Mickey's Fun Wheel - Light - Up Fun!

Hello again everyone!

Sorry yet again for my long absence.  I've been extra busy lately finishing up school with my rotations and all, but I've finally found some time in my schedule to blog again!  So, here goes! :)

I posted some pictures the other day of Mickey's Fun Wheel at night.  Something I love to do while waiting for World of Color to start is to put my camera up on my tripod (or a fence if that's what's available) and start taking photos of the Wheel with long exposures.  You can maybe judge the color that your photo will come out by the colors showing up on the wheel, but the surprise is in the patterns! It just depends on how long you let the wheel spin and what pattern the lights are flashing in their lines. It's a neat surprise each time you look at your photo. :)

SO.... onto the pictures!  These were taken prior to me seeing World of Color for the first time.  We had front, I mean FRONT, row seats to the show.  It was just us and the open water in front of us, so I got very spoiled enjoying all the nice pictures I could take.

The first (and my favorite) of this post is a cool blue "strobe" pattern I got off the wheel!  Not sure how the two tones of blue worked out, but I think it looks pretty neat nevertheless!



Next up we have a neat "Golden Glow" coming off the Wheel.  Another funky and enjoyable pattern to look at.



Last for today we have another yellow / orange toned photo (I seemed to get a lot of those that night...), but this one with a simpler, cleaner pattern.



Hope you've enjoyed this trip on Mickey's Fun Wheel!  I promise I'll be back soon with more pics and Disney fun :)

[Mickey's] Fun Wheel Friday

Thought I'd do something new for today's "Friday" post :)


The patterns that you can capture on Mickey's Fun Wheel are so neat!  You never know what you're going to get!  Since the colors and movements of the lights change, you can really get some awesome shots.  Also, photographing the wheel like this gives you something fun to do while waiting for World of Color to start!


Mickey's Fun Wheel is such a pretty icon in California Adventure now!  The big happy Mickey face along with those pretty dancing lights always brighten my day at the park.  I love the sight of that huge ferris wheel and it's even more fun to ride.  So my question for everyone who reads this is: Do you go on the swinging gondolas or the non-swinging ones? :)  Please leave your answer in the comments!!  It would be fun to see what people prefer to ride!


Happy Friday and enjoy!!

The World is A Carrousel of Color

"The world is a carrousel of color!  Wonderful, marvelous color!  A rainbow of imagination.  A blue rolling sea, a red summer rose, a sunset in the sky.  Beauty untold is ours to behold, to dazzle your mind and your eye!"

"The wonderful world of color!  Wonderful, colorful, beautiful!  The wonderful world of color!  So wonderful, so beautiful to see!"


"Adventure is waiting, let it open your eyes!  Imagine and see what wonders can be, each journey can hold a surprise!"








World of Color is SUCH a beautiful show!  I've had the privilege to see it twice now and each time I watch it becomes even more beautiful to me!  Even as I sit here and write this post I'm listing to the music from the show as inspiration! :)  Both times I have seen this show it amazes me so much it brings tears to my eyes.








The first time I watched it (see pictures 2 and 3) I was in the very front and center!  There was no one in-between me and the water at all!  For those of you who have been to Disney California Adventure and seen the show, I was sitting in the "white" section.  To spare my camera from an almost certain watery death, I decided to use the ponchos I had brought for myself to shield my camera and my tripod.  It was quite a ridiculous looking setup but in the end my camera was perfectly dry and safe.  Me, on the other hand, was drenched, shaking, and cold.  If you know me or have seen a picture of me, you know I have really long blonde hair.  To give you an idea of just HOW drenched I was, I had to wring water out of my hair after the show!!  The second time I watched the show (picture 1) I was a little further back in the "yellow" section and had multiple ponchos this time!  Some for me and the camera!


And if you were wondering, the little white spot in the top center of the photos is the moon!  I was quite lucky this World of Color night and the moon was in JUST the right spot to be in all of my pictures!








I took tons of pictures of World of Color and will be posting many more in the future so be sure to stay tuned!  I thought today I'd give a little taste of my pictures from this magnificent show!  If you haven't had a chance to or haven't made time to see World of Color while you're at Disney California Adventure, please stop and take the time to see it!  It is a fantastic show that is definitely worth the wait.  I'm sure you'll be just as amazed by it as I am each and every time I see it!