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Disney Magical World for Nintendo 3DS

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Disney Magical World

Disney Magical World

In Disney Magical World you can create an avatar and a customized dream life. Players embark on a 3D fantasy adventure featuring more than 60 Disney characters across a main central plaza and its 4 surrounding worlds inspired by Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Aladdin and Winnie the Pooh.

The game also leverages unique features of the Nintendo 3DS system. By scanning AR Cards, which will be distributed online, in stores and at special events using the Nintendo 3DS camera, players can unlock new clothes, accessories and furniture items, but only for a limited time.

The game also offers additional paid downloadable content, including 1 free monthly Disney-themed avatar T-shirt, via Wi-Fi to players using a broadband Internet connection. You also can opt in to receive free downloadable items like clothing and furniture every season.

Here are some screenshots for your viewing pleasure:

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The game is now available in stores for $29.99.

Were you lucky enough to get your hands on this magical game?

Wishing you Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust

Sunshine

Disney’s Club Penguin is Now Available to Play on iPhone and iPod Touch

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Club Penguin App

Club Penguin app

Disney Club Penguin fans can now play the #1 virtual world for kids on iPhone and iPod Touch. The virtual world was made available to iPad users in December, and the most update brings the playable world to iPhone and iPod Touch.

The update coincides with one of Club Penguin’s most popular events in the virtual world, the Puffle Party.

Features from the Puffle Party event will be included in the app, such as:

  •  Members can now adopt up to 40 pet puffles, including the new dog and cat puffle
  • Members can walk puffles in the world and play and dig for cool clothing or coins
  • Players can roleplay in six new rooms like the Puffle Park, Hotel Rooftop and Pet Shop

Wishing you Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust

Sunshine

 

Celebrate Easter with Disney Infinity’s “Egg Hunt Challenge” Toy Boxes

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Egg Hunt Challenge

Egg Hunt Challenge

There is an egg-citing adventure for Disney Infinity’s new user-generated “Egg Hunt Challenge” Toy Boxes. Players were asked to put a Disney Infinity spin to a traditional egg hunt with bonus points for hooking up Logic Toys.

This week’s episode of “Disney Infinity Toy Box TV: The Official Weekly Web Show” features the weekly top five countdown.

Check out the trailer:

I know I say it all the time, but I can’t wait to see this movie!!

Photo Credit: Disney Parks Blog

Wishing you Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust

Sunshine

Weekly Universal, Sea World, and Orlando Area Attractions Discounts

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There are lots of other places to visit outside of Walt Disney World and what better way tot see them then with a discount? We can add a day, or two to your vacation so you can experience discounts beyond Disney.

Universal Orlando Resort Discounts

  • Cabana Bay Beach Resort Florida Resident Deal:  Are you ready to experience the spectacular new Cabana Bay Beach Resort?  It is opening this week!  Florida Residents can be the 1st to experience this new hotel at special prices, just for you.  Rates start from just $94 per night plus tax.  This deal is good from April 25-June 5.
  • 4th Night and 3rd Day Free:  Book a Universal Partner hotel for 3 nights with a 2 Day Base ticket and receive your 4th night and 3rd day at the parks for FREE!
  • Save up to $500 on your Universal Package:  Stay at one of the Universal Hotels including Cabana Bay Hotel, Royal Pacific Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel or Portofino Bay Hotel with tickets and save up to $500 on your package.  Now is the time to visit the movies at the Universal Orlando Resort.
  • Universal 1-Day or 2-Day Pass with Shuttle Transportation for 2014:  Take a day away from the Disney World Parks to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!  Book a 1-Day or 2-Day Pass to Universal Studios with shuttle transportation included in the ticket.  This special ticket is only available with select companies including Destinations in Florida.
  • “Take 2” Transfer:  If you do not want to rent a car during your Orlando vacation, take advantage of the new “Take 2” Transfer ticket for only $39 per person.  This transfer includes transportation from a Disney Resort hotel to Universal Orlando Resort for a Universal Studios vacation.  After your Universal vacation, the transportation takes you back to the Orlando International Airport.

Sea World Discounts

  • Eat for Free During Your Vacation:  Book a Sea World Package at one of the partner hotels and get the All Day Dining Deal for FREE!
  • Kids Free at Sea World:  Book your Sea World Package and kids play for free.  You will receive one free child ticket (ages 3-9) for every paid adult.

Orlando Attraction Ticket Discounts

  • Kennedy Space Center Tickets:  Pre-order your tickets to Kennedy Space Center and save money with special prices.  Experience the Space Shuttle Atlantis, US Astronaut Hall of Fame, and more; just an hour from Orlando.  Click here to more details and to purchase tickets.

Book your family memories today with your favorite

Destinations in Florida/Destinations to Explore travel agent!

Enter to Win Disney’s Best Moment Ever Sweepstakes

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Disney Best Moment Ever Sweepstakes
Disney Best Moment Ever Sweepstakes

Disney Best Moment Ever Sweepstakes

Enter Disney‘s Best Moment Ever Sweepstakes for a chance to win a 4 day 3 night vacation for the winner and up 3 guests to Disney World.

Enter between April 15, 2014, and May 14, 2014. You must be a registered member of Disney.com. Visit  www.Disney.com/BestMomentEver to enter.

You can only enter 1 time per person/email address, per day.

All ages are welcome to enter!

To check out the full details and to enter the contest visit www.Disney.com/BestMomentEver.

Good Luck!

Wishing you Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust

Sunshine

Disneyland Resort Restaurants Wins Big Awards

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Carthay Restaurant

Carthay restaurant

Disneyland Resort is celebrating because they have just picked up 12 new awards from the Southern California Restaurant Writers, with tributes for 2013-2014 going to restaurants at Disneyland Park, Disney California Adventure Park and the Disneyland Resort hotels.

Each year, the Southern California Restaurant Writers evaluates restaurants from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border on food, service, ambiance and beverages. Three Disneyland Resort restaurants received highest honors, earning the coveted Five Star award and the Golden Bacchus Wine Award: Carthay Circle Restaurant and Lounge in Disney California Adventure Park, Napa Rose in Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, and Steakhouse 55 in the Disneyland Hotel.

These, plus several other prestigious awards, were presented to the Disneyland Resort staff at the 2013-2014 Southern California Restaurant Writers Annual Awards Banquet held on April 13 at the Astor Classic Events Center in Anaheim, Calif. The highlight of the evening was the recognition of Jose Barragan, named “Manager of the Year” for his work at Carthay Circle Restaurant and Lounge.

Barragan has been with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts for 17 years. He brings 35 years of food service experience, plus a business administration education, to Carthay Circle Restaurant and Lounge. Prior to his Disney career, he spent 11 years at the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and four years at the Ritz-Carlton.

Carthay Circle Restaurant and Lounge take you back to the Golden Age of Hollywood at the heart of Disney California Adventure Park. The seasonal menu, created by award-winning Executive Chef Andrew Sutton, celebrates California’s diverse cuisine. Guests enjoy varieties of sustainable fish, both wild and farmed, in dishes such as ceviche of blue cobia and sesame-soy-glazed Skuna Bay salmon. The lunch menu includes seasonal salads, such as Strawberry Chicken, an Angus burger with cheddar cheese and house-made pickles. A friendly wine program includes both Old and New World wines, with a focus on California vintages.

Napa Rose, at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, also earned 5 Stars and the Golden Bacchus Wine Award this year. Napa Rose showcases California wine country cuisine, changing its menu seasonally to source the finest, freshest ingredients. The cuisine is created to complement the restaurant’s extensive California-dominated wine collection. The 17,000-bottle cellar carries more than 1,000 different labels, with 80 wines available by the glass.

With 12 awards going to eight restaurants, 2 in Disneyland Park, 2 in Disney California Adventure Park and 3 in Disneyland Resort hotels – Disneyland Resort guests have some amazing dining options and locations to pick from.

The complete list of Disneyland Resort awards from SCRW:

Manager of the Year:

  • Jose Barragan (Carthay Circle Restaurant and Lounge, Disney California Adventure Park)

Golden Bacchus Wine Award:

  • Carthay Circle Restaurant and Lounge
  • Napa Rose (Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa)
  • Steakhouse 55 (Disneyland Hotel)

5 Stars:

  • Carthay Circle Restaurant and Lounge (Disney California Adventure Park)
  • Napa Rose  (Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa)
  • Steakhouse 55 (Disneyland Hotel)

4 Stars:

  • Ariel’s Grotto (Disney California Adventure Park)
  • Blue Bayou Restaurant (Disneyland Park)
  • Café Orleans (Disneyland Park)
  • Storytellers Cafe (Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa)

3 Stars:

  • Goofy’s Kitchen (Disneyland Hotel

Way to go Disneyland!

Wishing you Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust

Sunshine

Top Five Ways to Work Out at Disney World

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Are you a fit and active vacationer? Do you wake-up early to run or work out at the gym?

Disney offers an array of opportunities for those looking to exercise while visiting the resort. Here are my top five picks for working out at Walt Disney World:

5. Some of the resorts have a fitness center. The centers are free to use for guests of those resorts, or you can pay $12 per day to use the facility if you are staying at a different resort. Here is a list of resorts with fitness centers:

  • Boardwalk – Muscles & Bustles Health Club
  • Animal Kingdom Lodge – Zahanati Fitness Center
  • Coronado Springs Resort – La Vida Fitness Center
  • Contemporary  Resort – Olympiad Fitness Center
  • Grand Floridian – Grand Floridian Spa & Health Club
  • Old Key West – R.E.S.T. Exercise Room
  • Saratoga Springs –  Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa Fitness Center
  • Wilderness Lodge  – Sturdy Branches Health Club
  • Yacht and Beach Club – Ship  Shape Health Club

4. Hit some balls on one of Disney’s fabulous tennis courts. Several resorts have courts. You will need to reserve court time in order to play on the resort courts. You can even sign up for lessons or time with a tennis pro. Clinics and private instruction at the Walt Disney World Resort can be reserved by calling 321-228-1146.  Lessons are provided by Orlando Tennis Services, LLC and are available at Animal Kingdom Lodge, Bay Lake Tower, Saratoga Springs and the Yacht & Beach Clubs. Equipment is provided. You must be a resort guest to participate. Private appointments are available, or you can join a group lesson. The cost is $90 per hour, per person (DVC members receive 10% discount).

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3. If you are a runner, you might consider staying at one of the resorts with dedicated trails. You can also bus to one of these resorts and use the trails free of charge. Jogging trails can be found at the following resorts:

  • Caribbean Beach : 1.4 mile
  • Boardwalk Resort: 0.8 mile
  • Coronado Springs Resort:  9/10th of a mile
  • Ft. Wilderness: 1.5 mile
  • Grand Floridian Resort & Spa: 1.4 mile
  • Old Key West
  • Polynesian Resort: 1.5 mile
  • Port Orleans Resort: .7 mile and 1 mile
  • Wilderness Lodge and Villas: 1.5 mile

2. Surf’s Up! Want a unique and challenging workout? Try the surf school at Typhoon Lagoon. Surfing  lessons are offered every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 6:30am – 9:00am. Instruction is provided by Craig Carroll’s Cocoa Beach Surfing School. Class sizes are limited to 12 guests and you must be age 8 or older to participate. The session is a half hour of land instruction followed by two hours in the water. Guests must use the soft sided surfboards which are provided. The cost is $150 per person plus the cost of admission to Typhoon Lagoon. For reservations, call 407-WDW-PLAY (939-7529).

Typhoon Lagoon Surfer

1. Just being at Disney and having fun gives you a great workout! Let’s face it: we get a pretty darn good workout by walking throughout the parks all day for multiple days in a row. If you add a day or two at a water park you add lots of stair-climbing and swimming activities. My #1 pick for getting a workout at Disney is to just enjoy Disney and participate in all of the fun it has to offer. Trust me, you will be sore by the end of the day just from having a lot of fun!

Where do you like to workout at Disney? Have you tried the tennis lessons or Surf School? Tell us about them!

Space Mountain A Graphic Novel Coming Soon to Bookstores!

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The year is 2125 and the Magellan Science Academy has given two lucky cadets special
Thulium tickets to join a team of space explorers on an exciting time-travel mission twenty-four
hours into the future. But when their mission goes unexpectedly wrong, the two kids must band
together with a tiny flying saucer sidekick to save themselves, their crew, and all of Space
Mountain–before time runs out and the galaxy is destroyed!

 

Writer BRYAN Q. MILLER is best known for his work on TV’s Arrow and Smallville (The
CW), and DC Comics’ Teen Titans and Batgirl, both of which were fan favorites. Bryan has
also written several Spider-Man stories for Marvel Press.

 

Fan-favorite and best-selling artist KELLEY JONES is widely known for his acclaimed run
on DC Comics’ Batman, which helped inspire Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy. Kelley
is also well-known for his definitive run on Neil Gaiman’s Sandman for Vertigo Comics, and
has worked for every major comic book publisher. This is his first work for Disney.

Check out this amazing story when it hits stores  May 6th!

“My Little Pony Friendship is Magic” Season 4 Finale

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My Little Pony Friendship is Magic

My Little Pony Friendship is Magic

 

The Hub Network’s popular animated series, “My Little Pony Friendship is Magic,” has its 4th season finale airing on Saturday, May 10, with 2 all-new, back-to-back episodes, “Twilight’s Kingdom – Part 1” and “Twilight’s Kingdom – Part 2,” starting at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT on the Hub Network. Leading up to the season finale, the network will air a marathon of special episodes from season four starting at 7:30 a.m. ET/4:30 am PT. In addition, on April 28, a new My Little Pony game, “My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Rainbow Falls Flight School” will launch on HubNetwork.com. There will also be monthly updates to the popular “Equestrivia Challenge,” starting May 1.

The Hub Network’s fourth season of “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” will culminate with an amazing adventure during its two-part finale in which Princess Twilight Sparkle continues to struggle with her identity as a princess and her role as the newest member of Equestrian royalty. When Princess Celestia has a premonition about a mysterious evil foe from the past and turns to an unlikely source for help, Twilight Sparkle feels extra pressure to prove her worth.

In hopes that it will provide some insight as to the kind of princess she is meant to be, Twilight Sparkle focuses her attention on opening the chest that was given to her by the Tree of Harmony. Secrets are revealed and mysteries are unraveled as all of Equestria joins forces to stop this new threat.

In the new online game “Rainbow Falls Flight School,” players help Rainbow Dash prepare for the Equestria Games by enduring a series of challenging aerial obstacle courses. Throughout the game, players can collect items to unlock a fast-paced matching mini-game, exclusive printables and additional playable characters. In the popular trivia game “Equestrivia Challenge,” which will start receiving updates every month beginning May 1, players prove their pony knowledge by answering questions about “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.”

“My Little Pony Friendship is Magic” follows the magical Princess Twilight Sparkle and her trusted assistant Spike, who live in Ponyville in the enchanted land of Equestria, along with her colorful pony friends – honest Applejack, generous Rarity, kind Fluttershy, loyal Rainbow Dash and fun-loving Pinkie Pie. Together, they teach one another valuable lessons about the most powerful magic of all the magic of friendship.

Sounds so cute. I grew up with My Little Pony, so happy to see they are still around!

Wishing you Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust

Sunshine

Pixar Fans Can Join the Easter Egg Hunt

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Take the Pixar Easter Egg challenge!

Sounds like fun, Check it out:

Wishing you Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust

Sunshine

Making the Most of Disney’s 24 Hour Event

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24 hour event

Did you make it 24 hours

Are you ready to “Rock Your Disney Side”? If you’re like me, you’re already planning on visiting the Magic Kingdom at Disney World on May 23 & 24, 2014 for this extra magical event. Having been last year for the Monstrous Summer kick-off, I have to say that Disney sure does this 24 hour park experience right.  The Magic Kingdom park will be open 6 a.m. to 6 a.m. for an entire 24 hours! This year’s theme is all about pirates, princesses, villains and more!

Having been last year, I wasn’t fully prepared for all of the excitement; here are some tips to help make your  24 hour Magic Kingdom experience as rockin’ as possible!

Plan for Crowds: Attending for the first time last year, I did not anticipate the large amount of crowds in the Magic Kingdom during peak times. It took my group 30 minutes to get from the Rose Garden to the Plaza Restaurant! Prepare for high attendance and large crowds. The hub gets extraordinarily busy, so take advantage of alternate park exits that are often open when high attendance occurs.

Utilize Fastpass+: Think strategically when you go. Use those Fastpass+’s for peak times when the park may be at its busiest. 5 a.m. is not the time to bust out a Fastpass+ for Space Mountain!

Take Breaks: There’s no rule that says you have to party till you drop (of course, you can if you want to!). Head to the park early , take an afternoon break or nap and then head back to the Magic Kingdom rested and ready to go another round! You’ll be glad you took that afternoon nap or time back at your resort.

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Make Dining Reservations: If you plan on any table service dining experiences make sure to book those ADRs. Walk-ups during peak times won’t be available, so it will be important to have those reservations booked well in advance. Planning on quick service for meal options? Give yourself ample time to get to those locations and plan for extra wait times…just in case!

Enjoy the Rockin’ Experiences: There’s so much to see and do during the 24 hour events at Disney. You’ll want to look for special character meet-ups, dance parties, parades, fireworks, and even a meetup from our very own Chip & Co. (make sure to signup on the Disney Addicts Facebook page).

Get Merchandise Early: Limited edition merchandise for the 24 hour event sells out pretty quickly. If you have a certain item you simply must have, try to get in lines for merchandise early. There may be a wait, but you’ll be sure to get that rockin’ gear you want.

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Utilize a Vacation Planner: Destinations in Florida is Chip & Co’s travel partner. You’ll want to take advantage of all that the vacation planners can do to make sure your travel experience is extra magical. From assisting you will all your travel planning needs to great rates, you’ll want to take advantage of their expertise.

Have you been to the 24 hour event at Disney World? What are your tips for making the experience even more magical?

When Sarah isn’t sharing planning tips about the Walt Disney World Resort, you can find her at Gluten Free & Dairy Free at WDW where she writes dining reviews and shares tips and tricks about dining at Disney with a special diet.

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