Paradise Pier Mouse Ear Hat

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Disney’s California Adventure is the only park I saw being built and experienced right when it opened. That was pretty cool. It has changed a great deal over the years and some bad ideas like Superstar Limo closed while good attractions like Soarin’ is cloned over at Epcot, albeit without the totally radical airplane hangar … Continue reading "Paradise Pier Mouse Ear Hat"
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Oswald the Lucky Rabbit should have a meet-and-greet at Walt Disney World

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This week’s Limited Time Magic Celebration at Disney California Adventure focuses on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Clarabelle’s Hand-Scooped Ice Cream is featuring a special Oswald-inspired ice cream sundae in a Trolley Car Cup, and stores are highlighting their Oswald merchandise. Seeing again that Oswald mostly is represented at the Disney Parks in North America in … Continue reading "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit should have a meet-and-greet at Walt Disney World"
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Jim’s Attic: Bits of Disneyland

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Having grown up in the Southern California area and visiting Disneyland many, many times a year, it was quite a "Twilight Zone"-like experience to enter the Magic Kingdom for the first time. While there were areas that seemed similar to what was at Disneyland, the differences were more pronounced than the similarities.
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Disney Pic of the Week – Fantasmic!

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Fantasmic! is a nighttime spectacular show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and at Disneyland. The shows have the same title but have many differences. At Disneyland, Guests spread blankets out on the concrete ground of Frontierland facing Rivers of America. The show takes place on the water and a stage on Pirate’s Lair on Tom Sawyer’s … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week – Fantasmic!"
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Taping of Orlando segments of Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade expected later this month

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It may just be the start of November, but the folks at Walt Disney World and Disneyland are busy planning and taping segments for this year's Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, which airs -- you guessed it! -- on Dec. 25. However, the Christmas special traditionally is taped in California in early November and in Orlando the first weekend in December. That looks like the case again this year. According to an organization representing hundreds of student musicians and dancers scheduled to perform in the parade, taping will take place Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1. Sunday, Dec. 2 is earmarked as the rain date.
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Merida from ‘Brave’ is Coming to Disney Parks

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Shawn Slater, Communications Manager, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Creative Entertainment reports on the Disney Parks Blog that the Merida is coming to the Disney Parks soon! In the upcoming Disney*Pixar movie “Brave,” Merida is a headstrong teenager with a vibrant spirit and a softness of heart, struggling to take control of her own destiny. … Continue reading "Merida from ‘Brave’ is Coming to Disney Parks"
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