| We gather here today to witness the union of
MiceChatters and Cupcakes, and cookies, and candy, and bubbles,
and MiceChatters. Which MiceChatter was wearing bride's ears at
this week's meet? Did cupcakes arrive in their correct shape?
Read on to find out. Also, be sure to read about the latest Disney
news and events from around the world -- linked for you below.
- Westley
Special Note from Dustysage
Here's a fun little surprise - the very promising menu for this year's "Taste"
event at Disney's California Adventure Food and Wine Festival:
Menu Highlights:
- Tomato Artichoke Bisque with Eggplant Caviar Froth
- Deconstructed Ratatouille with Champagne Risotto
- Enlightened Japanese Sweet Potato with Duck Confit
- California Poussin, Walnut Mubammara
- Pan Seared Voodoo Shrimp
- Goat Cheese Ravioli with Fried Artichoke and Yellow Tomato
Sage Butter
- Spicy Boiled Gulf Shrimp on Creole Gazpacho with Wasabi Caviar
- NY Strip with Au Gratin Potato Stack
- Spicy Fennel Sausage and Tomato Bolognese with Lemon Mascarpone
Polenta
- Sushi Trio
- Meyer Lemon Lobster Slider
Featured Wines:
Acacia, Baileyana, Banfi Vintners, Brassfield, Buena Vista Carneros,
Flora Springs, Gallo Family Vineyards, Hill Family, XYZin, Widmer
Brothers/Kona Longboard
Live performance:
Two time Grammy award-winning
jazz guitarist Paul Brown
More information:
www.disneyland.com/foodandwine
Sounds like a delicious evening!
Editor's Pick
PhotoMatt
Pics - 4.20.08 - Pink Cupcake Meet
PhotoMatt, once again, has some phenomenal pictures from
PINKFEST '08! Look and see who's pulling their weight paddling
the canoes, and who's not! Then see the Hub for the Pink extravaganza,
as even the trees in the hub are flowering Pink for this meet!
~ Aladdin!
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The Big news this week was the MiceChat PINKFest on Sunday. Lots
of people and lots of PINK treats in the reports! Also, news
about a Global Positioning Systems being tested in Disneyland
by guests, many sightings of Baby Ducks, a new CD set for Disneyland,
questions about kilts, and more details about the Anaheim GardenWalk
adjacent to Disneyland. ~ Aladdin!
Disneyland
GPS testing
tiggrfan got a chance to test a GPS device in Disneyland.
It's an interactive map of the park, and shows where you
are and it can direct you to attractions and services!
Farewell,
Disneyland
JJ61 made one more trip to Disneyland, before their
annual pass expired, to see some favorite sites. Join the
tour!
Anaheim
GardenWalk
Future Imagineer has a nice overview of the soon to
open Anaheim GardenWalk. It’s not owned by Disney, but
it looks like an unofficial Downtown Disney West. Some of
the restaurants along Katella have opened in the past few
months, the main walkway should follow soon!
The Misadventures of Dan - Tasmic! an Stitch 2.0 - The Cup Cake
Meet
This past weekend proved positively PINK, and
Dan-Tasmic!
along with Stitch, is the first of the reports!
Pratt's
Pinkfest Paradise
Journey with Pratt55 and Timmy as the travel from Phoenix
to the MiceChat PINKFEST! See the spectacle of Pink Elephants
traveling alongside their vehicle during their road trip,
see them witness a Precarious predicament under a giant PINK
Watermelon! And Witness them pass out PINK Licorice!
Disneyland's new CD is out, and is apparently now the Magic Kingdom
almandot brings us details of the new 2CD set for the
Disneyland Resort. There are a few new tracks on this set.
And even one that's already in Yesterland.
Guests Going Crazy for Baby Ducks
Disneyland has a high population of Duck fans. BUT during
the Springtime, Donald oftentimes isn't the most popular Duck.
That honor this year goes to the high population of baby ducks!
PW has a video of these cute little critters!
Kilt
wearing ok?
awayflyboy is wondering if kilts are acceptable to
wear in Disneyland! Have you worn a kilt to Disneyland? (and
you know we’ll want pictures!)
Parade of Dreams Show Stop Video
imagineerthat has done a great job at editing the show
stop from Parade of Dreams. Take a look at it here!
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Josh's
trip report (a bit late)
Coastierox has a very unique trip report
for us, in the form of a comic book! You do not want to miss
this!
[Idea]
- What if Tampa/Orlando hosted the Olympics and WDW was a
part of it?
WDWizard ponders the idea of the Olympics
coming to Orlando and Tampa one day, with Walt Disney World
doing it's fair share of hosting. Your thoughts?
Which
Park do you think has the best Music?
AlwaysImagineer wants the general consensus
from MiceChatters which park they think has the best music.
Share your opinion here.
With new attractions opening, it's all about looking forward
this week at the Off Shore Parks. Or looking for a good place
for some relief? That's something to look forward to, right?
Lots of cool video dead ahead - PEZZ
[News]
- Tikis with Stitch Opening date announced.
Hold on to your toucans, because TDLFAN
has the news that Stitch will officially be invading the
Tiki Room on July 25. Will he have much of an effect on
the show? Probably no more than a tsunami...
Cool
video of TOT opening...
Jetting to Paris,
TDLFAN brings some cool
video from the opening of the Tower of Terror. With amazing
digital projection, lighting effects, and pyrotechnics,
this is not to be missed, so drop in!
[Question]
- What next?
Always looking ahead,
Nathan Detroit wonders
what will be next for DLRP. Several MiceChatters weigh
in and bring some actual Disney Company release info into
the mix! Check it out and add your thoughts...
Favourite
toilets at DLRP?
In any country, the call of nature remains the same. A call
that knows no language or borders. Truly a small world,
after all... So, when in DLP and the need for the smallest
of rooms is needed, Pussnboots wants to
know which ones win the popularity poll. Even though, when
you get right down to it, the closer - the better!
[News]
- IASW clock parade video
In exotic Hong Kong, the news is all about the new Small
World opening! Here, MiceChatter Hkdlfan
shares some video he found of the figures marching in the
clock parade. Looking something like IASW fused with Precious
Moments, this video provides a glimpse of what lies within...
HK
Small World Video (merged)
And the videos from inside the new Small World are making
their way into the big world (of the internet). Malin
shares a couple and there are more within. You can start
to see some storied Disney characters insinuating themselves
into the Small World mix (creating such a stir out here
in CA). See how many you can spot! And then count the number
of MiceChat coronary occlusions that occur on on the Boards!
Keep a pencil handy...
Now that winter is seeming to move more and more into our
past and the weather is warming up people seem to be traveling
about the country a bit more. Lets see what our fellow
MiceChatters
have for us to peruse this week! ~elly
LAGOON:
Photo-Heavy TR of Utah's Lone Amusement Park
I can't possibly be the only person on MiceChat that had
no clue that Utah had an amusement park can I? 2DieFR
took a trip to Lagoon and shares his photo filled trip report
with us.
Pinball
Hall Of Fame
Continuing with the theme of things I had no clue existed
until this week, PinBrian takes us on a
photo tour of the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Since I already live in a casino town I could seriously
see myself spending more money here than on The Strip.
Mark
Shapiro Says Six Flags Can Be Like Disney
Six Flags CEO Mark Shapiro commented last week to the National
Association of Broadcasters that he wants Six Flags to be
'less focused on Roller Coasters and Rides on Cement and more
about thematic character and story elements similar to Disney's
theme parks'. Although Six Flags can never be Disney, this
can't help but be a start in the right direction. In the just
over 2 years since Shapiro has taken the reigns of Six Flags,
the improvements in the parks have been coming and are now
more evident in his second full season as CEO.
More
'True-Life Adventures'? Disney to Produce New Films Under
'Disneynature' Banner
In an ambitious move that harkens back to the days of 'True-Life
Adventures,' The Walt Disney Studios announced this week the
launch of a new film division devoted entirely to nature documentaries.
Disneynature will be based in France and will develop and
release nature films to theaters worldwide under the guidance
of Jean-Francois Camilleri, previously senior vice president
and general manager for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
France. Among its first projects set for release in the U.S.
will be 'Earth,' a documentary by Alastair Fothergill, producer/director
of the 'Planet Earth' series seen last year on the BBC and
The Discovery Channel. Narrated by James Earl Jones, 'Earth'
is scheduled to premiere in theaters on April 22, 2009 (Earth
Day).
Screen
Actors Guild: The Sequel
Just when the fall-out from the Writers strike was subsiding,
word now that the much feared Actor's strike may actually
happen. Contrary to popular belief, the strike would not benefit
the Clooneys, DeNiros and Streeps of the world, but the other
99% of SAG members who's names you don't know. Let's hope for a quick resolution this time.
4/17: Kevin Yee - America Sung
Kevin on the end of a show that marked the end of an era at
Disneyland. Discuss his article here!
4/15:
Sue Kruse - Golden Horseshoe
A recent star studded event celebrating the Golden Horseshoe
Revue prompted Sue to take a look back. The evening featured Wally Boag, Billy Hill, Billy Hill, and more
than a few MiceChatters.
4/18: Werner Weiss - The End of MGM
Name
On January 7, 2008, Disney-MGM Studios became Disney's Hollywood
Studios. Your thoughts on the change?
4/18:
Andy Castro - A taste of Disney's California Food and Wine
Festival 2008 +more.
Andy Castro with another stellar Dateline Disneyland. This one
is full of tasty photos of the Food and Wine Festival, 2008.
Don't miss it!
4/19:
Weekend Update
If you haven't been keeping up with these amazing photographs
from around the world every week, now is your chance. Don't
miss this dazzling array of shots from around the world by
some of MiceChat's most talented photographers!
4/21: Monday in the Parks
Darkbeer returns this week with another info packed installment.
Get the latest info on the new Monorail Red, the upcoming
Quinceanera Dream Come True event, and more!
Do you feel lucky? Well do ya? Then share your misadventures
in Time Shares and automobile survival kits and maybe a road
trip plan will materialize. -TicTocDragon
Time
share promotions
justjohn is curiously looking for a condo,
villa, cabin, and or ski resort... or could be just looking
for free 'schwag' for sitting through a 90-minute sales pitch.
So what's your experience?
What
Should You Always Keep In Your Vehicle?
Flares, blankets...1002 ways to use duct tape manual and
PretzelSouls
has started the list.
This
is just WRONG!!!
Planning on getting that nose job or a bigger cup size? You
better explain to little Billy and Sally that Mommy is going
to be changin' - and what better way than with a children's
book that will do all the hard work, awkward explaining for
you! twinmom chimes in on a new children's picture
book that tackles the tough 21st century problem that modern
kids must face: plastic mommies.
Disney
to produce Nature films
Walt Disney won Oscars in the 1950s with his nature documentaries,
but can Disney do it again decades later? They're going to
try. DisneyFan28 shares the news.
What
is the deal with animals acting crazy/talking/dancing/singing/whatever
in CGI???
Alex E wants to know why CGI films these days are overpopulated
with singing, dancing, talking animals. What do you think?
Future
films soon to be adored or ignored
The writer's strike is over, but Hollywood is hurting for
some good scripts - so its turning to books and magazines
for ideas. ALIASd explains.
Music
- Is it about the Lyrics or the Music?
sir clinksalot loves some good tunes, but good lyrics
are just icing on the cake. So what makes music enjoyable
for you -- the music or the lyrics?
WINE
RECEPTION: Join the MiceChatters of the Vine!
Tired of the Cosmo and Mojito circuit at DCA? How about tasting
wine with your fellow MiceChatters? Join this discussion and
let Rixter know you're going to be there April 26th.
Would you like to be a
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If you have a regularly updated Disney site with high quality
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The MiceEars Crew and MiceChat News Club put a
lot of time and effort into making these Round-Ups happen. Here
are the members:
Your Editors: hollywood1939, Westley, Dustysage, Fishbulb
The MiceEars Crew: Demigod, Tom Chaney, TicTocDragon, MissChristine,
Club_33, MasterGracey, Abominable Snowman, Aladdin, elly, Mac
Daddy , pezz lightyear, pineapplewhipaddict, and skywaygrl.
The MiceChat News Club: Dramaqueen, sir clinksalot, ALIASd,
Disneytim, Disneyballerina, BigPigletFan, OogieBoogie.
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