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The Living Seas at Epcot Celebrates 25 Years
Today we celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of the original pavillions at Disney’s Epcot, The Living Seas. Originally sponsored by United Technologies from 1986-1998, The Living Seas was later transformed into The Seas with Nemo and Friends in late 2006 after the loss of it’s corporate sponsor and the release of Pixar’s Finding Nemo movie. Inside the pavilion guests could watch a short informative movie, take a Hydrolator (sub-sea elevator) ride down to Seabase Alpha, or ride Seacabs (sea shell shaped omni-mover) through the amazing coral reef. Sea Base Alpha also featured several hands-on exhibits as well as divers, submarine and dolphin exhibits. When The Living Seas aquarium was…
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The History of Disney’s Fast Pass-Should it remain free?…
It’s been quite a long spell since my last article, the Holiday season of Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas has taken their toll of my time, and the Honey-Do list is larger than the national debt, but its good to be back at my desk. However, this is the first time in my over 17 years of covering Disney that I totally disagree with my beloved Walt Disney Company. Over the years, I was not happy with some decisions, i.e. the loss of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, Magic Kingdom’s Skyway, and I did enjoy Body wars in EPCOT, but I knew Disney needed to keep things fresh and new for…
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A Magical Moment With A Disney Dolphin
The team at WDW Parkhoppers has been privileged to experience many wonderful things in the Disney community. Today, we had the chance for two new such memorable experiences.
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What To Do When You Can’t Visit Walt Disney World Resort
During this time while Walt Disney World is temporarily closed, here’s some great ideas to help you make the time a little more “magical”. Take a virtual ride on Space Mountain, Slinky Dog Dash, Frozen Ever After or so much more! Here are some of the Disney experiences available on YouTube. Space Mountain at Disney’s Magic Kingdom Slinky Dog Dash at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. It’s A Small World in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom. Frozen Ever After at Epcot Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin at Tomorrowland Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland Peter Pan’s Flight The Seas with Nemo & Friends More Rides… Listen to some incredible Disney Podcasts…