Monstrous Summer All-Nighter at Disney Parks

Live Blogging the Monstrous 24-Hour ‘All-Nighter’ at Disney Parks

posted on May 24th, 2013 by Thomas Smith, Social Media Director, Disney Parks


Welcome to the Monstrous Summer “All Nighter” at Disney Parks. For a full 24 hours, we have a team of blog authors in the parks sharing live updates from Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort, including one author who will be visiting all three parks – on both coasts – in one day. Keep refreshing this post for new video, images and stories and experience monster madness in the parks.

Kicking Off a Monstrous Summer with an All-Nighter at Disney Parks

Three Parks In One Day? Sure!

Steven Miller


I’m no stranger to staying up for 24 hours. While in college, I remember pulling a few “all-nighters” to finish writing papers for class. I also attended a few 24-hour science-fiction movie marathons when I lived in Columbus, Ohio (that was crazy but fun!). Today, I have another excuse to stay up all night – the Monstrous Summer “All-Nighter” to kick off a summer of fun at Disney Parks. This is a big bicoastal party, which I will be attending for most of the day at Magic Kingdom Park in Florida. This evening, I’ll finish out the night in Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park in California.

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Throughout the day, I’ll be sharing updates about my adventures on the Disney Parks Blog. I’d love to get photographs with friends on both coasts dressed in their best Monstrous Summer attire. I’m also looking forward to enjoying a refreshing Citrus Swirl early this afternoon in Adventureland. Anyone care to join me?

Kicking Off a Monstrous Summer with an All-Nighter at Disney Parks

Kicking Off A Monstrous Morning Meet-Up at Pecos Bill’s

Jennifer Fickley-Baker



Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at our Monstrous Morning Meet-Up at Magic Kingdom Park where we’re officially registering our guests as new “Monsters University” students! They’re also enjoying a special Monstrous Donut & Fruit Bar, photo opportunities and more. Check out the gallery below for an inside look.


Kicking Off a Monstrous Summer with an All-Nighter at Disney Parks

Monstrous Summer 24-Hour ‘All-Nighter’ Begins at Walt Disney

Thomas Smith



We’re off and running at the Walt Disney World Resort. Our first-ever three-park all-night party to kick off a Monstrous Summer Disney Parks is now officially underway in Florida. And we have a special treat – live coverage of our opening moment.

Guests joined the blog team outside of Magic Kingdom Park as early as 4:30 a.m. this morning to be among the first to enter and kick off the Memorial Day Weekend in a big way. We’ve started the day here in Florida but there’s plenty more to see and experience during the next 24 hours.

Keep checking for complete coverage of our “All-Nighter” at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort – Erin will be joining us with updates soon. Our reports will include a live stream from Main Street U.S.A. and a few other surprises.

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Disney Parks After Dark: Making Wishes at Magic Kingdom Park

posted on May 23rd, 2013 by Jennifer Fickley-Baker, Social Media Manager


This week’s “Disney Parks After Dark” photo was shot at Magic Kingdom Park during the Wishes nighttime spectacular. I just adore shots of fireworks at Cinderella Castle, don’t you?

Disney Parks After Dark: Wishes Nighttime Spectacular at At Magic Kingdom Park

Is Wishes your favorite nighttime sight at Walt Disney World Resort? Or do you prefer IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth at Epcot? Or Fantasmic! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios? Tell us in the “Comments” section below!

 
See the posts below for more from the “Disney Parks After Dark” series:

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Let the Journey to Imagination Begin with ‘Mickey and the Magical Map’ at Disneyland Park

posted on May 23rd, 2013 by Shawn Slater, Communications Manager, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Creative Entertainment


It’s almost showtime! “Mickey and the Magical Map” opens this Saturday, May 25, at Disneyland park. Here’s a look at the nearly two-year-long journey the Creative Entertainment team has undertaken to bring the show from concept to reality, along with a glimpse of the amazing, musical “Journey to Imagination” you’ll go on with Mickey Mouse when you take a seat in the newly refurbished Fantasyland Theatre. The premiere is just around the corner, so we hope to “see ya real soon!”

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Then and Now: Fantasyland at Disneyland Park

posted on May 23rd, 2013 by George Savvas, Public Relations Director, Disneyland Resort


As we approach the 30th anniversary of “The New Fantasyland” at Disneyland park, I thought it would be fun to compare what Fantasyland looked like when it opened in 1955 to the Fantasyland we know today, which has remained mostly unchanged in its fairytale village style since it reopened on May 25, 1983.

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Behind The Scenes: Exploring the New Mystic Manor at Hong Kong Disneyland

posted on May 23rd, 2013 by Thomas Smith, Social Media Director, Disney Parks


When we shared a first peek at Mystic Manor in Hong Kong Disneyland, I know many Disney Parks Blog readers immediately added it to their “must do” list – me too. Today, there’s even more to share. Walt Disney Imagineering’s creative executive Joe Lanzisero is taking us on a behind-the-scenes tour of Lord Henry’s stately Victorian mansion.

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This Week in Disney History: ‘The New Fantasyland’ Opens at Disneyland Park, 1983

posted on May 23rd, 2013 by Valarie Sukovaty, Disneyland Public Relations


This Saturday marks the 30th anniversary of an important celebration. The year was 1983, the day was May 25, and a new, redesigned Fantasyland was unveiled at Disneyland park. Of course in true Disneyland fashion, there was a grand opening, including the lowering of the drawbridge at Sleeping Beauty Castle.

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Vintage Walt Disney World: Inside the Backlot Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

posted on May 23rd, 2013 by Nate Rasmussen, Archivist, Marketing Resource Center


Today, in 1993, the Backlot Theater opened on New York Street at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This 1,500-seat theater was home to two major productions – The Spirit of Pocahontas and Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame – A Musical Adventure.

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Behind the Scenes: Recording the Soundtrack for Test Track Presented by Chevrolet at Epcot

posted on May 22nd, 2013 by Jennifer Fickley-Baker, Social Media Manager


What are some of the sounds that make Epcot, well, Epcot for you? The laughter of Figment? The uplifting music of Soarin’? The narrator’s dim of the torches before IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth?

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Creating Costumes for ‘Mickey and the Magical Map’ at Disneyland Park

posted on May 22nd, 2013 by Shawn Slater, Communications Manager, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Creative Entertainment


We’re just a few days away from the premiere of “Mickey and the Magical Map,” the spectacular new musical production being staged in the Fantasyland Theatre at Disneyland park.

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Putting More ‘Room’ in Staterooms on the Disney Magic

posted on May 22nd, 2013 by Jonathan Frontado, Disney Cruise Line


If you’ve ever cruised with Disney Cruise Line, you know that all of our staterooms are designed with families in mind. We know that traveling families always need more space, so features are included in each room to provide more usable space, like the split-bath feature that Disney introduced to the cruise industry.

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