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We were invited to the Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort by friends to enjoy an evening at the Top of the World Lounge.  I’d spent some time last year taking photos and video of the resort prior to opening, but had not yet been inside. In the lobby, there is an area set up for a cast member to assist guests who want to go up to the lounge and observation deck (below, right).

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June 17th, 2010 | Tags: Bay Lake Tower, Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort, Herb Ryman, John Hench, perimeter fireworks, Steve Anderson, Summer Nightastic Fireworks Show, Top of the World Lounge | Category: Whats Happening | Comments Off

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The DVC Bay Lake Tower is just a few months from opening and everything looks nearly finished on the front exterior of the building (below left). A view of the relocated tennis courts (below right) from high atop the Contemporary Resort.

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June 19th, 2009 | Tags: Bay Lake Tower, Bee Gee's, Contemporary Resort, DVC, Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Main Street USA, Paradiso 37, Sounds Like Summer, Stayin' Alive, Staying Alive, The Diamond Horseshoe, Walt Disney World | Category: Whats Happening | Comments Off

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I am very happy with the reaction to my latest DVD release, Jeff Lange’s Disney-MGM Studios Parade Classics – 20th Anniversary Collectors Edition (for more information or to order, click HERE)! Last week was a huge one for Walt Disney World, I had a wonderful trip and have another update that came out of it.

Walt Disney World rolled out the Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade without the Villains Float, but with many more characters interacting with guests. Characters like Geppetto also are in the street and not on the float.

Pluto waves to the crowd (below, left). Geppetto now walks through the street, shaking hands with guests (below, right).

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May 8th, 2009 | Tags: Abu, Bay Lake Tower, Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade, Contemporary Bay Lake Tower, Contemporary Resort, DVC, Geppetto, Jafar, Pinocchio, Polynesian Village, Walt Disney World | Category: Whats Happening | Comments Off

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Today, Denise from site partner MouseSteps finally made it onto the new Downtown Disney balloon experience Characters In Flight! Enjoy a full report on her two flights with photos and exclusive video.

Characters In Flight Balloon Experience – Onboard Photos – 4/15/09:

Characters In Flight (operated by Aerophile) is a tethered helium-filled balloon that takes guests 400 feet above Downtown Disney. The ticket counter (below right) is where you can purchase your ticket immediately before entering the final queue for your flight.

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April 16th, 2009 | Tags: Aerophile, Bay Lake Tower, Characters In Flight, Characters In Flight Balloon, Contemporary Resort, Disney Quest, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disneyland Paris, Downtown Disney, Epcot, Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival, PanoraMagique, Spaceship Earth, Tower Of Terror, Walt Disney World | Category: Whats Happening | Comments Off

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I just returned from a quick trip to Walt Disney World where I recorded footage for my upcoming DVD, Jeff Lange Experiences: Epcot’s Flower & Garden 09 DVD (my 2008 edition is available HERE). I was also able to see the Characters In Flight balloon testing and learned that the opening date has been pushed back pending building permits and further testing.

I have some photos and video from around Walt Disney World starting with Pleasure Island (below). It seems the Celebrate Tonight theme has made it’s way to the Island and I am told there will be nighttime entertainment offered going forward.

Next is the Contemporary Resort and Bay Lake Tower (below left). The Fantasia Market (below right) will replace the Concourse Sundries-Spirits shop which closed on January 20th.

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April 7th, 2009 | Tags: Animal Kingdom Lodge Villas, Bay Lake Tower, Characters In Flight, Contemporary Resort, Disney's Hollywood Studios 20th Anniversary, DVC, Epcot's Flower & Garden 09, Fantasia Market, Magic Kingdom, Pleasure Island, Saratoga Springs Treehouse Villas, Stitch’s Supersonic Celebration, Walt Disney World | Category: Disney News | Comments Off

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Today I have some great photos and exclusive video from the upcoming Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival! Below is Sorcerer Mickey and the Broomsticks from Fantasia plus the all-new topiary from the Ostrich Ballet segment.

If the Sorcerer Mickey and Broomsticks look familiar they appear to be the ones that were on display next to the Hollywood Drown Derby at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (below right).

The Flowered Quilt display is growing in nicely (below left) and the Butterfly House going up (below right).

Some famous characters peer from the bushes as we spot Goofy and Mickey Mouse topiary getting ready for the festival!

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March 5th, 2009 | Tags: Bay Lake Tower, Contemporary Resort Bay Lake Tower, Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival, Epcot's Flower & Garden Festival, Epcot’s Future World, Magic Kingdom, Stitch's Supersonic Celebration, topiary, Walt Disney World, World Showcase | Category: Whats Happening | Comments Off