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Sunday, April 17, 2022
Take a Ride on the Disney Skyliner in 4K with Joe Darthmaz
Saturday, April 2, 2022
Kylo Ren Interacts with Guests at Star Wars Galaxy's Edge in Hollywood S...
Sunday, March 27, 2022
Dianoga (Death Star Trash Compactor Creature) Interactive Water Fountain at Galaxy's Edge at Hollywood Studios
One of the best things about Walt Disney World is the
attention to detail, the little extra touches that make something special and
memorable. While it seems that in recent years, some of that attention to
detail has been stripped away in favor of cost cutting, some of it still exists
in the Disney Parks.
One such example is the Dianoga interactive water fountain from Star Wars Galaxy's Edge in Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World. "What in the name of the Force is a dianoga?" you ask. The dianoga was that one-eyed serpentine creature that ensnared Luke Skywalker in the Death Star trash compactor in Star Wars and dragged him under the water nearly drowning him. Just as we and his newfound companions Han, Leia, and Chewie had all given up hope on the young moisture farm boy, he emerges from the floating trash, released from the dianoga's clutches, as it fled, hoping to escape the crushing walls of the compactor chamber.
Well, Disney World's second one-eyed friend (think short green monster for the first,) or another of his species, has taken up permanent residence at Black Spire Outpost in a water tank used to refresh the weary travelers visiting the planet Battuu. Place your refillable mug under the touchless water station and momentarily fresh, cool water will fill your mug. However, you may not want to drink it after you realize, who resides in the adjacent tank from which you mug is being filled.
It is of course, all a gag, but it is an example of the
small attention to detail touches that are the hallmark of Disney Parks and
have made them a step above themed entertainment anywhere in the world for over
half a century.
So, join Joe Darthmaz in a short visit with the Dianoga and Disney, please give us more of these types of nuances everywhere and anywhere possible.
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Saturday, February 5, 2022
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway Full Ride-Through - Disney's Hollywood...
Join JoeDarthmaz on a full ride-through of the Mickey &
Minnie's Runaway Railway attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt
Disney World.
On August 13, 2017, Disney permanently closed "The
Great Movie Ride," the signature attraction of the original Disney MGM
Studios theme park to replace it with Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, but
maintained the facade of the building which is a replica of the famous Chinese
Theatre located on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.
Many hardcore Disney fans were upset with the closure of the
Great Movie Ride, which was a true masterpiece of Disney Imagineering and
contained a number of audio animatronic figures never again matched in any
Disney Park across the globe.
While a very different type of attraction than the Great
Movie Ride, Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway is unique and modern and an
attraction that can be enjoyed by guests of all ages. It is also one of very
few attractions throughout the history of Disney Parks to be dedicated to company's
mascot, the Mouse himself. So, if you can't get Walt Disney World, or haven't
been in a while, check it out here on JoeDarthmaz.
Thursday, December 30, 2021
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Full Ride-Through with Queue Footage from Wal...
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Millennium Falcon Smuggler's Run Full Ride-Through & Queue from Galaxy's Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios
Friday, October 22, 2021
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover Full Ride-Through Video
This time around, Joe Darthmaz brings you a full ride-through of one of the most beloved Magic Kingdom attractions of hardcore Walt Disney World fans, the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover. The PeopleMover is an imaginative creation of Walt Disney himself, intended originally as a short distance conveyance system for citizens of his never-realized Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT.) No not the theme park...the community of the future that Walt envisioned building as part of the massive plot of land that is now known as Walt Disney World.
Walt dreamed of revolutionizing urban living in America by creating a utopian community where folks could live and work in a reality made better by the technology and innovativeness of American industry and ingenuity. The WEDway PeopleMover, an early name of the more practical invention that eventually became ride technology, would move citizens across short distances in his community, without the need for cars. This innovative approach was environmentally friendly, in a time when not many were concerned about such things. It would reduce the use of gas-fired combustion engine cars, reducing traffic and harmful emissions simultaneously.
Sadly, Walt's death in 1966 put an end to the dream of EPCOT as an actual community. However, the PeopleMover technology was marketed to municipalities and industries around the US and there are a few instances of its use in practical non-theme park locations. In 1975, the PeopleMover was added to Tomorrowland as part of a rejuvenation of the somewhat lackluster Magic Kingdom land.
The PeopleMover takes guests on a leisurely yet brisk sightseeing trip through Tomorrowland from an elevated trackway that winds through the land and even into some of its classic buildings, with accompanying narration pointing out the highlights of the tour. Powered completely by linear induction motors (using electromagnets to propel the ride vehicles,) the PeopleMover is still somewhat futuristic...at least in America where we don't use superconductor tech for trains.
The ride-through version we present also provides a look at the construction of the Tron Light Cycle Run coaster (as of late July 2021) scheduled to open in 2022 at Walt Disney World.
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Monday, September 20, 2021
Boo to You Parade from Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party 2014 from M...
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Friday, September 3, 2021
Disney Princess Cavalcade from Magic Kingdom
Since Walt Disney World re-opened from the pandemic closure,
parades have sadly been absent from the parks. They were replaced with scaled
down mini-parades that Disney named "character cavalcades." These
cavalcades have been unscheduled so as to avoid the gathering of large crowds
in an attempt to provide social distancing. Over the past few weeks, Joe
Darthmaz has been bringing you videos of some of these cavalcades, filmed
during our recent trip Walt Disney World.
Today's video is the Disney Princess Cavalcade from Magic Kingdom, which features Merida on horseback, Belle, and Tiana, as well as Sleeping Beauty, Ariel, Elena, Mulan, Cinderella and her Fairy Godmother, and Rapunzel all on the classic glass castle float.
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Sunday, August 29, 2021
Pooh & Friends Cavalcade at Magic Kingdom
Sunday, August 22, 2021
Pixar Character Cavalcade from Disney's Hollywood Studios from Joe Darthmaz on YouTube
Since Walt Disney World re-opened in 2020 from the pandemic closure, parades have sadly been absent from the parks. They were replaced with scaled down mini-parades that Disney named "character cavalcades." These cavalcades were initially unscheduled so as to avoid the gathering of large crowds in an attempt to promote social distancing. While they are not a legitimate replacement for a proper Disney parade, the cavalcades are a nice impromptu piece of character entertainment that can sneak up on you during your park day.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2021
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Mickey & Friends Character Cavalcade from Magic Kingdom
Saturday, August 7, 2021
Alien Swirling Saucers Full Ride-Through POV - Check it Out at Joe Darthmaz on YouTube
It's that other ride in Toy Story Land...Yes, Alien Swirling
Saucers. It's basically the Mad Tea Party without the ability to spin your ride
vehicle to the point where you want to throw up not only what you ate that day,
but everything you have ever eaten since birth.
Aliens Swirling Saucers may be more geared for the younger
crowd, but is good harmless fun for all. If you remember the old
"Whip" ride that was at your local amusement park or traveling
fair/feast, or if you are old enough to remember when a mobile version of the
ride would visit your neighborhood transported at the back of a truck (a very
city-thing,) and this elicits fond memories, then you will love Alien Swirling
Saucers. If you don't remember any of that, you can still enjoy it. However,
you will enjoy it muuuuch less if you wait longer than 20-30 minutes, since it
is basically an off-the-shelf carnival ride which lasts about ninety seconds,
with some Disney theming.
Still, this attraction can be a fun little break from all the
E-ticket attractions at Hollywood Studios on your way to/from the non-tunneled
entrance/exit to/from Galaxy's Edge. The massive and towering Buzz Lightyear
near the entrance helps to sell the idea that you have been shrunken to the
size of one of Andy's toys and provides for great photo opportunities.
So if it has a reasonable wait time and you are in the mood
for some youthful and memory-inducing fun, check out Alien Swirling Saucers.
BUT FOR NOW, check out our full video ride-through, here at Joe Darthmaz.
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