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Hi everyone. Just a quick reminder that the Walt Disney World
Christmas Day Parade is coming up and from what I hear from friends
who attended the taping a few weeks back, it’s a must see this year.
Below is the official press release with all the info:

Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Dec. 3, 2007) — This winter, cozy up and
get ready for the holidays — Disney style — as Disney Parks prepares
to shine brighter than ever when many of today’s biggest stars gather on
both coasts for the 24th annual "Walt Disney World Christmas Day
Parade." On Dec. 25, hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly
Ripa once again will lead the Emmy Award-winning holiday special
from Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., and Ryan
Seacrest will again host from Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif.

The special will air Dec. 25, 10 a.m. Eastern and 9 a.m. Central,
Mountain and Pacific times on ABC-TV, and will be broadcast in HD
for the first time.

The Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
is sure to sparkle as it glides down Main Street U.S.A. at the Magic Kingdom
park in Florida and Disneyland park in California to a brand-new musical
score.

In addition to the celebrity performances and appearances, this year,
viewers will celebrate Christmas morning with "Enchanting"
new Disney characters, plundering pirates, some of Disney’s favorite
holiday traditions and awe-inspiring floats — all sprinkled with pixie
dust.

Stars Shine on Christmas Morning

Stars from stage, screen and song will shine throughout the two-hour
special, with a Christmas morning entertainment lineup for the entire
family. Featured performances include (talent subject to change):

Kicking off the special will be a blockbuster performance from the hit
show "
Dancing With The Stars." Newly crowned champion Helio Castroneves
, Sabrina Bryan, Joey Fatone and Drew Lachey with their
professional dance partners Julianne Hough, Mark Ballas,
Kym Johnson and Cheryl Burke will perform an original holiday dance
number choreographed by "Dancing With The Stars" dancer
Tony Dovolani and sung by Grammy Award-winning Latin singer
Jon Secada .

America’s hottest entertainment sensation,
Miley Cyrus, the multi-talented performer and star of Disney Channel’s
popular series "
Hannah Montana," will sing the energetic, seasonal favorite "
All I Want for Christmas is You."

Stars from Disney Channel’s blockbusters "High School Musical
" and "High School Musical 2" — Vanessa
Hudgens , Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman and Ashley
Tisdale — will give a holiday twist to one of the popular tunes
from "
High School Musical 2." The group performs a customized version of the hit
song "What Time Is It?" and answers the song title’s
question with a new musical answer, "It’s Christmas Time!
"

Internationally renowned vocalist
Josh Groban will perform the melodic holiday classic "Silent Night
" from his new Christmas CD, "
Noel."

Songstress and R&B legend
Patti LaBelle, who recently released her newest CD, "
Miss Patti’s Christmas," will perform "It’s the Most
Wonderful Time of the Year."

Multi-platinum-selling singer-songwriter Jessica Simpson will
bring the curtain down on this year’s special with a moving rendition of
the Christmas classic, "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
." Joining Simpson will be the world-famous, New York-based Harlem
Gospel Choir that has performed for Nelson Mandela and the late Pope
John Paul II.

One of the hottest musical trios performing today, sibling pop-rockers
the
Jonas Brothers, sing one of their latest tunes, a seasonal pop-rock song
titled "Girl of My Dreams."

Latin superstar sensation
Menudo will debut their version of the holiday favorite "This
Christmas."

"American Idol" sweetheart
Katharine McPhee will perform a Disney Princess-inspired number, singing a
medley of some of Disney’s classic tunes.

Power Rangers, Potato Heads & Princesses, Oh My! The Parade Rolls On

Disney’s newest princess, lovely lady Giselle from the new Walt
Disney Pictures smash-hit film, "
Enchanted," will make her first small-screen appearance during the special
as she takes center stage along with Disney’s most treasured characters
including: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Donald Duck, Daisy
Duck, Goofy, Pinocchio, Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Belle,
Ariel and Jasmine. Disney’s characters will be decked out in their
holiday best and joined by gingerbread men, snowmen, toy soldiers and
reindeer throughout the show.

Traveling down Main Street U.S.A. at both Disneyland Resort and
Walt Disney World Resort, the parade will introduce several new floats
this year, including:

The "Rat Pack" is back at Disneyland Resort, with a "
Ratatouille" float spicing up the day. The float, inspired by this
summer’s Disney-Pixar hit animated film, features wanna-be chef Rémy
and his Parisian pals.

A "
Toy Story" float featuring Disney-Pixar pals Woody, Buzz
Lightyear, Jesse and their ‘toon pals having a joyful — and toyful
— holiday celebration.

Some of the other highlighted parade floats featured during the
bi-coastal holiday celebration:

* A Christmas tree float with holiday hosts Mickey Mouse
and Minnie Mouse.

* Disney Parks’ famous Toy Soldiers will march in the
Toyland March.

* Disney-Pixar’s "
Cars" will be featured, with gear-jamming good times from the film’s car
stars, Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater.

* Aladdin and Jasmine make their way in the procession on
horseback.

* Popular stars from Playhouse Disney, "
Monster’s Inc." and the Power Rangers make special holiday appearances.

* A Royal Candlelight Ball is featured, including Snow White,
Prince Charming, Sleeping Beauty, Prince Phillip,
Mulan and Shang.

* The Seven Dwarfs trade in their usual diamond mine duties for a
very special, jeweled holiday tree float.

* Closing the parade portion of the program is the big guy himself,
Santa Claus, and his trusty reindeer.

See More in HD — for the First Time!

Broadcast in HD and Surround Sound for the first time, the 24th annual "
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade" airs on ABC Christmas Day. The
show will also be broadcast in English and Spanish (SAP).

December 19th, 2007 | Category: Disney News | Leave a comment

Welcome back for more great photos from the holidays at
Walt Disney World plus a recap of this seasons holiday titles and shipping
options for Christmas shopping.

Photo Memories:

The photos below are from the 1993 Mickey’s Christmas Cavalcade
at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Take note of the knights on
horseback. They appear similar to the lead off from Disney’s
Enchanted Adventures Parade at the
Pirate & Princess Party.

I always find it interesting to watch the evolution of these parades. I
have seen quite a few floats come and go over the years (but most are
recycled). Below is the Winnie the Pooh tree that is featured in
many of the special event parades (from left), Mickey’s Christmas
Cavalcade 1993, Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade
and this years Boo-To-You Halloween Parade.

Somewhere along the way Owl (below left) has flown the coop and
became replaced with Rabbit. Currently the tree’s leaves stay in
a permanent state of orange for use in the various parades.

Please check back soon for more holiday photos in my next Photo Memories
feature.

Latest Releases:

Below are my latest holiday releases. As always I will do my very best
to get your orders shipped the same day as I receive them. If there is a
need for a special rush order or overnight delivery please email me at
Jeff@JeffLangeDVD.com and we can make arangements. Thanks to everyone for
all the support and holiday wishes, I really appreciate it!

Jeff Lange’s Holiday Treat 06
DVD (Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2006) – Available now
featuring: Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Parade, Holiday
Wishes – Celebrate the Spirit of the Season, Celebrate the Season
and a bonus from Disney-MGM Studios: Hollywood Holly-Day Parade. For
more information please click
HERE.

Jeff Lange’s Holiday Treat 07
(Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2007) DVD – Available now
featuring: Cinderella’s Holiday Wish, Mickey’s Once Upon
A Christmastime Parade, Holiday Wishes – Celebrate the Spirit of
the Season now enhanced by the Castle Dream Lights and
Celebrate the Season. For more information please click
HERE.

Jeff Lange Remembers Holiday
Classics (Walt Disney World) DVD – Available now featuring
holiday memories from Christmas past at the Walt Disney World resort
including: Mickey’s Christmas Cavalcade (1993), The
Country Bear Christmas Special (2004-2005), Mickey’s Very Merry
Christmas Parade (2003) and Osbourne Lights on Residential Street
(1996). For more information please click
HERE.

As always, if you want to request a future DVD idea, Photo Memory topic
or comment on anything, just drop me a line at
suggestions@JeffLangeDVD.com.

Happy
Holidays Everyone!

December 15th, 2007 | Category: Disney News, Whats Happening | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome back for a big update this week.

Bruce Gordon (1951-2007):

Unfortunately we begin on a very sad note with the passing of much beloved author & Imagineer Bruce Gordon. I really enjoyed Bruce’s presentations at the NFFC Disneyana conventions and remember the huge smile he always had when he and fellow author/Imagineer David Mumford would throw Disney surprises to the audience. You could just tell how passionate he was about Disney and his work. My friend Jim Hill wrote a very nice tribute that I recommend everyone read HERE.

Flo and I offer our heartfelt condolences to the friends & family of Bruce Gordon.

Epcot 25th Anniversary gallery ‘Photo Memories’ part two:

As promised we continue this look at the special 25th Anniversary gallery paying tribute to Epcot’s history. This edition features some incredible images of Spaceship Earth construction on display in the gallery. We start with the
model and move to a great photo showing the construction of the massive supports.

Below left is one of my favorite shots showing some of the 954 triangular shaped silver panels sitting in the Epcot parking lot. I also love the image on the right with the construction workers looking like window washers.

There are hundreds more great images like these on display in the gallery and I encourage everyone to spend some time there on your next visit to Epcot. I have not heard anything official but it seems like the gallery will be open through 2008.

Holidays at Walt Disney World Preview:

Believe it or not it’s that time again as the Holidays come to Walt Disney World. This year there are some new offerings and changes.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — For a quarter century, Walt Disney World guests have been entertained and mesmerized by Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, a special after-hours event in Magic
Kingdom that has added an extra night this season — meaning there will be 19 evenings of holiday fun: Nov. 12, 15, 16, 25, 27, 29, 30 and Dec. 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21. The fun begins at 7 p.m., after regular park hours.

Guests can enjoy festive surprises including an all-new Castle Light Show. Cinderella Castle is adorned with thousands of shimmering white lights, covering the turrets and towers like a glistening blanket of ice. The twinkling lights create an elegant wintry effect perfect for the seasonal celebration.

“Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade” celebrates the many festive moods of the holiday season, showcasing a series of holiday themes including a Friends and Family Christmastime Party, a sleigh ride through a Winter Wonderland, a romantic Fairy Tale Christmastime, a scrumptious display of Christmastime sweets, and of course Santa and Mrs. Claus in a grand finale. And for longtime Disney Christmas parade fans: soldiers, snowflakes and dancing deer are all still in the parade. The parade features original music as well as both classic and current holiday tunes.

Admission to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party requires a separate ticket. Tickets are $47.95 plus tax for ages 10/up and $40.95 plus tax for ages 3-9 (but with advance purchase, guests can save $7 per ticket for select dates). Note: Many party nights are sold out in advance. To purchase tickets, guests can call 407/W-DISNEY or visit disneyworld.com/holidays.

Returning again this year is the ‘Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights‘ on The Streets of America backlot at Disney-MGM Studios. Also returning is Animal Kingdom
decked out for the Holidays featuring ‘Mickey’s Jingle Jungle Parade‘ and Holidays Around the World at Epcot! Below is a preview of some of the merchandise that will be available only at ‘Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party‘ nights.

Production Update:

I am in the process of working on some great Holiday titles. The first release will be ‘Walt Disney World Holiday Classics‘ featuring the ‘Country Bears Christmas Show‘ (below) shot from multiple angles, ‘Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Parade‘ from 2003, ‘Holiday Wishes‘ fireworks and ‘The Osbourne Lights‘ from 1996 when it was still presented on Residential Street at Disney-MGM Studios.

I also will be doing a ‘Disneyland Holiday Classics 2‘ disc featuring some great footage from Disneyland including the Christmas Parade from 1985, Small World Holiday, The 50th Anniversary
Remember… Dreams Come True holiday fireworks including the ‘White Christmas‘ finale complete with a magical snowfall and more.

Finally, I hope to offer the current Holiday offerings from Walt Disney World including the all new ‘Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade ‘, ‘Castle Light Show‘ and ‘Osbourne Spectacle of Dancing Lights‘

Travel Update:

I will be traveling to Florida next week to attend Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party and record all the new Holiday changes. I will also be covering Super Soap Weekend and recording footage all around Walt Disney World for future releases. While I am traveling you will still receive the same level of quality service and guaranteed 24 hr shipping you have come to expect from JeffLangeDVD.

Latest Release:

Epcot’s 25th Anniversary October 1st, 2007 is available now featuring the Entrance and Rope Drop, Silver Anniversary Celebration, Full coverage of the 25th Anniversary Gallery, Illuminations: Reflections of Earth 10-01-07, Epcot’s 25th Anniversary Fireworks Finale plus bonus footage of the Fire Barge Burn Off and much more! For more information please click HERE.

As always, if you want to request a future DVD idea, Photo Memory topic or comment on anything, just drop me a line at suggestions@JeffLangeDVD.com

November 7th, 2007 | Category: Disney News, Photo Memories, Press Releases, Whats Happening | Leave a comment

Welcome back everyone. I have so much to report from this past week in
Florida that I will break it into 2 parts. Please check back later this
week for part two.

The trip started out with the NFFC Florida
Convention. It was another great event and I had a wonderful time
attending the seminars and meeting many of you! The first day of the
convention was held at
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. This was a big step for the NFFC
as it was the first time it was actually being on Disney property! The
day featured many interesting speakers including Virginia Davis
of Disney’s early Alice Comedies fame, The traditional NFFC lunch
with a Legend Honoring Bob Matheison and Bill Sullivan,
Florida favorites Terri Hardin (below) and Jim Korkis.

Day two was amazing as the seminars were held at
Epcot Center in the former United Technologies lounge inside the Living
Seas Pavilion! I applaud the NFFC for this move and hope to
see them utilizing these type of venues for future conventions!

The seminars themselves were very interesting and mostly geared toward
Epcot’s 25th Anniversary being celebrated Oct 1st. Speakers included
Charlie Ridgway, Dave Smith (below left), Howard Kalov
, Dara Trujillo and the always fascinating Marty Sklar
(below right)!

Saturday featured the NFFC Disneyana Show and Sale. This was a
huge event featuring many vintage props and ride vehicles on display
from the event sponsor Surplus Kingdom. I will be featuring these
vintage items in a upcoming edition of my Photo Memories series.

The next big event was the
NFFC World Chapter meeting held Sunday night on the eve of
Epcot’s 25th Anniversary. It was one of the best chapter meetings I have
attended and really got you in the mood to celebrate Epcot’s Anniversary
the next day!. The featured speakers were none other than the original
strolling Dreamfinder (and friend of this site)
Ron Schneider and the final Dreamfinder Steve Taylor. The highlight
of the night came when Steve was giving his part of their talk and Ron
approached the stage with an actual Figment! This was a surprise to
everyone and put a magical tough on a great evening!

Please check back soon for part two featuring coverage of Epcot’s big
25th Anniversary Celebration and the changes to this years
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party.

Production Update: I am currently in production on my 2007
Edition of the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party DVD (Trick or
Treat 4) for a release later this week then I will start work on my
Epcot’s 25th Anniversary Celebration DVD featuring the re dedication shot
from the front row, a great multi camera recording of Illuminations:
Reflections of Earth, the incredible Epcot’s 25th Anniversary
fireworks finale plus the Epcot Center historic display and much
more! Please check back soon for release information and more details.

As always, if you want to request a future DVD idea, Photo Memory topic
or comment on anything, just drop me a line at
suggestions@JeffLangeDVD.com.

October 8th, 2007 | Category: Disney News, Whats Happening | Leave a comment

Florida Recap:

Hi everyone, I have just returned from another very productive trip to
Walt Disney World last week. I was able to attend the very last Pirate
& Princess Party of the season and record the special features
including the all new floats from Disney’s Enchanted Adventures Parade
(see below). I also recorded footage for my upcoming Walt Disney World
‘Class of 1971‘ title featuring all the
Magic Kingdom opening day attractions as they appear today.

The Epcot Thing:

While in Florida I was also able to meet with Ron Schneider (the first
and original strolling Dreamfinder & Figment) and plan our event at ‘
The Epcot Thing‘ on October 1st. Ron is a great guy with endless stories
from Epcot Center & Journey
Into Imagination’s past! The schedule has been released and it is as
follows:

The Epcot Thing, Monday Oct 1st, 2007

07:30 Boardwalk Inn

This meet is designed for those who need coffee before our 9 am meet.
Join us at Epcot’s World Showcase entrace hotel for some joe and to walk
with us to Epcot.

9:45 Official Rededication Ceremony

To start off "The Epcot Thing" Celebration we begin our day
with the official rededication ceremony at the Fountains of Nations
Plaza.

11:00 Explore The Wonders of Epcot

Free time. This bit of a break in the day will give everyone the
opportunity to go off on their own if they please to eat and explore the
wonders of Epcot.

12:45 Beverlyfest

Join Nathan as he tests his gastric skills!!! Watch him attempt
to take 25 shots of the infamous Italian drink, Beverly. If we
can get 150 people to celebrate with us, Nathan will up the ante to 50
shots!!! This is one meet NOT to be missed!

01:30 A Tour of Epcot’s Past

Meet at Spaceship Earth as we begin our tour of Epcot’s Past with
Jeff Lange and the original Dreamfinder, Ron Schneider. Join
Jeff and Ron as they guide us through the classic Epcot attractions that
are still making a big impact on all those who experience them.

04:45 Rose & Crown Dinner Meet (RSVP Required. Wait list
available)

Enjoy great English fare with us at Rose & Crown. Be sure to let us know
in advance if you plan on attending!!! As of right now, we have ONLY
waitlist available. Make sure you send us an email if you are interest
just in case someone else can’t make it!!

08:00 Meet for Illuminations

This is a spectacular show held daily at Epcot. Why not see this
wonderful presentation with all of the Magical Mountaineers? Make sure
to meet us at the Candian Pavillion McDonalds Fry Cart at 8:00 pm
sharp so we can all go together to find a great spot.

TBD Adventures Club

For the late nighters (immediately following Illuminations) For all you
night owls, join us at the Adventurer’s Club for some fun and "winding
down" time. You may even be picked to be part of the show!

Production Update:

Work continues on my Epcot’s
25th Anniversary Communicore & Living Seas DVD featuring
‘Backstage Magic’ (a tour through EPCOT Computer Central), Innoventions
‘Alec Tronic’, The Original Sea Cabs, Seabase Alpha, the current Finding
Nemo ride & much more. Please check back next week for release
information and more details
.

As always, if you want to request a future DVD idea, Photo Memory topic
or comment on anything, just drop me a line at
suggestions@JeffLangeDVD.com.

September 12th, 2007 | Category: Disney News, Whats Happening | Leave a comment

What a start to my weekend. I had the great honor to find the following
note in my email!

Jeff –

My name is Ron Schneider. I was the first and original strolling
Dreamfinder & Figment at
Journey Into Imagination from ’82 to ’87, and I was the official
voice for the Dreamfinder (after Chuck McCann was "let go".)

I’m writing you because I have just received and glanced through your
video tribute to my old stomping grounds and couldn’t let another minute
go by without thanking you and congratulating you on a sterling job!!

Your footage, editing, sound, color and comprehensive coverage really
took me back to the old ride and I’ll be using this great production for
years to come to demonstrate the old show to people (always giving the
credit to JeffLangeDVD,
of course)!

Thanks again for all your hard work,

Ron Schneider

Photos above provided by Ron Schneider as the original Dreamfinder
(with Figment of course) in the early years of the Imagination pavilion.

I really appreciate his kind words about my
Journey Into Imagination DVD, especially from someone who appreciates and
contributed so much to the history of Epcot Center! Thanks to Ron
Schneider for providing so much happiness as the original Dreamfinder. I
really wish the Dreamfinder was still with us in the parks today.

Jeff Lange Remembers Epcot’s
Journey Into Imagination 25th Anniversary Collectors Edition is
available now. For more information or to order the DVD please click
HERE. As always, if you want to request a future DVD idea, Photo Memory
topic or comment on anything, just drop me a line at
suggestions@JeffLangeDVD.com.

June 23rd, 2007 | Category: Disney News, Magical Comments, Whats Happening | Leave a comment