Happy Halloween.To help you get into the spirit we have a little treat for you: the chance to win a $25 Disney Gift Card. This month we are going to offer two Halloween giveaways tied to our special Unofficial Disney Villain Face-Off. You will be able to vote and enter the giveaway once each day.The first giveaway will begin Oct 1 and end Oct. 14. The second will begin Oct. 15 and last until Oct. 30. So, you'll be able to enter for a treat almost every day of the month, all the way to Halloween.So please help decide who should be crowned the Villain...
Sunday, 30 September 2012
The winner of the First Round in the The Unofficial Disney Villain Face-Off is The Queen of Hearts. She received 73 percent of the vote while the Big Bad Wolf received 27 percent.The Queen of Hearts will now face Ursula in the next round.Here were the Round 1 contestants:Name: Big Bad WolfMovie: “The Three Little Pigs,” a Silly Symphonies short (1933)Best known for: Huffing and puffingQuote: “By the hair on your chinny-chin-chin, I’ll huff...
Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the baddest of them all?There's no reason to ask the mirror. This Halloween month you will decide who is the nastiest, scariest, most repugnant villain in the Disney animated universe.The Unofficial Disney Villain Face-Off is down to the Final Terrible Two. It's now up to you to decide who will be crowned "The Baddest of Them All"for Halloween.Along the way you'll learned about all the villains, be able to give...
This Halloween month, you get to decide which Disney villain is the most "evil" in this year's Unofficial Disney Villain Face-Off.In this final round of the first level Jafar received 72 percent of the vote over Captain Hook's 28 percent.Jafar will now face The Queen in the next level.Name: Captain HookMovie: “Peter Pan” (1953)Best known for: His hook, of course.Quote: “I’ll get you for this, Peter Pan, if it’s the last thing I do!” Background: He...
This Halloween month, you get to decide which Disney villain is the most "evil" in this year's Unofficial Disney Villain Face-Off.In this Round 7 contest, The Queen trounces Gaston receiving 98 percent of the vote, I guess he's not that bad of a guy.In the next round The Queen will face Jafar.Name: GastonMovie: “Beauty and the Beast” (1991)Best known for: His bicepsQuote: “Here in town there's only she who is beautiful as me, so I'm making plans...
The winner of Round 6 in The Unofficial Disney Face-Off is Scar.The former prince beat out Doctor Facilier 76 percent to 24 percent.Scar will now face Cruella deVil in the next round.Name: ScarMovie: “The Lion King” (1994) Best known for: Cavorting with hyenas.Quote: “As far as brains go, I got the lion's share. But, when it comes to brute strength ... I'm afraid I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool.”Background: A covetous Scar arranges for the...
Cruella de Vil beat out Hades in Round 5 of The Unofficial Disney Villain Face-Off.Cruella received 71 percent of the vote over Hades 29 percent of the vote.She now faces Scar in the next round.Name: HadesMovie: “Hercules” (1997)Best known for: Eerie resemblance Snow MiserQuote: “It's a small underworld, after all, huh?”Background: The Greek god of the underworld, Disney’s version of Hades is out to steal his brother Zeus’s place on Mount Olympus....
The winner of Round 4 in the opening level of The Unofficial Disney Villain Face-Off has Shan Yu beating out Judge Claude Frollo 60 percent to 40 percent.Shan Yu will now face Maleficent in the next round.Here were the Round 4 contestants:Name: Judge Claude Frollo Movie: “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1996) Best known for: Stunning hypocrisy (pretty sophisticated for a kids’ movie) Quote: “And he shall smite the wicked and plunge them...
Is there any doubt who won this round of The Unofficial Disney Villain Face-Off. Maleficent beat out Lady Tremaine 84 percent to 16 percent.Maleficent will now face Shan Yu in the next level.Name: MaleficentMovie: “Sleeping Beauty” (1959) Best known for: Turning into a dragon.Quote: “You poor, simple fools. Thinking you can defeat me? Me, the mistress of all evil?” Background: Upset after being snubbed by the parents of the Princess Aurora,...
This was the closest competition in the first voting level in the The Unofficial Disney Villain Face-Off. The winner of this round is Ursula with 51 percent of the vote against Chernabog.Ursula will now face The Queen of Hearts in the next round.Name: ChernabogMovie: “Fantasia” (1940)Best known for: Raising ghosts, monsters, fire women, imps, blue satyrs, witches and demons when he awakens during Walpurgis Night, a traditional Spring festival which...
How much do you love Mickey Mouse?Well, not matter how much you do love him, a Florida woman has you beat.Janet Esteves, a 57-year-old Celebration woman holds the Guinness World Record for the largest Mickey Mouse collection, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The latest official count has her collection at 4,127 items, though she tells the newspaper there are 2,000 other pieces waiting to be cataloged."This is a passion," she...
Saturday, 29 September 2012
Disney is already capable of placing a person's face on a doll, we saw that with the opening of the D-Tech Me Experience, now Disney has received a patent which will allow them to place images on a food items.Here is a drawing from the patent showing how the device would project a a movie on the cake.In an effort to create more personalized cakes, Disney has come up with a system "for digitally augmenting or enhancing a food product such as the...
First world-renowned footwear designer Christian Louboutin remade Disney's Cinderella's glass slippers. Then DSW introduced its own line of dress shoes inspired by the movie. Now, Stride Rite is getting into the act creating three style of shoes for "little princess."The Stride Rite for Disney Princess collection coincides with the released of Disney's Cinderella Diamond Edition, available on Blu-ray on Oct. 2."By featuring key style elements of...
Swampy the Alligator fans can download 10 free levels featuring characters from the upcoming stop-motion animated movie "Frankenweenie."
The “10 Days of Frankenweenie” are special black and white levels of Where\'s My Water, featuring a cameo by one of the stars, Sparky, and a new soundtrack inspired by the film.
"Frankenweenie" is a story about a boy named Victor, losing his dog Sparky, and then uses science to bring him back from the dead "with just a few minor adjustments," according to the Disney news release.
The movie opens Oct. 5.
The “10 Days of Frankenweenie” are special black and white levels of Where\'s My Water, featuring a cameo by one of the stars, Sparky, and a new soundtrack inspired by the film.
"Frankenweenie" is a story about a boy named Victor, losing his dog Sparky, and then uses science to bring him back from the dead "with just a few minor adjustments," according to the Disney news release.
The movie opens Oct. 5.
The 30th anniversary of Epcot is on Oct. 1 - and while there will be no 13-month Disney celebration as there has been with other major milestones - guests on that day will still be able to attend some anniversary events.Three history presentations will be taking place in the World Showcase, courtesy of D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, a special anniversary moment and a special Illuminations, according to the Disney Parks Blog. ...
Monday, 17 September 2012
The Disney Vacation Club has announced two new perks which will go into effect Oct. 1.The first is a major savings on Premium Disney World Annual passes. The second is 10 percent off all merchandise.According to the DVC website:"From October 31, 2012, Members will be able to purchase a Walt Disney World Premium Annual Pass for just $399 (that's a savings of $300 off the regular price!) Premium Annual Passholders enjoy unlimited admission to four...
Sunday, 16 September 2012
Disney is now offering daily deals and specials through a new website called Disney Family Deals.Similar to Groupon and other daily deal websites, Disney Family Deals spotlights special offers and promotions from the companies and brands making up The Walt Disney Co. This includes toys, videos, music, clothes and the parks, according to the website.In addition, Disney has partnered with Plum District, a premium service geared toward moms, to offer...
This week the Disney Universe sees the return of the Segway Tour at Epcot, the closing of a few rides in Disneyland and Disney World for refurbishments and two movies coming out on DVD and Blu-ray.In addition, the Halloween celebration continues at the Disney Parks. Here is a look at what's happening: ...
Disney has confirmed that "Avengers 2" will be released in 2015 with Joss Whedon at the helm.''Joss Whedon has signed an exclusive deal with Marvel Studios for film and television through the end of June 2015," Disney said in a statement."As part of that deal, Whedon will write and direct Marvel's The Avengers 2 as well as help develop a new live-action series for Marvel Television at ABC. He will also contribute creatively to the next phase of Marvel's...
Saturday, 15 September 2012
Disneyland opened the transformed Halloween Haunted Mansion this week. This is the time of the year that Jack Skellington and all of his buddies from "The Nightmare Before Christmas" kick out all 999 ghosts from the Haunted Mansion and move in for a few months.The work done on building and the grounds is phenomenal. While the ride remains the same, the entire storyline is changed and each room is transformed. According to Disney:More than 400...
Friday, 14 September 2012
After 41 years, The Magic Kingdom will no longer be dry.Over the years, the Walt Disney World Resort has allowed alcohol sales at Epcot, Hollywood Studios and the Animal Kingdom, but has always kept it out of The Magic Kingdom. Now, the new Be Our Guest Restaurant will sell alcohol during the evening meal.According to the latest menu released by Disney, when the restaurant opens in the New Fantasyland on Nov. 19, it will offer three types of champagne...
Walt Disney Studios is booting a a stop-motion animated film that was in development by director Henry Selick, best known for his work on "Coraline" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas."The untitled movie, which was due out in October 2013, means the Walt Disney Co. will book a $50 million write-down for its fiscal fourth quarter, according to The Wall Street Journal. Disney Chief Financial Officer Jay Rasulon said the write-down would...
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Everyone dreams of being a star. Now Disney has created a magazine geared toward students in the performing arts to help them reach that dream.Disney Extra Credit Magazine focuses on Disney's entertainment and gives behind the scene looks at all types of performers, according to the premiere issue.The first issue has interviews with Broadway stars from "The Lion King" and "Newsies" and shows you what life is like as a performer on a Disney Cruise...
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
They are known as "the holy grail" of roller coaster artifacts and now the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives in Texas has two of them - Disneyland Matterhorn Bobsleds.The Matterhorn at DisneylandAfter a nearly six month rehab of the famed Disneyland attraction, including changing the ride vehicles from two cars able to hold eight passengers (with one person sitting in an other person's lap) to a more expansive vehicle with three individual...
Disney has opened its application process for the 2013 Walt Disney World Moms Panel.This year, Disney has created a social Sports Team Mom specialty, looking for someone who has experience organizing sports team travel.In 2008, Disney created the Moms Panel, an online forum of everyday people answering and giving advice on Disney vacations. No travel agents or anyone in the theme park industry is allowed to participate.This year, Disney is looking...
Monday, 10 September 2012
Standing in line at a Disney theme park is just par for the visit. The key is enjoying what you find in the queues and seeing what little stories you can make up. When going through the The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh in Disney World, the line started off with what I always like to call -- Gopher Aerobics....
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