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History of Disney’s El Capitan Theatre

Monday, January 30, 2012

When a Disney movie opens in Los Angeles, it opens at Disney's El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, so Patrick and I find ourselves there often. Seeing a movie at the El Capitan is a real event, complete with a pre-show concert of Disney tunes played on the Mighty Wurlitzer organ, a Disney character-filled stage ...

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From the Vault: Holiday at Bay Lake Tower…. of TERROR!

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Looking for a little taste of Christmas at Walt Disney World? Got a few spare days on your hands? Why not read (or re-read) A Very Lurky Christmas: Holiday at Bay Lake Tower… of TERROR!, a leisurely account of our Christmas trip to Disney, chock full of gorgeous photos of the parks in all their ...

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The Fabulous Sounds of Christmas at Disneyland!

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Several years ago, MiceAge.com's Al Lutz  posted an article (since updated – click HERE!) with a complete listing of the songs played on Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A. at the holidays. Even better, he dug up exactly which album each song came from. However, because Disneyland's Christmas music loop was created around 1972, most of the tracks on it ...

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Why You Should See “The Muppets” — Twice!

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

After waiting so many years to see the Muppets on the big screen again, you probably don't need any encouragement to go see The Muppets when it hits theaters Wednesday. But there are several reasons that you should see the movie twice. The most obvious one is that we Muppet fans need to vote for the ...

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Halloween 2011 at Dick Van Dyke’s House: The Biggest Yet!

Thursday, November 3, 2011

This was our fourth year helping Dick Van Dyke decorate his house for Halloween, and although we say it every year, this really was the biggest Halloween yet! (For the scoop on last year's decorations and how we got started doing this, click HERE.) For starters, this year's celebration required a pre-production meeting the week before ...

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Trip Report Update: The Boring Part (There’s Even Poetry!)

Monday, October 17, 2011

That's right... today's installment of Trick or Tweet! Halloween at Disney World & Disneyland is so boring, it even has a poem! But I had to get the boring part of the day out of the way so I can get to the best part: our first trip to Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, as chronicled by ...

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