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Meet Piper, the star of Disney Pixar’s Newest short
photo courtesy Oh My Disney
As I’m sure you’re counting down the days until Disney Pixar’s newest full length feature film Finding Dory, if you’re anything like me, you’re probably also eagerly awaiting the release of an equally exciting, yet less covered film as well. Generally clocking in around five minutes or so, Disney Pixar has been known to feed our anticipated expected hunger with short films that are often woven with the perfect blend of emotion and quirkiness strung together. And it looks like with the release of Piper, their newest short debuting alongside Finding Dory on June 18th, will satisfy this craving with an extra dose of cuteness.
Learning to overcome its fear of water over the six minute duration of adorableness (and most likely swoons and chuckles from the audience), Piper will be about a young sandpiper living on the beach. Said to be inspired from the director Alan Barillo watching the birds run around scurrying for food while racing away from each wave that breaches the short, the film seems bound to be another Disney Pixar classic.
Take me to EPCOT!!!
As an impish little fellow with a vegetable nose and snow for a body has been known to randomly belt out, “it’s summer!!!”. And thanks to all the wonderful, meticulous planning going on behind the scenes at Walt Disney World, one thing has been on my mind for weeks months now…. finding a way back (insert devious Haunted Mansion voice over here)! Okay, so maybe it isn’t quite summer yet, but it’s close enough. And as summer approaches, I can hardly contain myself from recreating Olaf’s happy little jig as I count off all the wonderful things coming to EPCOT alone. Ready? Here goes!
(photo courtesy Disney Parks blog)
5 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious reasons to make EPCOT a MUST DO this summer!
- Premiering June 17th, the new Soarin’ Around the World will debut along with a third theater to help relieve the long queue lines that have become synonymous with the attraction itself. It will also be premiering in Disneyland this day and as Soarin’ Over the Horizons at Shanghai Disneyland
- Then, just a few days later on June 21st, Frozen Ever After and the Royal Sommerhus will open for the plethora of folks still holding onto winter over at the Norway pavilion. Frozen Ever After will be a water ride taking guests on a journey through Arendelle while the Royal Sommerhus will give guests the opportunity to meet Anna and Elsa in person. Prepare for the above long queue lines to now become synonymous with this pavilion giving us all plenty of time to ponder whether Odin in his infinite wisdom knew what he was paving the way for all those years ago…
- Turtle Talk with Crush will continue to give guests a reason to keep swimming over to its corner with the addition of several characters from Disney/Pixar’s upcoming ‘Finding Dory’ film. We’ll see Dory and several of her big picture friends join Crush in the tank and for the first time, Squirt will be swimming along as well!
- On June 6th Disney Vacation Club members will get their own private retreat featuring air conditioning on the second floor of the Imagination pavilion as a part of the 25th anniversary of the club. Okay, so the Member Lounge will include Coco-Cola Freestyle machines, wi-fi and other features but we all know the real joy will be stepping away from the crowds to indulge in the creature comforts of basking in cool temperatures while staring out at the melting family caricatures doddering by on the sidewalks below.
- And finally, the latest perk rounding out this list (because admit it, it needed a fifth item to seal the deal) is that guests can now use their personal smartphones to play Agent P’s World Showcase Adventure throughout the park. You’ll still need to stop by the Odyssey Bridge or the International Gateway to begin recruitment but it’s still a welcome advancement for this wonderful activity within the park.
And so there you have it folks! I can only imagine that later this fall I’ll be begging to stroll through Disney Springs and that next summer I’ll be ready for explore Pandora but right now, EPCOT is where it’s at.
Walt Before Mickey movie
Although the news is a bit dated, I couldn’t help passing along a trailer for a new movie coming out on DVD called Walt Before Mickey. It’s a bit confusing but it appears it is not endorsed by the Walt Disney Company and that it is slated for release on DVD shortly (I’ve seen August 14th posted online but their direct site says “summer”). The movie is to be based on the book of the same title that shows Walt during his early years prior to creating Mickey. I can’t say it looks like the best movie ever created, but, at the same time, I think it proves that we’re all still ready for an official biopic of Walt’s life on the big screen!
Take me to Main Street! 