Month: July 2010

  • Adventures By Disney Is Going to Egypt in 2011, Would You?

    Update February 4, 2011: Adventures by Disney has suspended all Egypt itineraries through the end of August 2011.  The next planned itinerary to Egypt is an adults only vacation scheduled to depart on September 27, 2011.  Disney is notifying anyone booked on the Egypt trips of the cancellations and offering alternative Adventures by Disney packages.  Here…

  • Celebration V, An Extreme Star Wars Weekends – On Steroids!

    A Star Wars Celebration V Primer for Disney Fans As a Disney fan, you may also enjoy Star Wars, maybe due to attractions in Disney theme parks such as Star Tours, Jedi Training Academy, and the Stormtroopers atop the gates of Disney’s Hollywood Studios for Star Wars Weekends.  However, you may wonder what Star Wars…

  • A Sneak Peek at the Disney Dream Mock-up Room

    If you’ve been curious about what the Disney Dream is going to look like, you will enjoy this video! You get a sneak peek at the mock-ups for many of the items that will be on this new cruise ship for Disney Cruise Line. The Disney Dream will set sail from Port Canaveral January 26,…

  • Video: Disney And Soccer Help Haiti Rise From Earthquake Rubble

    The Disney Cup International youth soccer tournament was played last week (July 12-17, 2010) at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with more than 200 elite teams from around the world competing.  For one team, the Haiti National Women’s 17 & under (U17) team, just making it to Disney for the tournament required many…

  • Disneyland’s 55th Birthday Celebrations

    On Saturday, July 17th, Disneyland celebrated its 55th Birthday.  They celebrated the day with several merchandise releases, a couple of emotional ceremonies and even a few surprises.  It was a hot day in Southern California, just like opening day in 1955, but we braved the heat and enjoyed Disneyland’s birthday party.  Read on for some pictures and highlights from the day.

  • Video: Give A Scoop Of Hope By Having Ice Cream For Breakfast

    Ice Cream For Breakfast is an awareness and fundraising campaign for Give Kids The World (GKTW).  Families at GKTW enjoy ice cream any time of the day, and the idea for the campaign came from one former Wish Family who celebrates the anniversary of their trip to GKTW by eating ice cream for breakfast just…

  • 55 Years of Disneyland Memories

    Happy 55th Birthday Disneyland!!  If you’re at Disneyland today, you might want to check out some of the festivities going on around the resort.   If you can’t make it, rest assured that The DIS Unplugged will be there and will bring you a full report.   Be sure to check out Disneyland Correspondent Nancy Johnson’s blog that takes a…