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Hi all, This week has seen Hong Kong Disneyland release more details about it's upcoming (and somewhat belated) 5th anniversary celebrations. The main part of the anniversary is the début of a brand new parade, called Flights of Fantasy. Characters in the parade will include the beloved classics, as well as newer and popular stars such as Stitch. Tinker Bell will also be making her meet 'n' greet debut in a specially designed area, as well as being the inspiration for a new Castle overlay, which looks stunning. So check it all out now in this official video! [ Read More... ] |
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Hi all,
So as the New Year dawns, and a new
decade, we have some changes to start 2011 with.
This month sees the start of the
"Pixar Pals Countdown to Fun!" parade in Disney's Hollywood Studios,
on the 16th. This "new" parade is a modified version of Block Party
Bash with the addition of characters from Up and Ratatouille, as well
as removing the interactive show stops. [ Read More... ] |
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 | Site Update 5th January | |
| DisneyDan
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 12:56:34 PM |
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HI all, So just an update from us here at Character Central. Flickr finally got their act together, and now the tags work again, which means the API for this site is now working again. So in turn that means all pages should now have full functionality again. Now that the site has all pictures displaying correctly, I want to take the opportunity to point out a few things from the last week. I didn't mention them before as I didn't want people to experience that "bad" versions! I added four new characters to the site. Huey, Dewey and Louie (Donald's nephews), and Agent Oso (from Playhouse Disney). I have also started to upload new pictures to my Flickr from the December trip to Florida and Paris. My Florida set can be found here, and my Paris set here. There are still MANY more pictures to come, as always! So keep checking them often! Ok, I think that's all for now. Dan :) |
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 | Character of the Week - Maleficent | |
| DisneyDan
Saturday, January 1, 2011 4:31:59 PM |
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Living in the Forbidden Mountains, the Mistress of All Evil and the Wicked Fairy Godmother to Princess Aurora, Maleficent is one of Disney's most dangerous villains.
Maleficent is all knowing, all seeing and all powerful. She appears unexpectedly at Aurora's Christening celebration, and puts a curse on her so powerful that the magic of the Three Good Fairies can only weaken the curse, not dispel it.
When Aurora is taken into the care of the Three Good Fairies, Maleficent stops at nothing to try and find her. For sixteen years her henchmen search, but no luck, until Aurora's sixteenth birthday when her guardians decide to use magic again, letting off their location to the evil Maleficent.
Capturing Phillip, and luring Aurora into her grasp, Maleficent finally looks set to have her own way. Bitter and jealous of young love, she doesn't kill Phillip or Aurora, but instead decides to separate them for one hundred years. The suffering and torment all too delicious for her wicked appetite.
When Phillip escapes though Maleficent is angered beyond imagination, and turns herself into a fire breathing dragon.
Phillip's bravery and true heart overcome the Mistress of All Evil though, and the wounded dragon falls to her death.
At the Parks and Resorts
Maleficent is often featured as the main villain in a many shows across the Parks. Currently she can be seen on a daily basis causing trouble for Mickey and friends at the Dream Along with Mickey show at the Magic Kingdom.
At Halloween she usually features in the Magic Kingdom's Villains Mix and Mingle at the Halloween Parties.
Maleficent is also the main villain in both Walt Disney World's and Disneyland's Fantasmic! nighttime show. Maleficent appears as a character, then as her dragon form.
In Disneyland Paris she has featured the last couple of years in the special Halloween shows at the Parties there. She also features on the nighttime parade Fantillusion which runs during summer and Christmas seasons.
Maleficent is also depicted as the dragon underneath Sleeping Beauty Castle in Paris, albeit in animatronic form.
In Tokyo Disneyland Maleficent can be seen with her henchmen in the stage show One Man's Dream over in Tomorrowland.
Meeting Maleficent
Maleficent rarely makes appearances at Disney Parks, if ever. The only place you may stand a chance of seeing her outside of special ticketed events, is near the Phantom Manor in Frontierland at Disneyland Paris during Halloween season. I have also seen her randomly by "it's a small world" in Paris during the summer, but that is very rare.
If you decide to attend the Halloween parties in either California or Florida, you may find her at those, but even then she isn't out often.
More Information
Lots more information on where to find Maleficent, and many, many pictures can be found here on her official page on this site.
And finally...
Able to transform herself at will to a fire breathing dragon, apparate at will and cast powerful dark magic upon her victims, Maleficent is truly a force not to be messed with.
A Note From Dan
Normally here I would say that the vote for next week is open, but as you may remember from a recent blog entry, Character of the Week will be taking a break for a few weeks until we get ourselves back in order following our crazy Holiday season. So stay tuned to the blog for all the latest info and news, and for Character of the Week's return!
Dan :) |
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As this year draws to a close, I would like to reflect on some of the best news and happenings from the year, and the characters that Jon and I have met on our travels to the parks. [ Read More... ] |
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Hi all, Since my last Character News Update, there hasn’t been too much going on. Christmas Season at the Parks tends not to encourage too much big news. I have a couple of small bits for you though. [ Read More... ] |
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 | Character Central Site Update | |
| DisneyDan
Thursday, December 30, 2010 8:37:14 AM |
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Hi all, So Jon and I are back from our crazy trip to Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney World, and have been really busy trying to catch up with everything. First off I just want to update you regarding an issue with photos on the site. Flickr has something called API, and it allows people to post their pictures, and then use them on the Internet, like we do on this site. Unfortunately this is broken at the moment, and we are hoping that Flickr resolves this quickly. It isn’t affecting everything, but is affecting some stuff, so you may find that random pages have no pictures, while others look perfectly fine. I have began working on some of the pictures from our amazing Christmas trip, and they have started to gradually appear on my Flickr, so be sure to check back often to see the latest additions. Jon will be working on his soon. [ Read More... ] |
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Hi all, I realise we haven't posted in a few days, but we have been REALLY busy. I am posting now though to just let you know that if you encounter any problems viewing pictures, or if there are pages without any pictures on them, then you encountering a page with an error. We are having trouble connecting to Flickr right now, and hopefully the issue will be resolved soon. In any case, I shall be making a full blog post with all the latest news and updates just a little later, so stay tuned! Dan :) |
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 | Advent Calendar Day Twenty Four – 1 Day To Go! | |
| DisneyDan
Friday, December 24, 2010 7:28:45 AM |
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Today is the 24th of December, and so it is time to open our last door before the big day itself! Behind today's digital advent door is Cinderella and Prince Charming, as seen here in Cinderella's Holiday Wish at the Magic Kingdom in Florida. During the festive season the Castle is lit nightly in a ceremony straight from the most romantic Christmas fairytale you could possibly imagine. Cinderella, Prince Charming, the Fairy Godmother and all the Fab 5 gang are there to light the Castle in spectacular Disney style. So here is today's image.
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