Announcing MiceChat's WDW Gumball Rally AND MiceChat Orlando Invasion - October '08 [1] Have you always wanted to visit Walt Disney World with the MiceChatters? Now's your chance. We've planned our third annual Orlando invasion for this October including lots of fun events during our stay. Below is a summary of our events. Or click the link for more information: MiceChat WDW Invasion and Gumball Rally - October '08 [2] MiceChat Gumball Rally - October 18 4 parks 1 day! The WDW Gumball Rally is fun and challenging contest which will take you around the world in ways you never expected. The folks who brought you the world famous MiceChat Disneyland Gumball Rally have teamed up with quest master Kevin Yee, author of 101 Things You Never Knew About Walt Disney World [3], to deliver our best event yet. While we can't give away all the surprises, we can tell you that we'll give you a list of attractions to complete in the 4 parks, the team that earns the most points within the time allowed wins. The Rally was designed to be fun for everyone, whether or not you've ever visited WDW before. Teams may consist of 2, 3, or 4 members each. If you are traveling alone and would like to find a team, please let us know, the MiceChatters are sure to come through for you. Find out more about the Gumball Rally HERE [4] Sip and Nibble through the Food and Wine Festival - October 19 Famous MiceChatters, Rixter and Mickeymaxx, are planning their 2nd annual "Sip and Nibble Around The World" - a fun and filling event where we slowly eat and drink our way around Epcot's World Showcase during the Food and Wine Festival. It is the perfect relaxing counterpoint to the previous day's Gumball Rally. More information about the Sip and Nibble HERE [5] Illuminations Dessert Party - October 19 Join us for a special viewing of Illuminations on the evening of the Sip and Nibble. We'll have an exclusive location in World Showcase reserved for this event where we can socialize and gorge ourselves on fancy treats while waiting for Epcot's wonderful Illuminations to begin. If you book your trip through Magical Travel, this event is included. But anyone can purchase a ticket by contacting Magical Travel and letting them know that you'd like to join the MiceChat Illuminations Dessert Party. If you are booking your own travel and would like to buy a Dessert Party ticket, please CLICK HERE [6] to request information from Magical Travel. MiceChat Orlando Invasion - Dates and Hotels Flexible! The travel dates are flexible so you can stay as many or few days as you would like. We are also offering two levels of hotels - a budget (the All Star Resort) and a moderate (the Coronado Springs). Many of the chatters are planning to arrive on or before Wednesday October 15 and depart on or after October 22nd. There will be lots of little meets and events planned throughout the trip. Dates are flexible one way or the other, just be sure to be in Orlando for the weekend of the 18th and 19th for the Gumball Rally, Sip and Nibble, and Illuminations Dessert Party! Rates HERE [7], Request travel assistance by MiceChat travel partner - Magical Travel - HERE [8] Important links for the MiceChat Orlando Invasion 2008 and WDW Gumball Rally: For more information about the Gumball Rally, please CLICK HERE [9] Let us know which of the events above you are interested in attending, VOTE HERE [10] For information about the Sip and Nibble at Epcot's Food and Wine Festival, please CLICK HERE [11] For hotel and ticket pricing from Magical Travel, please CLICK HERE [12] To request a quote or get additional information from Magical Travel, please fill out a request form HERE [13] [1] http://micechat.com/forums/showthread.php/micechat_disney_world_invasion_mid-101200.html [2] http://micechat.com/forums/showthread.php/micechat_disney_world_invasion_mid-101200.html [3] http://www.amazon.ca/Things-Never-About-Disney-World/dp/0977375803/ref=micechat-20sr_1_3/701-0618069-4167501?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217391085&sr=1-3 [4] http://micechat.com../forums/showthread.php/gumball_rally_wdw_edition_oct-101198.html [5] http://micechat.com../forums/showthread.php/join_us_sip_n_nibble-101144.html [6] http://magicaltravel.com/Gumball_Rally_Quote_Form.htm [7] http://magicaltravel.com/2008_Gumball_Rally.htm [8] http://magicaltravel.com/Gumball_Rally_Quote_Form.htm [9] http://micechat.com../forums/showthread.php/gumball_rally_wdw_edition_oct-101198.html [10] http://micechat.com/forums/showthread.php/micechat_disney_world_invasion_mid-101200.html [11] http://micechat.com../forums/showthread.php/join_us_sip_n_nibble-101144.html [12] http://magicaltravel.com/2008_Gumball_Rally.htm [13] http://magicaltravel.com/Gumball_Rally_Quote_Form.htm

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The weather outside's delightful, but those quakes (oh my) are frightful. And since we don't want to go, let it shake, let it shimmy, let it roll.  For more on the LA earthquake yesterday and the resulting closure of all rides at both Disneyland and California Adventure, please click HERE [1].  This week, we discuss all sorts of Disney news, jump on in and let us know your thoughts. McDonald's is set to leave Disneyland and California Adventure this Fall. Disneyland is bucking tradition and going with an artificial tree in Town Square this Christmas. We have trip reports from Tokyo Disneyland, Comic-con, the Orange County Fair, NFFC, the Disneyland Dream Suite, Universal Studios, and an empty Disneyland. Univeral has broken ground on a park in Dubai. All sorts of entertainment news: Sordid Lives the TV series, MTV does Rocky Horror, and The Watchman - will you be watching? It's another great week at MiceChat. We may be shaken, be we are not deterred from presenting more of the entertainment, news, thoughts, and discussions that you are looking for. Find the entire weekly roundup of news, rumor, and information about Disney and Theme Parks HERE. [2] [1] http://micechat.com/forums/showthread.php/earthquake_forces_evacuation_disneyland_rides-101092.html [2] http://miceage.micechat.com/mc/mc073008a.htm

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A 5.8 magnitude earthquake located near Chino Hills struck at 11:45 AM today and resulted in the evacuation of all attractions at the Disneyland Resort. This is standard operating procedure for Disneyland, and it is unknown when the attractions will reopen. Quake Maps from USGS [1] Updated: This is an updated map taken at 2:11 PM on July 29th. The main quake is the big blue box. The smaller boxes in red and blue were aftershocks. Note the small red box in the lower left of the bigger blue box. That one is about 4 miles from Anaheim. As of the evening of July 29th most rides had reopened at Disneyland. A discussion began in the Disneyland Forum of MiceChat immediately following the quake. We recommend that you join in the discussion if you have additional information to add or are looking for news about the quake: We have an ongoing discussion about the earthquake [2]. Map thanks to USGS.  More info on details the quake can be found at the USGS website [3]. Please click HERE to subscribe to the MiceChat "Everything Disney" daily Email newsletter and never miss an important story again! [4] [5] [1] http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/33.35.-119.-117.php [2] http://micechat.com/forums/showthread.php/earthquake_disneyland-101084.html [3] http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/33.35.-119.-117.php [4] http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=2025372&loc=en_US [5] http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php

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David is back and feeling better and has a HUGE update for you today. Sounds like there will be lots of changes this Fall including the closure of all of the McDonald's locations at the Disneyland Resort. The Sun Wheel is preparing to shut down for its transformation into "Mickey's Fun Wheel." Six Flags Magic Mountain is set to get a new wooden coaster in 2009. But that is just the tip of the iceburg, more news about the Hyperion Theater, Fantasmic, Haunted Mansion, Pirates, Matterhorn, the decision on an artificial tree for Christmas, another chance to win a free Honda, Garden Walk, and a 3rd Sheraton in the resort area. But that is just the short list. David has much more for you today. Click HERE for all the News and information about what is going on at the parks. [1] Please click HERE to subscribe to the MiceChat "Everything Disney" daily Email newsletter and never miss an important story again! [2] [3] [1] http://micechat.com/forums/blog.php?b=537 [2] http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=2025372&loc=en_US [3] http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php

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May 29, 2009 will be all about Pixar's 'Up', a movie about an old man who dreams of seeing the world and experiencing life. Images Copyright Disney Pixar's UP [1] When Carl Fredricksen was a younger man, he dreamed of seeing the world with his bride. But as life so often gets in the way, those dreams have long since passed him by. When his home and way of life are about to be taken from him, he escapes by lifting his house with a colorful swarm of balloons. Images Copyright Disney Pixar's UP [1] However, unbeknown to Carl, a precocious 8 year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell has hitched a ride in the runaway house. The pair set forth on an on a thrilling journey encountering villains, jungle creatures, and wild terrain along the way. Images Copyright Disney Pixar's UP [1] It promises to be another unusual, ground breaking, and colorful Pixar event movie. Be sure to visit the Disney/Pixar UP page HERE [4] Please click HERE to subscribe to the MiceChat "Everything Disney" daily Email newsletter and never miss an important story again! [5] [6] [1] http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/up/ [2] http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/up/ [3] http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/up/ [4] http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/up/ [5] http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=2025372&loc=en_US [6] http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php

View: First Look and video trailer for Disney Pixar's 'Up'

Weekend Update's comin' down the tracks, Weekend Update's back! Weekend Update's back! Just the thought of the Weekend Update makes us burst into song. This week is just fantastic with a tour of the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Imagineers and Dreams in California, and Va Va Va Zoom at Cedar Point! Don't miss this weekend's update of fun and frivolity HERE! [1] [1] http://micechat.com/forums/blog.php?b=531

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Chuck from O-Meon has posted his first looks from this year's Comic-Con.   If you've never been, Comic-Con is a crazy, packed, and fun look at the comic book and sci-fi community.  Hundreds of thousands of people show up every year.  Tickets sell out months in advance.  This is the IT ticket of the year for geeks everywhere. And that's exactly where we find Chuck today, smack dab in the middle of geek-ville.  A wonderful place to be indeed.  Today, Chuck fills us in on the Dr. Who and Torchwood panel discussions.  With lots of steamy pictures to boot.  We like what we see so far Chuck.  Can't wait for part two. Find Chuck's full description and pictures on O-Meon.com HERE [1] Subscribe to MiceChat: Everything Disney by Email and never miss an important story again! [2] [1] http://www.o-meon.com/pages/news&features/n&f_2008/07-25_Con_On.htm [2] http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=2025372&loc=en_US

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There is talent, and then there is TALENT. Steve DeGaetano profiles MiceChat's wild and crazy Fo'c's'le Swab, and his amazing hobby. It is well known that one of the reasons that we have a Disneyland is due to Walt's model railroading addiction. It is a hobby that Fo'c's'le Swab shares with Walt. And when Steve saw Mr. Swab's attempt at reconstructing miniature versions of Frontierland's town of Big Thunder, he was impressed. Enough so to write a whole story about it. We highly recommend Steve's article today available on MiceAge at this LINK [1]. Andy Castro's Dateline Disneyland is on vacation this week. Subscribe to the MiceChat: Everything Disney by Email. Never miss an important story again! [2] [1] http://miceage.micechat.com/stevedegaetano/sd072508a.htm [2] http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=2025372&loc=en_US

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This week, confirmation that the Sleeping Beauty Castle walk-through is reopening. Sad news that Ebert and Roeper are exiting the balcony [1]. Read the reviews and vote on What you thought of The Dark Knight. [2] News on 'WICKED' The Movie [3]. DataMeister posted a link to darkroastedblend.com [4] and their photos of abandoned amusement parks. This site is well worth a click. Read a trip report of a visit to the real Disney Studios in Hollywood. Gossip about the Anaheim Garden Walk being up for sale - should Disney snap it up? Fantasmic cut-backs for the Fall, what are the reasons. Rock n' Rollercoaster gets some new support garments. MiceChatter, Xalesa, has posted sights from her trip to Bolivia, it isn't theme park related, but well worth a look. What's the most outrageously scary rollercoaster you've ever been on? It's another big week for the Roundup [5] and for MiceChat. We are about to welcome our 25,000th registered user and regularly serve millions of page views on the site. We publish 5 days a week on MiceAge, have 4 regular blog postings on the front page of MiceChat, have a dedicated news crew which continuously updates our News Section, and we have YOU, the most active and amazing community on the internet. Don't miss any of our top content, sign up for our newsletter today. Registration is free, enter your email below: Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner [6] You'll find the entire MiceChat weekly roundup of theme park news, information, and rumors HERE. [7] [1] http://micechat.com../forums/showthread.php/ebert_and_roeper_exit_balcony-100616.html [2] http://micechat.com../forums/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=3031 [3] http://micechat.com../forums/showthread.php/wicked_movie-100258.html [4] http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/01/abandoned-amusement-parks.html [5] http://miceage.micechat.com/mc/mc072308a.htm [6] http://www.feedburner.com [7] http://miceage.micechat.com/mc/mc072308a.htm

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Kevin Yee is wondering where all the Disneyland fan fiction is. So he is offering a contest, write the ultimate short story about Disneyland and win a prize. There are some ground rules: Length: between 5 and 15 pages double-spaced is preferred, but as short as one page or as long as 25 is acceptable. Deadline: all submissions are due by September 1, 2008. Setting: all stories must involve Disneyland in Anaheim. Or, at least part of the action must be there. Genre: all genres are open. You can send in drama, superheroes, action-adventure, horror, ghost stories, mystery, romance, thrillers, crime drama, political drama, and even science-fiction, time travel, or anything else that occurs to you. Time frame: open. It can be set in the past, present, or the future. Restrictions: no Disney characters can be mentioned at all, and do not use real Cast Members. Also, even the fictional CMs cannot be portrayed nefariously. If in doubt, do not include anything questionable, because it won't win. Required component: every story must mention a happy person, a happy coincidence, and a happy ending. The final requirement above is to see how creative you can be in slipping in the references! I got this idea from The Plot Thickens, a collection of mystery short stories with the requirement that every story had to mention a thick fog, a thick book, and a thick steak. Everything else was up to the writers. The diversity of stories was great, and the reader experience included a kind of fun hunt for the required components (some of which were central, and some of which were mentioned only very briefly). Sure, it was a gimmick, but it was fun and it worked. A while ago, I read a bit of fan fiction about the Magic Kingdom, by author Corey Doctorow, called "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom [1]." It was an interesting story about a future in which people live and work in the Magic Kingdom and have taken over the running of the park. What sorts of clever stories might our readers come up with? Learn more about the Disneyland fan fiction contest HERE [2] [1] http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FDown-Magic-Kingdom-Cory-Doctorow%2Fdp%2F076530953X%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1216737109%26sr%3D8-1&tag=micechat-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325 [2] http://miceage.micechat.com/kevinyee/ky072208a.htm

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Darkbeer is under the weather, but was still able to post a mini update for us today. In the news today, information regarding the reopening of the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-through and a book signing by Disneyland Encyclopedia author, Chris Stodder: Book Event on Saturday, July 26, 2008, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Meet Chris Strodder, the author of The Disneyland Encyclopedia, at Compass Books in Downtown Disney, Anaheim, California (phone 714-502-9999). Chris will sign books and say “hi” to friends, old and new Yesterland's review of the book is available HERE [1] Monday in the Parks HERE [1] http://www.yesterland.com/encyclopedia.html

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Villains, London, fancy trashcans, what else could you ask for in a photo update? Looking for beautiful shots of the Disney castles around the globe perhaps?  No problem.  Need more evil in your weekend?  We've got you covered.  Wish you had a little more character?  Why don't you ask for something challenging!  How about tea with the Queen of England?!  Check, check, and check.  Welcome to the weekend everyone! View the spectacular weekend photo update here for your fix of pix from around the world [1] [1] http://micechat.com/forums/blog.php?b=511

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