Halloween isn’t even a distant memory, and Thanksgiving has yet to happen. Yet retailers and cities are already beginning to roll out the Christmas decorations. Soon, so will the Brickers! Tonight, actually. I have plenty of excuses as to why (we won’t be at home much between now and Christmas, so we want to get
There’s something about a beautiful fountain in a swanky hotel’s lobby that’s filled with suavely-dressed businessmen that just makes you want to lace up your sneakers, grab your camera, and lean into the fountain and take a few photos. Of course, the key is to quickly lean out and make haste as you walk away,
While much of the rest of Disney California Adventure at Disneyland Resort has needed significant work to make it a “real” Disney theme park, one land that Disney got right from the start is the Golden State. From Grizzly River Run to the Redwood Forest to all of Condor Flats (except that tacky sign at
Happy Halloween! Although this photo doesn’t SCREAM Halloween at Walt Disney World, I think it embodies the best aspects of Halloween and any Walt Disney World vacation: the fall colors on Main Street, USA and seeing Cinderella Castle looming in the distance. There is nothing quite like seeing Cinderella Castle in the distance (well, except
When the clock strikes midnight during Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, there is not a body in sight! Living or…undead! If you like this Disney photo, please help us out by clicking the +1 button above to increase DisneyTouristBlog.com’s visibility on Google (no Google account necessary). If you
This may appear to be an ordinary photo of Partners and Cinderella Castle in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, but it is not! This lighting on Cinderella Castle only is used during Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, and the flowers in the bed surrounding Partners are only out for the fall. I cannot stress
I decided to deviate from my normal processing, and give this photo of one of the Halloween Fab Five statues in the hub at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom a more “fall-like” treatment, with a sepia-like look to it. The hub really looks great during the fall, and these statues are a big reason why!
The layer of “smoke” surrounding the Main Street, USA Train Station during Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World is quite cool, but not exactly easy to photograph. In fact, when you mix the thick smoke with the extremely rich purple lighting blanketing the Train Station, you get
Jaws 3. Jurassic Park 3. Rambo 3. Heck, even Pirates of the Caribbean 3. Usually, the third installment in a film trilogy is where the wheels fall off. Where movie studios that want to capitalize on the success of a great first film, and possibly a deserving sequel, get greedy and want to cash-in on
At Walt Disney World, even decorations for the normally ghoulish Halloween holiday look cheerful. Take this pumpkin, for instance. He has a happy, albeit toothy grin that can’t help but put Guests in a happy mood.
Main Street, USA during Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party at Walt Disney World Resort takes on a totally different mood. The beginnings of this transformation are alluded to at the start of the Halloween Party, as Disney Cast Members in awesome costumes roam the streets, and the lights on the buildings are faintly visible
