Archive for August, 2012

HIDDEN MICKEY’S

Posted in HIDDEN MICKEY with tags on August 14, 2012 by disneychronicles

SPOILER ALERT…….SPOILER ALERT…….SPOILER ALERT…..

DO NOT

Go any further if you want to find these on your own!

My sons mission is to find every hidden mickey in his book!

(Well the ones in Walt Disney World anyway)

This past weekend we found the most we ever have in one day!

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Check them out below!!!

Animal Kingdom….

Guess where? Camp Minnie-Mickey

..also at the Funnel Cake stand…(totally missed this one so many times!)

…at the Poly…

In the upstairs shop…there’s actually 2 on the pillars…

Sushi Bar….seriously this was genius!

there were 3 that I didn’t get a photo of… in the Poly when you walk into the lobby it is in the marble floor (it is so big I don’t know how I ever missed this!) and in the waiting queue for Kali Rapids at Animal Kingdom, it is made out of hanging plates on the wall and in the same area over the doorway painted in gold. I will have to get a pic when I go back.

It was HOT….and I was tired 😀 and I gotta admit just a little bit hidden mickeyed out! 😀

My Disney Experience….the APP! FINALLY!

Posted in DISNEY ATTRACTIONS, DISNEY DINING, EVERYTHING DISNEY with tags on August 13, 2012 by disneychronicles

So it has finally happened!

Free WIFI…well you knew there had to be a reason for that and now Disney put out an app….

and I must say it will put all the others to shame!

(will not mention names here) 😀

So far from what I have seen (and I haven’t been using it long) it is AWESOME! and it looks AMAZING on an IPAD!

The photos, graphics are beautiful! and it will do everything you need!

(Oh, and did I mention it’s FREE)

Brand-new Walt Disney WorldÂŽ maps, official Disney Parks-provided wait times, FASTPASSÂŽ return times, ability to book dining reservations, details about nearby Disney Characters, attractions, entertainment, park hours and schedules, and more!

 

My Disney Experience …..(click to link to itunes)

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-disney-experience-walt/id547436543?mt=8

Stump Pass Beach……I’ve always wondered who names these parks!?

Posted in FLORIDA BEACHES with tags , , on August 12, 2012 by disneychronicles

It was a much-needed Beach day! Although I must say the weather hasn’t been cooperating in these parts lately.  It has been a very wet summer. The rain held out until the drive home but it was very cloudy and windy so not the best scenario.

…but hey it’s a beach so I’ll take it!

HISTORY 
Stump Pass Beach State Park has been a state property since the initial purchase in 1971. It was open (unofficially) in 1971 to the public. At that time there were only 4 parking spaces and no amenities. The park, as it is today, was opened August 2000. Forty car parking lot, restroom facilities, rinse off showers, picnic pavilion and boardwalks.  ($3 fee per car to enter)

Stump Pass Beach State Park is a Florida State Park, made up of three islands and the protected channels between them. It is located in Englewood. There is a mile of beach where seashells and shark teeth wash up regularly but mainly in the winter months.

The sand here is rough and a little darker it also seems thicker and more grain like. We did see a lot of sea weed, grass ect..but that is just the season for it now so it really can’t be avoided.

We did also see many turtle nesting areas. Many more then I have ever seen at a single location. I think within the area we were in we easily counted about 30!

We have been looking for shark teeth with no luck! so I think we will have to return! 😀

Agent P’s World Showcase Adventure

Posted in DISNEY'S EPCOT, EVERYTHING DISNEY with tags , , on August 11, 2012 by disneychronicles

We were over at Epcot last week and had a chance to check out Phineas & Ferb!

We finally got through a full game! Only got on about 2 rides but oh well!

The NEW adventure is very familiar to the old Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure, with the concept being very much the same.  The Kimmunicator is out, and the FONE is in – a mobile device which is your interface to the game play.  The same physical sets are used from Kim Possible, but the animation and storyline is of course all new.

It is safe to say that if you were a fan of the Kim Possible game before, you will continue to enjoy this new version.  Phineas and Ferb fans will be very happy to see the characters expanded beyond the meet and greet at the Studios.  My boys are big fans of the cartoon so they absolutely LOVE this!

It has gotten to the point that we come just for the game! Arghhhhh! well I do admit it keeps them busy and I have been able to do some in-depth window shopping throughout the world showcase!! (not complaining at all here)

Guests become “agents” and use a “high-tech secret agent device” to search for clues. Different cases are also available in Mexico, France, Germany, Norway, China and the United Kingdom. Guests follow instructions given on the screen of a cell phone to interact with objects hidden around World Showcase. There are different missions to complete in many of the different countries of World Showcase.

After walking us through how to properly use our FONE, we find out which country our assignment is in. And in the next few screens we get to see Dr. Doofenshmirtz, Phineas, Ferb, and Candace. If you watch the cartoon you will be familiar with thee characters.

From there the story plays out in much the same way as every episode of Phineas and Ferb. Doof has an “inator” he’s created in order to help him carry out current scheme. Meanwhile it seems Phineas, Ferb, and Candace are having an adventure of their own. These events converge, and, along with the help of Agent P, Doofenshmirtz’s plot is foiled. When we returned our FONE to the drop box at the end of the adventure. You will see these drop boxes conveniently located at many different locations throughout the world showcase.

It is fun but be aware it does take up a lot of time. So if your on a strict schedule with what you want to see this may not be a good idea.