Disney Fun from Around the World: Week of February 18, 2013

Greetings Disney Friends and welcome to this week’s Disney blog round-up! We all know this is your favorite thing to read all week long, isn’t it? 🙂 So let’s get started with all the Disney news that you have been waiting for! Enjoy!

Animal Kingdom visitors will soon have a new spot to meet Mickey & Minnie. Disney Parks Blog has the details.

Disney Parks Blog reveals a new line of cosmetic products available only at the Parks. Beautifully Disney premieres in March.

Disney Babies Blog has a great list of last minute preparation tips for your trip, and reminders of things not to forget.

Shipping items to the resort ahead of your trip can be a great way to pack less but still have everything you need. Chip & Co. shares some tips on what you should send ahead.

Instead of going back to the resort for an afternoon nap, you can find some quiet spots in the Parks. Chip & Co. has some good nap spots in Epcot.

Inside the Magic takes a look at the new interactive queue at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

There are five stages to planning a Disney vacation. Undercover Tourist takes a look at them.

Disney’s discount for Southern California residents has ended. Chip & Co. has the details.

That’s it for this week everyone. Have a magical weekend!

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Rachel is a Virginia native who now lives in Louisiana. She is married with two children, ages 5 and 3. After dreaming and wishing for several years, her family had their very first Disney vacations this year and are now addicted to researching and planning—whether for themselves or for others. They now plan to visit the parks at least once a year.

Thrifty Thursday: Start Your Engines!

Start your engines!

I love how Disney is upgrading their ride lines. Remember how fun it was to walk into the line of Space Mountain to realize they had added the interactive gaming? It doesn’t solve the annoyance of waiting in a 120+ minute line, but it sure does ease the blow! The last thing we want after spending our hard earned dollars to be in WDW is to be bored waiting to ride an attraction. While we, as adults, can handle it with some dignity…the younger set of our parties may or may not appreciate it;)

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Cast Member’s Corner: Which Disney is Which?

I’ve noticed recently that sometimes folks, young and old, new to Disney and seasoned veterans, are getting a little turned around when they talk about Disney.  They will either say Disney World when they mean Disneyland and vise versa.  Though I have not heard of anyone confusing either of these with Disneyland Paris, Tokyo Disney, Hong Kong Disney, or soon to be Shanghai Disney.  This mix up is understandable.  After all, all of these parks share the name and ideas of Walt Disney.  Many of these parks also share rides and characters.  Many people just refer to all of the different properties as Disney, which isn’t wrong.  This probably adds to the confusion as well. Read more

Dining at Disneyland: “After All Miss, This is France”

*photo attributed to the Disney Parks Blog

Not to be outdone by Disney World’s New Fantasyland expansion, Disneyland is set to open Fantasy Faire next month. Although smaller in scale Imagineers have once again done a wonderful job of transporting guests into the land of Princess’. Fantasy Faire will give Disney Princess’ a place to greet guests in one spot rather than trekking through the park to find them. Read more