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Disney Interactive Media Group to Preview Upcoming Video Games at D23 Expo 2011

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Disney Interactive Media Group to Preview Upcoming Video Games at D23 Expo 2011

Guests to Preview Upcoming Video Games, Compete in Interactive Art Contests on Disney.com’s Create and Meet Legendary Video Game Designer Warren Spector, Creator of Disney Epic Mickey

Disney Interactive Media Group (DIMG) invites Disney fans and families to step into its pavilion at the D23 Expo—The Ultimate Disney Fan Event—for hands-on fun with the latest interactive entertainment products for video game consoles, mobile devices and online, based on beloved Disney stories and characters. Every day of the D23 Expo, taking place August 19-21, 2011 at the Anaheim Convention Center, will be packed with hours of game play, special guests, interactive art contests, giveaways and more!

Guests of the D23 Expo will be able to suit up, power up and team up as they enter Disney Universe, a multiplayer action-adventure video game set in a mix-up of Disney and Disney•Pixar inspired worlds that will be released this fall.

The Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension video game, inspired by the Disney Channel Original Movie, will be available for hands-on gameplay. Fans will be able to play as their favorite Phineas and Ferb characters as they journey through new dimensions to battle the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz.

Guests can also immerse themselves in the recently released and critically acclaimed Cars 2: The Video Game. Inspired by the Disney•Pixar animated film, the game allows players to dive into the Cars 2 universe alongside some of their favorite Cars personalities in exotic locations spanning the globe.

The award-winning video game Disney Epic Mickey will be featured in the DIMG pavilion and the game’s creator, legendary game designer Warren Spector, will be on hand. Mr. Spector will be making special appearances at the booth on August 19 and 20 to meet guests and sign autographs.

Online gamers can play Disney’s latest social games, including this summer’s smash hit Gardens of Time and the popular online virtual world for kids Club Penguin. Guests who want Disney games on the go, can try out the latest mobile games, such as Cars 2 and Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty, available for iPhone, iPad and Android.

For aspiring young Disney artists and animators, Disney.com’s Create will offer its newest collection of online creativity tools for making digital paintings, comic books, animated pets, photo mashups, music slideshows and animations. During the D23 Expo, the new Disney Epic Mickey Digital Painter will be featured in the booth and guests will be invited to participate in daily art contests judged by Warren Spector for the chance to win exclusive D23 DIMG prize packages.

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Disney Food Confession – Seven Tiki Mai Tai

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Chip
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Disney Food Confession - Seven Tiki Mai Tai

What is it? – Seven Tiki Mai Tai

Where can you get it? – The Hawaii marketplace at the 16th annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Sept. 30-Nov. 13 at Walt Disney World Resort

Why you want it? – Cool and refreshing on Hot Summers Days!

 

Disney World Refurbishment Schedule August 2011

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Chip
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Disney World Refurbishment Schedule August 2011

Refurbishment/closure information is subject to change without notice and should be confirmed just prior to visiting. Updated information is available on the Disney World Website.

Current

  • Osprey Ridge Golf Course closed Mondays only through 8/1/11 for refurbishment.
  • Magnolia Golf Course closed Tuesdays only through 8/2/11 for refurbishment.
  • Palm Golf Course closed Wednesdays only through 8/3/11 for refurbishment.
  • Lake Buena Vista Golf Course closed Thursdays only through 8/4/11 for refurbishment.
  • Enchanted Tiki Room – Under New Management (Magic Kingdom) closed through 8/15/11.
  • Primeval Whirl (Animal Kingdom) closed through 9/14/11 for refurbishment.
  • Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade (Magic Kingdom) closed through 9/30/11 for refurbishment.

Upcoming

  • Congress Park Leisure Pool (Saratogo Springs Resort) closed 8/1/11-9/2/11 for refurbishment.
  • Oak Train Golf Course closed 8/2/11 and 9/6/11-9/11/11 for refurbishment.
  • Lake Buena Vista Golf Course closed 8/8/11-8/14/11 and Thursdays only between 9/8/11-10/6/11 for refurbishment.
  • Voyage of The Little Mermaid (Hollywood Studios) closed 8/13/11-9/3/11 for refurbishment.
  • Osprey Ridge Golf Course closed 8/15/11-8/21/11 and Mondays only between 9/12/11-10/3/11 for refurbishment.
  • It’s Tough to be a Bug! (Animal Kingdom) closed 8/15/11-9/30/11 for refurbishment.
  • Palm Golf Course closed 8/22/11-8/28/11 and Wednesdays only between 9/7/11-9/28/11 (except 9/21/11) for refurbishment.
  • Magnolia Golf Course closed 8/29/11-9/4/11 and Tuesdays only between 9/6/11-9/27/11 (except 9/13/11) for refurbishment.
  • The Lunching Pad (Magic Kingdom) closed 8/29/11-9/16/11 for refurbishment.
  • Casey’s Corner (Magic Kingdom) closed 8/30/11-9/14/11 for refurbishment.
  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure (Hollywood Studios) closed 9/4/11-9/24/11 for refurbishment.
  • Studio Backlot Tour (Hollywood Studios) closed 9/4/11-9/24/11 for refurbishment.
  • Magnolia Bend Leisure Pool (Port Orleans – Riverside Resort) closed 9/5/11-10/7/11 for refurbishment. All other pools will remain open.
  • Swiss Family Treehouse (Magic Kingdom) closed 9/8/11-11/17/11 for refurbishment.
  • Blizzard Beach closed 10/30/11-12/3/11 for annual refurbishment.
  • Typhoon Lagoon closed 12/4/11-3/17/12 for annual refurbishment.

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Around The ‘Disney” World – France Pavilion

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Chip and Co Past Writers and Friends
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Around The 'Disney" World - France Pavilion

Another of the truly lovely pavilions around the World Showcase is the France Pavilion. It’s not just lovely to look at, it has a lot of things to do from street entertainers, to fine restaurants, some fine little eating establishments aside from the two big restaurants, and lots and lots of shopping!!! In addition to the above amenities perhaps the best of the travelogue type movies in the World Showcase resides here at the Palais du Cinema called Impressions de France. Spectacularly photographed and accompanied by an amazing musical score (in an air conditioned SIT DOWN theater) it is simply an attraction not to be missed.

The two major restaurants are both fine table service establishments. Les Chefs de France is a large, somewhat noisy bustling type of restaurant. The food is excellent and the cast members are a delight. It is located right in the front of the pavilion and is worth your time. Make sure you visit for lunch Monday through Saturday and your table will likely get a visit from Remy from the Ratatouille film. Have your camera ready!!! The other sit down restaurant is around the back and upstairs. The Bistro de Paris is quite upscale (but still theme park casual) and more intimate and quiet than Les Chefs. The food is outstanding and the dining experience there is wonderfully romantic. This one is really worth your attention.

Your shopping experiences will take place in Les Halles, an intriguing and fun marketplace with some of the finest imports in the World Showcase. You can find dinnerware, fragrances, fine wines , cosmetics, etc. etc. If you are looking for a special fragrance for a friend try La Signature; this shop is the only place in the United States where you can find many special French fragrances.

If you time it correctly you will be able to see Serveur Amusante (check the showtime schedule) a fun group of jugglers and acrobats that performs some pretty amazing stunts directly in front of Les Chefs de France. They are fun and you can tell they love what they are doing just from their enthusiasm.

Around The 'Disney" World - France Pavilion

Another thing that grasps you as you approach and stroll around this pavilion is the beauty and detail right down to the model of the Eiffel Tower. It looks as though it’s off in the distance and full size but the Imagineers used “forced perspective” to make it appear that way. It’s really only 5 stories tall which is the maximum height of any structure in the World Showcase.

Around The 'Disney" World - France Pavilion

Around The 'Disney" World - France Pavilion

Around The 'Disney" World - France Pavilion

The World Showcase is absolutely one of my favorite things at Walt Disney World and the France Pavilion is just one more of those things that adds to the appeal. When you stop by make sure to allow enough time to really explore this truly lovely venue. As always, enjoy your visit to Walt Disney World!!

Ken

 

 

 

Around The 'Disney" World - France Pavilion

Chip And Company Disney Week In Review For July 25th

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Chip and Co Past Writers and Friends
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Chip And Company Disney Week In Review For July 25th

Yes folks it’s that time again – time for the Chip and Company Disney Week In Review where we bring you a roundup of some of the key news items from the Disney Company. As usual, we will also present a sampling of the views, opinions, and advice from our staff of enthusiastic, talented, and experienced writers (these folks are good). You can find out just how much news and opinion there is on our site by visiting us here. We would also like to ask you to visit our Facebook page and “like” us so that we can reach our goal of 5000 “likes” by the end of July. Now, let’s look at the news:

That’s about it for the news so let’s take a look at what our talented writers have to offer:

  • We have started a new series at Chip and Company to help introduce our fans to the different “lands” that make up the Walt Disney World Resort. Melissa’s Around The ‘Disney’ World – Germany Pavilion gives you an idea of where we are going with it.
  • Kelly helps us get the most out of our “on site” vacation when she gives us Disney World Quick Tips : You’re Paying For Your Resort, Now Enjoy it.
  • Have you missed our Disney Food Confession articles. Well, they’re back and Brenda shares hers with us. She also gives us a little extra too. Take a look at Disney Food Confession – Strawberry Shortcake with Recipe.

That’s it for now but you can count on us being back next week with yet another Week In Review. Until then you can find all of the latest Disney News and Views at our Chip and Company website. And once again I’ll ask that you stop by our Facebook page and “like” us so we can meet our 5000 “likes” goal by the end of the month. As always, enjoy your visit to Walt Disney World!!

Ken

 

Construction Crews at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort Celebrate “Topping Out”

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Chip
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Construction Crews at Disney's Art of Animation Resort Celebrate "Topping Out"

The hundreds of people who are building Disney’s Art of Animation Resort from the ground up gathered to mark the project’s “topping out.”

The “topping out” is a special moment that typically occurs in the construction and engineering industry when the highest piece of structure, either steel or concrete, is placed on the building’s frame. The tradition dates back to the Vikings, who would place an evergreen tree on the top of a building to celebrate and bring good luck.

At the construction site for Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, a crane helped lift the traditional evergreen to the roof of a building that will soon be part of the Lion King wing of the resort hotel.

“The hundreds of people we have working on Disney’s Art of Animation Resort are doing an amazing job helping us build a resort hotel that will really delight our guests,” said Gary Hoffmann, senior project manager for Walt Disney Imagineering. “The traditional topping out is an important milestone on a project that continues to run on schedule for an opening just ten months from now.”

In size and scope the construction of Disney’s Art of Animation Resort is a major project at Walt Disney World Resort, creating upwards of 800 construction jobs. Once open in 2012, Disney’s Art of Animation Resort will also create 750 permanent resort hotel jobs.

Walt Disney World Resort features 25 uniquely themed, Disney owned-and-operated resort hotels with more than 26,000 guest rooms – something for every taste and budget.  Disney’s Art of Animation Resort will likewise be unique, with themed building exteriors and room interiors that bring to life The Lion King, Cars, Finding Nemo and The Little Mermaid.

Finding Nemo, Cars and The Lion King buildings will be entirely family suites, with 1,120 suites between them.  The Little Mermaid buildings will feature 864 rooms in the “value” room category.

The construction of family suites at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort is an innovative approach to a changing marketplace.  Today more and more multi-generational families are traveling together for various celebrations, including family reunions.  These families not only want to play together, they want to stay together, which has created tremendous demand for family suites.

The first wing of Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, Finding Nemo, is scheduled to open in May 2012.

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Disney Executive Joins Board of Clean the World Foundation

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Chip
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Disney Executive Joins Board of Clean the World Foundation

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Vice President of Lodging Mark Rucker has been named to the board of directors at Clean the World Foundation, an Orlando-based organization that recycles soap and shampoo and distributes them around the world to those living in poverty.

Each year, millions of children die from hygiene-related illnesses because essential items for proper hand washing are unobtainable. Clean the World aims to stop those needless deaths from occurring by distributing soap products and educational materials to impoverished countries worldwide and here domestically to local homeless shelters.

“At Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, we are proud to partner with Clean the World and support their mission of helping save lives here in Central Florida and around the globe,” said Rucker. “I’m pleased to join the board of directors at Clean the World and support their mission to help prevent the spread of diseases that impact so many children.”

So far this year, resort hotels at Walt Disney World Resort have donated more than 19,000 pounds of soap, shampoo, conditioner and lotion.

Assisted by donations from Disney, Clean the World played an important role in aiding efforts to contain the cholera outbreak after last year’s devastating earthquake in Haiti.

Rucker says Disney’s support of Clean the World’s recycling efforts goes beyond the 24 resort hotels on Walt Disney World property. Resort hotels at Disneyland Resort in California are now hotel partners for the organization. Upon opening later this summer Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Hawai’i, will also recycle hygiene products with Clean the World.

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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Celebrates White Rhino Birth in Uganda

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Chip
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Celebrates White Rhino Birth in Uganda

Nande, a 12-year-old female white rhino born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, gave birth June 4 to a healthy female calf at the Ziwa Sanctuary in Uganda. The baby, named Malaika (“angel” in Swahili), is the first female white rhino born in Uganda in more than 30 years.

Animal care experts from the Rhino Fund Uganda team have been closely monitoring Nande and Malaika as they bond. Nande is a second-time mother. She gave birth to her first baby, a male calf, in 2009.

Nande is one of two white rhinos born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom that traveled to Africa in 2006 as part of the first-ever reintroduction of white rhinos from the United States to Uganda. She was accompanied by Hasani, a male, also born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and joined four other white rhinos at the Ziwa Sanctuary to help re-establish a white rhino population that has been extinct in Uganda since 1982 as a casualty of civil unrest in the region. Nande was born in 1999, and Hasani was born in 2001. Guests can see both white and black rhinos on the Kilimanjaro Safaris attraction.

Disney’s commitment to conservation and rhinos goes beyond this first-ever rhino transfer. The Walt Disney Company Foundation and the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund have supported more than $940,000 in rhino protection and research projects in partnership with non-profit organizations throughout the world.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). With its more than 200 accredited members, AZA is a leader in global wildlife conservation and a link to helping animals in their native habitats.

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Disney Cast Members Nominated for National Awards in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

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Chip
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Disney Cast Members Nominated for National Awards in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Five cast members from Walt Disney World Resort are nominees for honors at this fall’s Great Minds in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) conference. The event aims to promote STEM careers in underserved communities.

Committees made up of representatives from industry, government, military and academic institutions recently held a summit at Walt Disney World to select this year’s award nominees, who represent the best and brightest Hispanic professionals and promising students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.

“October will mark our 23rd year honoring the achievements of engineers and scientists who are stellar role models and who happen to be Latinos,” said Anna Park, executive director of Great Minds in STEM. “We couldn’t be more excited to celebrate these accomplishments at Walt Disney World for the second year in a row.

” Park said the nomination and selection process is a very competitive and rigorous one, with a pool of more than 200 applicants vying for a handful of awards ranging from “Outstanding Technical Achievement” to “Most Promising Engineer or Scientist.”

Cast members from Walt Disney World Resort nominated for honors include: Ivan Diaz, director of parks development and integration; Marissa Suarez, senior mechanical engineer; Manny Dumas, manager of engineering services; Ricardo Lopez, technical specialist; and Sandro Freitas, information technology specialist. Winners will be announced at the Great Minds in STEM conference October at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. Disney has sponsored the conference since 2004.

To learn more about Great Minds in STEM, visit www.greatmindsinstem.org

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Dine with an Disney Imagineer

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Chip
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Dine with an Disney Imagineer

Here’s a one-of-a-kind opportunity to dine with a real-life Disney Imagineer and enjoy engaging behind-the-scenes conversation over a delectable lunch at the chic Bamboo Room of the Hollywood Brown Derby at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park.

Up to 10 guests join in stimulating discussion with one of the incredible creative artists who bring the magic to Walt Disney World attractions and resort hotels. Learn from these talented men or women what it’s like working in the most magical place in the world.

Guests feast on a four-course meal and will receive a souvenir plate designed exclusively for this experience that can be personalized by the Imagineer.

Price is $64.96 per guest ages 10 and older, $37.27 ages 3-9, tax included. Guests can also ask about dinner with an Imagineer at Flying Fish Café at Disney’s Boardwalk Resort, which offers the same fascinating peek “under the curtain” at Disney’s creative process while being treated to a tantalizing four-course meal.

Cost is $105.83 per guest ages 10 and older, $74.70 ages 3-9, including tax. Call 407/WDW-DINE for more information and reservations.

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The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Volume 3 – Iron Man Unleashed

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Chip
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The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Volume 3 - Iron Man Unleashed

The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes is a television series on Disney DXD that is inspired by the Marvel Comics Super Hero team of the same name. In each episode, the Avengers defend Earth from unimaginable threats – dangerous Super Villains, time-travelling conquerors, alien invaders and mythical beasts bent on the total destruction of humanity. When the forces of evil are so overwhelming that no single hero has the power to save the world, when no hope is left… the Avengers Assemble! Join Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, The Hulk, and many more of your favorite Avengers, as they discover the value of teamwork and friendship in the fight against evil!

The pulse-pounding action continues on October 25th with six unforgettable episodes in the Volume 3 release of The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Enjoy all the thrills as Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hulk and the rest of the Avengers face off against Baron Zemo’s Masters of Evil and defend earth from a full-scale alien invasion led by the time-traveling Kang the Conqueror!

This release follows the April 26th release of Volume 1 & 2 (episodes 1-13) which consumers can still find for purchase at local retail stores.

Staring:
Eric Loomis (TV’s “Shin Chan”) as Iron Man
Rick D. Wasserman (voice in TV’s “Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated”) as Thor
Fred Tatasciore (voice in Kung Fu Panda 2) as The Hulk

Brian Blossom (voice in TV’s “G.I. Joe: Renegades”) as Captain America
Wally Wingert (voice in TV’s “Family Guy”) as Ant Man
Colleen O’Shaugnessey (voice in CARS 2 Toy Story 3) as The Wasp
Alex Desert (Swingers, High Fidelity) as Nick Fury

Directors:
Ciro Nieli (TV’s “Transformers”)
Vinton Heuck (TV’s “The Batman”)
Sebastian Montes (TV’s “Ben 10”)

Producer: Joshua Fine (Planet Hulk)

Episodes:
14 – Masters of Evil
15 – 459
16 – The Man Who Stole Tomorrow
17 – Come the Conqueror
18 – The Kang Dynasty
19 – Widow’s Sting

Bonus Feature: The Avengers Unmasked: Masters of Evil – An animated in-episode comic book experience loaded with fun facts on Marvel’s Avengers and the Villains that challenge them

Street Date: October 25, 2011 (Direct Prebook: Aug.30 / Distributor Prebook: Sept. 13)

Release Format: Single Disc DVD

Suggested Retail Price: $19.99 (US only)

Feature Run Time: Approx. run time 132 minutes

Rated: TV-Y7-FV

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Widescreen (Enhanced for 16X9 televisions)

Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Sound

Languages: English and Spanish

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Disney Food Confession – Grapefruit Cake with Recipe

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Chip
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Disney Food Confession - Grapefruit Cake with Recipe

What is it? Grapefruit Cake – Light layers of yellow cake with fresh grapefruit cream cheese icing.

Where to find it: Brown Derby – Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World

Why you want it: Light, slightly tart, with a subtle sweetness to the cake that is well balanced by the stronger flavor of the cream-cheese icing.

Photo credit: Disney

Recipe:

1 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs (separated)
3 tbsp. grapefruit juice
1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into mixing bowl. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Add water, oil, egg yolks, grapefruit juice and lemon rind. Beat until smooth. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar separately until whites are stiff but not dry. Gradually fold the whites into the cake batter, folding gently with a rubber spatula until just blended. Do not stir the mixture. Pour into an ungreased 10-inch cake pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the cake springs back in the center when touched lightly. Place the pan on cake rack until cool. Run spatula around edge of cake. Carefully remove from pan. With a serrated knife, gently cut into two layers. After cutting the cake in two, slide a flat cookie sheet between the layers to lift the top one off; after frosting the bottom layer, simply slide the top back on.

GRAPEFRUIT CREAM-CHEESE FROSTING

2 6-oz. pkgs. cream cheese
2 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
3/4 cup powdered sugar (sifted)
6 to 8 drops yellow food coloring (optional)
1 1-lb. can grapefruit sections, well-drained, reserving 2 tbsp. of juice; or 3 fresh grapefruits, peeled, sectioned, and drained, reserving 2 tbsp. of fresh juice.

Let cream cheese soften at room temperature, then beat until fluffy. Add lemon juice and rind. Gradually blend in sugar and beat until well-blended. Add food coloring, if desired. Add reserved 2 tablespoons of grapefruit juice and blend. Divide the frosting evenly into two bowls. Roughly chop 2/3 of the grapefruit sections and add them to half the frosting. Spread this mixture on the bottom layer of the cake. Top with the second layer of cake, and frost the top and sides with the remaining frosting. Garnish each portion with a grapefruit slice. Serves six.

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