Not sure how this has surfaced, but it was discovered by Chris Reid last week and talked about on his show today! This video is a virtual ride-through of what the new Little Mermaid ride is going to be all about! Again, we don't know where this exactly came from and we are not sure how exactly accurate it is, but this video is just cool! Check it out and let us know what you think!
Monday, December 27, 2010
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Winter Adventure in Canada
I was going to call this post the "Winter Adventure in the Great White North", but since Philly is going to be hit with over a foot of snow in the next 24 hours, I didn't think that title was too appropriate.
Yes, in the next couple days I will be flying out to Winnipeg, MB to share the holiday and new year with Chris. I was supposed to be leaving tomorrow (Monday) early in the morning, but because of the fit that mother nature decided to throw, my flight has been canceled and I am leaving a day late. Starting on Tuesday and going through next Monday, my blog and twitter will be relatively inactive. You can follow my trip to Canada via Chris though! http://twitter.com/chrisreid1983 is his twitter account and you can watch that page for our trip adventures, including my first Manitoba Moose game and the first time I will get to see Chris perform on stage as the Grinch!
Yes, in the next couple days I will be flying out to Winnipeg, MB to share the holiday and new year with Chris. I was supposed to be leaving tomorrow (Monday) early in the morning, but because of the fit that mother nature decided to throw, my flight has been canceled and I am leaving a day late. Starting on Tuesday and going through next Monday, my blog and twitter will be relatively inactive. You can follow my trip to Canada via Chris though! http://twitter.com/chrisreid1983 is his twitter account and you can watch that page for our trip adventures, including my first Manitoba Moose game and the first time I will get to see Chris perform on stage as the Grinch!
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Merry Christmas!
The True Disney Fan and her Family wishes you and yours a most magical Christmas! May your holiday season be filled with love and magic!
Friday, December 24, 2010
The Disney Christmas Parade in just over a minute!
In the past, I have posted these Tilt-Shift videos made by Disney Parks of a day in the parks. This video is a bit special because it shows a specific day in Magic Kingdom, the day that the Christmas Day Parade was filmed a few weeks ago! Watch this really cool video and tune into ABC tomorrow to watch the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade at regular speed!
12 Days of Disney Christmas
This year, I have decided to take a popular Christmas carol, The 12 Days of Christmas, and Disneyfy it! Are any of these gifts on your Christmas list??
On the First day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A Figment Ornament for the Tree!
On the Second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Third Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Four Thrilling Mountains
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Five Fast Passes!!
Four Thrilling Mountains
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Six Rides on Soarin'
Five Fast Passes!!
Four Thrilling Mountains
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Seventh Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Seven Main Street Cookies
Six Rides on Soarin'
Five Fast Passes!!
Four Thrilling Mountains
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Eight Club Cool Sodas
Seven Main Street Cookies
Six Rides on Soarin'
Five Fast Passes!!
Four Thrilling Mountains
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Ninth Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Nine Omnimovers
Eight Club Cool Sodas
Seven Main Street Cookies
Six Rides on Soarin'
Five Fast Passes!!
Four Thrilling Mountains
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Ten Vinylmation
Nine Omnimovers
Eight Club Cool Sodas
Seven Main Street Cookies
Six Rides on Soarin'
Five Fast Passes!!
Four Thrilling Mountains
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Eleven Trading Pins
Ten Vinylmation
Nine Omnimovers
Eight Club Cool Sodas
Seven Main Street Cookies
Six Rides on Soarin'
Five Fast Passes!!
Four Thrilling Mountains
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Twelve hugs from Mickey
Ten Vinylmation
Nine Omnimovers
Eight Club Cool Sodas
Seven Main Street Cookies
Six Rides on Soarin'
Five Fast Passes!!
Four Thrilling Mountains
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the treeeeeeeeee!
On the First day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A Figment Ornament for the Tree!
On the Second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Third Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Four Thrilling Mountains
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Five Fast Passes!!
Four Thrilling Mountains
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Six Rides on Soarin'
Five Fast Passes!!
Four Thrilling Mountains
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Seventh Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Seven Main Street Cookies
Six Rides on Soarin'
Five Fast Passes!!
Four Thrilling Mountains
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Eight Club Cool Sodas
Seven Main Street Cookies
Six Rides on Soarin'
Five Fast Passes!!
Four Thrilling Mountains
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Ninth Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Nine Omnimovers
Eight Club Cool Sodas
Seven Main Street Cookies
Six Rides on Soarin'
Five Fast Passes!!
Four Thrilling Mountains
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Ten Vinylmation
Nine Omnimovers
Eight Club Cool Sodas
Seven Main Street Cookies
Six Rides on Soarin'
Five Fast Passes!!
Four Thrilling Mountains
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Eleven Trading Pins
Ten Vinylmation
Nine Omnimovers
Eight Club Cool Sodas
Seven Main Street Cookies
Six Rides on Soarin'
Five Fast Passes!!
Four Thrilling Mountains
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the tree!
On the Twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Twelve hugs from Mickey
Ten Vinylmation
Nine Omnimovers
Eight Club Cool Sodas
Seven Main Street Cookies
Six Rides on Soarin'
Five Fast Passes!!
Four Thrilling Mountains
Three Dole Whips
Two Turkey Legs
And a Figment ornament for the treeeeeeeeee!
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
unKNOWN Actors: Paul Frees
The actor we are highlighting today is a name that many people probably do know, but the unKNOWN comes in when you see just how much you may know this man from! Paul Frees, Born June 22, 1920 in Chicago and died November 2, 1986, had an amazing voice that brought to life such characters as Ludwig Von Drake, Boris Badenov from Rocky and Bullwinkle and Morocco Mole and Squiddily Diddly in The Secret Squirrel Show.
I am doing Paul this time of year for a very specific reason; he is known for being a voice actor for some of the most popular and classic Christmas Specials in the history of Christmas specials! All of those stop-motion classics that we love to watch every Christmas, Paul had a big hand in several of them. Before we get to his Disney feats, lets take a quick look at his Christmas special history, since it is the season for it!
His first Christmas special was in 1968 in The Little Drummer Boy, providing the voices for Aaron’s father and the Magi.
The following year, Paul was the voice of Santa, the Traffic Cop and other additional voices in the cartoon classic Frosty the Snowman.
1970 brought his next hit, and one of my personal favorites, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town. Paul was the voice of the villain Burgermeister Meisterburger, Grimsby, and the soldiers and some townspeople. Oh, and why is this my favorite do you ask? Next time you watch it, pay attention to the school teacher’s name, the one who eventually becomes Mrs. Claus.
After a few years, Paul came back in 1976 for Frosty’s Winter Wonderland to provide the voice for Jack Frost. The same year, he did several characters in Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, including Santa Claus, Eon, General Ticker, and Seventeen Seventy Six, aka “Sev”.
The next year brought his next Christmas classic, Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey, where Paul voiced Olaf and the Donkey Dealer.
His last two Christmas Specials came in 1979. The first was Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July for which he was the voice for Winterbolt, Jack Frost and a policeman. His final special was Jack Frost where, surprisingly, he was not the voice for Jack himself, even after portraying him a couple times in past shows. In this Jack Frost, he was the voice of the villain Kubla Kraus and for Father Winter.
Wow, this is a lot that the guy has done, and we haven’t even gotten to his Disney Contributions yet!
Paul Frees first Disney contribution started long before he was in any Christmas specials. All the way back to 1950, where he did some voicework for some of the Disney Shorts, including the Pluto short, Primitive Pluto.
His first movie was in 1959, where he actually acted as the Narrator and J.W. Glavin, Psychiatrist in The Shaggy Dog. The same year, he did the voice of the Narrator and the True Spirit of Adventure in the very popular short Donald in Mathmagic Land.
In 1961, One Hundred and One Dalmatians came out with Paul voicing Dirty Dawson. He also did some voice work the same year for The Absent Minded Professor, being the Loudspeaker voice and the Air Force Dispatcher.
Paul’s next Disney roll was in Mary Poppins (1964), bringing the Barnyard Horse to life on the big screen.
Throughout his time with Disney, from 1957 to 1986, Paul did voicework for The Wonderful World of Color, doing various Narrators and at one point, doing the voice for a “Fake” Donald Duck. His biggest part throughout this series though was giving a voice to the bubbly Professor Ludwig Von Drake. He even sang a song about the colors, called The Spectrum Song, that was a favorite of my co host and mine on my University Disney show.
Not only did Paul do all of this, he also did some voice work for Disney’s parks! His first was being the Narrator for Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, the very first version which was seen at the 1964-1965 World’s Fair.
One other now extinct attraction that Paul had a part of was Adventures through Inner Space, which was around from 1967 to 1985 and for which he provided the narration.
Today in the Disney parks, you can find Paul Frees voice in two distinct places. The first is in Adventureland; he is the voice of many different pirates, including the Auctioneer in Pirates of the Caribbean. His more known role in the parks though is the eerie voice of the ominous Ghost Host in Haunted Mansion.
Phew! Wow did Paul do a lot in his lifetime! His being honored as a Disney Legend in 2006 is definitely a deserved honor and I hope this information will help for you to hear his vocal talents and appreciate them in all of his many roles.
If there is an actor in Disney history that you would like me to cover, send me an email and let me know, I would love to do some research on it!
I am doing Paul this time of year for a very specific reason; he is known for being a voice actor for some of the most popular and classic Christmas Specials in the history of Christmas specials! All of those stop-motion classics that we love to watch every Christmas, Paul had a big hand in several of them. Before we get to his Disney feats, lets take a quick look at his Christmas special history, since it is the season for it!
His first Christmas special was in 1968 in The Little Drummer Boy, providing the voices for Aaron’s father and the Magi.
The following year, Paul was the voice of Santa, the Traffic Cop and other additional voices in the cartoon classic Frosty the Snowman.
1970 brought his next hit, and one of my personal favorites, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town. Paul was the voice of the villain Burgermeister Meisterburger, Grimsby, and the soldiers and some townspeople. Oh, and why is this my favorite do you ask? Next time you watch it, pay attention to the school teacher’s name, the one who eventually becomes Mrs. Claus.
After a few years, Paul came back in 1976 for Frosty’s Winter Wonderland to provide the voice for Jack Frost. The same year, he did several characters in Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, including Santa Claus, Eon, General Ticker, and Seventeen Seventy Six, aka “Sev”.
The next year brought his next Christmas classic, Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey, where Paul voiced Olaf and the Donkey Dealer.
His last two Christmas Specials came in 1979. The first was Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July for which he was the voice for Winterbolt, Jack Frost and a policeman. His final special was Jack Frost where, surprisingly, he was not the voice for Jack himself, even after portraying him a couple times in past shows. In this Jack Frost, he was the voice of the villain Kubla Kraus and for Father Winter.
Wow, this is a lot that the guy has done, and we haven’t even gotten to his Disney Contributions yet!
Paul Frees first Disney contribution started long before he was in any Christmas specials. All the way back to 1950, where he did some voicework for some of the Disney Shorts, including the Pluto short, Primitive Pluto.
His first movie was in 1959, where he actually acted as the Narrator and J.W. Glavin, Psychiatrist in The Shaggy Dog. The same year, he did the voice of the Narrator and the True Spirit of Adventure in the very popular short Donald in Mathmagic Land.
In 1961, One Hundred and One Dalmatians came out with Paul voicing Dirty Dawson. He also did some voice work the same year for The Absent Minded Professor, being the Loudspeaker voice and the Air Force Dispatcher.
Paul’s next Disney roll was in Mary Poppins (1964), bringing the Barnyard Horse to life on the big screen.
Throughout his time with Disney, from 1957 to 1986, Paul did voicework for The Wonderful World of Color, doing various Narrators and at one point, doing the voice for a “Fake” Donald Duck. His biggest part throughout this series though was giving a voice to the bubbly Professor Ludwig Von Drake. He even sang a song about the colors, called The Spectrum Song, that was a favorite of my co host and mine on my University Disney show.
Not only did Paul do all of this, he also did some voice work for Disney’s parks! His first was being the Narrator for Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, the very first version which was seen at the 1964-1965 World’s Fair.
One other now extinct attraction that Paul had a part of was Adventures through Inner Space, which was around from 1967 to 1985 and for which he provided the narration.
Today in the Disney parks, you can find Paul Frees voice in two distinct places. The first is in Adventureland; he is the voice of many different pirates, including the Auctioneer in Pirates of the Caribbean. His more known role in the parks though is the eerie voice of the ominous Ghost Host in Haunted Mansion.
Phew! Wow did Paul do a lot in his lifetime! His being honored as a Disney Legend in 2006 is definitely a deserved honor and I hope this information will help for you to hear his vocal talents and appreciate them in all of his many roles.
If there is an actor in Disney history that you would like me to cover, send me an email and let me know, I would love to do some research on it!
Monday, December 20, 2010
The Wonderful World of Disney Web- December 20 to December 26
Here is you WWDW Schedule for this week:
Daily:
Saturday, December 25
The Wonderful World of Disney Web will be taking off Starting the 27th of December, but we will be back up and running after the 4th of the New Year! Have a great Holiday and Happy New Year!
Daily:
- Merry MouseVent! - Every Day, a new MouseVent is released, celebrating Disney and counting down to Christmas, visit www.MouseVent.com every day to see which sound clip is announced that day! Look for them on iTunes as well!
- 1:00 PM Eastern- Cosmic Reid's Starlight Cafe- Listen at www.magicalmouseradio.com for 90 minutes of great Disney music and AMAZING Disney interviews hosted by "Cosmic" Chris Reid! You can join his chatroom during the show as well at http://cosmicreid.com/
- 8:00 PM Eastern *Time Change*- Ryan Kilpatrick's TweetWatch: Mickey's Christmas Carol - Join the Friendfeed at http://friendfeed.com/disneyfilmproject to chat and watch the movie with lots of Disney friends!
- 8:00 PM Eastern- Live Recording of innermouse- Go to http://keithbarrett.com/tv/ to see and chat with the hosts of innermouse as they make this week's episode
- 7:30 PM Eastern- WDW Radio NewsCast- Lou Mongello fills you in on all of the lastest Disney news live via webcam. Click Here to find out more about NewsCast and Go to http://WDWNewsCast.com to join in the NewsCast live!
- Christmas Eve!- Use NORAD Santa Tracker to follow Santa's Journey around the world! http://www.noradsanta.org/ There are also some great games there for children to play!
Saturday, December 25
- MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
The Wonderful World of Disney Web will be taking off Starting the 27th of December, but we will be back up and running after the 4th of the New Year! Have a great Holiday and Happy New Year!
Weekly DDL Post
This week on The Disney Driven Life, I talk about the New Era Baseball Caps and the awesome Disney themes they have! Check out the article by clicking here and dont forget to check out all of the other great articles on thedisneydrivenlife.com!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
The Mysterious Disney Card
A little while ago, my dad was cleaning the basement and stumbled upon a card he did not recognize. It had our name (Clawson) on it and had a picture of Mickey Mouse.
Since it was obviously Disney related, he gave it to me, assuming I would know what it was. I looked at it and had no clue! I saw that date on it was May of 2002, which would have been just a couple months before my family's very first trip to Walt Disney World. I was only 13 and had not discovered my love of Disney at that point, so it couldn't have been me that got us that card. My mother could not remember the card either, so I took it and decided to investigate. I tweeted a picture of the card out to my Disney friends and asked if anyone knew what it could be. Faster than you can say "Its a small world after all", I got a couple tweets back with the answer I was looking for!
The card was from what was called "The Disney Club" (As it did state on the card, I just didn't know what that meant). It replaced the Magic Kingdom Club in 2000. The card was for a program that gave discounts to those who had it, including discounts at the Disney Store and in Disneyland and Walt Disney World. You could get discounts on vacation packages as well! It cost about $40 to join per year, not too bad if you look at some of the Disney prices these days, like the price for a D23 membership.
I asked if this card is what helped us go on our first trip, but my parents cannot remember if they used it or not and what they would have used it for. Regardless, I thought this card was a neat little find and liked learning about it!
If you would like to learn more information about The Disney Club, check out this great article on Mouse Planet, it has some good information and even a PDF file of the brochure that you got with your membership explaining all the savings!
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| Said Card |
Since it was obviously Disney related, he gave it to me, assuming I would know what it was. I looked at it and had no clue! I saw that date on it was May of 2002, which would have been just a couple months before my family's very first trip to Walt Disney World. I was only 13 and had not discovered my love of Disney at that point, so it couldn't have been me that got us that card. My mother could not remember the card either, so I took it and decided to investigate. I tweeted a picture of the card out to my Disney friends and asked if anyone knew what it could be. Faster than you can say "Its a small world after all", I got a couple tweets back with the answer I was looking for!
The card was from what was called "The Disney Club" (As it did state on the card, I just didn't know what that meant). It replaced the Magic Kingdom Club in 2000. The card was for a program that gave discounts to those who had it, including discounts at the Disney Store and in Disneyland and Walt Disney World. You could get discounts on vacation packages as well! It cost about $40 to join per year, not too bad if you look at some of the Disney prices these days, like the price for a D23 membership.
I asked if this card is what helped us go on our first trip, but my parents cannot remember if they used it or not and what they would have used it for. Regardless, I thought this card was a neat little find and liked learning about it!
If you would like to learn more information about The Disney Club, check out this great article on Mouse Planet, it has some good information and even a PDF file of the brochure that you got with your membership explaining all the savings!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Tron: Legacy On the Set
Thanks to Walt Disney Pictures, I am able to share with you some of these awesome pictures from the set of Tron: Legacy! Enjoy!
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| The game Tron inside of Flynn's Arcade |
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| Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) reflects upon his father Kevin’s (Jeff Bridges) mysterious disappearance outside the abandoned arcade, FLYNN’S |
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| Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde |
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| Beau Garret |
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| Jeff Bridges and Garrett Hedlund |
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| Jeff Bridges |
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| Michael Sheen and Garrett Hedlund |
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| Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund |
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| Olivia Wilde, Joseph Kosinski and Jeff Bridges on the set |
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| Olivia Wilde, Joseph Kosinski, Jeff Bridges and Garrett Hedlund on the set |
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| The cast and crew on the set of TRON LEGACY |
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| Garrett Hedlund, Steven Lisberger, Jeff Bridges, and Joseph Kosinski on the set |
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| Jeff Bridges |
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Walt Disney Pictures Preview 2011
With only a couple weeks left in 2010, Walt Disney Pictures has sent out some information on what they have in store so far for 2011! Check it out!
DisneyNature: African Cats- April 22, 2011
I am kinda excited about this new installment of the Nature series! Earth and Oceans were amazing!
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides- May 20, 2011
The jury is still out on this one, though I will be a little excited since it is Johnny Depp
Cars 2- June 24, 2011
Yay Pixar!! Their sequels have not disappointed yet!
Winnie the Pooh- July 15, 2011
Not sure the story behind this one yet, but I just love this willy, nilly, silly old bear!
The Muppets- November 23, 2011
Again, not much out on this story yet, but if the Muppets are involved, it is sure to be comical!
There is a bit of a movie preview for this coming year! I am looking forward to following these potential successes in the coming year!
DisneyNature: African Cats- April 22, 2011
I am kinda excited about this new installment of the Nature series! Earth and Oceans were amazing!
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides- May 20, 2011
The jury is still out on this one, though I will be a little excited since it is Johnny Depp
Cars 2- June 24, 2011
Yay Pixar!! Their sequels have not disappointed yet!
Winnie the Pooh- July 15, 2011
Not sure the story behind this one yet, but I just love this willy, nilly, silly old bear!
The Muppets- November 23, 2011
Again, not much out on this story yet, but if the Muppets are involved, it is sure to be comical!
There is a bit of a movie preview for this coming year! I am looking forward to following these potential successes in the coming year!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
The Wonderful World of Disney Web- December 13 to December 19
Here is this week's Schedule for the Disney Web:
Daily:
Daily:
- Merry MouseVent! - Every Day, a new MouseVent is released, celebrating Disney and counting down to Christmas, visit www.MouseVent.com every day to see which sound clip is announced that day! Look for them on iTunes as well!
- 1:00 PM Eastern- Cosmic Reid's Starlight Cafe- Listen at www.magicalmouseradio.com for 90 minutes of great Disney music and AMAZING Disney interviews hosted by "Cosmic" Chris Reid! You can join his chatroom during the show as well at http://cosmicreid.com/
- 8:30 PM Eastern- Ryan Kilpatrick's TweetWatch: The Muppet Christmas Carol - Join the Friendfeed at http://friendfeed.com/disneyfilmproject to chat and watch the movie with lots of Disney friends!
- 8:00 PM Eastern- Live Recording of innermouse- Go to http://keithbarrett.com/tv/ to see and chat with the hosts of innermouse as they make this week's episode
- 7:30 PM Eastern- WDW Radio NewsCast- Lou Mongello fills you in on all of the lastest Disney news live via webcam. Click Here to find out more about NewsCast and Go to http://WDWNewsCast.com to join in the NewsCast live!
- 1:00 PM Eastern- Home For the Holidays - Host "Cosmic" Chris Reid is celebrating the holiday season with a mix of great holiday music with Disney flair! Get more information at cosmicreid.com/holidays and listen at www.magicalmouseradio.com. You can join his chatroom during the show as well at http://cosmicreid.com/
- 8:00 PM Eastern- Be Our Guest Podcast December Live Show!- Every month, the awesome members of the Be Our Guest Podcast have a live show with chat and call-ins! To join the chat, go to BeOurGuestMike's Friendfeed and to listen to the entire Live Show, tune in to www.magicalmouseradio.com
Thursday, December 9, 2010
FIRST LOOK!: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Pictures
Just got these pictures sent to me and I had to share them with you!! This is the first look at Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz in the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean 4, coming out in May of 2011! Captions and pictures kindly provided by Walt Disney Pictures! Enjoy!
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| Captain Jack sets his eyes on a magical Chalice which may unlock the secrets of the Fountain of Youth. |
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| Captain Jack and Angelica make their watery way through the jungle in search of the Fountain of Youth. |
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| Captain Jack, Angelica, Blackbeard (IAN McSHANE) and their eerie crew land on an island where they hope to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. |
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| Captain Jack attempts a quick getaway from yet another precarious situation in the Caribbean. |
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| Captain Jack is literally dragged by Royal Guards through the entrance hall of St. James Palace in London for a forced audience with King George. |
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| Captain Jack escapes from the clutches of King George and his Royal Guards by leaping from carriage to carriage… while they’re still moving! |
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Weekly DDL Post
This week on the Disney Driven Life, I have written an article about the great Steve Barrett and his recent appearance and interview with ABC. This was a story I had featured a few weeks back on this blog that I brought back for the masses at The Disney Driven Life to read. Check out the video and article by Clicking Here! There is also one week left to vote for who you want to win the DDL Academy Awards! There are some great nominees, so Vote Here Now!
Sunday, December 5, 2010
The Wonderful World of Disney Web- December 6 to December 12
Here is your weekly schedule for this week on the Disney Web
Daily:
If you have an event that is Disney relate that you would like me to post on my WWDW page, send me an email and let me know! Have a Magical Week!
Daily:
- Merry MouseVent! - Every Day, a new MouseVent is released, celebrating Disney and counting down to Christmas, visit www.MouseVent.com every day to see which sound clip is announced that day! Look for them on iTunes as well!
- 1:00 PM Eastern- Cosmic Reid's Starlight Cafe- Listen at www.magicalmouseradio.com for 90 minutes of great Disney music and AMAZING Disney interviews hosted by "Cosmic" Chris Reid! You can join his chatroom during the show as well at http://cosmicreid.com/
- 8:30 PM Eastern- Ryan Kilpatrick's TweetWatch: The Santa Clause - Join the Friendfeed at http://friendfeed.com/disneyfilmproject to chat and watch the movie with lots of Disney friends!
- 8:00 PM Eastern- Live Recording of innermouse- Go to http://keithbarrett.com/tv/ to see and chat with the hosts of innermouse as they make this week's episode
- 7:30 PM Eastern- WDW Radio NewsCast- Lou Mongello fills you in on all of the lastest Disney news live via webcam. Click Here to find out more about NewsCast and Go to http://WDWNewsCast.com to join in the NewsCast live!
- 1:00 PM Eastern- Home For the Holidays - Host "Cosmic" Chris Reid is celebrating the holiday season with a mix of great holiday music with Disney flair! Get more information at cosmicreid.com/holidays and listen at www.magicalmouseradio.com. You can join his chatroom during the show as well at http://cosmicreid.com/
If you have an event that is Disney relate that you would like me to post on my WWDW page, send me an email and let me know! Have a Magical Week!
Tron: Legacy- The Music
Are you interested in the music of the upcoming movie Tron: Legacy? Then you should check out this link:
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb101129tron_legacy_soundtra
A DJ at KCRW.com interviewed the director of the film, Joseph Kosinski, about the film and the music within it. They even preview a few of the tracks and talk about how they fit into the film.
Are you excited for Tron: Legacy yet?? Its coming out December 17th!
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb101129tron_legacy_soundtra
A DJ at KCRW.com interviewed the director of the film, Joseph Kosinski, about the film and the music within it. They even preview a few of the tracks and talk about how they fit into the film.
Are you excited for Tron: Legacy yet?? Its coming out December 17th!
Friday, December 3, 2010
The Disney Driven Life Academy Awards
I received a tweet the other day saying that I was nominated for two different DDL Academy Awards! I was not sure what exactly that meant, so I went over to www.thedisneydrivenlife.com to find out. It turns out that the wonderful people over at the DDL have started an awards ceremony idea and they are allowing anyone to vote for your favorite in a number of categories, including radio, NDP's, podcasts, blogs, forums and more!
What was I nominated for? Well, I was nominated for "Best Princess" (awww!!) and this blog, TheTrueDisneyFan.Blogspot.com, was nominated for most personable! I am quite honored to be mentioned for the awards and I think the judges and the people at The Disney Driven Life very much for the nominations!
There are a lot of familiar names in the Disney community in the voting, including my own boyfriend, Chris, who is up for "Best Prince" and for his interview with Steve Barrett!
If you would like to go vote, you can do so by clicking here!
I wish the best of luck to everyone who has been nominated! The winners will be announced December 14th during the live recording of innermouse!
What was I nominated for? Well, I was nominated for "Best Princess" (awww!!) and this blog, TheTrueDisneyFan.Blogspot.com, was nominated for most personable! I am quite honored to be mentioned for the awards and I think the judges and the people at The Disney Driven Life very much for the nominations!
There are a lot of familiar names in the Disney community in the voting, including my own boyfriend, Chris, who is up for "Best Prince" and for his interview with Steve Barrett!
If you would like to go vote, you can do so by clicking here!
I wish the best of luck to everyone who has been nominated! The winners will be announced December 14th during the live recording of innermouse!
unKNOWN Actors: Sebastian Cabot
There are a few actors that I have featured that are known more for doing a character other than their Disney projects. Sebastian Cabot is no exception. Born July 6, 1918 in London, England and died August 22, 1977 in North Saanich, British Columbia, Sebastian is best known for playing Mr. Giles French, the butler in the 1960’s TV show Family Affair. His Disney career did not start long before this television series.
His first Disney appearance was in 1963, providing the voice for Sir Ector in The Sword in the Stone, the caretaker for young Arthur.
The Jungle Book in 1967 is where we can hear Sebastian next, voicing the responsible panther, Bagheera.
Sebastian was featured in The Wonderful World of Color three different times, in three different years. The first was in 1956 in Along the Oregon Trail; he played Bissonette. The next was in 1964 as he did the narration for One Day at Teton Marsh and his last was also as a Narrator in One Day on Beetle Rock (1967).
While there were no more individual characters that Sebastian provided the voice for, he did provide a much needed voice for many years, the voice of The Narrator for Winnie the Pooh movies from 1966 until 1977. The movies you can hear his narration in include Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too, and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
Sebastian had a deep, strong yet soft voice that lent itself to being the voice of a narrator or a guardian of some kind, fitting the characters he portrayed. The only exception for this is the voice of Sir Ector, where he has more of a gruff voice, but yet still is a guardian. No matter which character he is voicing, it is still a Disney classic voice and helps make the Disney movies we know and love come to life!
His first Disney appearance was in 1963, providing the voice for Sir Ector in The Sword in the Stone, the caretaker for young Arthur.
The Jungle Book in 1967 is where we can hear Sebastian next, voicing the responsible panther, Bagheera.
Sebastian was featured in The Wonderful World of Color three different times, in three different years. The first was in 1956 in Along the Oregon Trail; he played Bissonette. The next was in 1964 as he did the narration for One Day at Teton Marsh and his last was also as a Narrator in One Day on Beetle Rock (1967).
While there were no more individual characters that Sebastian provided the voice for, he did provide a much needed voice for many years, the voice of The Narrator for Winnie the Pooh movies from 1966 until 1977. The movies you can hear his narration in include Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too, and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
Sebastian had a deep, strong yet soft voice that lent itself to being the voice of a narrator or a guardian of some kind, fitting the characters he portrayed. The only exception for this is the voice of Sir Ector, where he has more of a gruff voice, but yet still is a guardian. No matter which character he is voicing, it is still a Disney classic voice and helps make the Disney movies we know and love come to life!
Monday, November 29, 2010
Weekly DDL Post
This week on the Disney Driven Life, I talk about the new plans for Pleasure Island! To read more details about Hyperion Wharf, check out my article on the Disney Driven Life!
Sunday, November 28, 2010
The Wonderful World of Disney Web- November 29 to December 5
Here is your weekly schedule for the Wonderful World of Disney Web:
Monday, November 29
If you know of any other events that should be on this Schedule, just contact me on twitter or send me an email at lady_aurora_yensid@hotmail.com and I will be happy to add it!
Monday, November 29
- 1:00 PM Eastern- Cosmic Reid's Starlight Cafe- Listen at www.magicalmouseradio.com for 90 minutes of great Disney music and AMAZING Disney interviews hosted by "Cosmic" Chris Reid! You can join his chatroom during the show as well at http://cosmicreid.com/
- 8:30 PM Eastern- Ryan Kilpatrick's TweetWatch: A Christmas Carol (Jim Carry Version) - Join the Friendfeed at http://friendfeed.com/disneyfilmproject to chat and watch the movie with lots of Disney friends!
- 8:00 PM Eastern- Live Recording of innermouse- Go to http://keithbarrett.com/tv/ to see and chat with the hosts of innermouse as they make this week's episode
- The First Day of MouseVent!- Starting today and every day until Christmas, you can download awesome exclusive Disney podcasts from http://www.mousevent.com/ to celebrate the Holidays! Each day, the podcasts will be available at Midnight UK time!
- 7:30 PM Eastern- WDW Radio NewsCast- Lou Mongello fills you in on all of the lastest Disney news live via webcam. Click Here to find out more about NewsCast and Go to http://WDWNewsCast.com to join in the NewsCast live!
- Download your MouseVent for the day!
- What is Today's MouseVent podcast?
- Don't forget to Download your MouseVent!
- Yes, Another MouseVent is available, dont miss it!!
If you know of any other events that should be on this Schedule, just contact me on twitter or send me an email at lady_aurora_yensid@hotmail.com and I will be happy to add it!
Saturday, November 27, 2010
A Unique Video to Share!
Let me tell you, I just LOVE getting emails from readers who have cool stories, pictures or videos to share! Just last week, I received an email with a video that is just too awesome not to share! Dror from Israel sent me a video that their friend and friend's brother, Huge Disney fans, made of actual underwater lip-syncing of "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid! This took lots of effort and the fantastic results are worth every minute of preparation! The girl playing Ariel, Shir, is quite good at swimming like a mermaid and at the end of the film you get a glimpse of how she was able to do that.
The 4 minute film took 2 days to shoot and was shot at Eylat's Princess Beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, which looks absolutely gorgeous from this film!!
If you have any comments you would like to leave the creators of the film, the actual youtube page for the video is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0iqz2Y5qUg
Enjoy!
The 4 minute film took 2 days to shoot and was shot at Eylat's Princess Beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, which looks absolutely gorgeous from this film!!
If you have any comments you would like to leave the creators of the film, the actual youtube page for the video is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0iqz2Y5qUg
Enjoy!
Friday, November 26, 2010
Mousevent: The Disney Holiday Event
I remember when I was in school, one of my favorite things to do was follow the Christmas countdown calendar my teachers had. Whoever was the student of the day would get the little surprise hiding in the door or pocket for that day and when it was your turn, you just filled up with excitement!
Well Disney fans, get ready to have that excited feeling every single day!! Starting December 1, a new website experience will begin to celebrate the coming holiday at MouseVent.com!
Each of the 24 days leading up to Christmas, a new miniature podcast will be released featuring information that you will not hear from anywhere else! And who is making these podcasts? Only some of the BIGGEST names in the Disney community, including Jim Korkis, Disney Brit, Chef Big Fat Panda, Trapped on Vacation, WEDway Radio, From Screen to Theme, WDW News Today and so many more! To see the full list, go to http://www.mousevent.com/ and look at the sponsors list on the bottom (and check out some of their websites too if you are not familiar with them).
The way the MouseVent calendar will work is that each day, a new sound clip will be released for you to download. If you miss a day, do not fear, all the clips that have been previously released will be available for download at any time.
How do you participate in the calendar? There are a couple ways: You can go to MouseVent.com each day and download the clips from there, or you can subscribe to MouseVent on iTunes and get each day automatically downloaded when they are released! Follow MouseVent on Twitter at Twitter.com/MouseVent and you can even join the Facebook Group by Clicking Here!
I am very excited for this calendar and cannot wait to hear the awesome information we learn every day!! There are great people involved with this project, foreshadowing a complete success and tons of fun!
Well Disney fans, get ready to have that excited feeling every single day!! Starting December 1, a new website experience will begin to celebrate the coming holiday at MouseVent.com!
Each of the 24 days leading up to Christmas, a new miniature podcast will be released featuring information that you will not hear from anywhere else! And who is making these podcasts? Only some of the BIGGEST names in the Disney community, including Jim Korkis, Disney Brit, Chef Big Fat Panda, Trapped on Vacation, WEDway Radio, From Screen to Theme, WDW News Today and so many more! To see the full list, go to http://www.mousevent.com/ and look at the sponsors list on the bottom (and check out some of their websites too if you are not familiar with them).
The way the MouseVent calendar will work is that each day, a new sound clip will be released for you to download. If you miss a day, do not fear, all the clips that have been previously released will be available for download at any time.
How do you participate in the calendar? There are a couple ways: You can go to MouseVent.com each day and download the clips from there, or you can subscribe to MouseVent on iTunes and get each day automatically downloaded when they are released! Follow MouseVent on Twitter at Twitter.com/MouseVent and you can even join the Facebook Group by Clicking Here!
I am very excited for this calendar and cannot wait to hear the awesome information we learn every day!! There are great people involved with this project, foreshadowing a complete success and tons of fun!
Thursday, November 25, 2010
My Thankful List 2010
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! This is a list of just some of the things I am thankful for this year
I am Thankful For....
-the love of my family
-the love and support from my boyfriend, Chris
-all of my great friends
-my good health the last year
-the food and shelter I am blessed with
-the education I am lucky enough to have
-the great student teaching placement and the wonderful experiences I am sure to have there
-Walt Disney and his amazing dreams
-Twitter, for I would never have known about the large Disney community, met so many amazing friends or found my prince charming without it
Please remember those who are not lucky enough to have some, if any, of the blessings we have this year.
What are you thankful for? Leave me a comment below about what you are thankful for this holiday season!
I am Thankful For....
-the love of my family
-the love and support from my boyfriend, Chris
-all of my great friends
-my good health the last year
-the food and shelter I am blessed with
-the education I am lucky enough to have
-the great student teaching placement and the wonderful experiences I am sure to have there
-Walt Disney and his amazing dreams
-Twitter, for I would never have known about the large Disney community, met so many amazing friends or found my prince charming without it
Please remember those who are not lucky enough to have some, if any, of the blessings we have this year.
What are you thankful for? Leave me a comment below about what you are thankful for this holiday season!
Wishing you and yours the happiest Thanksgiving!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Get Ready for Tangled!
Tangled is out today! I thought I would post a few more images of the movie that Walt Disney Pictures has so kindly provided! These pictures seem to show more of the personality of the characters, especially the animals! Enjoy!
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| Maximus |
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| Pascal |
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| Pascal |
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| Pascal a big bug-eyed |
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| Pascal looking Flynn over |
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| One really creepy guy! |
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| Flynn and Max fighting |
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| Flynn about to be catapulted |
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| Close call for Flynn Rider |
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| Smooth Criminal |
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| Flynn admiring himself |
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| Mother Gothel and some goons |
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| Mother Gothel loves Rapunzel's hair |
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| Max with Attitude |
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| I think Maximus lost Flynn |
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| Flynn and Rapunzel with the lanterns |
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| Flynn and Rapunzel with the lanterns |
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| Looking Down |
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| Really unique image of Rapunzel sweeping |
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| The bar is called the Snuggly Duckling.....Really?! |
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| Max and Flynn seem to fight a lot |
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