Disney Dream Girls 241 Disney Christmas Greetings

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast, show number 241 for Sunday 23rd December 2018.  If you want to listen, whilst reading these notes, just click the player below or alternatively find us in iTunes, Libsyn, on Stitcher Radio or via any good podcast catching app.
Coming up on this weeks show, we start with On This Week in Disney History and then Michelle and Jayne chat through some listeners Disney Christmas questions.

For our main feature we take a look at how Christmas is celebrated in all 6 Disney resorts around the world and we share a snippet of music from each. Which is your favourite?

In Disney's California Adventure we find the Buena Vista Street Community Bell Ringers; a very traditional approach to Christmas.

Whilst over at Walt Disney World we take in a stage show from Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party called Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration,

Hoping over the pond to Disneyland Paris we have a listen to their Christmas Parade.

Travelling east to Hong Kong Disneyland we get to experience Mickey and Friends Christmastime Ball.

Followed by Christmas Swing at Shanghai Disneyland.

Whilst at Tokyo's Disney Sea we take in a wonderful performance of the classic Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Followed by a very up tempo version of 'White Christmas' as performed in the Tokyo Disneyland Disney Christmas Stories Parade.

But we finish off with Michelle's favourite the Christmas Fantasy Parade at Disneyland.

So which is your favourite? We have some opinions but do you agree with us?

We'd just like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe, healthy and happy New Year. 

Thank you for listening and supporting our show we hope you enjoy coming along for the ride. We're going to have a couple of weeks rest and be back in 2019!

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Disney Dream Girls 141 - Disneyland Shanghai Trip Report

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls podcast for, show number 141 for Sunday 15th January 2017. As always, if you wish to listen to the podcast, whilst reading this blog, you can click on the player below.

 
Coming up on this show we are joined by Kat and Lewis for the first part of their two-part trip report that sees them visit initially Disneyland Shanghai and then Hong Kong Disneyland. 

Photo Credit - Kat and Lewis Sutton

Shanghai Disneyland officially opened on the 16th June 2016 and is located in Pudong, Shanghai. The park is owned by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and Shanghai Shendi Group. The park consists of Mickey Avenue, Gardens of Imagination, Fantasyland, Treasure Cove, Adventure Isle and Tomorrowland. Toy Story Land is planned to open in 2018.

Enchanted Storybook Castle - Photo Credit www.ShanghaiDisneyResort.com

They travelled from Australia to Shanghai and stayed off-site first to experience Shanghai and then had four park days, staying at the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel at Club Level. This is something they highly recommend as the price point was comparable to deluxe hotels at Walt Disney World and comes with a host of benefits, all of which they discuss on the podcast.

Shanghai Disneyland Hotel - Photo Credit www.ShanghaiDisneyResort.com

During our chat, we discuss the parks attractions and they share some top tips which ensured they got the optimum experience. The one attraction they enthused about the most was the Tron Lightcycle Power Run. This is an opening day attraction and is based on the Tron film series. It currently is the fastest attraction in any Disney theme park, reaching speeds of 60mph. Their top tip is ask for the front row - you won't regret it!

Photo Credit - Kat and Lewis Sutton

Kat and Lewis particularly enjoyed leaving the park and going to Disneytown. As Disneyland does not serve alcoholic beverages, if you want a drink with your meal, it is an ideal destination that can be walked to very quickly. They enjoyed a meal at Wolfgang Puck Kitchen but there are also a few other familiar names such as The Boathouse, Starbucks and The Cheesecake Factory as well as more traditional Chinese cuisine. When it comes to shopping, Disneytown has some very familar names such as Lego, Pandora, Crocs, Superdry and Sephora.

Disneytown - Photo Credit www.ShanghaiDisneyResort.com

We hope you enjoy listening to the podcast, Kat and Lewis will be back in a few weeks time with their review of Hong Kong Disneyland. But until next time, it is goodbye from us and keep upto date with us by ensuring you follow along on all of our social media sites:

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Disney Dream Girls 118 - Star Wars Celebration and Disneyland Park Shanghai

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls podcast, show number 118 for Sunday 31st July 2016. As usual, if you wish to listen to the show, whilst reading the blog - click on the image below.  

On this weeks show, Jayne reflects on her experiences at Star Wars Celebration. 

Then Michelle chats with fellow podcaster Disney Dwayne (@disneydwayne) from the Once Upon a Fairy Tale Podcast. Dwayne is passionate about Disney but recently on a trip to Disneyland Park in Shanghai he was disappointed by some of the guests behaviour, so much so he recorded and released a video showing some of these. Click here to watch the clip. But this wouldn't be a Disney Dream Girls Show without talking about the many, many wonderful things first that you can experience at Disneyland Park. 

Enchanted Storybook Castle - Photo Disneyland Shanghai Website

Wandering Moon Teahouse - Photo Disneyland Shanghai Website

There's a stunning castle, attractions, shows, live entertainment and, of course, devine food for guests to enjoy.

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