Silent Sunday In The Park
Avatar 2017 – take a look at what’s coming
At the first ever D23 Expo to be held in Japan, Disney announced and shared a few details about the upcoming Avatar area of Animal Kingdom. This area will be opened in 2017 in the former area of Camp Minnie Mickey. During the announcement not only did they share information about the Avatar area, but they also announced a new nighttime show to be added in the waters around the Tree of Life and also nighttime Safari rides on Kilimanjaro Safari. Take a look at what the team had to say……
Hidden Mickey Monday: Big Thunder Mountain
Our Hidden Mickey this week is found on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Attraction at the Magic Kingdom. After you have enjoyed the ride and are headed back into the station, look to your right on the ground to spot this small eared Hidden Mickey.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is the tallest “mountain” in Florida at 197 feet. Splash Mountain is next followed by Space Mountain(180 feet).
Have you spotted a Hidden Mickey on Big Thunder?
Tiggerific Tuesday Trivia: Name the two caves….
There are two caves on Tom Sawyer Island, can you name them????
While older kids and those with not much time at the Magic Kingdom may want to skip this attraction, Tom Sawyer Island is a great way to escape the crowds and let you kids burn off some steam.
Board the rafts near Big Thunder Mountain and head on over. You can explore the paths, playground, and even take a rope bridge over to a fort and shoot the guns. Unfortunately, they no longer hide paint brushes on the island. But, our two favorite things on the island are the barrel bridge and the caves. There are two fun caves on the island with many places to hide and scare your siblings or your significant other (this may get you in trouble, you have been warned). But what are the names of these caves???? Answer is just below the pictures.
Still trying to guess what the two caves are called?? How about Injun Joe’s and the Magnetic Mystery Mine. What part of Tom Sawyer Island do you enjoy the most?
Hidden Mickey Monday: Peter Pan
Our Hidden Mickey this week is found on the Peter Pan’s Flight Attraction at the Magic Kingdom. Just as you enter the ride, be sure to look down at Nana’s dog house. Just in front of the dog house entrance is a Mickey. It’s pretty tough to see if your eyes haven’t adjusted to the darkness yet. Below are a couple shots, one close up to help you see it better.
Nana is a Newfoundland in the 1953 animated film Peter Pan. When George is leaving Wendy’s room he trips over Nana which is how she ends up in the dog house. Attempting to take her with to Neverland was stopped because of her leash. But Nana is there for their return and back in the house and out of the dog house.
What is your favorite Hidden Mickey?
Fastpass to History: We will always call it MGM Studios
We will always call it MGM Studios….
For those of you new to the Disney World Family you know this park as Hollywood Studios, but to us it will always be MGM Studios.
Where did MGM Studios come from? In the 80’s two Imagineers, Marty Sklar and Randy Bright were working on the plans for two new pavilions for Epcot’s Future World. As their ideas unfolded they came up with what would later become the Wonders of Life and Great Movie Ride pavilions. As they presented these to Michael Eisner he indicated that it would be better to wrap the Great Movie Ride around an entire park themed with entertainment and show business.
In 1985, Disney and Metro Goldwyn Mayer entered into the licensing contract which gave Disney the rights to use the name MGM. Three years later in 1988 MGM filed the first lawsuit stating that Disney violated the contract by operating a working movie and television studio on the property. The MGM Studios theme park opened on May 1st, 1989 keeping the name which allowed the logo use and items to be displayed in the Great Movie Ride attraction.
Lawsuits between the companies went back and forth, in the meantime MGM opened MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park in Vegas which closed in 2000. Paying the lawyers all came to an end on August 9, 2007 as Disney announced the re-branding to Disney Hollywood Studios.
MGM Studios, Hollywood Studios, what do you call it? Comment below and let us know, be sure to visit all the other great Disney history on the hop today!
