Magic Kingdom with David and Bobby Part 2

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh showcases scenes from the many movies and books featuring Disney's favorite bear.

Pooh uses a blue balloon in order to reach the honey in the tree. Let's hope there are no bees in that honey as there were in the 1966 featurette Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree.

Reminiscent of the 1968 film Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, Piglet gets trapped by a raging flood and must be saved by his friends.

These are Woozles, which along with the Heffalumps-which were purple elephants, first appeared in Pooh's dreams in Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day.

They are both scary creatures of the Hundred Acre Wood where Pooh lives.

After saving Piglet, Pooh celebrates with a huge feast of honey.

We then decided to go visit Madame Leota and her many husbands in our very own Doom Buggy at The Haunted Mansion.

After picking up some hitchhiking ghosts we headed over to get a great view of the Disney Dreams Come True Parade.

Always remember, and don't ever forget, It Was All Started By A Mouse.

There's that little wooden fibber again-Pinocchio-LIVE and his father Geppetto. One of Snow White's famous dwarf friends, Doc, walks close by.

Bobby then went to explore the Swiss Family Treehouse. One of the original attractions of The Magic Kingdom, this attraction is based on the 1960 movie Swiss Family Robinson featuring the future Hawaii Five-O star James MacArthur.

Coincidentally, James MacArthur was adopted as an infant by another future Disney star-the legendary Helen Hayes (Herbie Rides Again).

Next David, Bobby and Marlon were looking forward to being entertained by Tiki birds in The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) starring comedian Gilbert Gottfried as lago, the big cele-birdy.

There are some of the Tiki-birds now.

Jasper, Horace and Cruella prepare to kidnap Pongo and Perdita---two of the 101 Dalmations. Meanwhile, their favorite TV show "What's My Crime?" plays on the big screen.

These malformed LGMs (Little Green Men) only have two eyes instead of the usual three. Scary!

Walt and Minnie converse in this classic picture of Main Street.

For more pictures, go to http://public.fotki.com/Marlonfleenor/1/2008/february/magic-kingdom-with-/ .

To be continued...

Magic Kingdom with David and Bobby Part 1

Angie and Trina had left 4 days earlier but today we decided to go to the Walt Disney World Lost and Found to see if Angie's sunglasses lost at Animal Kingdom could be found.

The Lost and Found is located near the Kennel Club and this cool topiary of every Disney fan's favorite dog, Pluto, can be found smack dab in front of the building.
Yes, people lose MANY pairs of sunglasses daily at the parks...but we DID manage to find the right pair. We will return them to her someday.

The next day David and Bobby came to visit us for a couple of days following their cruise to Key West and Cozumel. We decided to take in The Magic Kingdom and arrived right before the gate opened and just in time to see the song and dance production that welcomes guests to the park.

David and Bobby took time to stand in front of The Magic Kingdom's most famous icon as seen before on this blog...Cinderella's Castle.

Cinderella's Castle has gotten new found attention since the introduction of Disney's Year of a Million Dreams on October 4, 2006. Officially extended through 2008, one of the Dream Giveaways is a stay in the Cinderella Castle Suite.

A great website to read all about this promotion and see pictures of the Suite can be found at http://www.wdwmagic.com/yearofamilliondreams.htm . Check it out.

Buzz Lightyear greets us and briefs us on our mission in his Space Ranger Spin.

Marlon and Bobby zero in on aliens.

After an intense battle with aliens it was time to ride "the happiest cruise that ever sailed".

Did you know that the name of the ride is officially spelled with all small letters? Take a look at some of the stars of "it's a small world".

Did you know the song was written by the Sherman Brothers specifically for this ride which was then called "children of the world"?

Did you know the ride features 472 figures (both animated and not) according to wikipedia?

Did you know that penguins can sing?

We forgot to ask David and Bobby if this cruise was indeed happier than their Carnival Cruise.

To be continued...

Disney Quest Interactive Adventures

Today we decided to check out Disney Quest Interactive Adventures in Downtown Disney.

Disney Quest combines Dave and Buster's with an amusement park...with, of course, the Disney twist.

Disney Quest features virtual-reality based rides and games as well as hundreds of current and classic video games. Admission includes unlimited play and rides.

Buzz Lightyear's Astroblasters are enclosed bumper cars which vacuum up ammunition (in the form of balls) from the floor. The object of the game is to then shoot the targets on the other players' vehicles in order to send them spinning out of control.

Marlon looks forward to demonstrating his shooting prowess.

Unfortunately, his driver will be this guy. Good luck Marlon!

Animation Academy offers classes to young and old alike who want to learn how to draw their favorite Disney characters.

There's one of those favorite Disney characters now...that little wooden fibber...Pinocchio.

Aladdin's genie lures Marlon through the entrance to...

Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride-a virtual-reality ride through Agrabah.

Doug concentrates while playing one of those beloved classic video games of the Chuck E. Cheese variety. Which animal goes "moo"?

Marlon plays another classic game of Popcorn...catch a falling kernel.

Marlon and Doug don the headgear in order to Ride the Comix.

Ride the Comix is another virtual-reality attraction. In it, players use their laser sword to wage war against comic book villains.

In this video, watch one of the tumbling cars of Cyberspace Mountain where you design your own rollercoaster and then ride it.

Then see Buzz Lightyear's Astroblasters in action and Marlon and Doug's skill at yet another classic video game.
For a few more pictures, go to http://public.fotki.com/Marlonfleenor/1/2008/february/disney-quest/ .

To be continued...

Magic Kingdom with Trina

Today Angie was not feeling well so we took Trina to The Magic Kingdom where she and Marlon teamed up blasting aliens in Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin.

Then they decided to take in Mickey's Philharmagic Orchestra in 3-D.

The Queen of Hearts, from Alice in Wonderland, is incensed that Marlon would take her picture and decries "Off with your head!" as she often does in the book by Lewis Carroll.

Trina and Doug were pleased to be able to keep their heads and proceeded on to a ride on the Walt Disney World Railroad.

The Railroad circles the perimeter of the park and provides a nice view of The Contemporary Resort in the distance.

Woody and Jessie, the yodeling cowgirl, appear daily in Frontierland at The Magic Kingdom.

Some fans seek autographs from the boy who magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan.

A relative of Donald Duck was spotted in Adventureland today...

with its offspring in tow.

For more pictures of The Magic Kingdom today, go to http://public.fotki.com/Marlonfleenor/1/2008/february/magic-kingdom-with-trina/ .

To be continued...

Lake Louisa State Park and Funny Cats

This morning we all slept in. In the afternoon, we headed to Lake Louisa State Park. About 25 miles away, it is the closest State Park to Theme World.

Lake Louisa State Park actually contains 5 different lakes-Hammond Lake, Dixie Lake, Dude Lake, Bear Lake and the largest, Lake Louisa.

We caught a glimpse of these Bambi look-alikes not far from the road.

Lake Louisa has a large beach area for sunbathing and swimming.

Angie and Trina were unable to do much sunbathing as it was cloudy and raining off and on.

In addition to live oaks and saw palmettos, this park also features an abundance of bald cypress trees like this one covered in spanish moss.

Spanish moss can be found from the southeastern United States all the way down to Argentina. The plant lacks roots and absorbs nutrients and water from the air and rainfall. While the plant does not feed on the tree (thereby killing it) it does block sunlight from the tree thereby slowing its growth rate.

Spanish moss can be a nesting ground for chiggers, rat snakes and three species of bats. Yikes!

Chatfield searched and searched for a nice soft place to lay.

Ferocious watch-cat Sammy prepares for the pounce.

Chatfield loves hair gel.

For a few more pictures, go to http://public.fotki.com/Marlonfleenor/1/2008/february/lake-louisa-state-p/ .

To be continued...