This page is to help you quickly jump through a Walt Disney World Update. Below you will see a listing of the pages and the captions on that page.

• Page Number: 1
  

  We start off at the Riverside, leaving our room..
  A look down river
  and up river
  

• Page Number: 2
  

  The lounge off the lobby
  On the bus to the Magic Kingdom, you can see the land that has been leveled for the Four Seasons development.
  

• Page Number: 3
  

  Sad this used to be a fairway for Eagle Pines
  

• Page Number: 4
  

  Osprey is still open though.
  

• Page Number: 5
  

  The new Contemporary building will open next year.
  The running joke of the day was the 3:00pm parade was at 5:00pm today (usually the day time parade is at 3pm but due to the taping schedule today and tomorrow it was at 5pm)
  

• Page Number: 6
  

  Props set up for the taping
  Town Square was blocked off
  A CM said we could look around but no photos (which turns out to be odd since later in the day they did not care)
  

• Page Number: 7
  

  A welcoming party out on Main Street..
  

• Page Number: 8
  

  It never registered with me that WDW has ads for attractions on the bus
  

• Page Number: 9
  

• Page Number: 10
  

  They had equipment out for taping, but no signs of life.
  

• Page Number: 11
  

  So we headed for Buzz
  If you do not look carefully you will never see the Fastpass sign...
  Chip and Dale out for photos
  

• Page Number: 12
  

  An attraction poster at the entrance.
  The temporary stage that always seems to be up is gone.
  

• Page Number: 13
  

  There was no line for the Indy Speedway
  

• Page Number: 14
  

  I thought this was cool to see the track layouts for the other Magic Kingdoms too. (Do you know which is which)?
  

• Page Number: 15
  

  Time for a ride..
  

• Page Number: 16
  

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• Page Number: 19
  

  Heading to Toontown Fair next
  

• Page Number: 20
  

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• Page Number: 22
  

  Their holiday decorations are not as extensive as Disneylands Toontown.
  

• Page Number: 23
  

  Spotted that the Magic Kingdom now has new strollers, the other parks are getting theirs in the coming weeks.
  

• Page Number: 24
  

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• Page Number: 26
  

  Current pricing.. $8 for a hot dog, chips, and coke.
  

• Page Number: 27
  

  They simplified the ODV menus with numbers, hard to tell in this shot, but each item has a number
  

• Page Number: 28
  

  Thought this may be something new and interesting in Fantasyland
  Nope, just another DVC stand..
  

• Page Number: 29
  

  Thought this was a bit crazy and I hope someone just had the sign wrong.
  

• Page Number: 30
  

  The Village Haus is recieving some TLC... it is still open for business.
  

• Page Number: 31
  

  Next up Small World.
  

• Page Number: 32
  

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• Page Number: 35
  

  Never really thought about it, but WDW has side rails for the boats, where as Disneylands guides are directly under the boat.
  Peter Pan was next.
  Spotted the Fairy Godmother near the castle.
  

• Page Number: 36
  

  The Hall of Presidents is closed till 4th of July.
  No signs of life at the Diamand Horseshoe either (heard it will be open for food during the holiday rush).
  

• Page Number: 37
  

  Look at all the decorations in Frontierland.
  Just some garland on a couple light posts.
  

• Page Number: 38
  

  The holiday cups and napkins match Disneylands
  The McFry wagon is gone.. and they are building something new in its place
  

• Page Number: 39
  

  Decided to stop by the Tiki Room
  

• Page Number: 40
  

  Still hate what they did to the show!
  

• Page Number: 41
  

  The went on the carpets since there was no line
  

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• Page Number: 44
  

  One of the better integrated drinking fountains at the parks..
  

• Page Number: 45
  

  There is a new bridge from the hub to Liberty Square.
  

• Page Number: 46
  

  Still no signs of life at the Castle stage (when it comes to parade taping, they were running the regular stage show periodically).
  

• Page Number: 47
  

  Looking down Main Street I spotted some activity..
  So I headed that way. The guy in black was talking to the crowd and explaining what was going on.
  They were taping a couple musical segments for the parade.
  

• Page Number: 48
  

  The first 15 minutes or so they played with the giant balloon, then decided to send it away.
  So I tried to get around front to a better viewing angle.
  There were not that many people gathered around, as you can see in these shots of Town Square.
  

• Page Number: 49
  

  Notice anything missing here? The Christmas tree was not up and the Flag pole was moved.
  The flag pole was in front of City Hall.
  

• Page Number: 50
  

  The Mickey balloon backstage.
  I finally got a spot where I could get a shot of the stage. Here was the backup musician.
  The main performer was David Cook from American Idol (guess they will be plugging the upcoming attraction at the Studios)
  

• Page Number: 51
  

  He did several takes of the same song, Have Yourself a Merry Christmas
  

• Page Number: 52
  

  Some shots of the area.
  

• Page Number: 53
  

  By City Hall was a photo location for Santa.
  

• Page Number: 54
  

  One of the clearest shots was from the restroom ramp..
  While they were resetting the stage we took the train around the park. Noticed a mic holder on the railing.
  

• Page Number: 55
  

  A shot of the new Contemporary tower
  Back on Main Street and Sarah Brightman performing Silent Night
  

• Page Number: 56
  

  Noticed this sign as we were heading out
  We headed for the Grand Floridian next
  

• Page Number: 57
  

  The Yacht
  

• Page Number: 58
  

  The boat that is used for the Pirate Adventures
  

• Page Number: 59
  

  This years gingerbread house
  

• Page Number: 60
  

  Now some shots of the house
  

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• Page Number: 64
  

  Heading outside.
  

• Page Number: 65
  

  Noticed one of the Downtown Disney hotels was closed and under rennovation, I did not get a picture of the sign and I forget which one...
  Looks like some work along the walkway
  

• Page Number: 66
  

  Leaving the Riverside for the Studios
  The Studios tree
  

• Page Number: 67
  

  One of the shop windows.
  The lineboard
  The walls around the Superstar theater (the American Idol Experience) are down.. but its not opening until 2009.
  

• Page Number: 68
  

  My first glimpse of the finished Pixar Place (this was behind walls still in April when I was last here)
  

• Page Number: 69
  

  Fastpass was closed for the evening (most are gone by lunch time the CMs said)
  The gift shop is a small outdoor area.
  

• Page Number: 70
  

  The attraction entrance.
  

• Page Number: 71
  

• Page Number: 72
  

  We headed out to the Osborne Lights before riding.
  

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• Page Number: 76
  

  Now time to visit Toy Story. Here is the CM costume.
  

• Page Number: 77
  

  The Standby Queue wraps around inside the building
  Along the way are some great props
  

• Page Number: 78
  

  I think I have a couple hundred shots of the queue if anyone is interested let me know and I can run a special section.
  Mr. Potatohead.
  The high scores at the end of the ride, slightly lower than Anaheims, the games seemed the same timing and targets so guess the Anaheim locals are better than the Orlando ones (I am assuming most tourists do not score that high and locals hold the records)
  

• Page Number: 79
  

  Noticed the tower was removed from the back side of the theater, where the old Mickey balloon was. Now just a billboard for Bolt was in the area
  The park was closed by the time we got out so we headed for the exit
  

• Page Number: 80
  

  Stopping for some window shots along the way
  

• Page Number: 81
  

  Back at the Riverside
  

• Page Number: 82
  

• Page Number: 83
  

  Pop Warner groups were taking over several Disney resorts.
  I promised better shots of the checkin area.. so here are some
  

• Page Number: 84
  

  More football stuff
  

• Page Number: 85
  

  The schedule.
  To close out the day, one of the wreaths in the lobby.