Word on the street is that Cinderella Castle is going to undergo a special winter holiday transformation this year by adding thousands of lights to the exterior of the Castle. The transformation is said to be taking place from mid-September til mid-November, making the Castle all neat and pretty just in time for the first of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Parties. I personally welcome the change (as long as it’s temporary! 
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Due to its immense popularity, the Pirate and Princess Party will be returning to the Magic Kingdom for select dates in August and September, 2007. The exact dates are as follows: August 11, 15, 18, 21, 24, 28, 31 and September 3! The price for adults (ages 10+) is $48.94 and the price for kids (ages 3 - 9) is $42.55. If you’re an AP holder or a DVC owner, you can get a special deal on the pricing (same goes if you order the tickets ahead of time–at least 1 day prior). The party is similar to that of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party or Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, in that there is a special parade and the park is decorated especially for the party. It’s a super-cute, super-fun event that your whole family is sure to enjoy!!
I received my monthly Disney Hello newsletter today (a monthly newsletter all about the theme parks) and it provided a lot more details about The Laugh Floor Comedy Club:
SOMETHING MONSTROUSLY FUNNY IS COMING
Mike Wazowski’s opening a comedy club at Magic Kingdom® Park-and you could be part of it!
At the end of Disney·Pixar’s Monsters, Inc., the citizens of Monstropolis discovered the wondrous power of human laughter. And at the new movie-inspired Monsters, Inc. The Laugh Floor Comedy Club, your laughter has the potential to light up the city. At least, that’s the theory of your monstrous old pal, Mike Wazowski.
“Mike had the bright idea that, instead of going from closet to closet getting laughs, why don’t they gather humans into their world in one place to get a bunch of laughs all at once?” explained Steven Spiegel, Director, Show Writing at Walt Disney Imagineering.
Enter a fantastic and funny world
“When you enter from Tomorrowland®, you’ll be invited to walk through a doorway to the monster world,” he continues. “Inside the comedy club, there are ‘laugh canisters’ to contain the power as the audience laughs. And as part of the audience, there’s a chance that you could be trading quips with one of Mike’s friends-monsters who are getting their big break in show biz.”
Some of the monsters are more experienced at comedy than others, so part of the fun is seeing if different sets of performers “hits the big time” each time you visit. Disney Imagineers have teamed with Pixar artists to create wacky new characters especially for the new attraction, and these mirthful monsters will be doing a variety of humor, from improv and one-liners to prop comedy and physical gags.
The audience is part of the fun
The one thing they will all have in common is the fun they’ll share with Guests like you throughout the laugh fest. And everyone will fall under the watchful gaze and wisecracking wit of Roz, who is there to make sure the whole thing meets her expectations.
Opening late January 2007, Walt Disney World® Resort Monsters, Inc. The Laugh Floor Comedy Club takes the “living animated character” technology that has made attractions like Turtle Talk With Crush, inspired by Disney·Pixar’s Finding Nemo, such beloved Disney Theme Park “must-sees.” The new attraction takes this magic further than even the Disney Imagineers believed could be possible.
“I love doing these attractions and having guests come up to me and say ‘How did you do that?’, especially in this day and age when so much is possible with home entertainment systems and computers,” Steve said. “It’s just wonderful to see the reactions-especially from the little kids because, like us, they believe in the magic anyway.
“They figure they should be able to talk to the characters. We’re just helping prove their point.”
The WDW Official site is now reporting that the Monster’s Inc. Laugh Floor Company will be opening in January 2007.
“Help Mike Wazowski, your “Monster of Ceremonies,” and his wild and crazy pals power the city of Monstropolis — with laughter! Mike and his buddies have transformed the Laugh Floor at Monsters, Inc. into a comedy club for visiting humans. You won’t have the exact same experience twice as Mike invites his furry and funny friends to the digital stage to trade jokes with audience members like you. And don’t miss the wise-cracking Roz, who isn’t sure Mike is up to the task!”
The Laugh Floor will be taking the place of the Timekeeper in Tommorrowland at the Magic Kingdom.
I’ve heard from a WDW Cast Member that the word on the street is that there isn’t going to be a Country Bear Christmas Special this year. The regular Country Bear Jamboree show will run throughout the holidays in place of the Christmas show.
The special Halloween-themed fireworks show, HalloWishes, is normally only shown during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, but for the rest of October, the Magic Kingdom will be showing HalloWishes in place of Wishes on non-party nights as well! However, the super-cool perimeter fireworks (the ones that explode ALL around you) will still only be shown at the party. This is a WDW first, so be sure to check out HalloWishes even if you aren’t going to the Halloween party.
I was lucky enough to attend Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party on September 22, 2006. If you’ve never been, then let me tell you, it is a FUN time! Some highlights include:
Overall, it’s a really, really fun party that you should definitely check out if you happen to be in the World during September or October.
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