Posted on Thursday, 31st March 2011 by Nancy Johnson

I’ll admit it.  I went to see the new Disney Junior Live on Stage show at Disney’s California Adventure with a bias on my shoulders.   Let me explain. Even though I love most of Disney’s pre-school shows and have kids that fit their target demographic, I need to disclose that I grew to become a “hater” of [...]

Tags: Bear in the Big Blue House, California Adventure, Disney Junior, Disney Junior Live on Stage, disney world, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Little Einsteins, Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Minnie Mouse, My Friends Tigger and Pooh, Playhouse Disney, Stanley, The Never Land Pirate Band
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Posted on Wednesday, 30th March 2011 by Kathy Werling

The former Exposition Hall in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World has been renamed as Town Square Theater. It formally opens on April 1, 2011 as the new home of Mickey and Minnie Mouse and the Princesses.  Disney was operating the meet and greet as a soft opening today.

Tags: disney world, Exposition Hall, Magic Kingdom, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Town Square Theater
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Posted on Wednesday, 30th March 2011 by Scott Smith

In this week’s show, Corey and Julie Martin give tips about taking toddlers to Epcot, Scott Smith talks about SeaWorld Orlando’s 2011 Viva la Musica festival, the Disneyland team gives us an update, the team answers some of your questions from Facebook, plus news, housekeeping and roundtable rapidfire. The DIS Unplugged podcast is a weekly [...]

Tags: disney world, Disneyland, Epcot, Orlando, Sea World, Toddlers, Viva la Musica
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Posted on Tuesday, 29th March 2011 by Dave Parfitt

For those of us living far away from Walt Disney World or Disneyland, we often look for that “Disney Fix” wherever and whenever we can get it.  The National Touring Company of The Lion King recently opened a 4 week run at the Auditorium Theatre in my hometown of Rochester, NY.  I was able to take [...]

Tags: Broadway, Disney Theatrical, Lion King
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Posted on Saturday, 26th March 2011 by Tony Spittell

Disneyland’s Hungry Bear Restaurant just unveiled a new menu, and I was there to do a Culinary Quest about it. The new and improved menu includes some unique items, reimagined standbys, and new desserts. There has been a lot of excitement about this new menu, so, let’s see what all the excitement is about.

Tags: Culinary Quest, Dining, Dining review, Disneyland, hungry bear restaurant
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Posted on Friday, 25th March 2011 by Jack Burgin

A new lawsuit over a 60 year-old song challenges Walt Disney World’s use of the “Hoop Dee Doo” Polka, the song that gives the Hoop-Dee Doo Musical Revue its name.  The Revue (as I’ll call it) is one of the most popular dinner shows at the Walt Disney World Resort.  Chuck Mirarchi, DIS Contributing Columnist, [...]

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Posted on Friday, 25th March 2011 by Nancy Johnson

Mom.  The love of your life.  The giver of your life.  Her big day is coming up – May 8th, 2011, to be exact.  Time to start planning.  Thankfully, the Disneyland Resort has some ideas of how to help you celebrate. Last year, we showed you the lengths that the Disneyland Hotel goes to in [...]

Tags: Disney's Grand Californian Hotel, disneyland hotel, Mother's Day, Mother's Day Brunch, Mother's day ideas, Mother's Day Royal Buffet, Storyteller's Cafe
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