As is obvious by the number of Disney podcasts, Facebook groups, and websites, Disney fans love (or love to hate) planning. As a Walt Disney World veteran planning a first ever visit to Disneyland, I naturally thought about what I would recommend to someone doing the opposite, and went straight for the Unofficial Guide To…
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Movie Review: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Based on Jules Verne’s 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was theatrically released on December 23, 1954. The live action film is 127 minutes in length. Plot Summary In 1868 San Francisco, mariners are in a state of panic following the torpedoing of…
Disney’s Happiest Haunts Tour – A Review
During Halloween Time, Disneyland offers the themed Disney’s Happiest Haunts Tour. For years this tour has proven extremely popular but in 2016 the tour’s entire scope was changed. No longer is the tour the immersive, storytelling, villain stopping play. Now this tour has grown into a full, history driven expedition into one of the most…
Mickey’s Halloween Party Dinner Package at the Blue Bayou – a review
Disneyland is offering a new treat this Halloween Time. For those guests who attend the special Halloween Party ticketed event, reservations can be made for the Mickey’s Halloween Party Dinner Package at the Blue Bayou. On October 7, my family and I had advance reservations and very little idea as to just what we…
Walt Before Mickey: A Movie Review
One night over the summer, I sat down in front of the TV and started flipping through movies on Amazon Prime when I came across Walt Before Mickey. I remembered seeing this movie advertised when it came out last year, but I never got the chance to see it. Just like that, my plan for…
Review of Jungle Navigation Co. Skipper Canteen
From Our Magically Speaking Newsletter Archive – subscribe today! Published On October 5, 2016, By Teresa Pitman Imagine you’re a skipper on one of the Jungle Cruise riverboats in Magic Kingdom. You’ve had a long day pointing out the backside of water and shouting “Shoo! Shoo!” at that menacing hippopotamus. But finally, your boat is…
PassPorter’s Walt Disney World 2016 – A Mouse for Less Review
When you start planning a trip to Walt Disney World, you can easily get overwhelmed not only with the plentiful information, but the plentiful sources of information as well. Even if you only look at actual books it can be hard to decide which one (or ones) to try. You might look to Birnbaum’s to…
Foodie Friday: Review of The Leaky Cauldron
You all know I’m obsessed with Harry Potter, right? I love the books and re-read them frequently and anytime the movies are on Freeform, I immediately turn them on. It doesn’t matter that I know it all by heart. To me, it is just a great story that I never tire of. Which is why,…
Movie Review: Herbie Rides Again
DVD Cover Copyright Disney A sequel to The Love Bug (1968), Herbie Rides Again was theatrically released on June 6, 1974. The live action flick, which centers on Herbie, a Volkswagen Beetle with human characteristics, is eighty-eight minutes in length. Aside from the title car, none of the characters, including Jim Douglas (Dean Jones) and…
Movie Review: The Love Bug
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Based on Car, Boy, Girl, a 1961 book by Gordon Buford, The Love Bug was theatrically released on December 24, 1968. The 108-minute flick, which was the final live action project approved by Walt Disney before his 1966 death (1), stars a whimsical Volkswagen Beetle named Herbie. The Love Bug inspired…
Movie Review: The Barefoot Executive
DVD Cover Copyright Disney A live action comedy, The Barefoot Executive was theatrically released on March 17, 1971. The film is ninety-six minutes in length. Plot Summary The United Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) television network is struggling, consistently finishing third among three networks in the ratings, and neither Vice President of Programming Francis Wilbanks (Joe Flynn)…
A Review of the Wilderness Explorers Game at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Disney offers interactive activities in three out of their four parks. In Epcot, they offer the Agent P’s World Showcase Adventure around World Showcase. In Magic Kingdom, they offer the Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom. And in Animal Kingdom is our favorite, the Wilderness Explorers. We love both the movie, Up, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom….