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Backstage at the Balloon Room at the Magic Kingdom

Balloon room

It’s every Disney fan’s dream to get behind the scenes at Walt Disney World. Hence the proliferation of backstage-type tours and documentaries. We also, on rare and beautiful occasions, get an extra peek online. That is what happened when Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Creative Photographer, Chloe Rice, decided to take her camera into the “balloon room” at Magic Kingdom park.

According to Rice, the balloon room is so full of balloons that it is hard to get the door closed behind you. Talk about a magical experience! Being surrounded by inflated Mickey heads, all different colors, almost like clouds in a Disney World sky. She brought lighting equipment and an assistant but ended up needing neither, as this beautiful photograph was a spur-of-the-moment capture; a moment never to be duplicated, and for some of us, only available to experience in photographic form.

Walt Disney World is known for many things, with balloons falling somewhere on the top of the list. For many families a trip wouldn’t be complete without the purchase of one of these floating memorabilia. Walking down Main Street would be lacking if a friendly Cast Member did not greet us with a mass of colorful Mickey heads bouquet-ed above them. How many times have we seen an iconic photo of someone borrowing those balloons to hold in front of the castle? Too many to count.

Rice has given us an uncommon glimpse into a version of Walt Disney World usually reserved for Cast Members. She has proven to us that, once again, Disney is every bit as magical behind the scenes.

Photo courtesy of Disney

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Harry Potter And The Triwizard Tournament – A Beginners Guide To Problem Solving

Harry Potter

Always wanted to go to Hogwarts just like Harry Potter?

Well this is your chance to practice your magical knowledge while learning skills that will be useful in the muggle world as well, such as problem solving strategies and how to use them!

“Harry Potter and the Triwizard Tournament – A Beginners Guide to Problem Solving” is an online class offered by Outschool that teach kids to embrace problems rather then being afraid of them and how to solve them independently.

Apart from learning different problem solving methods, they will also be challenged to complete three different tasks similar to those seen in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! 

Sounds brilliant right? The class is $14 per learner aged 8 to 11 and you can register here! 

So grab your wand, quill and parchment and enjoy this magical class!

Ps: Please note that if your kid hasn’t read or watch the Harry Potter books or films, they may be at a disadvantage.

Credit: Outschool

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Walt Disney’s Chris’s Cold Pie Recipe

lemon pie

As the weather warms up for the summer months, we’re looking for the best desserts to take to family gatherings. Walt Disney loved a special lemon chiffon pie that his grandson, Christopher Disney Miller, was allowed to name. He called it “Chris’s Cold Pie”. Check out the recipe below if you’d like to enjoy this delicious treat at home!

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 1⁄2 cup lemon juice
  • 1⁄2 cup water
  • 1 tbsp. unflavored gelatin
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1⁄4 tsp. salt
  • 1 tbsp. grated lemon rind
  • 1 graham cracker crust (recipe on box)
  • Nutmeg

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, beat egg yolks with lemon juice and water just until combined.
  2. Mix gelatin, half the sugar and the salt in the top of a double boiler.
  3. Pour in egg yolk mixture, blending well.
  4. Cook, stirring constantly, over boiling water (water should not touch top section of double boiler) until gelatin dissolves and mixture thickens.
  5. Remove top from boiling water. Stir in lemon rind.
  6. Let set 20 minutes in a bowl filled with ice cubes, stirring occasionally.
  7. Remove from ice when mixture thickens enough to mound when dropped from a spoon.
  8. Meanwhile, beat egg whites (at room temperature) in a large bowl until soft peaks form when beater is raised.
  9. Gradually add remaining sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating well after each addition.
  10. Continue beating until stiff peaks form when batter is raised.
  11. Gently fold gelatin mixture into egg whites just until combined.
  12. Turn into pie crust. Dust top with nutmeg and chill several hours. (If desired, omit nutmeg and serve topped with whipped cream.)

Have you tried Chris’s Cold Pie before? Let us know how you liked it!

Recipe from d23.

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Hocus Pocus Sanderson Sisters Funko POP! Figures Are Wicked Adorable

Funko is casting a wicked spell for Halloween this year! Sanderson Sisters Funko POP! Figures inspired by Hocus Pocus are available for pre-order now! These wicked cute new figures are scheduled to arrive in September, just in time to get up to mischief for Halloween!

Sanderson Sisters Funko POP! Figures

Sanderson Sisters Funko POP

All three of our favorite witchy sisters will take flight as new Funko POP! figures this year. We all loved the Hocus Pocus Cauldron Funko POP movie moment design from last Halloween! These are available now for pre-order from Entertainment Earth, so we won’t miss out! Each POP figure is sold separately and retails for $12.99.

This year’s figures are inspired by the moment the Sanderson Sisters take flight on a broom, vacuum, and mop! Yup, each one comes with the same accessory they flew on in the movie. The figures also come on clear stands, so they look like they are floating in midair.

Sanderson Sisters Funko POP

Will you be adding these spellbindingly cute new Sanderson Sisters Funko POP! figures to your collection?

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Passholders are being emailed invites to the reopening of Universal Studios Florida

Universal Studios Florida

Emails are being sent out to Annual Passholders inviting them to experience the awesomeness of Universal Studios Florida before they open to the general public on June 5th!

Here are the details…

Welcome Home Passholders

We’re reopening! And you’re invited to be among the very first to come enjoy the awesomeness before Universal Studios Florida, Universal’s Islands of Adventure and Universal’s Volcano Bay open to the general public on June 5th. Special Passholder experiences will be announced soon.

As we have previously shared, your Pass will automatically have the number of days we were closed added to the end of your term. We will be sending out communication with additional details about how your expiration date is impacted and when FlexPay monthly payments will resume, if applicable.

This carefully managed reopening comes with stringent new health, safety and hygiene procedures in place. So, as we enjoy our parks and hotels together again, everyone will need to follow CDC guidelines and the recommendations of health officials, and Universal Orlando’s policies.

Yes, there are more rules to follow now—but to play together, we also need to work together for the safety and health of all our guests and team members.

Note that any public location where people are present provides an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 and we cannot guarantee that you will not be exposed during your visit.

For more information click here.

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