Season’s Greetings from The Disney Blog

I hope the holidays finds you and yours in the best of possible places. Christmas is always a special time for Disney fans. Our homes look extra bright, Mickey shaped wreaths mysteriously appear on doors, and those once a year collectibles are all spread out and hung on the tree with care

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Season’s Greetings from The Disney Blog

Season’s Greetings from The Disney Blog

I hope the holidays finds you and yours in the best of possible places. Christmas is always a special time for Disney fans.

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Season’s Greetings from The Disney Blog

Marvel Introducing Line of Superhero Storybooks

When Disney bought Marvel nearly a year ago, many fans were torn as to whether this would herald a new era for the company or a disaster for one of the leading comic book institutions. One thing no one questioned, however, was why the Mouse House was interested in Marvel.

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DVD Review: The Tempest

As someone who has never had the opportunity to read Shakespeare’s final masterpiece, “ The Tempest “, I jumped at the chance to watch and review the modern retelling of it on Blu-Ray. Released this September by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, the film features many big names, including Helen Mirren ( The Debt , The Queen ), Russell Brand ( Forgetting Sarah Marshall , Get Him To The Greek ), Alfred Molina ( Prince of Persia , An Education ), Alan Cumming (“The Good Wife”, It’s Complicated ), and writer/director Julie Taymor (Broadway’s The Lion King and Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark ). Given the expectations associated with such great names, though, “The Tempest” did not deliver on any account

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Disney Princess Video Game Coming This Fall

If you have ever purchased a Disney Princess game, you already know they are typically made for very young audiences. This fall, the iconic ladies will be featured again in a video game called Disney Princesses: Enchanting Storybooks . Created by THQ, the game will be available November 1 on the Wii (with the uDraw GameTablet) and Nintendo DS, and will essentially be exactly what the name suggests.

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The Original Mickey, Volume One

According to an article recently posted by the Christian Science Monitor , Mickey Mouse is about to have a “new” series released about his life as an action hero. This series is a comic strip, started in the 1930′s, that depicts Mickey’s mischievous on-screen nature in a method that Disney had always dreamed of doing himself

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The Original Mickey, Volume One

1,000th Hidden Mickey Uncovered in Updated Guide

A fifth version of the very popular Hidden Mickeys: A Field Guide to Walt Disney’s World Best Kept Secrets celebrates a big milestone; over 1,000 Hidden Mickeys have now been documented at Walt Disney World. That’s a lot of pranking Imagineers. According to author Steven M

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The Complete Guide to Walt Disney World makes Vacation Planning a Snap

When it comes to planning a vacation to Walt Disney World there are two books the you hear mentioned over and over again as the best – The Unofficial Guide which has a long history and many versions, and The Complete guide , which features beautiful photography along with its expert and easily digestible travel planning advice.

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The Complete Guide to Walt Disney World makes Vacation Planning a Snap

2010 Disney World Yearbook (excuse me) ‘Earbook, a Great Find

A few years ago the Walt Disney Company tried something new, a yearbook. It was available via special order and in limited locations in the parks. Unfortunately, while initial enthusiasm for the product was high, the actual book that was produced failed to meet expectations for both fans and Disney.

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Disney Fan’s Most Valued Books

Last week I wrote about three new Disney World books and then asked what other books you considered the most valued in your collection. The result is a list of about 15 books that make up a great core of learning for Disney fans

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