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Land of
Mickey
EAR-lectronic
News
Week
of August 16, 2010
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Hi All-
Best Viewed Full Screen
Edited by: Mark
Hildenbrand
email to: mark@landofmickey.com
www.landofmickey.com
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Thanks to all who
could make the picnic last week! Great friends and good food make a
wonderful combination. Very special thanks to Doug and Donna Drake for
their generous hospitality and opening their home to us.
P.S. – If any of
you remember seeing a blue-tooth headset, Joann Borek seems to have
misplaced hers.
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Your Land of Mickey Meeting Dates:
Following
are our future meeting dates through January, 2011.
Please
see event for start time and location.
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NEXT UP:
Friday,
September 17, 2010
Time: 7:15 PM
Paint your
own cell
Silent Auction!
Summer
Wrap-up and discussion of the many Disney events that have taken place
over the summer. (Disneyland’s 55th, Star Wars, EPCOT Flower
& Garden Festival, Cruise, D 23). Did you Disney this summer? Come and
tell everyone about it!
Where:
Schaumburg
Community Recreation Center,
505 N. Springinsguth Road,
Schaumburg , IL
Start
time:
7:30pm-9:30pm
Location: Off
of Schaumburg Road between Barrington and Roselle Roads
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November
19, 2010
Make your own ornament
Details
TBA
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January
9, 2011
Club Holiday Party!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR….
….for the most anticipated Club event of the year
Maggiano's,
Schaumburg
Noon
– 4PM
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Members Corner
Tell us about any special
date or event you want to share with the rest of the
club.
Some examples are birthdays, anniversaries and special events. Please
send
your notices at least TWO (2) weeks in advance to: mark@landofmickey.com
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16AUG10
Travel Tips
Tips to Help You Pack for a Trip
Gone are the
days when you could pack your entire closet (including several pairs of
shoes!) for a vacation. Since most airlines are charging to check bags, it
has simply become a matter of practical economics.
6. Plastic Bags
It is always handy to have a few
plastic bags. Not only does it counter any leaking toiletries, the bags
can also come in useful to keep dirty clothes in, as garbage bags or even
as a (Steve – take note:) makeshift umbrella. Ziplock or other airtight
plastic bags are the best.
7. The
fewer liquids the better
Solid shampoo bars and tooth powder
(instead of tooth paste) can make carry-on travel in this age of liquid
restriction possible. Places like Beijing now bar all liquids in carry-on
bags, and you'll still be able to breeze through without checking.
8.
Carry-On
Keep any medication and important
papers in your carry-on bag. On long flights with multiple stopovers
(especially if flying via London, LA or other major airports), packing a
fresh change of clothes is a good idea as bags tend to get delayed or lost
on long haul, multiple stop flights. You don't want to end up stuck
without medication, clothes or your important papers even if it is just
for a few days.
More next
letter
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Your
Disney News:
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16AUG10 / OCRegister.com
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Fewer Visitors Headed to
Disneyland Resort ----
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---- in late spring and
early summer, despite the declared success of the new “World of
Color” show. The two California parks, Disneyland and Disney
California Adventure, experienced a 4-percent slip in attendance,
compared to roughly the same three-month period the year before.
MORE….
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/ LATimes.com
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Universal Studios Hollywood head chef ----
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Eric Kopelow's kitchen is setting an
example for theme parks nationwide, as they seek to boost food
revenue by upgrading menu offerings with innovative new items
including pizza with handmade sausage and tuna salad sandwiches with
Muenster cheese and pickled red onions. The centralized kitchen
feeds about 25,000 guests daily. MORE….
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/ Disney.go.com
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Candlelight
Processional Dinner Packages ----
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go
on sale August 26. A partial, tentative list of celebrity narrators
for Epcot's annual reading of the Nativity, performed with a choir,
includes:
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November 26-28: Isabella Rossellini
-- December 7-9: Jodi Benson
-- December 10-11: Whoopi Goldberg
-- December 12-15 : Steven Curtis Chapman
-- December 16-18 : Thomas Gibson
-- December 19-21: Trace Adkins
-- December 22-23: Brad Garrett
-- December 28-30: Marlee Matlin
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/ Disney.go.com
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The
schedule of performers ----
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---- for this year's Night of Joy Christian music
event at the Magic Kingdom has been updated as follows:
September 10, 2010: Chris Tomlin, David Crowder Band, Casting
Crowns, BarlowGirl, Thousand Foot Krutch, Chris August, Group 1
Crew, Tenth Avenue North, and Sidewalk Prophets.
September 11, 2010: MercyMe; Third Day, Family Force 5,
Smokie Norful, Red, LeCrae, Day of Fire, Britt Nicole, Mike's Chair
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16AUG10
/ TheStreet.com
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Disney
Vacation Club members ----
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can receive a 10 percent discount off the purchase of new Gold
and Silver memberships to D23, the official Disney fan club, now
through September 30, 2010. In addition, Gold Members will receive
the quarterly Disney twenty-three magazine, plus a special gift with
each magazine. As an added bonus, fans who join D23 in 2010 receive
"Disney Undiscovered: A 23-Month Calendar of Disney's
Unrealized Masterpieces," featuring rare and unreleased images
from never-completed Disney film and theme park projects. To become
a D23 Member, visit disney.com/d23.
Be sure to enter the promotional code D23DVC when you check out to
receive your discount. Note that this offer is valid for new D23
Memberships ONLY.
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/ OCRegister.com
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Disneyland
recently began selling wooden
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toy guns again, about nine years after
pulling them off of store shelves. Disney officials decided to
resume sales of the toy guns, which are now orange and green,
because of customers’ requests, said Betsy Sanchez, a Disneyland
Resort spokeswoman. Disneyland had continued selling plastic guns,
including space-like and pirate-themed ones, Sanchez said “They
are so incredible popular they often sell out,” Sanchez said.
MORE….
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/ Disney.go
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D23 Club Referral Program ----
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---- When existing D23
Members refer new members to D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, the
referring member will receive the following special rewards:
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Refer one (1) fan who becomes a new D23 Member, receive an exclusive
collector pin created especially for the D23 Refer a Fan program
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Refer five (5) fans, receive an exclusive three-pin set featuring
favorite Disney characters
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Refer 10 fans, receive a special tour of the Walt Disney Archives
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Refer 15 fans, receive a free, one-year Gold-level D23 Membership
This special ‘Refer a Fan’ program began on August 9, 2010,
and continues through July 31, 2012, and is open to all existing D23
Members. This program applies to the purchase of new memberships
(Gold or Silver-level) only and cannot be applied to the renewal of
an existing membership.
D23 Members receive a host of special benefits throughout the
year, including a one-year subscription to Disney twenty-three,
the quarterly publication of D23 (Gold-level memberships only);
access to special, member-only events throughout the year; annual
membership gift from the Walt Disney Archives Collection; special
discounts and offers on a wide range of products and services; and a
suitable-for-framing membership certificate plus a personalized D23
membership card.
In addition, D23 Members will receive discounted admission to
the 2011 D23 Expo and a number of special benefits during this
ultimate Disney fan event.
Gold-level D23 memberships are $74.99, and Silver-level
memberships – which provide all benefits with the exception of a Disney
twenty-three subscription – are just $34.99 a year. All
discounts and special promotions are available to both Gold- and
Silver-level D23 Members.
Disney fans can become members of D23: The Official Disney Fan
Club at www.disney.com/D23,
select shops at the Disneyland® and Walt Disney World Resorts, and
at www.DisneyStore.com/D23.
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16AUG10
Your Land of Mickey
Recipe :
Keep Cool!!
Another next week
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INGREDIANTS:
DIRECTIONS:
Makes 4 servings
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Disney Dates:
( Updated August 10, 2010 )
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2010:
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Disneyland , Walt
Disney World, Disney
Movie Premiere & Other
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Aug 27
- 29
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Disney Pin Celebration - World Showplace in
Epcot.
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Sep 3
- 5
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Disneyland
Half Marathon
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Sep
10 & 11
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Night
of Joy – Magic Kingdom, WDW
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Sep
23 - 25
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D23
Celebrates Disneyland’s 55th
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Dates TBA
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Disneyland
Halloween Celebration
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Various –
Sep 14 – Nov 1
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Mickey's
Not So Scary Halloween Party
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Oct 1
– Nov 14
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Epcot
International Food and Wine Festival and the Eat To The Beat Concert Series
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Sep
Dates TBA
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Disneyland
Halloween Celebration
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Sep
Dates TBA
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Mickey’s
Not So Scary Halloween Party
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(T)
Sep Dates TBA
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(T) Disney’s D23 Expo
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Sep Dates TBA
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Disney
Vacation Club's Member Cruise 2010.
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Nov
13
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D23
Day at The Walt Disney Archives
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Dec
Dates TBA
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NFFC
& Disneyana Fan Club - Florida
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Nov 8
– Dec 19
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Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
Call (407) W-DISNEY
(934-7639) to order tickets
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Nov
24
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Tangled – opens nationally
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Nov 26
– Dec 30
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Candlelight
Processional - America Gardens Theatre in
Epcot - WDW
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Nov 8
– Jan 3,
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Osborne Festival of
Lights – Hollywood Studios
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2011:
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Disneyland , Walt
Disney World, Disney
Movie Premiere & Other
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Dates
TBA
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WDW's Armed Forces Salute 2010
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March 2 – May 15
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EPCOT International Flower & Garden
Festival
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Dates
TBA
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Disney’s California Food & Wine Festival
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Jan -
TBA
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Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend
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Feb TBA
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The Art of Disney in Downtown Disney
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Feb TBA
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ESPN Weekend – Disney’s Hollywood Studio
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Feb
25-27
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Disney's
Princess Half Marathon
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April
TBA
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WDW Grad Nites at the Magic Kingdom
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Dates TBA
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Sounds
Like Summer Concert Series - EPCOT
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Aug
19-21
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D23 Expo
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Mar 3
– May 16
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EPCOT
International Flower & Garden Festival
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Apr
16 – May 30
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Disney’s
California Food & Wine Festival
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May 29
- 30
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"Flowers and Fireworks" event at WDW
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Various
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Disneyland
Grad Nites
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Various May & June
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Star
Wars Weekends Disney's Hollywood Studio
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July
17
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Disneyland’s 56th Birthday
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2010:
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Paris, Hong
Kong & Tokyo
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July 8 – Aug 31
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Summer Program at Disneyland & DisneySea
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Sep 10 – Nov 3
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Disney’s Halloween at Disneyland &
DisneySea
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Sep 15 – Oct 31
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Haunted Halloween
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Oct 3 – Nov 1
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Halloween
at Disneyland Paris!
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Nov 8 – Jan 6
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Christmas
at Disneyland Paris!
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Nov 10 – Dec 25
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Christmas Fantasy – Tokyo Disneyland
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Nov 10 – Dec 25
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Harborside Christmas – Tokyo DisneySea
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Nov 15 – Dec31
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Sparkling Christmas
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2011:
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Paris, Hong
Kong & Tokyo
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Jan. – Feb.
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Chinese New Year Celebration
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Mar
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St. David Welsh Festival
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Mar17
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St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
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Apr 22 – Jun 30
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Spring Carnival at DisneySea
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July 14
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Bastille Day
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FACEBOOK!
View
the public link at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Land-of-Mickey/119351331414580?ref=ts
and
on-line at:
http://www.landofmickey.com
(Our thanks to Melody for
managing these!)
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