Todays Jim Henson's day

Today is Jim Henson's birthday, this is a mix of emotions for most of us. Happy that such a talented person with such a big heart created and loved making puppets for pure enjoyment and sad because he left us so early.
When I was in my early twenties I was in the Atlanta Airport waiting to board my first flight alone , I was an adult traveling yeah right . To my pure delight I saw Jim Henson standing about 3 feet in front of me, I automatically became 7 years old. Inside my head I jumped so high I hit the ceiling ! Jim Henson I thought Sesame Street , The Muppet show OMG !! He didn't have a thousand people next to him maybe a couple of men and what I think may have been his wife. But one thing I saw was a big black bag with him, I kept thinking " who's with him Kermit, no Fozzie Bear " all the characters I thought he loved the most kept going thru my head. Then he turned around and saw me frozen, I don't remember if I sat down or keep standing there like a big dumb kid. He looked at me and just smiled, I think there was alot of us pretending to be so adult but inside dying to ask " Where is Kermit ? "
Then he and his group boarded their flight, but I will always remember that when he looked at me and  lots of others  around me was saying " thank you guys".

Never did I think being such a Sesame Street junky and loving the adult humor in the Muppets , that I made two little people that have the same feelings for all the Jim Henson's creations. My daughter Ariel is the Muppets expert she has all the movies and has always loved the relationship of Kermit and Miss Piggy. She really loved Fragle Rock series too. She can still laughs at the corny jokes from the Muppet show , she already knew the punch lines. I think its the innocents of the Muppet show that she loves the most. Just plain fun.
 Belle is the Sesame Street junky , shes older now but every now and then I will see her watching it. She loves the episode that there were two little girls swinging on the swings. One of the girls kept swinging having a great time the other girl got tried and layed down on the bench. Well the little girl that ate the banana kept playing but the little girl that ate the donut was tired. I loved that one too!

When I was little there was a Sesame Street episode that showed a little boy (puppet)  lost , someone came up to him and asked " what does your mom look like? ". The little boy said " She is the Most Beautiful Mommy in the World" . So the kept bring beautiful ladies to him asking " here is your mommy this is the most beautiful mommy we found ", the little boy kept telling them all the ladies where not the most beautiful and they were not his mommy. Then a lady (puppet) came and said  "son I am here ", the people said "but she is not the most beautiful mommy in the world ". The little boy said " she is the most beautiful mommy to me".  Now that stayed with me because as a tiny person I understood that beauty is in our eyes. 
So my little tribute is done, what I really wanted to say is "Thank You Jim Henson, this family is regratful for all you have done for us and the world. "

Ta Ta for Now !!

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Forgotten Attractions at Disneyland!

I recently looked at the old America Sings attraction that was in Disneyland, and I was pretty interested in it, even though I never rode it since I didn’t exist in this universe back in the 70’s.

It seemed like a cool ride. It apparently was a mix of Splash Mountain, Country Bear Jamboree, and Carousal of Progress, and it had audio-animatronic animals singing about….well….America. (apparently my mom loved it as a kid, lucky!)

But as I searched the wonderful world of the internet, I stumbled across something that was really intriguing.

There was a forgotten ride in the old America Sings site that was planned but never built, called Plectu's Fantastic Intergalactic Revue, which was going to be like America Sings, except in space.

Not like the animals would be in spacesuits or rocket ships lol

No, it was going to be friendly aliens that landed on Earth (kinda reminds me of Alien Encounter, minus the extremely scary pants-crapping alien monster)

So I could barely find any other facts about this ride, other than some concept art… which kinda makes me glad this thing WASN’T built.

Kinda scary.

But besides that, I found nothing else on this ride.

So after finding this out, I thought “hey maybe there are more rides that were never built” and sure enough, Wikipedia had a HUGE list of rides that never saw the light of day.

There was the pretty awesome Candy Mountain ride to open in Fantasyland.

This would totally fit now, since Wreck it Ralph is so popular, and it would be like the real version of the Sugar Rush video game!!! WRECK IT RALPH LAND, I WANT IT.

I wonder if Charlie the Unicorn would go :)

Then there’s the Enchanted Snow Palace, which in my opinion, is another great idea that could be used now.

The Enchanted Snow Palace was going to be a dark ride, where you ride in a boat on an icy river, as you travel the Artic caves and the palace of the Snow Queen.

I’ve got a concept drawing of one of the parts of the ride.

Aww how cute!

Unfortunately there’s no concept art for the outside of the ride, but there IS a picture of the Snow Queen herself.

Hmm….looks familiar….

I can already see this ride being made at some point, and if Frozen does good, we might get it after all J

Next is Geyser Mountain, the Frontierland equivalent to the Tower of Terror.

Not much to say about it, but that it looks pretty cool :)

And last, but certainly not the least, the amazing looking Indiana Jones and the Lost Expedition ride.

(Isn’t it weird how the concept art always looks cooler than how the ride comes out?)

Not only was this going to a huge complex, it was going to have THREE DIFFERENT RIDES INSIDE.

YES. THREE.

It would incorporate the Indiana Jones ride, the Jungle Cruise, AND the Disneyland Railroad.

I’m guessing the Indiana Jones was going to be like the mine cart scene from The Temple of Doom (which I totally want. I’ve been saying I wanted that scene as a ride for YEARS)

But due to unknown reasons, this never came to be, and was then changed to Indiana Jones Adventure.

Now Indiana Jones Adventure is a cool ride, but I kinda wished The Lost Expedition ride was there instead, because it looks cooler and more fun than the ride that’s there now.

So that’s it, I’ll be back with more forgotten rides soon,

See ya real soon!

-Sunni

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The Villains are OUT !

 The Villains are out and about at the Disney Parks now and it is one of the biggest events of the year! Last week the Parks "Unleashed the Villains" on Friday the 13th,  it was a huge turn out at the Disneys Hollywood Studios ! One of my friends told me it was just so crowded. I can remember Halloween was just a day event but Disney has marketed it so well , that everyone can enjoy holidays a lot longer. We were able to watch the Special Fireworks Works Show they had on the courtesy of DIS live stream. Now that was spectacular ! Of course it was Villain music themed and we were glued to our computer !

 The Villains were all available after the event to take pictures and walked around the crowds. We were happy to see some Villains that arent always out usually like Hades, Bowler Hat Guy and Oogie Boogie. Happy to see that the fall is here and the Parks are covered in Holiday Villain Cheer.
Mickey's Not so Scary Halloween Party, nights are from 7:00 PM to 12:00 AM, September 10 to November 1, 2013. Its really is a “not-so-scary,”so all kids can go and not be scared.
There are lots of nights in October still avail and November so there is still lots of time to get tickets. The prices for adults or kids older then 9 are $67.00 and kids are $62.00.
Since we are here on the Island we are going to the Disney Aulani Halloween Event.  This will be are second year going to the Disney Aulani Resort for Halloween. I'll be posted pics of all of Disney Characters that will be there. 
Would love to know who is going this year, and what you're going to the Parks dressed as too. Don't forget to comment and follow us.

Happy Haunts Everyone , Disney Style that is !!
Special thanks to DIS for posting the Fireworks show enjoy everyone ! http://www.wdwinfo.com/

Taking a Look at Saving Mr Banks

Hi I am Sunni we're going to take at look today at :  Saving Mr. Banks

                                                 Saving Mr. Banks is an upcoming biography film about the production of Mary Poppins, and Mr. Disney’s quest to persuade P.L. Travers to obtain screenplay rights to her classic book.  Starring Emma Thompson as P. L. Travers, the uncompromising writer of Mary Poppins, and Tom Hanks as  An American Treasure Walt Disney.

The plot of this movie is that Walt promises his daughters that one day he’ll make a movie of their favorite book. However, Travers, not wanting her book to be mauled by the Hollywood machine, says no to Mr. Disney about making her book into a screenplay.

But soon her books stop selling, and money comes short, so reluctantly Travers agrees to Walt making Mary Poppins come to be. But she holds a tight grip on how she wants things to go, and soon she becomes almost intolerable, and Mr. Disney watches as the rights to the movie start slipping through his fingers.

Until he discovers that Mary Poppins was actually a very important person in Travers’ life as a child, and Mr. Banks was actually inspired by Travers’ father. It is only when he reaches into his own childhood that Walt discovers the truth about the ghosts that haunt her, and together they set Mary Poppins free to make one of the greatest movies in all of cinema.

Personally, it looks like a really great movie. I’m really glad they picked someone to be Mr. Disney that actually LOOKS and ACTS the part, and Tom Hanks is a great casting choice.

Emma Thompson, is a award winning British actress is a wonderful choice for the author. 

Release date is Dec 20th 2013 so excited it will be an early Christmas present for us all.

this has been Sunni with your first look at Saving Mr. Banks, i'll keep you posted on any new and exciting things coming from Disney Pictures!

See ya real soon!
-Sunni

I liked my Disney Coffee

As I finish my second cup of coffee today, I wanted to mention how I really feel about having Starbucks on Disney Property. It's not that I don't like Starbucks , I actually really like going to Starbucks.  Meeting up with friends enjoying time with my girls there is great. But going to Starbucks at Disneyland or Walt Disney World is just wrong. From the time I can remember whether it was my parents getting coffee on Main Street or my husband and I, its been Disney Brewed Coffee in a Disney Styrofoam cup. Whatever brand they used I was happy with. It tasted good wasn't too strong ,inexpensive and I could always get a free refill as long as I still kept my Disney Styrofoam cup (later it went to paper) .
Was there such a huge cry for a commercially high priced coffee? Or was there a need to keep taking away bits and pieces of Disney memories? First the Carnation Plaza where my parents used to dance, where I bought my first root beer float at 9, and now simple coffee! (Sorry, still upset about the Carnation Plaza closing).

 Bringing the outside world into our Disney Parks is way too far. I know that I'm not alone in this and this subject has been blogged over and over. But the moment it opened in Epcot I had to speak my mind. So as we stroll through our Disney Parks we now see the Starbucks signs, and its a bit disappointing. 
Just a note to Disney, STOP.
We love you as you are. We don't want to be part of everything! We love all the improvements and all the enhancements in the Parks. So please stop with Starbucks, don't even think about bringing in Subway, or Cold stone Creamery's.

Special thanks to www.disneyfoodblog.com for the Starbucks photo

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WDW47: The Video

Pixie Hollow Closing

Hello everyone this weekend I was sent an email regarding my kids Disneys Fairies Pixie Hollow online game closing. I had to re-read "Closing Pixie Hollow" ! To say my girls are disappointed is an understatement ! My kids love this game they played it every few days ( after homework of course ). This is the only truly girl game for Disney Interactive online! They have decided to close the Pirates of the Caribbean Online and the Old Toontown online game too. Disney Interactive wants to focus on their game Penguins Club.
Really Penguins Club my girls and their friends think it is for really very silly game and its really just for small kids and so they are not playing it, they said its boring. My kids and their friends ages range from 8 to teens, I wonder if Disney Interactive really did their homework before pulling the plug !
Well, now everyone can play the Pixie Hollow game for free until Sept 19. So everyone have your kids or yourself play for free until its gone.

http://disney.go.com/fairies/pixie-hollow-world.html