The 5 Best Gift Shops in Walt Disney World!

That's right, the five best gift shops! This article is for those of you who crave awesome Disney merchandise and other cool stuff. The five shops on the list either have great variety or completely unique merchandise! There are so many great gift shops at Walt Disney World that it's impossible to include them all, so I have compiled a list of some of the best. I have an honorable mention for The Art of Disney in EPCOT and everything in the World Showcase, they are the best shops! If you have a gift shop you like a lot, tell us in the comments or tell us on Social Media, we love to hear your opinion!

#5-Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe in The Magic Kingdom isn't big, but they stick to a fun holiday theme! We love the ornaments that are sold in that store! It's simply a fun, themed store.

#4-Main Street Emporium is great when you're trying to find awesome Disney clothes, and nearly every piece of merchandise, in the Magic Kingdom. Although, some other stores are better in our opinion, but not in the Magic Kingdom!

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#3-Mitsukoshi Department Store in EPCOT is our favorite in the world showcase. It's HUGE, it's definitely a department store! It has everything from Japanese foods to Pokemon. You can find everything Japanese in this store!

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#2-The Contemporary Hotel Gift Shops are a couple of gift shops at one end of the contemporary. You can find a lot of various Disney items in these stores. The two stores offer a large selection of objects that make them some of the best stores. I recommend stopping here on your way out of the Magic Kingdom!

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#1-Mouse Gear is so large that it needs a map. It's located right in the center of EPCOT and has everything you can think of related to Disney! It's the largest gift shop that we know of at Walt Disney World. This is an urgent stop on any visit to EPCOT for us!

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3 Reasons that it is a terrible idea to "Empty the Tanks" at Sea World!

Before you read this article, we would like to state that we are in no way associated with Sea World, and we are writing this article simply to express our opinion. Also, if you have any criticism of this article, please let us know in a constructive and positive way! Thank you!

Sea World Parks have been a major topic ever since the movie Blackfish came out. Many activists have wanted to "Empty the Tanks" for the dolphins and orcas, but their are several flaws in their plans. Here are some of the reasons why emptying the tanks is a terrible idea.

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#1-Where will the Orcas go? The answer is impossible to determine. It's unlikely that they will go to other aquariums because the orcas would remain in captivity and be no better off than they were at Sea World.  If they go into the wild, they will most likely have a hard time surviving out of captivity, and they may even die. If Sea World actually empties the tanks, the Orca's fate will most likely get worse.

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#2-What will happen to the thousands of employees at Sea World? As two of the main attractions of Sea World, dolphins and orcas have full stadium shows. If Sea World closes these attractions, the jobs of thousands would be in danger. Budget cuts all across Sea World parks have already unfortunately cost the jobs of several, and if these key attractions close, more layoffs will happen.

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#3-If Sea World's animals are released, what about the hundreds of aquariums with similar dolphin and whale programs? There are hundreds of aquariums in the United States alone with dolphins and whales in them. If you empty the tanks at Sea World, it sets a precedent to empty the tanks at other sea life attractions that have them in captivity and shows too. If those dolphins and whales are forced to be released, what happens to them? It's dangerous to the animals to release them from captivity to the wild. Sea World Parks are the best environment for these animals to stay in.

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Two New YouTube Videos!

Hey Everybody! Today we have two new YouTube videos officially posted to our channel! Check out the NEW Tower of Terror POV and the NEW Test Track POV! More Disney World POVs will be online soon!

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Knoebels Impulse Construction Update!

Knoebels has made a lot of progress already in the construction of their new Zierer ride, Impulse! They have posted to their twitter account (@KozmoKG) several picture updates, so here's a recap of the updates!

First, here's a video of what the ride will look like:

The ride will be very similar to Gertlauer's Euro-Fighter roller coasters. It will be the first steel coaster at Knoebels!

Now for the construction photos!

On the third of February, they started installing supports!

On the 6th they put in the first track segment!

Here it is today, the 17th of February!

Impulse is going up so fast that it's unbelievable! We can't wait until this awesome steel coaster opens this summer!

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Theme Parks and Travel Polls-Which is your favorite Six Flags Park!

Hello everyone! We have for you a survey! Each month we will create a new Theme Park or Travel Poll and ask you a question! This month our poll is...

Which Six Flags Park is your favorite?

At the end of the month we will share with you the results! Be sure to vote by February 28th at 11:59 PM!

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I-Drive Orlando UPDATE!

We have exciting news from Orlando to share with you today! The record-breaking roller coaster "Skyscraper" at the SkyPlex Orlando will have another record breaking counterpart, Skyfall! Skyfall will be the largest drop tower on the planet! It will break the Zumanjaro Drop of Doom record! Skyfall will be a 450 foot tall INTAMIN drop tower on the side of the US Thrills Skyscraper tower! I don't know about everyone else, but I hope it's a Falcon's Fury Style face down drop tower! There is even more I-Drive Orlando news for you today...

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In other SkyPlex news, we have even more EXCITING news for the Skyscraper coaster! It will be designed by Ride Centerline and the great designers Alan Schlike and Joe Draves. They have designed the great RMC coasters we know today! Also, INTAMIN will manufacture the Skyscraper roller coaster! This project just keeps getting better and better! We can't wait until they announce more information soon! I wish it were 2017!


The last I-Drive update for us today is exciting Orlando Eye news! They will announce the Opening date this Tuesday! Tickets are already on sale, and we are so excited for it to come to Orlando!

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A Very Disney Christmas Part #2-The Magic Kingdom!

Hello Everyone! Welcome to park (no pun intended) #2 of A Very Disney Christmas! After an afternoon at Hollywood Studios, we decided to spend the day at the Magic Kingdom! We have brought you an update full of great pictures, writing, and even a video! Unfortunately, I haven't been able to edit all of our videos, so they will show up later, but we have one! So let's get started with this article!

The Grand Floridian Hotel looks great in the morning sunshine!

Good Morning Magic Kingdom! Thousands of tourists are ready to go down your beautiful Main Street!

Main Street was decorated for Christmas! As always, the decorations were fantastic!

Ooh! Artsy train station!

The architecture on the Main Street Buildings is exquisite. The Imagineers are careful and pay attention to each and every detail.

I see the Cinderella castle (and a pre-Christmas crowd)!

I wonder what that wire was for?  It went down to Tomorrowland Terrace.

Mickey and Minnie have some holiday spirit!

Even the Tomorrowland sign is covered in detail!

The construction had begun at the central hub.

The world of the future as envisioned in the past.

First up was Space Ranger Spin! I love this Toy Story Themed shooter! This is a must do for us, and families. It rarely ever has lines if you go early!

Next was Space Mountain. I didn't take a picture, but I got one of my last Disney World credits (by riding the second side)! Then came the TTA PeopleMover!

You can see the construction up there on the PeopleMover.

Next we swung around the Tomorrowland Speedway!

I see Space Mountain and the now closed arcade! Next we would venture inside Space Mountain!

More of the Hub Construction from December!

Looking at the castle from the future!

A closeup of the castle! What's that wire doing there?

Here's a great shot of a classic coaster!

From a little bit closer!

The Storybook Circus section of New Fantasyland looks fantastic!

Barnstormer was my last Disney World coaster credit!

Another view of this beautiful section of the park!

The castle was poking out through the trees!

Dumbo! This ride has an excessively long Looking queue, but it was only a five minute wait.

It's Dwarf Mountain, the newest mountain in the Disney collection!

I wonder where all the crowds are? It's three days before Christmas and nobody was at Dumbo!

Oh! That's where they are!

75 minutes! It's a good thing we had a fastpass (to be used later in the day)!

The back of the castle!

Peter Pan's flight suddenly got a long line!

But, It's a Small World didn't! By the time we got off, the lines had shifted between the rides!

Poor Rock, it must of hurt him to have fallen on Fred!

Haunted Mansion is a classic, but someone in our group hates it!

Splash Mountain! We wouldn't do this until later when we had a FastPass!

A reborn Disney Classic!

The fifty minutes was closer to 35 minutes!

Guess-Is it the Jungle or the Jungle Cruise?

If you guessed either of those, you are wrong! It was actually the Jingle Cruise full of fun Christmas puns!

Ursus H. Bear founded the greatest show on Earth, the Country Bear Jamboree!

A fun little show with the best bears around!

Look, it's the Haunted Mansion!

The Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe was extra busy since it was the 21st of December! 

Side view of the Cinderella Castle, with Space Mountain poking out!

After a quick lunch at Tomorrowland Terrace, as it was the least crowded restaurant, we waited thirty minutes for Asto-Orbiter!

Astro Orbiter offers a nice view of the area, but the capacity is miserable!

 After riding Space Mountain again, we went back over to Frontierland to ride Splash Mountain! I love Splash Mountain. The drop was simply awesome! Next, we headed back to our room at the Polynesian Village Resort, took a break, and had some pizza for dinner! We came back to the Magic Kingdom late and rode Laugh Floor, hopped on the PeopleMover, and managed to miss most of the fireworks. Then we rode Seven Dwarfs Mine Train for the first time. Here's a nighttime POV:

On our way out, I snapped this with a GoPro! It looks like Cinderella Castle is a thousand feet tall!

After a long day of riding great rides, dodging selfie sticks, and navigating through tourists, we went back to the hotel and got some sleep before another long day at three parks!

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