322 Disney and Alice in Wonderland

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast, show number 322, for Sunday 5th July 2020. If you want to listen, whilst reading these notes, just click the player below or alternatively find us on iTunes, Libsyn, Stitcher Radio, or any good podcast catching apps. Welcome to this week's show notes and we have one main topic - Alice in Wonderland.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, under his pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It was originally published in 1865 and has been translated into 97 different languages. From the book, there have been many film versions over the years - including an X rated version! And to find the link to that one and Star Wars - you will have to listen to the podcast!

The Disney version of the film was released in 1951 and even today, the characters are known and loved by many. This shows that they may be identifiable to modern society as well as well-crafted. We start our discussion by looking at the characters and where to find them in the Disney theme parks. 

Photo Credit WDW Mickey Hunter

For many, character meals are the best places to guarantee meeting characters from this franchise and Disney has a few options from a children's party to breakfast or dinner. 

Michelle reminisced back to her first Disneyland Resort trip and shared about meeting the Mad Hatter and Alice at Goofy's Kitchen. 

Meanwhile, Jayne recalled meeting characters at 1900 Park Fair, where Alice took a shine to a then young Ethan. 

Then, we look at Alice in Wonderland in the parks, and there are the teacup rides, a dark ride, and mazes plus character meets.

Additionally, the Disneyland Hotel at Tokyo Disneyland has the most amazing themed hotel rooms to this franchise.

We then daydream a little about how else these characters could be more present in the parks.

What else would you like to see in the parks to enhance this franchise?
  
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Disney Dream Girls 213 - Fandaze in Disneyland Paris

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast, show number 213 for Sunday 10th June 2018. If you want to listen, whilst you read these notes, all you have to do is press the green triangle on the audio player below. Alternatively, why not listen to us via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or any podcast catching place!
Coming up on this weeks show, Michelle is joined by Mark Petar of the IMDO Podcast to talk about his experiences about attending the inaugural Fandaze event that was held in Disneyland Paris on the weekend of 2nd/3rd June 2018.

Those of you who listen regularly to the show, you will know Mark is an avid character fan. He himself states that he has frequently waited in excess of three hours for a character opportunity. So when Disney announced this event and that there were to be special packages with exclusive meets, it was inevitable that Mark would be booking to attend.

First meet and greet for Oswald and Ortensia

Once he had been able to secure his package to attend the event (which he details the contents of this on the podcast). His first thoughts were to what to wear! 

After much discussion between him and his partner Alyssa, they decided to make their own outfits as a homeage to the event rather than an outright Disney bound. At some point in the near future, Alyssa will be looking into selling custom-made outfits but for now you can always purchase a pair of her bespoke ears via @Queen_Ursula_uk

With outfits sourced and made, it was off to the event. As this was an inaugural event, Mark admits there were things Disney could have done better. However, he said it was a fantastic event for Disneyland Paris. 

Max Live was a highlight

A must was to meet Roger Rabbit

In their Fandaze best attire

If you want to read more about the Fandaze event, Alyssa goes into great detail on her blog https://queenursulauk.com/. Alternatively, you can follow Mark @FuseMP and find his Podcast IMDO in all good podcast catching places.
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