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

One week to Thanksgiving and the Disney parks around the world are ready for full Christmas insanity.  The MiceChatters have been busily sharing news and photos of Disney's holiday decorations, lights, parades, fireworks, shows and attractions.  Disneyland looks spectacular this year, but much discussion is focusing on the dwindling entertainment value of Walt Disney World - where continuous cutbacks have lead to a loss of many beloved details.  Join us for this week's Round Up and we'll share the links and summaries of the most entertaining discussions, reviews, trip reports, news and photos of the week.  You'll see what it's like to be a participant in Tiana's Showboat Jubilee, meet a Disney author, visit all the Disney parks in glorious photos, and have a lot of fun in the process.

View: Weekly Round Up of the top Disney news, rumors, discussions, and entertainment

Christmas is coming - and if you are visiting Disneyland or Disney World it is already here!  Join the MiceEars crew as they round up the hottest Disney and theme park news, rumors, and discussions from the past week.  The past week brought a new Showboat Jubilee to Disneyland, snow and holiday cheer to both Disney state-side parks, A Christmas Carol already in the theaters, and tons of great trip reports, news, and more.  As usual, the Round Up is packed with interesting tidbits of news from the parks.  Happy Veterans Day Everyone.

View: MiceChat's Weekly Round Up of Top Disney and Theme Park News, Rumors, Discussion, and Photos

Disney, Disney, Disney, Denmark.  The Weekend Update is back with an AMAZING tour for you this week.  First stop is Halloween at the always beautiful Tokyo Disney Resort.  Then we take a gander at the beginnings of Christmas at the Walt Disney World Resort, including a first look at Monorail Teal.  We'll also take a nostalgic look back at Disneyland's classic Jungle Cruise attraction.  And we finish up with historic Copenhagen, Denmark and one of the oldest amusement parks in the world, Tivoli Gardens.  It's another fabulous world tour.

View: Weekend Update Photo Tour Of Disney And Theme Parks Worldwide

Mickey Mouse takes on a desolate Steampunk cartoon wasteland in the upcoming Disney Interactive Studios game Epic Mickey.  While the game won't be released until Fall of 2010, interest is already rising in the gaming and Disney Fan community due to the phenomenal steampunk artwork which pits a cacophony of ramshackle Disney characters and places against a paintbrush wielding  Mickey Mouse.  Never has Mickey been out on such a limb creatively or so cool.  Join us as we take a look at a chaotic and wrecked Disney World residing on the back of a giant mechanical whale - the art and story behind an upcoming Disney gaming adventure.

View: Epic Mickey Is Loads Of Steampunk Fun

Take a look with us at an attraction near and dear to the heart of Walt Disney himself, Carousel of Progress. First presented at the 1964 New York World's Fair, Carousel of Progress was a smash success and one of the most popular attractions at the Fair.  Walt embraced an optimistic view of humanity and of the future, both present in Carousel of Progress.  But progress itself forced the Carousel out of Disneyland in 1973 and to Disney World, where it remains (occasionally in temporary status) to this day.  Join us for a look back at this classic attraction complete with photos and video.  It's still a great big beautiful tomorrow!

View: Join Us For A Look Back At Walt Dsiney's Classic Carousel Of Progress

Halloween is almost here, and you know what that means . . . Christmas is waiting back stage to make a sudden appearance on Main Street USA.  If you are looking for Halloween fun, we've got lots of trip reports and links to satisfy your haunted cravings.  There is also plenty of news to share this week, From Tiana's Showboat Jubilee to news about the new Houdini Magic Shop on Main Street.  We'd also like you to save the date for MiceChat's 5th anniversary celebration January 29th - 31st, 2010 at Disneyland.  Join us for this week's roundup of top Disney, theme park, and entertainment discussions, news, and photos - it's always a blast.

View: Top Disney and Theme Park news, rumors, trip reports, and discussion of the week

Princess Tiana has made a grand debut at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.  A parade of characters marches through Frontierland to the river for a Showboat Jubilee.  Jazz music, dancing, and a performance by Tiana herself.  This is a high energy little production with guest interaction, upbeat jazz music, and lots of performers.  Join us for photos and discussion.

View: Tiana's Showboat Jubilee At Disney World's Magic Kingdom

Marc Davis was an iconic Disney Imagineer responsible for many favorite attractions from Haunted Mansion to America Sings.  He had a knack for bringing out the comic relief in any subject or attraction.  Pirates of the Caribbean may have its share frightening elements, but it is Marc Davis' sometimes silly characters and gags which keep the tone fun and approachable and make it a timeless classic.  Many of his projects had a broad canvas and large scale.  But his masterpiece may never have been built.  For the then new Walt Disney World, Marc proposed a Pirates of the Caribbean type of attraction called Western River Expedition.  It would have been an epic attraction with classic Marc Davis characters and gags set in and around a western town.  While Disney World eventually passed up Western River to build the better known Pirates of the Caribbean, the attraction almost got built in another park in the early 1990's.  Join us for a rare look at a class attraction which never got built but which lingers in the minds of Disney fans and Imagineers.

View: A Rare Look At Proposed Marc Davis Attraction, Western River Expedition

The MiceChat weekly news, discussion, rumor, and trip report round up is back with even more fun and interesting news from the parks.  The first MiceChat family has spotted Disneyland's new president in the parks and has the pictures to prove it.  Knott's Berry Farm is running some great ticket specials, including Haunt.  Disney's newest characters from Princess and the Frog are already making appearances in the parks.  New animatronics for Indy.  A possible high speed rail station to Anaheim and connecting Peoplemover to Disneyland.  Animal Kingdom has two very tall babies.  MiceChat rates 'Where The Wild Things Are.'  Plus - Hatbox Ghost, Balloon Boy, FanArt, crowded parks, and dozens of top news and discussion links.  The greatest diversion on earth just arrived - enjoy the round up!

View: Top Disney news, rumor, discussion, photo, and trip report round up

We have a special treat today.  Our Disney and More partner, Alain Littaye, has produced a stellar tribute to one of Epcot's classic, yet sadly extinct, attractions - HORIZONS.  Join us as we take a trip back in time and visit the future!  It's an idea so crazy that it just might work.  Photos, video, and commentary about this sorely missed attraction.

View: A Tribute to Epcot's Extinct Horizons Attraction

MiceChat assembles the top news and discussions of the week, and what a week it was!  Big news that Ed Grier is leaving the post of Disneyland President.  Bigger news that Rich Ross has been named Chairman  of the Walt Disney Studios.  Both of these stories have the boards buzzing over what they mean.  The man behind the tween-ification of the Disney Channel is now in charge of the Studios and the man who runs the Disneyland Resort (but who rarely set foot in the parks) is leaving.  But that's not all, we also have photographic tours of the new Disney Gallery at Disneyland, Halloween Time trip reports, and thoughts on Mickey's Trick or Treat Party.  A very unique and fun trip report from Walt Disney World's Expedition Everest 5k run and an amazing 3D trip report from Disney World. News that Disney will donate 50 acres of land for a high speed rail project.  Disneyland Paris gets a giant 'UP' balloon and funtastic photos from Tokyo Disneyland's Halloween festivities.  But that's just the tip of the iceberg, there's Star Wars in concert , photos from the parks, news about all sorts of things, rumors about rides, and ideas galore in today'sRound Up!  Dive in, you'll be glad you did.

View: Round Up of the top Disney and theme park discussions, news, photos, and trip reports of the week