Tag: Mickey Mouse
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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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Disney Junior – Leaving the “Playhouse” Behind?
I’ll admit it. I went to see the new Disney Junior Live on Stage show at Disney’s California Adventure with a bias on my shoulders. Let me explain. Even though I love most of Disney’s pre-school shows and have kids that fit their target demographic, I need to disclose that I grew to become a “hater” of…
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Town Square Theater Meet and Greet at Magic Kingdom
The former Exposition Hall in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World has been renamed as Town Square Theater. It formally opens on April 1, 2011 as the new home of Mickey and Minnie Mouse and the Princesses. Disney was operating the meet and greet as a soft opening today.
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Video: Talking Mickey Mouse Makes His Magic Kingdom Debut
Disneyland tested a talking version of Mickey Mouse in California last summer. Walt Disney World fans have wondered if this talking version of Mickey Mouse would also be appearing sometime in Florida. Friend of the DIS, Mike Holland (DISboards name k5jmh) captured video on Friday, March 4th of the new “talking” version of Mickey Mouse appearing during…
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First Ever Character Meet FASTPASS Coming to Magic Kingdom
On Tuesday, February 22, the DisneyParks blog announced that this spring guests visiting Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom will be able to secure a FASTPASS to reserve a time to visit with Mickey Mouse. The new meet-and-greet-location will be right as you enter Town Square in a re-modeled Exposition Hall. This is prime real estate for Mickey’s new…
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Disney Epic Mickey Winners and Grand Prize Giveaway
There’s a buzz and level of excitement for the new Wii video game Disney Epic Mickey I haven’t seen since Pac Man Fever. Did I totally date myself with that reference? People were clambering to get a sneak peek at the game before it was released at the Festival of the Masters. Our conversation with Epic…
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Disney Epic Mickey: Wasteland “Florida Project”
Collector’s Edition Giveaway Part 2 During my conversation with Warren Spector, creator of the new Wii video game Disney Epic Mickey, he mentioned the theme park attractions featured in the alternative world of Wasteland were mostly from Disneyland prior to 1967. Now Walt Disney World will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary in 2011, and many attractions have…