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Disney News Round Up: More Christmas Than You Can Shake A Peppermint Stick At

November 26, 2014

We need a little Christmas, right this very minute! Actually, the MiceChat Round Up of Disney and theme park news and information is bringing you more Christmas than you can shake a peppermint stick at. Two major updates this week highlight all of the holiday offerings at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. We then debate what the best dessert in the entire resort is. Which is your favorite? Have you ever wondered how the Tokyo Disneyland Resort came about? The OLC explains it all and we discuss it here. What do people REALLY think about the Disneyland Paris resort? We deliver this fun news and discussion along with the great podcasts from the MicePod and videos too! Let’s get started.	Get Mouseaddict for free HERE
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It’s A Disneyland Christmas As The Resort Gets Frozen Over In The Parks is filling in today for Dateline Disneyland today as Andy Castro enjoys D23′s Destination D in Orlando. There is plenty to take in this week as we traverse the Disneyland Resort in search of holiday cheer. As the resort barrels through another magical year, we also see a slate of refurbishments looming on the horizon in anticipation of the 60th anniversary celebrations. Holidays in Full Swing at Walt Disney World Hello, and welcome to Dateline Disney World! ‘Tis the season, and Walt Disney World is all decked out for the holidays, and over the next few weeks, we’ll take a look at all of it, starting with the Magic Kingdom. Let’s go!

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Happy Thanksgiving to all! We have a couple trip reports this week, and a look back at some Disneyland video from back in 1997. And while many will be eyeing some pumpkin pie this week, we want to know what your favorite dessert is at the Disneyland resort! ~ Aladdin Our Crazy Fun Trip with Granddaughter GraceLovesGoofy and her husband travel down to Anaheim to spend a few days with their Daughter and Granddaughter at the Disneyland resort! Capt Hook’s Annual Passport Trip Report Capt Hook had an opportunity to meet several rare Disney Characters at an Annual Passholder party! Here is his photo report! Disneyland in 1997 ralfrick converted some of their home videos of Disneyland from 1997 into digital format, and here is their look back! Be on the lookout for video clip from the Alice attraction, going outside on the pre-renovated leaf track and a view from inside the wheelhouse of the Mark Twain! Best desserts in Disneyland and DCA? Blue Mouse wants to know what your favorite dessert is at the Disneyland Resort. There are the standard favorite snack like the churro, dole whip, and ice cream at several places, is yours among the standards or do you know about a great little know dessert? The Disney Springs Project Hathaway Browne has started a thread to discuss the Disney Springs project, how do you feel the current concept for the former Pleasure Island? Good or bad? Discuss it here! New queue decor for Peter Pan’s Flight Mondo Mouse brings us a look at the new Peter Pan ride queue decor. NY Times writer visits all 13 Disney theme parks Although this is about all the parks, here is a story of a reporter that visited all 13 Disney Parks. Mad T Party is out but what is next? How about a darker style of mini-land for Marvel? ~ Trekkie Dad Movie Themed Mad T Party Replacement? Might It Be Into the Wood? If anything, what would you want to see replace the Mad T Party? Into the Woods, Big Hero 6 or the famous Frozenmania! Something that would be very fitting for the rumored HL Marvel miniland Would these comic books work for a meet and great and mini-land in Disneyland? What do you think? What do people REALLY think of Disneyland Paris? TimmyTimmyTimmy takes a different look at how people feel about Disneyland Paris. The history of TDR as told by OLC Very interesting story about the genesis and development of TDR, from the OLC site. Sad news from the Knott family this week.~ Trekkie Dad Marion Knott Passes Away at 92 The last surviving Knott child passed away at the age of 92. Starbucks Coming to Knott’s Boardwalk Looks like Starbucks has found another venue to sell their product. Boysenberry latte, anyone?
Welcome to this week’s Communicore Weekly, where it’s the 150th Episode Spectacular! We talk about Disneyland Food, Listener Voice Mails, Mouse Ears, and Baloo! It’s our 150th episode, and we are super you guys have allowed us into your lives every week! Our episode is a little longer this week, but that’s OK! DISNEY HISTORY! – We take a look at some of the food at Disneyland, past and present, in this week’s Disney History! ONE LITTLE FACT! – George knows you about a Communicore Weekly fact in One Little Fact! VOICE MAILS! – Jeff and George play some awesome listener voice mails they got for the 150th episode! MOUSE EARS! – The Communicore Weekly Orchestra shares a full version of the Cadet anthem, Mouse Ears as thank you! FIVE LEGGED GOAT! – And finally, Baloo is hiding in this week’s Five Legged Goat! Direct Link \| iTunes Window to the Magic: Enjoy the sounds of the park on our weekly journeys into the wonderful world of the Disney sound experience! Direct Link \| iTunes Link Disafterdark: After some delay, finally we are getting back on our podcasting feet. This is the phone in (well, Skype, but it still counts) show. Paul, Paul, Nick and Craig are joined by a few others, some you might recognize, some you might not.. and it wasn’t until I listened back to it, I realize my own (Paul B) audio was rubbish.. I promise, I sounded good in my own head.. Direct Link Dead Man’s DIEgest: On this episode we step away from Halloween Horror Nights and sit down with the guys from the U.K scare company Primrose Unknown Projects, to talk about their history in the scare business and their mazes for 2103. Direct Link The Season Pass: The Essential Theme Park Podcast: Themed Entertainment Association’s Thea Awards and TEA Summit of 2014: Conversations on Universal Studios Japan, Cirque du Soleil Michael Jackson ONE, the baby boomer market for theme parks, the Dutch Railway Museum, and Buzz Price Award Recipient Garner Holt with Bob Gurr. Direct Link \| iTunes Link Disney Avenue Podcast: On this episode, host Keith Michael Mahne and Dusty Sage of MiceChat.com team up for another amazing interview with the one and only Rolly Crump! Words may not fully describe this man, but one thing is for certain, he was a true “original,” even among Imagineers as Rolly drew forth genius in others. Mousetalgia! – An Unofficial Disneyland Podcast: Dave and Becky report on the Avengers Half Marathon weekend at Disneyland, and describe the inaugural Marvel runs and the courses, costumes and characters they came across during the races, as well as the Expo associated with the event. We also discuss the official opening of the holidays at the Disneyland Resort, and talk about the decor, the new Frozen-enhanced World of Color holiday show, the DCA tree lighting ceremony, holiday shopping and snacking, and a trip on the improved Jingle Cruise – now with more fruitcake! Direct Link \| iTunes Link DoomBuggies Spook Show: In this spook-er-sized Halloween episode, we discuss the recent “Ghostly Materials” exhibition at Disneyland and speak with one of the artists, Bridget McCarty, about the opening day of this release of Haunted Mansion-related artwork. We also talk about the recent flood of Haunted Mansion merchandise in the parks, and the new Haunted Mansion-specific store called “Memento Mori” at the Magic Kingdom. Direct Link The Sweet Spot: In this Episode we welcome former Disneyland cast member Vern Hoiland. Vern was hired into Disneyland in 1969 and retired in 2006. Vern saw a lot fo changes over the years from managment, park changes, his own changes in roles, and much more. This is a great interview if you want to learn about how it was working in Disneyland as far back as 1969. Plus, we’ll look at the latest in the Disneyland Resort news with Tommy. Enjoy and please visit our new website www.thesweepspot.com Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast: On this weeks show we discuss a listener question from @sarahalayne57, she asked for ideas on how to let your kids know that they are going to Orlando. After the break we discuss a recent article by Derek Burgan on the Touring Plans blog of the Disney Hipsters Top 6 assumptions of the Universal Orlando Resort. Direct Link

Busch Gardens Tampa Christmas Town Sneak Peek Busch Gardens Tampa is putting the finishing touches on this year’s Christmas Town event. Let’s take a look at the holiday trimmings and check in on the critters who call this delightful little park home. Christmas Town at Busch Gardens Tampa will be returning for a third year, with the event running select dates November 28 through December 31, 2014. This year, the park has decided to include Christmas Town with day admission into the park! OH NO HE DIDN’T – Was Walt Disney on Acid? Magic Kingdom Castmember Costumes from 1977 Queen Mary Improves Chill for Extra Holiday Cheer Orlando has its Eye on you Living the Low Life in Death Valley George and Jeff Review The Wind Rises, Kiki’s Delivery Service and Princess Mononoke Universal Studios Hollywood Who-ing Christmas and Construction Antics It’s time to dive into movie magic today as we explore Universal Studios Hollywood. There is an insane amount of information to cover this week, not the least of which is the construction of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Christmas is on its way as Grinchmas decorations are popping up throughout the park, leading to a December 6th kickoff date. We’ll look at Springfield construction, which is to open in 2015. We also hop on to the world famous Studio Tour and check out the progress on the upcoming Fast and Furious Supercharged enhancement that is being added to the end of the tour in time for summer 2015. Yesterland: Carnation Plaza Gardens Samland 2.0 – A BIG Day for the Walt Disney Company Holidays in Full Swing at Walt Disney World Holiday Gift Ideas

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