Please welcome a very special Guest and dear friend of mine, Charlene Hanyzewski of 3D Travel Company! Charlene is a longtime Disney fan who successfully homeschooled all three of her now-grown children. She is not only a Travel Specialist with 3D, but she is also the coordinator for The Ultimate Field Trip! Learn more about [...]
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame Plaza
Disney’s Hollywood Studios pays homage to stars of both the silver screen and the small screen. One very special area honoring past and present television greats—one that is often overlooked—is the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame Plaza. Located outdoors along the northeastern side of the American Idol Experience/Sounds Dangerous building, facing [...]
Toy Story Midway Mania
Disney’s Hollywood Studios turned a new leaf in 2008 with a name change and new attraction that would keep Guests coming back in droves. Toy Story Midway Mania solidified the Disney-Pixar merger and truly brought to life Andy’s beloved toys. Here, in the land “where toys come to work and play,” park visitors get a [...]
Mosaic Reviews: The Etiquette Factory
If there’s one skill in life children need to learn, it is how to treat others respectfully. Especially in this age of aggression and bullying, where violent acts are newscast daily, today’s kids need to learn how to value others, to consider other people’s feelings, and to think, speak, and act appropriately—to help make others [...]
April in Review at Magical Mouse Schoolhouse
April is in the books, and what a full month it has been! We are so glad you’ve joined us here and sincerely hope you’re having fun learning while you play where Disney IS school! In case you missed any posts, let’s take a look back at April in review at Magical Mouse Schoolhouse. This [...]
Pangani Forest Exploration Trail
When you’re done exploring Rafiki’s Planet Watch and are ready to gain more insight into conservation techniques as they apply to Animal Kingdom’s Harambe Wildlife Reserve—or to the wilds of Africa and throughout the world—take the Wildlife Express train back to the village and enter the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail. Pangani means “place of enchantment” [...]
Rafiki’s Planet Watch
Today marks the 15th Anniversary of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. What better way to celebrate this milestone than with one of Animal Kingdom’s hidden gems? Rafiki’s Planet Watch is a place for all ages to get a close encounter with animals and Animal Kingdom’s back stage operation. You follow Rafiki! He knows the way! Animal Kingdom [...]
Mosaic Reviews: Spanish for You!
A few weeks ago, I received the Estaciones program from Spanish for You!, a simple, effective, affordable way for elementary through middle school students to learn Spanish. Spanish for You! is an appealing, easy-to-use foreign language curriculum geared toward children in the third through eighth grades. The program was written and developed by Debbie Annett, [...]
Maharajah Jungle Trek
As we continue our visit to Animal Kingdom’s Asia, let’s slow things down a bit and stroll the Maharajah Jungle Trek. This walking tour takes us outside the village of Anandapur to the ruins of a former sultan’s palace. Nature has grown into and through this long-abandoned site, but evidence of the grandeur that once [...]
























