Big Thunder Mountain Railroad front row - early 2000s - Magic Kingdom Share a Dream Come True 2026-09-22 | Big Thunder Mountain Railroad front row - early 2000s - Magic Kingdom
The Kristos - March 2004 - Epcot #shorts #epcot #contortion #contortionist Share a Dream Come True 2025-08-31 | FULL SHOW: youtu.be/gLZi2d9hhKM The Kristos were a group of “visiting alien contortionists” that performed feats of strength on the World Showcase side of the Fountain of Nations. I wasn’t able to pinpoint exactly when the act started at Epcot, but the final performance was on September 26, 2006. The earliest picture I found of them was from 1996. The group consisted of a mother (Natalie) and her two sons, and sometimes a fourth person (Albena Aleksandrova). In the earlier pictures they were wearing full body white spandex, with alien face covering. In my video they were wearing greyish black. In other pictures they wore blue and sometimes red suits. In most pictures their faces were covered, but later on they performed with the head covering off.
Exit Sign Trivia pt. 2 - WDW - What attraction is this from? Disney World Trivia Share a Dream Come True 2025-08-28 | DIRECTIONS: See how many Walt Disney World exit signs you can identify. A sign will be shown for 15 seconds. After 5 seconds you will get a multiple choice hint. Name what attraction the sign can be found in. Have fun! Comment how many you got right out of 30. Remember to gather all your personal belongings before leaving. MUSIC:youtube.com/watch?v=vodU3w9jTVU “Festival” by Topher Mohr and Alex Elenayoutube.com/watch?v=fRgJ2H-6TfI “Sunrise Drive” by South London HiFi
Disneyland Omnibus - June 7, 2015 - Disneyland #shorts #disneyland #omnibus #disney Share a Dream Come True 2025-08-24 | The Omnibus opened on this day in 1956 followed by another one on December 25, 1957. These Bob Gurr designed vehicles have modern components and could travel on a standard freeway, but stay at four miles per hour on Main Street. Gurr liked doing this project because his father and uncle worked for the L.A. Transit omnibuses. The buses were fashioned after 1930s tour buses that ran through Manhattan. Gurr used the low-riding chassis from a 1956 International Harvester beer truck so it could fit with the small-scale buildings on Main Street. It’s powered by a six-cylinder motor with a three speed transmission. About 45 people can ride on this double-decker bus. The top level has oak wood benches facing out and the bottom level has nice leather seats facing in. It was painted by Crown Coach Company and the horn is an antique. In the early days, the omnibus would transport people all the way to the Fantasyland Train Station in the back of the park. In the 1980s Disneyland’s omnibuses were moved to Epcot to transport people around World Showcase, and new, wider omnibuses were built for Disneyland.
Air Supply (Live) - Epcot, Oct. 1, 2014 - Eat to the Beat - Food & Wine Festival Share a Dream Come True 2025-08-21 | Celebrating 50 years of music history, Air Supply formed in 1975 in Melbourne, Australia. The duo consists of Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock. Over the years many band members have come and gone, but Russell and Hitchcock have remained constant. In the United States they have had eight top-five hits and worldwide they have sold over 100 million albums. In 1979 “Lost in Love” was a hit. In 1980 they had “All Out of Love” and “Every Woman in the World”. In 1981 was “The One That You Love” and “Here I Am”. The 1982 hits were “Even the Nights are Better” and “Sweet Dreams”. In 1983 was “Making Love Out of Nothing at All”. In this 2014 home video you will see…0:07 “Every Woman in the World”. This song was released in October 1980 from the album Lost in Love. It reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1981 and made it up to number 5. The song was written by Dominic Bugatti and Frank Musker. 1:18 “All Out of Love”. This song was also featured on the 1980 album Lost in Love. It beat “Every Woman in the World” on the Billboard Hot 100 chart reaching number two. The song was written by Graham Russell and Clive Davis. Russell Hitchcock held the final note for 16.2 seconds, which was the longest for a male pop singer until the record was beaten in 1983. The chorus originally said, “I’m all out of love, I want to arrest you,” but Clive Davis said that would be confusing to American audiences, so it was changed. This song is about a man who is trying to win back his love. Epcot International Food & Wine Festival presented by Chase 2014. The 2014 season of Food & Wine featured the debut of the Farm Fresh booth which served griddled “yard bird” and a new Patagonia booth which served food and wine from Argentina and Chile. New musical acts for this festival were Jo Dee Messina, Fuel, and Los Lonely Boys. Jo Dee returned in 2015, but Fuel and Los Lonely Boys did not. A new event called Back to Basics offered “epicurean tips and tricks from the pros that may seem simple but can have a profound effect on your next dinner party.” It was at the Spotlight Stage, inside the Wonders of Life, I mean the Festival Welcome Center. One of my favorites inside the Festival Center was the California Adventure film “Seasons of the Vine” which played in the Making of Me theater. Oct. 1, 2014 Food & Wine events. On the day we were at Epcot wine & beverage seminars were given by: Amelia Salfrio, Robert Bradshaw, Caleigh Bressler, and Kelly Milbrandt. Culinary demonstrations (which are extinct now) were performed by: Kevin Dundon (Raglan Road), Faith Harris-Dowdell (Yak & Yeti), and Bruno Vrignon (Chefs de France). There was a book signing by Kevin Dundon, author of Modern Irish Food. A mixology seminar was given byOlivia Diaz. That night during IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth there was a Sparkling Dessert Party, a new event which offered sparkling wines and desserts served in a special viewing area at World Showcase Plaza, between the two gift shops. We did not get to ride Maelstrom, and sadly it closed five days later on October 6, 2014, but we had ridden it many times in the past. My kids were excited about Frozen.
High School Musical Pep Rally - Dec. 2006 - Magic Kingdom #shorts #magickingdom #highschoolmusical Share a Dream Come True 2025-08-17 | FULL SHOW: youtu.be/GBaBuKYMRUY In 2006 High School Musical was all the rage and it looked like Disney quickly said, "Let's make this a park show!" They set up a little pop-up stage in Tomorrowland, before the Rockettower Plaza Stage was built, and performed this pep rally several times a day. The show ran from Oct. 2, 2006 to Jan. 21, 2007, and then it was moved to MGM Studios. I was probably at the park to film holiday stuff, but being a 20-something High School Musical geek at the time I knew I must record this show!
What Disney resort is this? Trivia game pt.3 - Walt Disney World - Disney Trivia Share a Dream Come True 2025-08-14 | DIRECTIONS: Watch a 10 second video of a Walt Disney World resort hotel and name what hotel it is. There will be 24 hotels total. There’s an easy round, medium, and hard. One hotel will be used twice. Your room is ready! Comment how many you got right down below. HOTELS:All-Star MoviesAll-Star MusicAll-Star SportsAnimal Kingdom LodgeArt of AnimationBeach Club ResortBoardWalk InnCaribbean BeachContemporaryCoronado SpringsDolphinFort WildernessGrand FloridianOld Key WestPolynesianPop CenturyPort Orleans - French QuarterPort Orleans - RiversideRivieraSaratoga SpringsSwanWilderness LodgeYacht ClubMUSIC:“Level Up” Quincas Moreira, youtube.com/watch?v=nA0JqF7ltd4
Pinocchio’s Daring Journey - June 5, 2003 - Disneyland #shorts #pinocchio #disneyland Share a Dream Come True 2025-08-10 | FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/fjXM5_7IDz8 Pinocchio’s Daring Journey opened with the “New Fantasyland” on May 25, 1983. It seems like Pinocchio is a classic opening day Fantasyland dark ride, but it actually opened almost thirty years after the park. Many opening day Fantasyland attractions received updates and some attractions got moved completely. This attraction opened in the location of the old Mickey Mouse Club Theater. A month before Pinocchio’s Daring Journey opened in Disneyland it debuted in Tokyo Disneyland. Guests board little wooden vehicles that transport them through the 1940 animated film, Walt Disney’s second animated feature. Using many prototypical tricks of a Disney dark ride guests could experience black light effects, fiber optics, and Pepper’s Ghost effects. New for this ride was a holographic effect where you see Pinocchio’s friend Lampwick looking into a mirror and he is a boy, but he turns around and is actually a donkey! This ride is still going strong today and has received very little changes over the years.
Port Orleans Riverside - Feb. 5, 2011 - old room Share a Dream Come True 2025-08-07 | Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort opened as Dixie Landings on February 2, 1992. The first time I stayed there it was Dixie Landings. This moderate resort is themed after the Old South and has 2,048 rooms. On April 1, 2001 the resort joined with Disney’s Port Orleans and changed its name to Port Orleans - Riverside. The original Port Orleans became Port Orleans - French Quarter. The Sassagoula Steamboat Company building holds the registration lobby and the Riverside Mill has a working 35 foot water wheel on the side. The main swimming pool is on Ol’ Man Island with a 95 foot water slide. The table service restaurant is called Boatwright’s and the quick service restaurant is The Riverside Mill. Lucky guests could hear the fun tunes of Yehaa Bob Jackson at the River Roost Lounge. Fugleberg Koch Architects (Winter Park, FL) built this resort with the Disney Development Company. During my son’s 6th birthday we stayed at Port Orleans Riverside for the weekend. We checked in Friday and got a room in the Alligator Bayou section. We went to Hollywood Studios that night because my son wanted to eat at Pizza Planet, but the restaurant closed early, so we went back Saturday for lunch. During the day Saturday we swam at Ol’ Man Island, opened presents, ate cake, and went to Captain’s Grill at the Yacht Club for dinner. Sunday we checked out and went to DisneyQuest, which I also recorded on video. In this video you can see the old Riverside guest room. The wooden-framed beds were hand carved by a North Carolinian woodworker hired by Disney for this resort. The Alligator Bayou rooms got refurbished shortly after this video, but the wood bed frames and wooden mirror frames stayed after the refurbishment. Near the end of 2011 the rooms were redone with new decor, queen beds, and flat screen TVs. In 2012 Oak Manor and Parterre Place were made into “Royal Guest Rooms”. Another refurbishment in 2019 saw the addition of USB outlets, 55” smart TVs, new curtains, and hard floors. The slatted window blinds were removed. The resort took a while to reopen after the 2020 shutdown. In October 2021 Riverside finally reopened, but no longer had Magical Express service to the airport, free Fastpass, free MagicBands, park to resort shipping, and Extra Magic Hours. THEN AND NOW: 1992 to 2025Dixie Landings became Port Orleans Riverside.Dixie Drive became Riverside Drive.Colonel’s Cotton Mill food court became Riverside Mill food court.Cotton Co-Op became River Roost Lounge.Dixie Levee became Riverside Levee.Sassagoula Times 8-page newspaper given to guests is now a one page resort map. RIVERSIDE TRIVIA:The green carpet in the Alligator Bayou rooms represented alligator skin. Leaves were pressed into the wet concrete and then removed to create the leaf imprints in the walkways.Boatwright’s has two huge (fake) doors out front facing a raised boat ramp that leads to the water.Boatwright’s is decorated with boat building tools and displays a reproduction of a 1820s flat-bottom “New Orleans Lugger” sailboat. Hidden Mickeys can be found in the wooden latticework in the check-in lobby.Fulton’s General Store is a reference to Robert Fulton who built the first steamboat in 1807, named the Clermont (Originally North River Steamboat).The largest oak tree ever to be transplanted is on Ol’ Man Island. It was moved from the Animal Kingdom area taking 48 hours. It was 55 feet tall and 85 tons with soil and a moving box. The plaque out front says it was planted on Earth Day, April 22, 1991. The man-made Sassagoula River winds through the resort and ends at Lake Buena Vista 2.5 miles away. The name is a Native American tribal word for “Mississippi.” REFERENCE:Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia 6th edition, Dave Smith & Steven Vagnini, 2023, Disney EditionsHidden Treasures of Walt Disney World Resort Hotels, Jim Korkis, 2021, Theme Park PressPortorleans.org
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride - June 5, 2003 - Disneyland #shorts #mrtoad #disneyland Share a Dream Come True 2025-08-03 | FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/J2BNwqR2S94 Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride is a July 17, 1955 opening day attraction. Before the opening, Toad and Peter Pan were tested in a sound stage at the Disney Studios in Burbank. Imagineer Ken Anderson and Claude Coats were pulled from animation to do ride scene development, and they created many of the old 2D blacklight “flats” the motor cars would zoom around. The ride system was from Arrow Development. Bill Martin designed the track layout, planning out the turns and where doors will open. Bob Mattey planned out the special effects, like the balancing crates and barrels. Bob Gurr of course designed the cars. When the ride opened it was 1 minute and 38 seconds with a ride capacity of 700 guests an hour. There are 12 cars, 9 of which could be operating at a time, with 3 on hold. The vehicles are named after Toad characters: Mr. Toad, MacBadger, Moley, and Ratty with 2 vehicles named: Toady, Cyril, Winky, and Weasel. The fiberglass and sheet metal cars each weigh 200 pounds. The car tilts back slightly and they follow a guide beam on the floor around the track. The rail provides one quarter horsepower to propel the cars.
Where is this WDW Quick Service Restaurant? (pt. 2) - trivia game Share a Dream Come True 2025-07-31 | DIRECTIONS: Look at the name of a Walt Disney World quick service restaurant and identify where it is located at. You have 10 seconds to answer and there will be a video hint after 5 seconds. There are 25 restaurants in this game. Which one do you eat at the most? Enjoy! MUSIC:“Tropic Fuse” French Fuse; youtube.com/watch?v=ARumlFDJ6V8 “Happy Sixth” Freedom Trail Studio youtube.com/watch?v=lZ0UQ23wRIg
Let’s Have a Ball show - Dec. 2006 - Magic Kingdom #shorts Share a Dream Come True 2025-07-27 | FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/QC8rLuVuB5c Let's Have a Ball! was a short-lived Magic Kingdom entertainment offering that lasted a few months before being removed. During the Year of a Million Dreams celebration the Magic Kingdom received a number of "pop-up" entertainment shows like the successful Woody's Cowboy Camp and High School Musical Pep Rally (which got moved to Disney-MGM Studios). They also got some not-so successful offerings like Let's Have a Ball and the Main Street Family Fun Day Parade, which didn't last too long. This show opened around October 2006 and closed around February 2007. It took place on a small stage behind Cinderella Castle and offered a meet-and-greet with Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip after.
Spin Doctors “Two Princes” (Live) - Epcot Nov. 1, 2013 - Eat to the Beat - Food & Wine Festival Share a Dream Come True 2025-07-24 | In 2013 Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival presented by Chase ran from Sept. 27 to Nov. 11. During week 6 the New York City based Spin Doctors made their Food & Wine debut. After them Christopher Cross made his Food & Wine debut as well. Cross has returned to Epcot many times since then, but the Spin Doctors did not return. The concert was held at the American Gardens Theater. The showtimes were 5:30pm, 6:45pm, and 8:00pm. I can tell by the sunlight in this video that it was not the 8pm show. Chris Barron sang the lead vocals with Eric Shenkman on guitar, Mark White on bass, and Aaron Comess on drums. This video, recorded by Mrs. Share a Dream, features the 1991 hit song “Two Princes”. spindoctors.com The Spin Doctors originated in New York City near the end of the 80s. The band’s original name, Trucking Company, had harmonicist John Popper in it, but he left and worked with Blues Traveler. The name was changed to Spin Doctors in the early 90s and it had guitarist Eric Shenkman, Mark White on bass, Aaron Comess on drums, and Chris Barron on lead vocals. All these guys are in this video. In 2022 Mark White was no longer in the band and Jack Daley took over on bass. Their 1991 album Pocket Full of Kryptonite had two Billboard Hot 100 hits “Two Princes” and “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong”. After 12 years of not releasing an album, in 2025 the Spin Doctors released Face Full of Cake. They still do concerts today, even though they never returned to Epcot. They are known for giving lengthy concerts, so maybe they didn’t like the 30 minute time limit.
Disneyland’s 50th Celebration - Art Linkletter - July 17, 2005 #shorts Share a Dream Come True 2025-07-20 | FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/UGjfwedkMg0 Art Linkletter. There is a big screen set up in the Hub showing the ceremony on the castle stage. These screens were all around the park. It showed a few clips of Art Linkletter hosting the opening day broadcast of Disneyland. After that, Art Linkletter took the stage and mentioned it is his 93rd birthday. He says his pin read “55 Class”, but technically he was there 2 years earlier with Walt looking at orange trees. Linkletter shared the memory of working with Walt on the Olympic Winter Games in Lake Tahoe, and Art was chosen to host the broadcast of Disneyland because of his improv skills and being able to work without a script. Next he recalled details of Black Sunday: the heat, the unexpected crowds, and the plumbing strike. The cast members made the difference though. He spoke about Walt introducing him to a world of children, fun, and games, which he would later use on his show “Kids Say the Darndest Things”. A man told him before the ceremony, “Isn’t it a shame Walt isn’t here to see this?” Art responded, “He DID see this, and that’s why it’s here.”
Disneyland Rides - Fill in the Blank Game - Disneyland & Disney’s California Adventure Share a Dream Come True 2025-07-17 | DIRECTIONS:Fill in the blanks to 50 Disneyland Resort attractions. They can be from Disneyland or Disney’s California Adventure. You have 7 seconds to answer. The park and land will be given as a hint after 4 seconds. See how many you can get right. Which one do you ride the most? Post your score in the comments.MUSIC:“Fortaleza” by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena. youtube.com/watch?v=DpsgAu-MJoE “Loco” by John Deley and the 41 Players. youtube.com/watch?v=BJ-nYWEpNVU
View of California Adventure from the Paradise Pier Hotel - July 18, 2005 #shorts Share a Dream Come True 2025-07-13 | Full 2005 WALK THROUGH: youtu.be/aQfa0qj38cg The Paradise Pier Hotel opened in 1984 as the Emerald Hotel of Anaheim. The name changed to the Pan Pacific five years later. In 1995 it became the Disneyland Pacific Hotel, and then Paradise Pier Hotel on Dec. 15, 2000. On Jan. 30, 2024 it reopened as Pixar Place. The hotel tower contains an actual 13th floor, which is rare for hotels.
Kilimanjaro Safaris queue - Feb. 2003 - Disney’s Animal Kingdom - Wilson Matua video Share a Dream Come True 2025-07-10 | FULL SAFARI VIDEO: youtu.be/HJkSilrCiio Kilimanjaro Safaris (officially) opened with Disney’s Animal Kingdom on April 22, 1998. The whole safari is about 110 acres, so this one attraction is the size of Magic Kingdom. Even though there was the thrilling Countdown to Extinction (Dinosaur) ride on opening day, the safari was the headline attraction. Busch Gardens Tampa had a popular African plains area which opened in 1965, so in true Eisner fashion he built his own savanna so guests won’t leave Disney to go to Busch Gardens. The safari trucks travel on two miles of faux “dirt” road as riders bounce around and take pictures. The animal enclosures are hidden in the landscaping. When this video was recorded in 2003 the story of the safari (as seen on the queue TV) was to educate guests about poaching. The end of the ride was an exhilarating chase to save the elephant Little Red from poachers. Game warden Wilson Matua was our eyes in the skies with his passenger Miss Jobson. Little Red was removed around 2012 and new narration eliminated most of the poaching story. In this 2003 video you will see… 0:06 Harambe. This fictional East African town is home to The Harambe Wildlife Reserve. Kilimanjaro Safaris offers photo tours of the savanna. Its entrance is next to a huge baobab tree. In 2003 the standby entrance was on the left, Fastpass distribution was in a hut in the middle, and the Fastpass return was to the right. Today, the Wild Africa Trek meets in the hut and the Lightning Lane is on the right. A sign at the entrance says: “Kilimanjaro Safaris ceases touring at 5:45 today.” Except for special nighttime safaris, the attraction doesn’t operate after dusk. Thirteen Zulu craftspeople from South Africa built the thatched huts. Imagineers used influences in countries like Kenya and Tanzania to design the decayed, water-stained buildings in Harambe. The name is a Swahili word meaning “let’s pull together.” Outside the safari a chalkboard is advertising “Harambe School” with the programs: “Environmental Travel Tips”, “Wildlife Lessons”, “The Story of Harambe Village”, and “Cultural Studies”. Pangani Forest Exploration Trail is advertised in the distance, which is now called Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail. NOT SHOWN: Since I use the Fastpass queue, not shown in this video is the standby entrance which is a covered walkway with pictures of African animals and their Swahili names on the wooden frames above. Next, guests walk through a safari booking office, and if the queue is really long they loop around outside and come back in under the wooden walkway. After that they pass by an enclosure for the West African crowned crane and sacred ibis. This is the only live animal exhibit in the queue. After passing the birds, the standby queue in 2003 would move alongside Fastpass.1:16 Fastpass queue. I enter the line from the Fastpass entrance and this queue is next to the standby commoners, separated by a single rope. Stroller parking is on the right. Signs overhead signify the left side is “STANDBY” and the right is “FASTPASS”. Another sign says: “Welcome to Harambe Wildlife Reserve”. 2:28 Bridge. I cross over a bridge and out the windows I can see the safari jeeps passing under. In the distance is the exit bridge. The window shutters used to move, and I would close them back in the day, but now they are bolted open. Signs in the bridge give the rules of behavior while on the safari. “No. 1: Wild animals always have the right of way.” “No. 3: Do not make excessive noise. This causes unnecessary stress to the animals and makes them flee from vehicles.” “No. 5: Never attempt to feed the animals. They are wild creatures with natural diets and should not be made dependent on handouts.” [I did not record No.2 and 4.] Leaving the bridge and back under the covered walkway is another sign stating a summary of safari rules. 4:00 Wilson Matua video. Overhead in the queue are TVs and ceiling fans. The TV starts playing a video from warden Wilson Matua. There is also a video from Miss Jobson talking about the animals on the safari, but I didn’t record that one. Wilson Matua, played by Abdoulaye N’Gom, warnes us about poachers. Grow eyes for poachers. In the end we see his plane flying off. 6:26 Merge point. Right before the double sided load platform a cast member collects Fastpasses, at the end of the walkway. This has moved up by the bridge now. Guests can head to the right or left. I go right. A poaching alert sign is on the wall and a safety spiel plays. The poaching nods have since been removed. On another wall is a “Photography Tips” sign. Riders should be ready to snap pictures and not block others. The safari truck will not stop for photos. 7:56 Load. The 32 passenger truck pulls up to load guests. In 2007 the ride vehicles were extended to include another row of seats for higher capacity.
Golden Zephyr ride at Paradise Pier - June 6, 2009 - Disney’s California Adventure #shorts Share a Dream Come True 2025-07-06 | FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/mgjmXj9ey2I Golden Zephyr is a classic Paradise Pier opening day attraction. It opened on February 8, 2001. Influenced by science fiction stories of the 1920s, these nostalgic rocket ships spin guests for about two minutes around an elegant 90 foot tower. The ride has six gold and chrome trimmed rockets with four retro fins on the back and flashy strobes underneath. Each rocket has six rows of two seats. It was built by D.H. Morgan Manufacturing. This attraction may not operate if wind speeds are a constant 10 mph or higher, or during World of Color. Golden Zephyr survived the 2007-2012 redesign of California Adventure and was not rethemed or removed. In 2018 the section of the park it is located changed its name to Paradise Gardens Park.
What was in Innoventions? - Epcot trivia game Share a Dream Come True 2025-07-03 | In this trivia game three exhibits will be shown and you have to say which one was in Innoventions at Epcot. There are 20 questions and you have 7 seconds to answer. In 2019 demolition began on Innoventions West after the attraction closed for good (Sept. 7, 2019). On April 27, 2022 Connections Cafe and Eatery opened in the former Innoventions East building. The structure also houses Club Cool and the Creations Shop. INNOVENTIONS 2004 FOOTAGE: youtu.be/cywN7qZ0BEI youtu.be/Z9QYMt5hjJ0 MUSIC: “Future Renaissance” by: Godmode youtube.com/watch?v=iRYCRIMmsFw “Future Bump” by: MK2 youtube.com/watch?v=6fpwC_588Ok
Innoventions Disneyland - July 14, 2005 #shorts Share a Dream Come True 2025-06-29 | FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/QBnnyqNuZYg America Sings opened at Disneyland on June 29, 1974, replacing the Carousel of Progress, which got moved to Disney World in Florida. America Sings closed on April 10, 1988 and the buildung remained without an attration for 10 years. Innoventions opened on July 3, 1998, similar to the attraction at Epcot. It showcased products of the future. Some of them were still in development and some were already being sold in stores. On the bottom floor, the audience turntable from America Sings rotated, and guests could be transported to the five areas of Innoventions - home, transportation, work/education, sports, and entertainment. Before entering, guests were greeted by the mayor of Tomorrowland, Mr. Tom Morrow, voiced by Nathan Lane. He sang the old Carousel of Progress song “There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow” with updated lyrics to match the zone guests were entering. Both floors were utilized in the two-story Carousel Theater, so once the first floor was experienced you could travel upstairs for more exploration and to exit. The second floor balcony outside offered spectacular views of Tomorrowland. The attraction closed March 13, 2015 and was replaced by Star Wars Launch Bay.
Where is this Kiosk? - WDW Trivia Game - part 2 Share a Dream Come True 2025-06-26 | DIRECTIONS: Look at the name of a Walt Disney World kiosk and identify where it is located at. You have 15 seconds to answer and there will be a video hint after 5 seconds. There are 30 kiosks in this game. How many can you get right? Which one have you been to the most? MUSIC: “Santo Rico” by: Twin Musicom youtube.com/watch?v=VMdzSRT7vjo “Stomp it Away” by: Jennifer Hoppins youtube.com/watch?v=ej59OKAWNas
Hunchback of Notre Dame A Musical Adventure - Feb. 1999 - MGM Studios Share a Dream Come True 2025-06-21 | FULL SHOW: youtu.be/76braAzferQ Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame - A Musical Adventure opened on June 21, 1996, replacing the Spirit of Pocahontas show at the Backlot Theater, located to the side of New York Street. A runway went up the center of the theater for the actors to perform, with benches on the sides. Bleacher seating was in the back. Most Topsy Turvy Days (Jan. 6) I would go see this show and a large banner on the theater said “Happy Topsy Turvy Day!” The last day of Hunchback was September 28, 2002, and I was there on that day. After the show left, the theater was abandoned for many years and then the Frozen sing-along was there, which then moved to the bigger American Idol theater. The Backlot theater was demolished for Galaxy’s Edge. The Rise of Resistance building is about in that spot today.
Universal Studios Hollywood Studio Tour - June 8, 2023 - Backlot Tour Share a Dream Come True 2025-06-20 | When visiting Universal Studios Hollywood for the first time in 2023 my main Must Do was riding the Studio Tram Tour. I had seen it growing up on Diff’rent Strokes, The Wizard, and Big Fat Liar. I wanted to see Jaws, Earthquake, the flash flood, Bates Motel, Courthouse Square, and King Kong. Sadly, our tram did not drive by Courthouse Square or go into Earthquake. King Kong had been long gone and I remember seeing on the news that it burnt down, I was so sad. We still had a great tour though, and it was a highlight of our Universal day. I used most of my phone power recording this ride. The tour opened an hour after the park did, so my son and I rode Flight of the Hippogriff and then rope dropped the tram tour. I stopped by the bathroom first because the sign said it was 45 minutes with no break. From Jon Primrose at thestudiotour.com: “The tour has always been at the heart of Universal Studios Hollywood. From 1915 when visitors sat on bleachers for 25 cents, via the 1964 introduction of pink and white GlamorTrams, to the current technological sophistication, the behind-the-scenes view of a working movie studio has been a key attraction. During the early years of the tram tour (1964 – 1977) all of the attractions at Universal were reached via the tram. With the introduction of the Screen Test Comedy Theater and the Animal Actors stage in 1977, the Upper Lot became an attraction in itself. As the movie studio continues to evolve, the tour evolves alongside it. In late 1989, CD players finally gave the tour guides a chance to rest their voices. In 2000, the CD players were replaced by DVD players and LCD screens, allowing the tour guides to show clips from the movies as the tram passes the locations.” In this 2023 tour you will see…0:08 Front Entrance. The wait time is 10 minutes, but it was a walk-on since we rope dropped it. 0:11 Metropolitan Area. We pass by London Square and see down the roads into the Metropolitan Area, but we don’t pass by Courthouse Square, and I can’t even see it. I did see it from the escalator later in the day, so my Back to the Future dreams were slightly fulfilled. Jimmy Fallon is doing the on-board video as we pass by the New York Streets. London Square is where the old King Kong section used to be before 2008. 0:46 Kong 360 3D. We are surrounded by screens and King Kong does battle with other creatures in this 3D spectacle. It made me think of the Reign of Kong ride back in Orlando, but without the huge King Kong animatronic. This scene takes 2 minutes and 30 seconds and the screen is 180 feet x 40 feet. A collapsing bridge effect used to be in this area from 1974-2010. 0:58 Picture Cars. 1932 Ford Deuce Coupe from American Graffiti, Ferrari 308 from Magnum P.I., Biff’s black convertible from Back to the Future II, futuristic cars from Back to the Future II, Flintstones cars, Ford Anglia from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Nissan Skyline from 2 Fast 2 Furious, Mercedes SUV from The Lost World, Gyrosphere from Jurassic World, Fry’s van from Nope, “Craw Daddy” boat from Us, and Transformers vehicles. 1:53 Jurassic Park. Props and vehicles from the movies along with spitting dinosaurs. 2:04 Flash Flood. A faux rain storm turns into a flash flood toward the tram. This was added in 1968 and was featured in Fletch Lives and Big Fat Liar. 3:11 Jaws. As we are driving by a lake and Martha’s Vineyard, George the Diver is attacked by a shark. After some fire effects, Jaws appears next to the tram, mouth wide open. This scene was added in 1976 after the success of the 1975 film. I saw this in the 80s on Diff’rent Strokes and I was SO happy to see it in person. 4:14 Colonial Street. This street was used as Wisteria Lane for 8 years on Desperate Housewives. It was also used in MANY movies and TV shows. We pass by the Munster house. The Burbs was filmed here. Susan’s house from Desperate Housewives was used as Devi Vishwakumar’s house in Never Have I Ever, a series we were currently watching at the time. 5:00 Bates Motel/Psycho House. This has been moved around a few times and was refurbished in 2006. We see Norman Bates outside moving a body into a car trunk. As the action escalates someone pulls the emergency cord on the tram and Norman leaves. It was not an emergency and the action continues with Norman coming back out with a knife and he follows the tram. After that we go uphill and pass the Psycho house, Norman’s mom in the window. 6:43 This crashed airplane set was added in 2005 and was used in War of the Worlds. The 757 plane cost $60,000 to purchase and $200,000 to transport to Universal. 7:13. Fast & Furious: Supercharged. This 3D car chase was added in 2015 and closed in 2025. Agent Novak is trying to stop Roman, Letty, Dominic, and Hobbs in this highway car chase with special effects. It also ends our tour. REFERENCE:thestudiotour.com
Disneyland Monorail - July 25, 1999 - Mark V Monorail #shorts #monorail Share a Dream Come True 2025-06-14 | FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/W3cgb0RsCaU The Disneyland Monorail opened on June 14, 1959. The first two monorails were built on the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea soundstage in Burbank and trucked over to Disneyland. Monorail Red and Blue (same colors as the Viewliner) were each three cars long and could hold 82 guests. Each car had 3 compartments that held 8 riders each while 5 riders sat in the front cab and 5 in the back. Bob Gurr changed the rectangular Alweg design to a sleek Buck Rogers look with pointed nose cones on both sides and a bubble top for the driver. In 1959 it was an “E” Ticket (50¢) attraction. The original track was eight-tenths of a mile (3,844 feet) with the highest point being 31 feet high and the lowest beam 5 feet from the ground. The average speed was around 20 mph, with different speed zones around the beam. Pairs of two rubber tires followed the top of the beam, while smaller tires straddled the sides of the beam. A pair of bus bars were located on the side of the beam giving the train 600 volts of electricity to operate.
WDW Parking Trivia - What park is this parking lot section in? - Trivia game, Disney Trivia Share a Dream Come True 2025-06-12 | Do you ever find yourself wandering the Walt Disney World parking lots looking for your car? In this trivia game a parking section will be given and you have to say which park that section is in: Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, or Disney’s Animal Kingdom. You will have 7 seconds to guess. There are 32 parking sections. See how many you can get right. Keep track of where you parked and your score. Driver we are clear! BEEP BEEPMUSIC:“Walk Through the Park” by: TrackTribe youtube.com/watch?v=ybNHMrHvCLo “Central Park” by: Quincas Moreira youtube.com/watch?v=Z80zKhafAvw
SpecroMagic parade - Jan. 2002 - Magic Kingdom #shorts Share a Dream Come True 2025-06-08 | FULL PARADE: youtu.be/Z8v7H6DHd40 SpectroMagic was produced by Disney Legend Ron Logan, who produced both Fantasmic! shows on the east and west coast and Sorcery in the Sky. It was directed by Don Frantz. Steve Skorija did the music for the parade and John Debney wrote the theme song “On this Magic Night”. This parade uses around 600,000 lights powered by 948 batteries. Almost all of the performers have light-up outfits and carry their own battery. 100 miles of fiber optic cable were used and many forms of light were incorporated into this parade. It debuted on Walt Disney World’s 20th anniversary, Oct. 1, 1991. The former Electrical Parade was sent to Disneyland Paris. Spectro ran until May 21, 1999, then it was shortly replaced by Disneyland’s Main Street Electrical Parade. WDW sent that parade back to the west coast to run at California Adventure and on April 2, 2001 SpectroMagic made a shimmering return to the Magic Kingdom. During its second run it entertained guests until June 5, 2010. After that the Main Street Electrical Parade returned from California. Altogether SpectroMagic had about 16 years of night time magic.
Muppet Vision 3D Fill in the Blank Trivia - Disney Trivia Share a Dream Come True 2025-06-05 | Do you have Muppet*Vision 3D memorized after all these years? See how many missing words you can identify in this fill in the blank quiz. Post how many you got right in the comments. Enjoy! MUSIC: “1812 Overture” U.S. Army Band youtube.com/watch?v=WQo8eSrkJQc SCRIPT:Disney Park Scripts disneyparkscripts.com/muppetvision-3d-disneys-hollywood-studios/#google_vignette CAST:Jim Henson - (director/producer) Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, the Swedish ChefFrank Oz - (director) Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam Eagle, RickJerry Nelson - Camilla, ZootRichard Hunt - Scooter, Statler, Beaker, Sweetums (voice), ChuckDave Golez - Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen HoneydewSteve Whitmire - Waldo C. Graphic, Bean Bunny, RizzoJohn Henson - Sweetums (puppeteering)David Rudman - Roy, MaxLen Levitt - Toy SoldiersWayne Allwine - Mickey Mouse (end)David Gumpel - (pre-show director)Bill Prady - (writer, co-creator of “The Big Bang Theory”)
Happiest Homecoming Celebration - June 2006 - Magic Kingdom #shorts Share a Dream Come True 2025-06-01 | FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/FgPtwL3I-90 During “The Happiest Celebration on Earth” each Disney World park received a ride or attraction from another park. The Magic Kingdom got Cinderellabration from Tokyo Disneyland which is where this clip came from. Cinderella’s Castle is decorated with gold Disney characters and it has a huge Magic Mirror in front that shows pictures of castles in other Disney parks. “The Happiest Celebration on Earth” celebrated Disneyland’s 50th anniversary. The big magic mirror shows all the castles from all the Disney parks, which were 5 at this time (2006).
Extinct WDW Attractions Fill in the Blank Trivia - Disney Trivia Share a Dream Come True 2025-05-29 | Fill in the blank to an extinct Walt Disney World attraction. You have 10 seconds. The years will be given as a hint and the land it was in. There are 40 attractions in this quiz. See how many you can get right. Which one do you miss the most? Post your score in the comments. REFERENCE:Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia Sixth Edition; Steven Vagnini; Disney Editions; 2023MUSIC:”Airborne”, Quincas Moreira Music, youtube.com/watch?v=bcpnTaRm6Os “Sky Scraper”, Geographer, youtube.com/watch?v=C8NFhgdlcQg “Flashes”, NIVIRO, youtube.com/watch?v=8FukoHLO2rw
Space Mountain - Oct. 2000 - Disneyland Share a Dream Come True 2025-05-27 | FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/cGw9SbfbLHc We were fascinated by how the track slid over and how they added rockets on the line.
Cast Service Celebration Fireworks - Magic Kingdom - Jan. 29, 2024 Share a Dream Come True 2025-05-22 | I have seen this show before at my wife’s cast service celebration and I knew I wanted to film it. It had a little bit of Fantasy in the Sky from the 90s, my favorite show Wishes, Disney Enchantment, and Happily Ever After. At my wife’s party the whole Enchantment show played at the end, but for this celebration in 2024 Happily Ever After was back at Magic Kingdom, so they played the whole Happily show. For someone who grew up with all these shows, this was my favorite part of the night. This was recorded during my 25th anniversary celebration with the Disney company. The fireworks were my top priority, but I also enjoyed eating free food all night and getting rare character photos. We also rode Tron and Haunted Mansion to see the new Hatbox Ghost. Disney put on an amazing night for their cast members. In this 2024 special show you will see…0:07 Fantasy in the Sky. Since 1971, the perfect ending to a day at the Magic Kingdom has been the nighttime Fantasy in the Sky fireworks. The show started at Disneyland in 1958, per Walt’s suggestion, to keep guests in the park longer. When the Magic Kingdom opened, it naturally showcased nightly fireworks too. The Magic Kingdom version went through different soundtracks over the years. Tinker Bell began soaring during the summer of 1985. Unlike Wishes and Happily Ever After, we were still treated to the old Fantasy in the Sky show each year on July 3-4 and Dec. 30-31, with special perimeter fireworks surrounding the park. It was fun to see this old show years after retirement. Fantasy in the Sky fireworks had a glorious 32 year run at the Magic Kingdom. 0:52 Wishes. This show debuted at the Magic Kingdom on October 9, 2003, replacing Fantasy in the Sky. The opening of Wishes was used in the 2005 Disneyland show Remember...Dreams Come True. Wishes launched 683 fireworks each show and was sponsored by Pandora jewelry from 2014-2017. The final “See what a little wishing can do?” was spoken on May 11, 2017 over a Main Street of tears. It was replaced by Happily Ever After.2:34 Disney Enchantment. On Oct. 1, 2021, for Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary, Disney Enchantment began its short run. Less fireworks and more projections down Main Street, U.S.A. were featured in this show. It lacked some of the heart of past shows, and it was not a guest favorite. Walt, Roy, and Mickey Mouse were added in an updated version in 2022. It ended its run on Apr. 2, 2023 and Happily Ever After made a return. Fans of this show were able to see that “anything is possible” because it returned during the After-Hours events at Magic Kingdom. Phillip Lawrence and Kayla Alvarez perform the song “You Are the Magic”. 5:23 Happily Ever After. This nighttime spectacular debuted on May 12, 2017, replacing Wishes’ long run at the Magic Kingdom. More projections, lasers, and lights were featured. The title song in this 18-minute show is also called “Happily Ever After” and it is sung by Jordan Fisher and Angie Keilhauer. The score was recorded in London by a symphony orchestra. The show ended on Sept. 29, 2021 and was replaced with Disney Enchantment, but “each of us has a dream” and it came back on Apr. 3, 2023. The updated 2023 version uses technology developed for Enchantment, like Main Street U.S.A. projections and sound effects. The lasers used in the show are near the clock in Cinderella Castle. The entire Happily Ever After fireworks play during this special show. The characters and movies shown are: Tiana, Ariel, Remy, Rapunzel, Flynn Rider, Quasimodo, Merida, Moana, Aladdin, Tarzan, The Lion King, Zootopia, Toy Story, The Jungle Book, Inside Out, Monsters, Inc., Olaf, WALL-E, Dumbo, Dory, The Incredibles, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mufasa, Sleeping Beauty, Frozen, Hercules, and Tinker Bell. Songs featured are: “Down in New Orleans (Prologue)”, “When You Wish Upon a Star”, “Part of Your World”, “Out There”, “Touch the Sky”, “How Far I’ll Go”, “Trashin’ the Camp”, “Hakuna Matata”, “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”, “The Bare Necessities”, “I’ve Got No Strings”, “That’s What Friends are For”, “Friend Like Me”, “Love is an Open Door”, “Can You Feel the Love Tonight”, “You’ll Be in My Heart”, “I See the Light”, “You Can Fly”, and “Happily Ever After”.REFERENCE: Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia (6th Edition), Steven Vagnini, 2023, Disney Editions
Tapestry of Dreams - Jan. 6, 2003 - Epcot Share a Dream Come True 2025-05-20 | FULL PARADE: youtu.be/6uLbekkFuNQThe Tapestry of Dreams parade replaced the Tapestry of Nations from the Millennium Celebration which ran from 1999-2001. Tapestry of Dreams ran from 2001 to March 2003. In this version most of the floats are the same. The three "Dreamseekers" at the beginning replaced the old "Sage of Time" stilt walker from Nations. See if you can tell who the three Dreamseekers are: Elfin (magic), Cosmo (space), and Leonardo Columbus (discovery). During the parade also see if you can spot all the puppets:Disc Man: the tallest puppet, has dreadlocksHammer Man: made of sheet metalThe Sprite: has wings and a tailAngel Girl: has huge wings and human faceWiggle Girl: has small wings, no face, wiggles hipsBird Man: has huge wings and crane-like faceAztec Man: small wings, Aztec faceReverse Marionette: (my favorite) A large puppet holding a small marionette. How awesome is that!
Where is this WDW queue? Theme park trivia game Share a Dream Come True 2025-05-15 | DIRECTIONS: When you are waiting in line enough at Disney you start to remember all the details. Watch a 10 second clip from a Walt Disney World queue and say what attraction it is from. This quiz has 28 queues. Waiting in line has never been so fun! MUSIC:“Malt Shop Bop” Kevin MacLeodyoutube.com/watch?v=pLC3DcgMWR0
Pirate & Princess Party fireworks - 2007 - Magic Music & Mayhem #shorts Share a Dream Come True 2025-05-11 | FULL SHOW: youtu.be/f_Ioax-mtrADisney’s Pirate and Princess Party began in 2007 and ended in 2009. This was a hard ticket event like Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party and Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party which was offered during the slower times of the year when there was not a party going on. I went several times to this party and my favorite part was the Magic, Music, and Mayhem Fireworks Spectacular. This was one of the highlights of the Pirate and Princess Party and it was so popular Disney replaced Wishes with it for their Summer Nightastic! 2010 promotion. The majority of this show is princesses and happy Disney movie music which then gets invaded by pirates. This show didn’t feature full perimeter fireworks like the parties of the early 2000’s, but the sides of Magic Kingdom do have firework explosions.
Universal Studios Florida Now & Trivia Game - 2025 & 1995 Share a Dream Come True 2025-05-08 | Did you go to Universal Studios Florida in the 90s? Watch a video clip from 2025 and say what was there in July 1995. You have 15 seconds to guess, and there will be a multiple choice hint after 5 seconds. Real pros can answer before the multiple choice. There are 25 locations. Keep track of how many you get right and post your score in the comments. Let’s go ride the movies!Photo Reference:Universal Destinations and Experiences Wiki:universal-parks.fandom.com/wiki/Universal_Parks_and_Resorts_Wiki Home video footage: “Universal Studios Florida - Feb. 17, 1991” youtu.be/P3imTZF3tYU
Lights, Motors, Action Extreme Stunt Show - July 2006 - Disney-MGM Studios #shorts Share a Dream Come True 2025-05-05 | FULL SHOW: youtu.be/OR02w4t3gi0FULL QUEUE: youtu.be/4ZvGMM5HqCI Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show presented by Brawny opened on May 5, 2005 and closed on April 2, 2016. During the Happiest Celebration on Earth each Disney World park opened an attraction that was copied from another Disney worldwide property, and MGM Studios opened this gem from the Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris.
Where is this WDW Restaurant? (pt.2) - Trivia Game Share a Dream Come True 2025-05-01 | DIRECTIONS: Look at the name of a Walt Disney World table service restaurant and identify where it is located at. You have 15 seconds to answer and there will be a video hint after 5 seconds. There are 25 restaurants in this game. How many can you get right? Which one is your favorite? Your table is ready!MUSIC:“Tropic Fuse” French Fuse; youtube.com/watch?v=ARumlFDJ6V8
“it’s a small world” clock - July 18, 2005 - Disneyland #shorts #disneyland Share a Dream Come True 2025-04-27 | FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/XIhbyJXaqJI It’s a Small World opened at Disneyland on May 28, 1966 after a successful run at the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. Walt Disney’s designers created the attraction for the fair, and then packed it up and shipped it to Disneyland. The Pepsi-cola pavilion at the fair had a plain entrance with Rolly Crump’s huge “Tower of the Four Winds” structure out front. At Disneyland however, an amazing polychromatic entrance was built, inspired by Mary Blair, which is just as spectacular to look at as the ride itself. It contains landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Taj Mahal, a topiary garden out front, the Disneyland Railroad passing through it, and a clock with figures that march every 15 minutes. This attraction is such a fan favorite it has been duplicated at almost every castle park since. The front entrance shown in this 2005 home video has a gold 50 emblem on the front of the clock that opens up every fifteen minutes. This was for Disneyland’s 50th anniversary celebration. The entrance is painted white-and-gold like the original 1966 color scheme. The front has also been painted white-and-blue (1977) and pastels (1992). In 2020 the clock and smiling face were painted entirely in gold leaf. My only viewing of Disneyland Forever (2015) was in front of it’s a small world with projection mapping on the front.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade - Dec. 22, 2010 - Islands of Adventure Share a Dream Come True 2025-04-24 | In 2010 Universal cast a magic spell that brought millions of guests to Island of Adventure. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened on June 18, 2010. The new land repurposed 20 acres of the existing Melinwood section of The Lost Continent. Dueling Dragons remained and was rethemed to the Dragon Challenge coaster. The Flying Unicorn coaster was rethemed to Flight of the Hippogriff. Oak Tavern Restaurant was mostly demolished to make way for the Three Broomsticks restaurant and Hog’s Head Bar. Production designers for the movies helped bring Hogsmeade Village to life with the impressive Hogwarts Castle in the distance. A new attraction, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, was created for this land. In July 2014 Universal Studios opened Diagon Alley in Universal Studios, connecting it to Hogsmeade by the Hogwarts Express. Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure opened June 2019, replacing the Dragon Challenge. In May 2025 Epic Universe opened the Ministry of Magic land. In this 2010 home video you will see…0:07 Front Entrance. The archway leading in has a “HOGSMEADE” sign that says: “Please respect the spell limits”. In the books Hogsmeade was the closest village to Hogwarts and students were only allowed to do spells on school grounds. A Hogwarts Express locomotive can be seen. In the books students would arrive by this train. Harry Potter movie designer Stuart Craig and art director Alan Gilmore worked closely with Universal to make sure all the details of this land were exact. 0:27 Dragon Challenge. In the old Merlinwood section of The Lost Continent was the most thrilling attraction: Dueling Dragons. This dueling inverted coaster opened with Islands of Adventure in 1999. I rode both the Fire and Ice side many times during the soft opening. The manufacturer was Bolliger & Mabillard. Both sides took two minutes and twenty-five seconds to ride and each coaster could thrill thirty-two passengers. During the ride there were five inversions, including a zero-g roll, cobra roll, corkscrew, and a vertical loop. The scariest part was the near misses with the other coaster, but in 2011, after two recorded incidents, the coasters stopped dueling. Dueling Dragons closed briefly in 2010 to retheme the queue to Harry Potter. The new Dragon Challenge opened on June 18, 2010 themed to the Triwizard Tournament. The coaster was the same, but Fire & Ice became Hungarian Horntail & Chinese Fireball. The final challenge was on Sept. 4, 2017 and the modern steel coaster was demolished to make way for the better themed Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, which opened June 13, 2019. 0:34 Hogwarts Castle & Flight of the Hippogriff. The steel kiddy coaster in the distance opened as the Flying Unicorn on June 29, 2000. It is made by Vekoma, goes 28.5 mph, holds 16 riders, and lasts one minute and six seconds. In 2010 Flying Unicorn was rethemed to Flight of the Hippogriff with the ride vehicles being converted to Hippogriffs. Guests can walk past Hagrid’s Hut in the queue. Rowling wanted a full scale Hogwarts castle and Universal delivered as best they could. This majestic building holds the Forbidden Journey ride. Rock work studies in Glen Nevis, Scotland helped designers sculpt the perfect crag that the castle rises from. 0:40 Hogsmeade Village. In this video you can see the Owl Post, Ollivanders, The Magic Neep, Bathrooms, and Tomes and Scrolls. In the bathrooms you can hear Moaning Myrtle. The snow on the shop roofs is concrete. Tomes and Scrolls contains books from Gilderoy Lockhart. 1:50 Ollivanders. “Makers of fine wands since 382 B.C.” We waited 50 minutes to get into this shop/show where the wands choose their master. And then you can buy it at the end. Brilliant! We got a AAA discount on my wife’s wand. 3:15 Zonko’s & Honeydukes. These two shops are mentioned in the books. We bought some chocolate frogs at Honeydukes sweet shop and watched the amusing window displays at Zonko’s Joke Shop. A cart of Gillywater passes by us and the famous Butterbeer cart is in the distance. The sales of this butterscotch drink helped recoup the $260 million it cost to build the Wizarding World in just 6 months. 4:02. Three Broomsticks. This quick service location has concrete pillars which look like wooden beams. Inside you can see shadows of house elves and owls in the rafters. [not shown]4:05 Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey queue. In a classroom, Harry, Ron, and Hermione are seen on a balcony and they want us to ditch class to go on an adventure with them. REFERENCE: Universal Orlando:The Unofficial Story, Nick Sim, Theme Park Tourist, 2014Yesterland: Dragon Challenge yesterland.com/dragonchallenge.html Coasterpedia: Dragon Challenge coasterpedia.net/wiki/Dragon_Challenge_(Universal_Islands_of_Adventure) Coasterpedia: Flight of the Hippogriff coasterpedia.net/wiki/Flight_of_the_Hippogriff_(Universal_Islands_of_Adventure)
Enchanted Tiki Room Under New Management - Nov. 2003 - MK #shorts Share a Dream Come True 2025-04-20 | FULL SHOW: youtu.be/7voEti8iRewThe Enchanted Tiki Room Under New Management opened on April 5, 1998 replacing the opening day classic Tropical Serenade from 1971. In the updated Tiki Room Iago from Aladdin and Zazu from The Lion King have become the new owners. During the preshow we learn that their agents, William and Morris, have negotiated the deed to the Tiki Room as part of their bonus for starring in hit Disney animated movies. Under new management, the show mocked the old version, which upset fans of the original. There were plenty of bird puns and inside Disney jokes throughout the new show, but it wasn’t enough to bring in the crowds that Disney was hoping for. On January 12, 2011, a fire in the attic damaged the Iago figure and when the sprinklers went off, other elements were damaged as well. On that date the Enchanted Tiki Room Under New Management officially flew the coop. The decision was made to bring back the original Tiki Room which opened on August 15, 2011.
WDW Gift Shop Fill-in-the-Blank Trivia - Fill in the missing word - Walt Disney World Trivia Game Share a Dream Come True 2025-04-17 | DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blank to 35 Walt Disney World gift shops. You have 10 seconds to answer. Post how many you got right in the comments. Happy shopping!MUSIC: Freedom Trail Studio “OK POP KO” youtube.com/watch?v=k7sxrlJI27M Fashion Saxophone Stylish by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / Rnb Shop youtube.com/watch?v=KyIyz1kj1q0
Tower of Terror from it’s a bug’s land - July 2005 - DCA #shorts Share a Dream Come True 2025-04-13 | FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/IieJQ382_twFlik’s Fun Fair opened on Oct. 7, 2002. This collection of off-the-shelf amusement rides opened in “a bug’s land” at Disney’s California Adventure. It was sponsored by Kodak. The area was built behind the Hollywood Pictures Backlot and it connected the Golden State section to the Backlot by Tower of Terror. The land was themed after the 1998 Pixar film “a bug’s life”, thus the quotation marks and lower case letters in the land’s title. Flik’s Fun Fair had the name on hanging leaves overhead as you walked in. The land closed on Sept. 4, 2018, and was replaced by the Avengers Campus.
Where is this Disney Pool? - WDW Resort Trivia Game - Walt Disney World Share a Dream Come True 2025-04-10 | DIRECTIONS: Look at the name of a Walt Disney World resort pool and say what resort that pool is located in. After a few seconds there will be a video hint. You will have 10 seconds to answer. There are 36 pools in this quiz. Keep track of how many you got right and post your score in the comments. SUBSCRIBE if you want more Disney park trivia quizzes and old park footage. MUSIC: “Chimez” Dan Henig youtube.com/watch?v=IqmdO6GsAmA
Gran Fiesta Tour starring The Three Caballeros - 2008 - Epcot #shorts Share a Dream Come True 2025-04-06 | FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/uE4iV9OCoo4 The beautiful Mexico pavilion opened with Epcot on Oct. 1, 1982. At that time it was the only country with a ride, El Rio del Tiempo (The River of Time), a boat journey through the history and culture of Mexico. On April 6, 2007 the ride was reimagined as the Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros. Disney added classic IP from the 1944 animated film. Although only the rooster Panchito Pistoles is Mexican, it also features the other fowl Donald Duck (American) and Jose Carioca the parrot (Brazilian). Many scenes are close to El Rio del Tiempo, but with the Three Caballeros now added to them. The ride path is the same. The attraction was designed by Disney Imagineering and directed by George Scribner (Mickey’s PhilharMagic). Arrow Dynamics, who made flumes for It’s a Small World and Pirates of the Caribbean, built the water flume. On Dec. 4, 2015, old audio-animatronic figures from the Mickey Mouse Review, replaced the screen finale shown in this video. The Mickey Mouse Review opened with Magic Kingdom on Oct. 1, 1971 and closed in 1980. The show was moved to Tokyo Disneyland from 1983 to 2009. Epcot bought the Three Caballeros figures and had them shipped back to Florida. They sat in storage for a while, made an appearance at D23 once, and when the budget permitted, they were installed into Gran Fiesta Tour.
Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show queue & trivia - July 2006 - Disney-MGM Studios Share a Dream Come True 2025-04-03 | Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show presented by Brawny, or LMAESSpbB as the cool kids say, opened on May 5, 2005 and closed on April 2, 2016. During the Happiest Celebration on Earth the four Walt Disney World parks opened an attraction that was copied from another Disney park, and MGM Studios opened this gem from the Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris. Even though I was a bit bitter over the removal of Residential Street on the Studio Backlot Tour to build this massive theater, I did enjoy the stunt show. I was sad as well to see the destruction of the theater and Catastrophe Canyon, but it was for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge so I didn't mind too much.During the summer of 2006 I filmed the queue for Lights, Motors, Action as well as the entire show, which I put on this channel many years ago. In that video I played a sped up version of the queue, so this is the whole footage at normal speed, with lots of trivia added in to make your wait more entertaining. At the beginning you can see the huge marquee entrance with FASTPASS. You can also see one of the largest bathrooms on property, now extinct. In the queue you can see cars inside the windows of the maintenance bays. We entered the theater from the back passing by Walt's Grumman G-159 Gulfstream jet "The Mouse". Awesome! On the way out I recorded Catastrophe Canyon from the top bleachers and outside the theater I was passed by the old MGM Studios rock band Mulch, Sweat, & Shears.REFERENCES: The Imagineering Field Guide to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Alex Wright, 2010, Disney Editions“Feel the need for speed (and trick driving) at new stunt show”, Steve Langlois, Eyes & Ears cast publication, 2005
The Living Seas Dec. 2002 #shorts #epcot #disney Share a Dream Come True 2025-03-30 | FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/ek3cpO-yqJM In 2002 The Living Seas Seacab ride was shut down, the Hydrolators were still operating, and Nemo hadn't moved in yet. The Living Seas opened on January 15, 1986. United Technologies was the sponsor until 1998. Preshow theater #2 changed to a bypass hallway to the Hydrolators in 1998/99, for those that did not want to sit through the 7-minute preshow movie "The Sea". Following 9/11 a lull in tourism caused the Seacab ride to shut down in Oct. 2001. Guests would exit the Hydrolators, walk past a boarded up ride, and walk through the ride's wheelchair bypass hallway to Seabase Alpha. After the success of Finding Nemo, the pavilion started to get some Nemo elements in Nov. 2004. The Hydrolators were removed in 2005. Guests entered through the exit, and more Nemo retheming took over all the exhibits. Preshow theater #1 was reconstructed into an expanded ride track. The Hydrolator area would become the expanded Nemo queue, and part of the ride. The former Seacab ride was lengthened 280 feet and in October 2006, The Seas with Nemo & Friends ride opened. The super popular Turtle Talk with Crush was moved from one of the modules to the old preshow theater #2. The module in front of it became the Turtle Talk preshow lobby.
Magic Happens parade - June 13, 2023 - Disneyland Share a Dream Come True 2025-03-27 | *The video size will fluctuate because I had to edit out a baby’s face next to me. Sorry. The original version of Magic Happens premiered during Disneyland’s 65th anniversary celebration on February 28, 2020. About two weeks later the Disney parks closed down due to the pandemic and we did not see it again until February 26, 2023. Guests were enchanted once again during the 100 Years of Wonder celebration with the return of this radiant Disney park parade. It was conceived under the creative direction of David Duffy and Jordan Peterson. Two new songs by Todrick Hall were composed for this parade. 90 performers bring this spectacle to life. The parade entertained until August 22, 2024 and was replaced by a temporary Halloween cavalcade. In this home video you will see…0:07 A SWIRL OF MAGIC (Mickey and friends). A group of dancers dressed in EARidescent colors (like the 50th celebration at WDW) lead the parade. Sorcerer Mickey follows them on a 15-foot sorcerer’s hat float. The hat has blinking lights and rotating stars at the top. Mickey is waving a wand with Mickey ears on it. Behind the float Minnie, Chip and Dale, Goofy, Donald Duck, and Pluto are dancing. The song “Magic Happens” from former cast member Todrick Hall plays during this section. 1:44 A WAVE OF MAGIC (Moana). Aquatic dressed dancers lead the next float featuring the Pacific’s most favorite wayfinder Moana. She is riding on her wa’a (canoe) and fish swim behind her on LED screens framed by Polynesian style koa wood. Gramma Tala swims by too. A pop version of “How Far I’ll Go” plays during this section. Dancers with Kakamora puppets follow the float. Hei Hei pops out of a basket in his own mini-float. The music transitions to “We Know the Way”. A Polynesian drummer on a pull cart passes by followed by Maui and Pua on a float of rocks and flowers. 4:00 A BRIDGE TO MAGIC (Coco). Tropical American dressed dancers lead the next section. Miguel is strumming a guitar in a gazebo float surrounded by marigolds. Hector and Imelda perform on a connecting ziggurat float behind Miguel. This dazzling float is 36-feet long and contains 30,000 marigolds. The soundtrack plays “Proud Corazon” and transitions to “Remember Me”. Brightly colored dancers dressed as spirit animals dance behind the float. 5:36 A MAGICAL FOREST (Frozen II). Forest dancers wearing red and white lead the next section. The enchanted forest float has a water horse (Nokk) in the front and Olaf, Anna and Elsa in the back. Snow sprays out to the crowds as “Into the Unknown” plays. Elsa’s ice platform has flashing light effects. Sven is behind the ice mountain and Kristoff is following them, pushing a cart. When the music switches to “Vuelie” he plays a lute out of his cart. A MAGICAL DREAM7:09 CINDERELLA. A group of dancing characters lead this next section. We see Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Genie, Aladdin, Pinocchio, and the Blue Fairy. A new song “Magic Happens (Finale)” plays during this section. The Fairy Godmother walks in front of a pumpkin carriage float. Cinderella is dancing and waving inside. 8:41 THE SWORD IN THE STONE. The next float looks like a castle exterior with a little bit of snow on the steps. A very animated Merlin is dancing and Archimedes the owl is perched on the side. Arthur pulls out the sword in the stone.9:33 THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG. The parade soundtrack has a line, “got to remember that magic happens,” which is sung to the tune of Disney World’s 25th anniversary song/parade “Remember the Magic”. I love that! The song was also used in Disneyland’s Believe…In Holiday Magic fireworks. Tiana and Prince Naveen ride past in a bayou float. Yellow flowers spin around them. 10:29 SLEEPING BEAUTY. The three good fairies Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather are on rotating pedestals on this regal float. Prince Phillip and Aurora are dancing on a pedestal behind them. Aurora is wearing a changing blue/pink dress. This 30-foot float is the tallest one in the parade.REFERENCE: “Every Magical Detail of the Magic Happens Parade at Disneyland” by: Mommy Frog April 2, 2024 undercovertourist.com/blog/magic-happens-parade-disneyland Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia Sixth Edition, Steven Vagnini, 2023, Disney Editions
Monsters, Inc. Mike and Sulley to the Rescue! - June 6, 2009 - DCA #shorts Share a Dream Come True 2025-03-24 | Full ride POV: youtu.be/Jdh503jj4YIMonsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! opened on Jan. 23, 2006 replacing Superstar Limo which closed four year prior. This dark ride used the same track layout as Superstar Limo and the ride vehicles were redesigned from limos to taxicabs. The adventure follows the 2001 Pixar film Monsters, Inc. You are rescuing Boo and sending her back to the human world. The scenes follow a lot of the memorable scenes from the movie. I was upset that my first trip to DCA was after Superstar Limo closed, but I am happy to have ridden Mike & Sulley to the Rescue since I love Monsters, Inc.
What is NOT in Disney Springs? - Disney Trivia Game - Disney Springs, Walt Disney World Share a Dream Come True 2025-03-20 | DIRECTIONS: Attention Disney shoppers. Select the shop or restaurant that is NOT in Disney Springs out of 4 choices. You will have 10 seconds to answer. A picture hint will be given. Post how many you got right in the comments. Enjoy!MUSIC:“Nimbus” - Eveningland Nimbus
TTA Tomorrowland Transit Authority 2002 - Magic Kingdom #shorts #magickingdom Share a Dream Come True 2025-03-17 | FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/zpV6g458yDk 2002 was a classic time in Tomorrowland history, around the middle of the “science-fantasy” era. The Wedway Peoplemover changed its name to the Tomorrowland Transit Authority with this 1994 New Tomorrowland update. The WEDway PeopleMover opened on July 1, 1975. Unlike Disneyland’s version with covered cars and open track, the WDW version had a covered track and open cars. It did not operate with spinning tires underneath like Disneyland, but with linear induction motors, which pull the cars along the track magnetically. 533 electromagnets are in the track, moving trains 4,574 feet around Tomorrowland. In 2009 the ride’s name was changed again to the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover. In 1981 a PeopleMover was installed at the Houston Intercontinental Airport and still operates today.
Horizons Fill in the Beep trivia - EPCOT - Disney Trivia Share a Dream Come True 2025-03-13 | If there was an EPCOT Center attraction most fans would bring back it would be Horizons. If you rode it many times in your youth like me or if you just want to learn more about it, here is a fun fill in the blank quiz. A clip from the ride will play with one word beeped out. See how many missing words you can identify. Post your score in the comments when you are done. If you can dream it…you can do it. REFERENCE:Script: horizons1.com/script.htm Walt Disney World: A Pictorial Souvenir, The Walt Disney Company, July 1993Horizons 1999 video: youtu.be/GGWWCrYtLUk MUSIC: “New Horizons” George Wilkins “Back to the Future” Ofshane youtube.com/watch?v=fruoq6Uf-Lo
