DLW 323: Former WDW Ambassador Christopher

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🗓️ 7 February 2024

⏱️ 91 minutes

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This week, a tribute to a Disney Legend has come to the resort, a fan-favorite parade has returned, an atmospheric storm causes chaos at the resort, we talk to former WDW Ambassador Christopher, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. Check out all of our current partners and exclusive discounts at https://www.dlweekly.net/promos. News: A unique tribute has been setup between the Hollywood Land churro cart and Mickey’s Philharmagic. Disney Legend Floyd Norman, Disney’s first African-American animator, has a window display honoring his career and legacy. A collection of film cans featuring some of the movies that he worked on including The Sword in the Stone, Mulan, Monsters, Inc, and more are part of the display. – https://www.micechat.com/379079-disneyland-update-a-pixar-premiere-floyd-norman-surprise-the-rise-of-constructionland/ A signature part of a day at Disneyland is the parade! Magic Happens has returned after the hiatus from before the holidays at the resort. Some smaller changes to some of the costumes have been made like smaller headwear for the first unit dancers. Currently, the parade runs once a day at 5:30pm. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/02/05/disneys-popular-magic-happens-parade-is-finally-back/ Natives of California are not used to the amount of rain that has been happening in Southern California. So much rain from the “atmospheric river” resulted in the resort closing early due to a state of emergency in Orange and other counties. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/02/05/state-of-emergency-issued-for-southern-california-including-disneyland/ https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/02/03/serious-life-threatening-flooding-predicted-to-impact-california/ Magic Key Holders have a cute new accessory to add to their collections. A Stitch Magic Key Straw Clip features Stitch holding a pink heart to his chest and is attached to a pink clip with a purple charm with the Magic Key logo. The clip will be available on Thursday, February 8th. No word on the price or locations as of the recording of the podcast. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2024/02/new-magic-key-exclusive-valentines-day-stitch-straw-clip-coming-to-disneyland-resort/ Snack Chat: Adventureland Day is another fun unofficial day coming in March. On March 3th, dress up in your best Jungle attire and be ready to partake in treasure hunts and more fun. – https://www.instagram.com/adventurelandday/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/adventurelandday/ adventurelandday.com Discussion Topic: Former WDW Ambassador Christopher White – https://www.instagram.com/christopherwhite625

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0:00.0	Coming up on this episode of D.L. Weekly, a tribute to a Disney legend has come to the resort. A fan favorite parade has returned.
0:06.8	An atmospheric storm causes chaos at the resort. We talk to former Walt Disney World Ambassador Christopher and more. D.L. Weekly starts now.
0:15.0	Well, hello there. Welcome to our on birthday party. For your safety, please be sure to stay listening with your hands, arms, feet, and ears inside the podcast.
0:27.7	And please, do give Peg and Teresa easier trivia questions.
0:32.4	Hmm?
0:33.4	Well, it seems D.L. Weekly is about to begin.
0:37.1	Have a most wonderful time. Perhaps tea time. Well, it seems D.L. Weekly is about to begin.
0:39.5	Have a most wonderful time.
0:41.4	Perhaps tea time.
0:48.1	Well, hello and welcome to this episode of DL. Weekly for the week of February 7, 2024.
0:49.3	I'm Teresa Urban.
0:50.6	And I'm Teg Bushman.
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1:12.1	Now let's get to the news.
1:29.3	A unique tribute has been set up between the Hollywoodland, Churro Cart, and Mickey's Philhar Magic.
1:36.2	Disney legend Floyd Norman, Disney's first African-American animator, has a window display honoring his career and legacy.
1:44.5	A collection of the film cans featuring some of the movies he worked on, including The Sword and the Stone, Mulan, Monsters, Inc. And more are part of the display.
2:04.9	So this, I think, is even cooler because we've now met Floyd Norman at some events we've gone to. So the fact that this is there, and of course, this is to go with the Celebrate Soulfully celebration that's going on there. But they've got a great little write-up about his career. they've got all these cool movie cans like Teresa was saying that have all these different things he's worked on, Sleeping Beauty, Jungle Book. The Jungle Book, of course. I had to put Sword of the Stone in the Read because I figured he would like that. And then just like some scenes and some drawings and stuff from that, like a little movie projector. and then it looked like at least when this photo that we have linked to the show notes was taken,
2:17.5	it looked like the sword and the stone was actually
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