Magical Mouse Schoolhouse, where Disney IS school!

MAGICAL MOUSE SCHOOLHOUSE is a unique blog that plusses the homeschool experience and prompts home educators to think outside the textbook. Our bi-weekly posts expose teachable moments in Walt Disney entertainment, from the history of Walter Elias Disney to Audio-animatronics, from theme park attractions to Disney conservation efforts. Each article

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Disney Character News and Rumors for August 2011

It has been a pretty quiet month for character news on Character Central but I am sure as we move into the fall and get closer to Halloween (Mickey’s No So Scary Halloween Party) and Christmas (Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party) we will be hearing more! Walt Disney World Tink

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Disney Character News and Rumors for July 2011

Walt Disney World Phineas and Ferb are now appearing daily in Disney’s Hollywood Studios After a short break Lightening McQueen and Mater are meeting again daily at DHS with a new look for Cars 2 Also staying in DHS, Winnie the Pooh has replaced Lotso in the Art of Animation

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Disneyland Paris: Hotel Santa Fe Review

I was very excited about the Hotel Santa Fe when I researched Disney resorts at Disneyland Paris.   The photos, the overall theme and concept, it all looked very cool.  It’s not.  I am very glad I went to all the Disney resorts and spent several days exploring them before staying

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Howdy Folks, Come along to Disney’s Hotel Cheyenne

Did you know there is an old western town, a ghost town of sorts, just on the outskirts of Disneyland Paris? It’s Disney’s Hotel Cheyenne and the theme is loads of fun. Walt Disney himself always wanted to build a Western town in his park, and it’s nice to see

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Disneyland Paris: Dine like a King at King Ludwig’s Castle

If you have a prince or princess in waiting that is looking for a royal meal, stop by and see the king at King Ludwig’s Castle. King Ludwig’s Castle is located at the Disney Village at Disneyland Paris. I dined at King Ludwigs for lunch on a weekend and I

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Disneyland Paris: Resort Review Series – Hotel NY

I toured the Disneyland Paris Resorts (DLPR) this week and have put together a review, or more of a pictorial of these different unique resorts. The first resort I visited was Disney’s Hotel NY. To give you a little background about the Disneyland Paris Resort area let me explain a

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Disney Transportation – Giving up your Seat

Have you ever been on a crowded bus or monorail leaving the parks that was standing room only?  I know I have!  After long day in the parks, buses, monorails, and boats carry the tired masses back to their resorts (or cars), leaving people standing and ogling the seated passengers,

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Euro Disney and Pierre & Vacances Unveil Villages Nature, a New, Sustainable Resort Concept

Euro Disney S.C.A. Group (“Euro Disney”) and Groupe Pierre & Vacances Center Parcs (“Pierre & Vacances”) are unveiling today their new concept of a vacation destination based on the search for harmony between man and nature. The destination would be, in its design and in its operations, a unique model

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How Disney brings America’s Halloween traditions to the world.

This interesting article comes to us from D23. In the same way Walt Disney Parks and Resorts introduced Main Street, U.S.A. to Asia and Europe, they’re now inspiring guests from all around the world to experience something else as American as apple pie — Halloween. From a dancing zombie chorus

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