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Welcome to another MiceChat Round-Up! I hope everyone had a great 4th of July as it looks like attendance in all theme parks around California was light. A special couple has some big news and it looks like the parks around the world have some new visitors heading their way. We have all that and more so sit back, relax and enjoy!- hollywood1939


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Congratulations Dustysage and Fishbulb
It's that time of year again! Love is in the air, and people are getting - ENGAGED! Our very own Dustysage and Fishbulb did just that in front of Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle! Offer your congratulations (as started by Skywaygrl ) here.


On bended knee no less.

There are questions about the 50th Anniversary of Sleeping Beauty and if is there any love for the Emporium windows.~ Aladdin

Speed dating at The Church Of Walt
Circarama asks the question 'Do Sunday MiceChat Meetings seem like speed dating to you, also? Be sure to post your two cents and move to the next thread!

No love for the Emporium windows?
pineapplewhipaddict brings to our attention the LACK of attention to updating the Emporium Windows for the most current animated feature.

Welcome, foolish mortals....to the Haunted Mansion tribute
darkfairycthulu shows us that The Haunted Mansion is ready for it's close up! Take a look at some great exterior photos of the mansion, and it's surrounding area!

Sleeping Beauty Walk-through Question
DL_CRAZE asks about Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk Through, and other 50th Anniversary questions about this amazing film. Get the current scoop here!

Trip Reports

PhotoMatt Pics - 7.06.08 - Dustysage's 40th B-day Mini-mega-meet (and surprise)
PhotoMatt reports from the big meet on Sunday and Dustysage's proposal!

Mr. Todd's Wild Ride with the Pratts'
Aladdin reports from the Arizona invasion of Disneyland, and with Pratt55 and Timmy! It's guaranteed to be a Wild Ride! Now includes a bonus slide show by Pratt55!

6/24 - First Trip Report: Midway Mania
Disneyphenom reports back from his first trip through Midway Mania! And stay tuned for some great detailed photos of Paradise Pier!

Late Posting. I was upgraded to the Laguna Suite at PP in May

DSMouse report back from their trip to the Disneyland Resort, and has some great photos from their suite in the Paradise Pier Hotel!

Disneyland Rumors

Welcome back, MiceChatters!  Some good stuff this week regarding an upcoming DCA attraction, a Red Monorail rumor, and a retheming idea for the DCA Entrace turnstiles.  Remember to keep posting any rumors & Imagineering ideas that you have, and you just might see them here next Roundup! - Demigod

Monorail Red July 3
MiceChat member GotoDisneyland posts a rumor that Monorail Red might be running as early as July 3rd.

Bringing back the Tahitian Terrace
SoCalUW would like to see the return of this past favorite.

Good Idea or Bad Idea?  Live Mermaids part of The Little Mermaid Ride Queue
Fellow MiceChatter Micoofy Duck wonders if having live mermaids featured in the queue for the upcoming Little Mermaid attraction is a good idea or not.

DCA's New Turnstiles
RockinNRollin posts an idea for retheming the DCA entrance turnstiles.

Changes afoot and reasons to be happy, this week in the Walt Disney World section of our forum. ~disneyballerina

Which Closed (Or Soon To Close) Attraction Will You Miss Most?
Ride Warrior posts this poll, and with all the changes, there are several ways you can vote.

WDW Since 1994...Reasons to be Happy
tasman recognizes that while there have been many sad changes in the last decade at WDW, there have also been lots of good things to celebrate.


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Refillable Souvenir Mugs....
#1Goofy asks a simple two part question about the refillable souvenir mugs, but who knew there could be so much to know about the subject?

Contemporary/Animal Kingdom Lodge Villa Update Photos by Denise 7/5
nbodyhome brings us another fabulous photo update.

WDW's 20 biggest mistakes? (In no particular order)
TDLFAN has an opinion (or 20) about the biggest mistakes ever made at WDW.

Offshore Parks

Tokyo Disney Resort

What rides have single rider lines
ltp is going on a trip to the resort by themselves and wants to know about the single rider attractions. Can you help them out?

Popular attractions and where to view parades?
samshio is taking a trip to TDR and needs help on how they can accomplish their goals on what parades they want to see and how to get on all the attractions.

Disneyland Paris

DLP Trip: Gimme Do's and Don't's!
giggling_gargoyles is taking a trip to Disneyland Paris and also needs tips on what to do and what not to do.

Strikes, Indian Bankers and Trash Cans: a Week at Disneyland Paris
pussnboots shows us their trip at Disneyland Paris.convertible.

Hong Kong Disneyland

Haunted Mansion getting built at Adventureland
HongKongDisneyland
tells us of a rumor that has been going around for a while and apparently it is now hitting the news with construction.

Micechat Other Parks

Once again MiceChat members bring us some interesting threads covering places from West Coast to East Coast and even overseas! Let's turn the air conditioning up a little bit more and see what's going on this week. ~ elly

Star Trek: The Experience Closing
ImagineerAtHeart brings us a date for the closing of one of the more unique Las Vegas attractions, The Star Trek Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton. Take a peek inside this thread to find out how much longer you have to visit this attraction before it heads the way of Yesterland. 

A requiem for Star Trek: The Experience
And hot on the heels of the sad news of the closing of Star Trek: The Experience Athlonacon shares his own memories of the attraction. If you've been there why not leave a post about your experiences as well, soon our memories of the place will be all that's left. 

Fun European Countries
So, been to a really fun party country in Europe? Tired of the same old scene here in the US, k_peek_2000 is looking for some places to visit in Europe. Got an opinion on some place. Let him know here! 

Brendan Fraiser to Appear at Universal Orlando July 11th!
aimster wants you to know that you won't be alone if you visit Universal Studios Orland on July 11th. Brendon Fraiser, star of Universal's The Mummy franchise will be there too! I hope someone asks about Encino Man 2 during the Q&A! 

Kevin Yee: The Party's Over
Kevin Yee is back with insight on Walt Disney World closing Pleasure Island.

Weekend Update

Exceptional photographers give you their pictures from the Disney parks around the world.

Dateline Disneyland - Andy Castro
Innoventions Dream Home, Lagging Mania?, WALL-E-WOOD, GCH Progress, +MORE

Monday at the Parks - David Michael
Darkbeer gives us pictures and insight on the light 4th of July weekend, Monorail VII, "un-networked" FastPasses plus more.

Steve DeGaetano: Lilly Belle Part 3
Steve gives us Part 3 of the story on the infamous Presidential car.

'High School Musical 3: Senior Year' 10/24/08
Kids and adults alike will certainly enjoy the new HSM movie that will debut in theaters.

Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella dies at 54
From the article: Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella, who turned such literary works as The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley and Cold Mountain into acclaimed movies, died Tuesday of a hemorrhage following surgery.

Coupons for DisneyShopping.com
Monorail Man shares his shopping savvy with us here.

Hallmark Ornament Premiere, July 12th
Melonballer reminds us that Hallmark celebrates Christmas in July with its premiere of this year's ornaments on Saturday, July 12th.

Rocket To The Moon
Olszewski's Rocket to the Moon is scheduled to release on Disneyland's birthday, July 17th, but tahnee informs that it is available for pre-purchase now.

How many Pins?
DisneyPro has collected 113 pins and asks: How many do you have?

Zonies 4th of July pictures
pratt55 (and others) share with us pictures from a 4th of July Arizona meet! Get out your bikinis and dive in to an eccentric trip report!

MiceChatters and then some up in NorCal for the 4th of July weekend
Princess Buttercup and others (including your editor) had a big meet in Northern California for the 4th of July. Pics included!

Disney Tattoos
Do you have a Disney tattoo? There are tons out there, let's see 'em!

Digital Gaming

Sony has lost over $3 billion on the PS3
The Playstation 3 hasn't been the money-maker Sony was looking for, with over $3 billion in losses for the expensive gaming console. ni_teach wonders... will Sony give up on PS3 or keep on with the underperforming product?

PS3 2.40 update warning
Speaking of the PS3, justjohn shares some info on a software update which could cause your gaming console (if you own one, that is) to lock up! Gamers beware!

Diablo 3 Announced by Blizzard!
elly is excited for the third installment in the hit Diablo game series.


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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, DisneyBalerina, and skywaygrl.

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