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Summer comes to a close as Halloween Time moves in at Disneyland
Disneyland is enjoying what’s left of its brief off-season between the end of summer and the start of the popular Halloween Time season. Guests should dial back their Halloween Time expectations this year as the on-going 60th Anniversary celebration will take priority with the Diamond Celebration decorations and entertainment running instead of traditional Halloween decorations and shows. Still, popular offerings including Haunted Mansion Holiday, Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy, and the Mickey Jack-O-Lantern in Town Square will all return by the upcoming start of Halloween Time.

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MiceChat’s Knott’s Halloween Haunt event is back for another season of fears and cheers! This time around, you can even upgrade your ticket to meet the Mistress of the Dark herself . . . ELVIRA!!!

MICECHAT KNOTT’S HALLOWEEN HAUNT EVENT – SEPT 26

Event includes exclusive behind the scenes tours, meet and greet with Haunt designers, all you can eat BOOffet, Front of line access to the mazes, VIP seating for the Elvira show and a night of fun with your MicePals. Tickets available here:

 

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You’ve read all about your favorite Disney parks on MiceChat, now it’s time to visit them in person!  Join the MiceTrips Facebook Page: MiceTrips. Coming up soon is the annual MiceChat Walt Disney World Invastion. With meets, events, and the fabulous Sip and Nibble around Epcot’s World Showcase for the Food and Wine Festival, you won’t want to miss this great week of food, friendship and fun!!

  • Walt Disney World Invasion – Sip & Nibble, meets, and group events, October 22-26, 2015
  • MiceChat Caribbean Disney Cruise, October 26-30,2015

For more information on the WDW Invasion & Caribbean cruise, please email Fairy Godmother Travel or call 832-284-4002

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Join us for the first of what we hope will be many wine dinners at the Anabella Hotel’s Tangerine restaurant.

Rabble Wine Company Dinner – Thursday, September 24, 2015 – 6:00pm.
Tangerine Grill and Patio at the Anabella Hotel

Food and Beverage Director, Thomas Brown, and his kitchen staff are teaming up with California wineries to pair seasonal cuisine with extraordinary wines.  The event will include 5 tasting courses, each paired with a specific wine from Rabble Wine Company. The experience is expected to last from 6pm to about 8:30pm.  The winery will be represented by Drew Stapp, who will speak about the delightful wines and how and where they are made. Guests will also be able to purchase their favorite wines to take home with them.

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Reservations required. Space is extremely limited. Please call 714.772.1186 to reserve.

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MiceChat Podcast – 4 Amazing Theme Park Things to Celebrate! It’s a countdown to fun on the MiceChat Podcast as we celebrate the biggest Southern Californian attractions of summer 2015. Disneyland may be getting all the attention with its 60th anniversary, but the biggest attractions are to be found outside the borders of the Happiest Place On Earth. We take you with us to the parks as we explore the Iron Reef, a Twisted Colossus, Springfield USA and a Diamond Celebration. There’s a lot of competition for your theme park dollars this summer and the big winner is . . . you!

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The Haunted Mansion Show Episode 36: Creepy Conventions
With all the recent hustle and bustle at the many conventions these past couple of months (obviously including the D23 Exposition), this definitely caught the Ghost Host’s attention. Thanks to the reports sent from the Ghost Relations Dept. at Disneyland, he is more than happy to share all of them here on “The Haunted Mansion Show” for all mortal viewers! Sit back, relax, and rest in peace, because there is quite a lot of “noose” for a ghost to cover. This seems rather innocent; just another webshow on MiceChat.com. But there’s a twist: this webshow is HAUNTED! Based on the classic Disney Parks attraction, 999 Happy Haunts have been waiting for you to drop in to get scared out of your wits… or not.

The Season Pass Podcast: The Season Pass Podcast returns to Disney Lengend Tony Baxter’s house for another conversation on Disney Park attraction design and a look into what makes Universal Studios Florida’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Diagon Alley SO RIGHT!

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Disney Avenue Podcast: This time around on the Disney Avenue Podcast, we interview the former Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World Resort, the incredible Lee Cockerell. As the Senior Operating Executive for ten years, Lee has led a team of 40,000 Cast Members and was responsible for the operations of 20 resort hotels, 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, a shopping & entertainment village and the ESPN sports and recreation complex in addition to the ancillary operations which supported the number one vacation destination in the world.

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Disafterdark: We are joined in The Mouses Head by Russell Flores. And we all drop an E in the bar. Don’t forget to have a look at our sponsors app. Magical Trips by Emily Rawling We would really appreciate it if you would head over to iTunes and subscribe to the show and leave us a review. Even if you don’t use iTunes, it will really help us build up the awareness of the podcast or if you listen on Stitcher Radio, please leave us a review there too.

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Mousetalgia! – An Unofficial Disneyland Podcast: Visit Disneyland on July 17, 2015 with Jeff and Kristen as they report from the park on its 60th birthday with location recordings as well as thoughts about the day. We listen in on Michael Colglazier’s speech, visit New Orleans Square to catch Queenie and the Royal Street Bachelors, and even catch the new Disneyland Band in one of its first day performances. Also – Kristen does a rain-soaked VIP Tour, Jeff attends a D23 panel with a host of Disney Legends to learn even more about Disneyland’s early days, and we discuss Fantasmic dining packages. Plus – a chance to win souvenir park maps and a July 17 “I was there!” button; a tiny Ant-sized movie review – and more!

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Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast: On this episode we bring you another installment of the Great Butterbeer Debate from Kenneth, the latest news from around the Universal Parks, we go On Location from the Hulk and hear about chill out areas in Suess Landing with Maureen in Autism at the Parks and we wrap the show up with a Listener Q & A with Chris Ezell.

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Column Round Up

MiceChat Disney News Roundup

Fab News: The Apology Tour plus a Great Big MCU Tomorrow

Whenever a celebrity screws up, he or she does the talk-show circuit, apologizing for and explaining his or her behavior, unless he or she is Charlie Sheen. Before I get on with news, I have a few things for which I need to grovel. I throw myself, to paraphrase a certain Lost Boy, at your collective good legs and beg for mercy.

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The MiceEars Crew puts a lot of time and effort into making the Disney News Round-Up happen.Our thanks to:Editor CakvalaSC and the MiceEars Crew: Aladdin, Trekkie Dad, DLandFansAZ, & Dustysage.
We hope to see you online again soon, Dusty and the amazing MiceChat crew!
If you have questions for Anthony our Editor or our MiceEars Disney News crew they can be e-mailed at: [email protected]If you love Disney Photos, follow him on Twitter @CakvalaSC | Flickr: flickr.com/photos/cakvalasc/ | Instagram: instagram.com/cakvala 

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MiceChat.com's webmaster and occasional writer. Cakvala is senior graphic designer and photographer. Admirer of all things Disney and theme-parks !