Wildlife photography has always been a passion of mine. I was recently walking through Harambe Village early one morning after photographing gorillas inside Disney’s Animal Kingdom, when I was struck by the vast array of handmade items from Africa: hand-carved wood masks and animals, intricate beaded creations, beautiful woven baskets and so much more....
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Posts Tagged ‘ sights ’
Experience the Sights and Sound of Africa at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, No Passport Needed
Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: What Do the Toyland Soldiers Have to Do with the Land of Oz?
The Toyland soldiers in either Walt Disney World Resort or Disneyland Resort holiday parades are a “must-see.” Watching them on our annual Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade is very cool, but experiencing them in person is even more amazing. They’re exactly like the toy soldiers in Walt Disney’s “Babes in Toyland” (which looks dazzling...
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Sights and Sounds at Disney Parks: Last-Minute Disney Holiday Music Gifts
As Santa’s clock counts down to his big day, I always say there’s nothing like the gift of music (ask people who know me… I really say that). The best thing about music is that you can fill a room with it so everybody enjoys the gift together! The big news this year is...
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: Jodi Benson Adds Glow to Candlelight Processional
Experiencing the Candlelight Processional at Epcot is something special to guests who behold it, the massed choir and 50-piece orchestra performing the music, and of course each A-list celebrity narrator who dramatically interprets the Nativity from the Gospel of Luke, the story of “Silent Night” and the classic essay, “One Solitary Life.” For Disney...
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: A Cinderella Story
Those who have marveled at the crisp, dazzling viewing experience of Blu-ray are surely rejoicing now that Walt Disney’s “Cinderella” is finally available in this format. You can now own one of the greatest classics of all time on Blu-ray, DVD and, if you prefer, as a digital download and even in a magical...
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: Remembering Disney Legend Ginny Tyler
You may not know Ginny Tyler by name, but she is a Disney Legend whose extraordinary voice talents still grace Disney films, recordings and attractions, including Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, in which you can hear her in the preshow as a Tiki Goddess. But those of us who remember the earlier version of...
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: ‘Brave’ is a Feast for the Ears as Well as the Eyes
The legendary composer Henry Mancini believed that if an audience paid too much attention to the background score of a movie, the composer hadn’t done a sufficient job. The background score is crafted to support what you’re watching, to intensify and accent the drama or comedy – literally, to underscore the action. That’s part of...
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: What Does Tom Sawyer Island Have to do With Star Tours?
One hundred and thirty-five years ago, Mark Twain dreamed up the world of Tom Sawyer, inspired by his fabled life on the Mississippi. Eighty years later, Walt Disney designed Tom Sawyer Island as an outdoor playground based on Twain’s characters and adventures—and his own playful imaginings as a child in Missouri.
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: A Little Bit Micky, a Little Bit Mickey
When you’re part of a family, you try to take care of things for one another. Forty-five years ago, four young performers changed from complete strangers to a literal band of brothers, named Micky, Davy, Mike and Peter. The Monkees were a lightning-in-a-bottle international entertainment phenomenon. And in Epcot’s World Showcase, where great nations...
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: A Frog, a Pig and a Dream
Do something completely madcap today to celebrate. Why? Two decades ago, Muppet*Vision 3D opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and a new dimension in deliciously demented daffiness was born — in an attraction that blended Fozzie’s “cheap 3-D tricks” with Audio-Animatronics characters, a live-in-person loony, little tiny bubbles and great big explosions. In other words,...
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: Do Visions of Muppets Dance in Your Head?
They do in my head! When Walt Disney Pictures released “The Muppets” last Thanksgiving, there were lots of reasons for fans like us to celebrate. After all, most of us have watched “The Muppet Show” for decades, have seen the movies and experienced the marvelous madness of Muppet*Vision 3-D at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (which...
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: Robert Sherman Made Our Lives a Jolly Holiday
Today, the wind has changed and Disney Legend Robert B. Sherman has had to leave us. But the immeasurable gifts of song he has given — in that magical partnership with his surviving brother, Disney Legend Richard M. Sherman — will stay forever.
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: For Your Consideration – ‘The Oswalds’
If there were an Oscar for Best Actor in a Disney Parks Leading or Featured Role—let’s call it the “Oswald”—this year’s award would likely go to our own dashing Dennis Marsico, a familiar face to guests as a host of the Lights! Motors! Action! Extreme Action Stunt Show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, appearances on...
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: Ducky and ‘Lady and the Tramp’
The story of Don Williams might as well be a Disney movie. “Once upon a time, in a place called Springfield, Massachusetts, there was a young lad named Don Williams, who loved Disney Characters and animated films. His grandmother, who also loved cartoons, bestowed upon him the nickname ‘Ducky,’ for she loved cartoons. Ducky...
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Take 5: Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks
Join me in taking a look back through the magic of Disney Parks and their relation to music, films and TV! Over the past few months, Disney Parks Blog author Greg Ehrbar has given our readers an inside look behind many beloved Disney movies and songs. Below are just a few of our favorites...
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: New & Classic Christmas Discs from Walt Disney Records
Songs and Story: Mickey’s Christmas Around the World What you get: A classic album-length story in which Mickey and Goofy travel the globe to discover how holidays are celebrated in diverse cultures. Why it’s cool: Mickey and Goofy sing “From All of Us to All of You,” Their backup music is from the soundtrack...
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: Park-Exclusive Holiday CDs
Disney Parks Holiday Medley What you get: A collector’s treasury of 19 seasonal songs, carefully chosen by Grammy award-winning producer Ted Kryczko from the Walt Disney Records and Disney Parks music libraries. Songs include: “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” by Goofy, Mickey & Minnie; “White Christmas” by Goofy; “‘Zat You, Santa Claus?” by Dr. Teeth...
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: The Fabric of Holiday Storytelling at Epcot
Seasoned Walt Disney World Resort visitors know that Holiday Storytellers are among the many delightful and inspiring experiences to enjoy during Holidays Around the World at Epcot. What few realize is how much time, talent and craftsmanship is literally woven into their magnificent, authentic costumes. In this sparkling, festive video, Disney historian Jim Korkis,...
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: Happy Birthday, Mickey!
Best wishes to the leader of the club that’s made for you and me! Mickey’s birthday has a long and colorful history of music and celebration. Back in 1937, comic performer Billy Murray (no, not that Bill Murray) and the International Novelty Orchestra recorded “Mickey Mouse’s Birthday Party” on 10-inch 78 rpm records made...
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: Happy Birthday, Mickey!
Best wishes to the leader of the club that’s made for you and me! Mickey’s birthday has a long and colorful history of music and celebration. Back in 1937, comic performer Billy Murray (no, not that Bill Murray) and the International Novelty Orchestra recorded “Mickey Mouse’s Birthday Party” on 10-inch 78 rpm records made...
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: Happy Birthday, Queen Annette!
She was one of the original Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeers, the onscreen love of Frankie Avalon in the megahit “Beach Party” movies, the chief proponent of Skippy peanut butter on TV and, of course, the Queen of Walt Disney World Resort and one of the nicest people ever in show business. Wait a minute...
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: Walter E. Disney’s Love of Steam Trains
What makes a blissful, breezy ride on the Walt Disney World Railroad such a magical—and authentic—experience? And what was the deal with Walt Disney and trains, anyway? Did he really have a whole railroad in his backyard? Let Disney historian Jim Korkis, author of The Vault of Walt, be your guide for a fact...
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: There’s Magic in That Train Bulletin
Ever glance at that big Train Bulletin on the inside east wall of the Main Street Train Station in Magic Kingdom Park? Some of you probably guessed that the arrivals and departures have historic Disney connections. The top listing, appropriately, refers to Disney Legend and master animator Ward Kimball, who shared Walt Disney’s love...
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Sights and Sounds of the Big City at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort contains many wonderful and dramatic shows and attractions, but the one that I especially enjoyed exploring this week is New York Street. A totally immersive experience of striding through bustling New York City, with all its diversity of architecture, then turning the corner onto San Francisco...
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Disney’s D23 Expo: The sights and sounds — VIDEO – Entertainment Weekly (blog)
The Age Disney's D23 Expo: The sights and sounds — VIDEOEntertainment Weekly (blog)Comic geeks have Comic-Con, gamers have E3, and now Disney fans have their own personal mecca: the D23 Expo. Launched in 2009, D23 took 2010 off but came roaring back last weekend (Aug. 19-21) at the Anaheim Convention Center. …'The Avengers' Assemble,...
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Sights and Sounds of Disney Parks: Mouseketeer Sherry Answers Your Questions
Thanks for all the nice responses — and “likes” — for our Disney Parks Blog post about charming Mouseketeer/pop culture princess Sherry Alberoni Van Meter. She was thrilled and impressed with your questions. Here are some of her answers: Q: “Georgina,” “David” and “Barb” asked about being part of the Mickey Mouse Club and...
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Sights & Sounds of Disney Parks: A Mouseketeer’s Visit
If you happened to be at Walt Disney World recently, you might have recognized a face among the crowd from a classic TV show when original “Mickey Mouse Club” Mouseketeer Sherry Van Meter (née Alberoni) was here on vacation. (Even if you didn’t, read on, because we have an opportunity for some of you)....
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: More Movie Mirth on Main Street, U.S.A.
Our readers sure are sharp and observant! In my recent post about the Burl Ives character, Osh Popham, represented as the proprietor of the Emporium on Main Street, U.S.A., “Stephen” asked whether The Chapeau also had references to Walt Disney’s “Summer Magic” as well. I never noticed these, but that’s what makes Disney Parks...
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: Who in the World is Osh Popham?
This week’s blog post ties into a beloved Disney film classic with songs by Disney Legends Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. Next time you visit us, take a closer look at the Emporium on Main Street, U.S.A., one of the original Magic Kingdom Park merchandise landmarks. Like its neighboring shops, it’s themed...
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