From bertino@netcom.com Fri Feb 2 10:10:32 1996 Return-Path: bertino@netcom.com Received: from netcom18.netcom.com (bertino@netcom18.netcom.com [192.100.81.131]) by mail.calweb.com (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA09636 for ; Fri, 2 Feb 1996 10:10:31 -0800 (PST) Received: by netcom18.netcom.com (8.6.12/Netcom) id KAA12970; Fri, 2 Feb 1996 10:09:32 -0800 Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 10:09:32 -0800 From: bertino@netcom.com (Don Bertino) Message-Id: <199602021809.KAA12970@netcom18.netcom.com> To: bertino@calweb.com Subject: Re: Passholder Party Reports? Newsgroups: alt.disney.disneyland In-Reply-To: References: <4ese3m$chg@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Status: RO X-Status: To: bnunes@netcom.com In article you write: >On 2 Feb 1996 02:22:30 -0500 Mr Taste (mrtaste@aol.com) wrote: > >> Going to the Friday night party and would love to hear how it was Thursday >> night. Any comments, hints on what's worth waiting for? Hope it was >> great... Mr Taste > >The following report is from a friend of mine, who was there >last night: > > >The first of the two Annual Passholders' Parties 1996 went off very well >tonight. The event went from 8pm to 1am. > >The artwork for the event is Sorcerer Mickey splashing a very colorful wash >of pixie dust, this was on a white t-shirt, sweatshirt, the back of a Levi >jacket, non-limited edition watch, button (sold out fast), baseball hat. For >each $50 of merchandise sold, the buyer received a special Mickey plush. >There were 2 very limited edition (25 each) watches for about $200 each at >the Watch Shop, they sold out very quickly. > >Each attendee receives 2 entry forms for the prize drawings. The forms need >to be filled out and dropped into the appropriate prize box, located >throughout the Park. Attendees have to choose which 2 prizes they want to >try for, then put the ticket(s) in the boxes before 10:30 pm. Prizes are >announced at 11:30 pm, just before the Fireworks demonstration on the Big >River. Some of the prizes are a Visit to Walt's Office, Visit to Walt's >Apartment, Indiana Jones embroidered leather jacket, lithographs, Lunch with >the Disneyland Ambassador and more. > >There was special food at many locations: Blue Bayou had inexpensive >mini-samples of various delicacies and desserts. Sweet-suger popcorn as is >served in EuroDisneyland was being made at popcorn wagons near Matterhorn >and Mark Twain (and served in real EuroDisneyland cups!) Plaza Gardens had >beef ribs and malts with a 1955 theme: rollerskate waitresses dancing with >Goofy to tunes spun by a leather-jacketed DJ playing '50s tunes. A Candy >Sculptor in front of the Sword in the Stone made exotic lollypops. > >At Main Street Opera House (Lincoln Theatre) several film shorts were being >shown continuously: The First 25 Years of Disneyland (VERY good!), Mickey in >Arabia, Runaway Brain. > >Space Mountain was running with the lights on. Tomorrowland Terrace had a >game/trivia contest. Toy Story Hamm's show and Army Men room were open. >Magic Eye Theatre was host to an introduction to the Disneyland >Entertainment Creative Process (What it takes to create "Mickey's Halloween >Treat" or "Fantasmic".) There were several show times throughout the night. > >Along Small World Mall were set-ups of artwork from many previous Videopolis >stage shows. There were also a good number of characters there, including >Lumiere, Mrs. Potts, and a few from Dick Tracy. > >At the Small World Gates, where the parades step off from, attendees were >lead backstage past the Train/Monorail Roundhouse and Landscaping >(topiaries!) to view the Eat Ticket (cafeteria) and the first floor atrium >of the Team Disney Building (the yellow side opposite the freeway). > >Snow White was open with the lights on for walking through. Same for >Pinocchio, but with only the blacklights, so you got to see both types of >lighting effects. > >In front of the Castle 2 Imagineers had samples of the new forecourt compass >points and rockwork, and would answer questions about show enhancements. > >Golden Horseshoe had Disneyland Chefs talking about special Disneyland menu >items, there were several show times. > >Artists and Trivia Experts Stacia Martin and Kevin Kidney were in front of >Pieces of Eight drawing characters by request. The line was vcry long for >this. At the Disney Gallery, Artist Steve Rebello, author of "Art of >Pocahontas" was signing books. There was facepainting in front of Haunted >Mansion. At Country Bear Jamboree, attendees could walk backstage and look >at the bears up close. > >In the Search for Simba game on the Jungle Cruise, attendees are issued >flashlights and must call out each time they find a hidden Simba plush >secreted throughout the ride. > >The highlight of the night was the Fantasmic Pyro Demonstration on the River >at 11:30pm. A fabulous low fireworks display to the tune of the summer big >fireworks show. > >Notice that this listing is in a sort of order, going counter clockwise >around the Park, this seemed to be the best way to go, since it ended up at >the end of the night near the fireworks display at the River's Edge. > >Except those closed for refurbishement (Splash and Matterhorn) most all the >other attractions were open as usual. > >It was a lot of fun and everyone around seemed to really enjoy the evening. > >-Brian >-- > Brian Nunes * bnunes@netcom.com * +1 818 246 2499 > FDC Talkaround Announcer / FDC Director of Media Relations, Parades > "Hello, and welcome to the Magic Kingdom of Disneyland. > Your Disneyland passport includes admission and > unlimited use of all attractions, except the arcades." > >