Disney has announced that it plans to close six clubs at Walt Disney World's Pleasure Island (located in the middle of Downtown Disney) after September 27, 2008. Raglan Road and merchandise locations will remain open but, BET SoundStage Club, Mannequins Dance Palace, 8Trax, Motion, Comedy Warehouse, and the Adventurer's Club will close. Pleasure Island was an early success but has been struggling to maintain its popularity in recent years. The bulk of the complaints from the internet community will likely revolve around the unique ... Read More

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What would you do with 27.7 million dollars? No, that isn't the amount of a Dream Prize at the Disney Parks, it is CEO Bob Iger's salary! Justified or not, that is a LOT of money. Perhaps Mr. Iger can afford to buy himself a Dream Home, if not, he should read David "Darkbeer" Micheal's latest update for information on how to win one. Looking for a spot to celebrate the Fourth of July - David has tips you should know. For your ... Read More

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Put on your fancy hat and gussy up grandma, we're going to the fair!  This week, our Weekend Update Editor, Rixter, is taking us to the Del Mar Fair in San Diego.  PEZZ Lightyear lends us his shots of Disney's new Dream Home (which isn't quite a house of the future).  In between, we see SummerInFL's view of Disneyland and Nbodyhome's update on Disney World.  It is another great week to stop in for a little weekend entertainment.  Catch the entire Weekend Update photo ... Read More

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The Wall-E reviews are starting to roll in. Will Pixar's winning streak continue? Is this movie another masterpiece for Lasseter and Co.? MiceChatter GhostHost2 loved Wall-E: The two main characters (Wall-E and Eve) have very, very few words at their disposal, but they are some of the most likable and enthralling characters in film history. Stanton largely uses the magic of "Pure Cinema," which refers to films as a purely visual art to get the story across. The dialogue is very minimal and that ... Read More

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Andy's back with your weekly photo update on what's new at the Disneyland Resort. This week: Construction on the Sleeping Beauty Castle means that the walk-through may soon return. The French Market restaurant in New Orleans Square gets a new "Healthy" menu; is it better than the old one? You decide. Over in Tomorrowland, little fixes for the Sub Lagoon and Innoventions. New merchandise, operational updates, and more. Read the always entertaining Dateline Disneyland HERE. Read More

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The Dream House and Midway Mania have both opened and there is no shortage of opinions (and photos) at MiceChat. The French Market is getting a new healthier menu. How to beat the heat at the parks. Is Wall-E the frontrunner to replace Honey I shrunk the Audience in Tomorrowland? Lot's of news about all kinds of things from the Sky Cabin getting stuck mid flight at Knotts to Tinkerbell getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of ... Read More

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The cute little animated robot WALL•E has made a real world debut. Walt Disney Imagineers have created a self contained version of the adorable cube of cuteness. Lucky for us, our good friend and partner Chuck Oberleitner of O-Meon.com has video of WALL•E coming down the brown carpet for the first time. And if you are looking for a way to kill a hot summer evening, Sword in the Stone is back on DVD in a special edition. Chuck has ... Read More

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It was a really hot weekend at the Disneyland resort, but that didn't stop David "Darkbeer" Micheal from gathering together all of the Southern California theme park news for us. Special summer 3-Day park hopper tickets are now available for $99, The French Market in New Orleans Square is getting a new healthy menu, enter online to win a Honda Pilot, the new Indiana Jones sage show in Adventureland to be toned down, Happy Birthday Jose and Tiki Room pals, and ... Read More

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From the northern land of Canada to the Far East, MiceChat takes you on a fantastic weekend journey every week. This week, Monkey Joe takes us to Canada's Wonderland park a unique and very green regional park. We also have some unbelievably beautiful Disneyland after dark pictures from Mac Daddy. Sir Clinksalot, Penguinsoda, and SummerinFL tag team the coverage of LA's hill side Getty Center galleries and Pacific Park on the Santa Monica pier. Finally, we finish up with TDLFAN ... Read More

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There is a lot of confusion in today's Dateline Disneyland thanks in part to Disneyland's marketing department. The signs for the new Toy Story ride are a mess of conflicting messages and information. Is it Toy Story MIDWAY Mania or is it Toy Story MANIA? Is it located at DISNEYLAND Resort (with the "Resort" in such tiny letters that you are sure to miss it) or Disney's California Adventure? The attraction is creating some confusion of its own with frequent, ... Read More

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Soon the waiting will be over and Pixar’s newest star WALL•E will make his big screen debut on Friday, June 27. Before then, the plucky little robot with a misplaced sense of purpose will have a new job. WALL•E and EVE are about to change the way you see Disney.com, and we have an online first look for you. Don't miss the full story from Chuck at MicePartner O-Meon.com HERE Also, please DON'T miss the Weekly Roundup below, we had two items today! Read More

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This week, Fishbulb and the MiceEars crew bring us another eclectic and fantastic roundup of top information and discussions from the Disney (and related) universe that we might otherwise have missed. Did you catch these jems? If not, dive on it to the Weekly Roundup. There is so much going on at MiceChat, MiceAge, O-Meon, Yesterland, MouseSteps, and our partner sites that it is easy to miss something that you'd otherwise kick yourself for passing over. That's were the ... Read More

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