It’s a Very Merry Christmas at Walt Disney World!

It’s a Very Merry Christmas at Walt Disney World!

It’s a very merry Christmas time at Walt Disney World. What better way to celebrate the holidays then with cookies, hot chocolate, Christmas parades and Mickey Mouse.

Right after Halloween night comes to an end the elves at Magic Kingdom transform a spooky Halloween spectacular to a winter wonderland. The party starts off with snow all down Main Street. And yes you read that right, snow in Florida! There’s nothing a little Disney Magic can’t do.
Castle at Magic KingdomDuring the snow the Magic Kingdom is filled with Christmas tunes and scents of fresh baked cookies and candy. That’s because throughout the park, there are complementary cookies and hot coco. The cookies and hot coco were my favorite part of the party aside from Mickey and Minnie in their festive attire of course. During the holiday season Frozen stars, Anna and Elsa transform Cinderella castle into their very own glimmering ice palace. This transformation is done with the help of the crowd chanting snow and ice. They get even more help by their friends, Olaf and Kristoff. The night also includes a special Christmas parade called Mickeys Once Upon a Christmastime Parade. The parade kicks off with Mickey and Minnie greeting their holiday party guests and also the princesses accompanied by their princes, an appearance by Olaf and it wraps up with Santa Claus. The parade is followed by celebrate the magic which is a colorful projection show on Cinderella castle. After celebrate the magic comes the much anticipated holiday firework show.
The firework show is always the best way to end a fun filled night of cookies, hot cocoa, singing and dancing to Christmas tunes and Mickey and his pals.

It’s a wonderful time to be in Disney.

Written by: Sandra Costanzo

Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party

Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party

Calling all ghosts and goblins. Disney’s Magic kingdom is celebrating Halloween in a not so scary way. Every year Disney celebrates Halloween from September through October with an event you won’t want to miss. Mickey and his pals always know how to party and Mickeys Not So Scary Halloween party is filled with trick or treating, parades, shows and an unbelievable firework display.

The night kicks off with a welcome announcement from the ghost host which leads to Halloween music being played down Main Street USA. The Boo To You parade starts and Mickey and his friends are all dressed up in their Halloween outfits. The Sanderson Sisters also drop by Cinderella’s castle for the Hocus Pocus spectacular. After the show is Happy Hallowishes, this firework extravaganza is sure to impress everyone as it is accompanied by Halloween themed music. From the different costumes to the trick or treating to fireworks, it is one Halloween filled night.

This event happens to be one of my favorites and I was able to attend the party last week. My favorite part is definitely all the trick or treating. Who doesn’t love running around Magic kingdom for candy. Get your costumes and trick or treat bags ready because this is one Halloween celebration that is definite worth seeing!

Written by: Sandra Costanzo

Disney Tops The Box Office With Inside Out

Disney Tops The Box Office With Inside Out

inside out 1 Disney tops box offices once again with its newest release of its latest animated film. Inside Out is a 2015 animated comedy fantasy Disney/Pixar film, released on June 19, 2015. It is Pixar’s 15th feature-length animated film. In keeping with Pixar tradition, a short film called Lava accompanied the movie.

Here are some interesting fun facts from this box office hit. Disgust is shaped like a piece of broccoli. And the other emotions have intentional shapes as well: Anger looks like a brick, Fear is tall and thin like a nerve, Joy is shaped like a star, and Sadness resembles a teardrop. Another fact is a team of 45 animators worked on the movie, about half the size of previous Pixar films. Another fun fact is when Riley’s dreams shift into nightmares, the film plays the theme music from Disneyland’s inside out 2Haunted Mansion ride. The last fun fact is the console in headquarters gets bigger as Riley gets older. Grab your popcorn and candy because this is one movie you don’t want to miss.

Written by: Sandra Costanzo

M.A.C. Cosmetics and Disney`s Cinderella, Teaming Up To Launch The Sparkliest and Dreamiest Make Up Collection!

M.A.C. Cosmetics and Disney`s Cinderella, Teaming Up To Launch The Sparkliest and Dreamiest Make Up Collection!

cinderalla 1 M.A.C Cosmetics and Disney`s Cinderella are teaming up to launch the sparkliest and dreamiest make up collection. It could even be considered fit for a princess! In anticipation of the release of the newest Cinderella film hitting the big screen on March 13th, M.A.C has created a makeup collection to reflect on this film. The entire cosmetic lineup will be available online on February 26th and will be on the shelves of the M.A.C stores on March 5th. With these royal shades, you can now look like a Disney princess. Some of these shades and products include lip gloss that is called Glass Slipper, a beauteous eyeshadow palette called Stroke of Midnight and Royal Ball lipstick. This collection is also a flashback to 2014 when M.A.C launched their Maleficent collection. Just when we thought our inner Disney addict was ecstatic enough, the cinderallaCinderella collection is released. This magical collaboration will feed the inner little girl in us who used to dance around in glittery dress up dresses and hoped for our own fairy godmother. Dressing up and attending a royal ball is now so much easier with this enchanted cosmetic collection.

Written by: Sandra Costanzo

The Hit Broadway Musical, Newsies, Closing It’s Curtains On August 24th 2015

The Hit Broadway Musical, Newsies, Closing It’s Curtains On August 24th 2015

newsies 1Disney is not only known for their characters, merchandise, films or theme parks, but also for their Broadway productions. Disney currently has several theatre productions on Broadway including Aladdin, The Lion King and Newsies. Unfortunately the cast of Newsies will soon take their final bows. On August 24th, 2015, the hit broadway musical will close it’s curtains for good. Newsies ran  for two and a half years and exceeded the profits that were expected from Disney. Although the Broadway newsies 2community will miss Newsies, they are openly welcoming a new musical! Frozen the musical is finally confirmed. Frozen the musical is currently in early development for the stage. This is an extremely big project for Disney and is expected to follow in the successful foot steps of the other musical productions currently on the Broadway stage. “We’re not demanding speed,”Bob Iger, the CEO and chairman of Disney told Fortune. “We’re demanding excellence.” Olaf, Sven, Ana and Elsa are ready to take over Broadway in their highly anticipated musical.

Written by: Sandra Costanzo

Disney’s Not So Scary Halloween!

Disney’s Not So Scary Halloween!

 

It`s the most wonderful time of the year for all fall lovers out there. And whats better than a season filled with pumpkins, trick or treating and caramel apples? Well that’s adding Disney of course! This past week I attended Mickey`s Not So Scary Halloween Party in Orlando, Florida. This event runs from September 1st till October 31st from 7:00 PM to midnight on select nights. sandra 1
Fall is my favorite season and being in Disney made it even more magical. Here are my top 5 favorite parts of the Mickey`s Not So Scary Halloween Party. My favorite part was defiantly all the Halloween treats. From ghost cupcakes to candy corn ice cream to pumpkin spice cookies, there was a spooky treat to satisfy any sweet tooth. My second favorite part was the trick or treating. There were several candy stations set up around the park, which is any candy lovers dream. My third favorite part was the Happy HalloWishes firework spectacular. This magical firework show included clips from different Halloween themed movies and also included classic Disney Halloween tunes. My fourth favorite part was the Halloween decor. Disney is always known for going above and beyond for any sandra 2occasion and Halloween is no exception. There were pumpkins and other Halloween decor all over the park. It felt like a real life Halloweentown! And last but not least were the characters. Each classic Disney character was dressed up in different Halloween costumes. Minnie Mouse was dressed as a purple witch, Goofy was a pilot, Donald Duck was a pumpkin and there were so many more. Besides my favorite parts of Mickey`s Not So Scary Halloween Party, there are many other spooktacular events such as dance parties, a villain takeover of Cinderella`s castle, several rides and attractions,Villains Castle Show and Mickey’s “Boo-to-You” Halloween Parade. No matter if you are a kid or a kid at heart, this is the perfect event for any Halloween fan.

Written by: Sandra Costanzo