Disney This Week - 10 February 2013

This Week – On the Main Street Gazette

No disrespect to the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival (my favorite event of the year!), but there are beautiful buds and blooms to be found all year round in Walt Disney World!

No time machine required, but we stepped back 40 years to see what the future of Tomorrowland was in 1973.

We found what may be the best salad on Disney property when we stopped by Sanaa for the Tandoori Chicken Salad.

The World News Roundtable served up their thoughts on the changing cup of coffee, menus for Limited Time Magic, unannounced character meet-and-greets, Ward Kimball’s biography, Star Wars spin-offs, and Tony Baxter’s retirement.

Where can the Dreamfinder hang out with Gyro Gearloose and the gang from DuckTales? The answer may surprise you!

On Silent Saturday we took a quiet stroll around Upper Regency Street. 

This Week – Around the Disney Blogosphere

J. Jeff Kober has been on the trail of Disney’s Story Maker installations for Disney At Work and discusses what it means for guests.

The Disney Food Blog turns AJ Wolfe loose on Raglan Road where she breaks news about the new Host the Roast family meal option.

Richard Tobin talks about the underappreciated pairing of Johnnie Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet at This Happy Place Blog.

You should moomwalk right on over to Passport to Dreams Old and New, where Foxxfur tries to quantify her appreciation of Captain EO, not that it needs to be explained!

Adam and Andrew take a look at some of BoardWalk’s ornamentation on the Disney Hipster Blog.

Beaches & Cream offers up one stop dining and snacking for Melissa Knight Coulter and Disney on Wheels. P.S. - I also cannot pass up a real Cherry Coke!

Mitch continues his exploration of the remnants from the New York World’s Fair at Imagineering Disney.

Over at Mouse on the Mind, Joshua Blum talks about the coolest places you cannot get to in the modern age of Walt Disney World.

Jeff Heimbuch takes a voyage 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for The 626.

There isn’t much to be said about a gorgeous image of Thunder Mesa, like the one Princess Fee presented on DF’82 this week.

Amanda Tinney weighs in on the Nescafe to Joffrey’s coffee swap on Disney Every Day.

This Week – The Gazette Out and About

We back up our claims of 365 days of beautiful Walt Disney World landscaping with this photo album.

We're also taking part in the photo a day challenge from Suzannah Mitchell DiMarzio and Nicole Siscaretti, affectionately and socially known as #whimsicaldisneygram! Find us on Instagram under the mysterious moniker of @mainstgazette...