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Disneyland Diamond Celebration Extended Through Summer 2016 #Disneyland60

September 27, 2015 in All Posts, disney california adventure, Disney entertainment, disney home entertainment, disneyland, disneyland 60, disneyland resort, holidays, vacation planning

The Disneyland Resort has announced that has decided continue the 60th Anniversary Diamond Celebration through the summer of 2016. That means if you haven’t experienced the sparkling magic of the 60th, there is still plenty of time to experience the dazzling entertainment, park enhancements, food...

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Everything You Need for a Cinderella Movie Night

September 18, 2015 in All Posts, Disney entertainment, disney home entertainment, movies

Cinderella is now out on home video, and I couldn’t be happier! I am a huge fan of this version of the 1950 Walt Disney classic. It is beautiful in every regard–from the costumes to the sets to life mantra told to Cinderella early...

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I’m heading to the Tomorrowland / Aladdin blogger event at the Disneyland Resort

September 17, 2015 in All Posts, animation, Disney entertainment, disney home entertainment, disneyland 60, disneyland resort, holidays, movies

I am thrilled to have been invited to a very special event to commemorate the home video releases of Tomorrowland and Aladdin and learn more about Disney Movies Anywhere that will be held at the Disneyland Resort and at the Walt Disney Studios in...

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Exclusive Interview with John Lasseter About the Toy Story 20th Anniversary #D23Expo

August 15, 2015 in All Posts, animation, d23, Disney entertainment, disneyland resort, movies

When I received word Thursday evening that I would have the opportunity to interview John Lasseter this morning, I could hardly believe it. I was rushing around packing for a weekend out of town with the kids so that they could stay with my...

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Merchandise Monday: Disney Star Wars Pixar Cars Toys

August 10, 2015 in All Posts, babies & toddlers, Big Kids, boys, Cars Land, disney california adventure, disneyland resort, merchandise, movies

Merchandise Mondays are typically pretty broad, but this one is a little different, and a lot specific. I found something very fun the last time I was at California Adventure – I found Star Wars Cars toys! Someone try and tell me this is NOT...

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Ant Man Movie Review by a Marvel Geek Dad

July 17, 2015 in All Posts, Disney entertainment, movies

  We got invited to see Ant-Man really early, like three weeks before the general public. The theater is only a mile from our house, I am a huge Marvel fan (not just the movies but the comic books and cartoons as well) and...

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7 Things You Need to Know Before Seeing Ant Man

July 15, 2015 in All Posts, Disney entertainment, movies

  Although our official Ant-Man review won’t be out until later this week (written by my husband Will who is our resident Marvel expert), I thought it would be fun to put together a list of seven things you need to know about the movie in advance of it...

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Behind-the-scenes video of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Unveiled at Comic Con

July 10, 2015 in All Posts, Disney entertainment, movies

Today at Comic Con something even better than a new Star Wars trailer was unveiled: it’s a behind-the-scenes look that will have you watching and rewatching for days… make that months… until we all are launched to a galaxy far, far away in December....

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Inside Out review from the perspective of a mom and pediatric healthcare writer

June 19, 2015 in All Posts, animation, Disney entertainment, movies

I wasn’t sure what to expect when going into the movie “Inside Out.”  A movie about emotions? I couldn’t really wrap my brain around how Pixar could pull it off. Spoiler alert: They did. I suppose I should preface this review by explaining a...

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