Tour of Buena Vista Street at California Adventure is next Limited Time Magic

Disney continues its tour a theme park with an Imagineer for its Limited Time Magic.Buena Vista Street in this Disneyland publicity photo.In this installment, from Dec. 9-13, 2013, you can take a tour of Buena Vista Street at California Adventure with an Imagineer.The tour will focus on the architecture, design, music and even the replica of an authentic Red Car Trolley which Walt encountered on him coming to California, according to the Limited...

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Special tour of Magic Kingdom in Disney World with VP Phil Holmes available

Disney publicity photo of Magic KingdomVice President Phil Holmes.Disney is offering a special tour of the Magic Kingdom with Magic Kingdom Vice President Phil Holmes as part of a special Limited Time Magic in Decembers.On Dec. 9, 10, 11, 17 and 20, 2013, Holmes will take guests on a walkthrough of the park and talk about how the park and its Cast Members still look to Walt Disney for inspiration, according to the Limited Time Magic website.Holmes...

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A Secret Santa Celebration coming to Disney World

The Limited Time Magic theme featuring Duffy continues.From Dec. 9 to 13, 2013, at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World, you will be able to stop and see Mickey Mouse's favorite bear - Duffy - by the Town Square Christmas tree and get a hug.In addition, there will also be a special keepsake card. And each of the Disney characters in the mark will have a special card as well after you take your picture with them, according to the Limited Time Magic...

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Learn to be an Elf at Disneyland as a Limited Time Magic

You can learn to be an elf at the California Adventure in Disneyland as part of the Dec. 9- 15, 2013 Limited Time Magic.At the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail in Disneyland guests are put through the ringer to learn to Santa's helper. As a new recruit you will head over the Jingle Bell Bridge, learn about Stocking Stuffing and and Present Tracking.In the end you will receive your own official Elf name and learn the secret Elf Handshake, according...

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Smile of The Day: A view of Cinderella Castle lit up down Main Street

The holidays are in full swing at The Magic Kingdom in Disney World. Here is a view of the castle lit up down Main Street Street. This is taken before the Christmas tree was erected.© Steven Lieb...

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Walt Disney's birthplace being restored and preserved

The move to restore Walt and Roy Disney's birthplace in Chicago back to its 1901 state has started.Google Street View of Disney birthplaceThe house at 2156 North Tripp Ave. was was designed by Walt and Roy's mother Flora and built by their father, Elias in 1893. Elias also built two other houses on the same block as wells the St. Paul Congregational Church, according to a city of Chicago statement.The home owners, Brent Young and Dina Benadon,...

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Historic Disney Photo: Happy Birthday Walt Disney

Happy Birthday Walt Disney.Walter Elias Disney is born in Chicago on Dec. 5, 1901 to Elias Disney and Flora Call Disney. In 1906 the Disney family moved to Marceline, Missouri where Walt grew up on a farm.In 1910, the family sold the farm due to Elias Disney's poor health. In 1911, the family moved to Kansas City, Missouri where Walt discovers and falls in love with vaudeville and movies, according to the Walt Disney Family Museum.Below is a portrait...

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WesJet unveils a Mickey Mouse Sorcerer airplane

WesJet is the latest airline to create a custom Disney plane.WesJet publicity photoThe Calgary-based airline painted a 737-800 aircraft featuring Mickey Mouse as Sorcerer Mickey. The plane took its inaugural flight this past week.The plane was painted with 36 different colors, according to a new release from Disney. It took 26 people 24 days to paint the plane which has mirror images on both sides of the plane.The plane, which is expected to fly...

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Special 'Christmas sweater t-shirts' available from Disney

This is the time of the year that many people receive Christmas sweaters from family.But wearing these sweaters in Orlando when visiting Disney World during the holidays is a bit problematic. Especially when the temperature goes into the 80s, as it has the past few days. So, Disney is now letting you wear the Christmas sweater with a little twist. They made four of them into t-shirts.We found these four at the World of Disney Store at Disney World's...

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Smile of The Day: Osborne Soldiers

Here is one of the many photos we took during this year's visit to the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights. We will come back with a more complete essay in a short whi...

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Historic Walt Disney Photo: Walt in 1935

Here is another in a series of historic photos of Walt Disney. Here is a nice portrait of him, taken in 19...

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Monsters University segment at Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor

On our winter trip here in Disney World, we revisited the Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor in the Tomorrowland area of the Magic Kingdom and was delighted to see an update in the pre-show and main show.For those unfamiliar with the show, follows the exploits from the original "Monsters, Inc." movie. After finding out that laughter powers the city of Monstropolis better than screams, Mike Wazowski comes up with the idea of bringing humans to the monster...

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