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Latest DisneyFans.com News:
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 6:49PM
6:49 PM - Living History Farms - Iowa (posted by
Allen
)
I just added a large gallery of photos from Iowa's "Living History Farms":
It is a local exhibit that features an 1875 town and several farm sites, from the days of native Americans to 1900s. Check it out if you ever end up in Des Moines, and haven't been to something like this before. The Pope even came to visit one time.
5:01 PM - Iowa's newest "water park" - Kokomove Kove opens at Adventureland (posted by
Allen
)
Yesterday, Sunday June 22nd, Iowa's Adventureland Park opened Kokomove Kove, the new water play area. There are plans for expansion in the future to make it more of a full-fledged water park, but right now it's just a very large and elaborate water play area like the ones in the indoor water parks.
It's very nicely done (though still under construction; the food stand is not open yet, and there are still things to do on the entrance/souvenir shop).
Good job, Adventureland! (They were set back weeks due to all the rains we've been having, but at least they have the important part open in time for summer enjoyment.)
Oh, and of course, photos are being added to the gallery right now... and a video will follow, to be posted on YouTube later.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 4:44PM
4:44 PM - A song I did is being used in a vending/game machine! (posted by
Allen
)
Last night, I was eating at a local fast food place - Iowa Castle - when all of the sudden I hear an electronic tune of "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a Pirates Life for Me!" I turn around and notice one of those prize/claw machines, labeled "Pirate's Chest" or something like that. It was playing a version of the Pirates of the Caribbean theme song. I thought, at first, it was someone's cell phone, since I previously used a MIDI file I created as the ringer on my old Treo 650 (before I got an iPhone about a year ago).
The music sounded real familiar, and I jumped up to get closer to the machine. As I listened, I heard that the vocal line was represented by a steel drum (which, of course, there are no steel drums in the original ride soundtrack version). I also heard the accordion line and pulsing "strumming" ... just like the version I had done about ten years ago (YOHO.MID, in the Audio Section of this site). It sure sounded like my MIDI file!
A bit later, the machine kicked off again and I listened more closely and sure enough, the machine is using MY arrangement of YOHO. When I got home to listen to the MIDI file, I confirmed it. I believe, though, they are using YOHO.MID (my original, faster version, missing a bass line) and not my later updated YOHO2.MID.
So, if you see this game out there, take a listen to the music. It's my MIDI file (or at least a digital recording). It doesn't play the full 60 second version - just about half of that.
Kinda neat.
Saturday, June 14, 2008 10:56PM
10:56 PM - Adventureland again... (posted by
Allen
)
A few more photos from Adventureland were added to the gallery from today.
Friday, June 13, 2008 4:29PM
4:29 PM - Flood status here at DisneyFans HQ (Des Moines, Iowa) (posted by
Allen
)
Apparently, the flood is actually worse than expected. I have set up a photo blog of photos I am taking of the event. I will even try to post some "live" photos over this evening and this weekend as I see stuff happening:
Latest Disneyland InfoBit: Check out MousePlanet.com for
a weekly Disneyland update (and WDW too). Years back, the site
had a rather negative take on things, bashing the park quite
often, but those days are long gone so I have decided to make
it my recommended site. (LaughingPlace.com used to be here, but
they lost focus, it seems, when they relocated to Florida.)
Latest Disney World InfoBit: WDW Magic continues to have
decent WDW coverage and updates, but you still can't beat the
weekly reports at MousePlanet.com. So, if you want to stay
in the loop and can read only one site, make that be MousePlanet.com
every Monday.
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