Public and private school friends who are now honorary homeschoolers (and our fellow hs-ers, of course), be sure to visit all our resources at Magical Mouse Schoolhouse to find creative ways to learn while you play and keep your kids academically active while their schools are closed. Also available in book format on Amazon. Available on Amazon. Here are some freebies and low cost items I’ve come across. As I…
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Tiggerific Tuesday Disney Trivia: Joyce Carlson, What a Doll!
Did you know this week’s Tiggerific Tuesday Disney Trivia about Joyce Carlson? The late Imagineer and Disney Legend, Joyce Carlson, worked for the Walt Disney Company for 56 years, before retiring in 2000. She painted animation cels for 16 years, then moved over to Walt Disney Imagineering (then called WED Enterprises) to build miniature prototypes for the 1964-54 New York World’s Fair. She was one of the few selected to…
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Magical Blogorail Red: Little-Known Facts about the Haunted Mansion
Welcome to those of you joining me from A DISNEY MOM’S THOUGHTS and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the 3rd stop on our Magical Blogorail. One of my favorite haunts at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom is the Haunted Mansion. Judging by the steady stream of Guests in the queue, I’m not the only one with an affinity for the attraction. Designers anticipated the Mansion’s popularity way…
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Magical Mouse Schoolhouse: October Review
Here we are at the end of October! We hope we helped “plus” your homeschool this month with Walt Disney entertainment. Did you miss any assignments at Magical Mouse Schoolhouse in October? Let’s take a look back, shall we? This month we crossed the Pacific Ocean to cyber visit Tokyo Disney Resort. While I’ve yet to get there in person, it’s definitely on my Disney bucket list! Tokyo Disney Resort…
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Tokyo Disney Resort: The Year of Happiness 30th Anniversary
On April 15 of this year, Tokyo Disney Resort began a year-long celebration commemorating the 30th anniversary of its 1983 opening. They call it The Year of Happiness! Why? From the beginning, the Resort has been a place where dreams come true and where Guests create many happy memories. It seemed only fitting to deem this special time The Year of Happiness. A new parade was begun for the celebration,…
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Tokyo Disneyland: The Enchanted Tiki Room
It all started with…a bird! The Enchanted Tiki Room at California’s Disneyland Park was inspired not by the world’s most famous mouse, but by a robotic toy bird. Walt Disney and his crew designed an entire attraction around a tiny toy, and it has come to be a timeless fan-favorite literally around the globe. Tokyo Disneyland’s Enchanted Tiki Room takes Walt’s inspiration and throws in an alien twist. Here in…
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Tokyo Disneyland Park: Toontown
Tokyo Disneyland Park contains seven main “lands,” or separate themed areas. One of them is Toontown. It saddens me a little that Walt Disney World’s Toontown is closed for good, because as you can see with Tokyo’s version, it’s a great place for younger Guests to get a first experience with roller coasters. Lots of kids also enjoy visiting the “homes” of some favorite Characters. At Tokyo Disneyland’s Toontown, Guests…
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Tokyo Disneyland Park: Fantasyland
Tokyo Disneyland’s Fantasyland is the place to be for a Character-themed experience. Characters featured in attractions include Peter Pan, Snow White, Cinderella, Mickey Mouse, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Alice and Winnie the Pooh. Peter Pan’s Flight is “a pirate ship to high adventure!” Fly high in the London sky to “the second star on the right and straight on til morning,” all the way to Never Land. On Snow White’s Adventure, Guests…
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