Where dreams come true TheYear of a Million Dreams marks a first-of-its-kind celebration of the individual dreams of Disney Guests. mickey monitor Where Dreams Come True What’s Inside Where Dreams Come True 1 Passholder Preview 2 Playhouse Disney 4 Food & Wine Festival 7 Where Passholders Offers 12 make themselves right at home. Monitor Calendar 14 Passholders know that Walt Disney World® Resort is where dreams come true. It’s the heart of Disney, and you’ll soon see that expressed through new music, verse and images (like the one on the front cover). Dreams Article To unveil our Where Dreams Come True artistry—and announce new excitement during The Year of a Million Dreams—a private, Register “Dream Gallery” was created in New York City. Your Email for some exciting news! Journey through the Dream Gallery The first sight was the Disneyland® plaque written by Walt Do we have your email address? Disney himself: “Here you leave today and enter the world of If not, take a second and register it online today. Go to yesterday, tomorrow and fantasy.” One wall glowed with guest home disneyworld.com/passholder movies. Another shone with kids’ letters to Disney Characters. A and register your email address. sculptor fashioned Disney sandcastles. A painter rendered Mickey Or if your email has changed, be Mouse on canvas. Attending were celebrities, journalists—and even sure to update it. two Disney Passholders. Passholders Mike and Carol Scopa loved that everything focused on the magic between Guests and Cast Members. “I can walk through a Disney Park and the Cast Members say, ‘Hi Mike! How’s it goin’?’” said Mike. “They really go all out for us.” look for the More dreams on the way Disney Destinations President Jay Rasulo announced new attractions and shows (including those on the next page), and a S E C R E T year in which Disney Cast Members will help dreams—of all shapes Learn secret facts and sizes—come true for guests. about our new attractions. “We always make friends with Cast Members on every visit,” added Carol. “They’re going to be excited to make new dreams come true this year!” 2 New! at Epcot DON’T MISS ©Disney/Pixar THE PASSHOLDER PREVIEW! You can look Nemo’s been found ... forward to a special Passholder Preview in a great of The Seas with Nemo & Friends new attraction before the official Grand Opening. We’ll announce the Wondering what happened after Marlin, Dory and the undersea gang dates and details found Nemo? Starting this October, the whole family will enjoy finding out soon, so be sure you’re registered at ® at The Seas with Nemo & Friends—a new Epcot adventure inspired disneyworld.com/ by Disney’s presentation of Pixar’s Finding Nemo. passholder. If you Your “clamobile” will glide you and the kids through an “immersive” haven’t registered yet, or need to environment where an original story takes up where the movie left off. update your profile, “The new story is that Nemo is happily exploring his world,” Alex Wright visit now! of Walt Disney Imagineering told us. “Marlin and Dory—and all of us—are trying to keep up with the little guy. “We’ll start off by running into Mr. Ray’s field trip—he’s taking the other little fish for their daily exploration. Every time Dory sees Nemo, but she keeps forgetting and can’t tell Marlin.” The attraction is brimming with memorable moments. “When you encounter the jellyfish, they’ll light up as Dory bounces over them,” Alex adds. “There’ll be a pretty scene where everyone’s mesmerized by the lights of the anglerfish. And when the sharks pop out from the ruins and tease you, they claim they have no intention of eating Marlin, though he doesn’t quite believe them.” The most amazing part of the new attraction will occur when your clamobile enters the gigantic aquarium where Nemo and all his friends will appear to actually swim alongside the real-life creatures of the coral reef. The fun continues with the totally awesome Turtle Talk With Crush, also inspired by Disney’s presentation of Pixar’s Finding Nemo, where Guests or kids can ask questions of the gnarly dude of the deep, as well as a whole ocean of interactive exhibits featuring Nemo’s pals. mickey monitor news New! at Disney’s Animal Kingdom ©Disney/Pixar Theme Park Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! Gotta Swim! Theater in the Wild at Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park will become a magical undersea world—as well as an indoor theater—when Finding Nemo—The Musical splashes down in late 2006. Inspired by Disney’s presentation of Pixar’s Finding Nemo, the new Broadway-caliber show combines the talents of Walt Disney Creative Entertainment, Walt Disney Imagineering, and a team of Tony Award® winners, plus astonishing puppetry, effects and acrobatics. “Our master puppeteer is Michael Curry, who you know from The Lion King on Broadway and Tapestry of Nations at Epcot®,” said Disney show producer Taz Marosi. “For the first time, we’re not hiding the puppeteers. At various times, you’ll S E C R E T see the actor, the puppet, and both of them together.” At the heart of it all will be warm, witty new songs by Tony The theater was winner Robert Lopez that will add even more dimension to the home to Tarzan Rocks!, and Journey story you loved in the film. Into the Jungle Book When Marlin advises his son Nemo to avoid danger, he stage shows, but sings, “We swim out, we swim back in!” This leads to “Big Blue now will be entirely enclosed and air- World,” which is sure to become a classic. conditioned with Our favorite forgetful fish trills her own “Dory’s Ditty.” Toe-tap- enhanced lighting ping sharks belt out “Fish Are Friends, Not Food.” Little lost Nemo and other effects. sings the plaintive, “Where’s My Dad?” Dory’s advice in song to Marlin is “Just Keep Swimming.” And it’s beach party time when Crush’s nest of turtle dudes rock to “Go With the Flow.” 4 Big stars perform for your little ones−live! August 13 to September 30 at Disney-MGM Studios, bring your little ones to share the star-studded new Playhouse Disney in Concert, presented by HUGGIES® and PULL-UPS® Brands. These interactive shows will have the kids laughing, singing and dancing with a “who’s-who” of beloved enter- tainers, live on stage. Plus, get ready for the amazing new “Mickey’s Magic Show,” produced by Feld Entertainment. And it’s all included with your Pass! The Wiggles The Doodlebops Concert Schedule* Imagination Movers 8/13–8/14 Johnny and the Sprites 9/2–9/10 Mickey’s Magic Show 8/15–8/19 Ralph’s World 9/11–9/16 The DoodlebopsTM 8/20–8/23 Imagination Movers 9/18–9/24 Mickey’s Magic Show 8/24–8/27 Dan Zanes and Friends 9/25–9/30 The Wiggles® 8/29–9/1 *Scheduled to perform on select dates. Appearances subject to change without notice. This new fun is just part of the new Magical BeginningsTM program presented by PLAYSKOOL®, which offers planning tools, services and amenities that make navigating Disney parks with little ones even easier and more enchanting. Be sure to look for the new Resort guide that shows all there is to do. Visit disneyworld.com/littleones for more details. Screen star Hugh Jackman went to drama school with fellow Aussie Paul S E C R E T Paddick, a.k.a. Captain Feathersword of The Wiggles’ troupe. ®Registered Trademark of Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. ©kcww 2006. the the mickey monitor news BUZZ BIG NAMES PARTY WITH TOM JOYNER AND “THE FAMILY” Join LL Cool J, Chris Brown, Keyshia Cole, Ne-Yo and more in performance at Disney-MGM Studios. It’s the Tom Joyner Family Reunion Concert, Saturday, September 2, 2006, from 7:00 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are $65 plus tax, available by calling 407-W-DISNEY or any Ticketmaster outlet. Entertainment subject to change without notice. The Ultimate “ladies weekend!” Super Soap Weekend comes to Disney-MGM Studios After years of fun with her girlfriends at ABC Super Soap Weekend® presented by Colgate® Total®—which you can enjoy this November 11 & 12—Katherine Laguna actually decided to become NEW PIRATE a Disney Cast Member. AND PRINCESS EVENT “That’s the reason,” the 19-year-old Disney-MGM Studios Become the pirate or princess of hostess told us. “I love this park because they have the event here!” your dreams as you embark on Over the years, Katherine and her girlfriends have bonded a quest for treasures throughout the Magic Kingdom® Park at this with fellow fans, shared laugh-filled memories and met daytime stars. brand-new, one-of-a-kind party “It’s just so much fun,” she said. “We like to get up early and plan filled with special entertainment, characters, and adventure! It’s the whole day together—what stars we might meet, all the events to all happening select nights Jan. do—and we have a great time. We can get pretty silly, too!” 22–Mar. 8, 2007. Look for more information in our next issue. You can see many stars at once in the motorcade down Hollywood Boulevard. You may even get to act in scenes with TV hunks and divas WORLD OF at I Wanna Be a Soap Star, plus see interviews and previews at the DISNEY NYC Wide World Of Soaps Live! Talk Show.