Where In The World

Congratulations to Ryan over at the Main Street Gazette for correctly identifying last weeks "Where In The World" photograph. It is the view overhead as you pass through the last part of the queue at Soarin'. Just a few steps more and they will be collecting your FastPass.

Now, here is this weeks picture!

Hint: this is just a part of the whole.

Disney World After Dark: Norway

We continue our Disney World After Dark with a quick stop in Norway.

The Norway pavilion joined World Showcase on May 6, 1988. Sponsored by a consortium of Norwegian corporations, the cobbled village square of the pavilion showcases architectural styles of towns like Bergen, Setesdal, and Oslo, including the Stave Church (which houses a gallery) and a castle (which houses a restaurant) modeled after Akershus, a 14th-century fortress in Oslo Harbor. The Norway also containes beautifully crafted rock and stone work, some of the finest ever fabricated by the Disney Imagineers.

from Since the World Began by Jeff Kurtti, pg. 106

Enjoy Norway after dark.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow bloggers! I hope you and your families have a great day and a wonderful beginning to this holiday season.

Doc

Where In The World

Where In The World is a new photographic feature of The Disney Obsession. I know I am not the only person doing this or perhaps using the title Where In The World. If I am copying a title, I offer my apologies. But I must say that I do feel there are more than enough pictures to go around.

This week I am starting with a fairly easy photo. But be forewarned, in the weeks to come there will be more difficult subjects to guess, including some that have been altered with Photoshop or Corel.

A little back story here. Digitally altering Disney photographs is one way I use to get a little Disney into every room. Because, every room can use a little Disney. Remind me to post some photos of my office. Though my collection will pale in comparison to some, it is DHQ at this location.

So, here we go with the first installment of Where In The World. And as the Disney Geeks say, make a comment, take a guess, let me know you're out there.

Back from The World

Truth is, I have been back for a few weeks, but have been extremely busy at work. One has to pay (in more ways than one) for the quick 3 to 5 day trips to the World. I have not done so in the past, but I may try to compose a trip report in the near future. What I will share here is that I found myself wanting to take more photos of crates and picture spot signs. I may post a few as time goes on, though there are others who have a good deal more passion for these types of things and I best leave this to those experts.

What I do enjoy however is taking photos of the parks at night. As magical as Disney World is during the day, it becomes a whole other world when the sun goes down. That is when I pull the tripod out of the locker and try my hand at capturing this other world.

In the future, I shall call this post Disney World After Dark. But for now we'll start our nocturnal visit in the World Showcase with a stroll past Mexico. And one bit of advise, if you are so inclined, I find this stroll all the more enjoyable after picking up a Dos Equis from the fine people at the Cantina de San Angel. Enjoy!

Checking Out...for Awhile

Tomorrow, I am in Walt Disney World. Trying to satisfy this obsession for at least another six months. I will be drinking in a lot of those little details that I have spent the last few weeks reading about on some of my favorite blog sites. Thank you to all of you for your insights; you have made a much better Disney experience possible.

I look forward to catching up on all the posts I will miss while I am away. Have a magical weekend!

Project: Disney Pen and Ink Drawings

I have always enjoyed drawing, mostly doodling, nothing of any real serious nature. I am not a student as such.

Rewind a few years. My wife and I lived in England and one day she asked me to draw a picture for her of a church I visited in Cornwall. A few months passed and I didn't do anything towards producing a picture. Then one afternoon in London I decided to begin. In time I drew that Cornish church tower, a small section of the original Warwick Castle, Westminster Abbey (above) and Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon. This was all some years ago and except for the occasional doodle, I do not draw much.

Now I have urge to draw again! I have thought about combining my obsession with my small amount of talent and begin drawing the place I love most, Walt Disney World. For years my wife has wondered why I have never done a pen and ink of Cinderella Castle. That is about to change. I have set up my drawing table, purchased some new pens, some new paper and I am ready to begin. First step, take a lot of detailed photographs. That is what I will be doing during this upcoming trip; taking a lot of photographs! I have several different series of pen and inks I would to do. But I'll start with the park icons.

I know that the Magic Kingdom's Cinderella Castle, EPCOT's Spaceship Earth and Disney's Animal Kingdom's Tree of Life are undisputed icons. But what of Disney MGM? The park design situated Mann's Chinese Theatre to be the icon. But now, we have a Sorcerer's Hat. My thought is to draw the hat. Other thoughts?

Oh, I am also photographing some things for a book project I am working on.

So you could say that this next trip is a business trip. But I do plan on having a little fun along the way.

Thanks for reading!