Starting the Magic Early! by William, 50, Tustin, CA
When our second daughter was born, her elder sister, then 3, visited her for the first time in the hospital, she insisted Daddy take her directly to Disneyland to tell Mickey Mouse about her new sister. We left the hospital ... read more
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For a few weekends every year, Disney/MGM Studios Theme Park becomes an outpost of a galaxy far, far away -- unearthly characters in getups beautiful and bizarre roam the streets, browsers congregate at an exotic bazaar to choose among limited-edition treasures found in few places throughout the galaxy, and everywhere can be heard the immortal words "May the Force be with you."
This year, "Star Wars" Weekends will take Disney World Guests out of this world on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, between June 1 and 24. And, as he has been almost every year since the event began, actor Warwick Davis will be on hand to sign autographs, ride in the Legends of the Force Celebrity Motorcade, and meet the fans who make these weekends so special. Warwick found his acting career launched when he played Wicket the Ewok in "Return of the Jedi," and he still has a special place in his heart for the "Star Wars" films and the fans who love them.
"People do get dressed up. It's the hot Florida sunshine, so it does not lend itself to becoming a Jedi in a hooded robe, but nonetheless ...
DO YOU KNOW DISNEY?
What restaurant at Disney-MGM Studios re-creates a 1950s drive-in theater where diners sit in "convertibles" and watch old B-movie trailers and cartoons?
THIS WEEK IN DISNEY HISTORY
May 14, 1944 - Filmmaker George Lucas is born in Modesto, California. His popular "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" adventure movies will be the inspiration for Disney attractions.
May 14, 2004 - Starting today, Star Wars characters come to life at Disney's MGM Studios for 5 consecutive weekends.
ASK DAVE
YOUR QUESTION
I'm a big fan of Tinker Bell, and I recently learned that a Tinker Bell shop actually existed during the early 1960s. Does such shop still exist? If so, where is it located and when was it first opened?
- Marisol, 33, Bronx, NY
DAVE'S ANSWER
The Tinker Bell Toy Shoppe was in Fantasyland at Disneyland from 1957 to 2002, when it changed its name to Once Upon a Time. The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World has a shop in Fantasyland named Tinker Bell's Treasures.
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