Show Notes for Episode 332
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Disneyland Trip Planning with Katie and Erin
Rope Drop & Park Hop Podcast hostesses Katie and Erin share their tips for having a great Disneyland visit. They are two moms from Boise, Idaho who really love the Happiest Place on Earth! We also catch up on current events at the Disneyland Resort, as always.
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Disneyland Resort Current Event
‘Encanto’ show serves as delightful encore after Disneyland fireworks
Review: The brief 'Encanto' respite between Disneyland nighttime spectaculars serves as a delicious bite of a fan-favorite scene from the popular new animated movie.
By BRADY MACDONALD
UPDATED: April 13, 2022
“The new ‘Encanto’ projection show on the It’s a Small World facade debuted on Monday, April 11 during a steady drizzle that made Disneyland sparkle amid a spectrum of colorful lights. The new 4-minute projection show will play multiple times nightly between 9 p.m. and park close.
“On opening night, the first ‘Encanto’ show played at 9:15 p.m. as an encore to the fireworks-less ‘Mickey’s Mix Magic’ just a few minutes after the nighttime spectacular came to an end. Crowds that stretched down the Small World midway stuck around after ‘Mickey’s Mix Magic’ in anticipation of the new show featuring the hit song ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno.’
“The ‘Encanto’ show began with what seemed like the Small World clock tower stirring to life on the quarter hour before dissolving into an eerie green that cloaked the attraction facade and midway. A cheer went up among the crowd when a hooded Bruno appeared on the Small World clock tower.”
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“Disneyland isn’t saying exactly what time the ‘Encanto’ show is playing each night — in part to discourage crowds from milling in the Small World midway before each performance. The shows are intended to be a surprise and delight — but that didn’t stop the crowds from filling the midway on opening night in anticipation of the new production.”
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“‘Encanto’ showtimes should become a little easier to figure out once the ‘Disneyland Forever’ fireworks and the Main Street Electrical Parade return on April 22. The ‘Encanto’ projection shows will play in between and around the nighttime spectaculars — likely on the quarter or half hour.”
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“It’s important to remember the ‘Encanto’ show will only play on the Small World facade — and won’t appear on Sleeping Beauty Castle or Tom Sawyer Island like other Disneyland nighttime spectaculars.”
Orange County Register
Mon, April 4, 2022
Celebrate Disney Animation’s Award-Winning ‘Encanto’ This Spring at Disneyland Resort
by Shawn Slater, Senior Communications Manager, Disney Live Entertainment
“During the day, you can also visit with Mirabel, the young hero from the film, at Frontierland’s Zocalo Park in a colorful photo location that pays homage to the Madrigal family from Colombia.
“And coming April 22, ‘Main Street Electrical Parade’ returns to Disneyland park and celebrates its 50th anniversary with a spectacular, new grand finale float that brings together stylized scenes from more than a dozen Disney and Pixar stories, including ‘Encanto.’ Sparkling lights depict the Casita, magical butterflies, and Miracle Candle from the film, with Mirabel and her cousin Antonio represented as animated dolls atop their section of the float.”
Disney Parks Blog
New Projection Show And More “Encanto” Fun Coming to Disneyland Park
Apr 4, 2022
Laughing Place
Disneyland to use virtual queue for ‘World of Color’ nighttime spectacular
Disney California Adventure will use a virtual queue distribution system for 'World of Color' when the nighttime spectacular returns on April 22, according to Disneyland officials.
By BRADY MACDONALD
PUBLISHED: April 14, 2022
“Disney California Adventure will use a virtual queue distribution system for ‘World of Color’ when the nighttime spectacular returns on April 22, according to Disneyland officials.
“The Main Street Electrical Parade and ‘Disneyland Forever’ fireworks show will not use a virtual queue or the Genie+ service when the nighttime spectaculars return on April 22, according to Disneyland officials.
“Audience plans for the return of ‘Fantasmic’ on May 28 have not been announced.
“The ‘World of Color’ virtual queue will open daily at noon on the Disneyland app. Daily visitors and annual passholders must be inside Disneyland or Disney California Adventure to access the virtual queue at no additional cost.
“‘World of Color’ virtual queue slots will be distributed on a first come, first served basis. Visitors won’t be able to choose between showtimes if there is more than one ‘World of Color’ performance on a particular night and will get the first available slot.
“Disneyland highly recommends — but does not require — visitors use the ‘World of Color’ virtual queue with stand-by spots for the show expected to be very limited.”
Orange County Register
Virtual Queue To Be Used To Access World of Color Viewing Area Starting April 22
Apr 14, 2022
Laughing Place
Disneyland’s iconic ‘It’s a Small World’ song inducted into Library of Congress music registry
The “It’s a Small World” song that has played daily at the Anaheim theme park for more than half a century has been inducted into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry.
By BRADY MACDONALD
PUBLISHED: April 14, 2022
“The iconic ‘It’s a Small World’ song that has played daily at the Anaheim theme park for more than half a century has been inducted into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry.
“‘It’s a Small World’ was among 25 recordings in the 2022 class of inductees deemed ‘worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage,’ according to the Library of Congress.”
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“‘It’s a Small World’ isn’t the first Disney song to join the Library of Congress National Recording Registry — which also includes the 1940 ‘When You Wish Upon a Star’ sung by Cliff Edwards in the character of Jiminy Cricket in ‘Pinocchio’ and the 1977 ‘Star Wars’ soundtrack by conductor John Williams.”
Orange County Register
Disneyland All-American College Band returns this summer after pandemic pause
The Disneyland All-American College Band was forced to suspend the program in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic that shuttered Disneyland for 412 days.
By BRADY MACDONALD
PUBLISHED: April 5, 2022
“The Disneyland All-American College Band returns this summer for the first time in three years after a pandemic pause that left music fans longing for the sounds of trumpets, saxophones and drums marching down Main Street U.S.A.
“‘The band will once again welcome some of the top student musicians from across the country, joining an already exciting summer of entertainment at the Disneyland Resort,’ according to the Disneyland All-American College Band official Facebook page. ‘This year’s band has already been cast and we can’t wait for them to arrive.’
“Specific dates have not yet been announced for the band’s summer run.
“The Disneyland All-American College Band was forced to suspend the program in 2020 and 2021…”
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“Since 1971, the All-American College Band has performed in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle, along Main Street U.S.A. and in Disneyland’s Town Square.”
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“Band members are selected from 300-plus applicants each year from colleges across the United States. The hands-on training with world-renowned artists and producers is designed to prepare the band members for careers in the music industry.
“The band typically performs five days a week for 11 weeks throughout the Disneyland resort with 21 students from colleges and universities around the United States.”
Orange County Register
The Disneyland All-American College Band Set To Return This Summer
Apr 4, 2022
Laughing Place
Learn What Happens to Food at Disney Parks That Isn’t Eaten
Apr 12, 2022
“As part of their efforts to celebrate Earth Month, Disney has shared exactly what happens with all of the food produced at Disney Parks across the globe that isn’t eaten.”
Laughing Place
Disneyland Update: From Hugs to Hyperspace & Secrets Revealed!
By Mike Kindrich -April 4, 2022
“What started out as an average Spring Break season at Disneyland has suddenly gotten really interesting with a wave of news. Join us for a look around the Disneyland Resort as we ponder the return of Hyperspace Mountain, a new character in Avengers Campus, and the big return of traditional character meet and greets with hugs, autographs and selfies. Plus, some secret Disney projects, a new way to get to DCA, and more. Lot’s of park updates and photos we need to show you, so lets get to it…”
MiceChat
Disneyland Update – Let’s Talk About Bruno… And Everything Else
By Dusty Sage -April 11, 2022“Beautiful sunny California was a bit too much of a good thing this past week. Temperatures soared into the triple digits, which was much more like the middle of summer than early spring. But that didn’t slow down Disneyland’s currently feverish pace to return the parks to something a little bit more like what you remembered way back in 2019. I’ll take you on a tour of the parks, show you what’s new, the status of multiple projects, and we’ll look at what’s on the way and what’s still sadly missing… Oh, and we’ll talk about Bruno… “
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