Walt fans!
Things are also moving right along with the massive Fantasyland expansion at the Magic Kingdom! The forest has arrived for the Fantasy Forest area! Hooray!
Anyway, that's about it for this installment. Now, I need to end with a bit of a plea. I have Reflexive Sympathetic Dystrophy. It sucks. I wont bore you with the sorted details. I need your help though. On February 5th, I'll be taking part in the MDA Muscle Walk with my team, the Muscle Mafia. I'm in desperate need of donations right now. We have a goal and I'm at about 10% of it right now. All donations are appreciated and are 100% tax deductible. Please consider making a donation and click on the link below. It will help more than you could possibly know!
https://www.joinmda.org/madisonmusclewalk2011/mandybehling
Until tomorrow, this is the Disney Hippy signing off! Have a magical evening!
Dear Disney Gods,
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mandy. NO HANNAH MONTANA ROLLERCOASTER!!
Thanks, a fellow Disney lover :)