Tag: Mickey Mouse

  • The Imagineer of Wasteland: Epic Mickey’s Warren Spector

    The highly anticipated new Wii video game, Disney Epic Mickey, was recently released.  With this game, Warren Spector, Epic Mickey’s creator, looked to create the video game equivalent of a Pixar film – entertainment for everyone.  Spector is well known and respected in the gaming world for creating popular video game series such as Wing Commander…

  • Disney Dance Cr-ewwww?

    The sacrifices I make for the sake of the DIS Unplugged Blog sometimes amaze even me. Recently, the “Drawn To The Magic” show at Disney California Adventure was replaced by “Disney Dance Crew”, which opened to less than stellar reviews.  Not being one to trust reviews (I still can’t believe everyone loves “World of Color”…

  • Anticipation Builds For Mickey Mouse’s Big Apple Return

    Excitement grows for the opening of the new Disney Store in New York City’s Times Square.  The re-imagined stores have opened across the U.S. and in Europe since June 29th when the first “next generation” store premiered in Montebello, CA.  The grand opening of the 2-story Manhattan store – billed as the largest in North America – is set for Tuesday,…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • Passing Time between Disney Vacations

    It’s the last day of your Walt Disney World vacation.  The sun is rising and your alarm sounds loudly next to you.  Thirty seconds later your phone rings.  It’s your wake-up call with the sound of Mickey Mouse reminding you to get your day started.  But, there’s a problem; you don’t want your day to…

  • Happy 4th of July!

    Happy 4th of July from your friends at The DIS and DIS Unplugged!  At Walt Disney World and Disneyland, Mickey Mouse and friends celebrate with special fireworks displays and entertainment all across the resort.  No matter how you choose to celebrate, we hope you all have a happy and safe holiday weekend with your friends…