{"id":26860,"date":"2012-11-19T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=26860"},"modified":"2022-02-05T22:30:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T03:30:33","slug":"rikkis-mouse-bites-111912","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/rikkis-mouse-bites-111912\/","title":{"rendered":"Rikki&#8217;s Mouse Bites 11\/19\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>A few details have been released about the 2013 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival.\u00a0 This will be the festival&#8217;s 20th year. Brand new items for the event will include Daisy, who will be joining the main entrance topiary display.\u00a0 Mike and Sulley from &#8220;Monsters Inc&#8221; and the upcoming &#8220;Monsters University&#8221; will be featured in the walk way between Future World and World Showcase. Mater and Lightning McQueen from &#8220;Cars&#8221; and &#8220;Cars 2&#8221; will be able to be found by Test Track.\u00a0 Fawn\u2019s Butterfly House will topiaries of Tink and her fairy friends, along with hundreds of butterflies. Finally, there will be an entire section devoted to the upcoming movie Oz The Great and Powerful. This section will include midway games and photo opportunities that have a circus theme to them, the Land of Oz Play Area which will feature playgrounds and the famous crashed hot air balloon, and the Oz Movie Garden, which will features plants that got their inspiration from the movie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26862\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26862\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/rmm890743SMALL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26862\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/rmm890743SMALL-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/rmm890743SMALL-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/rmm890743SMALL.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A new Streetmosphere troupe will be a part of the New Fantasyland expansion.\u00a0 The group, called the Royal Majesty Makers will greet guests in the Castle Courtyard and will provide different magical moments for guests, such as conducting knight school, leading royal dances, handing out invitations to the royal ball, and playing games.\u00a0 The group will consist of Sir Sterling, a retired knight; Lady Llewellyn, the royal etiquette expert; Tobias, a squire; and Bridget, a flirtatious lady in waiting.<\/li>\n<li>WiFi has finally arrived at Disney&#8217;s Animal Kingdom.\u00a0 This means that all four parks have WiFi access.\u00a0 Guests may also access the complimentary internet at Disney&#8217; Typhoon Lagoon.\u00a0 To access it, guests should connect with to the network with either \u201cIn-Room Guest WiFi (Disney)\u201d or \u201cPublic Space Guest WiFi (Disney)\u201d, depending on your location while on property. WiFi should make it&#8217;s way to Downtown Disney by the end of 2012.<\/li>\n<li>Guests who are wanting to visit the Spas at Disney are in for a real treat.\u00a0 Disney is taking ownership of the spas, salons, and fitness centers across property.\u00a0 The Spa at the Grand Floridian will be reopening on Dec. 17th, with the name Senses &#8211; A Disney Spa at Disney&#8217;s Grand Floridian Resort.\u00a0 The remodeled location will have 15 treatment rooms.\u00a0 In addition, the Spa at Saratoga Springs will be closed for a refurbishment starting on Jan. 16th and it will be reopening in the summer with the name, Senses &#8211; A Disney Spa at Disney&#8217;s Saratoga Springs Resort.<\/li>\n<li>Disney has been hinting at a new project that involves Dragons.\u00a0 It isn&#8217;t for where you&#8217;d think though.\u00a0 At first guess, you would guess they were talking about Disney&#8217;s Animal Kingdom, but it appears that the dragons may have something to do with New Fantasyland.\u00a0 Follow Disney Parks Blog Social Media Managing Editor, Gary, as he goes on the hunt on his Tumblr, called <a href=\"http:\/\/disneydragons.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Believe in Fantasy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26863\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26863\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/log019204SMALL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/log019204SMALL-300x255.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/log019204SMALL-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/log019204SMALL.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>In an effort to influence healthy eating choices in kids, Disney is now offering their Mickey Check, which will be found on kids menus\u00a0 in both Walt Disney World and Disneyland.\u00a0 This Check will allow guests to identify meals that are nutritionally balanced, as well as appropriately portioned.\u00a0 These meals will contain limited calories, saturated fats, sodium, and sugar and must be made up of at least three of the following items:\u00a0 fruits and veggies, low-fat dairy, lean protein, beans eggs, and nuts.\u00a0 Meals must have no substitutions, though they will be available, should a guests choose to change the meals, in order to meet the Mickey Check criteria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few details have been released about the 2013 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival.\u00a0 This will be the festival&#8217;s 20th year. 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