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Disney 6 Games in 6 Days Giveaway – Day 4

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Disney 6 Games in 6 Days Giveaway – Day 4

Wow can you believe we are past the half way point with our giveaways! Where has the time gone? Today we are giving away a really fun Disney Game. Cars Toon Mater’s Tall Tales is a really fun game for kids and parents alike.

Cars Toon: Mater’s Tall Tales is inspired by Disney/Pixar’s wildly popular animated shorts of the same name. Cars Toon: Mater’s Tall Tales is part of the Mania! video game franchise, featuring fast-paced, multiplayer, family fun. The game is a frenzied pick-up-and-play experience to be enjoyed by everyone in the room.

The game will bring Mater together with Lightning McQueen and the “Cars” gang for a new set of adventures, capturing the endearing sense of humor of everyone’s favorite tow truck. Players will join Mater and his pals as they relive the wild stories he conjures up about hilariously unpredictable events that may or may not have taken place.

We are going to do a Facebook Comment/Tag Party.

  • To enter Like the Chip and Company’s Facebook Page (If you haven’t already)
  • Next Tag Yourself on the picture I will post of the Cars Toon Mater’s Tall Tales Wii Game.
  • Comment and tell us who your favorite Cars, or Mater Tall Tale Character is. (I like Monster Truck Mater the best)
  • Comments in the Facebook Box below will count as well as they show up on Facebook.

Winner will be picked tonight Jan 5th 2011 at 9pm. I will message that user via Facebook to let the know they won.

Since Facebook limits Tags to 50 per picture once a picture gets full I will post another. You are welcome to retag yourself in the new picture as I am just going to pull all the names from the Tags and Comments in one big list so the more you comment and tag the more chances you have to win.

You don’t have to but I would love if you retweeted this contest to get more people to enter. As always any questions just let me know.

Good Luck

Special thanks to Dianne at Disney for hooking us up with all these games!

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Disney 6 Games in 6 Days Giveaway – Day 3

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Chip
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Disney 6 Games in 6 Days Giveaway – Day 3

Wow can you believe were already half way through our giveaway already? The number of entries are growing and growing which is great! We really appreciate you entering and spreading the word.

Today I am going to make the contest very easy. We are going to have a Comment Party in celebration of Club Penguin Game Day for the Nintendo Wii!

Here are the rules:

  • To enter all you have to do is comment on the site.
  • Comments will be tabulated this way.
    • Comments on this article is worth 1 Point or Entry
    • Comments via Facebook are also worth 1 Point or Entry
    • Comments on other articles around the site are worth 2 Points or Entries
    • Tweets, Diggs, or Stumbles are worth 3 Points or Entries (see scrolling bar to the left)
  • You can comment as much as you like. As always the more you comment the more entries you receive.

Contest ends tonight (01.02.11) at 9pm where I will email the lucky winner so please make sure you use a valid way for me to get in touch with you.

It’s just that easy..All you have to do is cruise the site, read our news and views and post a comment. If you have any questions just let me know.

Good Luck

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California Adventure Letters Being Removed Today

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California Adventure Letters Being Removed Today

Today marks the day where Disney construction workers have begun removing the iconic letters from the entrance area of California Adventure. As seen in the photo above, taken by Kevin Hilgeman, the crew wasted no time and removal equipment arrived around midnight.

As mentioned in earlier posts, the letters may be saved and used in another part of the city.

The letter removal is part of the $1 billion refurbishment and expansion of the park.

Below are some photos of the letters on their final evening.

California Adventure Letters Being Removed Today

California Adventure Letters Being Removed Today

California Adventure Letters Being Removed Today

T.V. Carpio Lands Role Of “Arachne” In “Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark”

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T.V. Carpio Lands Role Of “Arachne” In “Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark”

Lead producer Michael Cohl announced today that cast member T.V. Carpio has officially assumed the role of “Arachne” in SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark.  Directed by Julie Taymor and featuring a book by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger, and new music and lyrics by U2’s Bono and The Edge, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark is now in previews at Broadway’s Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street).  Opening night is set for Monday, February 7, 2011.

Ms. Carpio’s first official performance as ‘Arachne’ will be this evening at 8 p.m. (1/4/11).  She has covered the role several times throughout the preview period.

“T.V. is a superb singer and actress whom I’ve loved since we worked together on Across the Universe,” Ms. Taymor said.  “She brings a unique talent and take on the role of ‘Arachne’ and is already mesmerizing audiences in the few previews in which she’s performed.  We are thrilled she is taking over the role”

“She is fantastic,” Mr. Cohl added.  “When she was covering the role, we kept seeing the crowd leap to its feet as she took her bow.  After about the sixth or seventh night, we realized we’d be fools not to give her the part.”

T.V. Carpio has been a principal cast member in SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, in the role of “Miss Arrow,” since it began performances last month.  She has been involved with SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark since its infancy, participating in the production’s early workshops and demo recordings.  Footage of her early work on the production, alongside Bono and The Edge, was featured on “60 Minutes.”  Ms. Carpio appeared in the Taymor-directed film Across the Universe as Prudence.  She made her Broadway debut in Rent in 2006.  Other film credits include Spike Lee’s She Hate Me and the upcoming Limitless, starring Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper.  Her television credits include “Body of Proof,” “The Jury,” “Law & Order” and Spike Lee’s “Sucker Free City.”

Alice Lee (Spring Awakening) has joined the production to step into the role of “Miss Arrow,” heretofore played by Ms. Carpio.

Tickets are priced from $67.50 – $135 for weekday performances and $67.50 – $140 for weekend performances and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com or by calling (877) 250-2929. Tickets are also available at the Foxwoods Theatre box office Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Syfy, the premier cable destination for imagination-based entertainment, is a lead media partner for SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark.

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Disney’s Chuggington is chugging it’s way to a store near you!

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Chip
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Disney's Chuggington is chugging it's way to a store near you!

Learning Curve® Brands (www.learningcurve.com), a leader in creating innovative preschool toys, today announced the expanded retail availability of its Chuggington Die-Cast toy line in the United States. Inspired by Ludorum‘s popular train-centric series seen daily in the U.S. on Disney Channel‘s Playhouse Disney programming block (check local listings), Learning Curve’s Chuggington Die-Cast toy line is now available at major retailers. In late 2010, the line made its retail launch in the United States and has been met with enthusiastic consumer response.

“In holiday 2010, Learning Curve Brands first unveiled the Chuggington Die-Cast toys to incredible consumer demand,” said Peter Henseler, President of RC2 / Learning Curve Brands. “The interest from both children and parents combined with the increasing popularity of the series has made Chuggington toys highly sought-after. By expanding the retail availability we are able to bring the excitement and adventure of Chuggington to even more fans than before.”

Learning Curve’s initial Chuggington Die-Cast line features action-packed toys that reflect the key core developmental messages and storylines of the CGI-animated series. The line offers preschoolers a chance to recreate the adventures of the show’s three young ‘trainees’: Wilson, Koko and Brewster.

In addition to its Chuggington master toy licensing rights, RC2 holds an interest in Chuggington’s intellectual property rights.  For more information on Learning Curve’s Chuggington product line, visit www.learningcurve.com/chuggington.

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Disney Dream sails into Port Canaveral

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Chip
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Disney Dream sails into Port Canaveral

Arriving in Grand Fashion Tuesday Morning is the long waited Disney Dream. After a long journey across the Atlantic it has made its way to Port Canaveral. Hooray!!

Jason Garcia at the Orlando Sentinel is reporting on this historic news:

Disney’s newest cruise ship, the 4,000-passenger Disney Dream, pulled into Port Canaveral this morning just after sunrise.

The ship, which cost Disney more than $900 million, was met with a water cannon salute and multiple helicopters buzzing overhead. Disney launched firworks from the ship as it entered the Port Canaveral channel and again just before it pulled up to the pier.

Disney has big expectations for the ship, which is about 50 percent larger than the existing Magic and Wonder vessels. Disney Cruise Line President Karl Holz said the company is pleased with the pace of bookings so far for the Dream.

The ship will depart on its maiden voyage Jan. 26.

Click here to keep reading this story.

Photo Credit Red Huber, Orlando Sentinel / January 4, 2011

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Disney 6 Games in 6 Days Giveaway – Day 2

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Chip
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Disney 6 Games in 6 Days Giveaway – Day 2

Today’s Disney Game Giveaway is brought to you by Anonymouse. She delivers to us all the juicy, steamy, Disney Gossip she can find! She is like our very own Super Sluth. In honor of her mysterious identity we are giving away Disney’s Guilty Party for the Nintendo Wii. Thanks to Dianne at Disney for the free copy of the game.

Disney Guilty Party combines the whodunit theatrics of classic mystery games with the family-oriented multiplayer action of traditional party games as players join the Dickens Detective Agency on a hunt for the criminal mastermind Mr. Valentine.

Gamers travel to a variety of unique locations around the globe, including a high-speed train and an old aquarium, collecting clues and interrogating suspects in quick mini-games. Players use their Wii Remotes as lock picks, flashlights, fingerprint kits, magnifying glasses, and other tools of the sleuthing craft, and more than a dozen different mini-games keep things varied.

Multiplayer action includes both competitive and co-operative modes, with gamers taking turns exploring each environment and collecting clues before they accuse a suspect, and Disney Guilty Party is designed to mix the clues, suspects, and mini-games with every play.

Here are the details to our Day 2 Disney Giveaway:

Just like trying to use all the tools to solve a crime I wanted to give everyone a chance to reach out on all forms of social media to spread the word.

Each Person can get up to 8 entries in this contest.

  1. Follow Anonymouse on Twitter
  2. Follow Anonymouse on Facebook
  3. Follow Chip and Company on Facebook
  4. Retweet this article
  5. Digg this article
  6. Comment on this article on Chip and Co
  7. Comment on this article on Facebook
  8. One additional entry if you complete all 7 items

The more things you do the more entries you receive. If you already following us on Facebook that is ok just make a comment on our Facebook page and I will add one more entry for you.

Contest ends tonight at 9pm EST. I will pick one lucky person and contact them they have 24 hours to get in touch with me otherwise I will pick another person.

If you have any questions let me know.

Good Luck!

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Disney’s California Adventure Letters Depart Tuesday

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Disney’s California Adventure Letters Depart Tuesday

The letters adorning the outside of California Adventure will be removed starting Tuesday, meaning today (Monday) is the final day to get last-minute pictures with them. I’ll miss them, but I mentioned in an earlier post that Al Lutz had confirmed that the letters might be used in another part of Anaheim.

The murals at the entrance of the park have already been removed. Lutz said the tiles from the mosaics will be crushed and used in flooring at the Disneyland Hotel, which is currently being remodeled.

The Pixar Play Parade will also go on a year-long hiatus. Instead, mini “Pixar Pop-Ups” will take its place. They will be based on “The Incredibles”, “Toy Story” and “Monsters Inc.” “The Incredibles” pop-up will begin January 14.

The letters and murals are being removed as part of the $1 billion park refurbishment.

Disney hikes the price of SoCal ticket deal

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Disney hikes the price of SoCal ticket dealThis article comes to us from Sarah Tully at the OC Register.

Disney hiked the price of its annual two-day ticket deal for Southern California residents — a promotion that begins Sunday.

Southern California residents can pay $99 for two days at Disneyland Resort parks — Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. (The usual cost for a single-day, one-park pass is $76).

In recent years, Disney sold two-for-one park tickets to Southern California residents at the start of the year, roughly January to May, when attendance is down. Last year’s deal cost $72. Read about last year’s 2-for-1 Disney deal.

The new Southern California tickets do give more flexibility than the previous ones.

The old two-for-one deal required guests to go to one park on one day and the second park on another day. Both trips had to occur within 30 days of each other.

This year’s ticket can be used at either park — two visits at one park or one visit at each park. The two trips can happen any time between now and May 14.

“Our new offer gives local residents flexibility to choose which park, and a longer time period in which to visit,” said Betsy Sanchez, a Disneyland Resort spokeswoman.

Click here to keep reading.

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New for 2011 Disneyworld Wild 4 Disney Pass

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Get a 4-day park ticket for less than $30 per day, plus tax.

Florida Residents can purchase the 4-Day Wild 4 Disney Pass from January 2, 2011 – May 22, 2011. Each 4-Day Wild 4 Disney Pass ticket allows you to visit one Theme Park per day for $119.00 plus tax. Florida Residents can also add the Park Hopper Option and the Water Park Fun & More Option to enjoy even more flexibility.

There is a one week blockout for usage April 17, 2011 – April 24, 2011. Ticket expires May 26, 2011.

When you order Florida Resident tickets, you will receive an exchange certificate in the mail. Redeem the exchange certificate at any Walt Disney World® Theme Park ticket window by presenting the exchange certificate and valid photo ID.

Tickets are non-transferable, are only valid during regularly scheduled operating hours and exclude activities/events priced separately. No additional discounts apply. Proof of Florida residency for each adult required.

Click here to learn more.

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Playhouse Disney Live on Stage Out, Disney Junior Live on Stage In

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Playhouse Disney Live on Stage Out, Disney Junior Live on Stage In

Say goodbye to Playhouse Disney Live on Stage later this month. It seems some of the Disney Characters are moving out to make way for some of the all new Disney Junior Characters.

I for one am crossing my fingers hoping that Timmy from Disney’s Timmy Time will make an appearance. My daughter loves that show and watches it every morning before school.

Here is the official word on the move:

Disney California Adventure park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida will celebrate the premiere of Disney Channel’s new multiplatform brand, Disney Junior, with “Disney Junior – Live on Stage!” next year. The lively show in the Parks will debut with new characters, some new adventures and a new marquee.

Children and parents who now enjoy the popular “Playhouse Disney – Live on Stage!” at both Parks can look forward to sharing this new production, which brings back three audience favorites (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Handy Manny and Little Einsteins) and also introduces a brand new segment based on Disney Junior’s newest series that will debut in February 2011, “Jake and the Never Land Pirates.”

“Jake and the Never Land Pirates” will air on Disney Junior in February 2011 and will share the magical and adventurous world of Never Land with preschoolers. Children will be drawn to the main character Jake, an enthusiastic young boy who leads a team of kid pirates (Cubby and Izzy, along with their faithful pirate parrot, Skully) in fun adventures that encourage interactive responses from young viewers. The clever premise provides kids and families with a fun way to learn teamwork.

Stories from the show will come to life in the Parks with colorful, puppet versions of some of the most popular Disney Junior characters, bright visuals, whimsical scenery that fills the stage, catchy songs and interactive moments.

“Disney Junior – Live on Stage” is scheduled to debut at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney California Adventure park in March 2011.

Article Source Disney Parks Blog

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Disney Channel Original Movie ‘Lemonade Mouth’ Details

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Disney Channel Original Movie ‘Lemonade Mouth’ Details

Themes of finding your voice, believing in yourself, following your dreams, celebrating family and staying true to yourself resonate in the music-driven Disney Channel Original Movie “Lemonade Mouth.” Geared towards kids, Tweens and families, the movie premieres in spring 2011 on Disney Channel U.S. and shortly thereafter on Disney Channels around the world.

Ten original songs and a remarkably talented cast led by Bridgit Mendler (Disney Channel’s “Good Luck Charlie“), Adam Hicks (Disney XD’s “Zeke and Luther”), Hayley Kiyoko (Disney Channel’s “Wizards of Waverly Place”), Naomi Scott (Disney Channel UK’s “Life Bites”) and newcomer Blake Michael (cast through an open casting call) are showcased in the spirited movie. “Lemonade Mouth” tells the story of how a powerhouse band came to be after five uncelebrated students with a passion for music find each other and ultimately become the voice of their generation.

The script, written by April Blair based on the book Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes, is directed by award-winning Patricia Riggen (“La Misma Luna” aka “Under the Same Moon”) and executive-produced by Debra Martin Chase (“The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” Disney Channel’s “The Cheetah Girls” movies), co-produced by Gaylyn Fraiche (“Just Wright,” “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2”) and choreographed by Chris Scott.

The story begins in present day as Lemonade Mouth (comprised of Olivia White, Wen Gifford, Stella Yamada, Mohini (Mo) Banjaree and Charlie Delgado) takes the stage at Madison Square Garden before thousands of cheering fans. Olivia, the introspective lead singer of the group, narrates the epic story of how the band got to this point.

It was a chance meeting in Miss Reznick’s detention that brought this unlikely ensemble together. Stella, the connector in the group, immediately recognizes the potential for the band of detainees to become a band of rockers, but first she must convince the reluctant group that they need to take a chance on expressing themselves and realizing their dreams.

As the new friends learn more about each other, they discover their common belief that it’s time for the students of Mesa High School to stand up and be heard — all students, not just the popular athletes who benefit from Principal Brenigan’s support of their extracurricular programs.

However, not everyone in the school is ready to welcome a new band. The school’s popular rock group, Mudslide Crush, are determined to maintain their status as the school’s leading entertainment choice. Complicating matters further is Mo’s boyfriend, Scott, who is Mudslide Crush’s lead guitarist.

Meanwhile, Olivia tries to come to terms with her absent father, Wen disapproves of his father’s new girlfriend, Stella yearns to stand apart from her family’s scholarly accomplishments, Mo searches for balance between her parents’ stringent expectations and the person she wants to be, and Charlie tries to escape living in the shadow of his older brother.

Starring are Bridgit Mendler as lead vocalist Olivia White, Adam Hicks as keyboardist Wen Giford, Hayley Kiyoko as electric guitarist Stella Yamada, Naomi Scott as bass guitarist Mohini (Mo) Banjaree, Blake Michael as percussionist Charlie Delgado, Nick Roux as Mudslide Crush lead guitarist Scott Picket, Chris Brochu as Mudslide Crush lead singer Ray Beech, Tisha Campbell-Martin as music teacher Miss Reznick and Christopher McDonald as Principal Brenigan.

The “Lemonade Mouth” pop music soundtrack includes nine original songs (plus a bonus track) by songwriters Vincent Alfieri, Aris Archontis, Johan Alkenas, Joleen Belle, Ebony Burks, Maria Christensen, Zach Danziger, Ali Dee Theodore, Andy Dodd, Adam Hicks, Tom Leonard, Jeannie Lurie, Charlie Mason, Niclas Molinder, Chen Neeman, Joacim Persson, Lindy Robbins, Shridhar Solanki, Ken Stacey, Shane Stevens, Matthew Tishler, Bryan Todd, Reed Vertelney, Windy Wagner, David Walsh and Adam Watts.

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