Royal This, Royal That: New Fantasy Faire

Just today, InsidetheMagic and DisneyParks posted several new videos showcasing the new Fantasy Faire at Disneyland, which officially opens March 12 this year (also TDM’s birthday!).

Video from YouTube.

It seems I am not able to put the InsidetheMagic videos here in my blog, so I will just include a link to those.

The most important part about this new area at Disneyland is the Royal Hall, where you can meet some of your favorite Disney Princesses, as shown in this video.

Another fun attraction is the Royal Theatre, with two fun shows!  One tells the story of Rapunzel and Flynn/Eugene from Tangled.  The other tells the story of Belle from Beauty and the Beast. The cool thing about both shows is it incorporates what you could call “simple theatre,” with really just two actors/narrators doing the parts, with Flynn and Rapunzel or Belle playing themselves.

This video gives you an idea of the two shows:

Video from YouTube. The Mother Gothel and Rapunzel part was really well done!

This first link is for the full Tangled show.  And this second link is for a video of the entire Beauty and the Beast show.  Enjoy!

I’m upset that someone commented that the Belle show is better than the Enchanted Tales attraction.  From what I’ve seen and heard, the Enchanted Tales attraction is very amusing and fun, and I can’t wait to experience it in person someday!

Personally, I’m thinking the Fantasy Faire is going to be a pretty fun addition to Disneyland.  All the designs, styles, and costumes remind me of Renaissance Festivals, such as the one here in Minnesota, which I enjoy immensely because the Renaissance era and fantasy stories are my favorite things!

A sleepy Figaro and the bird who seems to be disturbing his nap!
Video screencapture by THE Disney Freak from the first included video.

To close this post (but not the day – look for an Oz post tonight!), here’s a fun video of the Figaro animatronic you got an introduction to in the first video.  I agree with the commenters on the InsidetheMagic video that the animatronic (*ahem, ahem*) looks a bit unfinished or something, but since it’s up, it must be done.

Video from YouTube. I love the Tangled music playing in the background! Very fitting.

ttfn!

With Love, From Disney

About a year ago, I got out of my class at a nearby community college early and headed over to the bookstore.  I'd been a fan of browsing the kiosks outside the store, peeking into interesting books or just not looking at any of them at all (sometimes they didn't put any good ones on display!)

But what I was really looking for was the book With Love, From Disney.  I'd seen it before, but felt weird in public looking at the pictures of Disney couples smooching (again, my Disney Freak-obsession hadn't fully...bloomed yet!)

My sister had read it a different day while waiting for me.  She'd really enjoyed it, and I hadn't had a chance to look at it fully yet.

It wasn't on the kiosks.

Instead, it was in the $1 sale stand.

Bingo!!

Yes, I bought it.

The book cover.
Photo from Amazon.
(I don't think the "Click here" will still
work, but hey, go ahead and try!)

With Love

The book is full of images of famous Disney couples kissing (or cuddling for those such as Nala and Simba).  Of course, several of those couples are Disney Princesses and their Princes, but there are some others such as Bernard and Bianca.

From the first page, the introduction:

Disney's animated films and shorts feature kisses that exemplify all kinds of love, whether it's Mrs. Pott's maternal affection for Chip, Bambi and Faline finding themselves 'twitterpated' for the first time, or Prince Philip waking Princess Aurora from her enchanted slumber with True Love's Kiss.

This book contains dozens of memorable smooches, pecks, and puckers from throughout the history of Walt Disney animation, beginning with the 1934 Mickey and Minnie short "Shanghaied" and culminating with the 1999 feature film Tarzan.  And with such a liberal dose of Disney magic, any Scrooge is sure to be converted into a hopeless romantic.

(With Love, From Disney.  New York: Disney Enterprises, 2008.  Print.  Page 1.)

Not only does it include those images, but it also has printed dialogue from the film.  Most of the time, they are lines referring to the romances to come in the film.  Such as when Snow White begins to tell the Dwarfs about how someday her Prince will come; these lines are accompanied by the image of the Prince giving Snow White True Love's kiss.

Or the famous twitterpated lines by Friend Owl, shown with the image of Faline gently kissing/licking Bambi's cheek.

It even includes dialogue and images from shorts, as the introduction indicated, such as "Once Upon a Wintertime."

Sealed With a Kiss

The best part about the book is that you can send it to a loved one!  (Not that I plan on sending it anywhere...)

Yes, at the back of the book are three flaps which can be folded around the book.  The loved one's address can be written on the supplied lines, and there's even a spot for a stamp or three!

The flaps to use for sending the book
to someone you love.
Found at the back of the book.
Photo taken by THE Disney Freak.

Flaps unfolded.
Figaro and Cleo are on the last page.
Photo taken by THE Disney Freak.

Folding flaps over the front cover.
I love how Aurora and Philip get the front spot!
Photo taken by THE Disney Freak.

And voilà!  Folded over (and then sealed)
the front cover, you can now fill in the
appropriate addresses
and send it off!
Photo taken by THE Disney Freak.

Great Valentine's Day gift, eh?

Too bad I wasn't smart enough to post this then...

Buy Your Own!

If this post made you interested in your own copy, either for yourself or for that loved one (hey, you can give presents to loved ones any day!), I've found the book on Amazon for your convenience.