It was a beautifully crisp and brilliant morning on this first day of November. Here we were in Orlando, Florida after having spent the day before (Halloween) at EPCOT enjoying ourselves at the International Wine & Food Festival. We decided to stop by Downtown Disney for lunch on our way out of town and back to our home in South Florida. Seeing this beautiful balloon reminded me that no matter where you are...you can fly! Enjoy your Autumn days and have a wonderful Winter! ~ Downtown Disney ~ Orlando, Florida
[Characters in Flight opened in Spring 2009 and features a giant tethered balloon that soars 400 feet, providing 360-degree views of the Walt Disney World Resort. It is operated by Aerophile and is
very similar to PanoraMagique located at Disney Village at Disneyland Paris.]
Take this balloon ride ~
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiBJ54AEuQk
[Pleasure Island was primarily a nighttime entertainment complex with two comedy clubs and four dance clubs. These clubs closed permanently on September 27, 2008. New shops and restaurants were planned to open to replace the closed clubs, but the economic recession of 2009 delayed plans. Only one new restaurant has opened to date.
While the Village/Marketplace and West Side have always been free to enter, Pleasure Island required the purchase of admission and was closed during the day. Beginning in summer 2004, Pleasure Island became free to enter, and only those guests entering the nightclubs were charged admission.
On November 18, 2010, Walt Disney World Resort announced a project named Hyperion Wharf, which was planned to replace the Pleasure Island complex. Pleasure Island would have undergone extensive renovations and re-theming to transform into the early twentieth century wharf-themed entertainment area. New shopping and dining locations would have also been added. In July 2011, it was announced that these plans have been delayed. These plans were later cancelled in favor of Disney Springs. Construction began in April 2013 on Disney Springs, a complete remake of the section, which will be completed by 2016.]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Disney_%28Florida%29
Red Rubber Ball ~
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbDKN0dk54M 