A few weeks ago Renée ran the Princess Half Marathon at Walt Disney World. Be sure to check out her great report from this great run weekend. Getting photos with characters at a @runDisney race has become hugely popular & it shows by the lines! #PrincessHalf Frozen's Anna, Elsa & Kristoff were at Cinderella's castle, where you could take a selfie, minus stick #PrincessHalf Running through the castle is a big deal but getting engaged before that, like this couple, is magical #PrincessHalf With perfect weather, the @runDisney WDW Princess Half Marathon Weekend was a success! Congrats to all!#PrincessHalf One pet peeve for @runDisney races: pictured is the swag received for a $200+ event. #PrincessHalf Thanks again to Renée for this great report. Be sure to check out our "Please Run Through the Theme Park at All Times" article for all the latest info on RunDisney races and other theme park races that don't break the bank quite as much. Renée and Morgan made a couple of trips to Walt Disney World over New Years week so we've got a great update for you below. First we'll spend New Years Eve-Eve at the Magic Kingdom for a look at the all new Skipper Canteen and the New Years Eve Fireworks (they do them both nights). Then we'll hop on over to Disney's Hollywood Studios to say goodbye to the Osborne Lights. Click on any of the pictures below to see a larger version Tonight we're braving the holiday crowds for a few hours at Magic Kingdom. At least our monorail was empty @WDWToday Even at 9pm, the line to meet Mickey Mouse is 85 minutes long! Main Street is packed but manageable, and it's snowing! The newly expanded hub area in front of the castle gives everyone some extra space. Jingle Cruise was also an 85 minute wait, but we cruised right aboard with fast pass. Happy Gnu Year! Escaping the crowds for a bit to try out the newest restaurant Skipper Canteen. We only waited 15 min! The menu at Skipper Canteen looks great and different from most theme park cuisine. I tried one of Skipper Canteen's signature drinks, Punch Line Punch. Fruity and delicious! We came for dessert at Skipper Canteen and they're amazing! We tried the sugar crusted congee pudding and Kungaloosh Skipper Canteen has 3 different dining rooms, all packed with original theming inspired by Jungle Cruise There are tons of amazing little details all over Skipper Canteen. It's impossible to see it all in one visit. Albert Falls even has an office upstairs at Skipper Canteen. The DJs in Magic Kingdom are already getting the crowd pumped with a pre-New Years Eve party. With heavy crowds expected, Disney is always organized well to handle them. We opted to leave Magic Kingdom to view Fantasy in the Sky from the TTC and it's still a great view! The finale is incredible! With the Osborne Family Lights ending a few nights ago at DHS, we stopped by to say goodbye to them #osbornelights Crowds packed the Streets of America to see the dancing lights they love one last time. It could take hours to find all 80+ Hidden Mickeys in the lights. Some are more obvious than others. The purple cat has been on the move throughout the lights all season! Fans of Once Upon a Time can see Mr. Gold's shop decorated with lights It's so much fun to take in all the little details that are put into the display The Peace on Earth globe sends a nice message to all, in hopes that we can achieve it in the new year The Osborne Family Lights will be missed by all, as it has created wonderful holiday memories After the lights danced for the last song, they're turned off for the night. Thanks again to Renée for the great update. Remember, if you see any tweets from us from the FL parks, they're from her. Make sure you follow along to see all the great FL coverage she provides. Today we have a great update from Renée from Walt Disney World and a look at Disney's Animal Kingdom, The Magic Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood Studios. We'll take a look at the progress for Avatar as well as Holiday celebrations at all 3 parks. Construction at Thirsty River Bar next to Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom Mickey & Minnie are at Adventurer's Outpost at DAK in Xmas sweaters, the only place in WDW to meet them together Riverside Depot, a new building at Disney's Animal Kingdom, is out from behind the walls but not yet open Things in Pandora are finally starting to take shape for the new Avatar Land at Disney's Animal Kingdom One of the construction walls near Pizzafari at Animal Kingdom gives a glimpse into Pandora for Avatar Land Elsa & friends from Frozen light up Cinderella's castle nightly with ice and snow for the holidays at Magic Kingdom We took a trip on the Jingle Cruise tonight at Magic Kingdom. It's great to have a holiday overlay here! It may be Christmas at Disney's Hollywood Studios, but Star Wars Launch Bay opens in less than a week! |
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