Author: mouse skywalker
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New Ports and Destinations for Disney Cruise Line in 2012
Disney Cruise Line (DCL) has released the remainder of the 2012 itinerary, and it’s full of new ports and destinations. They have finally confirmed the rumor that families will be able to cruise on the Disney Magic from home ports in New York City and Galveston, Texas. The Disney Wonder will continue to summer in Alaska, but…
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Week of Fireworks for Alternative Break at Give Kids The World
Earlier this year I led a group of twelve college students (plus Todd Carrier as chaperone) on an alternative break service trip to Give Kids The World (GKTW). As we drove back and forth from our rental villas in Kissimmee to GKTW Village, one song played repeatedly on the pop radio station we listened to in the van –…
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Video: Magician Mickey Greets Guests at the Magic Kingdom
Mickey Mouse has moved out of his country home at the ToonTown Fair, and is now the star of a magic show at the Town Square Theater. The new meet and greet location officially opened to guests on April 1, 2011, and is the first time that visitors to Walt Disney World can obtain a FASTPASS…
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Walt Disney World Refillable Mugs Now Good for Life
The following blog was created as an April Fool’s joke by DIS Unplugged author jcb and is not true… Without fanfare, Walt Disney World has changed its long-standing but much ignored rule regarding the use of refillable mugs. A keen observer at the Polynesian Resort noticed the change and provided the DIS Unplugged with the…
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The Lion King Roars into Town: A Worthy Disney Park Fix?
For those of us living far away from Walt Disney World or Disneyland, we often look for that “Disney Fix” wherever and whenever we can get it. The National Touring Company of The Lion King recently opened a 4 week run at the Auditorium Theatre in my hometown of Rochester, NY. I was able to take…
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Bike Tour of Disney Cruise Line’s Castaway Cay
It was a cold and blustery day for Castaway Cay during our December 2010 cruise on the Disney Wonder. OK, compared to back home in Rochester, NY, cold and blustery was a relative term for the Bahamas. Let’s just say it was not really swimming/beach weather. My daughters and I decided to rent bikes and tour around…
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Exclusive Pirates of the Caribbean 4 Previews in 3D at Disneyland
The DisneyParks blog recently announced that beginning March 25th guests at Disneyland will be able to catch an exclusive sneak preview of the upcoming “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.” The film clip will be shown in 3D in Frontierland’s Festival Arena. Continue after the break for more details.