With all of the feelings of pain and sorrow going on in the world, we thought it would be a good idea to share some heartwarming stories from around the parks!
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Show Notes:
- Shout outs
- Happiestteesonearth
- Maddest Hatter Co
- Topic 1 - This Week in Disneyland history
- 1957:
- The Midget Autopia opens in Disneyland. It is the third (and smallest) Autopia track, following the Tomorrowland Autopia (1955) and the Junior Autopia in Fantasyland (1956). The Midget Autopia, located right next to the Storybook Land Canal Boats, is for very young guests who are too small to ride the other Autopia attractions. (It will close in April 1966 and be donated to Walt Disney's boyhood hometown of Marceline, Missouri.)
- 2008:
- Michael Eisner receives his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 2012:
- In a presentation to theater owners in Las Vegas, Pixar announces that the studio has added a movie about the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos to its slate.
- 2019:
- Mickey's PhilharMagic, a 4-D film attraction, debuts at Disney California Adventure. Taking place at Sunset Showcase Theater in Hollywood Land, Mickey's PhilharMagic is a 12-minute-long show featuring 3D effects, scents, and water, as well as a number of characters from Disney movies. DCA is the 5th Disney theme park in the world to have a version of it (as the very first PhilharMagic opened in 2003 at Walt Disney World).
- Topic 2 - News
- 2 episodes of Cooking up the Magic are live on YouTube and IGTV. Go watch
- All Grad Night dates through June 13th have been officially cancelled due to COVID-19. Still no opening date for the Disney parks.
- Bob Iger been appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom to become a part of the business recovery task force, a group of 70 highly-regarded business leaders designated to lead California out of the economic recession, along with people such as Apple’s Tim Cook and former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
- An 18 year old man was arrested after jumping over a fence into the DCA backlot. He was found by Anaheim Police wandering near Guardians of the Galaxy.
- The Mandalorian season 3 is already in pre-production. Season 2 is not set to air until October of this year. Variety magazine reported that “Sources close to the production have confirmed that creator Jon Favreau has been “writing season 3 for a while,” and that the art department, led by Lucasfilm vice president and executive creative director Doug Chiang, has been creating concepts for Season 3 “for the past few weeks.””
- Disney is offering a free download through 4/26 of the “Fairest of All: A tale of the Wicked Queen” ebook. Visit books.disney.com and it will take you to the free download site for Amazon Apple Barnes&Noble Google or Kobo.
- A “female centric” Star Wars series in development for Disney+. No details have been released yet other than it will take place in a different part of the star wars timeline than other projects.
- Topic 3 - Merch
- Minnie’s Main Attraction for May (release 5/16) is The Tiki Room!! I need the ears and the backpack...that is all.
- Star Wars Droid Minnie Ear Headband by Her Universe were released on 4/17...and sold out immediately. One ear is R2 the other BB-8 with a threepio bow and pendant in the middle. Lots of resellers on Ebay selling for double…
- Rainbow Unicorn Romper/Dress on Shop Disney. White retro style romper with removable rainbow tulle skirt.
- Pastel tie-dye spirit jerseys added to shopdisney.
- New personalized leather bracelets with baby yoda available on shopdisney. Personalization can be done in english or aurebesh.
- Collection of retro style tshirts added to shop disney made of 50 % recycled fiber from plastic water bottles that have been collected at WDW. Collection include Mickey shirts, Minnie shirts, a donald shirt and a few of the whole gang.
- Limited Edition Joe Rohde Adventurer Mickey Ear Hat has launched on shopdisney. “The ears are made to look like an aviator’s hat, with a faded deep brown faux leather exterior and a plush white lining. The steampunk-style goggles match perfectly with the compass-printed Mickey ears. The GPS coordinates on the left ear are for Mount Everest. The coordinates on the right ear are for Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, each with their respective opening dates!” -WDWNT
- Loungefly released a sneak peak of their new A Bugs Life Collection coming sometime soon which will include a Heimlich mini backpack and a leaf crossbody satchel
- Topic 4 - Hidden Mickey
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
- Topic 5 - Food
- Foods we miss: Kenzie- Dole Whip Me- Potstickers from Lucky Fortune Cookery Sean- Popcorn
- The Disney Parks Blog has added the recipe for the chocolate peanut butter banana french toast from PCH grill. We will be enjoying it this weekend!
- Topic 6 - Events/Entertainment
- Coming to Disney+ in May
- Prop Culture Series Premiere – All 8 Episodes Available Film historian and prop collector Dan Lanigan reunites iconic Disney movie props with the filmmakers, actors, and crew who created and used them in some of Disney’s most beloved films. Throughout this journey, Dan will recover lost artifacts, visit private collections, and help restore pieces from the Walt Disney Archives to their original glory. Among the films featured this season are Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Mary Poppins, The Muppet Movie, Tron and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
- The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story
- One Day At Disney Episode 125 “Ed Fritz: Imagineering Ride Engineer”
- From last week:
- Magic Happens on Apple Music/Spotify
- Disney Magic Moments
- Zoom Around the Incredicoaster on a Virtual Ride at Disneyland Resort
- Disney recipes
- Parks-Inspired Disney+ Watchlist
- Shorts by Disney Parks series released on Disneyland App. First one follows a group of ducks through the park. Super cute. (in app)
- MAIN - Disney Stories to Warm Your Heart
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