Happy Birthday Donald Duck

His full name is Donald Fauntleroy Duck. He was born on June 9th. His original voice was done by Clarence Nash. The Guinness Book of World Records says that Donald Duck is the #1 voice to be impersonated of all time. Not bad for a short-tempered white duck with an attitude and an accent that you can barely understand. Donald has one of the most recognizable voice in all of the world. His first debut was in the Silly Symphonies cartoon The Wise Little Hen in 1934. His best friend is Mickey Mouse. His girlfriend is Daisy Duck. Some of his favorite things to say is: "What's The Big Idea." "Aw, phooey." and "Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. As a child I used to watch him on Ducktales.

One of his most famous roles was in The Three Caballeros where he is paired up with Jose Carioca and Panchito Pistoles.

He has his own star on Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame.

He also made his mark in front of the world famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
Pretty Impressive

"But like every family, we have a troubled child: Donald Duck."
~ Walt Disney

Disneyland's Summer Line-Up

It's going to be a Soundsational Summer at the Disneyland Resort taking place from June 3-Sept 5! (IT STARTS TODAY PEOPLE!) So mark it down in your Calendars, I know we have some plans to visit the Parks in the next few months. The Resort is extra fun during the summertime. Our Disney Annual Passes (So Cal) get blacked out soon. But if we want to buy a discounted blockout day ticket, they are $50 per person. Of'course there is always the possibility of upgrading our passes.... Hmmmm!

 

Disneyland has officially kicked off their new main street show, Mickey's Soundsational Parade including a new drumline, new colorful floats, and some of my favorite characters including Rapunzel, Mary Poppins, Princess Tiana, and Ariel.

And speaking of Ariel, we have all been waiting for the Little Mermaid ride to be finished and the time is finally here. Introducing the coolest thing to happen to California Adventure, since the WORLD OF COLOR. Ariel's Undersea Adventure opens June 3, and I can't wait to get on.

When they shut down Mulholland Madness, my daughter was really bummed, because it one one of her favorite rides in California Adventure. But I knew something bigger and better was coming our way. This summer Goofy will be teaching all of us how to fly. I'm really looking forward to seeing how my daughter feels about this new ride! Looks pretty Goofy, if you ask me. 

Star Tours is back for the next generation with a new adventure. Can't wait to see what it's like to travel to another galaxy and back all in the matter of a few minutes. I know my husband is looking forward to this Star Wars inspired ride.

If you still have yet to see the show World of Color... You are missing out! We've seen it a number of times & it still is breathtaking! Plus now they've added new stuff for Pirates of the Caribbean with the mermaids and scenes from Tangled! Yay!

And who could forget about the nighttime party - ElecTRONica, which is still going on at California Adventure. It's not summertime until you have a glowing drink at the parks! Cheers!

Celebrate Father's Day at Ridemakerz

Celebrate Father's Day this year at Downtown Disney. Visit the newly REopened RideMakerz® where you can give and get a unique gift experience with this special "Cruzin' with Dad" Event Father's Day weekend only!

Supercharge your Father's Day weekend at the bigger, better and badder RIDEMAKERZ® in the Downtown Disney® District! On Saturday and Sunday, when you purchase one RIDE, you can build your second RIDE free*! Unleash your inner car customizer with this special offer, June 18 & 19th 2011.

This is How We Roll

Rocker panels and a full size car decorate the totally garage themed store

RIDEMAKERZ® has one FUN website!!! Click Here...

Check it out....You can even host a RIDEMAKERZ® Bash.

Coolest. Party. Ever.

Build Your Ride

Chip Foose, the legendary car designer and host of TLC's Overhaulin' is a really nice guy and a great example of what a role model should be. Thanks for all your help, Chip!

This is a awesome way to spend an afternoon!

Ride The Talk

Thank you Larry Andreini, RIDEMAKERZ® ZEO. It was a pleasure meeting you!

My son hasn't stopped playing with his car... you have a huge hit on your hands!!!

*Offer good on body of equal or lesser value EXCLUDING Disney-Pixar cars. Free RIDE offer includes freewheel street Chassiz, stock Wheelz and stock Treadz. Additional accessories not included. This offer is provided and fulfilled solely by RIDEMAKERZ® and is subject to change without notice. Restrictions apply. Disney is not responsible for the fulfillment of this offer.

Disclosure- I was not paid for this post. I was invited to the store opening and my son was generously given a car to build and take home.

OPI Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Collection

OPI has teamed up with Disney to launch a new line of Booty (aka nail polishes) that represent the new movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" includes trend-setting shades of pink, lavender, sage, and their new silver shatter that creates a "shattered" effect when applied over the nail lacquer. Always clever with the names these 6 pastel polishes & one bonus sparkler are apart of the 2011 Spring Brights Collection including:

Skull & Glossbones     *     Sparrow Me The Drama     *     Planks A Lot

Steady As She Rose     *     Stranger Tides     *     Mermaid's Tears

Silver Shatter

Get them while they last Mateys, because in true Disney Collectible fashion these colors will only be around for a limited amount of time. Arrrrrr!

Disney DVD Release: Mickey's Great Outdoors

For Immediate Release:

Disney’s New Preschool DVD Provides Kids With The Ultimate On-The-Go Experience With Digital Copy And Hours Of Interactive Fun With The Mickey Mote! 

MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE: MICKEY'S GREAT OUTDOORS

 Available Nationwide Beginning on Tuesday, May 24th  

And Inspires Kids To Enjoy Outdoor Activities Such As Camping, Fishing & Exploring Nature 

  

BURBANK, Calif., February 25, 2011 – For the first time with Digital Copy, this Mickey Mouse 

Clubhouse DVD is ready for the summer fun and on-the-go adventure!  Available on May 24th, Mickey Mouse and his famous pals (Minnie, Donald, Pluto, Goofy and Daisy) join efforts to inspire preschoolers around the country to enjoy the outdoors by camping, fishing and exploring nature in Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s latest DVD release, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Great Outdoors.  

As a great value for parents and a fun, portable play set for kids, Disney has packaged Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Great Outdoors to include a DVD, a Digital Copy and a Mickey Mote –making this the ultimate Play Set. The Mickey Mote (a child-friendly handheld remote control) provides hours of interactive fun that allows kids to engage with their favorite Mickey Mouse Clubhouse characters while watching Mickey’s Great Outdoors.  And the Digital Copy allows parents to download all the episodes onto a secondary device for easy, portable on-the-go access. 

Just in time to kick off the summer, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Great Outdoors features four episodes from the “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” TV show plus one all-new, never-before-seen “Mickey’s Fish Story” episode and comes packaged as a special DVD Play Set (DVD + Digital Copy + Mickey Mote) that will retail nationwide for the suggested price of $29.99 U.S. / $35.99 Canada. 

Disney Faires Online At PixieHollow.com

You can invite Tinker Bell and her pals at Pixie Hollow into your home with the click of your mouse (pun intended). Disney online makes it easy this summer to entertain your kids safely online.





My favorite part about Disney Online is there is not gaming system required. Anywhere you have access to the internet, you can play in PixieHollow.com Going to grandparents? Going on a trip? You can play with your fairy when you arrive at your destination. She's always just a click away.....
Go ahead what are you waiting for?

Create your own Fairy and Fly

Lemonade Mouth Signing

Meet, Greet & get Autographs from the cast of the new hit Disney Original Movie
LEMONADE MOUTH.

Now's your chance to come face-to-face with all of your favorite stars from the "Lemonade Mouth." It's all happening tomorrow, May 2nd 2011 in DOWNTOWN DISNEY at STUDIO 365. They will sign your CD of the Soundtrack & then have a Q & A hosted by Ernie D of RADIO DISNEY.

Find out more about this Rockin' Event & how you can be be apart of it on the DISNEY SITE.

*Don't forget the Live Chat with Lemonade Mouth on May 7th on Disney Channel.

From Disney.Com:

About "Lemonade Mouth"

"Lemonade Mouth" is a dynamic movie for kids, tweens and families in which music intersects with themes of communication, personal development and empowerment. Central to the story are five teenagers who are profoundly changed when a music teacher motivates them to throw "what-ifs" out the window, pursue their true passion, form a band and ultimately, seize the opportunity to express their unique selves despite lack of support from the school administration. 

Fairies in our Basket

This is what the Easter Bunny brought to our house...

As you can see, it was a very Disney Easter.

What goodies did you find in your basket?

Toy Story Easter Eggs

One of our very favorite Easter Activities to do is Coloring Easter Eggs.

This year I thought we'd try for a Disney Theme. I found this Toy Story 3 box full of stickers, tattoos  and Holders that would make any Woody and Buzz fan egg-cited!

Hey Howdy Hey!

We dyed, and colored, and mixed, and soaked, and dipped those eggs until there was no white left in sight.

Then I broke out the characters from one of her favorite movies. And my daughter was even more into it. She wanted to make one character out of each egg. So we tried to match the colors with each one. Woody, Buzz, Jessie, BullsEye and even Lotso.

You've gotta friend in these cute and festive eggs, just perfect for Easter.

To Egg-Finity and Beyond...

Disney Store Event: Minnie's Masquerade

All of the Royal subjects gathered this past weekend at local Disney Stores for a very special event.

To celebrate the upcoming premiere Minnie's Masquerade on Disney Junior the Disney Store threw a viewing party for kids and parents alike. So I dressed up my daughter in her cute new Minnie Mouse top (From Target) got some ears & headed to the mall.

Remember we gave you all your very own invite?
Well we attended the Royal Ball, and we had a Ball.

They kids got crowns of their very own to decorate with stickers.

They screened the Minnie's Masquerade Movie.

Then they all danced the royal dance. Plenty of twirls, spins and bowing.

After that the princes & princesses paraded around the mall a few times.

And finally were escorted back to their parents and finished up with a little shopping. As you can see all of the children really got into it. My daughter even made some friends. (All fellow Disney Lovers, naturally.)

Check out some of the cute new Minnie things at your local Disney Store.
You can also find most of these things online at DisneyStore.com

Thanks again to my Sherman Oaks Disney Store Cast Members! They always make every time we walk through the doors very special for us... And everybody else!