Pictures of Walt Disney World's Wilderness Lodge

This past weekend I had a chance to check out Disney's Wilderness Lodge.
The theming is awesome! Here are some pictures:



Disneys Wilderness Lodge entrace sign in stone



Close up of Bear Crossing sign near the entrance to Disneys Wilderness Lodge



Main Disneys Wilderness Lodge building beyond the purple flowers



Main building and entrance canopy for Disneys Wilderness Lodge



Soaring lobby of Disneys Wilderness Lodge with totem poles



Hotel room building and waterfalls at Disneys Wilderness Lodge



Even if you aren't able to stay there, it is a great place to visit for a few hours!

More pictures starting here:
Pictures of Disney's Wilderness Lodge

Enjoy!

Disney World Pictures of "Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It! Street Party" Parade

Hi Everyone,



I had a chance to view the "Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It! Street Party" Parade at the Magic Kingdom. Here are some pictures:





Lucius Best (Frozone) from the Incredibles in the Street Party





Genie from Aladdin on top of a parade float in the Street Party





Emcee on top of a parade float in the Street Party





Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on Street Party parade float





Minnie Mouse dances in the Street Party parade in front of Cinderella Castle





Goofy dances in the Street Party parade in front of Cinderella Castle





Ape from the Jungle Book dances in the Street Party parade in front of Cinderella Castle





Jessie from Toy Story dances in the Street Party parade in front of Cinderella Castle



You can see more pictures of the parade starting here:

Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It! Street Party



And you can see more Disney World Pictures starting here:

Disney World Pictures



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The American Idol Experience

Hi Everyone,

I had a chance to attend The American Idol Experience at the Disney Hollywood Studios on Saturday, February 7, 2009. Overall it was fun - although not, in my opinion, an 'super' attraction. I do recommend that you check it out.

Here are some pictures from the show:


Fans enjoy the pre-show at The American Idol Experience



Neon logo for The American Idol Experience



Main stage for The American Idol Experience



Warm up comedian in The American Idol Experience



Main stage full of color and light in The American Idol Experience



Host with gold light in The American Idol Experience



Judges in The American Idol Experience



Finalist guest performers with host in front of camera man in The American Idol Experience



Daily winner enjoys confetti in The American Idol Experience

You can see more pictures on the WDWmemories.com web site, starting here:

http://www.wdwmemories.com/american-idol-experience-pictur-001.html


Enjoy!

Disney World pictures of Mickey's Once Upon A Christmastime Parade

Here are some pictures from the Disney World Magic Kingdom parade called "Mickey's Once Upon A Christmastime"


Lead unit for Mickey's Once Upon A Christmastime Parade


Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in Christmas clothes in Mickey's Once Upon A Christmastime Parade


Close up of Scrooge McDuck in Mickey's Once Upon A Christmastime Parade


Lady dancer in green dress in Mickey's Once Upon A Christmastime Parade


Chip and Dale in Mickey's Once Upon A Christmastime Parade


Ladies in white dresses dance in Mickey's Once Upon A Christmastime Parade


Ariel and Prince in Mickey's Once Upon A Christmastime Parade


Goofy on Main Street in Mickey's Once Upon A Christmastime Parade


Walking Gingerbread Men cookies in Mickey's Once Upon A Christmastime Parade

More Disney World pictures at WDWmemories.com

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International Price Comparison for resorts

There was an interesting post about International Price Comparison for resorts here:
http://micechat.com/forums/walt-disney-world-resort/109534-international-price-comparison-resorts.html

Basic idea: The hotels at Walt Disney World are much more expensive than those at other Disney parks.

Examples:

Hong Kong Disneyland hotel - $1,078.67

Disney Pop Century hotel - $1,749.36


Here are my thoughts:

I wonder if some of this is 'they can, so they do'. While many visitors to WDW are form outside the US, I would assume that most are from the US East Coast. An unscientific proof is watching the board at Project Tomorrow plot visitors, as shown in this picture:







Plot of visitor home-towns. You can see many come from the US East Coast.




BTW, more Project Tomorrow Pictures starting here:


Project Tomorrow pictures


But I digress...


So, many of these folks don't or won't travel internationally, or doing so would blow the price of their holiday out of the water. They want a quality vacation experience, and Disney is a safe and consistent choice, expecially for families. And when they compare the price of Disney to similar quality vacation options around the US, the Disney prices don't seem so crazy.


Disney can, so Disney does.


Summary of my theory: Most visitors are from the US east coast. Their total cost of a Disney vacation, including travel, is "reasonable" compared to other options.


What do you think?

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Disney World pictures of Holiday Wishes at Cinderella Castle

Hi Everyone,

I was lucky enough to see the Holiday Wishes fireworks at the Magic Kingdom - without having to pay the extra bucks for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. The Magic Kingdom shows the Holiday Wishes edition of fireworks in the weeks around Christmas and New Years.

Here are some pictures:


Castle is dark with gold fireworks during the Holiday Wishes Fireworks at Cinderella Castle



Cinderella Castle is yellow with gold fireworks during Holiday Wishes Fireworks at Cinderella Castle



Dream Lights are on Cinderella Castle with gold fireworks during Holiday Wishes Fireworks at Cinderella Castle



Blue and orange Castle with gold fireworks during Holiday Wishes Fireworks at Cinderella Castle



Sky is lit up with fireworks behind the Cinderella Castle during the Holiday Wishes Fireworks at Cinderella Castle



Sky lights up during the Holiday Wishes Fireworks at Cinderella Castle



Purple Cinderella Castle with gold fireworks as a part of the Holiday Wishes Fireworks at Cinderella Castle

More Disney World pictures here

Enjoy!

Hi Everyone,

Here are some pictures of the Christmas decorations at the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa at Disney World.


Christmas tree in the main atrium of the Grand Floridian



Christmas tree in the main atrium



Christmas tree in the main atrium



Close up of Christmas tree decorations in the main atrium



Towering Christmas tree in the main atrium



Gingerbread house in the main atrium



Gingerbread house in the main atrium as seen from above


You can check out more pictures of Christmas decorations at the Disney world Grand Floridian here.

Enjoy!