Woohoo!!! I'm finally taking him to Disney World!!

[kaos928]

Just wanted to let everyone know my flight problems are all figured out. My TA got it all figured out. I know leave at 6:30 am and get there at 11:37 (instead of leaving at 6:00am and getting there at 11:35) so actually it worked out better (it's only 1/2 hr but for me an 1/2 more sleep is worth it!) Plus with the change in flights we got our seats (we had to wait until 90 days to get the ones on the other flight). So I guess everything worked out for the better. Hopefully that will be the last of my flight dilemmas! So onto....

Disney Trivia of the Day!!!!

Peter Pan's Flight

At the beginning of Peter Pan's Flight, you can look down and see Nana barking outside of her little red doghouse. (Not really trivia but I never noticed it before I read this )

On Peter Pan's Flight, in the scene where you're "flying" over London, the little moving car headlights are actually bicycle chains painted with dots of blacklight paint.

Yeah for your flights being straightened out (knock on wood) I remember seeing Nana but that's cool about the blacklight paint! Oh and I started my PTR Where are the August hours!?!?!

 

[kaos928]

Wow you're schedule is def. packed with finals. I thankfully only have two, one on Tues. and one on Wed. Good luck with all of them and your paper. I'm too afraid to go over to the Weddings board, I'm afraid I'll get sucked in and spend even more time on the DIS! Yeah a wedding is quite far in my future as well. Hmmm I should def. play the Nightmare Before Christmas angle, could work.

Hey I only have 2 finals! And ones on Tuesday and ones on Wednesday! My DBF said the only character he would want to see was Jack Skellington, too bad He said no way to a Disney Wedding but I have a while to work on him still lol Hence my praying everyday that during our August trip he will fall in love with Disney, too! So we need to start plotting about the best way to go about getting them to love WDW!!!!

PS these similarities are starting to freak me out!
I was even really considering going to nursing school but I felt like my BS would have been a waste! lol So now I'm looking at Pharmacy schools!

 

[DisneyFaeriePrincess]

Haha, yeah it's kinda creepy but that's cool. Ugh I finished one final and one more to go!!!! Pharmacy's cool but I could never remember the stuff needed for that, I'm having a hard enough time with the stuff I need for nursing! Good luck to you though! I'm going to head over to your ptr as soon as I eat dinner (just finished studying and I'm starving!!!!) Can't wait to read it!!! Oh by the way...

August Hours Are Out!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so excited to finally finish my planning. Does anyone know where to find the times for the shows and stuff. I'm assuming they're probably not up yet but when they do where do I find them? I hate this new calendar, it's really confusing to me. Thanks!!!!

 

[kaos928]

I'm so excited to finally finish my planning. Does anyone know where to find the times for the shows and stuff. I'm assuming they're probably not up yet but when they do where do I find them? I hate this new calendar, it's really confusing to me. Thanks!!!!

It shows some stuff when you click on the day. Yeah I don't like the calendar either

 

[DisneyFaeriePrincess]

Yeah I figured it out right after I asked that. That always happens to me. Oh well. Oh I posted some hours for you on your PTR for some of the suff that isn't up yet. Not sure if it's all accurate but it seems like it could be so hey it gives us something. Oh by the way I forgot to tell you, good luck on your last final!


So as far as my planning goes the August hrs. didn't really change much other than on Mon. August 10th We'll be going to Epcot during the day, coming back to the hotel for a quick rest, and then heading back to Epcot to do some quick things in Future World and then maybe walk around World Showcase for a little bit. Then on Tues. August 11th we'll go to HS during the day coming back to the room for a quick rest again and then going back to HS to see Fantasmic. I had to change those two days because of the scheduling for Fantasmic but that's ok, still works out just the days are a bit different. So that's it for now.


Disney Trivia of the Day

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh/Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

During the Winnie the Pooh ride when you're going through Pooh's Heffalump/Woozle nightmare the building blocks spell out H-U-N-N-E-Y when the rest of the ride (as well as the stories) spell it hunny.

Fans of Mr. Toad can still see their lovable green friend hidden away in the cheerful Pooh attraction. He can be seen handing over the deed to the property on the left wall of the scene in Owl's house - one of the first scenes in the new ride. And, in a final gesture of remembrance, Cast Members in the Magic Kingdom have named one of their break rooms the "J. Thaddeus Toad Memorial Room."

(I so miss Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, I liked it. Plus in one of the parts there's a sign that says Madame Sara, which is my name, spelled correctly. No one seems to know how to spell my name they always put an h on the end so when I saw this I was sooo excited. We ended up getting a picture of it (oops, didn't think about the no pic rule on rides ) and it ended up being the last time we rode it because they closed it before we came back the next year)

 

[tink774]

Disney Trivia of the Day

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh/Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

During the Winnie the Pooh ride when you're going through Pooh's Heffalump/Woozle nightmare the building blocks spell out H-U-N-N-E-Y when the rest of the ride (as well as the stories) spell it hunny.

Fans of Mr. Toad can still see their lovable green friend hidden away in the cheerful Pooh attraction. He can be seen handing over the deed to the property on the left wall of the scene in Owl's house - one of the first scenes in the new ride. And, in a final gesture of remembrance, Cast Members in the Magic Kingdom have named one of their break rooms the "J. Thaddeus Toad Memorial Room."

(I so miss Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, I liked it. Plus in one of the parts there's a sign that says Madame Sara, which is my name, spelled correctly. No one seems to know how to spell my name they always put an h on the end so when I saw this I was sooo excited. We ended up getting a picture of it (oops, didn't think about the no pic rule on rides ) and it ended up being the last time we rode it because they closed it before we came back the next year)

I miss Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, too! Ichabod and Mr. Toad is one of my favorite Disney films, so I was sad to see the ride go. Not that I don't love Winnie the Pooh, though. I'll have to remember to include that thing that I bought during my trip in my TR because it so reminded me of your PTR. Mystery, mystery...

They haven't put up the August stuff yet, but I used this section of the main DIS site to get information about parades, shows, etc. I'll warn you though, it wasn't 100% accurate. They said that there was no showing of SpectroMagic on my birthday, so we didn't plan to stay in the park and see it. Then when we got to WDW and got their official park events handout, we saw that it was actually scheduled for that night and Wishes was moved to later at night. Maybe they didn't officially decide to put the parade on until closer to the actual date. But for the most part, the information on the website has been pretty reliable.

Hope your finals all go well! I've finished two, and my brain is already wanting a break. I've only got two left and a paper to finish and hand in. I just keep telling myself, in less than two days the semester will be finished!!

 

[DisneymoonJess07]

I am glad you got the hours figured out! So exciting!

 

[DisneyFaeriePrincess]

I miss Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, too! Ichabod and Mr. Toad is one of my favorite Disney films, so I was sad to see the ride go. Not that I don't love Winnie the Pooh, though. I'll have to remember to include that thing that I bought during my trip in my TR because it so reminded me of your PTR. Mystery, mystery...

They haven't put up the August stuff yet, but I used this section of the main DIS site to get information about parades, shows, etc. I'll warn you though, it wasn't 100% accurate. They said that there was no showing of SpectroMagic on my birthday, so we didn't plan to stay in the park and see it. Then when we got to WDW and got their official park events handout, we saw that it was actually scheduled for that night and Wishes was moved to later at night. Maybe they didn't officially decide to put the parade on until closer to the actual date. But for the most part, the information on the website has been pretty reliable.

Hope your finals all go well! I've finished two, and my brain is already wanting a break. I've only got two left and a paper to finish and hand in. I just keep telling myself, in less than two days the semester will be finished!!

Thanks. I actually found some info on the shows from another post on the DIS, not sure if it's completely true but it seems like it could work so I'll take that for now. Pretty much my plans stayed the same, the hours or the extra magic hours didn't change that much from last year so I actually had most of it planned already. I actually got the info from that site when I first started planning so I'm gonna check it out a little closer to when I leave. But thanks for letting me know! Good luck with the rest of your school stuff. Yep just keep telling yourself it will be over soon and then a couple months of blissful nonschool!!!

I am glad you got the hours figured out! So exciting!

Thanks!!!!


Oh by the way I can make my ADRs on MONDAY!!!!!! Ok so there's only one but I really don't have a backup so this better work!!!! Oh and once school and everything is over I'll post some more pics of some old trips.

 

[shordiebecka]

Hey! I followed you over from kaos's PTR...and as I just told her, we really need a thread or something for us girls who are takin gour DBF's to Disney for the first time! I am also trying to make my bf love disney so he will come back with me! We are all long lost sisters who just want to share the Disney love!

Anyways, your plans look really good so far! I'm going to sub, maybe we can share ideas about how to make our DBF's fall in love with disney!

p.s sorry about all your flying troubles..hope that gets sorted out soon, and hooray for August hours FINALLY being posted!

 

[kaos928]

Oh I posted some hours for you on your PTR for some of the suff that isn't up yet.

(I so miss Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, I liked it. Plus in one of the parts there's a sign that says Madame Sara, which is my name, spelled correctly. No one seems to know how to spell my name they always put an h on the end so when I saw this I was sooo excited. We ended up getting a picture of it (oops, didn't think about the no pic rule on rides ) and it ended up being the last time we rode it because they closed it before we came back the next year)

Yeah no one EVER spells my name right! I usually just say "It's Katy with a Y" Whenever I say it they assume "Katie" and actually when I send emails or whatever the always respond with "Kathy" ... like where the heck did the 'h' come from!!

Yeah I really miss that ride, too But I also love the Winnie the Pooh ride so

I think you can take pics as long as you don't use flash, right? "NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY"

 

[DisneyFaeriePrincess]

Hey! I followed you over from kaos's PTR...and as I just told her, we really need a thread or something for us girls who are takin gour DBF's to Disney for the first time! I am also trying to make my bf love disney so he will come back with me! We are all long lost sisters who just want to share the Disney love!

Anyways, your plans look really good so far! I'm going to sub, maybe we can share ideas about how to make our DBF's fall in love with disney!

p.s sorry about all your flying troubles..hope that gets sorted out soon, and hooray for August hours FINALLY being posted!

Thanks for coming over!!! Haha that would be a great idea for a thread! When I first started planning my dbf asked me what would happen if he didn't like disney and I just kinda gave him a really weird look and said of course you'll like disney. It was really weird like there was even an option that he wouldn't like disney! I still haven't gotten any ideas how to make them love disney but the other day when I was looking at pictures of AKL (I would love to stay there again but soooo not in my budget right now) I asked him if he wanted to look at them and when we got to the end of them he asked "Is that all of them, are there any more" It was great!!! I thought, hmmmm maybe he's coming around!!! As far as my flight stuff is going, everything's figured out for now, we have all of our flights and seat assignments but I keep checking them on the website!

Yeah no one EVER spells my name right! I usually just say "It's Katy with a Y" Whenever I say it they assume "Katie" and actually when I send emails or whatever the always respond with "Kathy" ... like where the heck did the 'h' come from!!

Yeah I really miss that ride, too But I also love the Winnie the Pooh ride so

I think you can take pics as long as you don't use flash, right? "NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY"

Ugh it's really annoying! I get so excited when people spell my name right, or even ask how to spell my name. Most people just assume it's spelled with an "h". I'm not a huge fan of Winnie the Pooh but I do like the ride and I love looking at the pages of the book, I remember them from when I was a kid!!! haha, yeah I'm pretty sure if was with flash, oops, oh well, it was a few years ago.


Just wanted to let everyone know...I'm done with my finals!!!!! Had my last one yesterday and then we all went out to celebrate!!!!! Had to take off today from work to recuperate. Next week is pinning and graduation!!!!

 

[DisneyFaeriePrincess]

Disney Trivia of the Day

Mickey's Toontown Fair

Near the front door of Mickey's Country House, you can see letters on the table from some of his pen pals like Peter Pan (who sent Mickey a large package), Buzz Lightyear (his return address is "Infinity and Beyond"), Ariel (send her mail "Under the Sea"), and Wendy (from Peter Pan, who seems to be writing from "Hook's Room).

Professor Ludwig von Drake of the "Old Duck and the Sea Enterprises" drew the map of the Quack Sea, Mount Quackmore, the inlets, islands, and way to Toontown Fair, located inside Donald's Boat.

Look at the vegetables in Goofy's farm - the squash are flattened out and the bell peppers are shaped like real bells! Get it? "squash"? "Bell" peppers?

Mickey's license plate reads "2N-TWN-FR" - Get it? 2N-TWN-FR? (Toon Town Fair)

If you look inside Mickey's garage, you can find another license plate hanging on the wall that reads: "MIK MIN."

The statue in front of "Cornelius Coot's County Bounty" and the "Hall of Fame" is that of the town's founder, Cornelius Coot. The scroll at his feet reads:
"This is old Cornelius Coot
Who Turned His Corn Crop Into Loot
And Founded Mickey's Toontown Fair
To Him We Dedicate This Square"

Minnie is one busy lady. I mean, mouse. In addition to being the editor of Minnie's Cartoon Country Living Magazine, she also quilts, paints, and gardens. Her home office is full of recipes and photos for the magazine, and her computer screen shows that she is typing the "Letter From the Editor." In her kitchen, you can see that she has been quite busy canning and baking for the Backyard Fair. And we all know she's a good cook - just look at the blue ribbons and other awards she has won for her many entries. If you think there's not much to do in her house, here's a few little "secrets" for you - Be sure to check her messages on the answering machine, turn on the microwave to pop some popcorn, turn on the dials on the stove - this will make the coffee pot perk and the utensils hanging above the stove to dance to the music, and if you want to cool off, open Minnie's refrigerator door to feel a chilling blast of air!

 

[DisneyFaeriePrincess]

I can make my ADRs tomorrow!!!! I'm so excited!! (Ok there's only one but I really really want it, ya know my dbf wants it so I want it, gotta make him love disney!!!) Oh and to all the mothers (I think there's only one)

Happy Mother's Day!!!


Disney Trivia of the Day

Liberty Square

The Liberty Square Christmas Shop in the Magic Kingdom is designed to look like three separate shops with the walls opened between them. They are supposed to be owned by three different colonial families - a German family, a woodcarver's family, and a musician's family.

The big tree in Liberty Square used to be somewhere else on property. Walt saw it and said he wanted that tree to be his Liberty. Even after he died they dug the tree up and moved it by truck to the MK. On the way it fell off and several limbs on the right side were broken. If you look you can see where the limbs were grafted back on.

The 13 lanterns hanging from the majestic oak Liberty Tree represent the first 13 colonies of the United States. Located across from the Hall of Presidents, The Liberty Tree commemorates the communal meeting place of the Sons of Liberty who in 1865 protested the imposition of the Stamp Act.



Oh for a little more disney planning stuff, my dbf got some clothes for disney yesterday, he seems to actually be getting into it today I came in and he was wearing one of the outfits and sandals!!! I never thought he'd wear sandals, if you knew him you'd know this is a big deal! So he got a whole bunch of shorts and a few t-shirts to wear. So that's it for the disney planning hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to say we got our ADR for LeCellier!!

 

[shordiebecka]

Can't wait to hear if you got the ADR!!!!!

 

[tink774]

Good luck with the ADRs!!! I hope you get Le Cellier because I want to hear all about it when you return!!

And at you walking in on your boyfriend in his vacation wear! Here's hoping he'll get even more excited as the trip gets closer!

 

[DisneyFaeriePrincess]

Ok drumroll please......................................

I got the ADR for Le Cellier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok so it's later than I wanted, it's for 7:50pm and I didn't really want anything later than 7:30 but I think everything's gonnna work out ok. Since I want to see Illuminations after I figure we show up at 7:30 (they tell you to get there at least 15 min. early anyway right? ) and hopefully they seat us earlier. If not then I figure we'll probably finish eating in an hour, we're not real slow eaters (well I am but he isn't) so if we can get done by 8:50 we should be good. We'll run over to that middle part where the big path to future world is and hopefully squeeze ourselves in there and get there just in time to see Illuminations. I think it'll work (ok so I'm gonna make it work no matter what!!!) I really really really want to see Illuminations on the last night we're there, for some reason I think it's my favorite show, it just gives me this amazing feeling. I'm thinking of calling back again in a few weeks to see if there are any earlier times. Does anyone know what that day is that people need to have their payment in? I've read here that some people can't finish their payment and then have to cancel their trip (so sad but I am sooo taking advantage of that, does that make me a bad person?) and since they can't go their times for dinner open up, does anyone know what I'm talking about and can give me the day? Thanks!!!! So right now I'm happy cause we're eating at LeCellier and everything is planned and going perfectly! I've decided today that I think I'm gonna try to scan some of my old pictures to post here so keep looking cause their be up soon! And onto our last thing....

Disney Trivia of the Day

The Haunted Mansion

Ok so I'm not even sure if some of these are correct since the change I can't remember but if they're not true then it's a good walk down memory lane!

After you pass through the Haunted Mansion's library, you are presented with an eerie piano, apparently playing by itself. However, if you look at the floor in front of it, you will see the shadow of a wretched ghost playing the haunting tune. In front of the piano on the floor is the piano stool, and three sheets of music. A close inspection of the music reveals that that one of the sheets contains staff lines, but no notes, meaning the poor composer never lived to complete his work, and is doomed to haunt the mansion until it is finished. The piano itself is an original, built by the Schomacker Piano Co. out of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The piano is believed to have been built somewhere between 1870 and 1890.

There are two books on the table with the lamp as you prepare to leave the library of the Haunted Mansion. They are separate volumes from "The National Encyclopedia" and the open book is open to the "D" section so that the entry for "Death" is shown.

The little ghost with the ball and chain is Gus, while the tall, skinny skeleton is Ezra. Their hunched-over friend with the top hat is Phineas. According to (Cast Member) legend, Ezra Dobbins and Phineas Queeg were friends of one of Gus Gracey, having been cellmates at the Salem Asylum for the Criminally Insane. After planning their escape, the three tried hitchhiking down the road. After meeting their demise separately, Madame Leota cast a spell banishing Gus to the Mansion for eternity. However, she eventually took pity on him and summoned his old friends to keep him company, where they continue to hitchhike to this day.

Most of the library is actually fake - Other than the top three shelves of real books, some of which slide in and out, the rest of the books in the library are actually painted images! Some of the real books in the library include a dictionary and a number of legal titles, including "Corpus Juris" (which means "body of law"), and "Modern Legal Forms." According to the blueprints for the Haunted Mansion , this room was painted by R.L. Grosh and Sons, Inc., who has painted numerous Hollywood sets.

If you're passing the Haunted Mansion at night, look up above the door to the top floor of the house, and you might just see two shadows walking by holding a lantern. I've seen this one!!!

If you look closely at the "real" front door to the Haunted Mansion (not where guests enter the attraction), you will notice that the the two columns along side the door are actually shaped like coffins!

Right after you come out of the HM there is a pet cemetery, which I'm sure you all know about, in the far left corner of it there is the statue of Mr. Toad from the original ride. It's pretty cool. So i guess Mr. Toad is still in the parks.

Stick around after the preshow in Haunted Mansion to hear the whispering voices at the end of the stretching room.

Since I have so many for the Haunted Mansion (I really like it and there's so much cool stuff about it I'm going to continue it in another post)

 

[DisneyFaeriePrincess]

Haunted Mansion Continued

The 13 Tombstones in the family graveyard at the Haunted Mansion are named for Imagineers who worked on both the HM and the WDW Resort.

REQUIESCAT
Francis Xavier
NO TIME OFF
FOR GOOD
BEHAVIOR
RIP

X. Atencio. (The "X" standing for Xavier.) He joined the Disney Studio in 1938 and worked on numerous animated features through the 1950s. He was the person behind the clever animated title sequences from The Parent Trap and Babes in Toyland. In 1964, Walt Disney asked Atencio to transfer to WED Enterprises to assist in the creation of the Primeval World diorama for Disneyland. He went on to develop dialog and music for attractions such as Adventure Thru Inner Space, Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion for which he co-wrote the song Grim Grinning Ghosts. But most importantly, he is the one who penned nearly all the clever verses featured on the now infamous 13 tombstones that make up the family plot at Walt Disney World's Haunted Mansion.
DEAR SWEET LEOTA
BELOVED BY ALL
IN REGIONS BEYOND NOW,
BUT HAVING A BALL

As most Haunted Mansion enthusiasts know, Madam Leota is the Mansion's resident medium. Leota Tombs was an artist at WED Enterprises. During the Mansion's development, Tombs served as a model stand-in during concept testing for the crystal ball character in the attraction's seance room. She did such an excellent job that the test performance was used in the final version, and the character was named in her honor.
DEAR DEPARTED
BROTHER
DAVE
HE CHASED A
BEAR INTO
A CAVE

Dave Burkhart began his career with Disney in 1967 serving as an artist model maker, building architecture and show models, including some full scale sets and props. He subsequently became a show designer and field art producer, working on attractions such as the Haunted Mansion, Swiss Family Treehouse and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
RIP
GOOD FRIEND
GORDON
NOW YOU'VE
CROSSED THE
RIVER JORDON

Good friend Gordon refers to Gordon Williams, who was an audio designer and also an authority on audio-animatronics. He was the Imagineer largely responsible for all of the sound effects in the Haunted Mansion.
IN MEMORIUM
UNCLE MYALL
HERE YOU'LL LIE
FOR QUITE A WHILE

Chuck Myall was an art director for WED Enterprises and contributed his skills to attractions such as It's a Small World and the Haunted Mansion. He was also one of the master planners of Walt Disney World.
REST IN PEACE
COUSIN HUET
WE ALL KNOW
YOU DIDN'T DO IT

Cliff Huet was an architect for WED Enterprises and one of the lead interior designers of the Haunted Mansion.
MASTER GRACEY
LAID
TO REST
NO MOURNING
PLEASE
AT HIS
REQUEST
Farewell

Yale Gracey joined the Walt Disney Studios in 1939 as a layout artist on Pinocchio. He also worked on Fantasia as well as numerous cartoon shorts throughout the 1940s and 1950s. In 1961 he came to WED Enterprises as a special effects and lighting artist. His expertise in the field of special effects was gained via his own personal research and hands-on experimentation. He was responsible for nearly all the special effects in the Haunted Mansion.
HERE LIES
A MAN NAMED
MARTIN
THE LIGHTS WENT
OUT ON THIS OLD
SPARTAN

While working at 20th Century Fox in the mid-1950s, Bill "Bud"Martin was recruited by Walt Disney to help in the design and building of Disneyland. His first major area of responsibility was as an art director of Fantasyland. In 1971, he was named Vice President of Design at WED Enterprises, overseeing the master layout of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. Among his projects were Main Street U.S.A. and Cinderella Castle, and he was one of the key designers of the ultilidors than run beneath that park.
RIP
MISTER SEWELL
THE VICTIM
OF A DIRTY
DUEL
Peaceful Rest

Bob Sewell came on board at WED Enterprises shortly after the opening of Disneyland in 1955. A model shop veteran, Sewell was often in charge of show installations at the park. He was involved in the development of a diverse array of attractions including Nature's Wonderland, the Grand Canyon Diorama, the Submarine Voyage, the Swiss Family Treehouse and the Enchanted Tiki Room.
IN MEMORY OF
OUR PATRIARCH
DEAR DEPARTED
Grandpa
Marc

One of Disney's legendary "Nine Old Men"of animation, Marc Davis also stands as one of the most influential and creative forces in the history of theme park design. His clever and highly detailed concepts were the basis for the audio-animatronic vignettes of both Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion, and his unrealized designs for Walt Disney World's Western River Expedition are among the great lost treasures of Disney Imagineering. He also contributed to other celebrated attractions including the Enchanted Tiki Room, the Jungle Cruise and It's a Small World.

HERE RESTS
WATHEL R. BENDER
HE RODE TO
GLORY ON
A FENDER
Peaceful
Rest

Wathel Rogers was a long time veteran of the Animation Department before moving to WED Enterprises in the mid-1950s. Initially part of the model department, Rogers' true calling emerged when Wat Disney drafted him for his now famous "Project LittleMan" which was the genesis of the development of audio-animatronics. Within the halls of WED Enterprises, he became known as Mr. Audio-Animatronics and went on to contribute his design and engineering skills to countless theme park attractions until his retirement in 1987.
HERE LIES
GOOD OLD
FRED
A GREAT BIG ROCK
FELL ON HIS HEAD
R.I.P.

Fred Joerger joined the Walt Disney Studios in 1953, coming on board as a set designer and model builder. He, Harriet Burns and Wathel Rogers were the members of WED Enterprises original model shop. He was a master of rock formations, as noted in this passage from his Disney Legends biography:

"Fred's unusual knack for creating gorgeous rockwork out of plaster led to his reputation as Imagineering's "resident rock expert." Among his rocky mountain highlights are the huge stones featured on the Jungle Cruise and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. In fact, he designed and constructed most all rockwork at the Florida theme park for its 1971 opening, including the breathtaking atrium waterfall featured in the Polynesian Resort."

At Peaceful
Rest Lies
BROTHER
CLAUDE
PLANTED HERE
BENEATH THIS
SOD

Brother Claude refers to Walt Disney Studios animation veteran and pioneering Imagineer Claude Coats. He began his career with Disney in 1935 as a background painter, and contributed stunning water color backgrounds to numerous cartoon shorts and also to feature films from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs all the way through Lady and the Tramp. In 1955, Walt Disney recruited Coats to work on concepts and designs for Disneyland, and he subsequently became one of the key talents at WED Enterprises, the precursor to Walt Disney Imagineering.


Bringing his background artist skills to bear, Coats was largely responsible for designing the Haunted Mansion's interior environments.


And in Honor of my DBF...

There are six hidden "jacks" from nightmare as a homage to the DL version. Two are in the library near the table, the other four are in the attic. The easiest one to see is under the second husband's portrait (first one on the left), Jack is on the cover of the book on the floor.


Oh and I just realized, may I direct you to my countdown in my signature...we're going in less than 3 months!!!! YAY!!!!!

 

[tinkgurl]

You got Le Cellier?! Yay!

 

[shordiebecka]

Congrats on getting Le Cellier! Woo Hoo!!! I'm trying it for the first time this year also....i hope its good!

 

[DisneyFaeriePrincess]

Thanks! You'll like it, I think the food's pretty good and we always have fun there, course that could be the people we're with. The one time we went there it's was my family and two of my mom's friends who are absolutly hilarious. Well we got the chocolate "moose" for dessert and it was shaped like a moose. Well my mom's one friend kinda mutilated her's but it still kinda looked like a moose so we started sticking things in it (yeah I know we're so mature but I must say my brother and I were younger and it was my mom's two "adult" (and I say "adult" not because they were old but because they are the most immature out of all of us!) friends who started it) and we stuck some straws in it. Well we laughed about that forever. I'm not sure why it was so funny, someone probably said something funny. Well my mom's friend named it Fred. So for the rest of the trip we would see straw wrappers or straws on the ground and we would make fun of her and say "Hey there's Fred! Oh dear it looks like something happened to him. Poor Fred." It might not seem funny now but it was hilarious at the time. Just one of my stories from Disney! Ok so onto...

Disney Trivia of the Day


Test Track

Did you know that in Test Track when you nearly collide with the tractor trailer, the "driver" of the trailer is a cardboard cutout of Lyndon B Johnson? He is wearing sunglasses and a hat but if you look carefully when the lights turn on you can see him.

Test Track vehicles have three onboard computers that have more processing power than the space shuttle.