When some people think of Walt Disney World, often they will assume that it is just for families with children. They incorrectly decide that there is nothing for the 21 and up crowd, especially since Downtown Disney’s Pleasure Island has been gone for years. While Walt Disney World is one of the top family vacation destinations in the country, there are still ways to enjoy “adult time”. One place to do that is The Edison at Disney Springs.
During the day and early in the evenings, The Edison is a family friendly restaurant. Later into the evening, it has more of a nightclub vibe. Sometimes, special events will be held in the evenings.
February 22nd marked the first annual Masquerade in which you had to be 21 years of age or older to attend.
The cost is $65. The price includes Blackened Shrimp Cocktail, Buffalo Chicken Springrolls, BBQ Shortrib, Oyster Shooters, Cucumber Canape, Scallops Wrapped in Bacon, Buffalo Meatballs, and Portobello Fries for hors d’oeuvres. The following cocktails are also included; Butterfly Effect, Cuban Carnival, The Masked Mule, Marg Me!, and Sip in Moderation.
There is also extra entertainment as part of Masquerade. There are stilt walkers, acrobats, musicians, and more. The Edison is known for its unusual entertainment, and this fit right into the theme of the night.
In order to attend Masquerade, guests were asked to wear a mask.
Masquerade started at 8:30pm, and ran until 2:00am.
We are counting down the days until the grand opening of Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on March 4! This first ever attraction featuring the cutest Disney couple – Mickey and Minnie of course – is said to be well worth the wait. Check out Cast Members’ impressions below from DisneyParksBlog:
All aboard! The #DisneyCastLife series continues as the opening team cast members take their first journey aboard Runnamuck Railroad. Experiencing a brand-new attraction that takes you off the rails and into the world of Mickey and Minnie where mouse rules apply? Not bad for a day of work!
By riding the attraction, cast members help put the finishing touches into place, culminating years of partnership between Walt Disney Imagineering and the team that operates the attraction.
“As an Imagineer, we’re always being challenged to do things that no one has ever done before,” said Project Engineer, Antony Capstick. “For this attraction, you are going to be in the cartoon world and anything is possible.”
Check out the video below to hear what the railroad crew had to say and stay “tooned” as we prepare for the opening of Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway on March 4 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
On top of paying the already increased price on your annual pass or a day ticket to Walt Disney World, you’re going to also have to dig a little deeper in your pockets for a Private VIP Tour.
The Private VIP Tour Service is a fully customizable tour guide service you can purchase in addition to park admission. You’ve seen these VIP tour guides in plaid and blue escorting groups throughout the parks.
The exclusive services they offer come with a cost, and the hourly rate can now reach as high as $750 an hour — with the lowest rate sitting at $425 an hour. Previously, the highest rate for a private VIP tour was $625 an hour. The time of year you visit Walt Disney World will determine your hourly rate. Also, you’ll be committed to using the tour guide for at least seven continuous hours.
Groups of up to 10 guests can use the Private VIP Tour Service to see and do the things on their list. Just tell your personal VIP Tour Guide what you’d like to see, and they’ll customize your day to your desire! After being picked up from your Central Florida accommodations in a private vehicle, enjoy unparalleled hospitality at one or more of the theme parks, experience some of your favorite attractions and watch magnificent parades; live shows and select nighttime spectaculars from special reserved viewing areas alongside a VIP Tour Guide. Guests may be picked up from any Central Florida location; however, billing will begin at the time of pick up.
Some of the personalized services include:
Pre-arrival planning
A flexible start time, picked by you
Visits to multiple theme parks in one or more days, if desired
The ability to enjoy some of your favorite attractions efficiently
VIP viewing areas for parades, select stage shows and nighttime spectaculars
Shared insight from your highly knowledgeable VIP Tour Guide throughout your tour
A new book all about Disney’s monorails is pulling into stores on September 1st, 2020!
The book, The Disney Monorail: Imagineering a Highway in the Sky, by Jeff Kurtti, Vanessa Hunt, and Paul Wolski, looks back at the creation of the Disney monorail and its impact on transportation systems across the globe.
Here’s the official book description:
All aboard a lavish visual celebration of one of Disney’s most iconic and beloved creations: the Disney Monorail. Through a lively and succinct narrative and a stunning collection of unique historical photographs and rare concept and development art (much of it never before published) readers will be transported through the imagination of one of the great twentieth century geniuses, and into a future where yesterday’s dreams are tomorrow’s realities!
Walt Disney is renowned as a cartoonist, filmmaker, showman, and entertainment icon. But he was also a far-sighted futurist, a transportation buff with practical roots in the past, and visionary sights set on the future. In imagining his Disneyland park, Walt saw it not only as a destination for diversion and entertainment, but also as a means of presenting practical demonstrations of new ideas and new technology with real-world applications. As Walt said, “Tomorrow offers new frontiers in science, adventure, and ideals . . . and the hope for a peaceful and unified world.”
In The Disney Monorail: Imagineering a Highway in the Sky, readers will discover the parallel stories of the development of a new form of transportation and the evolution of Walt’s prophetic creative mind, which resulted in the first daily operating monorail in the Western Hemisphere. From that day in June 1959, this mid-century modern marvel has captured the hearts and imaginations not only of theme park and Disney fans everywhere. It has also inspired, as Walt had hoped, the creation of working monorails in practical transit applications in varied locations all around the world.
And if you want to know more about the authors, here are their official bios:
JEFF KURTTI is a leading authority on The Walt Disney Company, its founder, and its history. He is the author of more than thirty books, a writer-director of award-winning documentary content, and a respected public speaker. A Seattle native, he worked for Walt Disney Imagineering and the Corporate Special Projects department of Disney. He was creative director, content consultant, and media producer for The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco and a producer of The Boys: The Brothers Story, a critically acclaimed documentary about the famed songwriters.
VANESSA HUNT is a Walt Disney Imagineer and a lifelong Disney aficionado. Her education is in art history, and she is part of the group responsible for the more than 160,000 pieces of original artwork preserved in the Walt Disney Imagineering Art Collection. She has been curator of several Imagineering exhibits featuring many of the works from the Art Library collection, and has consulted for The Walt Disney Family Museum. Vanessa is also the coauthor of the wildly popular Poster Art of the Disney Parks (2012) and Maps of the Disney Parks (2016) as well as the designer on Marc Davis in His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks (2019).
PAUL WOLSKI is a graphic designer, creative director, and illustrator whose career began in environmental graphics with Walt Disney Imagineering. He served as character illustrator for all signage in Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland and provided character graphics for Tokyo Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. After two decades of working in publishing and retail design, Paul has returned to Disney as a book designer, collaborating with Jeff Kurtti on From All of Us to All of You: The Disney Christmas Card (2018) and working with Vanessa Hunt on Marc Davis in His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks (2019).
The book’s list price is $40.00, but as of the writing of this article, you can pre-order it for $32.99 at Amazon.com and at Barnes & Noble.
It looks like Rapunzel will be the next Disney animated film to get the live action treatment.
According to The DisInsider, Ashleigh Powell (“The Nutcracker and the Four Realms”) will be writing the script. The movie will be produced by Michael De Luca (“Moneyball”, “Captain Phillips”) and Kristin Burr (“Christopher Robin”, “Cruella”). Lucy Kitada (“Eleanor & Park”) will oversee the production. Currently, there is no director attached to the project, but a search is underway.
