This Week in Disney Foodies - November 23, 2013 to November 29, 2013

Here is the recap of this week's posts in the Disney Foodies facebook group

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Rusnik Campground posted food pics from Teppan Edo, Catalina Eddies, Studio Catering.....

Food was great — at Teppan Edo. - Rusnik Campground

Hot Italian sandwich Catalina Eddies. Sorry for the bite! Lol - Rusnik Campground

Smokin onions — at Teppan Edo. - Rusnik Campground

Macy's Holiday Parade at Universal Studios Florida - December 2011

Universal Studios Florida has brought down the famous floats and balloons from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City to Orlando to be part of a nightly parade called the Macy's Holiday Parade.  This parade simulates the same parade that is performed in New York City without the cold temperatures.  I've been to the parade in New York City and it is a much more relaxed experience to watch it in Orlando where you can watch it on multiple nights during the week.  The team members helping out with the parade are very happy and get into the Christmas spirit.  This parade really rivals the nightly parades at Walt Disney World.  I took these videos using my Motorola Droid Bionic smartphone.

My Experience at the 2011 Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party,,,captured in video! - Part 3 - Magic, Memories and You

This post in the series will cover the Magic, Memories and You show that is shown on Cinderella's Castle before the Wishes fireworks show.  Special projections are shown on the castle to transform it to a giant project screen showing special animation effects and pictures. The park makes special tweaks for the Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.  Below is the video that I took with my Motorola Droid Bionic smartphone of the show.

My Experience at the 2011 Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party,,,captured in video! - Part 2 - Once Upon a Christmas Time Parade

In my second post in this series, I cover the Once Upon a Christmas Time Parade that is held at Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.  This parade only shows during this party.  That year, the Magic Kingdom held the parade twice during the party.  That was a smart move by the park because the first showing of the parade is the most crowded.  I took videos during the first showing, which was a challenge because I did not get the best view of the parade.  I was stationed near Cinderella's Castle.  There were parents that put their kids on their shoulders right in front of me to obstruct my view.  That was irritating.  I did not let their inconsideration ruin my time at the parade.  Here are the videos that I took of the parade with my Motorola Droid Bionic.

My Experience at the 2011 Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party,,,captured in video! - Part 1 - The Dance Parties and Musical Entertainment

I'm starting this series of posts sharing my experiences through videos that I made from the 2011 Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom.  This post features the dance parties and the musical entertainment that is offered at the party.

There was a dance party held at Cosmic Ray's.  A DJ was setup to interact with the guests and to play all the popular dance hits from 2011.  Cast members brought several characters to the dance party to dance with the guests.  Yes, I also got on the dance floor and danced! In my opinion, this was the best dance party offered at the party that year.



This video featured Goofy and Pluto dancing with a cheerleader group to KeSha's Blow.


This video featured Goofy and Chip and Dale doing the Cupid Shuffle with a lot of kids and adults.

This video features Goofy and Pluto doing the shuffle to LMFAO's Party Rock Anthem.

I also attended the dance party at the Diamond Horseshoe building.  To me, this was the least fun to attend because the DJ was not that good at getting the guests into the music.  It seemed that most of the people were just standing the around and looking at the characters.



I went outside of the Diamond Horseshoe and spotted the Frontierland Band playing lighted up banjos.  This was really cool because they were all decked out with lights while playing all their music.



I headed to Tomorrowland because another musical performance was playing there.  A Totally Tomorrowland Christmas Show was featured.  This was funny and entertaining.  The dancers were really into the performance.  I took two videos of this show:

Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade at Magic Kingdom - December 2011

Back in the first week of December 2011, I was hanging out on Main Street USA near the fire station when I saw a parade pass through.  I was the Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade.  This parade has been around since 2009.  It is scheduled to end its run at the Magic Kingdom on January 4, 2014.  It is a fun parade full of cast members dancing, and floats that look like big wrapped presents.  The theme for the parade is celebrating dreams coming true.  I made a video of it with my Motorola Droid Bionic Smartphone.

Disney Channel Rocks! at Disney Hollywood Studios - December 2011

Disney Channel Rocks! was a daytime musical show that was performed in front of the big sorcerer's hat at Disney Hollywood Studios.  The performers sang and danced to covers of popular songs from the Disney Channel.  The show played its last show on April 6, 2013.  I was fortunate to see the show during the first week of December 2011.  I recorded a short clip of this show with my Motorola Droid Bionic smartphone.  I thought this show was fun and entertaining.  The kids that were performing the song and dance number had a lot of enthusiasm  and spirit, and got the children in the audience to dance with them.  Below is the clip of the show.