Disney NFL Team Mashups #DisneySide

Disney NFL Team Mashups

We love finding new Disney-inspired stuff on the web. Like these awesome Disney NFL Mashup Team Logos! Created by the talented graphic designer behind @AK47_Studios on Instagram . He calls it the Disney x NFL Series. We just love the way he shows his #DisneySide as a sports fan. We are all still on a football high after the heart-pounding Superbowl game last night, how about you?Was your team victorious?

No matter which team you root for during football season, you can find your team below. Share the magic of these NFL Team Logos mixed Disney characters with other Disney or NFL fans!

Which is your favorite team? 

Which is your favorite Disney character? 

Which is your favorite Disney NFL Mashup?

What's Your Disney Side Name? #DisneySide

There's nothing our family loves more than showing our Disney Side. Whether it's throwing a Disney Side party, DIY Disney crafts, the photos we take, or the Ears we proudly wear on our heads, we can't get enough sharing our love of Disney!

There's so many things that make up your Disney Side. Who's your favorite character? What's your favorite attraction? What's your favorite food to eat when visiting one of the Disney Parks? For more ideas and inspiration, be sure to visit:
  DisneySideCelebrations.com

We've come up with a fun way to celebrate your Disney Side even more!

Have you ever wondered what your Disney Side name would be? Well it just got happier, more silly, and funnier than you can imagine! Here's an easy way to magically transform your name into your Disney Side Name. Just follow the chart below and use the first initial from your first name, middle name, and last name. This would be an extra fun activity to add to your Disney Side party! (Just print out the page below and get ready to laugh your ears off!)  Once you've found your new Disney Side Name share it using the hashtags
  #DisneySideName @Disneysisters #DisneySide.

You're invited to SHARE your Disney Side Name using the hashtags #DisneySideName and #DisneySide. 
Don't forget to mention @DisneySisters so we can RT and play along with you!

Disney Parks Flip Side Sweepstakes #DisneySide

Enter the Disney Flip Side Sweepstakes and you could win a Walt Disney World vacation including a night in the Cinderella Castle Suite.

We just entered at DisneyFlipSide.com and thought you might want to as well!

SOMEONE WILL WIN A VERY MAGICAL DISNEY VACATION!

Disney Parks are awarding a night in the Cinderella Castle Suite, plus a 5-day, 4-night vacation to Walt Disney World Resort every single day in January. There's still time for you to win, contest goes until January 31, 2015!

Click HERE to Enter. 

Click HERE for Official Rules.

Enter daily for a chance to win! We sure are! Good Luck!

Gary Buchanan: The Ultimate Disney Cast Member #DisneySMMoms

"It doesn't matter where you take things from, 
it matters where you take them to." - Jean Luc Godard 
(one of Gary Buchanan's favorite quote)

If you've ever been to any of the Disney Parks, you've probably been touched by a Cast Member. A Cast Member is what employees who work at Disney are called. They add the pixie dust to your Disney vacations. The people who work hard everyday to make sure that your experience at Disney is the very best it can be. They are always smiling, engaging with you (or your children), and usually asking if they can be of help in any way.

We have had an exceptional experience with an incredible Cast Member in particular. We met Gary Buchanan, Disney Parks Social Media Managing Editor, a few years ago in Florida at Disney Social Media Moms Celebration. He was leading a conference breakout session called "Fire and Ice" about the Disney Parks Blog with the Disney Parks Social Media Director, Thomas Smith. Over the past few years, he has wowed us with his creativity and made us laugh with his cute and quirky videos. He's super smart, unique, and not afraid to take risks. He has been an inspiration and a mentor to hundreds of Disney employees, Disney Moms Panel members, and Disney Social Media Moms. Everyone who meets him feels happier, and when he leaves you are left feeling that you just met someone really special - Gary is the real deal!

This week, we learned that his time at Disney is coming to an end which makes us very sad. We will miss learning from him and just being in his presence at various Disney events. Gary made our Disney experience as a whole even more magical and we truly appreciate him! We gathered a few of our favorite "Gary" quotes about creativity and paired them up with photos from some of our favorite moments of him!

Good luck on your new adventure Gary! You are a character all your own. We look forward to seeing the magic you create in your next role. Thanks for the memories!

Some Thoughts on Creativity from Gary:

"Date an idea, don't marry it."

"Creativity is coloring outside of the lines."

"Have fun and play with no rules."

"Through play you go from Ha-ha moment to Ah-ha moment."

"You can build on an idea that's been done before and you make it your own."

"Keep your foot on the gas pedal!"

(Gary's favorite Disney quote:)

"If you are coasting, it means your are going downhill" - Walt Disney

Show Your #DisneySide in 2015: Have a Disney Side Party!

It's 2015 folks, a brand new year! It's time to show our Disney Side in a whole new way. Are you with us? In the next month or so we will be planning another magical #DisneySide Party. We will be hosting this party sometime in February and we can't wait. Who remembers last year when we had the Multi-Generational Disney-Side Tea Party for our Mom's Birthday? It was a great way to get all three generations to show their #DisneySide. From ages 1-100 you're never too young or too old for Disney. Make sure to follow along with the magic on @DisneySisters across all of our Social Media channels and by searching the hashtag #DisneySide.

We all have a Disney Side. If you are reading this blog, we know YOU have a rockin' Disney Side! It's the side of you that plays more, and has more fun. It's that geeky Star Wars side or that dazzling Princess side or even that spooky Disney Villain side. It's the side that likes to go to Disney Parks with your friends or family, it's putting on those mouse ears and not being afraid to be yourself! Maybe you like to decorate your hair, makeup, or nails like you favorite Disney character. Maybe you like to help people and flex your Superhero muscle or you have a big imagination that takes you on wild adventures. It's the feeling you get each time you walk down Main Street U.S.A. at Disneyland. All of these things that get you excited and make that happy childlike feeling in your heart come alive... 

That's your DISNEY SIDE!

Will you be showing off your Disney Side this year? Whether you're visiting the parks or having a Disney Side Celebration, it's all about having fun, being together, and making memories that will last a lifetime! You can get lots more ideas from recipes to games, and activities by check out the official website of Disney Side Celebrations.

If you'd like to have a Disney Side Party of your own (and who wouldn't) here are a few handy tips:

How To Throw a Disney Side Party in 6 Magical Steps

DIY Disney Side Photobooth

Get Creative with DIY Disney Side Crafts

For even more inspiration from other people who have hosted their own celebrations, check out our Disney Side Party Link Up.

Disclosure: We will receive a party kit from Disney to help host our Disney Side @Home Celebration. The opinions expressed here are 100% magical and 100% those of the Disney Sisters only.

Club Penguin Helps Millions of Kids Give Back 'Coins For Change'

Want to hear a heartwarming story about kids helping other kids in the ultimate gamer give-back? Yeah, we thought you might. The holiday season has come and gone but not without a really important contribution made by Club Penguin players like your kids (and maybe even you!) We were so super excited to hear that real world change happened this past month, to the tune of One Million Dollars USD all thanks to Disney and Club Penguin!

How did it work? 

Club Penguin hosted a Coins for Change drive this December, where kids were encouraged to donate the virtual coins that they earned playing games on the site. Players from 193 countries participated in Coins for Change this year, donating more than 21 billion virtual coins! So while these millions of players were gaming and having fun, they were also doing good and making a difference at the same time. High fives all around!

How much of a difference did they actually make? 

A huge difference! Club Penguin will be providing funds to build schools, playgrounds and libraries, and to protect endangered animals and their habitats. Funding the following projects because everyone deserves a safe place to play, learn, and grow:

1. Schools (Ethiopia, Nicaragua, China):
Through partnerships with organizations such as Free The Children and imagine1day , Club Penguin funds the construction of schools and classrooms, helping children get an education.

2. Libraries and Reading Spaces (Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, India):
Club Penguin works with Free The Children and Partners in the Horn of Africa to provide books, training and information. These libraries supplement the basic education program by encouraging kids to read and learn on their own.

3. Playgrounds (U.S., UK, Haiti, Afghanistan, Argentina):
With KaBOOM!, Club Penguin is building playgrounds and supplying Imagination playgrounds around the world. With Playground Builders, Club Penguin constructs playgrounds for children affected by war. These efforts provide jobs and bring money into local economies.

4. Animal Homes for more than ten different species (Argentina, India, Nepal, Russia, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe):
With organizations such as the Global Penguin Society, Wildlife Conservation Network and Rare, Club Penguin directly supports the protection and conservation of over ten animal species. Our partners use science management, field research and community education to help promote and protect endangered animals.

Through programs like Coins for Change, Club Penguin has contributed more than $12 million USD since 2007 to projects around the world, further raising social consciousness, inspiring and activating the 200 million players who take part in the online community.

Way to go Club Penguin Players! You Nailed It!

(Images used with permission from Disney/Club Penguin.)
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A Picture Perfect #Disneyside Holiday Gift

It’s not too late to make it a picture perfect handmade holiday gift that really shows off your #Disneyside! Shutter Sisters & Camera Men have created their annual downloadable DIY photo calendar template to use with your own photos. 

We can’t help but think that this calendar is a divine way to showcase and share your favorite Disney photographs throughout 2015! And...it's free!

Here’s the simple step-by step:

1. Visit Our Collective's calendar post and click the download button to download the zipped files to your computer.

2. Extract the files from the zipped folder and open them in Photoshop (we use Photo Shop Elements). 

3. Choose 13 of your favorite Disney themed photos (12 months plus a cover shot) for the calendar pages. We know, it's not easy to pick only 13!

4. One-by-one create each month of your calendar. Instructions are included with the download! From #DisneyHolidays to #HalloweenTime to a runDisney race. You can include all of your favorite memories from the past year.

5. Print, trim and assemble. We use card stock that's made for printing photos. HP Brochure and Flyer Paper in Matte finish is our favorite. You can find it at Staples.

6. Make your calendar a table top version (using a CD jewel case - below) or a wall version using your choice/style of paper clips.

7. Wrap and give with love. (Be sure to make one for yourself too, because... tis the season!)

Wishing you and your loved ones a Magical Holiday!

Disney Gift Guide: Video Game Edition @DisneyGames

Disney Gift Guide: Video Game Edition

Tis the season for gaming! If you have any gamers on your list, you don't want to miss our picks for the Top 7 Disney Video Games this year! We're pretty sure that you've seen these titles on some Christmas/Hanukkah lists in your house. From Disney Fantasia to Disney Infinity 2.0, whether you prefer the Xbox, Play Station or Nintendo 3DS - there's plenty of fun gaming to be had with these top 7 Disney picks! Because it's all fun and games people...

Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved (Kinect, Xbox 360, Xbox One)

A breakthrough musical motion video game inspired by Disney's classic animated film "Fantasia." In the game, players enter the magical realms of Fantasia, selected by the legendary sorcerer Yen Sid, to hone their musical and magical prowess as his new apprentice. "Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved" takes players on an interactive and immersive motion-controlled journey through worlds of music and magic.

Featuring over 30 tracks – including contemporary hits, classic rock, classical music, and more – “Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved” transports players to a breathtaking world where music and magic combine to transform extraordinary interactive landscapes in entirely new and creative ways. Players will be introduced to Yen Sid’s previous apprentice, Scout, via the game’s narrative, who will guide the player as they perform, transform and create music to restore order to the world.

Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes 2.0 Edition (PS3 / PS4 / WiiU / Xbox One / Xbox 360 / PC)

Disney Infinity just got super powered! Conquer a game universe where you have endless opportunities to create stories and action adventures featuring all-new Super Heroes, characters and powers! Join Earth's mightiest heroes to stop Loki and his army of Frost Giants before they freeze Manhattan - and the world!








Disney Magical World (Nintendo 3DS)
A new life awaits you in the magical world of Disney! Meet and interact with over 60 of your favorite Disney characters while exploring the worlds of Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Aladdin, and Winnie the Pooh. When you can manage your own cafe filled with Disney magic and set off on ghost-hunting quests, your life becomes the adventure.

Go customization crazy! Build new furniture to decorate your cafe with, and your own personal room above it. Put together hundreds of Disney-themed outfits with collectable clothes and accessories for your avatar. You can even plant and harvest crops, learn new greetings, and collect Disney character cards. Or, collect magic wands and battle through ghost-filled forests and dungeons. In other words, with Disney Magical World game the magic never has to end!



Frozen: Olaf's Quest (Nintendo 3DS)

Everyday is a snow day with this side scrolling adventure game and stars Olaf, the carefree snowman, in all new story. Following the events of the film this original adventure throws the focus to Olaf, the happy-go-lucky snowman, as he tries to hold himself together through all the perilous situations he stumbles into. An Icy (and Dicey) Adventure - Players must guide Olaf across 60 imaginative levels inspired by the mythical kingdom of Arendelle, navigating stimulating but accessible challenges, icy hazards and encountering mischievous natives while discovering hidden collectibles and unlockable accessories along the way.



Disney Planes Fire and Rescue (Wii / WiiU / Nintendo 3DS / Nintendo DS)

Earn your wings in all 12 Fire & Rescue story missions. Practice your skills in 30 training academy missions. Show off your teamwork with Dusty and his friends ? use different character's abilities to help battle wildfires. Switch between 8 different playable characters from the film, including Dusty, Dipper, Avalanche, and many more.












Big Hero 6: Battle in the Bay (Nintendo 3DS / Nintendo DS)

The Big Hero 6 team is targeted a dangerous gangster named Yama and his legion of out of control fighting robots! Fight alongside Baymax and send robot's flying across the screen as Hiro with his electro-mag gauntlets! Zoom through levels at top speed as Go Go! Slice and dice as Wasabi with his plasma blades! Smash and burn as Fred in his Kaiju monster super suit!

Just Dance 2015 (Xbox One / Xbox 360 / PS3 / PS4)

We know this isn't a Disney video game, but it features some Disney songs like the classic, "Let It Go" from Frozen, so we wanted to include it. Just Dance 2015 is the latest, most awesome-filled version of the world's #1 dance game! Bringing new moves and game modes to over 40 top tracks, Just Dance 2015 features hit songs like "Let It Go" from Disney's Frozen, "Maps" by Maroon 5, "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj plus other favorites like "Walk This Way" by Run DMC & Aerosmith."

What Disney video games are your kids asking for this holiday? Which ones are you planning on buying? Better yet, which Disney games do you want to play yourself?

SEASON'S GAMINGS!

Disclosure: We were not compensated for this post We were sent Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved for review purposes. The opinions shared on this blog are 100% magical and 100% ours only.

Guardians of the Galaxy Signing Event in Hollywood

Meet the Director and Co-Writer of Guardians of the Galaxy 

Friday, December 12th at Amoeba Music in Hollywood!

WHO: 

Director and Co-Writer James Gunn (Super, Slither and The Specials)

WHAT: 

In celebration of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy debuting on Blu-ray™ 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray, DVD and On-Demand December 9th, there will be a signing event for the first 200 people to purchase it at Amoeba Hollywood on Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray or DVD beginning December 9th. 

WHERE: 

Amoeba Music 

6400 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

(323) 245-6400

WHEN:

Friday, December 12th 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 

Guardians of the Galaxy arrived this week (12/9) on Blu-ray™ 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray and On-Demand! Enjoy the bloopers clip below.

ABOUT GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

From Marvel, the studio that launched the epic franchises of “Iron Man,” “Thor,” “Captain America” and “Marvel’s The Avengers,” comes an unlikely new team—the “Guardians of the Galaxy.”  The Marvel Cinematic Universe expands into the cosmos when brash space adventurer Peter Quill steals a coveted orb and becomes the object of a relentless bounty hunt. To evade his enemies, Quill forges an uneasy truce with Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon; Groot, a tree-like humanoid; the deadly assassin Gamora; and the revenge-driven Drax. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb, he must rally his ragtag band of misfits for a desperate battle that will decide the fate of the galaxy. Featuring amazing new characters and exclusive bonus features, this must-own blockbuster will have you hooked on a feeling… of pure adrenaline!

Frozen Fever Short to Open in Theaters in 2015 in Front of Cinderella #FrozenFever

NEW SHORT “FROZEN FEVER” TO OPEN IN THEATERS IN FRONT OF “CINDERELLA” IN 2015

For those who are itching to see another chapter in the "Frozen" saga, you don't have to wait long. It's not Frozen 2, but it is a new short called, "Frozen Fever" just announced by Disney. YAY!

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ all-new short “Frozen Fever,” which welcomes Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf back to the big screen, in front of Disney’s “Cinderella,” a live-action feature inspired by the classic fairy tale, will open in theaters on March 13, 2015.

In “Frozen Fever,” it's Anna's birthday and Elsa and Kristoff are determined to give her the best celebration ever, but Elsa's icy powers may put more than just the party at risk.

Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, and produced by Peter Del Vecho and Aimee Scribner, with an all-new original song by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, “Frozen Fever” marks the first project reuniting the Oscar®-winning original team from Disney’s “Frozen.”

We can't wait to catch Frozen Fever! 

How about you?