Skip to main content

Ears the News with Richard

There is a bit of minor refurb news this week. The Liberty Square Riverboat is scheduled to be closed for a refurbishment from 2/1/2012 to 2/7/2012. Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show at Disney's Hollywood Studios is closing for a brief refurbishment from 11/11/2012 to 11/14/2012. And finally, the Cabins at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort are next to get the new RFID touch door locks on guest rooms. Work will start in mid-November and should be complete by the end of the month.

The official Disney Parks Blog today revealed a few details about additions to this year's Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights.

Photo Courtesy of the Disney Parks Blog
Guests this year will be able to meet Santa Goofy nightly in a specially themed “Goofy's Winter Wonderland” area right on the Streets of America. An eighth dancing lights sequence will also be added. This new dancing sequence will be a special arrangement of Winter Wonderland. The spectacle begins on 11/9/12 and runs until 1/6/13 at Disney's Hollywood Studios and is included with regular park admission.

The line-up of entertainment offerings for this year's Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom has been announced.

Mickey's Once Upon A Christmastime Parade - 8:15 PM, 10:30 PM

Holiday Wishes - Celebrate the Spirit of the Season - 9:30 PM

A Totally Tomorrowland Christmas - 7:45 PM, 8:45 PM, 9:55 PM, 10:50 PM, 11:45 PM

Celebrate the Season - 7:45 PM, 10:05 PM, 11:20 PM.

Woody's Hootin' Holiday Open House - Diamond Horseshoe

Club Tinsel - Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe

Treat Locations-
Cookies and hot chocolate
The Crystal Palace 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Sunshine Tree Terrace 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Columbia Harbour House 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Pinocchio Village Haus 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM

Performances of Cinderella's Holiday Wish began on 11/6/2012. The show will play nightly at 6:15 PM throughout the holiday season.


Photo Courtesy of the Disney Parks Blog
The official Disney Parks Blog has revealed a few more details of what we can expect to find inside “The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow” attraction, along with an official opening date of 12/6/2012. Soft openings are set to begin in late November 2012.

"Guests will journey deep into an eerie lost grotto, where a mysterious pirate skull puts them to the test to see if they have what it takes to set sail with the legendary Captain Jack Sparrow. Along the way, they must face all the perils of a pirate’s life as their favorite moments from the films come to life before their eyes."
 
Photo Courtesy of the Disney Parks Blog

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

House of Blues Brunch

Brunch is probably my favorite meal to go out for, and Disney Springs has some hidden gems in the brunch department. House of Blues offers weekend brunch with one of the best deals on property, bottomless mimosas!  If you’re up for it, House of Blues offers a laid back atmosphere with live music for brunch. It is available Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 2pm, with the full menu available after 12pm. We were sat in the back room where we couldn’t see the stage but could hear it and it was a great vibe!  Bottomless mimosas and coffee were the popular choice for beverages, but they also offer a variety of brunch cocktails and other options. Bottomless mimosa! We were a party of 8 and hungry, so we started with an order of nachos from the lunch menu and they were a HUGE portion, so glad we had a lot of people to share them with.  BBQ Nachos - Four cheese sauce, avocado, roasted corn salsa, pickled red onion, tomato, Memphis BBQ sauce, cilantro crema, cotija cheese. Chicken, Brisket or Pul
Post a Comment
Read more

Giovanni's Table on Liberty of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Cruise Line has wonderful specialty dining options on all of their ships.  They all have some variety of an Italian restaurant and I've tried Jamie's Italian on the Symphony of the Seas and now Giovanni's Table on Liberty of the Seas. The restaurant is located by the Windjammer Buffet, tucked off to one side as you enter the area.  Once inside, the atmosphere is dark and cozy, very different from the buffet hectic world outside the doors.  There is an open kitchen along the one wall and windows along the other.  The restaurant is a set upcharge, and then you can order whatever you want from the food menu that is to your liking throughout the meal.  Giovanni's is actually undergoing some changes on a lot of RCCL ships, but Liberty hadn't had those changes yet so it was still the "old" one, which was fine by us. We had an amazing meal here, and wouldn't hesitate to come back again on a future cruise.  You might see Giovanni's Kitchen
Post a Comment
Read more

5 Ways To Get Psyched For Your Disney Trip!

Hey-Howdy-Hey, Disney Guys and Gals!      Is anyone familiar with Barney Stinson's "Get Psyched" Mix? Anyone? How I Met your Mother Fans? Ok, great! So you totally get where I'm going with this! If you have no idea what I am talking about, you can watch a clip  HERE!  Basically, the theory is that no matter what's going on in your life, you can get yourself psyched up and ready for something awesome to happen, all by listening to the right piece of music. Playing off of that theory, I feel that one of the very best things about a Disney trip is actually  preparing  for it, or getting psyched! You can have a whole bunch of crappy stuff happening in your life at the time, but if you have a Disney trip on the horizon... even if it's 564 days away, you have something to look forward to and enjoy preparing yourself for. In fact, many Disney fans, (myself included), pretty much get from one day to the next by preparing for upcoming trips. You may even book a ne
Post a Comment
Read more