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We were able to ride Space Mountain yesterday (below left), there is now music on 60 speakers throughout the ride – it isn’t an onboard ride track. There are also whooshing sounds that happen as you pass certain areas of the ride. We also noticed a spider web projection on the building, I have not seen this for a number of years – the last time being the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party from a couple of years back.

This new attraction artwork featuring “Starry O Phonic” sound (below, left) was posted on the Disney Parks Blog and has left many Disney fans speculating if this art will be for sale or displayed in some form.  I personally find the artwork to be the highlight of the new addition.  The ride had stopped temporarily while we were in the queue (below, right) and we took a few photos.  If we’d just been a couple of minutes earlier we’d have been stuck on the ride!

Video #1 – Space Mountain Full Ride-Through with New Audio 8/30/10 – Space Mountain has music, this is the full ride-through with it (but we have a video just of a speaker outside of the ride where it’s more easily heard). The music is not on the vehicles (Our pre-rehab Space Mountain ride-through can be viewed HERE).

Video #2 – Space Mountain – New Audio Loop Direct From Speaker 8/30/10 - Space Mountain now has music (not on the vehicles, but from speakers), we went to a speaker to record a loop of it.

Video #3 – Wedway People Mover (TTA) at Night, with New Space Mountain Ride Music 8/30/10 – The People Mover at night, and during the Space Mountain portion you can hear the new ride music!

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August 31st, 2010 | Tags: Best Friends Pet Care, Kennel Club, Magic Kingdom, Space Mountain, Space Mountain Full Ride-Through with New Audio, Tomorrowland, Walt Disney World, Wedway People Mover | Category: Whats Happening | Comments Off

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It’s been a rainy week here in Orlando, but we’ve been able to get out and enjoy the parks a bit even so. At the Magic Kingdom looking towards Cinderella Castle (below, left), we noticed that new metallic railings had been installed – and it might have happened a little while back, but we don’t usually get into this area that normally is roped off for the dessert party. The Tomorrowland Terrace (below, right) is being used for a dinner buffet through the free dining August/September time period.

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August 24th, 2010 | Tags: Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Fantasyland Forest, Mad Tea Party, Magic Kingdom, New Fantasyland, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Tomorrowland Terrace, Walt Disney World | Category: Whats Happening | Comments Off

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It was a dark and rainy afternoon, but the updated “Celebrate a Dream Come True” parade still was able to continue in an abbreviated form. Roy O Disney and Minnie Mouse (below, left) sit in front of a fierce looking cloud. The parade (below, right), was in “rain parade” mode, meaning that fewer floats were present and some characters walked ahead of the parade.

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August 9th, 2010 | Tags: Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade, Fantasyland, Harmony Barber Shop, It's A Small World, Magic Kingdom, Peoplemover, Pinocchio's Village Haus, Prince Naveen, Princess Tiana, Rain Parade, Tomorrowland Transit Authority, Walt Disney World | Category: Whats Happening | Comments Off

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We went to the Via Napoli Ristorante grand opening ceremony at Epcot yesterday, which included Italy streetmosphere characters stomping on grapes (below, left) as well as Mickey and Minnie making their entrance in a horse-drawn carriage (below, right). This wasn’t our first visit to Via Napoli, we have photos and a review from the first day it was open – but now Via Napoli is officially open for guests (and you can make reservations!)

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August 6th, 2010 | Tags: Epcot, Italy pavilian, Nick Valenti, Patina Restaurant Group, pizza, Via Napoli Opening Day, Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria, Walt Disney World | Category: Restaurant Reviews, Whats Happening | Comments Off

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Via Napoli Ristorante (below, left) at the Italy pavilian in Epcot soft opened today, several days before the official soft-opening date! The windows advertise the offerings (below, right), including pizza – and it is a great pizza! The completed restaurant exterior reminded me of Lights! Motor! Action! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, I almost expected little red cars to be parked out front.

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August 2nd, 2010 | Tags: Epcot, Italy pavilian, Patina Restaurant Group, pizza, Via Napoli Opening Day, Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria, Walt Disney World | Category: Restaurant Reviews, Whats Happening | Comments Off

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We spent time at both Animal Kingdom and Epcot today, it was incredibly hot, so we were happy when the wind and rain started coming closer (we just made it out of Epcot before the downpour!) Hacienda de San Angel is partly unveiled, and you can see the colorful dome against Spaceship Earth (below, left). From the patio of the Mexico pavilion, another angle (below, right).

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July 28th, 2010 | Tags: Epcot, Glas und Porzellan, Hacienda de San Angel, Pizzeria Napoli, Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria, Walt Disney World, Werther candy shop | Category: Whats Happening | Comments Off