Chip & Company Week in Review, October 10, 2011

Welcome back to another edition of the Chip & Company Week in Review!  After spending last weekend at the 40th Anniversary of Walt Disney World, it was a little bit of a letdown for me last week, but there was still some great news stories last week: The Evil Queen

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Walt Disney World & Disney Store Bring Disney Magic to San Juan, Puerto Rico With Fun-Filled Family Events Oct. 7-8, 2011

Disney Store and Walt Disney World Resort® will begin making magical memories at Plaza Las Americas in San Juan, Puerto Rico with two great fun-filled family events. Beginning Friday Oct. 7, 2011, Disney will celebrate the final stop of the hugely popular Disney Parks’ “Let the Memories Begin” US Tour

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2012 Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine

Program Celebrates Five Years 
of Igniting Lives, Dreams and Passions Plans are underway for the fifth class of Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine. In March, 2012, 100 high school students ages 13-19 from across the United States will gather in the world’s most creative classroom, Walt

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Top 5 Reasons Why the First Week of November is One of the Best Weeks to Visit Walt Disney World

I’m always trying to get the most out of my family’s Walt Disney World vacations. This can mean different things for different years. Some trips it’s about experiencing the most new attractions, other times it’s eating at the most popular restaurants to see what all the fuss is about, and

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Downtown Disney: 5 Snacks Worth a Visit

When I’m visiting Walt Disney World (WDW) one of my hobbies is snacking. (It’s my trip – I can call eating a hobby, right?) And WDW offers plenty of tasty Disney snacks to satisfy the rumbly in my tumbly. Now, many guests think of the theme parks when the Disney

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Top 5 Thrill Rides at Walt Disney World

For those of you who love amusement parks and roller coasters and the general feeling of going fast, try these WDW rides: 1. Rock N Roller Coaster –This Aerosmith themed roller coaster is located in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, where you embark on a VIP limo ride to an Aerosmith concert.

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Oldies But Goodies – How Ambitious Should Your Vacation Plans Be?

This is one of those questions that only you can answer for yourselves my Oldie pals!!! The answer depends mostly on your stamina and any mobility issues, but since most mobility issues are easily dealt with at Walt Disney World stamina becomes the major consideration. I generally plan to get

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The Chip And Company Disney Week In Review For October 3

Hi there fans of all things Disney!! If you are reading this on October 3rd we will be 10 days away from the start of this year’s visit to Walt Disney World. September/October seems like a popular time for your friends at Chip and Company to visit Mecca. For the

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Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Review

We attended our first Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party on September 20th and had a great time. In case you don’t know, the Halloween Party is a hard ticket event on select nights from September to the first of November. The Magic Kingdom was beautifully decorated and took on

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Oldies But Goodies – What Brings Us Back, The Intangibles

In another article I covered the Tangible things; those you can see, feel touch, and do, but here I will look at the more subtle things that go to make up all that is Walt Disney World. Intangibles are those things that are there, you know they are there, you

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Oldies But Goodies – What Brings Us Back, The Tangibles

As we get older we generally find that different things become important to us. When we were younger we looked forward to the thrill of riding the biggest, best, and most exciting attractions and some of us still do (me). But, when you reach a certain age (different for everyone),

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Walt Disney World Marks its 40th Anniversary Primed for an Exciting Future

Anchored by the Mouse “who started it all,” Walt Disney World Resort marked its 40th anniversary Saturday with a gala procession fronted by characters parading up Main Street, U.S.A. to a colorful celebration in front of Cinderella Castle. Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald, Pluto and all their pals waved

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