The Weekly Roundup ~ 10/28/12

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Welcome back to another Week in Review of Focused on the Magic! We managed to stay focused on the magic of Disney World with photos, contests, and great Disney online reads this week as we prepared for "Frankenstorm", the mega hurricane that is about to hit us hard here in NJ. 

We're keeping everyone in the Northeast in our thoughts and prayers. We're also hoping this storm passes quickly and quietly so that we can get on with Halloween and finding out who moves on to the Disney Mom's Panel;)

Let's take a look at our roundup of pixie dusted postulations from this past week...

• Halloween Goodies and Treats at Disney Parks — What Are Your Favorites? CLICK HERE

• Destination Disney ~ Mrs. Incredible Quote CLICK HERE

• Guest Star Day ~ Mike creator of My Dreams of Disney CLICK HERE

The Disney Cruise Line Dooney & Bourke Purse plus 2 Disney Gift Giveaway CLICK HERE

Tuesday Trivia ~ Did you know... CLICK HERE

The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop ~ Voices of Liberty CLICK HERE

Check out these great reads from around the Disney online community...

► Latest Digital Scrapbook Kit Release by Capturing Magical Memories focuses on Vintage Hollywood. Click here.  

►The Perfect Food & Wine Brunch - Disney on Wheels shares the booths to visit for the perfect brunch at Epcot's Food and Wine Festival. Click here.

► Disney's Youth Education Series Program - Disney Living reviews a Girl Scout's troop participation in Disney's youth group program. Click here.

Coming up on Focused on the Magic...

The theme for the Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop 10/31/12 ~The Disney Letter "F" ~

Stay Safe Everyone! Happy Halloween!

Weekly Look Back and Forward

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Hi there Disney friends! It's time for our weekly recap here at Focused on the Magic. You may have noticed the lack of weekly reviews for the past few weeks. It was tough getting blog posts written much less published while in Disney. 
Somehow the WiFi in both resorts, Saratoga Springs and Animal Kingdom Lodge wasn't cooperating with me. I'm sure it was due to my technological shortcomings. We were having a blast! There were so many fun events each day during Celebrating30 with WDWCelebrations (lots of pictures from the weekend are here) and tasting our way around The Food & Wine Festival during it's opening, oh my! I'll be posting about them in detail along with my wonderful experience at The Disney Moms Panel Fan Luncheon. 

Let's take a look back now and at our posts and a few from around the Disney Community that you may have missed. 

Weekly Look Back and Forward ~ 8/25

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Hi there Disney friends! It's time for our weekly recap here at  Focused on the Magic. Then as we do, we’ll take a look ahead to future topics.

Weekly Look Back and Forward ~ 8/11

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Hi there Disney friends! It's time for our weekly recap here at Focused on the Magic. Time sure did fly by and staying focused on the magic this week was easy. We're finalizing the details of our Fall Festival Fling at Disney World , eating our way around the World Showcase, meetups and Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party (MNSSHP) and for Epcot's 30th Anniversary a weekend of fun with Celebration 30. 
Let’s take a quick look at the pixie dusted blog postulations that happened around Focused on the Magic this week. 
Then we’ll get to take a look ahead to next week’s fun topics.

Weekly Look Back and Forward ~ 8/4

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Let’s take a quick look at the pixie dusted blog postulations that happened around Focused on the Magic this week. Then we’ll get to take a look ahead to next week’s Disney Wordless Wednesday theme.

101 Things To Do At Disney World ~ Eat To The Beat Concerts 

Weekly Look Back and Forward ~ 7/21

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It was easy staying focused on the magic this week. Planning Disney World trips is always a magical time for me. New this week to our trip agenda are a few meet ups with Disney friends for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party (MNSSHP) and for Epcot's 30th Anniversary a weekend of fun with Celebration 30. In addition we're planning lots of foodie adventures during Food & Wine Festival while eating our way around the World Showcase once again:)
If you know of a meet up that's taking place between Sept. 26th - Oct 3rd please email me at focusedonthemagic@gmail.com or leave a comment below. I'll compile a list with links and post it here on the blog. Hopefully we can get to meet up with you in Disney World. 
Let’s take a quick look at the pixie dusted blog postulations that happened around Focused on the Magic this week. Then we’ll get to take a look ahead to next week’s fun topics.

Weekly Look Back and Forward ~ 7/14

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Staying focused on the magic was easy this week, while planning for our upcoming trip. Making reservations and planning ADRs is always so much fun. Let’s take a quick look at the pixie dusted blog postulations that happened around the blog this week. Then we’ll get to take a look ahead to next week’s fun topics.

Weekly Look Back and Forward ~ 7/7

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What a great week we had celebrating Independence Day and planning our next great Disney adventures! I hope you all had a fabulous 4th of July. Somehow with all the celebrations and planning we managed to even blog a very little bit. 
Let's take a quick look back at our pixie dusted blog postulations before  we look ahead to next week.

Happy 15th to Epcot's Off Kilter & Happy Canada Day!

Almost Wordless Wednesday ~ Happy 4th of July

Destination Disney ~ The Color "Silver"

Looking ahead to next week ...

The theme for the Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop 7/11/12 will be Transportation

The wonderful world of Disney things that transport you! Trains, boats, planes, monorails, submarines, carousels, cars. Whatever moves ya' is a go.

Wondering how you can join in on the blog hop fun? Hop on over to The Disney Wordless Wednesday 411 page for more info on the hop.

Well, that's all folks I hope you all have a pixie dusted week. 

Weekly Look Back and Forward ~ 6/30/12

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Happy Independence Day weekend! I hope you are all enjoying yourselves wherever you are. There are so many great pixie dusted celebrations going on this weekend in Disney World. The best park for me around the 4th is Epcot. It's nice and spread out. I wish I was there listening to the Voices of Liberty. What would you be doing if you were in WDW for the 4th of July weekend?


Staying focused on the magic this week was easy with two trips planned, there's lots of Disney magic swirling around in my air space lately.

First, we'll take a quick look back at the pixie dusted blog postulations posted this past week on Focused on the Magic and the what's coming up next week.

Weekly Look Back and Forward ~ 6/23

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It's been a busy hot week as we enter full swing into the summer season but we continued to stay focused on the magic in Disney photography and Disney related blog posts. 
I have some great news to share but first let's take a quick look back at the pixie dusted blog postulations posted this past week on Focused on the Magic.  

• 9 Disney Desserts Worth the Calories

• Magical Blogorail ~ Counting Down to Our Disney Vacation

• Wordless Wednesday ~ Move it! Shake it! Celebrate it!

• Destination Disney ~ The Color "White"

 Looking ahead to next week ...

• The theme for the Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop 6/27/12 will be brought to you by the letter "B" ... 

A few Disney related letter "B" ideas... not that you ever need any, 

you are all so creative:
BRAVE
Baloo
Balloons
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique
Boardwalk
Blisters
Babies
Boats
Boma
Bambi
Band
Blizzard Beach
Bears

• The theme for 7/4 will be your July Calendar ShotWondering how you can join in on the blog hop fun? Check it out. The Disney Wordless Wednesday 411

• We're kicking off the summer with a new series of blog posts, 101 Things To Do At Disney World.

In this series I'll be counting down to our fabulous fall trip by sharing 101 of my favorite things to do at WDW, from rides to restaurants.

• The next series will be all about planning a first trip to Disneyland Paris. Yes, you read it right, I'm going to Disneyland Paris in December for the first time! Doin' the happy DLP dance.

Well, that's all folks I hope you all have a pixie dusted week.

Till Then!

Weekly Look Back and Forward ~ 6/16

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Happy Father's Day to all the Disney Dads! I hope you are enjoying a Disney day with your loved ones!
Let's take a quick look back at the pixie dusted blog postulations from the past week. Then we will take a look at what's coming up next week here on Focused on the Magic.
One thing I learned this week, being sick isn't conducive to blogging. Here goes...

►We have a new Disney's BRAVE Gift & $100 VISA Gift Card #Giveaway
 that just started yesterday. This one doesn't have tons of links you have to follow. Just leave a comment about your being brave for one entry. Easy enough!
► Destination Disney ~ The Color "Black"
►Destination Disney ~ The Color "Yellow"
►This week was International Hollywood Studios Awareness Week, an annual event hosted by StudiosCentral.com and I just love Disney Hollywood Studios so we did our part with:

• Photo Flashback ~ Star Wars Weekend
• The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop ~ Great Movie Ride

Ok, now that we've looked back it's time to--

 Look Ahead ...

►The theme for the Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop 6/20/12 is ... 

Mixing It Up with Mickey & Minnie 
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Wondering how you can join in on the blog hop fun? 
Check this out: The Disney Wordless Wednesday 411  

► We'll be kicking off the summer with a new series of blog posts, 101 Things To Do At Disney World. 

In this series I'll be counting down to our fabulous fall trip by sharing 101 of my favorite things to do at WDW, from rides to restaurants.

Well, that's all folks. I hope you all have a pixie dusted week.
Till Then!

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Weekly Look Back and Forward ~ 6/9

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Another hectic week has flown by which means we are ready for a quick look back at the pixie dusted blog postulations posted this past week. We even have a video retrospective before we take a look at what's coming up next week here on Focused on the Magic.

A look back at last week's posts...
►14 Fabulous Disney World Experiences


►What's New for the 17th Annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival


►The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop~ Star Wars Weekend


►Chocolate “Lava” Cake~California Grill, Disney’s Contemporary Resort Recipe


►Photo Flashback ~ Herbie, The Love Bug

As promised a video retrospective of The Magic Kingdom Construction. This is best viewed in full screen. 

Now that we've looked back it's time to--
 look ahead to next week ...

►The theme for the Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop 6/13/12 is ... 

Disney's Hollywood Studios
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This week is International Hollywood Studios Awareness Week, an annual event hosted by StudiosCentral.com. I thought it would be fun to show our support and join in on the fun celebration of all things Disney's Hollywood Studios! 
Be sure to add the hashtag #DHSawareness when you Tweet your blog posts.

Next week's theme (6/20) will be Mickey Mouse.
Wondering how you can join in on the blog hop fun? 
Check it out. The Disney Wordless Wednesday 411 

►Get your flashbacks ready for next Friday, it will be the last Photo Flashback Friday till fall. 


► We'll be kicking off the summer with a new series of blog posts, 101 Things To Do At Disney World. 

In this series I'll be counting down to our fabulous fall trip by sharing 101 of my favorite things to do at WDW, from rides to restaurants.

Well, that's all folks. I hope you all have a pixie dusted week.
Till Then!

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Let's have a quick look back at my pixie dusted blog postulations from this past week and a sneak peak at what's coming up next week here on Focused on the Magic.

A look back at last week...

►The Best Hamburgers in the Disney Parks

►The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop theme this week was brought to you by~The Letter"A"~ My post was Epcot's American Adventure

►The Destination Disney theme this week was brought to you by ~The Color "Red"~ 

► Disney Parks News: Brave - The Highland Games at Epcot

A look ahead to next week ...

►The theme for the Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop 6/6/12 is ... 

Month of June Calendar Shot
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If in doubt - check it out. The Disney Wordless Wednesday 411 and Calendar Shots.

I hope you have a magical week. Till then!

Weekly Look Back and Forward ~ 5/26

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 I hope this finds you enjoying a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!
Let's just have a quick look back at the pixie dusted postulations from the past week. It won’t take long and then we can take a look forward at what’s coming up next week here on Focused on the Magic.

►My monthly article appeared on The Disney Moms site.
►New Cultivating the Magic Tour at Disneyland Resort
►I won the Keys to the Kingdom Giveaway! It's a really nice lanyard and pin set, perfect for our next trip. Thanks so much to Keys to the Kingdom for having such a super giveaway!! Stop by and read the post as Katie describes the pin trading process in the parks.
►We had a tremendous turnout for the Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop. I shared Cinderella Castle, Pretty in Pink.
☺Goofy turned 80!
► The new and improved Photo Flashback Blog Hop started on Friday and will run through Monday. I posted about Star Wars Weekends.

Coming up next week....




The 5/30 Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop will be brought to you by the letter "A".
A few ideas:
American Adventure in honor of Memorial Day
Adventureland
Aladdin
Anxiety
Automobile
Animation
Adorable

The June 6th theme will be "June Calendar Shots". If you were to design a calendar what picture or pictures would you use for the month of June?

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Giddy Up! It's The Weekly Roundup ~2/25

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Welcome to our Week in Review at Focused on the Magic! What a busy Presidents' Week we've had! We focused on the magic of Disney ♥ with photo fun hops, friends & flashbacks, and the grand finale of our Presidents' Week Giveaway of a 

$100 Disney Gift Card!!

On to our roundup of pixie dusted postulations from this past week...

• We kicked off Presidents' Week with our first ever giveaway of a $100 Disney Gift Card.
• On Tuesday I shared my Favorite Hidden Mickey for The Orange Loop of The Magical Blogorail. 
• The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop theme this week was Disney Details. I shared a family favorite Hidden Mickey from Snow White's Scary Adventure ride in WDW, which closed this week. There were 27 sensational Disney bloggers linked up to the hop this past week, check them all out right here! 
• Photo Flashback Friday took us back in time once again, to a meet with some great old Disney Friends from AllEars. 
• Our first ever giveaway ended last night! One lucky winner of the $100 Disney Gift Card will be announced shortly, right  here. Good Luck and thank you for entering!!

Coming up next week ...

On Monday I'll be joining my Disney friend Beth at Pursuing the Magic with my photo tips in the series On Safari in Harambe 

The theme for the Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop 2/29/12 is ...... 

Your March Calendar Shot! 

I hope we'll see you at the  hop!
Need inspiration or ideas? There are 30 examples of calendars shots, here.

 Come join us as we flash back in time with photos from our past Disney adventures on Photo Flashback Friday. It's free to link up, it's fun and a great way to preserve precious Disney memories.

Till next time! Stay focused on the magic!

Weekly Recap ~ 2/18

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Welcome back to another Week in Review of Focused on the Magic! We stayed focused on the magic of Disney ♥ with photos, crafts, flashbacks, and an awesome giveaway this week.

On to our roundup of pixie dusted postulations from this past week...

• We kicked off the week celebrating WDW Radio's 5th Anniversary as one of The Box People! 
• Magical Monday ~ The "I Heart My Family" Photo Contest.
• Tuesday was Valentine's Day and we shared a few Heart Shaped Photo Frame Crafts.
• The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop theme this week was Animal Attractions!. I shared a few attractive animals from Animal Kingdom. There were 25 awesome Disney bloggers linked up to the hop this past week, check them out! 
• Photo Flashback Friday took us back to in time to the long lost attraction, The Nautilus and 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.
• Our first ever giveaway started!! If you'd like to win a $100 Disney Gift Card then follow this link to enter. The contest ends 2/24!

Coming up next week on Focused on the Magic...

The theme for the Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop 2/22/12 is ...... 

Disney in the Details! 

I hope we'll see you at the  hop!

 Come join us as we flash back in time with photos from our past Disney adventures on Photo Flashback Friday. It's free, it's fun and a great way to preserve precious Disney memories.

Till next time!