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Thursday

Top 2 Disney Memories

This week's topic is our Top 2 Favorite Disney Memories. Narrowing my favorites down to just two was really tough. All I have are wonderful memories since our first trip as a family in 1990. My favorites could fill a book but here are two.
The first is from and E-ticket night in the Magic Kingdom. It was during the soft opening of Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin. We rode it over and over and each time our scores got better and better. What a great night!Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin Soft Opening

On E-Ticket nights the characters would wander the parks throughout the night, greeting guests and signing autographs. There were no lines and you usually had them all to yourself for awhile until they wandered off in to the darkness. They fooled around quite a bit with guests always staying in character but really acting out, which was a lot of fun for us. You can read more about it HERE.


My second is from a very special birthday I spent in Disney World. That night we had dinner at the Rose & Crown which was absolutely fabulous ending with the servers singing "Happy Birthday" along with my family. After dinner we watched Illuminations and I got to photograph it from the best location in the World Showcase. You can read more about it HERE.




What's your favorite Disney memory?


  

Friday

Photo Flashback ~ E-night & Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin

It's Photo Flashback Friday!  
Time to once again dig through our old Disney pictures for a photo flashback. Today's picture is of my son and husband riding Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin when it first opened. I always like this picture because it's such a candid shot. The other thing that makes this a memorable photo for me is that it was during the first E-night in the Magic Kingdom. We had the Magic Kingdom almost all to ourselves that night. I'll post more pictures from that great E-night experience when I find them! Someone has absconded with the pictures! Kids!!


A Few Fun Facts & Factoids:



  • Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin soft opening date was, October 7, 1998. The official opening date was November 3, 1998.
  • The official Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin sponsor is Mattel.
  • Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin, opened in the old If You Had Wings  ride building. 
  • "If You Had Wings" was  sponsored by Eastern Airlines from 6/5/72 through 6/1/87. From 6/6/87 through 1/3/89, it was named "If You Could Fly".
  • Delta Dreamflight replaced "If You Could Fly" on 6/6/89 and was sponsored by Delta Air Lines.
  • After Delta ended its sponsorship (they were busy then sponsoring the Olympics) on 1/1/96 it was renamed "Take Flight". 
  • On 1/5/98 "Take Flight" closed to be replaced by Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin.
  • You can still spot Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin during the TTA ride and vice versa. 

I hope you enjoyed my Friday Flashback Photo and Fun Friday Factoids! 
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