Brandon Struve’s 10/26/09 “Showboat Jubilee Debut” Report

Brandon Struve made a trip to the Magic Kingdom this morning to catch the “coronation” of Princess Tiana (Disney’s newest princess from the upcoming animated film “The Princess and The Frog”) and the official debut of Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee. The Showboat Jubilee will be performing 4 to 5 times daily from now until January 3, 2010. Here is a video of today’s events taken by Brandon, accompanied by some Disney press photos:

DISNEY'S PRINCESS TIANA DEBUTS

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“The Princess and The Frontierland” by Chuck Mirarchi

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This winter, The Walt Disney Company is going back to their animation roots with the debut of “The Princess and the Frog”, opening at the Ziegfield Theater in New York and the Walt Disney Studios in Los Angeles on November 25 and in theaters nationwide on December 11. Those familiar with Frontierland at Walt Disney World and Disneyland will see something familiar in the film… something looking vaguely familiar… the riverboat.

This holiday season at the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Park, on the Liberty Belle beginning October 26 and on the Mark Twain beginning November 6 respectively, guests will be treated to a special experience, Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee.

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The Making of Presidents and Play Things

Continuing our D23 Expo coverage, we have two more fantastic videos for you to enjoy. The first video is of the “Making of the U.S. Presidents” panel, featuring the creation of the new Hall of Presidents at Walt Disney World and the progress on the upcoming Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln show for Disneyland. The second video is from the “Making of Toy Story Mania” panel and features the development and execution of the Disney’s California Adventure and Disney’s Hollywood Studios attractions. We hope you enjoy these videos by Matt Paul, embedded via the WDWNTube:

A Salute to All Nations, But Mostly America

This weekend was a celebration of America at the Walt Disney World Resort, and WDWNT Videographer Matt Paul was there to capture all the festivities for the WDWNTube Disney Parks video site. Below you’ll find video of the new Hall of Presidents at the Magic Kingdom, the “Celebrate America” fireworks show from July 4th, and the special patriotic tag from Illumination: Reflections of Earth: