Hidden Mickeys Take to the High Seas
First Field Guide for the Disney Cruise Line While Mickey Mouse has grown to be one of the twentieth century’s most recognizable icons, it is often forgotten that the first appearance of the character was at the helm of a riverboat in Steamboat Willie. Not surprising, then, that Mickey has
Mickey’s Christmas Carol Emporium windows at Magic Kingdom
For the 2009 Christmas season, Disney has reinstalled into the Magic Kingdom’s Emporium windows the long out of view animated window displays based on the holiday favorite, “Mickey’s Christmas Carol.” Six scenes tell the classic story of Mickey Mouse as Bob Cratchit and Scrooge McDuck as Ebenezer Scrooge. These scenes
High Lead Levels Found in Barbie & Disney Toys
Shades of 2007, as lead-contaminated toys have been discovered by a California advocacy group. To make matters worse, the lead was found in two children’s favorites: Barbie and Disney toys. The Center for Environmental Health tested about 250 children’s products purchased at major retailers and found lead levels that exceeded
The Shaw/Tuftex Fall Sweepstakes 2009
Enter Shaw’s Tuftex Fall 2009 Sweepstakes for your chance to win $10,000 or hundreds of other prizes like Disney gift certificates worth up to $500, movie passes, and Disney toys. Canadians are eligible to enter, but they have a separate link; select the Canadian flag on the sweepstakes’ banner to
Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea goes down the drain
In one of his first major creative moves as Walt Disney Studios’ new movie chief, Rich Ross has made the costly decision to pull the plug on the planned $150-million production of “Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” — the last project approved by his predecessor, Dick Cook. The
HGTV Holiday Getaway Sweepstakes
You could win a family vacation for four that includes an overnight stay at the most exclusive address in the Magic Kingdom® Park: Cinderella Castle Suite! Enter once a day until December 28, 2009 at 5pm EST. Click here for rules and restrictions. Click the picture above to enter.
Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Walt Disney World
Disney World is offering several new ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve this year: A special two-hour, all-you-can-eat dinner & dessert and exclusive viewing of the Wishes fireworks show will be offered at the Tomorrowland Terrace Noodle Station on December 31 between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. The Dinner and Dessert
Radio Disney – Ubisoft Band Together With Petz Sweepstakes
Enter Radio Disney’s Ubisoft Band Together With Petz Sweepstakes for a chance to win a 2-night trip for four to Los Angeles or one of 100 Ubisoft Petz Nursery Games. Entry Frequency: 1 x daily per person/email End Date: December 12, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. PT Eligibility: US (void in
Disney Pic of the Day – Giant Gingerbread House Opens @ Grand Floridian Resort
Amazing Victorian gingerbread house at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. And if you’re like me, the thought of building your own 16-foot jaw-dropper of a gingerbread house has at least crossed your mind.
Planning To Visit Disney During Christmas? Read This Before You Plan Any Further
Another great article from Reed at ReedsTickets. Reed is a guest writer for Chip and Company. Be sure to show him some love if you are in or visiting NYC and need tickets to sports event, a concert or a theater production. Planning To Visit Disney During Christmas? Read
Big Grizzly Mountain coaster coming to Hong Kong Disneyland
The Big Grizzly Mountain roller coaster at Hong Kong Disneyland will take riders through an abandoned gold mine packed with dynamite and overrun by grizzly bears. Set to open as early as 2012, the runaway mine train ride is part of a nearly $500-million expansion at Hong Kong Disneyland that
Collection of Disney’s “Space Mountain” Ride Videos
This is a full ride through Space Mountain on November 15th, 2009 (it is still in soft opening). Space Mountain Queue, Part 1. This is from November 15th, 2009 at Walt Disney World.
The Gingerbread Carousel at Walt Disney World’s Beach Club Resort
Each holiday season at Disney’s Beach Club Resort in Florida, a team of pastry chefs builds a giant gingerbread carousel in the hotel lobby. Every visible part is edible — the chocolate and fondant horses, the gingerbread floor and canopy, the white chocolate figures of Mickey Mouse and his friends,
Sneak peek: A scene-by-scene look at Hong Kong Disneyland’s Mystic Manor
Don’t open that box Monkey! Mystic Manor takes visitors on a circa-1908 tour of an ancient artifact collection belonging to a world-renowned adventurer and explorer. Inside the Victorian home on a remote jungle hilltop, Lord Henry Mystic’s museum comes alive when his mischievous monkey opens an enchanted music box. Set
