There is a new spontaneous form of entertainment to be found in the Magic Kingdom of Disney World.
The new entertainment is called the Frontierland Hoedown. It starts with just one Cast Member starting to dance by themselves. Soon thereafter they are joined by more and more Disney Cast Members until the Hoedown is in full swing.
This is not the kind of entertainment you can plan to see, you just have to be lucky enough to be in Frontierland when the Hoedown begins.
Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees made his appearance today at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World to be honored for winning the Super Bowl.
Shortly after the New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in the Super Bowl, Drew Brees was chosen to say those magical words "I'm Going To Disney World!" in the 42nd installment of this great line of commercials.
Dating back to the Super Bowl in 1987 when Phil Simms of the New York Giants was the first to utter that famous line, the commercials have been the reward for champions ranging from Super Bowl winners to American Idol champions.
As is customary, the person honored in the commercial gets to come to Disney World to be honored in a special parade and given the royal treatment. For Drew Brees, his parade at Disney World happened a little over 12 hours after he brought a first ever Super Bowl Championship to the Saints and the city of New Orleans.
Enjoy the dream Drew, as many people out there envy you, and wish that they could truthfully say: "I'm Going To Disney World!" also.
Walt Disney World Resort Vacation Package
Act now to take advantage of a great new package discount offer at the Walt Disney World Resort.
If you book a 5-night / 6-day Package at a Disney World Deluxe Resort between now and March 27, 2010 you will receive a $750 Disney Gift Card for FREE at check-in!
This Disney gift card can be used for Dining, Special Event Tickets, Tours, merchandise, and more at the Walt Disney World Resort.
Details: You must purchase a non-discounted 5 Night/6 Day Walt Disney World Resort Package including a Deluxe Resort room and Magic Your Way Park tickets for the length of your stay.
The offer is good for the following dates:
Valid for arrivals on 1/3-1/11/10, 1/19-3/27/10 and 4/11-6/3/10.
You can book your stay online , or call (407) 939-7939 or your Travel Agent today and ask for booking code QGX.
Other Walt Disney World Resort Package Discounts
There are similar offers for 5 night/6 day stays at Disney World Moderate Resorts ($500 Disney Gift Card FREE) and Disney World Value Resorts ($300 Gift Card FREE).
All of these offers can be booked online at http://www.disneyworld.com/ or by calling (407) 939-7939 or your Travel Agent today and ask for booking code QGX.
In 2010 Disney has come up with a new way to earn a free ticket to a Disney World or Disneyland theme park: Volunteer!
Disney has partnered with HandsOn Network to develop a large scale program aimed at getting 1 million people to volunteer their time in 2010.
Even children as young as 6 years old are eligible to volunteer along with their family.
To participate in this program you must first go to the Disney Parks Website to register.
After you register, you can use your zip code to seek out volunteering activites that you can sign up for.
The volunteering may take as little as 2 1/2 hours to qualify for the Free 1 Day Park Ticket depending upon the activity you sign up for.
After completing your volunteering service and getting it validated, you can print a vocher from the website that you can take to the Disney World or Disneyland to get your free ticket and gain entrance to the theme park or your choice.
There are a number of program regulations and stipulations, including Black Out days, so please go to the website to check out all of the details.
Feel good about helping others out through your volunteer service and enjoy a day at your favorite Disney World theme park. How great is that?
It's time to find out what's new at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.
You will hear about the newest attractions like the American Idol Experience at Disney's Hollywood Studios and the newest Disney Vacation Club Resorts: Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort and the Tree House Villas found at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort.
Similar to the video created for Disney World's Magic Kingdom, this Day at Epcot used Tilt-Shift Photography to create the miniature looking effect. This is video of the real Epcot, it just looks different due to the unique filming techique.
The real challenge for this video came with the filming of the Illuminations fireworks show that occurs each night at Epcot. To capture the fireworks they filmed at a rate of 1 frame per second and the result is magnificent.
Hats off to David Roark, manager of creative photography for Yellow Shoes Creative Group, who was able to figure out how capture the fireworks.
The video does a great job of capturing the key elements of a day at Epcot. It starts with people entering the park and views of the Monorail bringing people to the park.
The first attraction of the day is the Land Pavilion. Ride "Living With The Land", and then head to the Living Seas with Nemo and Friends and watch Scuba Divers in the tanks. Don't miss Mickey Mouse himself scuba diving. Then it off to race around Test Track, Epcot's high speed thrill ride. The visit to Epcot's Future World concludes with a walk by The Universe of Energy, home to Ellen's Energy Adventure.
The next part of the day is spent exploring the Epcot's World Showcase. Travel through Canada, window shop in Great Britain, then catch a Mariachi Band playing in Mexico.
Next its time to wach the Dragon Legend Acrobats in China and then take a relaxing cruise across the World Showcase Lagoon. The busy can continues in Germany, watching a Belly Dancer and Mo 'Rockin perform in Morocco, and then visiting Japan.
Your trip around the World showcase continues by seeing the Fife & Drum Corp perform in America, stroll through Italy, and shopping in France.
As night time approaches you go back to Future World to ride Mission Space and then get settled in to watch the Amazing Illuminations: Reflections of Earth Fireworks Show.
Learn about the 6 week long process that transforms Cinderella's Castle at the Magic Kingdom into the sparkling spectacle that it becomes for Christmas.
Over 200,000 LED lights that are attached to over 40,000 square feet of fisherman's netting are attached at night after the park is close by teams of workers with giant cranes. It takes 18 miles of electrical cables to tie it all together.
After it is all in place then extensive testing occurs to get all of the controls programmed to be able to turn them on and off on command and sychronized with the music.
Amazingly all of these lights are operated with the same amount of electricity that it takes to power 3 clothes dryers.
If you have not seen this display in person, I can tell you that it is truly amazing. It is a sight to behold. Cinderella's Castle has never looked so magical before.
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