The Weekend Update has arrived with photos of holiday cheer from around the world (the Disney World that is).  First up are lovely photos of Tokyo Disneyland's Christmas decorations and Parade.  Then we travel half way around the globe, to Walt Disney World, for a holiday update including the newly reopened and enhanced Space Mountain!  Then we are off to California's Great America theme park. And we finish up todays fantastic photo update with amazing vintage panoramic post card images of Disneyland.  Enjoy the weekend everyone!

View: Weekend Update - Disney Holidays With A Side Of Space Mountain

It's that wonderful time of year again, leaves are beginning to turn their fall colors, the dusk air is cool and crisp and screams can be heard drifting across the night sky from haunts all over the world. Its time for our yearly list of top haunted attractions. Join us as we attempt to scare the stuffing out of you.

View: Top California Haunts For Halloween 2009

Today's adventure with the Weekend Update is fun AND mysterious.  We start at the "gravitational anomaly" known as the Mystery Spot where the forces of nature are all out of wack.  Then we get a tour of what's new at Walt Disney World in Florida.  From there, we jet off to the unbelievably beautiful and detailed Tokyo Disney Sea.  And we wrap things up not far from the Mysterious Spot where we started this adventure at the historic Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and its ancient, quirky, and fun attractions which have an air of mystery all their own.  Welcome aboard, and enjoy your trip into a dimension known as the Weekend Update.

View: Weekend Update photo tour of Disney and other theme park and entertainment destinations worldwide

As it prepares to transform vast sections into a Harry Potter Land, we take a look back at original concept art for Universal's Islands of Adventure.  Universal's Islands of Adventure park, affectionately known as IoA, was one of the first parks to come close to Disney standard theme park entertainment.  And there is a good reason for that, as many of the Imagineers laid off by Disney were hired by Universal to build IOA.  And their Disney brand of creativity shows through.  Let's take a look back at the concepts for these lands of adventure and particularly the areas which will disappear forever when Harry Potter takes over.

View: Islands Of Adventure Concept Art

It's a star spangled theme park update today!  Disneyland will be filled to the rafters this weekend, do you know where to park if the main lots are full?  Don't expect a dragon in Fantasmic, though they tried, she won't be ready in time for this weekend due to structural concerns.  Knott's has a new fancy steakhouse. Universal has a campy and fun new musical show based upon the Creature from the Black Lagoon.  If you are looking for fireworks, Sea World, Knott's Berry Farm, and Disneyland will all have them on Saturday with Disneyland also having a special version of the show on Friday and Sunday as well.  All this and news, construction photos, and travel tips in today's In The Parks Disney and Theme Park Blog.

View: In The Parks Disney and SoCal Theme Park News and Photo Blog

Today's MiceChat Roundup is all over the map and bursting at the seams with fabulous information, photos, trip reports, and discussions.  From a rare trip to Sea World San Antonio to Six Flags Over St. Louis in the Midwest and all points Disney in the US and beyond; the MiceChat Roundup takes you there!  Along the way, we'll choose the most attractive Disney characters, go up in a balloon at Disney World, and follow everyone's favorite Aunt Bee on a trip to Tokyo Disneyland.  What are you waiting for?  The MiceChat weekly update of theme park goodness is waiting for you!

View: MiceChat Weekly Update of Disney and Theme Park News, Photos, Trip Reports, and More!

The MiceChat Weekly Roundup brings you the top Disney and Theme Park news, photos, information, and discussions from the past 7 days.  This week, we soar above Disney World on the new Characters in Flight balloon.  A lucky MiceChatter is picked to sing in the American Idol Experience attraction at Disney World's Hollywood Studios park.  Is Aerosmith about to be dumped for Hannah Montana on Rockin' Rollercoaster?  Happy 26th birthday to Tokyo Disneyland and 17th anniversary for Disneyland Paris!  Tokyo Disneyland's new ... Read More

View: Weekly Disney and Theme Park News, Info, Trip Report, and Discussion Roundup

There is an energy in the air at MiceChat as information and attraction news begins to flood in for the Spring and Summer seasons at theme parks worldwide.  This week, we have a broad range of news, tips, trip reports, and photos from Joshua Tree National Park to Hong Kong Disneyland and nearly everywhere in between!  It really is a beautiful week to dive into MiceChat's Weekly Roundup. On tap this week: The first reviews of Disneyland's new Celebration Roundup Barbecue are in.  ... Read More

View: Weekly Roundup of Disney and Theme Park News, Information, Photos, and more!

It was bound to happen sooner or later.  Your many letters, trip reports, and constant questions about Shamu and pals at SeaWorld have brought us to the beginning of a new era - ShamuChat. Disneyland opened in 1955.  You've had over 50 years to ride the Jungle Cruise - been there and done that.  And we've all grown tired of waiting for Mickey and Minnie to marry.  We want more.  Sure, there will always be a soft spot in our hearts for Walt, ... Read More

View: Welcome to ShamuChat

What's new in the Disney theme park world?  The MiceChat Roundup Crew assembles all the news, photos, and information from Disney and other theme parks around the world to keep you up to date on your Disney addiction.  This week, MiceChat announces the highly popular Gumball Rally theme park adventure.  We have a trip report from Six Flags Magic Mountain in California.  Rumors are swirling about Star Tours 2 at Disneyland.  News about Toyota possibly set to replace GM at Epcot's Test ... Read More

View: Disney and Theme Park News, Photos, and Discussion

Topics have turned to the spooky side of life on MiceChat.  As we usher in October, the MiceEars crew has assembled a great listing of top Disney, Theme Park, and Vacation topics, rumors, news, and events for us all to enjoy.   Dark, wet, creepy, a tour of the Paris catacombs [1] are a great way for us to kick off Halloween month.  Over 40 MiceChatters kicked off Halloween last weekend with a trip to Knott's Scary Farm's Halloween Haunt.  Don't miss all the foggy fun in the Fishbulb and PirateMunkee trip reports from the big event.  And if you are looking or something a little less scary, the boards are filled with trip reports of the theme parks world wide in their Halloween finest.   There is also a lot of news and information being discussed this week.  Disney's California Adventure's new preview center is about to open and gets an official name "Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar."  Pleasure Island's clubs have closed, but most of the sadness is reserved for the legendary Adventurers Club which was amazing in its detail, theme, entertainment, and comedy. There were many MiceChatters in attendance for the final kungaloosh.  We can only hope that Disney finds a new home for the club very soon, it would be a shame for such a beloved and unique attraction to be lost forever.   But the Adventurers Club wasn't the only thing we lost this week.  Paul Newman, great actor and humanitarian, passed away this week.  Hard Rock Park has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy.   There are also some great trip reports and news from the off-shore parks this week.  Lots of great pictures of the Halloween decorations in Paris.  Trip reports and merchandise in Hong Kong.  And another amazing trip report of the Tokyo Disneyland resort.   Don't miss what is sure to be a fun MiceChat meet this Saturday for Disneyland's Gay Days - all of our meets and events are always listed in MiceChat's "Meets and Events [2]" section.   And we wrap up today's update with a heartfelt congratulations to MiceChatters LuvsLilo and MiceChat Roundup co-Editor Hollywood1939 on the birth of their twin daughters.  We are a very proud family of chatters and are thrilled to welcome our newest MiceBabies.   As always, the roundup contains many more items that we have room to print here.  Catch the entire MiceChat Weekly Roundup of Disney, Theme Park, and Vacation news, information, rumors, and pictures HERE [3].           [1] http://micechat.com/forums/non-disney-theme-parks-vacation-locations/104969-catacombs-paris.html [2] http://micechat.com/forums/meets-events-scheduling/ [3] http://miceage.micechat.com/mc/mc100108a.htm

View: MiceChat Weekly Roundup of Disney, Theme Park, and Family Vacation News , Information, and Photos.

Six Flags Magic Mountain begins construction on a Terminator themed roller coaster.  Hard Rock Park files for bankruptcy.  Halloween launches at Disneyland, Universal Studios, and Knott's Berry Farm, as well as theme parks, malls, and tourist locations everywhere. If you hope to attend Mickey's Trick-or-Treat at Disney's California Adventure this year, better by your tickets right away, 5 nights are already sold out! Darkbeer brings us thoughts and photos from the MiceChat haunting of Knott's Scary Farm. There is a slew of Disneyland news today.  Including, a little girl mauled by a dog in the petting zoo.  More shopts have opened at Anaheim's Garden Walk, and the theater begins liquor sales.  And lots more. Read the entire Monday in the Parks Theme Park Blog - HERE [1] [1] http://micechat.com/forums/blogs/monday-in-the-parks/747-9-29-08-monday-parks-news-photos-tips.html

View: The Monday in the Parks Disneyland and Theme Park Blog