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Disney News Round Up: Candy Canes Everywhere!

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December 10, 2014

What has two sticks for arms, a carrot for a nose, and coal for eyes? The MiceChat Round up of course! Olaf the snowman will begin meet and greets at Disney California Adventure and Samland looks back at the Peoplemover to start things off. But that is just the beginning. We also have a wonderful report from a MiceChat reader from this year’s Candlelight at Disneyland Park. We bring you the wonderful news that Turner Classic Movies is now the sponsor of The Great Movie Ride at Disney Hollywood Studios and we also offer a trip report to Walt Disney World with the new FastPass+ system. It’s not all Disney however. We already have a great thread going on the predictions for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood and speculation of a new dark ride coming to Thorpe Park just outside of London. Let’s get into the Chat action!	Get Mouseaddict for free HERE
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First, a bit of breaking news. Meg Crofton, President of Disney’s Parks and Resorts has announced her retirement in June of next year. Meg has been lauded by Bob Iger as having “devoted her career to nurturing countless cast members, encouraging them to achieve new heights, coaching them to succeed and helping them down the path, no matter where they wanted it to take them.” Disney fans are likely to have a different take on the news as Meg has long been a lightening rod for criticisms of lowered standards at Walt Disney World. When George Kalogridis was promoted as President of the Walt Disney World Resort, Meg was promoted out of the direct management of the property and largely out of the public eye. Yesterday’s news about her pending departure has been long expected by many. We look forward to hearing your comments below regarding your expectations for whether or not Disney decides to fill her position, and if so, whom you think is most likely to get the job. The WEDway PeopleMover Story A while back, we wandered through the Monsanto House of the Future with Samland. That demonstration home lasted until 1967, when a whole new Tomorrowland based on the “World on the Move” theme was unleashed. One of the breakthrough attractions in the new Tomorrowland was the WEDway PeopleMover. Although it is now gone, it certainly is not forgotten. Where did this marvel of technology come from? Candlelight lights up the holidays as Frozen Fun takes over the Disneyland Resort Winter is coming! Frozen is a year old and Disneyland is finally giving into guest demand with a lineup of new entertainment and attraction additions based on the hit animated film. Starting December 20, Frozen Fun will bring a variety of offerings to Disney California Adventure‘s Hollywood Land including a snow play area, a sing-along stage show, and character meet-and-greets as well as a new nighttime dance party. While most of the Frozen Fun avalanche will hit California Adventure, Disneyland will also get in on the action, including the addition of a new permanent Frozen-themed vignette in Fantasyland‘s classic Storybook Land Canal Boats. Meanwhile, the holidays continue at full steam into December with Candlelight lighting up the night over the weekend and a wonderful new gingerbread house at the Grand Californian Hotel.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WALT DISNEY With your kind support, The Walt Disney Birthplace was able to exceed its fundraising goals on Walt Disney’s birthday, December 5th. While their Start Some Good campaign has ended, you can follow them on their website, join the newsletter and find out more about their ambitious plans to protect and save Walt’s house and use it as inspiration for the next generation of dreamers and doers. Visit The Walt Disney Birthplace HERE

UPDATED – MiceChat 7 night Alaska Cruise on the Disney Wonder – June 1st, 2015: Join us as we sail toward the top of the world on the delightful Disney Wonder with Disney legend Bob Gurr. We’ll hold all sorts of special MiceChat meet-ups on board and hear many wonderful stories from our special guest. Suggest group excursions you might want to join us on. Dine as a group to discuss our adventures and more. Vancouver, Tracy Arm, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, glorious glaciers, whales, and spectacular nature everywhere. Don’t miss this MiceChat adventure at sea! Ask us for more details on any of our upcoming MiceTrips or for Disney adventures of your own by emailing us at [email protected]. It doesn’t cost you more to use our travel agent, it’s just more magical. Let us do the work, you enjoy the Disney fun!!!
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Disneyland’s annual Christmas Processional has already started, we have reports from that unique event. Discussions on changes to Winter Dreams and surving the Hoilday Season. ~ Aladdin Joe’s 2014 December 7th Candlelight Trip Report with Beau Bridges Mre200200 and his crew have another visit to Disneyland to experience the Candlelight Processional, they missed it last year but come back with a report this year! World of Color Winter Dreams… Really?! DreamsofColor has a different perspective on the changes to Winter Dreams show in Disney’s California Adventure, how do you feel about this how? Survival Tips for Braving the Crowds during the Busiest Holiday Week? Sunfire91 want to know and have you post your tips on how to Survive the crowds during Disneyland and its busiest time of the year. World of Color PRE-PREMIERE Soundtrack!! DisneylandMaster gives us a great link to the pre-premier soundtrack of the original World of Color show at California Adventure. TCM Sponsors GMR! Disney is pairing up with Turner to promote the Great Movie Ride along with TCM. WDW Trip Report – In the FastPass+ world Proradvlx brings us a very in-depth review of their recent trip to Walt Disney World with the use of the new FastPass+ system. Who doesn’t love some good ideas, this week our armchair imagineers have Star Wars in their sights. ~ Trekkie Dad Retheme Space Mountain Into A Star Wars Attraction Wedcot has an idea that has gotten a lot of response from other MiceChatters. See what it’s all about. Location Star Wars land ! New member fafa45 has an alternate location for a Star Wars land that’s well outside Disneyland’s berm. Subway to Disneyland LADodgersBum has an idea that may be expensive, but it’s opened a lively discussion. Adventureland : New E-ticket What’s this? A new E-Ticket is rumored to be built in Adventureland Paris for the 25th Anniversary. What do you think it will be? Why Buzz Lightyear Crash Landed in Discoveryland soundtracker shares an article about the shortcomings of Walt Disney Studio’s layout. Care to guess when the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will come to California? And will Dr. Who find his way into a dark ride overseas? Who knows? ~ Trekkie Dad Predictions & photos on Hollywood’s Harry Potter, please. Here’s a guessing game you can play in this poll. (And if you have photos, share them here!) 2016 Dark Ride for Thorpe Park A planning application has been submitted for an indoor themed attraction at Thorpe Park outside of London. Will it be Hunger Games, Dr. Who or something else?
The Haunted Mansion Show Episode: Over the past several weeks, the Ghost Host has gathered your frightening feedback once again for this week’s relatively short episode of “The Haunted Mansion Show!” Your favorite things about Halloween will be revealed and another holiday will start to creep its way into the mansion… This seems rather innocent; just another webshow on MiceChat. But there’s a twist: this webshow is HAUNTED! based on the Disney Parks attraction of the same name, join 999 of your closest friends as they cook up a batch of terror that will give you quite a scare… or not. Welcome to this week’s Communicore Weekly, we talk about D23 Trip Report Part 1, Disney During WW2, Fantasia Music Evolved, and the Queen Mary! TRIP REPORT! – Jeff and George invite Cadet Michelle onto the show to hear Part 1 of her Trip Report to D23’s Attraction Rewind Weekend! BOOK OF THE WEEK! – George and Jeff learn a bit about Disney During World World 2 for the Book of the Week! 60 SECOND REVIEW! – George and his son Sumner review for Fantasia: Music Evolved in the 60 Second Review! FIVE LEGGED GOAT! – And finally, the Queen Mary hides 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: Welcome back to the Mouses Head and thank you for the download. 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. 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: Sits down with the guys behind Oceaneering Entertainment Systems — Bill Bunting, Dave Mauck & Matt Kent. Hear how they went from developing deep sea exploration mechanics and space suits for NASA to The ride vehicles for Universal Studios’ Spider-Man, Transformers, and their newest vehicle, the Revolution Tru-Trackless ride system at SeaWorld’s Empire of the Penguin. Direct Link \| iTunes Link Disney Avenue Podcast: We have a fantastic interview with Walt Disney Imagineering’s original “designing woman” Alice Davis. Married to Disney Legend Marc Davis, she enjoyed a fashionable Disney career of her own, designing and dressing animated figures for such beloved Disneyland attractions as it’s a small world and Pirates of the Caribbean. Mousetalgia! – An Unofficial Disneyland Podcast: Spencer Lacey Ganus, the voice of Teen Elsa from Frozen, joins Mousetalgia to bring some holiday cheer to the show. Also this week, Jeff discusses two new exhibitions being hosted at the Walt Disney Family Museum; one titled “All Aboard,” which is about Walt Disney’s history with and passion for locomotives, and one about Herman Schultheis and his notebooks, which documented many special effects and camera techniques utilized by the Disney Studio in the ’30s and ’40s. 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 episode we welcome Creepy Kingdom podcast host, James H. Carter II. James is joining us to give us his list of the Top 10 Creepy things at Universal Orlando Resort . Direct Link

Tour of Twisted Colossus Construction at Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags Magic Mountain is currently in the process of reinventing one of their classic coasters for another generation. Once the world’s tallest, fastest coaster, the classic wooden coaster, Colossus, is being transformed into one long twisty, turvey, steel-tracked beast of coaster insanity. Hong Kong Disneyland Trip Part 3: Main Street Celebrate the Holidays in Central Florida Disney Avenue Podcast – The Alice Davis Interview Fantasia Music Evolved and Baymax Blast Discovery Cove Immerses Visitors in a Wild World Grinchmas hits Universal Studios Hollywood Today we jump right in to the Christmas cheer with a report on the beginning of Grinchmas. Yes, the Grinch has returned, but we hear he’s nice now. We shall see about that. There is still plenty to see around the park as we bring you the latest construction pictures and information from The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Springfield, and Fast and Furious Supercharged. We also have pictures from the sad destruction of Soundstage 13 and a full report on how Universal Studios Hollywood handles its guests in the rain. An Excursion to the Walt Disney Family Museum – by Train The Demise of the O-Zell Company What is the Best Place to Stay at Walt Disney World in December? Marvelous Marvel – The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Part 4 Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights Terri’s World – Country Bears Story – Part 1

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