Snow White Grotto

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     Snow White's Grotto is located on the west side of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland. The grotto is comprised of statues of Snow White, the seven dwarves, and a few woodland creatures. Snow White is standing at the top of a cascading waterfall. There is a bridge and walkway in front of the waterfall as well as a wishing well (the proceeds of which go to local children's charities).The statues were donated anonymously to Walt Disney, and he was determined to incorporate them into the park. The only problem was that whoever made the statues made Snow White the same size as the dwarves (which she is not). Walt Disney Imagineer John Hench used the optical trick of forced perspective to make the statues work. He put Snow White at the top of the waterfall with a Disney-made small deer and put the dwarves close to ground-level, making Snow appear to be further away, and thus smaller.One rumor as to the origin of the statues is that they were "a gift from an Italian sculptor that had never seen the film, but owned a set of soaps in the form of the princess and the dwarfs. Unfortunately, Snow White was the same size as the dwarfs in the soap set, so the sculptor made her that way." Singing was added to the grotto inside the wishing well on 1984 with the opening of new Fantasyland, and it is the voice of Adriana Castelotti the original voice of Snow White.

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World of Color

The new World of Color water show in Disney California Adventure has opened on June 11, 2010, and let be tell you it is extremely amazing. It was designed by the Walt Disney Creative Entertainment, and the show has more than 1200 fountains which includes lasers, lights, and fire. Also there are high-definition projections on mist screens similar to the ones used in Fantasmic! at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios. The music for the show was arranged by Mark Hammond and Dave Hamilton. The show is around 27 minutes long and you may get wet while you are watching it. The show was named after Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color TV show and the water show has scenes from different Disney movies and shows. Also there was a new viewing area made called Paradise Park and it is stunningly beautiful. The pictures below are courtesy of Disneygeek.

Below is a video of the World of Color.

Silly Symphony Swings

There is a new attraction in California Adventure called Silly Symphony Swings. It is a "wave swinger" attraction located on Paradise Pier. The attraction is themed to the Disney's The Band Concert episode, there Mickey Mouse conductor stands high atop of the attraction, which synchronized with music. Although "The Band Concert" was not part of the 'Silly Symphonies' film series, the name was applied to the attraction due to its apparent symphony storyline. Closely following the plot of "The Band Concert" the main column of the ride rises revealing a tornado which spins the riders to the tune of the William Tell Overture and William Tell's "Storm". Once the tornado safely passes, the music comes to an end and the ride slows and lowers riders to the ground. It is speculated that the new voice of the Silly Symphony Swings is that of the fictitious Mr. Tinkershmidt, the supposed new owner of Paradise Pier. Tinkershmidt and the Silly Symphony Swings update is part of the multi-year, $1.1 billion (US) expansion plan for Disney's California Adventure Park. Below are pictures and vidoe of the attraction.

Controversial Disney?

I have never done a post that wasn't about a Disney theme park but here is a article about controversial
Disney characters below.

http://graphicdesigndegrees.org/10-disney-characters-who-stirred-up-controversy/

I don't believe that the Disney company tried to make harmful or racial tensions, but these characters just reflect the mindset of the period of time the movies were made. Think for yourself and comment on my page.