New costumes for Buena Vista Street in Disney California Adventure.
New costumes for Buena Vista Street in Disney California Adventure.
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Fantasmic! (Full Show and Exit Theme) - Bruce Healey
Since opening on Disneyland’s Rivers of America in 1992, Fantasmic! has gone on to be produced in different incarnations at three Disney Parks, most recently at Tokyo DisneySea.
Let’s Dance at Disneyland - The Elliot Brothers and the Date Nighters
This Monday, a piece of my heart will die a little bit. Carnation Plaza Gardens will close to make way for the new “Fantasy Faire”.
The historical significance of this place is enough to make any Disney enthusiast cringe at its removal. Since 1956 the Carnation Plaza stage has hosted the likes of Eartha Kitt, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich … just to name a few.
And while I respect and admire the history of this place just as much as any other Disney kid, what made Carnation Plaza my favorite place in the park was the magic that happened every Saturday night- the swing dance party.
For the past two years, if I was fortunate enough to be working on Mainstreet on a Saturday night, I would try to manipulate my way to Frontierland Bridge just to catch a glimpse of the party.
There, I would watch them all. The young and old. The single people and the couples in love. The seasoned dancers (that would own the floor with their grace and fluidity), and the awkward newbies (who also owned the floor, though in an entirely different way).
For me, Carnation Plaza was a kind of… testament. A testament that said that the things of are not completely gone.
People still dress up on a Saturday evening. They go out. And whether they are with their friends, their sweetheart, or their spouse of 45 years- if given a beautiful venue and some great music- people will dance.
I like that.
I’m not writing this because I have some kind of aversion to change. Time goes on and things change- it’s a fact of life that even Disneyland cannot escape. However, I couldn’t let my favorite piece of Disneyland go without a proper goodbye, so I hope this suffices.
Goodbye, Carnation Plaza. You have always been a piece of thriving nostalgia for me. Thank you.
PS- I hope you swing dancers dance your little hearts out tonight.
Carnation Plaza Gardens Last Swing Dancing Night
I’m sad, no ANGRY, that Disney would have the short-sightedness to close down a piece of history, just so they can make money with more Princess JUNK. They’re already wasting a perfectly good theater space in Fantasyland, why not expand there instead of encroaching more on the world that Walt built. Disney needs to remember that the Parks are not just about the kids, they have previous generations who care more about other things beside coming to spend money.
BEST ENJOYED WITH HEADPHONES
LEFT EAR: Mandarin version.
RIGHT EAR: English version.
Enjoy the multiple eargasm…
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FAQ Post: http://dmann-rjm.tumblr.com/post/20563994423/mamooy-english-mandarin-mix-faq
So I totally (and ashamedly) forgot I had these. My friend who works in the Magic Kingdom sent them to me. It’s snowing at the Paris Disneyland! That would be so fantastic to see in person. I would love to go to Disney in the winter with snow. :)
This looks amazing. Especially Phantom Manor.
Welcome and thank you to all of our new followers! We’re very glad to have you! I know this is a Christmas song, but the sentiment is the same!
The character voice department is one of the few areas of the Disney Company that still has a deeply rooted respect for the weight and importance of what they do for others. I have so much respect for all of them, and this interview certainly solidified Bret Iwan into that vein for me. May they all have many more years of bringing joy to others! I hope someday I can join them!
