To wrap up our 6-month birthday week here at Magical Mouse Schoolhouse, we’re re-posting a few of our favorite entries. Included below are two posts each for elementary, middle grade, and high school level Takeaways. We hope that you continue to enjoy discovering educational aspects of Walt Disney entertainment and are able to incorporate a lot of our suggestions into your homeschool lessons. (See GIVEAWAY information at bottom!) Leota Toombs…
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No Guest can ever claim boredom at Walt Disney World Resort. If four Theme Parks and two Water Parks are not enough entertainment, check out Downtown Disney! This 120-acre entertainment-shopping-dining venue located along Buena Vista Lagoon is patterned after the traditional downtowns of Hollywood and New York, where high-tech digital entertainment, exquisite theatrical experiences, and ample shopping galore offer activities from morning until well after midnight in select hot spots….
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Disney Cruise Line
Two decked out ships make up the Disney Cruise Line: the Magic, which set sail in 1998, and the Wonder, that launched a year later. Under construction right now and booking passengers for its January 26, 2011, maiden voyage to the Bahamas is the Dream. Together this fleet provides Guests with a travel experience that cannot be matched. Disney Dream under construction Each ship offers state-of-the-art amenities and all the…
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It’s GIVEAWAY Wednesday!
(Also availabe but not pictured is the Character set: Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, and Pluto.) IT’S GIVEAWAY WEDNESDAY! For a chance to win one package of Disney Character Silly Bandz AND one Magical Mouse Schoolhouse t-shirt, email the correct answer to the following question to jodi at magicalmouseschoolhouse dot com by midnight tonight. One winner will be drawn at random from all correct entries. Let’s see if you’ve been…
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The Canada Pavilion
The Canada Pavilion at Epcot’s World Showcase gives Guests a glimpse at the splendor that lies North of America’s border. Eastern Canadian architecture is seen in the Hotel du Canada, a stately landmark modeled after Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier. The French-styled building houses a gift boutique and overlooks a waterfront reminiscent of Canada’s Eastern Seaboard. Western Canada is presented with a much more rugged appearance, featuring a Rocky Mountain outcropping and…
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It’s Giveaway Wednesday!
On opening day of Walt Disney World’s Epcot, one gallon from each of 25 bodies of water around the world was added to the Fountain of Nations in Innoventions Plaza (called Fountain of World Friendship when Epcot opened in 1982). To win a Magical Mouse Schoolhouse t-shirt AND a Disney character beach ball, by MIDNIGHT TONIGHT email jodi at magicalmouseschoolhouse dot com the names of at least ***3 of those…
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June Review
June has been a busy month! Did you catch it all? The stories of Animal Kingdom are based on the relationship of mankind to the world in which we live, with the intention of demonstrating harmony between human, animal, and natural elements. Have children research and create a natural habitat for the animal of their choice using a tri-fold poster board display. The Tree of Life, an Animal Kingdom Park…
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Star Tours
Photo courtesy Disney Parks blog. “Long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away…” in the creative imagination of a man named George Lucas, a new mythology was created. He called it Star Wars. The timeless battle of good versus evil hit the big screens over thirty years ago. Its universal appeal to the plight of humankind transcends the World when fans converge on Disney’s Hollywood Studios (DHS) for…
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