tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59750981298202590872024-03-13T00:55:14.411-04:00Adventures of a Disney PrincessTiffany Barrancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851188893110357469noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975098129820259087.post-20885199231023988052012-05-25T07:00:00.000-04:002012-05-25T07:00:13.047-04:00Magical Blogorail Green: Best Ways to Get Wet and Keep Cool in Disney<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to those of you joining me from<i> </i><a href="http://disneylivingonline.com/magical-blogorail/magical-blogorail-green-loop-get-wet-and-keep-cool-at-disney"><span style="color: #001ba6; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i>Disney Living</i></span></a> and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the 3rd stop on our Magical Blogorail.<br />
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">One of my favorite ways to get wet and keep cool in Disney has always been and always will be the <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/water-parks/" target="_blank">water parks</a>. However I want to highlight another great way to get wet and keep cool while visiting Disney this summer - the amazing pool at <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/yacht-club-resort/" target="_blank">Disney's Yacht Club Resort</a>.</span><br />
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I stayed there last July 4th weekend with my family strictly to enjoy the pool (we did venture to <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/epcot/" target="_blank">Epcot</a> on one of the days). It's like a mini water park at a gorgeous Disney resort in Epcot's backyard! It has two slides, a lazy river and of course the several pools (some large and some small). You can rent single and double tubes to float around the lazy river for a couple of hours or all day </span>(and trust me in the middle of a Florida hot summer that's all you want to do).<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">*Note: If you want to experience the amazing pools, watersides and lazy river you do need to be staying at either Disney's Yacht Club Resort or Disney's Beach Club Resort (both resorts share the pool area). The pool is enclosed by a gate and they do check hotel keys.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Thank you for joining me today. Your next stop on the Magical Blogorail Loop is<i> </i><a href="http://www.adisneymomsthoughts.com/2012/05/magical-blogorail-green-best-way-to-get.html"><span style="color: #001ba6; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i>A Disney Mom’s Thoughts</i></span></a><i>.</i></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i> </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #232323; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>1st Stop ~ </i><a href="http://wp.me/p13tQW-1tE"><span style="color: #001ba6; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i>Your Highway in the Sky</i></span></a></span><span style="color: #232323; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>2nd Stop ~ </i><a href="http://disneylivingonline.com/magical-blogorail/magical-blogorail-green-loop-get-wet-and-keep-cool-at-disney"><span style="color: #001ba6; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i>Disney Living</i></span></a></span><span style="color: #232323; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>3rd Stop ~ </i><a href="http://disneyprincessadventures.blogspot.com/2012/05/magical-blogorail-green-best-ways-to.html"><span style="color: #001ba6; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i>Adventures of a Disney Princess</i></span></a></span><span style="color: #232323; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>4th Stop ~ </i><a href="http://www.adisneymomsthoughts.com/2012/05/magical-blogorail-green-best-way-to-get.html"><span style="color: #001ba6; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i>A Disney Mom’s Thoughts</i></span></a></span><span style="color: #232323; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>Final Stop ~ </i><a href="http://wdwnotjustforkids.com/disney-world/2215/"><span style="color: #001ba6; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i>Walt Disney World: Not Just for Kids</i></span></a></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Welcome to those of you joining me from </span><i><span style="color: #001ba6; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://disneylivingonline.com/magical-blogorail/magical-blogorail-green-loop-favorite-character-dining-moment/">Disney Living</a> </span></i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the 2nd stop on our Magical Blogorail.</span></div>
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My favorite character dining experience is <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/chef-mickeys/">Chef Mickey's</a> at Disney's <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/contemporary-resort/">Contemporary Resort</a>. </div>
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Chef Mickey's offers a great character dining experience for both breakfast and dinner with all of the classic Disney characters we all love so much - Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Donald, Daisy, Goofy & the Chipmunks (at least those were all the characters I met when I was little and used to go for their breakfast). </div>
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When I went most recently for dinner I only saw Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Donald & Goofy. As an adult at Chef Mickey's I feel like a kid again. I think any character dining experience at the Disney Parks can easily transform any adult back to a kid (I still get giddy when I see them and take a picture with them). My favorite part is watching how the kids at the restaurant react. It brings back my childhood memories in an instant, but then again I haven't grown up all that much thanks to Disney!</div>
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The key to enjoying Chef Mickey's is to go hungry! It's an all you care to enjoy buffet style with all the yummy Disney food you can imagine! </div>
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The only downfall to Chef Mickey's is that it is quite a pricey character dining experience. For breakfast adults pay $36 and for dinner it's now gone up to $60. And a new policy as of October 2011 now makes you hold the reservation with a credit card and gives you up to one day prior to cancel. This new policy will probably make getting a reservation much easier than it used to be (it was nearly impossible), but since it was only 2 of us we were able to walk in and be seated. Although pricey, I highly recommend this character dining experience for anyone both young and old! </div>
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Below are some pictures of my most recent trip (I tried to find the ones from when I was 4, but would have had to have gone through hundreds of my mom's photo albums). </div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Thank you for joining me today. Your next stop on the Magical Blogorail Loop is </span><i><a href="http://www.adisneymomsthoughts.com/2012/04/magical-blogorail-green-favorite-wdw.html"><span style="color: #001ba6; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">A Disney Mom’s Thoughts</span></a></i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #232323; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>1st Stop ~ <a href="http://disneylivingonline.com/magical-blogorail/magical-blogorail-green-loop-favorite-character-dining-moment/"><span style="color: #001ba6; letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">Disney Living</span></a></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #232323; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>3rd Stop ~ <a href="http://www.adisneymomsthoughts.com/2012/04/magical-blogorail-green-favorite-wdw.html"><span style="color: #001ba6; letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">A Disney Mom’s Thoughts</span></a></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #232323; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>4th Stop ~ <a href="http://canadisney.blogspot.ca/2012/04/blogorail-character-dining.html"><span style="color: #001ba6; letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">The CanaDisney Blog</span></a><br />
Final Stop ~ <a href="http://wp.me/p13tQW-1rS"><span style="color: #001ba6; letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">Your Highway in the Sky</span></a></i></span></div>Tiffany Barrancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851188893110357469noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975098129820259087.post-42932815318660010412012-04-16T07:00:00.001-04:002012-04-16T11:22:27.066-04:00Magical Blogorail: runDisney Expedition Everest Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZ4HilogVqmUl5qQBRd8u0KUMhlEVdpe5LzYIoBn_z9IUr6vNc5PpD4PaPJcIweIYltU116YdPHEhFAamBpsmcBVLzU2Tlm8Ahp3p7LAUg22BoELOvteDiOvu37cf8npzS1I0RL68Wjk/s1600/Blogorail+Logo+(square).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZ4HilogVqmUl5qQBRd8u0KUMhlEVdpe5LzYIoBn_z9IUr6vNc5PpD4PaPJcIweIYltU116YdPHEhFAamBpsmcBVLzU2Tlm8Ahp3p7LAUg22BoELOvteDiOvu37cf8npzS1I0RL68Wjk/s200/Blogorail+Logo+(square).jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #232323;">Welcome to those of you joining me from </span><a href="http://www.disneybabiesblog.com/2012/04/magical-blogorail-rundisney-edition.html"><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Disney Babies Blog</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #232323;"> and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the 2nd stop on our Magical Blogorail.</span></span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #232323; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #232323; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On my bucket list of runDisney races is the upcoming <a href="http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/events/rundisney/expedition-everest-challenge/">Expedition Everest Challenge</a> taking place on May 5th. The Expedition Everest Challenge is a short race, a 5K, that runs through Disney's Animal Kingdom. It takes place at night, however the twist is that it is filled with obstacles along the way. It is definitely not your average race. Throughout the 5K trek you must collect clues to help you on a scavenger hunt that takes place at the end of the race. You can choose to take on the challenge alone or in a team (2 people). </span></span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #232323; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #232323; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm really looking forward to this runDisney race. I've only done one other runDisney race and that was last year's Royal 5K held during <a href="http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/events/rundisney/princess-half-marathon/">Disney's Princess Half Marathon Weekend</a>. </span></span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #232323; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #232323; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After this 5K my bucket list of runDisney race events jumps to a much larger race with the <a href="http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/events/rundisney/wine-and-dine-half-marathon/">Wine and Dine Half Marathon</a> in November! It will be my first "big" race!</span></span></span></div><br />
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<div style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #232323; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for joining me today. Your next stop on the Magical Blogorail Loop is <a href="http://www.disneyfaith.blogspot.com/2012/04/rundisneyland.html">The Disney FAITHful</a>. </span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Final Stop ~ </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://www.tipsfromthedisneydiva.com/2012/04/princess-half-marathon.html">Tips from the Disney Diva</a> </span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></div>Tiffany Barrancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851188893110357469noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975098129820259087.post-49858210134379607592012-03-23T07:00:00.001-04:002012-03-23T07:00:16.813-04:00Magical Blogorail Green - Epcot Flower & Garden Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s1600/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s200/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" width="171" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Welcome to the first stop aboard Magical Blogorail Green. Enjoy the ride as we share with you details of Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"><br />
</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black; line-height: 18px;">I love visiting Epcot's Flower & Garden Festival each year. My favorite thing about the festival is seeing all the gorgeous topiaries that are displayed throughout the park. Each year they bring some new topiaries to the park and you can always count on the classic ones that come back year after year (like "Beauty and the Beast" and "Sleeping Beauty").</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
You can't really describe just how beautiful the topiaries throughout the park are, so I'll let you enjoy the pictures from last year's festival. </span><br />
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</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I'll be sure to post pictures from this year's festival as soon as I get a chance to go back to Disney. </span><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #232323;">Thank you for joining me today. Your next stop on the Magical Blogorail Loop is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001ba6; line-height: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.adisneymomsthoughts.com/2012/03/magical-blogorail-green-flower-and.html">A Disney Mom’s Thoughts</a>.</span></span></span></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here is the map of our Magical Blogorail should you happen to have to make a stop along the way and want to reboard:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div style="color: #232323; font-style: italic; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i></i></span></span></div><div style="color: #001ba6; font-style: italic; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #232323; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i>1st Stop ~ </i><a href="http://disneyprincessadventures.blogspot.com/2012/03/magical-blogorail-green-epcot-flower.html" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #001ba6; letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i>Adventures of a Disney Princess</i></span></a></span></span></div><div style="color: #001ba6; font-style: italic; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #232323; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i>2nd Stop ~ </i><a href="http://www.adisneymomsthoughts.com/2012/03/magical-blogorail-green-flower-and.html" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #001ba6; font: 16.0px Arial; letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i>A Disney Mom’s Thoughts</i></span></a></span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001ba6; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #232323; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>3rd Stop ~ </i><a href="http://wdwnotjustforkids.com/disney-world/epcots-flower-garden-festival/" style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #001ba6; font: 16.0px Arial; letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i>Walt Disney World: Not Just for Kids</i></span></a></span><span style="color: #232323; font-style: italic; font: normal normal normal 15px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i><br />
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</i></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #232323; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i style="font-style: italic;">Final Stop ~ </i></span><a href="http://disneylivingonline.com/magical-blogorail/magical-blogorail-green-loop-flower-and-garden-festival" style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #001ba6; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i>Disney Living</i></span></a></span></span></div><br />
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</div>Tiffany Barrancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851188893110357469noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975098129820259087.post-55343403358488706852012-02-24T07:00:00.001-05:002012-02-24T07:00:09.293-05:00Magical Blogorail Green - Hidden Treasures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s1600/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s200/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" width="171" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Welcome to those of you joining me from <a href="http://disneylivingonline.com/magical-blogorail/magical-blogorail-green-loop-hidden-treasures-from-our-favorite-disney-parks/">Disney Living</a> and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the final stop on our Magical Blogorail.</span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">One of the Hidden Treasures that I absolutely love is the Firehouse Gift Station on Main Street in the <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/magic-kingdom/">Magic Kingdom</a>. Not many people may know about it, but when inside it's a nice little hidden treasure with little gifts you wouldn't find anywhere else in the park. </span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">My favorite thing about the Firehouse Gift Station and why I feel it is truly a little Hidden Treasure inside the park is that over the years Firefighters from various departments around the country have left their patches and the station has them up for display. What started off as a tradition for firefighters however has grown and you can find patches from police departments and even several federal agencies that all work towards keeping us and our country safe on a daily basis. I think it's a nice way to honor all those and remember the many men and women that are fighting for our safety. </span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for joining Magical Blogorail Green this month. We will be back Friday, March 23<sup>rd</sup> with an all new theme. Keep checking in with our blogs in between loops to keep up to date with our Disney info, photos and stories. If you are looking for more Disney magic, you can make your way over to <a href="http://www.magicalblogorail.com/"><span style="color: blue;">The Magical Blogorail</span></a> website to see all our members and their blogs, as well as all our previous loops.</span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here is the map of our Magical Blogorail should you happen to have to make a stop along the way and want to reboard:</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span>1st Stop ~ <a href="http://www.adisneymomsthoughts.com/2012/02/magical-blogorail-green-hidden.html">A Disney Mom’s Thoughts<o:p></o:p></a></span></em><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">2nd Stop ~ <a href="http://wdwnotjustforkids.com/disney-world/magic-blogorail-green-hidden-treasures-from-our-favorite-disney-parks/">Walt Disney World: Not Just for Kids</a><br />
3rd Stop ~ <a href="http://wp.me/p13tQW-1gw">Your Highway in the Sky</a><br />
4th Stop ~ <a href="http://disneylivingonline.com/magical-blogorail/magical-blogorail-green-loop-hidden-treasures-from-our-favorite-disney-parks/">Disney Living</a><br />
Final Stop ~ <a href="http://disneyprincessadventures.blogspot.com/2012/02/magical-blogorail-green-hidden.html">Adventures of a Disney Princess</a></span></i></div></span></div></div></blockquote>Tiffany Barrancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851188893110357469noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975098129820259087.post-80708759896721408082012-01-27T07:00:00.001-05:002012-01-27T07:00:12.051-05:00Magical Blogorail Green: My Disney Memory with a Loved One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s1600/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s200/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" width="171" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Welcome to those of you joining me from</span> <i><a href="http://disneylivingonline.com/everyday-magic/magical-blogorail-green-loop-disney-memories-with-loved-ones/">Disney Living</a></i> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the 4th stop on our Magical Blogorail. </span></span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">My Disney memory with a loved one goes back to when I was 15 years old. </span>It was a "girls" trip with my mom, aunt, sister and great grandmother. That was the last time I went to Disney with my great grandmother whom recently passed away. By that time, taking a trip to Disney was already difficult for her, but she went anyway. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had so much fun going to Epcot and the Magic Kingdom (her two favorite parks). The entire time she was laughing and having a great time. I'll never forget the smile on her face. She couldn't go on any rides, but she enjoyed just being there with us and watching her great grandchildren have a wonderful time. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After all these years I look back and remember what a fun Disney trip that was, especially because of how special it is to me now. I will always hold that Disney memory close to my heart. (I wish I could have posted pictures, but they weren't taken on a digital camera and are put away in an album.)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for joining me today. Your next stop on the Magical Blogorail Loop is <a href="http://www.adisneymomsthoughts.com/2012/01/magical-blogorail-green-disney-memory.html"><i>A Disney Mom's Thoughts</i></a>.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here is the map of our Magical Blogorail should you happen to have to make a stop along the way and want to reboard:</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1st Stop ~ <a href="http://wdwnotjustforkids.com/family/magical-blogorail-green-favorite-disney-memory-with-a-loved-one/">Walt Disney World: Not Just for Kids</a></span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2nd Stop ~ <a href="http://wp.me/p13tQW-1bY">Your Highway in the Sky</a></span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3rd Stop ~ <a href="http://disneylivingonline.com/everyday-magic/magical-blogorail-green-loop-disney-memories-with-loved-ones/">Disney Living</a></span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4th Stop ~ <a href="http://disneyprincessadventures.blogspot.com/2012/01/magical-blogorail-green-my-disney.html">Adventures of a Disney Princess</a></span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Final Stop ~ <a href="http://www.adisneymomsthoughts.com/2012/01/magical-blogorail-green-disney-memory.html">A Disney Mom’s Thoughts</a></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black; font-size: 15px;"><br />
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</div>Tiffany Barrancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851188893110357469noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975098129820259087.post-50736417068815035192011-12-23T07:00:00.002-05:002011-12-23T09:14:14.297-05:00Magical Blogorail Green: My 2012 Disney Resolution<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s1600/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s200/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" width="171" /></a></div><br />
<div style="font: 11.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Welcome to those of you joining me from <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.pursuingthemagic.com/2011/12/disney-resolution.html">Pursuing The Magic</a></span> and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the 2nd stop on our Magical Blogorail.</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 12.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My 2012 Disney resolution is to finally participate in two of the runDisney race events that I’ve been wanting to do, but for one reason or another haven’t gotten around to doing them. The first is the “<a href="http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/events/rundisney/expedition-everest-challenge"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Expedition Everest Challenge</span></a>” that takes place in May and the second is the “<a href="http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/events/rundisney/wine-and-dine-half-marathon"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Wine & Dine Half Marathon</span></a>” in November (although I might add the a third as I was really excited about the announcement on Wednesday regarding the new “Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 10 Miler”).</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 12.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This coming year however, there will be no excuses. I will finally partake in these two race events (and maybe 3). </span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 12.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Have you participated in any of runDisney’s race events? Or do you plan to participate in any? My first event was this past year’s “Royal 5k.” Although I was sick with the flu I truly enjoyed the event and loved that feeling of accomplishment when I crossed the finish line and got my medal. I can’t wait for the next one!</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thank you for joining me today. Your next stop on the Magical Blogorail Loop is <a href="http://www.adisneymomsthoughts.com/2011/12/magical-blogorail-green-disney.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A Disney Mom’s Thoughts</span></a>. </span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 12.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="color: #500c50; font: 11.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here is the map of our Magical Blogorail should you happen to have to make a stop along the way and want to reboard:</span></span></div><div style="color: #500c50; font: 11.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 12.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="color: #001ba6; font: 11.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1st Stop ~ <a href="http://www.pursuingthemagic.com/2011/12/disney-resolution.html"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Pursuing the Magic</span></a></span></div><div style="color: #001ba6; font: 11.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2nd Stop ~ <a href="http://disneyprincessadventures.blogspot.com/2011/12/magical-blogorail-green-my-2012-disney.html"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Adventures of a Disney Princess </span></a><br />
3rd Stop ~ <a href="http://www.adisneymomsthoughts.com/2011/12/magical-blogorail-green-disney.html"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">A Disney Mom’s Thoughts</span></a></span></div><div style="color: #001ba6; font: 11.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Final Stop ~ <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://wdwnotjustforkids.com/podcast/magical-blogorail-green-my-2012-disney-resolution/">Walt Disney World: Not Just for Kids</a></span></span></div><div><br />
</div>Tiffany Barrancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851188893110357469noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975098129820259087.post-36595008501029428572011-11-29T07:00:00.002-05:002011-11-29T07:00:05.313-05:00Magical Blogorail Green - The Holidays at Disney<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s1600/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s200/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" width="171" /></a></div><br />
<div style="color: #232323; font: 15.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Welcome to the first stop aboard Magical Blogorail Green. Enjoy the ride as we share with you our favorite things about the holiday season at Disney.</span></span></div><div style="color: #232323; font: 15.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 17.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">It doesn't get any better than Christmas time in Disney because they make sure to put you in the holiday spirit from the second you visit the website to book your trip! Not only are the parks decorated in the best way possible for Christmas, but the Disney Parks all have something special going on for the holiday season. </span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">My favorite thing about the holiday season at Disney takes place at the Magic Kingdom with <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/magic-kingdom/special-events/mickeys-very-merry-christmas-party/"><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; text-decoration: underline;">Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party</span></a>. This has become an annual tradition for me as I go every year.</span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party takes place on select nights from November through December (typically Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays). Since it is a special event it requires a separate ticket, and the closer it gets to the holidays the more quickly it sells out. I really enjoy this event because it's everything Christmas, Disney style! And of course who can say no to unlimited hot cocoa and sugar cookies (they also have a healthier alternative with apple slices and apple juice).</span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">My favorite thing about the party is how all of the characters are dressed in their finest holiday attire and of course the Christmas parade with Santa and his reindeer. Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party brings together all the joys of Christmas in one place - lights, songs and holiday cheer...and even snow on Main Street! </span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
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<div style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>2nd Stop ~ </i><a href="http://www.adisneymomsthoughts.com/2011/11/magical-blogorail-green-osborne-family.html" style="color: #001ba6;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>A Disney Mom’s Thoughts</i></span></a></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>3rd Stop ~ </i><a href="http://wdwnotjustforkids.com/disney-world/magic-blogorail-green-christmas-at-disney-world/" style="color: #001ba6;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>Walt Disney World: Not Just for Kids</i></span></a></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>4th Stop ~ </i><a href="http://wp.me/p13tQW-18L" style="color: #001ba6;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>Your Highway in the Sky</i></span></a></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>Final Stop ~ </i><a href="http://heidi-strawser.com/2011/11/id-love-to-see-candlelight-processional.html" style="color: #500c50;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>Heidi’s Head</i></span></a></span></span></div>Tiffany Barrancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851188893110357469noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975098129820259087.post-90447945634200225772011-10-28T07:00:00.002-04:002011-10-28T07:00:03.852-04:00Magical Blogorail Green - Halloween at Disney<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s1600/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s200/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" width="171" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to those of you joining me from </span></span><a href="http://www.disneyonwheelsblog.com/2011/10/magical-blogorail-halloween-at-disney.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Disney on Wheels</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the final stop on our Magical Blogorail. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my favorite things about Halloween time at Disney are all of the pumpkin decorations at the Magic Kingdom and the costumes the characters wear during Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My absolute favorite decorations are the giant pumpkins at the entrance. Even if you don't attend Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, you get the chance to experience all of the Halloween decorations that are up all over the Magic Kingdom. There are pumpkins everywhere - from giant light up pumpkins to pumpkin banners. And of course Main Street comes to life in a completely different way during Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, with halloween music playing and the streets lit up in an eerie way. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also love the costumes that the characters dress up in during the party.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Writing about it just won't do it justice, so instead I'll share pictures from my experience last year. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thank you for joining Magical Blogorail Green this month. We will be back November 25</span></span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 8px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px;"><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">th</span></span></sup></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> with an all new theme. Keep checking in with our blogs in between loops to keep up to date with our Disney info, photos and stories. If you are looking for more Disney magic, you can make your way over to </span></span><a href="http://www.magicalblogorail.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Magical Blogorail</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> website to see all our members and their blogs, as well as all our previous loops.</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 15.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i><div style="color: #001ba6; font: 15.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1st Stop ~</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></i><a href="http://www.adisneymomsthoughts.com/2011/10/magical-blogorail-green-halloween-at.html"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A Disney Mom’s Thoughts</span></span></i></span></a></div><div style="color: #001ba6; font: 15.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2nd Stop ~</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></i><a href="http://wp.me/p13tQW-15u"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Your Highway in the Sky</span></span></i></span></a></div><div style="color: #001ba6; font: 15.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3rd Stop ~ </span></span></span></i><a href="http://www.disneyonwheelsblog.com/2011/10/magical-blogorail-halloween-at-disney.html"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Disney on Wheels</span></span></i></span></a></div><div style="color: #001ba6; font: 15.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Final Stop ~</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></i><a href="http://disneyprincessadventures.blogspot.com/2011/10/magical-blogorail-green-halloween.html"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Adventures of a Disney Princess</span></span></i></span></a></div></i></span></div></i>Tiffany Barrancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851188893110357469noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975098129820259087.post-85102250509055719702011-09-23T07:00:00.004-04:002011-09-23T07:00:12.677-04:00Magical Blogorail Green: Favorite Disney Resort To Visit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s1600/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s200/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" width="171" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2;">Welcome to those of you joining me from <a href="http://www.pursuingthemagic.com/2011/09/magical-blogorail-green.html">Pursuing the Magic</a> and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the 4th stop on our Magical Blogorail.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Welcome to those of you joining me from Pursuing the Magic and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the 4th stop on our Magical Blogorail.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">My favorite Walt Disney World resort to visit is <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/wilderness-lodge-resort/">Disney's Wilderness Lodge</a>. I think it is a combination of the was it is decorated as well as the fact that it has one of my favorite places to go for breakfast: The <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/whispering-canyon-cafe/">Whispering Canyon Cafe</a> - that makes it my favorite resort to visit. </div><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">We always make it a point to stop at the Wilderness Lodge during our trips to Disney World. My favorite part of the hotel itself is the lobby. I love how it makes you feel that you really are out in some big lodge in the mountains. And although we are still a couple of months away from the holidays, this resort looks spectacular when decorated for Christmas. </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">At the Whispering Canyon Cafe, I love the way they serve the Mickey Waffles in cast-iron skillets. And of course the service is always a fun experience! </div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although I love simply "visiting" the Wilderness Lodge, I do look forward to one day staying there as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for joining me today. Your next stop on the Magical Blogorail Loop is <a href="http://www.adisneymomsthoughts.com/2011/09/magical-blogorail-green-my-favorite.html">A Disney Mom’s Thoughts</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1st Stop ~ <a href="http://wdwnotjustforkids.com/disney-world/magical-blogorail-green-favorite-resort-to-visit/">Walt Disney World: Not Just for Kids</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2nd Stop ~ <a href="http://www.yourhighwayinthesky.com/2011/09/captain-cooks-the-gem-of-poly/">Your Highway in the Sky</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3rd Stop ~ <a href="http://www.pursuingthemagic.com/2011/09/magical-blogorail-green.html">Pursuing the Magic</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4th Stop ~ <a href="http://disneyprincessadventures.blogspot.com/2011/09/magical-blogorail-green-favorite-disney.html">Adventures of a Disney Princess</a><br />
Final Stop ~ <a href="http://www.adisneymomsthoughts.com/2011/09/magical-blogorail-green-my-favorite.html">A Disney Mom’s Thoughts</a></span>Tiffany Barrancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851188893110357469noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975098129820259087.post-36315325813384752022011-08-26T07:00:00.001-04:002011-08-26T07:00:02.367-04:00Magical Blogorail Green: The Disney Attraction I Miss the Most<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s1600/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s1600/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s200/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" width="171" /></a> Welcome to those of you joining me from <a href="http://www.magicaldayswiththemouse.com/2011/08/most-missed-attraction-at-disneyland.html">Magical Days with the Mouse</a> and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the 3rd stop on our Magical Blogorail.<br />
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The attraction I miss the most is still at the parks in a sense, but not as it was originally. That attraction is "Journey Into Imagination." You may remember that I blogged about this same attraction back in April during Magical Blogorail's <a href="http://disneyprincessadventures.blogspot.com/2011/04/magical-blogorail-my-least-favorite.html">Least Favorite Disney Attraction</a>. Even though I consider the current attraction my least favorite of the parks, the original attraction is also the attraction I miss the most (I'm pretty sure I speak for a lot of Disney fans out there)!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xAAIplmiuOqHA6ahQPYAq73NHEjbX46lsSijXO7AocVhXZsiW66dx1FxFxM-EoJJCyV6Jbwf3UkngzVZ6pt2deOb1nP3nr8FnvZ251jxhJ4eu5i3nBLI1gdQRMCviaN-aJtLBVbHUu8/s1600/dreamfig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xAAIplmiuOqHA6ahQPYAq73NHEjbX46lsSijXO7AocVhXZsiW66dx1FxFxM-EoJJCyV6Jbwf3UkngzVZ6pt2deOb1nP3nr8FnvZ251jxhJ4eu5i3nBLI1gdQRMCviaN-aJtLBVbHUu8/s320/dreamfig.jpg" width="252" /></a>In my opinion, the original attraction was simply perfect! I still don't understand the reasoning behind changing the ride. Dreamfinder and Figment really brought the concept of using your imagination to life in the original attraction.<br />
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After Disney's recent reopening of the "Original Enchanted Tiki Room," I have hope that one day they will bring back my beloved "Journey Into Imagination." I loved that ride and figment so much that after 23 years I still have the Figment plush toy that my parents bought for me on one of my trips (and he still looks brand new)!<br />
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Thank you for joining me today. Your next stop on the Magical Blogorail Loop is <a href="http://www.adisneymomsthoughts.com/2011/08/magical-blogorail-green-attraction-i.html">A Disney Mom’s Thoughts</a>.<br />
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Here is the map of our Magical Blogorail should you happen to have to make a stop along the way and want to reboard:<br />
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1st Stop ~ <a href="http://wp.me/p13tQW-P6">Your Highway in the Sky</a><br />
2nd Stop ~ <a href="http://www.magicaldayswiththemouse.com/2011/08/most-missed-attraction-at-disneyland.html">Magical Days with the Mouse</a><br />
3rd Stop ~ <a href="http://disneyprincessadventures.blogspot.com/2011/08/magical-blogorail-green-disney.html">Adventures of a Disney Princess</a><br />
4th Stop ~ <a href="http://www.adisneymomsthoughts.com/2011/08/magical-blogorail-green-attraction-i.html">A Disney Mom’s Thoughts</a><br />
Final Stop ~ <a href="http://wdwnotjustforkids.com/disney-world/magical-blogorail-green-most-missed-attractions/">Walt Disney World: Not Just for Kids</a><br />
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</div>Tiffany Barrancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851188893110357469noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975098129820259087.post-22975851673208649892011-07-22T09:10:00.000-04:002011-07-22T09:10:06.306-04:00My Most Memorable Disney Character Experience<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s1600/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s200/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" width="171" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to those of you joining me from </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><a href="http://www.magicaldayswiththemouse.com/2011/07/memorable-character-experiences-at.html">Magical Days with the Mouse</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and those of you who have just hopped aboard. I am 2nd stop on our Magical Blogorail.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My most memorable Disney character experience was when I was when I was about 4 1/2 years old at <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/chef-mickeys/">Chef Mickey's</a> at Disney's Contemporary Resort. I remember it perfectly as if it were yesterday. I was so excited and happy to be meeting and taking pictures with all of my favorite Disney characters that I would wake up to each morning. My little sister was terrified of them, but I was having the time of my life. I kept going after Mickey, Pluto, Goofy and Donald and bringing them back to my table (back then they weren't so strict with them because at one point I had three characters at my table). It really is my most memorable experience and one that I will always cherish.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the map of our Magical Blogorail Loop should you happen to make a stop along the way and want to reboard:</span></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1st Stop ~ <a href="http://www.magicaldayswiththemouse.com/2011/07/memorable-character-experiences-at.html">Magical Days with the Mouse</a></span></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2nd Stop ~ <a href="http://disneyprincessadventures.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-most-memorable-disney-character.html">Adventures of a Disney Princess</a></span></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3rd Stop ~<a href="http://www.makinmemoriesphotoblog.com/2011/07/22/magical-blogorail-memorable-character-experiences-in-the-park/"> Makin' Memories</a></span></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4th Stop ~ <a href="http://wdwnotjustforkids.com/disney-world/magic-blogorail-green-favorite-character-experience-in-the-park/">Walt Disney World: Not Just for Kids</a></span></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Final Stop ~ <a href="http://www.yourhighwayinthesky.com/2011/07/be-a-character-magical-blogorail">Your Highway in the Sky</a></span></div>Tiffany Barrancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851188893110357469noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975098129820259087.post-35423224908682302572011-06-24T07:00:00.002-04:002011-06-24T07:00:17.767-04:00Magical Blogorail - My Favorite World Showcase Pavilion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s1600/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s200/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" width="171" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: black; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><em>Welcome to the first stop aboard Magical Blogorail Green. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Enjoy the ride as we share with you our favorite World Showcase Pavilion!</em></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">I must start off by saying that in general I absolutely love Epcot's World Showcase! One of my favorite things to do is just walk through it "hopping from country to country" in just a couple of hours. And although it is hard to choose a favorite, there is one that to me intrigues me the most and has made me decide that one day I will take a trip to visit the actual country - that World Showcase Pavilion is Norway!</span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><i>Thank you for joining me today. Your next stop on the Magical Blogorail Loop is <a href="http://adisneymomsthoughts.blogspot.com/2011/06/magical-blogorail-favorite-ws-pavilion.html">A Disney Mom's Thoughts</a>.</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><i>1st Stop ~ <a href="http://disneyprincessadventures.blogspot.com/2011/06/magical-blogorail-my-favorite-world.html">Adventures of a Disney Princess</a></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><i>2nd Stop ~ <a href="http://adisneymomsthoughts.blogspot.com/2011/06/magical-blogorail-favorite-ws-pavilion.html">A Disney Mom’s Thoughts</a></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><i>3rd Stop ~ <a href="http://www.disneyonwheelsblog.com/2011/06/my-favorite-world-showcase-pavilion.html">Disney on Wheels</a></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><i>4th Stop ~ <a href="http://wp.me/p13tQW-mc">Your Highway in the Sky</a></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><i>Final Stop ~ <a href="http://www.magicaldayswiththemouse.com/2011/06/my-favorite-world-showcase-pavilion.html">Magical Days with the Mouse</a></i></span></div>Tiffany Barrancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851188893110357469noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975098129820259087.post-11462674821586692332011-05-31T22:48:00.000-04:002011-05-31T22:48:33.135-04:00Meeting Mickey at the Town Square TheaterOn one of my recent trips to Walt Disney World, I was able to experience the new meet and greet for Mickey and Minnie at the Magic Kingdom's Town Square Theater. I went close to midnight, so the majority of the kids were already gone and that meant no wait time for me. I literally walked right through! It was great!<br />
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Overall, I thought the room where you meet and take your picture with Mickey and Minnie is much better than the one in Mickey's Toontown Fair. It has so many intricate details that really bring the whole experience to life. What is lacking is the experience you used to get while waiting in line at Mickey's Toontown Fair. There, your entire surroundings brought the experience to life with giant pumpkins and old Disney cartoons! At the Town Square Theater it is basically just white walls with red carpet and ropes - it makes me glad that I didn't have to wait in line.<br />
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Below are pictures of what the experience inside the room with Mickey & Minnie looks like. I think you'll enjoy them.<br />
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My favorite activity outside of going to the Disney theme parks is hanging out in Downtown Disney. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I feel that Downtown Disney has so much to offer guests of all ages. For me, making a stop at Downtown Disney is a must on any Disney trip.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I love all the restaurants, shops and various activities that Downtown Disney has, and the best part about it for non-Disney Passholders is that you're getting the magic of Disney without having to pay the price! </span><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">My absolute favorite activity at Downtown Disney is DisneyQuest which is basically a Disney virtual theme park. We have so much fun when we're there. You would think we were 10 years old again! I love the Pirates of the Caribbean, Buzz Lightyear's Astroblasters and Virtual Jungle Cruise attractions. I can never get enough of them. And of course being able to relive my childhood by playing all the old video games I used to play as a child in the classic video games area. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Besides DisneyQuest, I love shopping and dining at Downtown Disney. Two of my favorite stores that I always visit are the <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/destinations/downtown-disney/shopping/world-of-disney/">World of Disney</a> and Disney's Days of Christmas. I always find something I want to buy to take back home with me. For dining your options are endless, although I tend to always eat at the same four places: Wolfgang Puck, Rainforest Cafe, T-REX and of course Earl of Sandwich.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I usually tend to follow a schedule as to when I visit Downtown Disney - if we are arriving at night, we'll make sure to stop there for dinner and of course no Disney trip can come to an end without me stopping there before heading back home.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Do you love visiting Downtown Disney as much as I do? What is your favorite thing to do there?</span><br />
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Thank you for joining us this month. We will be back June 24<sup>th</sup> with an all new theme, though feel free to keep checking in with our blogs in between loops to keep up to date with our Disney info, photos and stories</em></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">If you are looking for more Disney magic, you can find all the blogorail members and their blogs, as well as all our previous loops at</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><a href="http://www.magicalblogorail.com/" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">The Magical Blogorail</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">.</span></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">There were fun activities throughout Downtown Disney to celebrate the upcoming movie. Kids even got a chance to meet the stars of "Cars 2" - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Lightning, Mater and Finn McMissile! One of my favorite parts of the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">event was getting a chance to see all of the classic cars that were being showcased.</span></span><br />
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</tbody></table>Tiffany Barrancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851188893110357469noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975098129820259087.post-20336804725377583902011-05-20T07:00:00.002-04:002011-05-20T08:12:19.234-04:00Star Wars Weekends 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkojikAalPDWbXhoeIFBr4yPDDgi0Q1olY5B8mBP8usiTj-abtrJ08Dk-SjY87V4sVzJtIWrbIsTRZ0NpMNXMrV6PS8R67YgFSE2fmNVF3rXyvsM1JEV1-mIb4MR0z7GWbuZKfklsPyY/s1600/Untitled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkojikAalPDWbXhoeIFBr4yPDDgi0Q1olY5B8mBP8usiTj-abtrJ08Dk-SjY87V4sVzJtIWrbIsTRZ0NpMNXMrV6PS8R67YgFSE2fmNVF3rXyvsM1JEV1-mIb4MR0z7GWbuZKfklsPyY/s320/Untitled.jpg" width="217" /></a></div>The annual Star Wars Weekends kicks off today at Disney's Hollywood Studios. This year it brings something extra special to Star Wars fans with the grand opening of the new adventures of Star Tours.<br />
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</div><div>Fans have been waiting quite some time for the revamping of the ride which is now in 3D. I've been hearing great things about the ride for about a week now as Disney has been testing it with a soft opening. Fans love it so much that I've been reading that some people are going back and riding it 4 or 5 times (some even 9)!</div><div><br />
</div><div>I'm really looking forward to going back in a couple of weeks to experience Star Wars Weekends. I go every year with my boyfriend and it is something we both enjoy. This year I'm especially looking forward to experiencing the new Star Tours! </div><div><br />
</div><div>For those of you that want to make it to Star Wars Weekends this year, they are happening every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from May 20th through June 12th. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Some celebrities expected to attend this year's event weekends include Peter Mayhew (Chewbaca), Ray Park (Darth Maul) and Tom Kane (<i>Clone Wars </i>voice of Yoda). </div><div><br />
</div><div>For a full listing of Star Wars Weekends' celebrity lineup and event guide, be sure to visit the official event page <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/hollywood-studios/special-events/star-wars-weekend/">here</a>. Disney has even added a techy way of keeping everyone updated on the latest Star Wars Weekends news. Guests can text STAR1 to DPARK in order to receive the latest information and real-time updates while they are there. </div><div><br />
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</div><div>The latest <a href="http://gowalla.com/disneyparks">Disney Challenge</a> on Gowalla is for summer and comes with a special Summer 2011 pin upon completion. In order to earn the Summer 2011 pin Gowalla users must check in at each of the following spots on the mobile app: </div><div><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><ul><li>Pirates of the Caribbean at Magic Kingdom</li>
<li>Star Tours at Disney's Hollywood Studios</li>
<li>Conservation Station at Disney's Animal Kingdom</li>
<li>America Gardens Theatre at Epcot during the Sounds Like Summer Concert Series</li>
</ul><div>This isn't the only Disney challenge on Gowalla - there are so many different challenges to complete and badges to earn! </div><div><br />
</div><div>A couple of months ago I earned my World Traveler badge by checking in to each pavilion at Epcot's World Showcase!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://static.gowalla.com/trips/24623-00ea14c72f29fb1d7157adf1ce965020-100.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="24623-00ea14c72f29fb1d7157adf1ce965020-100" border="0" src="http://static.gowalla.com/trips/24623-00ea14c72f29fb1d7157adf1ce965020-100.png" /></a></div><div><br />
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Some changes include the addition of new digital technology with the ETX Theatre. They are also adding The Marketplace to the theatre which will be a modern take on your typical concession stand. New to the AMC Theatre will also be Coke Freestyle machines that will have more than 100 flavors of coke for anyone that is interested in experimenting and trying something new. </div><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">My favorite change and one that I am a very big fan of is the announcement of the addition of the AMC Dine-in Theatres to Downtown Disney. </div><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">The AMC Dine-in Theatre will feature a movie theatre-restaurant experience for guests over the age of 18 (those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult). It will have over-sized, Love-seat style seating and with personal tray tables so guests may enjoy food off an extensive menu that will feature appetizers, entrées, desserts and even a full bar. Staff will take guests' orders prior to the start of the movie and serve it before the film begins, giving guests the opportunity to fully experience the concept of "dinner and a movie."</div><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">Where I'm from we have Cobb's version of the dine-in theatre with their <a href="http://cobbcinebistro.com/">Cobb Cinebistro</a> and I must say that once you've watched a movie at one of these theatres, you will never want to step foot in a regular movie theatre again. </div><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">I for one have never been to the movie theatre in Downtown Disney. My reasoning behind it is that there is so much to do, why waste time in the movie theatre? But with this upgrade that the AMC Theatre has recently received, I'm just going to have to add it to my bucket list of things to do at Disney World!</div>Tiffany Barrancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851188893110357469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975098129820259087.post-81994892364255893552011-05-02T23:39:00.001-04:002011-05-02T23:44:47.322-04:00Tickets for Mickey's Parties On Sale Now<div class="MsoNormal" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-indent: 0in;"><img height="320" src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v344/40/59/10601247/n10601247_36674555_6706.jpg" width="240" /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -.25in; text-indent: 0in;">Tickets are on sale for two of my favorite special ticketed events that take place at the Magic Kingdom each year: <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/magic-kingdom/special-events/mickeys-not-so-scary-halloween-party/">Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party</a> and <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/magic-kingdom/special-events/mickeys-very-merry-christmas-party/">Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party</a>!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -.25in; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">I<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;">n honor of Earth Day today, I thought I'd do a blog entry tied to environmental awareness. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span>Since I can remember Disney has always been a company that has resonated with me as one that truly cared about making our world a better place to live. At the age of 11, I clearly remember watching a Disney Channel special documentary in celebration of Earth Day. It was unlike anything I had ever seen Disney do before. It was very honest and didn't hold back on bringing to light what mankind was doing to the planet: destroying it. It touched upon species of animals that were endangered and becoming extinct and even used the word global warming.</div><br />
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The most important thing it did was change me. It made me realize that we really did need to do something and it made me appreciate nature so much more than I did before. As an 11 year old after watching this special, I was ready to go out and save the planet all on my own. That one hour special inspired me.<br />
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Although the recent films from Disney Nature may not have as powerful of a message as I remember that documentary having (maybe it's because I was a kid), they bring awareness to just how precious every aspect of our earth is. <br />
I honestly can't wait to see Disney Nature's latest installment tonight, <a href="http://disney.go.com/disneynature/africancats/">African Cats</a>. The fact that Disney will donate $0.20 from each movie ticket sold the first week to save the Savanna makes it even better!<br />
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Make sure to do your part today to help save the planet!<br />
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</div>Tiffany Barrancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851188893110357469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975098129820259087.post-76399498050345012062011-04-22T07:00:00.014-04:002011-04-22T07:00:09.813-04:00Magical Blogorail - My Least Favorite Disney Attraction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s1600/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwpBDpeSqOkTx3En1iWQXn6gyDxOm6v-Fc4T_tqra1OJ7vDGxgkSKIxzMsCOnFnZXS79PfPUv4hxi6M6cA_Ahu31C977_Z60RL1gw7xOLx0SmHlGiXDBuuWHIcyBkmz4YZ3HOjpDQrFQ/s200/blogorail+logo+%2528green%2529.jpg" width="171px" /></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Welcome to those of you joining me from <i><a href="http://www.magicaldayswiththemouse.com/2011/04/magical-blogorail-green-least-favorite.html">Magical Days with the Mouse</a></i> and those of you who have just hopped aboard. I am the 4th stop on our Magical Blogorail.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I must start by saying that this was difficult. My least favorite Disney attraction? How could I possibly not like something related to Disney? As difficult as it was, I do have a least favorite Disney attraction and it was after Disney went and changed it. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Originally my favorite ride in all of Disney, <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/epcot/attractions/journey-into-imagination-with-figment/">Journey Into Imagination</a> is now my least favorite attraction. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I miss the original ride and although I still love Figment, I just don't like what Disney did with the attraction. Instead of the friendly and happy Dreamfinder leading you on the journey, it is now a cold Dr. Nigel Channing. The cartoon version of Figment on the screens also changed with the ride upgrade. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">The ride is now more about the science of things and the senses we experience. I feel as if a lot of the "imagination" and fun part of the ride disappeared when they revamped it. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I guess this is part of the old saying all good things must come to an end, but Disney didn't really end it, they changed it. And why change a good thing?<br />
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I'm hoping one day Disney will bring back the original "Journey Into Imagination" so that the new generation of kids (and adults as well) can enjoy what I once thought was the best attraction. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Thank you for joining me today. Your next stop on the Magical Blogorail Loop is<i> <a href="http://adisneymomsthoughts.blogspot.com/2011/04/magical-blogorail-least-favorite.html">A Disney Mom’s Thoughts</a>.</i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><em>Here is the map of our Magical Blogorail Loop should you happen to have to make a stop along the way and want to reboard:</em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><em>1<sup>st</sup> Stop ~ <a href="http://wdwnotjustforkids.com/disney/magical-blogorail-green-least-favorite-disney-attractions/">Walt Disney World: It’s Not Just For Kids</a></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><em>2<sup>nd</sup> Stop ~ <a href="http://www.yourhighwayinthesky.com/2011/04/magical-blogorail-least-favorite-attraction/">Your Highway in the Sky</a></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><em>3<sup>rd</sup> Stop ~ <a href="http://www.magicaldayswiththemouse.com/2011/04/magical-blogorail-green-least-favorite.html">Magical Days with the Mouse</a></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><em>4<sup>th</sup> Stop ~ <a href="http://disneyprincessadventures.blogspot.com/2011/04/magical-blogorail-my-least-favorite.html">Adventures of a Disney Princess</a></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><em>Final Stop ~ <a href="http://adisneymomsthoughts.blogspot.com/2011/04/magical-blogorail-least-favorite.html">A Disney Mom’s Thoughts</a></em></div>Tiffany Barrancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851188893110357469noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975098129820259087.post-86034841591207919862011-04-15T11:42:00.000-04:002011-04-15T11:42:36.498-04:00Disney Memories - 2010 Epcot Flower & Garden FestivalEpcot, as you know, is one of my favorite Disney parks to visit. Here is a Disney Memory from a visit I took during last year's Flower & Garden Festival.<br />
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I can't wait to visit in a few weeks to see this year's topiaries. I got a preview at the end of February, but can't wait to see it all!<br />
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