Celebrating their first World Series Championship since 1908, Chicago Cubs were saluted on Main Street U.S.A., November 5, 2016

Photos taken in November, 2016 — The Chicago Cubs won the World Series! Wait, the Chicago Cubs actually, finally, after 108 years, won the World Series! So, three of the players got to go to Walt Disney World for a Main Street Parade (which, appropriately enough, is themed to about…

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October 1 is the anniversary of the opening of Walt Disney World

Photos taken in October, 2016 — October 1, 2016 was the 45th Anniversary of the opening of Walt Disney World. It was also the 34th Anniversary of the opening of Epcot. The Food & Wine Festival ran all month at Epcot, Magic Kingdom was decorated for Halloween, Disney’s Animal Kingdom…

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September 2016

Photos taken in September, 2016 — Visits to Epcot where the Food & Wine Festival got underway, Disney’s Animal Kingdom at night, Disney’s Hollywood Studios for another opportunity to see Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular and the tearing down of the Streets of America, and Magic Kingdom where it is…

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Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular Fireworks

Photos and video taken in July, 2016 — Visits to Epcot, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom plus Disney Springs (where even more new places opened) and Independence Day Magic Kingdom fireworks (on July 3) from the beach at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort.

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New in June 2016

Photos taken in June, 2016 — Visits to Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom plus Disney Springs, featuring photos of the newly opened gateway arch (bus depot) at Town Center; the newly opened Disney Vacation Club Members Lounge inside one of the pyramids of Epcot’s Imagination Pavilion; the newly…

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Tree of Life comes alive at Disney's Animal Kingdom. May 2016

Photos taken in May, 2016 — Visits to all Four Parks plus Disney Springs opens its Town Center (though there is still more construction going on); featuring photos from the final month of Epcot’s longest-ever Flower & Garden Festival, Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s new nighttime hours and attractions, Olaf gets a…

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April 2016

Photos taken in April, 2016 — Visits to all Four Parks plus Disney Springs construction; featuring a farewell to Lights, Motors, Action! and the Streets of America at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, a new (mostly video screen) Star Wars stage show, a SpaceX rocket launch was visible over Epcot, and lots…

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I was invited to visit Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Magic to see Tangled: The Musical, to have lunch in the Animator’s Palate, and to take a tour of the ship. (Except for tolls and gas, Disney Cruise Line issued me a Media credential and covered all of the expenses of…

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March 2016

Photos taken in March, 2016 — Visits to all Four Parks plus Disney Springs construction and views from the Characters in Flight balloon; featuring lots of photos from the first month of Epcot’s longest-ever Flower & Garden Festival and playing with the camera settings for more vibrant fireworks photos. Also,…

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