February 11 to February 17, 2013 is True Love Week as part of Disney’s Limited Time Magic Promotion.
True love was in the air on day one at Walt Disney World Resort – as fairytale princesses united with their princes, Cinderella Castle got a romantic nighttime makeover and “happily ever after” became reality.
Join the Fashionable Crowd for DAPPER DAY SPRING 2013
The third annual all-day outing at Disney Parks is coming Sunday, February 24 to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.
Disneyways has a pinterest board for more Dapper Day fun.
DISCOUNTED PARK TICKETS
Arrangements have been made for discounted convention-rate park tickets for the Walt Disney World event. GET DISCOUNTED PARK PASSES (INCLUDING AFTER 2PM, & AFTER 4PM TICKETS FOR $69/$55) FOR SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24 2013 HERE. These are regular park tickets sold via WDW’s Group Ticket Sales set up just for Dapper Day and can only be purchased online.
IMPORTANT: All discounted tickets can only be purchased online, and only in advance.
Online ticket sales ends Sat Feb 23. Only full price park tickets will be available the day of the event.
This is not a private ticketed event, the group-rate tickets are arranged by Dapper Day organizers as a courtesy. Dapper Day organizers do not get a percentage of any sales. On Sun Feb 24 you can also use your WDW annual pass for park entry if you have one.
Reminders for WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT GATHERINGS:
3p THE LIBERTY BELLE BON VOYAGE – Meet at the boat landing in Liberty Square and we’ll all board the first departure at 3p or after for an elegant trip (or two) around The Rivers of America on this original attraction from 1971.
4-5p ISLAND ESCAPADES – Explore jewel filled caverns, frontier forts, and other prime photo-op locations on Tom Sawyer Island. (Board the rafts near the Big Thunder Mountain. Island closes at dusk.)
7p THE DAPPER DERBY – Meet at Prince Charming’s Regal Carousel for a most elegant group ride!
8p-Midnight AFTER DAPPER DRINKS at two locations, the tiki-themed Tambu Lounge in Disney’s Polynesian Resort (main building, Monorail level); and at Mizner’s Lounge at Disney’s Grand Floridian. Enjoy live jazz standards by the Grand Floridian Society Orchestra (performing until 9:40p) at this upstairs bar behind the bandstand. Top-shelf liquors, port, cognac, scotch and snacks are available.
(*Event hours and schedules are merely suggestions and they encourage you and your party to enjoy the park at your leisure.) The Magic Kingdom will close at 8pm, or (10p Extra Magic Hours for resort guests). Fireworks at 8pm (Disney park hours and schedules may change.)
BUTTONS, PINS & MERCHANDISE
Artwork for Dapper Day’s first merchandise collection is created by artist Jerrod Maruyama (see above). All items will also be available shortly after Feb 24 on DapperDay.com.
Dapper Day organizers have arranged some people on the ground at Walt Disney World to give out free buttons. Be sure to follow Dapper Day on twitter for the latest information on this. Remember you can purchase the Disney created pins too – click here for details.
February 11 to February 17, 2013 is True Love Week as part of Disney’s Limited Time Magic Promotion.
True love was in the air on day one at Walt Disney World Resort – as fairytale princesses united with their princes, Cinderella Castle got a romantic nighttime makeover and “happily ever after” became reality.
Ramon Rodriguez of Theme Park Concierges was our on-scene reporter today, and he captured some fantastic, exclusive, Prince and Princess photos. Ramon is great at taking pictures, but his true passion is providing guests with personalized, private and exclusive VIP concierge vacation services for all of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Universal Studios and Sea World Theme Parks. Thank you for the great photos Ramon!
What a great way to kick off the week!
Here is more of what we can expect:
Romantic Setting: Feel the romance at every turn, with banners proclaiming True Love, heart-shaped signage and sweetheart-themed décor.
Blushing Castle: At dusk, Cinderella Castle will blush hues of pink, red, lavender and blue with themed lighting that’s paired with musical melodies.
Valentine’s-themed Takeaways: Limited-edition pins, plushes, newly designed apparel and Vinylmations will be available for purchase at select merchandise locations.
Carriage Awaits: New Fantasyland invites lovers to create memories alongside Cinderella’s Glass Coach.
Wishes Come True: Hearts and flowers enhance Cinderella’s Wishing Well, offering a picturesque backdrop for your photos.
Rose Walk: The Rose Garden in Central Plaza will be enhanced with enchanting décor.
Disneyways is headed to the parks again this week for more photos. Please let us know what are you most interested in seeing. It would be “lovely” to hear from you!
UPDATED!
Click here to see the March 9th Grand opening video of the Rapunzel Tower’s big reveal!
If you haven’t heard about the tower, you may want to start by checking out these two links first, to see photos and get more information:
The latest rumors indicate the tower WILL be home to a new meet and greet area for Rapunzel, despite earlier indications that we would be seeing Rapunzel in the new Princess Fairytale Hall, which is yet to be completed.
The second, and perhaps most exciting new rumor is that the Rapunzel area will open in just a few days – on February 25th – at the Magic Kingdom, and that it will connect Small World and the Haunted Mansion. It won’t be long before we will know if this rumor is true!
What are your thoughts? Do you have any new information to share?
Disney’s Oz The Great and Powerful opens in theaters nationwide on March 8th and is rated PG. Below you will find a two minute trailer for the upcoming film.
HSN (the Home Shopping Network) will present a one-of-a-kind shopping event featuring designer clothing, makeup, accessories, and even culinary items inspired by the great and powerful movie. The Oz beauty line will reflect the essence of the movie’s three, witches Theodora, Evanora and Glinda, drawing inspiration from their sense of style, personality and unique color palettes. Although I couldn’t find any photos – the home and culinary items are reported to mirror the discovery the viewer feels while traveling through the world of Oz. The HSN 48-hour TV event will take place on March 1st and 2nd, and prices will range from $28 to $1,799. If you are in a hurry, you can shop the collection online beginning February 14th.
I’m not one to spend $325 on feathered collars, but to each her own.
Besides the movie itself, I think I am intrigued most by the makeup. The Urban Decay line will include two $49 palettes. They come with 8 new exclusive eye shadow shades (two of which are duos, travel-size 24/7 glide-on pencil, and exclusive full-size super saturated high gloss lip color and a detailed instruction card. Glenda’s colors are purples, blues and peaches reminiscent of the good witch while bad witch Theodora’s palette has brown, charcoal and green shadows, with bright red lip gloss. Both versions incorporate our Build Your Own Palette format for total versatility. When you finish the original shades (or whenever you get the urge to experiment), just pop them out, and pop in some of your other Urban Decay shadows. Both sets are packaged in keepsake tins adorned with Oz artwork!
Here is more of the Oz inspired clothes and accessories, along with HSN pricing. All photos for this post came from InStyle.com
Are you excited to see the film when it comes out?
Do you think you will buy any of these Oz inspired pieces?
March 6 – May 19, 2013 is the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival where you can celebrate the great outdoors!
Every weekend during this special time you can catch a Festival tradition, the Flower Power Concert Series. Head over to the Festival Center, where you can experience a demonstration led by HGTV personalities or get tips from Epcot gardening experts. Be sure to visit Festival Center located in Innoventions East for all the details!
Don’t want to look at a map? Let someone else be your guide!
The Gardens of the World Tour is only offered on select days during Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival
Everywhere you look at the Walt Disney World Resort, the trees, shrubs and flowers play a vital role in setting the stage for recreation, entertainment and beauty. Disney landscaping has become a recognized show in itself, providing color and enjoyment throughout the year. Did you know that only during the Flower and Garden Festival – you can book a tour of all this beauty?
The Gardens of the World Tour gives participants the chance to study the various gardens of Epcot with one of the experts responsible for helping maintaining it all.
Your “horticultural instructor” will turn Epcot into a living classroom. Discover how seeds are planted and design ideas take root to produce extraordinary botanical backdrops, imaginative themed areas and topiaries of some of your favorite Disney characters. Your guide will describe the basic process of plant design and how it is incorporated in the landscape for the World Showcase pavilions. Find will even find out how you can design and theme your own home gardens.
Here’s more about what will happen on the tour.
You will:
The beauty of each country’s traditional landscaping makes this tour an extraordinary introduction to the World Showcase nations!
Prices are subject to change, but this year you can take the tour for $63.90 including tax. That price also includes a pin and a poster for you to take home.
Book online or call (407) WDW-TOUR or (407) 939-8687 for exact schedule.
Please let us know if you will be taking this very special tour!
Yes, you read that right. Taking a hint from the huge success of the Epcot Food and Wine Festival, food kiosks will be added in the World Showcase in 2013 during Epcot Flower and Garden Festival. What does this mean? Well, we will get to try some delicious new foods and beverages as we stroll around to see Disney characters in topiary, and rock out to the Flower Power Concert series (among other things!).
I can’t even tell you how excited I am about this – but if a picture speaks a thousand words…
This is how I feel.
Don’t worry – there are no squirrels on the menu.
Instead, Epcot chefs have some other things in mind.
Some highlights will include:
Menu items will include:
Specialty drinks will include:
Tip: Need a map so you can plan your snack attack? Click here for a link to all of them from WDWInfo.com
What are your thoughts on these menu items?
First posted on January 31, 2013
It looks as though you will not only be able to choose an armband in your favorite color – but you will get to customize it even further with your favorite character or design.
I heard from a reliable source today that Star Wars characters will also be an option, but I couldn’t find any photos to show you as an example.
All photos below are from DizFanatic.com unless otherwise noted.
UPDATE!
For the first time, Disney released two limited edition, retail MagicBands with pre-printed images (edition size 2,500 each) during Star Wars weekends 2014. A green retail MagicBand with Yoda’s image and a red retail MagicBand with Darth Vader’s image (colors were selected to match their light saber colors). Each retail MagicBand was packaged in a decorative Star Wars Weekends box (you could even use the free Aurasma app on your mobile device to make the box image come to life).
Photo Credit Disney
To see our post on Modeling a MagicBand click here
To get all of you RFID questions answered check out this post
The Epcot Flower and Garden Festival 2013 will feature some new topiary displays and bring back some old favorites!
Topiaries at the front entrance will welcome us to Epcot in a very special way. This fantastic first topiary “scene” will feature the Fab Five, plus one! A 14-foot-tall topiary Goofy will “goof-up” an anniversary cake while Donald and Daisy play badminton. Mickey will fire up the grill, Pluto will swipe a link of hot dogs and Minnie will chill out on a colorful blanket of blossoms. Sounds like one of my family cook outs.
You will also want to look for Fawn’s Butterfly House. Eight fanciful fairy topiaries of Pixie Hollow, including Tinker Bell, Fawn, Vidia and Terrence will be located in the Butterfly House this year, and of course you’ll see real butterflies there too! I was lucky enough to get a picture of this guy last year – just as he was saying his first hello to the world.
An interactive play area on the Test Track walkway will be based on Radiator Springs. It will feature Lightning McQueen and Mater topiaries.
Here’s the photo of Lightning that I took last year.
A second interactive play area based on the new movie “OZ: The Great and Powerful. There will also be a “Oz Movie Garden” full of unusual plants inspired by the Land of Oz.
Note: Don’t worry if you aren’t familiar with some of these locations. Epcot will have beautiful (free!) maps available at the very front of the park and in various places throughout.
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