Who doesn't feel good when they see this photo? I thought everyone could use a little smile to start their Friday.
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Friday, November 19, 2010
Photo of the Week - Mickey and Minnie
Who doesn't feel good when they see this photo? I thought everyone could use a little smile to start their Friday.
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Hold It In – We All Win!
Disney announced their latest “green” promotion this week. In an effort to reduce water use, all guests are encouraged to go to the bathroom less. For every hour between 5pm and 7am that your room’s toilet does not flush you will receive one dollar towards your bill.
In addition Disney is shutting down random restrooms across the property. On the closed restrooms doors is Disney’s new “green” slogan “Hold It In – We All Win!”
Disney is also placing signs on all of the other restrooms that inform guests: “If it’s yellow, let it mellow, if it’s brown flush it down.”
Disney expects that the new program will save an estimated one million gallons of water a day and also save roughly 100,000 dollars a day in expenses.
However not everyone is on board with the new program. Many have already expressed criticism of the plan.
“I’m terribly offended by those signs. I think they are offensive and crude,” stated Minnie Mouse in an interview after the announcement was made.
She continued “What if you can’t hold it? Are you supposed to jump in the bushes? I think this idea could really backfire!”
Grumpy Dwarf stated “It stinks!” when asked to comment on the new program.
Grumpy may have a point. Disney World could become very smelly while the program is in place. Is that worth the estimated 100,000 dollar a day savings? Only time will tell. For now it might be a good idea to bring a nose plug or gas mask with you on your next trip to the World.
In addition Disney is shutting down random restrooms across the property. On the closed restrooms doors is Disney’s new “green” slogan “Hold It In – We All Win!”
Disney is also placing signs on all of the other restrooms that inform guests: “If it’s yellow, let it mellow, if it’s brown flush it down.”
Disney expects that the new program will save an estimated one million gallons of water a day and also save roughly 100,000 dollars a day in expenses.
However not everyone is on board with the new program. Many have already expressed criticism of the plan.
“I’m terribly offended by those signs. I think they are offensive and crude,” stated Minnie Mouse in an interview after the announcement was made.
She continued “What if you can’t hold it? Are you supposed to jump in the bushes? I think this idea could really backfire!”
Grumpy Dwarf stated “It stinks!” when asked to comment on the new program.
Grumpy may have a point. Disney World could become very smelly while the program is in place. Is that worth the estimated 100,000 dollar a day savings? Only time will tell. For now it might be a good idea to bring a nose plug or gas mask with you on your next trip to the World.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Kermit and the Muppets vs. Mickey and Friends
If you didn’t know, I dislike most parades. If you want to know why, go back and read the post I did on parades. This post is about a parade I would watch.
This parade would have to be in DHS. Here is the premise. Two large trucks are driving towards each other. You can’t see who is driving either one. They stop in front of each other and start honking at each other in front of a big screen. After a few seconds the door opens on the first truck and Mickey steps out. Mickey says he’s on his way to meet Minnie and he needs the other truck to move. The door on the other truck opens and Kermit steps out. He tells Mickey that he needs to move because he’s on his way to pick up Miss Piggy.
After the first exchange Kermit and Mickey say the only way to settle the problem of who needs to move is with a showdown and the people watching will decide who wins.
Mickey pushes a button on his truck. Flaps fall down revealing a colorful sign for the Mickey Mouse Club. The music starts and he leads everyone in a sign along of the Mickey Mouse Club Theme.
Next it’s Kermit’s turn. He pulls a lever, the rear of his truck opens and a bunch of Muppets, including the huge Muppets come out. The music starts and Kermit leads everyone in a sign along of the Muppet Show theme.
Mickey responds by pulling a lever on his truck. The top of the truck opens and Ariel laying on a rock appears and the characters from The Little Mermaid come out the back. The music starts and they lead everyone in a sign along of Under the Sea.
Kermit grabs a cell phone. The next thing you know a second truck pulls up behind the first. The sides fall out, the top opens up and the entire Muppet Band including Animal, appear. They do some famous song and of course it takes a while to stop Animal at the end.
Mickey grabs a cell phone and before you know it a giant mining cart pulls up. The Seven Dwarfs pop out and lead everyone is a sign along of Hi-Hoe.
Kermit makes another call and a bus pulls up with every Muppet not there already. They do a big musical number.
Mickey makes another call and a bus pulls up with dozens of Disney Characters and they do a musical number.
After that a number of the Disney villains show up on the screen behind the two trucks. They say that they’ve had enough and are going to take over Disney World.
The Muppets and Disney Characters group up and lead a cheer to scare the villains away. After that they do a big musical number together and everyone is happy.
Once the final musical number ends Minnie and Miss Piggy pull up in cabs from each end. They are both upset because they never got picked up. When they storm out of their cabs, everyone panics. The Muppets jump back in the bus and burn rubber to get out of there. The Characters do the same thing. The mine cart and band truck both take off too. The remaining characters pile into their respective trucks. Only Kermit, Mickey, Minnie, and Miss Piggy are still out in the open. Minnie and Miss Piggy make some funny comments about their boy friends to each other.
Finally Kermit and Mickey sneak over to one of the trucks and take off. Out raged, Minnie and Miss Piggy jump in the other truck and chase after them. Rizzo the Rat appears on the screen with Remy and they say everyone should scatter before Miss Piggy and Minnie come back and they also say thanks for coming, enjoy the rest of your day!
I’d call the parade “Kermit and the Muppets vs. Mickey and Friends.” It might not be a conventional parade but it would be fun.
This parade would have to be in DHS. Here is the premise. Two large trucks are driving towards each other. You can’t see who is driving either one. They stop in front of each other and start honking at each other in front of a big screen. After a few seconds the door opens on the first truck and Mickey steps out. Mickey says he’s on his way to meet Minnie and he needs the other truck to move. The door on the other truck opens and Kermit steps out. He tells Mickey that he needs to move because he’s on his way to pick up Miss Piggy.
After the first exchange Kermit and Mickey say the only way to settle the problem of who needs to move is with a showdown and the people watching will decide who wins.
Mickey pushes a button on his truck. Flaps fall down revealing a colorful sign for the Mickey Mouse Club. The music starts and he leads everyone in a sign along of the Mickey Mouse Club Theme.
Next it’s Kermit’s turn. He pulls a lever, the rear of his truck opens and a bunch of Muppets, including the huge Muppets come out. The music starts and Kermit leads everyone in a sign along of the Muppet Show theme.
Mickey responds by pulling a lever on his truck. The top of the truck opens and Ariel laying on a rock appears and the characters from The Little Mermaid come out the back. The music starts and they lead everyone in a sign along of Under the Sea.
Kermit grabs a cell phone. The next thing you know a second truck pulls up behind the first. The sides fall out, the top opens up and the entire Muppet Band including Animal, appear. They do some famous song and of course it takes a while to stop Animal at the end.
Mickey grabs a cell phone and before you know it a giant mining cart pulls up. The Seven Dwarfs pop out and lead everyone is a sign along of Hi-Hoe.
Kermit makes another call and a bus pulls up with every Muppet not there already. They do a big musical number.
Mickey makes another call and a bus pulls up with dozens of Disney Characters and they do a musical number.
After that a number of the Disney villains show up on the screen behind the two trucks. They say that they’ve had enough and are going to take over Disney World.
The Muppets and Disney Characters group up and lead a cheer to scare the villains away. After that they do a big musical number together and everyone is happy.
Once the final musical number ends Minnie and Miss Piggy pull up in cabs from each end. They are both upset because they never got picked up. When they storm out of their cabs, everyone panics. The Muppets jump back in the bus and burn rubber to get out of there. The Characters do the same thing. The mine cart and band truck both take off too. The remaining characters pile into their respective trucks. Only Kermit, Mickey, Minnie, and Miss Piggy are still out in the open. Minnie and Miss Piggy make some funny comments about their boy friends to each other.
Finally Kermit and Mickey sneak over to one of the trucks and take off. Out raged, Minnie and Miss Piggy jump in the other truck and chase after them. Rizzo the Rat appears on the screen with Remy and they say everyone should scatter before Miss Piggy and Minnie come back and they also say thanks for coming, enjoy the rest of your day!
I’d call the parade “Kermit and the Muppets vs. Mickey and Friends.” It might not be a conventional parade but it would be fun.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The Dark Side of Being a Character
People thing the heavy costume, brutal heat, sweaty kids, crazy adults, or jerks who try to hit you in a sensitive spot are the worst part of being a character. People are wrong. Being a character is more than it appears. There is an underground fellowship / guild that is formed by the characters. Like any guild there is an “probation” period.
The term “probation” is used because it’s not PC to use the true word, hazing.
For decades the characters have tried newbies by fire to make sure they could handle the daily rigors of being a character. The following information was gathered over years of extensive research (aka I made it up).
The first documented case of hazing took place when Snow White reportedly “beat Cinderella about the head and shoulders with a glass slipper.” After the beating Snow White reportedly dragged Cinderella to her feet, hugged her, and said she was now “one of us.”
Some of the accounts of hazing were not one time events. Of the Seven Dwarfs, Grumpy was the last one to join. Being the last one, he is continually teased and the subject of many practical jokes. This is to continue until an eight dwarf joins. This explains why Grump is…well grumpy. Hazing also resulted in Dopey’s current state. He took one too many blows to the head until his hazing ended when Sneezy joined the gang.
The most recent case of hazing involved Bolt. Mickey distracted Bolt while Goofy swapped out his normal collar with a remote controlled shock collar. They waited until Bolt was in public and greeting guests before they started pushing the button. You can imagine the antics that followed.
Some characters just couldn’t take the abuse and gave up. Roger Rabbit is the most famous example. Nearly every character you can imagine, dropped a safe on Roger as soon as he was out of the view of the public. It got to the point where Roger refused to use any cast member access doors without Baby Herman going first. As you can imagine this is also the reason Baby Herman is not longer in the parks.
Other characters thrive on abuse. Stich was whacked on the head with his surf board, had the cherry tomatoes in his salad hollowed out and filled with “Dave’s Insanity” hot sauce, was shot with a paint ball gun at close range, and was forced to perform in the worst ride in Disney World history. Through all of those things he laughed and asked for more. He is currently being monitored for mental health.
The hazing that goes on in the back ground was almost exposed when Minnie Mouse video tapped Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Belle, and Ariel roughing up Jasmine. Jasmine survived and was allowed into the “D.P.C” – Disney Princesses Crew.
As you can imagine there are also factions within the characters. Each faction is responsible for hazing its members. Here are the known factions:
DPC – Disney Princesses Crew – Known Members: Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine. Responsibilities: “Welcoming” all new princess characters.
TFF - The Fab Four – Known Members: Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, and Donald Duck. Responsibilities: Overseeing all “Welcoming”operations.
2D - Da Dawgs! – Known Members: Pluto, Copper, and Bolt. Responsibilities: “Welcoming” all new Disney canines.
Freakes Incorpporated: Known Members: Stich, Sully, Mike, and Piglet. Responsibilities: “Welcoming” all grossly deformed characters.
The Roughnecks – Known Members: The Seven Dwarfs. Responsibilities: “Welcoming” all vertically challenged cast members.
CCW – Cancelled Characters Walking – Known Members: Mr. Toad, Alien from Alien Encounter, the Dream Finder, Food Rapper. Responsibilities: Causing trouble where ever they can to get even for being exiled.
The term “probation” is used because it’s not PC to use the true word, hazing.
For decades the characters have tried newbies by fire to make sure they could handle the daily rigors of being a character. The following information was gathered over years of extensive research (aka I made it up).
The first documented case of hazing took place when Snow White reportedly “beat Cinderella about the head and shoulders with a glass slipper.” After the beating Snow White reportedly dragged Cinderella to her feet, hugged her, and said she was now “one of us.”
Some of the accounts of hazing were not one time events. Of the Seven Dwarfs, Grumpy was the last one to join. Being the last one, he is continually teased and the subject of many practical jokes. This is to continue until an eight dwarf joins. This explains why Grump is…well grumpy. Hazing also resulted in Dopey’s current state. He took one too many blows to the head until his hazing ended when Sneezy joined the gang.
The most recent case of hazing involved Bolt. Mickey distracted Bolt while Goofy swapped out his normal collar with a remote controlled shock collar. They waited until Bolt was in public and greeting guests before they started pushing the button. You can imagine the antics that followed.
Some characters just couldn’t take the abuse and gave up. Roger Rabbit is the most famous example. Nearly every character you can imagine, dropped a safe on Roger as soon as he was out of the view of the public. It got to the point where Roger refused to use any cast member access doors without Baby Herman going first. As you can imagine this is also the reason Baby Herman is not longer in the parks.
Other characters thrive on abuse. Stich was whacked on the head with his surf board, had the cherry tomatoes in his salad hollowed out and filled with “Dave’s Insanity” hot sauce, was shot with a paint ball gun at close range, and was forced to perform in the worst ride in Disney World history. Through all of those things he laughed and asked for more. He is currently being monitored for mental health.
The hazing that goes on in the back ground was almost exposed when Minnie Mouse video tapped Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Belle, and Ariel roughing up Jasmine. Jasmine survived and was allowed into the “D.P.C” – Disney Princesses Crew.
As you can imagine there are also factions within the characters. Each faction is responsible for hazing its members. Here are the known factions:
DPC – Disney Princesses Crew – Known Members: Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine. Responsibilities: “Welcoming” all new princess characters.
TFF - The Fab Four – Known Members: Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, and Donald Duck. Responsibilities: Overseeing all “Welcoming”operations.
2D - Da Dawgs! – Known Members: Pluto, Copper, and Bolt. Responsibilities: “Welcoming” all new Disney canines.
Freakes Incorpporated: Known Members: Stich, Sully, Mike, and Piglet. Responsibilities: “Welcoming” all grossly deformed characters.
The Roughnecks – Known Members: The Seven Dwarfs. Responsibilities: “Welcoming” all vertically challenged cast members.
CCW – Cancelled Characters Walking – Known Members: Mr. Toad, Alien from Alien Encounter, the Dream Finder, Food Rapper. Responsibilities: Causing trouble where ever they can to get even for being exiled.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Photo Pass
I pulled off a difficult task on my last trip to Disney World. I didn’t have a single photo taken that ended up on Disney’s Photo-pass. That really surprises some people because they claim the photo pass people are everywhere. I must have gone during the Photo Pass people strike because I only remember seeing one photo pass person.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not at all upset that I didn’t get any photo pass pictures. Photo Pass people take pictures of people. I think that’s why I either ignore or avoid them. When you have a receeding hairline and are forty pounds over weight that last thing you want is a picture of yourself.
Maybe I’m wrong when I say this but I think Disney does a good job with photo pass. I don’t remember being assaulted by anyone trying to take my picture. Some people laugh and say “Why would you?” Those people are called land lovers. They’ve obviously never been on a cruise. There have been times that I thought one of the ships photographer was going to stab me in the throat if I didn’t stop to have my picture taken. They also tend to stick those people in places you have to walk by. You can’t avoid them. I don’t mind though. If you want an awful picture of me you can keep it, just don’t make me take it home.
Another reason I didn’t end up with any photo pass pictures is because I didn’t take any pictures with any characters. It just didn’t happen. It’s kind of sad. It was something I’ve always done. I’ve always had at least one picture with a character on all my trips but not this last time. I guess that saves me a little embarrassment. No one can laugh at me for looking like an overweight tool standing next to Minnie Mouse.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not at all upset that I didn’t get any photo pass pictures. Photo Pass people take pictures of people. I think that’s why I either ignore or avoid them. When you have a receeding hairline and are forty pounds over weight that last thing you want is a picture of yourself.
Maybe I’m wrong when I say this but I think Disney does a good job with photo pass. I don’t remember being assaulted by anyone trying to take my picture. Some people laugh and say “Why would you?” Those people are called land lovers. They’ve obviously never been on a cruise. There have been times that I thought one of the ships photographer was going to stab me in the throat if I didn’t stop to have my picture taken. They also tend to stick those people in places you have to walk by. You can’t avoid them. I don’t mind though. If you want an awful picture of me you can keep it, just don’t make me take it home.
Another reason I didn’t end up with any photo pass pictures is because I didn’t take any pictures with any characters. It just didn’t happen. It’s kind of sad. It was something I’ve always done. I’ve always had at least one picture with a character on all my trips but not this last time. I guess that saves me a little embarrassment. No one can laugh at me for looking like an overweight tool standing next to Minnie Mouse.
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