327 A Mixed Bag Of Disney Weird and Wonderful

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast, show number 327, for Sunday 9th August 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.

On this week's show, we start with sharing some Disney history from this day, before moving on to sharing some weird and  wonderful sights from our past travels to the Disney theme parks.

It Is All About Mary But Not...

On 9th August in 1899, Pamela Lyndon Travers OBE, was born as Helen Lyndon Goff  in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia and sadly passed away on the 23^rd April 1996.

Photo Credit Literary Ladies Guide

After her father's death – when she was 7 – the family moved to a family members sugar plantation in New South Wales and were supported by a great aunt. She changed her name to Pamela after World War I and began an acting career but had to support herself and wrote for a Sydney newspaper.

In 1924, she left Australia to set up home in England but travelled and following a trip to the Soviet Union, her first book was published called Moscow Excursion. Shortly after, in 1934, she fell ill with pleurisy and as she was recovering took to writing a fantasy story.

Mary Poppins was the first of eight books ranging from 1934 to 1988 and were illustrated by Mary Shepard (she was the daughter of the illustrator for the first Winnie the Pooh books).

During World War II, she was working for the British Ministery of Information in Manhattan, New York. Around this time, Roy Disney got in touch about allowing Disney to use her Mary Poppins character.

She never married and had an adopted son called Camillus.

Strange Theme Park Sights

During our trips to the parks, we have seen many a strange thing. So we thought we would share some with you on the show... Michelle's top two were:

Nappy change in the Dumbo soft play pre-queue but leaving the dirty diaper.

The preacher who got escorted from the property.

And you will have to listen to the show to hear the rest! Do you have a weird and wonderful Disney story to share with us? Let us know!

Michelle also announced that she has booked a trip to stay at the Newport Bay Club hotel in Paris later in the year but there will be more about this oncoming shows.   

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311 A Darker Disney Park

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast, show number 311, for Sunday 19th April 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 via any good podcast catching apps. 
On this week's show, we are joined by James H Carter II (of the Creepy Kingdom Podcast Network) to complete a fun challenge - to create a darker Disney theme park.

So here is the challenge we set James - put together a brand new theme park with ten attractions and these can be from any Disney park. When selecting these attractions, they can be from the past, present or future.

So here is the park James created, which he named Disneyland James.

1. A trio of mansions - Phantom Manor, Haunted Mansion and Mystic Manor

2. Snow White's Scary Adventure

3. ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter
To view a ride-along, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9FmFnMbcgk  Credit to Mouse Steps JWL Media

4. The Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour
To find out more, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6rnPqSrE40  Credit to Defunctland

5. Expedition Everest

6. Dragon Tower (from the unbuilt Beastly Kingdom)
To find out more, including concept art, visit https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Beastly_Kingdom
 
7. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

8. Pirates of the Caribbean

9. Roger Rabbit's Cartoon Spin

 

10. Rise of the Resistance

What do you think of the ideas James came up with? We would love to hear what you would do. 

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309 Tommy's Top Ten for A Disney Park

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast, show number 309, for Thursday 9th April 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 via any good podcast catching apps. 

On this week's show, we welcome our good friend and fellow podcasters - Tommy Allison and we set him the challenge of creating his own bespoke Disney theme park. So below, you will find his ten attractions. 

1. Starting out his must include - The Original People Mover with the Tahitian Terrace resurrected with delicious Polynesian foods.

Photo Credit Walt Disney Archives

2. Next, another attraction from the past of Disneyland would be an updated version of Circle-Vision 360 featuring the history of Disneyland.

3. To a wonderful new take on a classic dark ride, he would like to add the Beauty and the Beast attraction that is currently being built in Tokyo Disneyland. On to this, he will add an upscale dining establishment. To see a sneak peek - click here to the Disney Parks Wesbite. 

4. Next, he gets creative by adding an amalgamation of the existing Snow White dark ride with the Seven Dwarves Mine Train that is over in the Magic Kingdom. This new attraction would have a dining experience in the mining element of the ride.

Photo Credit Walt Disney World Website

5. His next take is from Hong Kong Disneyland, where he would bring across the trackless ride - Mystic Manor.

Photo Credit Disney Parks Blog

6. Another attraction from the past he would like to bring back is the Skyway and theme this with a snack style treat box. 

Photo Credit Disney Parks Blog Walt Disney on The Opening Day of The Skyway

7. For a thrill ride, he would like to add the Tron attraction that exists in Shanghai Disneyland and is being built in the Magic Kingdom.

Photo Credit Tokyo Disneyland Website

8. Finally, Tommy has decided to add a boat ride and for this, he will steal Sinbad's Storybook from Tokyo DisneySea.

Photo Credit TDR Explorer Website

9. Another Tokyo attraction he would bring to his park is the Star Jets and these would have a themed ice-cream parlor. 

10. His final attraction would be the Pirates of the Caribbean but with additional elements, perhaps an even real-life mermaid lagoon. 

So that is Tommy's Ten for Disneyland. What would you ten look like?

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