Video: Limited Time Magic – Tiana’s Mardi Gras Celebration

WDWNT on March 3, 2013

Watch as Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen parade down to the New Orleans Square waterfront and celebrate New Orleans Bayou Bash with Tiana’s Mardi Gras Celebration. New Orleans Bayou Bash runs January 18th – February 12th.

 

Special Mint Julips and banana beignets are available during Limited Time Magic’s Blue Bayou Bash.

Conner Purzycki’s 1/17/13 DLR Photo Report

WDWNT on January 3, 2013

I was at the Disneyland Resort this afternoon and captured some newsworthy photos from all around the resort to share.

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A giant crane is in place right over Big Thunder.




It looks bigger in person 

Work on the center Fantasmic fountain is underway 

New Orleans Bayou Bash has already been setup getting ready for the event kickoff tomorrow 

Very temporary looking speaker setup 




Mark Twain still in dry dock for its annual refurbishment 

Christmas decorations still coming down in New Orleans Square 

Blue sky and no more snow on the castle 

Now for the juicy stuff, Fantasy Faire 

A new structure has sprung up where previously a path led to Fantasyland 








A closer look at that new structure 


Over in DCA, it seems the Hyperion Bridge which crosses over Buena Vista Street was painted overnight to a new darker beige color 






I don’t particularly mind the color change, I’m just curious why? 

Over in Cars Land, one side of Mater’s is being resurfaced 



Over in Flo’s the giant rotisserie out front has been removed

Odd to see this in the middle of the day 

Thanks for reading
 

Tim Alcoser’s 9/5/2012 Disneyland Photo Report

WDWNT on September 8, 2012

Tim Alcoser was at the Disneyland Resort a few days ago and got some pictures of some newsworthy items around Disneyland Park.

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Welcome to Disneyland

Christmas decorations were temporarily up for filming.

City Hall can still be accessed while under refurbishment.
City Hall is all wrapped up for refurbishment. 


As can the restrooms near City Hall. But the firestation is closed.
So is the firehouse 


A mini sneak peak of Christmas decorations.
Holiday decorations are up for filming 




Indiana Jones closed until the end of the year. Good thing too, there was A LOT that needed to be refurbished and repaired.
Indiana Jones is closed through December 7th

The Bootstrappers play for thrilled guests.
Now for a peak in the Pirate’s League 

The Pirate's League crew did a little redecorating to the Court of Angels.










I think it is a nice use of the space 






Haunted Mansion is closed through the 13th for holiday install

Haunted Mansion Holiday decorations are moving along well. Less than a week before it's open.

Looks like all the exterior decorations are up on the mansion 



A more simple time...
Neat picture 

Casey Jr. and Storybook Land are closed for refurbishment and to install new “safety features.” 


Monstro is getting a much needed new coat of paint 



The new location for the Princess Meet and Greet is on the right side of the pathway to It's a Small World in Fantasyland.
The princess meet and greet in the Small World Mall


Guests still
You can still meet Merida 

Closed up.
The theater is being prepped for the new show coming next Spring 

Minnie's House under refurbishment. Mickey's is still open.
Over in Toontown, Minnie’s House is closed for refurb 


But you can still meet Minnie near Goofy's house.
Though Minnie is out and about around Toontown doing meet & greets 

Terribly sorry sir, I thought Fantasyland was this way...

One of these seagulls is real.

Pizza Port is down for refurbishment. Maybe they will fix the pizza too.
In tomorrowland, Redd Rocketts Pizza Port is closed through the 21st 




The Pirates League Coming To New Orleans Square

WDWNT on August 30, 2012

From Michelle Harker on the Disney Parks Blog:

The Pirates League is Coming to Disneyland Park

A roll of the dice can change your face, your fate or even your name. A new wave of swashbuckling fun is set to hit land (Court of Angels in New Orleans Square at Disneyland park, to be exact) September 1, as The Pirates League plants its flag in the sands of the western shores.

Captain Jack and his trusted mates have searched across the land to find treasures and new recruits to join their crew. In The Pirates League, savvy pirates will transform guests, giving them their own pirate look and name, training them to swashbuckle and teaching them the official Pirate League Oath! The Pirates League is an interactive pirate experience you won’t want to miss.

The Pirates League is the ultimate pirate transformation available to guests ages three and up that lets you live your pirate dreams and learn the ways of the seven seas from veteran pirates straight from Captain Jack’s crew!

The Pirates League is Coming to Disneyland Park

The Pirates League will offer three different packages for guests to choose from: Jake and the Never Land Pirates, First Mate, and Empress (created especially for all the pirate princesses!). Packages range from $29.95 – $34.95. Which will you choose to fulfill your pirate destiny?

This treasured experience, which launched in May 2009 in Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort, also launched this year aboard the Disney Fantasy! This special experience will be available at the Disneyland Resort, for a limited time only, this fall.

Special Tip: Landlubbers Beware! Reservations on Mickey’s Halloween Party nights will book up quickly, so be sure to call 714-781-STYLE beginning August 7, before I make you walk the plank!

New Orleans Bayou Bash Promising “Some Hand-Clapping, Dancing-In-The-Streets Fun”

WDWNT on June 11, 2012

It’ll be party time in New Orleans Square at Disneyland park when “New Orleans Bayou Bash!” brings the sights and sounds of a New Orleans-style celebration on weekends, Feb. 10 through March 11, plus Feb. 20 and 21 for the Presidents’ Day holidays. Jazz musicians will perform throughout New Orleans Square, and Princess Tiana and her friends from “The Princess and the Frog” will lead guests in hand-clapping, dancing-in-the-streets fun.

  • Dates for “New Orleans Bayou Bash!” will be Fridays through Sundays, Feb. 10-12, 24-26, March 2-4 and 9-11, and Friday through Tuesday, Feb. 17-21 (Presidents’ Day weekend). Entertainment is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • New Orleans Square and the adjoining banks of the Rivers of America will be adorned with masks, beads, feathers and colorful celebration banners in bright shades of purple, green and gold.
  • A stage along the Rivers of America will provide a performance area for a variety of “New Orleans Bayou Bash!” talent, including “Tiana’s Mardi Gras Procession” and the New Orleans Traditional Jazz Band.
  • In “Tiana’s Mardi Gras Procession,” Princess Tiana, Prince Naveen, Louis the alligator and a crew of colorfully costumed dancers burst into New Orleans Square in a musical celebration taking place six times a day. They sing lively tunes from “The Princess and the Frog” as they make their way through the streets and down to the Rivers of America stage.
  • The New Orleans Traditional Jazz Band will appear five times per day in a rousing Mardi Gras procession through New Orleans Square. In traditional “second line” style, an umbrella dancer leads the mash-up of musicians and colorful street performers. Guests are asked to join the procession, which travels through the streets and down to the river stage.
  • Additional “New Orleans Bayou Bash!” entertainment will include performances by Jambalaya Jazz Band and the bluesy Royal Street Bachelors on the stage at the French Market restaurant in New Orleans Square.
  • In the Court of Angels Photo Location in New Orleans Square, guests celebrating the New Orleans Bayou Bash can pose for pictures with an ever-changing lineup of beloved Disney characters in Mardi Gras attire:  Princess Tiana, Prince Naveen. Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Chip and Dale.

“New Orleans Bayou Bash!” fills New Orleans Square with vibrant excitement, jazzy music, street performers and the sensational food of New Orleans. Guests can savor a celebration seasoned with Southern hospitality.

The Princess and The Parks

WDWNT on August 7, 2009

Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose (left), who provides the voice of Disney’s newest princess, Tiana, in the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film “The Princess and the Frog,” poses with the new Princess Tiana character (right) as she will soon appear at the Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.  Princess Tiana, made her very first public appearance Aug. 6, 2009 at the 2009 National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Convention in Tampa, Fla. This fall, Disneyland guests will see Tiana in a colorful, jazz-filled live show, “Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee,” November 6 through January 3, 2010, in New Orleans Square at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. “The Princess and the Frog” will premiere in theaters nationwide Dec. 11, 2009.