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The Disney Blog Week in Review May 6 – May 12

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We’re planning our next vacation to Disney World and as we ramp up our plans, I’ll be exploring more touring options, hotel stays and restaurant planning for your next stay at Disney World. But let’s take a quick look at our week in review in case you missed any articles for this second week in May. Sunday, May 6 Tokyo Disneyland Attractions (What’s Unique to the Japanese Park?) Disney offers a wonderful repertoire of attractions, but Tokyo has three specific attractions that you can’t find at the other Disney parks. Monday, May 7 New Jersey Comcast viewers were upset when … Continue reading →

Little Eyes Are Fast Asleep

It seems the only “me time” I get these days is when Logan is fast asleep, even then it’s a little touch and go. This is often when I am up working on all of the things that I couldn’t manage to get done with a 4 year old that day, but it is also a time that I can relax, even if only for a few moments. We’ve been out of school for a few weeks now. For some reason I thought this would mean I would have more time to get things done. Somehow our days were just … Continue reading →

Disney Printables

My husband and I have been living in our house for seven months now and I have yet to hang up any of our decorations. I admit that laziness is a contributing factor, but a main reason why I haven’t done so is that I’m not very good at anything crafty, decorations included. It’s hard for me to look at a blank wall and know what should go where, so I have the same problems scrap booking, designing room layouts, or even decorating cookies. That’s probably why I never noticed just how many cool craft features Disney has on its … Continue reading →

Disney Jr. – Live on Stage!

It’s certainly a time of change at Disney, and last week the latest took place: the switch from Playhouse Disney to Disney Jr. Thanks to Michele for pointing it out to me; I wasn’t sure if Disney Jr. was indeed the replacement for Playhouse Disney, or just an additional feature. Despite discussing it, we’re not really sure of the motivation for the name change. The most likely candidate is that Disney’s trying to compete with Nick Jr., but having names so similar seems like it will just cause more confusion than competition. I also thought that perhaps execs thought kids … Continue reading →

Disney Fostering Holiday Greed?

At the beginning of November Disney announced its 2009 “Most Wanted Holiday Toys,” including 12 reasonably-priced toys, labeled “A Dozen Deals Under $25.” The dozen deals list is as follows: *Disney Fairies Tink’s Balloon Playset *Disney Fairies Secret Jewelry Box *Handy Manny Flicker The Flashlight *Mickey’s Mouse-Ke-Tag Game *Minnie Mouse Cupcake Set (Disney Store exclusive) *Disney Princess: The Princess and the Frog Princess Tiana Cooking Set (Disney Store exclusive) *Disney Princess Tiana Classic Doll (Disney Store exclusive) *Disney Princess Tiana Just One Kiss Doll *Disney-Pixar’s Cars Die-Cast: Neon Light up and Lenticular collections *Disney-Pixar’s Cars Toons assortment *Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story … Continue reading →

Do You Use Your TV as a Babysitter?

Don’t be ashamed if you answered “yes.” My BFF in Hawaii pays a TON of money to get Noggin, Nick Jr. and the Disney Channel, which is one of the reasons she unabashedly refers to her satellite provider as Diego, Dora and Kai-Lan’s pimp. What’s more, you won’t catch my BFF cowering in a corner when confronted about her kids’ television viewing habits. She doesn’t flinch when admitting that she uses her TV as a babysitter quite regularly. In fact, she jokes about it all the time. My BFF reasons that if she were to hire a human babysitter, the … Continue reading →

Bob the Builder

Can he fix it? Yes, he can! “Bob the Builder” is a wildly popular children’s television show. First appearing on Nickelodeon, and now a regular on PBS, “Bob” is a claymation creation about a building yard and the owner (who would be Bob) his helper, Wendy, and all the machines they use every day. Each of these machines is alive and has a personality all their own. Scoop is a yellow digger truck with a scoop on the front. He’s the first truck Bob ever bought back in the day, and they’ve constructed a lot together over the years. Scoop … Continue reading →

Playhouse Disney Live

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When we went to Disney World a couple of years ago, we had the pleasure of seeing Playhouse Disney Live at Disney-MGM Studios. My daughter, then 4 years old, thrilled to seeing Bear in the Big Blue House live on the stage along with Stanley and more. Beginning this September, you won’t have to travel to Disney World to enjoy Playhouse Disney Live as it begins the first U.S. live tour of 70 cities. Playhouse Disney Live The live stage production features four shows worth of characters from Disney Channel’s popular programming block. The featured shows will include characters from … Continue reading →

Disney News: This is Disturbing

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This news story came across my desk late last night and I have to say – I could hardly believe it when I read it. You may have heard this in the news too, the Disney Channel, a channel we put our faith in to provide our children, particularly our young children, with content that is as far from objectionable as you can get. Last Tuesday morning, at 9:30 a.m., toddlers and other young children tuning in to watch an episode of “Handy Manny” discovered a film depicting hardcore pornography. According to Comcast, the cable company that experienced the interruption … Continue reading →