{"id":32420,"date":"2014-02-17T03:30:52","date_gmt":"2014-02-17T08:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=32420"},"modified":"2022-02-05T22:02:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T03:02:53","slug":"rikkis-mouse-bites-walt-disney-world-news-21714","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/rikkis-mouse-bites-walt-disney-world-news-21714\/","title":{"rendered":"Rikki&#8217;s Mouse Bites &#8211; Walt Disney World News 2\/17\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/2013\/05\/rikkis-mouse-bites-51313\/rikkisnews4resized3-300x300\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29385\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29385\" alt=\"RikkisNews4resized3-300x300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/RikkisNews4resized3-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/RikkisNews4resized3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/RikkisNews4resized3-300x300-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PUSH the Talking Trashcan no longer is greeting guests in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom.<\/li>\n<li>A special exhibit and show will take place at Innoventions West called &#8220;Science Thrills Live&#8221; which is presented by Raytheon (sponsor\u00a0 of Sum of All Thrills).\u00a0 During the presentation, guests will get to participate in science experiments such as nucleation-triggered eruption (explode soda), conservation of angular momentum (compete head to head against each other in a giant tug of war), thermoplastic recycling (melt milk jugs), and more.\u00a0 It will take place Feb. 17th &#8211; 21st and showtimes are at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Anna and Elsa from Frozen will continue meeting guests for an indefinite amount of time.\u00a0 There is currently no end date.\u00a0 Guests may meet the sisters in the Norway Pavilion at Epcot.<\/li>\n<li>Mickey&#8217;s Jammin&#8217; Jungle Parade will be ending it&#8217;s 12 year run at Disney&#8217;s Animal Kingdom.\u00a0 The reason behind the closure is due to construction taking place in the park.<\/li>\n<li>Speaking of parades, this week, Disney announced the line up for the new Magic Kingdom afternoon parade called Disney Festival of Fantasy.\u00a0 The floats are:\u00a0 <b>The Princess Garden Float:<\/b> the lead off float is a celebration of Disney Princesses and their Princes, including, Belle and Beast, Cinderella and Prince Charming, Tiana and Prince Naveen, and as a late addition, Elsa and Anna from Frozen. This float is accompanied by the Royal Court Swan Couples. <b>The Tangled Float:<\/b> This float is nearly three stories and high features Rapunzel, Flynn, Maximus, as well as some Tavern Thugs who will be there to cause some trouble, swinging around the float. Floral Maidens will also join the procession. <b>The Little Mermaid Float:<\/b> Here we&#8217;ll see Ariel accompanied by not only Sebastian and Flounder, but also beautiful performers dressed as seahorses, coral fish, a lion fish, a seashell and more. <b>The Peter Pan Float:\u00a0<\/b> The Jolly Roger is here with Peter Pan and Wendy as well as a rainbow arch that shines over Skull Rock and Tinker Bell found among giant flowers.\u00a0 In addition, Captain Hook takes center stage on a swinging anchor.\u00a0 Also along for the ride will be The Lost Boys who&#8217;s performance will be reminiscent of <i>Newsies<\/i>.\u00a0 <b>The Brave Float:<\/b> Four Scottish couples will welcome this float, which features Merida atop a giant bagpipe.\u00a0 <b>The Sleeping Beauty Float:<\/b>\u00a0 This float sees the heroic Prince Phillip battles a Steampunk-inspired Dragon as the wicked Maleficent. The unit will also include thorn-inspired stilt performers, dramatic raven dancers, plus the three good fairies, Flora, Fauna and Merryweather glide along the parade route. <b>The Finale and Mickey&#8217;s Airship Float:<\/b> This cavalcade is set up to celebrate the fact that the circus in in town &#8211; Storybook Circus to be exact.\u00a0 The final float features Mickey and Minnie aboard a 32 foot airship.\u00a0 For more info and to see the costumes that will be seen during the parade, check out this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adisneyworldafterall.com\/2014\/02\/disney-festival-of-fantasy-parade.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>At Disney&#8217;s Polynesian Resort, the lobby of the Great Ceremonial House will see refurbishment work from March 1 until sometime in December 2014. The Volcano Pool will see a refurbishment from sometime in August until some point in 2015.\u00a0 Finally, the quick service dining location, Captain Cook\u2019s will close sometime in March and will reopen sometime in June. A replacement dining option will be available for guests.<\/li>\n<li>The Atlanta Braves will start their Spring Training games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports soon.\u00a0 The full schedule is:<br \/>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">Wednesday, February 26<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Detroit Tigers<\/td>\n<td>1:05pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">Friday, February 28<\/td>\n<td>Houston Astros<\/td>\n<td>6:05pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">Sunday, March 2<\/td>\n<td>Detroit Tigers<\/td>\n<td>1:05pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">Monday, March 3<\/td>\n<td>New York Mets<\/td>\n<td>1:05pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">Tuesday, March 4<\/td>\n<td>Washington Nationals<\/td>\n<td>1:05pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">Thursday, March 6<\/td>\n<td>Washington Nationals<\/td>\n<td>6:05pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">Saturday, March 8<\/td>\n<td>Miami Marlins<\/td>\n<td>1:05pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">Tuesday, March 11<\/td>\n<td>Philadelphia Phillies<\/td>\n<td>1:05pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">Wednesday, March 12<\/td>\n<td>Washington Nationals<\/td>\n<td>1:05pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">Friday, March 14<\/td>\n<td>Tampa Bay Rays<\/td>\n<td>1:05pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">Saturday, March 15<\/td>\n<td>St. Louis Cardinals<\/td>\n<td>1:05pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">Wednesday, March 19<\/td>\n<td>New York Yankees<\/td>\n<td>1:05pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">Friday, March 21<\/td>\n<td>Detroit Tigers<\/td>\n<td>1:05pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">Saturday, March 22<\/td>\n<td>Boston Red Sox<\/td>\n<td>1:05pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">Sunday, March 23<\/td>\n<td>New York Mets<\/td>\n<td>1:05pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">Monday, March 24<\/td>\n<td>Houston Astros<\/td>\n<td>6:05pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">Wednesday, March 26<\/td>\n<td>Miami Marlins<\/td>\n<td>1:05pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PUSH the Talking Trashcan no longer is greeting guests in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom. 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