The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights 2013

Disney Christmas lights

Described as the most spectacular light display at Walt Disney World, The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights will get you into the holiday spirit. This one-of-a-kind show began as a father’s Christmas gift to his daughter.

There are over five million lights in hundreds of different colors as well as holiday music, animated displays, fun characters, and custom-made light sculptures. It’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before. You don’t want to miss this show!
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2013 Holiday Events at Universal Studios Orlando

Universal Studios holiday events

Ever year, Universal Studios Orlando is home to some of the world’s most amazing shows and parades. It’s a land of endless entertainment, family fun, and great food! Bring your holiday lights to life with the Grinchmas and Macy’s Holiday Parade!

Or you could celebrate the return of Mannheim Steamroller, go behind the scenes, and meet the Grinch! The holiday season is around the corner, so why not celebrate these wonderful moments at Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure!?
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Disney’s Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2013

Disney Christmas party 2013

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving yesterday. I have been really running behind on my site here as I have so much going on. But late than never, right? So I wanted to fill you in on Disney’s Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2013!

It has already been going on since Nov. 8th on select nights. For those who don’t know, Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is a special holiday event they hold at Disney’s Magic Kingdom each year.

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party takes place from 7:00 PM to midnight, on November 8, 11, 14, 15, 17, 21 and 22; and December 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19 and 20, 2013.
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Mickey Mouse Cookie Jars for Christmas Gifts!

mickey mouse cookie jars
Check out all the great Mickey Mouse cookie jars inside!

Thanksgiving will be here soon, and we all know what happens the day after that! Lots of sleeping. Well that, plus lots of Christmas shopping. Ah the joys of fighting to get a parking spot, jabbing other customers and waiting in long lines.

No, that does not sounds fun, does it? Many now do all their Christmas shopping online, so I thought I would help out by posting some Disney gifts that are not quite the normal “princess doll” boring stuff.

So today I give you Mickey Mouse cookie jars! I remember my Mom’s Mickey Mouse cookie jar well. It’s big ears was perfect for my little hands to grab hold of while I was balancing on a chair and 10 books. 😀
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Disney’s Festival Of The Masters Art Picture Gallery 2013

Disney festival of the masters 2013

I thought I’d share a new Disney’s Festival Of The Masters Art Picture Gallery 2013 with you today. This year it took me by surprise, I did not even know it was this weekend until the other day.

I headed over there at noon and found the worst traffic I have ever encountered at the Disney Marketplace. That is because Disney is doing major construction on it and most normal parking spots are gone while they build a new parking garage.

I finally parked across the street and walked over. It was a bit smaller this year, all over on the west side of the marketplace. Most vendors where the same I had seen last year with only a few new ones.

I got one lady upset who told me not to take pictures. What? You set up your art in the middle of the Disney marketplace, the most public spot you can find, and think people are not going to take pictures?

Heck while she was talking to me I saw 3 others snap pics of her art with their phones. Sorry but if your going to display your art work in a public setting you should expect people to take pictures,,, LOTS of them!

Anyways here’s a picture gallery I made of this years Disney’s Festival Of The Masters Art Picture Gallery 2013. So enjoy,,,, and yes,,, the ladies picture is in here somewhere. 😀

To use this picture gallery, click on the first picture and the picture show will start. Click the arrow in the right bottom corner to go to the next picture. Click inside the picture at any time to exit the picture gallery.

ICE At Gaylord Palms 2013

ICE show

It will soon once again be time for the ICE show, located in the giant Gaylord Palms resort in Kissimmee. For those who don’t know, each year Gaylord palms trucks in hundreds of tons of ice around the holidays.

The award-winning ICE! attraction is carved by a team of 40 artisans from Harbin, China. The talented artisans spend more than a month in Kissimmee/Orlando creating this one-of-a-kind attraction.

Harbin is best known for its annual International Ice and Snow Festival, where more than 2,000 sculptors annually carve a 100-acre walk-through ice park, using ice from the nearby Songhua River.
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Disney Expedition Everest roller coaster picture gallery

Expedition everest ride

I had the pleasure of going to Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park the other day. While there I went on Expedition Everest, the cool roller coaster they have. It was a longer ride than I expected with lots of curves, plunges and surprises.

I decided to make a picture gallery of the ride, plus a lot of the other rides that are close by at Dinosaur land. That’s the area that has a lot of things for little kids to play in and on.

So check out the gallery below and take a peek at Expedition Everest and the other rides and attractions nearby. Make sure you go to Disney’s Animal Kingdom if you have never been, it’s a blast!

To use this picture gallery, click on the first picture and the picture show will start. Click the arrow in the right bottom corner to go to the next picture. Click inside the picture at any time to exit the picture gallery.

Epcot Food And Wine Festival Picture Gallery

Disney Epcot festival

I just got back from this years Disney’s Epcot food and wine festival. I went today with the main purpose of sampling many of the “round the world” foods you can eat at all the country “marketplaces” they have out.

Those are the little food booths they have out during the festival. What your suppose to be able to do is sample each countries popular, or classic dishes that are known for each country.

Sounds like a great idea! However I must say I was very disappointed. Because they have to deal with masses of people, they basically pick whatever kind of food that will hold up well being mass produced and sitting in a heating table outside all day.
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Best Amusement Parks over the World

Orlando vacations

Amusement parks offer a wide variety of amenities including roller coasters, fun and food, where you and your family can spend the day out and have fun. Most of these parks provide attractions that cater to the imaginations of certain age groups, whereas some can accommodate people of all ages. Below is a look at some of the best parks.

1. Disney Animal Kingdom Theme Park
Walt Disney is behind the original conception of this theme park. It is the biggest of the theme parks that Walt Disney conceived and its over 500 acres have over 1,700 animals that roam around it. It has seven areas and its visitors can see a live production of lion king. It also offers a real life safari.

2. Legoland in Carlsbad, California
This theme park is for all the kids in America who are between 2 and 12 years old. It is famous for its sculptures that are made from Legos ranging from cars to rides. This theme park, which has a beautiful landscape of bonsai trees and other plants, has Lego themed shops and restaurants, attractions and shows as well as over 50 interactive rides.
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom picture gallery

Disney's animal kingdom

After more than 5 or so years I finally got around to going back to Disney’s Animal Kingdom the other day. Fall is a great time to go now that the crowds are gone and it’s a bit cooler out.

I had forgot just how big the park is, it really is a big park. Much of it was exactly the same as it was years ago when I last went. But one big new attraction was the Expedition Everest roller coaster.

I got into the single rider line and hopped right on, but even the normal line was only 10 minutes long. In the summer it’s often one to two hours wait time. They did a great job making it look like a real mountain.
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Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights 2013

Halloween horror nights

SOOOOOOO once again it’s time for Universal Studios Halloween Horror nights for 2013! And once again I’m late with the news, they go so well together don’t you think?

Now in it’s 23rd year, Halloween horror nights starts this weekend, Thursday, and goes until Nov. 2nd. For almost all weeks it takes place each Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

It starts each night at 6:30 PM and goes until midnight or 2 AM, depending on the date. This event takes place in the Universal Orlando theme park, NOT Islands of Adventure.
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Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party 2013 at Disney World

Disney Halloween party

I must say I’m really slacking off on keeping this site updated, sorry about that! Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party 2013 at Disney World has already started and I wanted to give everyone a heads up before it did.

But better late than never I guess, so here it is! This year Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party 2013 at Disney’s Magic Kingdom park is going on from September 10th to Nov. 1st.

This special event is held on select nights, normally 2 or 3 nights per week during the time they have it. It’s only at the Magic Kingdom theme park and last from 7 PM to midnight on each night.
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