MouseStation 433 – Walt Disney World Outside the Parks
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On today's show, Mike and Mark talk about rides that need updating or replacing, or should be changed back to what they were before an update or replacement.
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Meet Mark this week at the D23 Expo!
Are you going to the D23 Expo this week at the Anaheim Convention Center near Disneyland? Make sure that you stop by the MousePlanet LOUNGE to say hi to Walt Disney World Resort Update editor Mark Goldhaber and the rest of the MousePlanet staff. Mark will be there all three days of the Expo (when he's not covering an event), so please stop by the LOUNGE and let him know what you like and don't like about the Update.
More info about the MousePlanet LOUNGE:
The MousePlanet LOUNGE is the place to come mix and mingle with MousePlanet readers and staff, and meet your fellow MousePad members and Community Leaders.
Kick up your feet and relax in our comfortable LOUNGE, check your e-mail, browse MousePad, and even print your boarding passes for the flight home. While you're there, be sure to pick up your MousePlanet and MouseAdventure buttons and decals.
Our prize squad will wander the exhibit floor throughout the Expo looking for readers wearing MousePlanet buttons, hats or stickers—show your MousePlanet style, and you could win fantastic prizes from our MousePlanet sponsors!
Mouse Tales author and MousePlanet columnist David Koenig will be at the MousePlanet LOUNGE on Saturday and Sunday, August 20 and 21 to meet readers and sign copies of his books (books will be available to purchase at the event, or you can bring your own copies).
MousePlanet columnist J. Jeff Kober will be at the MousePlanet LOUNGE on Friday, August 19 to meet readers and sign copies of his book, The Wonderful World of Customer Service at Disney (books will be available to purchase at the event, or you can bring your own copies).
We will once again offer our popular Camera Check service, where you can safely leave your electronics before you head into any presentations where cameras and phones may be prohibited.
MouseAdventure players, be sure to stop by the booth each day for a new challenge. Bring your “A” game, and you can win cool MouseAdventure prizes! Walt Disney World players, bring your World Explorers sash and receive a special MouseAdventure gift.
To help our readers who are attending the Expo, we've set up a special Twitter account just for the show. Follow @MPatD23Expo on Twitter for live updates, announcements and contests throughout D23 weekend.
Meet Mark this fall in Florida!
Do you want to meet Walt Disney World Resort Update editor Mark Goldhaber, but can't make it to the D23 Expo in California this week? Fear not, there's a fun event coming to Walt Disney World this fall. Join Mark on Sunday, November 13, at 4 p.m. through park closing for the Big Bad Voodoo Food-Do To-Do.
We'll wander the last day of the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, sampling cuisines from around the world, taking pauses to watch each of the three performances by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (one of Mark's favorite groups) at 5:15, 6:30, and 7:45 p.m. on the final day of the Eat to the Beat concert series. After the last performance, we'll get one last snack, secure some international desserts, and then find a place to enjoy the evening's performance of Illuminations.
You can RSVP on Plancast, or by email. You can also just show up, but if Mark can snag some swag from the MouseAdventure goodie bag, he'll want to have enough for you! We'll select a starting point for our adventure in another month or so, so watch the Plancast plan or this page for that information. You can also follow @MPMark on Twitter for updates on November 13 if you want to join the group later on in the day.
Calling all with a spirit of adventure!Are you ready for MouseAdventure: World Explorers III? The third iteration of the scavenger hunt/puzzle quest/race through Walt Disney World's parks takes place on Saturday, November 12 at Disney's Hollywood Studios (the game has been going on at the parks of the Disneyland Resort for more than 10 years now). Do you think that you know Disney's Hollywood Studios? We bet you don't know them as well as you think you do. Test your wits against those of our puzzle masters. For more information, check out the MouseAdventure information page and sign up now. |
Feature: Update It! Replace it! Change It Back!
Mike and Mark talk about rides that need updating or replacing, or should be changed back to what they were before an update or replacement.
Discussion started with the Tiki Room, which was updated from Tropical Serenade to Enchanted Tiki Room – Under New Management, and has now been changed back and renamed Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room.
Discussing the change of the open Adventureland Plaza to the Magic Carpets of Aladdin reminded Mark about the third story that he ever wrote for MousePlanet, which talked about how the Carpets destroyed the area's continuity of theme.
Discussion worked its way around from Adventureland to Frontierland, Liberty Square, Fantasyland, Mickey's Toontown Fair, and Tomorrowland. There was mostly agreement, but some interesting disagreements.
Mark also remembered the Sah Wat Dee-Krap sign (hello in Thai) that used to be at the exit to “it's a small world”.
For more information about the old 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea attraction, check out this wonderful tribute site.
Mark discussed his article from 2003 about the last-ever public show of ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter.
More information is available about If You Had Wings at Mike Lee's amazing Widen Your World site.
Let us know which attractions should be updated, replaced, or changed back!
The show was running very long, so we skipped the Magical Moment and Listener Feedback that we originally had scheduled for this week.
MouseAdventure!
The MouseAdventure Zone, September 24 & 25 at Disneyland, sold out in a matter of hours a couple of weeks ago. However, registration for MouseAdventure World Explorers III is still open. That game will take place November 12 at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Mark will be there to help run that game. Come see how well you know the Studios, and test your wits against our puzzle masters!
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