Outside the China Pavilion a few panda topiaries, from last year's flower and garden festival.
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Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
There's a new interactive element to this year's Epcot International Flower & Garden festival.
According to the Disney Parks blog, you will now be able to use your smartphone to access QR codes to get more information about displays and access a mobile site which contains everything you need to know about the festival.
The mobile site, epcotinbloom.com, contains an interactive map, events listings, 12 audio tours around the festivals and topiary hunt.
Robert B. Sherman started off with his brother Richard as staff songwriters for Walt Disney Studios and over 54 years created the soundtracks of many people's lives.
Robert Sherman, best known for writing "it's a small world" and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," died Monday in London, his son posted on Facebook. He was 86.
His son Jeff wrote:
"My Dad, Robert B. Sherman, passed away tonight in London. He went peacefully after months of truly valiantly fending off death. He loved life and his dear heart finally slowed to a stop when he could fight no more.
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Robert Sherman, best known for writing "it's a small world" and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," died Monday in London, his son posted on Facebook. He was 86.
His son Jeff wrote:
"My Dad, Robert B. Sherman, passed away tonight in London. He went peacefully after months of truly valiantly fending off death. He loved life and his dear heart finally slowed to a stop when he could fight no more.
"I will write more about this incredible man I love and admire so much when I am better rested and composed. He deserves that.
"In the meantime, please say a prayer for him. As he said, he wanted to bring happiness to the world and, unquestionably, he succeeded. His love and his prayers, his philosophy and his poetry will live on forever. Forever his songs and his genius will bring hope, joy and love to this small, small world.
"I love you, Dad.
"Safe travels."
In addition to writing "it's a small world" for the 1964 New York World's Fair ride, the Sherman brothers went on to write the songs for "Mary Poppins," "The Jungle Book," The Aristocats," "Adventures of Winnie the Pooh," "Bedknobs and Broomsticks," and "The Tigger Movie."
There are also other attractions in the Disney parks which contain their work. They include: Carousel of Progress ("There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow"), Journey Into Imagination ("One Little Spark"), and Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room ("The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room").
Robert Sherman was born Dec. 19, 1925 in New York City. His father Al Sherman was well known as a "Tin Pan Alley" songwriter. They eventually moved to Beverly Hills. Here's a complete obituary from the Associated Press.
"In the meantime, please say a prayer for him. As he said, he wanted to bring happiness to the world and, unquestionably, he succeeded. His love and his prayers, his philosophy and his poetry will live on forever. Forever his songs and his genius will bring hope, joy and love to this small, small world.
"I love you, Dad.
"Safe travels."
In addition to writing "it's a small world" for the 1964 New York World's Fair ride, the Sherman brothers went on to write the songs for "Mary Poppins," "The Jungle Book," The Aristocats," "Adventures of Winnie the Pooh," "Bedknobs and Broomsticks," and "The Tigger Movie."
There are also other attractions in the Disney parks which contain their work. They include: Carousel of Progress ("There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow"), Journey Into Imagination ("One Little Spark"), and Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room ("The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room").
Robert Sherman was born Dec. 19, 1925 in New York City. His father Al Sherman was well known as a "Tin Pan Alley" songwriter. They eventually moved to Beverly Hills. Here's a complete obituary from the Associated Press.
Monday, 5 March 2012
Here's a Disney giveaway that really is marketing genius.
Today in the UK and Ireland, Morrisons supermarkets is starting its biggest-ever prize giveaway in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Disneyland Paris. The prizes are 250,000 soft toys and 20 VIP vacations, according to 4-Traders, a business website.
The giveaway starts with packs of Disney trading cards. Between March 5 and April 29 Morrison shoppers receive a pack of cards for every product they buy from certain brands in the store. Twenty packs contain a golden trading card worth a VIP vacation.
The giveaway starts with packs of Disney trading cards. Between March 5 and April 29 Morrison shoppers receive a pack of cards for every product they buy from certain brands in the store. Twenty packs contain a golden trading card worth a VIP vacation.
Each pack has six cards in it, including one "shiny" card which could contain a prize. And of course for £2.99 you can buy a specially designed Disneyland Paris 20th Anniversary binder to collect all the cards, according to the website.
There are 99 different cards ranging from showing Mickey Mouse in the 1920s to the recent Pixar movies.
There are 99 different cards ranging from showing Mickey Mouse in the 1920s to the recent Pixar movies.
Could you imagine a giveaway like that in the U.S.?
Sunday, 4 March 2012
In honor of this year's 19th Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival starting March 7 we are going to spend the next month highlighting topiaries.
The first is Rafiki with baby Simba in the famous pose from the beginning of "The Lion King."
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