As part of a long-term project, Disney partnered with Friends of the Environment, a local nonprofit, to plan and host summer eco camps for children in the Abaco Islands. Sponsored in part by Disney Cruise Line the camps included classroom instruction and interactive programs designed to inspire children to care about the planet.
A few weeks ago, I attended Disney’s D23 Expo. The highlight for me was easily the Walt Disney Studios panel where we got a look into what’s on the horizon for the studio. We saw clips from a lot of movies, but one movie stood out the most for me: Disney Animation’s ‘Wreck-It Ralph’. We got to see four minutes of footage from the movie, which was the entire beginning of it, and I’ll talk a little bit about it after the break.
Basq, the luxury skin care company committed to delivering the promise of “Real Beauty, Real Results” is pleased to announce a collaboration with Disney for a collection of mom & child skin care. With nurturing names such as Dream, Share, Touch & Love – basq will join an exclusive list of present day designers as a part of Disney’s iconic experience inspired by the beloved attraction “it’s a small world.” This new collection brings the attraction’s multi-cultural vibrant colors, patterns and images to life.
The “it’s a small world” line will depict the unique bond of mother and child and the shared connections of moms worldwide. From better sleep to buttery smooth skin, this line gives moms tools to care and touch smartly and beautifully. The products are global as the ingredients capture the fine skin care elements from cultures around the world. The assortment will highlight the following products:
Beautiful CHERISH Gift Sets bring together the skin care items in various sizes, combinations and different keepsake packaging to the mom and baby gift market.
The entire line will be displayed in the original colorful and playful artistry of Mary Blair’s original mid-century artwork created for the attraction. This imaginary artwork of “it’s a small world” lends itself to the box landscape with scenes relayed product by product. Standing alone each package will be rich, inspired and playful, building the acclaimed design and emotion of the “it’s a small world” attraction.
“We are excited to bring the spirit of ‘it’s a small world’ to our line of products,” said basq co-founder Kelli Kenny. “It is a wonderful extension of basq’s philosophy to deliver moms skin care that is safe, nurturing and of the highest quality. We are honored to collaborate with Disney to remind women who grew up loving ‘it’s a small world’ why it’s so special.”
Basq products are made entirely of rich ingredients that nourish and balance skin and are clinically tested for sensitivity and allergy. In addition, all items are paraben-free, phthalate-free and not tested on animals. To learn more about basq and the launch of the “it’s a small world” line, please visit www.basqnyc.com.
The spirit of Halloween Time will invade Disneyland Resort this fall with Disney villains, Mickey Mouse and his friends in Halloween costumes, along with the seasonal transformations of Haunted Mansion into Haunted Mansion Holiday and Space Mountain into Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy. Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort begins Friday, Sept. 16, and will continue through Halloween, Monday, Oct. 31.
The after-hours Mickey’s Halloween Party, a separate-ticket event* which has become an annual highlight of Halloween Time for trick-or-treating families, will take place in Disneyland park on 10 special Monday, Tuesday and Friday nights: Sept. 30 and Oct. 3,7,11,14,18,21, 25, 28 and 31. Tickets are available at Disneyland.com/halloween.
Mickey’s Halloween Party invites adults and children to dress up in costume and trick-or-treat at the resort. These party participants can also “mix in” with regular Disneyland guests for three hours prior to the start of Mickey’s private bash. Highlights of Mickey’s Halloween Party include:
Tickets purchased in advance for Mickey’s Halloween Party are $49 most days, while tickets purchased on the event days are $59. All tickets to Mickey’s Halloween Party on Friday, Oct. 28, and Halloween Night, Monday, Oct. 31, are $64.
Favorite Disney characters, including Mickey himself, will dress up in fun, fall costumes. It’s the ideal environment to eat special holiday treats, play interactive games, listen to “spirited” music and watch a nightly character cavalcade that celebrates the season.
For Halloween fun at Disneyland, guests will enjoy Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy in Tomorrowland. The experience begins as a typical Space Mountain adventure, but suddenly launches voyagers into a haunted section of the universe. Ghosts appear out of the starry darkness and swirling galaxies of Space Mountain, reaching out as if to grab guests as they speed through space. The exhilarating drops and curves of the journey are punctuated by piercing screams, creepy sound effects and haunting music.
Jack Skellington also returns to take over the Haunted Mansion and bring back Haunted Mansion Holiday to New Orleans Square in Disneyland. Transformed to a mix of Halloween spookiness and Christmas tradition, Haunted Mansion Holiday is inspired by the classic animated film “Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas.” Jack’s return to the Haunted Mansion includes the traditional Halloween/Christmas gingerbread house in the Mansion Ballroom, with some special spooky surprises in this year’s design.
Halloween Time offers frightfully delightful fun for children and adults.
For more information about Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort, see www.disneyland.com/halloween. This site will be updated with frightfully fun details.
Disney Cruise Line has released guaranteed “verandah staterooms with restrictions” with incredible rates!
Choose from 2 cruises departing from Port Canaveral:
7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise-St. Maarten, St. Thomas/St. John and Disney’s Castaway Cay. Plus, enjoy 3 fun-filled days at sea.
7-Night Western Caribbean Cruise-Key West, Grand Cayman, Cozumel and Disney’s Castaway Cay. Plus, enjoy 2 fun-filled days at sea.
Offer Details:
-New bookings only
-Full payment is required at the time of booking for all Guests and is non-refundable.
-Full legal names of all Guests are required at time of booking and no name changes are allowed.
-Specific stateroom will be assigned at a later time, based on availability.
-Gratuities, Government Taxes and Fees are not included.
-The number of staterooms allocated for this offer is limited.
-This offer cannot be combined with any other special offers or discounts.
-Rates are in U.S. dollars.
-Additional Terms and Conditions apply.Bookings are subject to the Disney Cruise Line Cruise Contract
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Disney Store will celebrate New York City’s Fashion’s Night Out with an event fit for royalty, inspiring its guests to live ‘stylish ever after’. Disney Store Times Square will host an array of fashionably fun festivities on September 8, 2011 from 4 p.m.-11 p.m., highlighting the newest Disney-inspired lifestyle product lines. Guests will be treated to a magical evening including free mini-manicures with the new runway-inspired Disney Princess Designer Collection nail polish, featuring hues ranging from Snow White’s luscious apple red to Belle’s gleaming gold. Guests will be able to customize their very own bracelet at the Kidada for Disney Store charm bar, and be the first to get a sneak preview of the latest Disney Store fragrance inspired by Tinker Bell–Pixie Dust.
“Disney Store Fashion’s Night Out celebration is an event the entire family can enjoy, and showcases exclusive Disney-inspired lifestyle products for all ages,” said Robin Beuthin, vice president of creative for Disney Store North America. “We’ve created products that tell Disney stories with a fashion-forward spin with the goal to keep our guests excited and looking forward to what is coming up next.”
The Disney Princess Designer Collection includes 10 limited edition dolls in their retro-glam attire, and come with a certificate of authenticity. Every Monday for 10 weeks, a new Disney Princess doll will be available only at Disney Store and guests can build their collectible set. The Designer Collection also encompasses apparel, accessories, stationery, and cosmetics featuring signature colors worn by the princesses. Charms from the Kidada for Disney Store are inspired by Disney icons from Cinderella’s glass slipper and Ariel’s sea shell to the star at the end of Tinker Bell’s magical wand. All items in the 20-piece jewelry collection are celebrity designer Kidada Jones‘ whimsical take on Disney stories and characters.
Disney Store’s new Pixie Dust fragrance is a shimmering scent of citrus sorbet, candied fruits and summer rain. Pixie Dust captures Tinker Bell’s personality perfectly — it charms with a subtle sweetness yet it also has a hint of sassiness that we love about the beloved Disney character. Pixie Dust comes as a range of personal products including Eau de Toilette, Body Mist and Body Lotion, available in all Disney Store locations in fall 2011. Gift sets with body glitter, a roll on Eau de Toilette and lip gloss will also be available.
Disney Store lifestyle product lines like these and others are all available at select Disney Store locations nationwide and at DisneyStore.com. Disney Store Times Square store hours are 10 a.m.- 12 a.m. daily.
To find a Disney Store location, guests can visit www.DisneyStore.com/storelocator or call (866) 902-2798. Guests can also sign up for email alerts at www.DisneyStore.com/Updates , become a fan on www.facebook.com/DisneyStore or follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/DisneyStore to stay connected to your favorite destination.
This holiday season, OPI pays homage to America’s favorite Muppet friends as they hit the big screen in Disney’s The Muppets. With an all-star cast including Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Kermit, Miss Piggy and the entire Muppet crew, the family comedy opens in theaters nationwide on November 23, 2011.
Inspired by the film’s namesake lively and colorful characters, OPI launches twelve limited-edition Nail Lacquers for Holiday 2011. “OPI is so excited to work with Disney to celebrate this long-awaited movie release,” said Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “Not only do The Muppets characters inspire fun, bright and joyful colors, the fashionable Miss Piggy lends her name to three high-shine pink-based hues, ranging from bold red flecked with silver to a multi-dimensional strawberry shade.”
This line features six shimmery reds and neutrals, as well as six glitter-packed shades, including:
Animal-istic
This wild bright red cannot be tamed!
Meep-Meep-Meep
Missing out on this fuchsia would make you weep, weep, weep!
Wocka Wocka!
The popular deep berry makes everything fun and merry!
Pepe’s Purple Passion
This deep, decadent shade is the best purple ever, okay!
Designer, de Better!
And this light metallic bronze is ready for the runway.
Warm & Fozzie
A feel-good shade of metallic copper.
Rainbow Connection
The rainbow glitter of your dreams.
Excuse Moi!
Ahem! This pink glitter has something to say!
Gone Gonzo!
The aqua-blue glitter is taking over the world!
Fresh Frog of Bel Air
A glitter that prefers the greener things in life.
Divine Swine
The finest, most fabulous magenta glitter ever.
Gettin’ Miss Piggy With It!
Red glittery fun for everyone!
Lacquer packed with micas and sparkle gives a 3-dimensional textured look that makes nails look like jewelry. With shades ranging from textured glitters in rainbow, red, green and blue to softer shimmers in copper and bronze metallic hues, these twelve colors provide the perfect accessory for the holiday season. As with all OPI nail lacquers, these shades inspired by Disney’s The Muppets contain no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde, and feature OPI’s exclusive ProWide™ Brush for the ultimate in application. This limited edition promotion will be available beginning November 2011 at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, and ULTA, for $8.50 ($10.95 CAN) suggested retail for each Nail Lacquer.
For more information, please call 800-341-9999 or visit www.opi.com. Follow OPI on Twitter @OPI_PRODUCTS and become a Facebook fan!
If you like being a trendsetter, make one of your first stops at the Epcot Food & Wine Festival at the Enoteca Castello wine shop in the Italy Pavilion, where they’ll be pouring ($6 a glass) two new exclusive wines for Disney Parks. You also can purchase there by the bottle ($16.95), or at the wine shop in the Festival Welcome Center.
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The label is Sogno d’Italia, which translates as “Dream of Italy,” made by Placido in Tuscany and imported by Banfi Vintners.. The light, crisp Pinot Grigio reminds us of pears and flowers. If you prefer a red, sip the drinkable Chianti, with a note of cherries and plums and a hint of spice.
“When we dream of Italy, we dream not only of its noble traditions, but of its appealingly easygoing lifestyle,” said winemaker Paolo Benassi. “These wines embody both of those ideals.” The festival opens Sept. 30 and runs through Nov. 13. If you can’t join us, the wines will still be sold at the Italy shop post-fest. And eventually they’ll be added to wine lists at select Disney restaurants.
Get First Taste of New Wine Exclusively for Disney Parks at This Year’s Epcot International Food & Wine Festival by Pam Brandon: Originally posted on the Disney Parks Blog
Target is offering a FREE Princess Phone call. You can choose from one of six Disney Princesses and the call can either congratulate them on a job well done or for being a great helper. You can also schedule what time and date you’d like to receive the call.
You can also still schedule a call for your Potty Training Toddler and all Disney Movie Rewards members are eligible for a FREE Enchanted Call as well.
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Sure, you can Ask Chip your Disney Questions, but he’s going on vacation soon and I have it on good authority he’s busy laminating his spreadsheets right now.
And you can ask Anonymouse, but can you really trust her? Well, occasionally yes. But that’s besides the point.
The thing is, if you’re looking for honest opinions from a group of hardcore Disney nerds fans, try out the Mouse Chat podcast. On our latest show we answer our fan (yes, we have them) emails and share the love of Disney with you, our fellow nerds fans.
Check out the latest Mouse Chat Podcast here and on iTunes. Our moms thank you.
Good news for Annual Passholders, more savings are coming your way!
Savings include:
20% at Disney Value Resorts
25% at Disney Moderate Resorts
35% at Disney Deluxe Resorts
35% at Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts
Sample Rates (standard rooms):
Pop Century-$71 per night
Caribbean Beach-$123 per night
Wilderness Lodge-$182 per night
Animal Kingdom Lodge-$253 per night (Arusha savana view)
Beach Club-$234 per night
Polynesian-$270 per night
Grand Floridian-$302 per night
*Rates do not include tax
*November 25-27 are black out dates
*Dining plan is available
*Active annual pass required at check-in
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We’d like to invite you to dust off your dancing shoes and join us as the U.S. Air National Guard Band ensemble, Fuego Azul, performs at Disneyland Resort Sept. 9. The band will perform from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on the Carnation Plaza Gardens Stage in Disneyland park.
We are honored to host the Latin ensemble as they bring our guests out onto the dance floor through the sounds of salsa, cumbia, mambo and Latin rock.
The U.S. Air National Guard Band fosters patriotism and provides musical services for the military community and the general public by performing for audiences all over the world.
Source Disney Parks Blog
