Snapshot Sunday: Disney’s Animal Kingdom information – shot with a Sony NEX-5N
This isn’t my fanciest photo, but I just love this art style around Disney’s Animal Kingdom. I took this photo when the sun was hitting it just perfectly and giving me the bluest sky for the background. Whenever I take photos of signs I try to step as far back as I can and zoom in on the sign. This gives a much better perspective than standing close and pointing your camera up to the sign.
I used an ISO of 100 with an aperture of 5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/800 for this.
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Snapshot Sunday: Disney Dreams – An Enchanted Classic aboard the Disney Wonder – shot with a Sony RX100 II
This Snapshot Sunday photo was taken on a Disney Cruise aboard the Disney Wonder. The ship’s show, “Disney Dreams – An Enchanted Classic” is a Broadway-style spectacular which includes all the best of what Disney has to offer.
I took this photo with my Sony RX100 II and used an ISO of 800. On my RX100 IV I probably would have gone up to 1600. I used the minimal aperture, which was 2.8 since I zoomed in a bit. I purposely kept some of audience silhouette to show it was a live show. Because there was some quick action I should have brought the shutter up at least to 160 and then brightened the photo later, but I got lucky with a shutter of 100 and still retaining sharpness. I love the how the natural lighting helped make Mickey and Minnie the focal point.
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Snapshot Sunday: Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros at Epcot on a Sony RX100 II camera
Today’s Snapshot Sunday photo is of the Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros at Epcot in Walt Disney World. The Three Caballeros, José Carioca, Donald Duck and Panchito, tend to pop up all over the attraction and I love these Mexican children playing with a Donald piñata.
I always try to take photos without a flash to preserve the carefully designed Disney lighting. Since this attraction is pretty well-lit and we’re not moving too fast in our boats, I used a 1600 ISO on my Sony RX100 II camera. I’ve gotten great low-noise results up to 3200 on my RX100 camera and up to 6400 on the RX100 IV. I tend to intentionally underexpose the photos a bit in attractions so I can use a higher shutter speed and then I brighten it up either in ACDsee or Photoshop.
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It’s Snapshot Sunday! Floral versions of Captain Hook and Peter Pan in 2014 at The Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival (Camera Sony RX100 II)
It’s Snapshot Sunday! On Sundays, I’ll be posting some of my favorite photos I’ve taken at Disney Resorts and on Disney Cruises. Feel free to write or comment if you want any more details about the photos, such as settings I used, etc.
With The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival going on now, I thought I’d post my favorite of the festival topiaries from 2014. In the United Kingdom pavilion, you see floral versions of Captain Hook on the lookout for Peter Pan, who’s perched high on a rooftop above him.
With the beautiful sun and skies in Florida this was a pretty easy photo. In fact, the sun was lighting just the right parts for the image. Nothing too fancy, I used an ISO of 400 and a higher aperture just to be sure the Peter Pan was in full focus in the background.
During the Disney employee Christmas parties which were held at Disneyland, you never knew who might be working or where they’d be. I took this photo in 1993 when Jack Lindquist was driving passengers on a Main Street vehicle. The party hadn’t started and Jack was just sitting in the vehicle waiting. I was in, since I was also going to work on an attraction and I asked him for a ride. This was the first time I got to talk with Jack, being driven by him up and down Main Street in Disneyland.Jack Lindquist and Scott Wolf, with some pretty snazzy shirts on!
We’re so sorry to hear about the passing of our friend Jack Lindquist. We’ll sure miss getting together with him and hearing his wonderful stories, but we’re pleased to share some of them with you below! He was truly Disney royalty!
Jack Lindquist was Disneyland’s first advertising manager, beginning in 1955. He continued with the company in marketing for Disneyland. Walt Disney World and international Disney resorts. His many accomplishments include the creation of the Disneyland Ambassador program, the creation of the Walt Disney Travel Company, the international waters ceremony for the opening of the it’s a small world attraction, Disney Dollars, and in 1990 Jack became the first president of Disneyland.
Below are links to four conversations I had with Jack, that I think you’ll really enjoy!
During the Disney employee Christmas parties which were held at Disneyland, you never knew who might be working or where they’d be. I took this photo in 1993 when Jack Lindquist was driving passengers on a Main Street vehicle. The party hadn’t started and Jack was just sitting in the vehicle waiting. I was in, since I was also going to work on an attraction and I asked him for a ride. This was the first time I got to talk with Jack, being driven by him up and down Main Street in Disneyland.
I just posted my interview with Jack Lindquist on my Mouse Clubhouse website. In this conversation, JJack discusses the history of the Walt Disney Travel Company from its inception. CLICK HERE for the interview and more photos
(Jack Lindquist on telephone at left) Grand opening of “it’s a small world,” as children pour water from their native lands, Walt Disney prepares to pour American water from Davy Crockett’s canteen into the moat. Chuck Corson, whose interviews you can also hear on here, is in the background with the walkie-talkie.
I just posted my interview with Jack Lindquist on my Mouse Clubhouse website. In this conversation, Jack discusses how he came up with the idea for the very unique grand opening of the classic it’s a small world attraction at Disneyland. CLICK HERE for the interview and more photos
I just posted my interview with Jack Lindquist on my Mouse Clubhouse website. In this conversation, Jack discusses his days as a child actor, appearing in “Our Gang” comedies and in movies such as “Best Foot Forward,” before becoming the first advertising manager for Disneyland, and later the park’s president. CLICK HERE for the interview
On Valentine’s Day today, I was thinking that about my favorite Disney romantic moment, and mine is the Lady and the Tramp spaghetti scene. What is yours?
Golden Mickey’s show on the Disney Wonder cruise ship
Since today, February 8, 2001, is the 15th anniversary of Disney California Adventure, I thought I’d post some of my old photos from when it first opened. It sure has evolved since then! Even the name used to have “Disney’s” instead of “Disney.” Bountiful Valley Farm became A Bug’s Land. The ABC Commissary Soap Opera Bistro became the Animation Academy, and Toy Story Midway Mania was not even a thought yet. The photos below might bring back a few more memories for you.
Disney’s California Adventure Sunshine Plaza – Greeting from California
Upon entering Disney’s California Adventure, you would find yourself in Sunshine Plaza, which included the “Greetings from California” shop. The music was themed to… (ready for it?) California!! You might hear the Al Jolson hit, “California, Here I Come,” “San Francisco Bay Blues” by Peter, Paul and Mary, or “Surfin’ USA” by the Beach Boys. Today, this is all Buena Vista Street, themed to 1920s Hollywood, when Walt Disney first came to California.
Disney’s California Adventure Sunshine Plaza
At the end of Sunshine Plaza was the park’s icon, the “Sun Icon.”
Disney’s California Adventure Orange Stinger
Where “Silly Symphony Swings” spin today, Guests originally got swinging in the “Orange Stinger.”
Disney’s California Adventure Superstar Limo
Today, the Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue attraction transports Guests to Monstropolis, but when California Adventure opened, you could board a “limo” through Hollywood for the big premiere of your new movie.
Disney’s California Adventure Superstar Limo
Inside Superstar Limo, Guests traveled through a stylized Hollywood, seeing the likes of Drew Carey, Cher, Tim Allen, Whoopie Goldberg and, as pictured above, Regis Philbin. This was, after all, the height of the “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” game show craze.
Disney’s California Adventure Golden Dreams
Where the Little Mermaid resides today, was the Golden Dreams theater, offering Guests a short recreation of the history of California.
Disney’s California Adventure Golden Dreams
Through projections, Whoopie Goldberg was seen as part of the theater’s decorations, and served as the host and narrator of the “Golden Dreams” film.
Disney’s California Adventure Who Wants to be a Millionaire Play It!
As I mentioned before, when California Adventure opened, it was the height of the “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” craze, so at the Hollywood Studios Backlot, next to Superstar Limo, you could see a recreation of the popular game show, and Guests were chosen to be contestants.
Disney’s California Adventure Eureka! A California Parade
What would a Disney park be without a parade? Disney’s Eureka! The California Adventure Parade featured floats representing many of the cultures in the Golden State.
Disney’s California Adventure Maliboomer
Over in Paradise Pier Guests could board the Maliboomer, to be launched 180 feet high.
Disney’s California Adventure Sun Wheel
While California Screamin’ has remained, the theming has changed a little, and Mickey is now found on Mickey’s Fun Wheel. The photo above displays that attraction when it was still the Sun Wheel.
