Robert B. Sherman 1925-2012

As all of you heard last week, we lost Robert B. Sherman of The Sherman Brothers. He and his brother Richard M. Sherman wrote a lot of songs for for both the Disney films. They wrote the song "Chim Chim Chree" from Mary Poppins, which earned them an Academy Award back in 1964.

Robert and Richard also wrote songs for the Disney Park attractions including:

• The Enchanted Tiki Room
• Magic Journeys
• It's A Small World
• The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh
• Adventure Through Inner Space
• Journey Into Imagination

And my all-time favorite,

• Carousel of Progress 

Robert will be enternally missed, but he will never be forgotten.

We miss you, Robert. 

C.A.T. (Chris's Attraction Trivia): Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Do you remember The Devils at the end of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride at Fantasyland at Disneyland Park in California?

They never appeared in the 1949 Disney film "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad".  They were made ONLY for the attraction.

Alice In Wonderland

Based on both Lewis Carroll's stories and the 1951 Disney animated film, Alice In Wonderland: The Ride first opened in 1958 at Disneyland Park in California. It’s located in Fantasyland.
Photos by disneybychris.


This car is the Caterpillar Car. Designed after The Caterpillar.
Guests ride in the car to explore wonderland.

The Statue of the White Rabbit on the right side of Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Check back later for the trivia of this attraction!!

Cars Land-Opening This Summer!!!!!!

As all of you heard, a new land entitled “Cars Land” is opening this Summer at Disney’s California Adventure!!!!
Cars Land is based on the Disney and Pixar’s Cars films.
This land includes new attractions such as:

• Luigi’s Flying Tires (The NEW version of the old Flying Saucers ride at Disneyland in the 1960s)
• Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree (Mater’s version of the Mad Tea Party)

And…

• Radiator Springs Racers (Cars version of Epcot’s Test Track)

Here is a photo of Cars Land under construction.
Photo by disneybychris.

Chris's Tip Time: Haunted Mansion at Night

30 Minutes before Disneyland Park in California or Magic Kingdom Park in Florida close their doors for the day, walk over to The Haunted Mansion.

It's less crowded at night.


CREEPY, Huh?

Main Street Penny Arcade

The Main Street Penny Arcade is one of the first Disneyland attractions that opened on July 17, 1955. It contains machines such as the Nickelodeons and touch you hand on the electric toucher. In order to play with them, you have to deposit one penny inside the machine.
Images of these machines will be up soon!
Here is the image of the sign.
Photo by disneybychris.

NEW Fantasyland in Florida!!!!!!

As you all know, Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Florida will open NEW attractions for Fantasyland. They will open sometime between Fall 2012 and the beginning of 2013.

Some new attractions include:

• The Beast's Castle from "Beauty and the Beast"
• The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure
• The Cottages of Sleeping Beauty and Snow White
• The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Roller Coaster
• The Great Goofini Roller Coaster starring Goofy

         And More....

We'll bring you more information soon!