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This is Halloween!

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Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn’t you like to see something strange?
Come with us and you will see
This, our town of Halloween
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Pumpkins scream in the dead of night
This is Halloween, everybody make a scene
Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright
It’s our town, everybody scream
In this town of Halloween
I am the one hiding under your bed
Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red
I am the one hiding under yours stairs
Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
In this town, don’t we love it now?
Everybody’s waiting for the next surprise
Round that corner, man hiding in the trash can
Something’s waiting now to pounce, and how you’ll…
Scream! This is Halloween
Red ‘n’ black, slimy green
Aren’t you scared?
Well, that’s just fine
Say it once, say it twice
Take a chance and roll the dice
Ride with the moon in the dead of night
Everybody scream, everybody scream
In our town of Halloween!
I am the clown with the tear-away face
Here in a flash and gone without a trace
I am the “who” when you call, “Who’s there?”
I am the wind blowing through your hair
I am the shadow on the moon at night
Filling your dreams to the brim with fright
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Halloween! Halloween! 
Tender lumplings everywhere
Life’s no fun without a good scare
That’s our job, but we’re not mean
In our town of Halloween
In this town
Don’t we love it now?
Everybody’s waiting for the next surprise 
Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back
And scream like a banshee
Make you jump out of your skin
This is Halloween, everyone scream
Wont’ ya please make way for a very special guy
Our man jack is King of the Pumpkin patch
Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King now!
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
La la la la-la la [Repeat]

Magical Blogorail Disney Transportation: The Parking Lot Trams

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Welcome to those of you joining me from Magical Mouse Schoolhouse and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the 10th stop on our Magical Blogorail.

Parking lot trams are located at all four parks at Walt Disney World: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom.  These trams travel at 13.5 miles per hour and will carry you from your car to the park rain or shine!  

When you park your car in a parking lot at one of the parks, you first need to remember the name of the lot where you parked.  Then proceed to the end of your parking row and wait for the tram to pick you up.  You must exit your wheelchair before boarding.  If you can’t exit your wheelchair, you will not be able to board the tram.  Once you board, you will get a fabulous safety spiel from the cast member on board along with other information.


Tips:

  • Put smaller guests in the middle of the row.
  • Strollers and wheelchairs need to be folded and stored.
  • Hold on to your belongings.
  • Keep your arms and legs inside the tram.
  • Remember your parking lot name and row number.
  • The tram will continue to run for 1 1/2 hours after the park closes.
  • Listen to the tram spiel.  They will share important information about parades, fireworks, park operating times and more!

Parking for the Magic Kingdom is actually the parking lot for the Ticket and Transportation Center (TTC).  Once you park and board the tram, you will be taken to the TTC where you can take the Monorail or Ferry to the park.  At the other parks, Epcot, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom, you will be carried to the park entrance.  Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon, ESPN Wide World of Sports and Downtown Disney do not have parking lot trams.

Thank you for joining me today. Your next stop on the Magical Blogorail Loop is Disney Living.

Here is the map of our Magical Blogorail loop should you happen to have to make a stop along the way and want to reboard! 

The Disney World Buses at yourfirstvisit.net
Disney’s Magic Express at The Disney Kids
The Monorail at Heidi’s Head
Ferryboats to the Magic Kingdom at DISTherapy
Motor Launches & Motor Cruisers at Focused on the Magic
Friendship Boats at The Disney Point
Port Orleans-Downtown Disney Ferryboats at Can Do It Mom aka Mouse Fan Diane
The Walt Disney World Railroad at Return to Disney
Surrey Bikes at Magical Mouse Schoolhouse
Parking Lot Trams at A Disney Mom’s Thoughts
Disney World Walking Paths at Disney Living

Tiggerific Tuesday Trivia: Disney’s Haunted Mansions

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Walt Disney World Haunted Mansion

Disneyland Haunted Mansion 

Did you know the Haunted Mansion is the only Disney Attraction to be in 4 different lands in the 4 different parks?
  • In Walt Disney World it’s located in Liberty Square.
  • In Disneyland, it’s in New Orleans Square.
  • In Tokyo Disneyland, it’s in Fantasyland.
  • In Disneyland Paris, it’s in Frontierland.
Now, I just need to make it to Tokyo and Paris to check out their Haunted Mansions!

Magical Blogorail Green: Perfect Solo Disney Trip

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Welcome to those of you joining me from Walt Disney World: It’s Not Just For Kids and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the final stop on our Magical Blogorail.

A solo trip to Walt Disney World!  What a dream!  I honestly can’t imagine what fun that would be to be able to do whatever I wanted at the parks!  And since this is a dream, my solo trip doesn’t have a price limit…

The first part of my solo trip would involve an airplane.  I would definitely fly and take Magical Express to my studio room at Bay Lake Tower that has a view of the Magic Kingdom.  (Honestly, I’m not even sure if that’s possible since I’m not a DVC member or if the studio rooms offer a MK view!)

Upon arrival, I would tour the Towers taking photos and hop on the monorail to visit the other monorail loop resorts- Contemporary, Polynesian and Grand Floridian.  I would eat dinner at 1900 Park Fare with Cinderella and Prince Charming.  Following dinner I would go back to the Polynesian to catch Wishes from the Beach and watch the Electrical Water Pageant.  By this time I will know how to properly use my DSLR camera and will have the proper lenses to be able to shoot good, quality photos at night and on dark rides! 🙂

On day 1, I would visit the Magic Kingdom.  I would arrive in time for the rope drop and then spend most of the morning on Main Street meeting the Citizens of Main Street, taking pictures galore and looking for hidden gems I’ve missed in the past because I’ve been pulled in too many directions by others!  I would eat a cinnamon roll from Main Street Bakery and then make my way to the New Fantasyland where more photos would be taken.  Along the way, I would talk with cast members, look for hidden Mickey’s, try new foods, and try to meet as many characters as possible.  Lunch would be at Be Our Guest and dinner would be at The Plaza.  Attractions, shows and parades are all optional on this trip!

Day 2 will be spent at Epcot.  I would arrive at rope drop to explore Future World.  Most of my time would be spent at The Land.  I would ride Test Track to see the new changes.  Again, most of my time would be photographing new (and old!) things, talking to cast members, looking for hidden gems and meeting characters.  Lunch would be at San Angel Inn at the Mexico pavilion and I would slowly make my way around the World Showcase taking it all in and photographing as much as possible.  I want to see as many shows and performances as possible.  If it’s in the “Times Guide” I want to see it!  Dinner is at Via Napoli and an evening of Illuminations completes the night.  

The third day would be my last day.  By this time I’m sure I would be ready to be with my family again!  And I’m an extrovert, so being “alone” without someone to talk to would drive me nuts!  I would start my day at Animal Kingdom and end at Hollywood Studios, since they have Extra Magic Hours! 😉  Same routine:

  • Photograph as much as possible
  • Look for hidden gems
  • Find Hidden Mickeys
  • Do all the “Times Guide” shows and such
  • Talk to Cast Members
  • Meet Characters
Lunch at Animal Kingdom would be at Tusker House.  I would take in The Festival of the Lion King then make my way to Hollywood Studios.  Dinner would be at Hollywood and Vine.  I would spend a lot of time in The Magic of Disney Animation and Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream.  I would learn to draw a character and look at all there is to offer.  My evening would end with an obscene cupcake from Starring Rolls and a viewing of Fantasmic.

Thank you for joining Magical Blogorail Green this month. We will be back on November 22nd with an all new theme. Keep checking in with our blogs in between loops to keep up to date with our Disney news, photos and stories. If you are looking for more Disney magic, you can make your way over to The Magical Blogorail website to see all our members and their blogs, as well as all our previous loops.

Here is the map of our Magical Blogorail should you happen to have to make a stop along the way and want to reboard:

1st Stop ~ Disney Living
2nd Stop ~ Mouse on the Mind

Stop asking “How Much Longer?!”

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When we travel to Walt Disney World, we drive.  It’s a fairly easy drive: 3 hours to Atlanta, 3 hours to the GA/ FL state line and 3 hours to Walt Disney World.  Then you throw in gas, food and stretch breaks- it can take longer than 9 hours!

With three boys, we always hear the following questions:

  • “Are we there yet?” 
  • “How much longer?”
  • “When will we get there?”
  • “How many more hours?”
You get the point.  It gets old.  It doesn’t matter if we are traveling 9+ hours to Walt Disney World or if we are traveling 30 minutes to the next town, we get those questions.  So, I came up with a way to show our youngest boys “How much longer.”

We now have a laminated road that can be taped across the sun visors in our car.  Along that road, I taped laminated pictures of the cities, landmarks and state lines we’ll pass in route.  I also printed and laminated a picture of our Honda Pilot.  As we travel, we’ll move the car along the road to the landmark pictures.  It will serve as a visual for our boys to see just how far we have traveled and how much more we have in our drive.  I tried to include something for every hour of the trip, so we could move the car about every 30 minutes from one picture, to a blank space, to the next picture.
I hope this visual road map will help our middle son!  The car questions are killing me! 🙂

American Tourister Has Gone Hollywood!

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Did you know American Tourister was the official Luggage of Walt Disney World and Disneyland?  Right now there is a Facebook campaign to celebrate American Tourister’s appearance in Hollywood Studios as the Official Luggage!

1940’s American Tourister Billboard in Hollywood Studios
Photo courtesy of Disney on Wheels

From Monday, October 21- Friday, October 25, head over to the American Tourister Facebook Page and answer their fun questions.  When you comment on the Facebook Questions you will gain an entry into the exclusive American Tourister D23 Minnie and Mickey luggage set!  One comment qualifies one entry, and there is only one entry per person (additional comments will not get you additional entries).  At the end of the week, there will be 5 lucky winners chosen at random based on the comments received throughout the duration of the 5 days (from 10/21-10/25)!

● The sweepstakes is only open to permanent legal residents of the fifty states of the U.S. and the District of Columbia (excluding Guam, Puerto Rico and all other U.S. and foreign territories and possessions), who are physically located and residing therein and who are 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry.

You can also shop the American Tourister Website where bags are always on sale!!  Right now, they are currently offering free shipping on orders over $99.  Any of these bags would be an excellent addition to your must have Disney travel items!

Enjoy a few photos of American Tourister’s appearance in Hollywood Studios!

American Tourister Bench on the Streets of America at Hollywood Studios
Photo Courtesy of Disney on Wheels

Retro American Tourister bags around Hollywood Studios
Photo Courtesy of Disney on Wheels

American Tourister Window Display at Hollywood Studios
Photo Courtesy of Disney on Wheels

American Tourister Window Display at Hollywood Studios
Photo Courtesy of Disney on Wheels


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