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POSTED Tue, 11/27/2012 - 13:30 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Take Home Your Own Gold Disney Christmas Tree - For Around $4 Million

In the market for a Christmas tree that's unique and inspired by Disney? The Ginza Tanaka jewelry store in downtown Tokyo may have just the thing - a Disney Gold Christmas Tree.

POSTED Tue, 11/13/2012 - 15:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade Taping Coming to Walt Disney World

Many Disney fans tune in their television sets every December 25 for the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade. The celebration of music, floats, Disney characters and Christmas cheer is taped ahead of time in both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. While the California tapings have already taken place, Walt Disney World is gearing up for their part in the special which is set to be taped later this month.

At this time, it looks like taping for the parade will happen at the Magic Kingdom Friday, November 30, and Saturday, December 1 (with Sunday, December 2, as a rain date).

POSTED Sat, 11/03/2012 - 06:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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New Updates Coming for This Year's Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights

For many guests, it's a holiday must-do tradition, and this year, there are a few changes to help enhance the experience. We're talking of Disney Hollywood Studio's Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights. Since starting way back in 1995, the show has continued to evolve; today, it boasts more than 5 million lights (all energy-efficient LED) and continues to pull in enhancements such as images and music from Disney's "Prep and Landing."

POSTED Sat, 10/27/2012 - 06:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Celebs Sign Petition to Stop Barneys' Disney-Themed Christmas Window Displays

Celebrities have added their names to the petition to stop Barneys from moving forward with a Disney-inspired Christmas window display at their New York location.

A version of the intended display was recently released and shows favorite Disney characters (think Minnie, Daisy and Goofy) re-imagined as super-tall, super-thin models. The petitioners complaint stems from the message the display could send to young girls.

An excerpt of the petition reads:

POSTED Sun, 05/06/2012 - 06:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party Dates Announced

It's never too early to start thinking about Christmas, especially if going to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party is on your to do list. Disney recently announced the dates for this year's holiday extravaganza and made tickets available for purchase by phone.

The dates for 2012's Christmas Party are:

  • November 9, 12, 15, 16, 25, 27, 29, 30
  • December 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21

As mentioned above, you can purchase your tickets over the phone for any of the above dates. Base prices (without tax factored in) are as follows:

POSTED Sat, 12/24/2011 - 07:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Decorating WDW By the Stats

Ever wondered exactly what it takes to make Walt Disney World its festive Christmas best? Here are some of those stats, courtesy of the Disney Parks Blog, in a holiday "infographic."

Holiday Infographic

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POSTED Fri, 12/23/2011 - 07:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Christmas-Themed Legal Battle for Disney

Earlier this week, Disney was sued by two men for copyright infringement over a Christmas movie.

The men, who hail from Missouri and Tennessee, claim they wrote then pitched to Disney a story called "Santa Paws" in 1991. At the time, their idea went nowhere. However, since then, Disney has released two movies with similar themes and elements, according to the men.

POSTED Thu, 12/22/2011 - 14:30 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Parts of "Very Merry" Comes To Magic Kingdom Now Through New Year's

Looks like Walt Disney World is incoporating some elements from the after-hours, special-ticket-required Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party into its daytime Magic Kingdom schedule now through New Year's. Guests braving the crowds at the Magic Kingdom this year can now catch Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade and "Holiday Wishes," a nighttime fireworks display.

POSTED Sun, 12/18/2011 - 07:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Spotlight on a Disney Santa

Luther Hunter, a seventy-one-year-old hailing from Gastonia, North Carolina, will spend this Christmas playing Santa in Walt Disney World - just as he has for the past two decades. This year marks Hunter's twenty-first appearance as Santa at the happiest place on earth.

Hunter got the job as the jolly man in red at Disney after meeting a casting director in a toy store in which he was playing Santa. He told the director it had been his dream to be St. Nick at Disney World and was later hired for that very job.

POSTED Sun, 12/11/2011 - 07:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Comedy Warehouse To Serve Up Holiday Laughs

For those of you lucky enough to be headed to WDW this Christmas season, you might want to head over to Disney's Hollywood Studios for some extra holiday cheer. The Comedy Warehouse, which used to be part of the now-defunct Pleasure Island, is set to return for a limited time only. Look for performers to take suggestions from the audience and give holiday classic tales and songs an updated, improv comedy twist.

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POSTED Tue, 12/25/2012 - 06:05 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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Silly Symphonies: The Night Before Christmas

Merry Christmas to All!

In order to celebrate this festive occasion I've picked a short piece of Disney film classic to entertain you this morn. A delightful Disney rendition of the traditional Holiday favorite poem 'Twas the Night before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore.

POSTED Mon, 12/24/2012 - 06:05 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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Holidays Around the World at Epcot

While many families gravitate towards the fantastic environment of the Magic Kingdom for their Christmas time fantasy, I have always loved the cultural diversity of Holidays Around the World at Epcot. A highly anticipated part of the season this tradition brings together storytellers from around the globe to share seasonal tales of Winter Holidays in Epcot's World Showcase.

POSTED Thu, 12/20/2012 - 06:05 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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Tradition of the Pickle Tree in Epcot's Germany Pavilion

One of my favorite Disney Christmas traditions can really be found all year long in the Germany Pavilion at Epcot. For may family, it began back in the 1980s when my Dad, who for some unknown reason, became a huge fan of The Pickle Tree.

POSTED Thu, 12/13/2012 - 06:05 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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Christmas By The Numbers on the Disney Dream

It's the hap-happiest time of the year and Walt Disney World is known by it's fans to decorate like no place else with garland, wreaths, twinkling lights and glitter. But what does a Disney holiday look like at sea? Just like on land the amazing elves that work with Disney's Enchanted Florist go to work and transform Disney Cruise Line ships into true winter wonderlands during the holidays. From the moment you arrive at the Cruise Terminal you'll know that the holiday magic is alive.

POSTED Mon, 12/10/2012 - 06:05 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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Holiday Safety Tips From Radio Disney and Underwriters Laboratories

Radio Disney, the number one 24 hour radio network focused on families, and Underwriters Laboratories (UL), the premier name in global safety science, have teamed up to promote safety during this 2012 holiday season.

POSTED Mon, 12/03/2012 - 06:05 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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Disney and the Toys for Tots Foundation

Toys for Tots has been around since 1947 and has served tens of thousands of children in need over the last 64 years. In 1948, Walt Disney and his animators designed a logo for Toys for Tots that is still used to this day. This magical team designed the first poster used and distributed to promote awareness of the foundation.

POSTED Thu, 11/29/2012 - 06:05 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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Walt Disney World 2012 Christmas by The Numbers

Disney's Enchanted Florist leads a small army of designers and florists, every year to create the miles of garland, glitter, twinkling lights and ribbon transform Walt Disney World Resort into a winter wonderland during the holiday season. Along with the larger Events Group, she and her marry elves work year round to plan on making every year even more magical then the last. Here are just a few of the details that go into making the whole property twinkle.

POSTED Mon, 11/26/2012 - 06:05 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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Cyber Monday Deals at DisneyStore.com

The Disney Store does everything it can to help make your holiday shopping Merry and Bright! Celebrating Cyber Monday is no different and there's Pixie Dust sprinkled on every order today so that you can save even more money buying the ones you love the things they want.

POSTED Wed, 11/21/2012 - 06:05 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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5 Fun Gifts for Star Wars Fans

It can be hard to locate just the right holiday gifts for the people in your life, but with such a huge character base to draw from every fan should find a little Disney something under their tree. If you're currently hunting for the perfect present to give your Star Wars fan, then MickeyFix.com has the lists that you don't want to go shopping without! In no particular order, these are my 5 favorite Star Wars Gifts to give to your aspiring Jedi or Sith Lord this holiday season.

POSTED Fri, 11/16/2012 - 06:05 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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DFB Guide to the Walt Disney World Holidays 2012

The Disney Food Blog has done it again with a fabulous new eBook "DFB Guide to the Walt Disney World Holidays 2012!" AJ Wolfe takes you by the hand and shows you the ins and outs of holiday shopping, dining and special events at Walt Disney World with 230 pages full of fantastic information, carefully selected to help you make the most of your winter holiday trip.