Tiggerific Trivia ~ Peter Pan

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Did you know?

J.M. Barrie's characters of Peter Pan was released on February 5, 1953. Today the Disney Peter Pan Diamond Edition is being released in a Blu-ray Combo Pack and HD Digital.

Fun Facts:

• 22 year-old Margaret Kerry was the real-life model for Tinker Bell.
• Kathryn Beaumont, who provided the voice for Wendy, also performed the live action references. In an interview, she said she had to hold out her arms and pretend to fly for all the scenes requiring it.
• In compliance with the tradition of the stage version, the same actor, Hans Conried, performed the roles of both Mr. Darling and Captain Hook.
• The melody for "The Second Star to the Right" was originally written for Alice in Wonderland (1951) for a song that was to be called "Beyond the Laughing Sky".

Thanks to Wikipedia and Disney Insider for this Disney trivia.

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Super ESPN Zone Spinach and Artichoke Dip

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To be honest, I am not enthusiastic about the Super Bowl this year. I'll be watching for the commercials, the halftime show and who's going to Disney World. 
While everyone in the house is hootin' and hollerin', I'll be in the kitchen putting a few new recipes to the test. Big Game days are always a good time to try new recipes. This Spinach and Artichoke Dip recipe from The ESPN Zone in the Downtown District at the Disneyland Resort will be a big hit I'm sure and a fan favorite.

 Serve with carrot and celery sticks or chips. I'll be serving it with Sweet Potato and Tortilla Chips.

Spinach and Artichoke Dip
Makes 8 cups

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
1/4 cup diced onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup heavy cream
2 cups whole or 2% milk
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
2 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons hot sauce, such as Tabasco
8-ounce package cream cheese, cut into cubes and softened
2 1/2 (10-ounce) boxes frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
2 (14.5-ounce) cans quartered artichoke hearts, drained
1 cup shredded mozzarella
Tortilla chips, carrot and celery sticks, garlic bread, for serving

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Melt butter in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and sauté 2 minutes.
3. Add flour; cook for 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Slowly whisk in cream and milk, then bring to simmer, whisking often until sauce is thick and coats the back of a spoon.
4. Add white pepper and Parmesan, stirring until well incorporated. Remove from heat. Add salt, pepper, Worcestershire, and hot sauce. Mix well.
5. Fold in cream cheese, stirring well until cream cheese is completely incorporated. Add spinach, stirring to combine. Add artichoke hearts, stirring gently so as not to break up the artichokes.
6. Pour mixture into a 9×9-inch baking dish and sprinkle mozzarella evenly on top.
7. Bake 15 minutes, or until cheese on top is completely melted and bubbling.
8. Serve hot with tortilla chips, carrot and celery sticks, and/or garlic bread.

Source: Disney Parks InsidEARS News 

Wordless Wednesday ~ Popular Pinterest Pins

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Welcome to this week's edition of The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop here at Focused on the Magic.com where each week we gather with other Disney Bloggers to link up and share our Disney Wordless Wednesday or Almost Wordless Wednesday Disney related picture posts.

There is a theme each week that you can follow if you wish. This week's theme is Pinterest. The rules are very simple.

• Post one or more of your most popular Pinterest pin picture (that you own) or a picture that you will be adding to one of your Pinterest boards today. 
• Add a link to your Pinterest under the picture so that we may follow you.
• While hopping be sure to follow everyone on Pinterest and leave comments.

If you don't have a Pinterest account this may be a good time to open one. 
If you need an invite I will be happy to invite you. Not interested in Pinterest? Not a problem, post a favorite picture from your last trip.

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Pinterest is a lot fun and I've been spending quite a bit of time over there. It gives me inspiration for photography, scrapbooking, cooking, homekeeping Disney travel and gardening. All of my favorite things.
First up is Mary Poppins, 3rd most popular of my pins with 77 repins. This picture was from an article about the song made famous by Julie Andrews and written by the Sherman Brothers, you can read the article here. 

Deb's 'Words of Wisdom' Board

The delicious Tiramasu pictured here is the 2nd most popular of my picture pins on Pinterest with 100 repins. This yummy dessert can be seen in my dining review of Via Napoli, which you can read here.

Deb's 'Fabulous Disney Food' Board

Deb's 'Disney Parks News' Board

'The Dapper Dans' are the most popular pin on my Pinterest boards with 165 repins. They are in a post from the Magical Moments Monday Series which, if you'd like you can read here. 

Time to link up...

Tiggerific Trivia ~ Sleeping Beauty

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Did you know?
Sleeping Beauty the 1959 animated film produced by Walt Disney and based on the fairy tale "La Belle au bois dormant" by Charles Perrault was released in theaters 54 years ago today, on January 29, 1959.

Sleeping Beauty was the 16th and last Disney animated movie to have it's cels hand-inked. 

Fun Facts:

• The film was directed by Les Clark, Eric Larson and Wolfgang Reitherman under the supervision of Clyde Geronimi.
• It was the first animated film to be photographed in the Technirama widescreen process. Only one other animated film, Disney's The Black Cauldron (1985), was shot in Technirama.
• The film's musical score and songs, featuring the work of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, are arrangements or adaptations of numbers from the 1890 Sleeping Beauty ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

There is much debate in Disney fan groups as to the appropriate color of Princess Aurora's gown. Blue or pink both are shown in the film but with blue predominantly. Disney Merchandising post 1990 shows her most often in pink as in the picture below. I think it's because the original blue is worn by Cinderella. It wouldn't do to have two princesses in the same color ball gown;)

When Princess Aurora is born, the entire kingdom is delighted, except for the evil fairy Maleficent, who places a curse on the young beauty that only a prince can break. Sent into hiding for her own safety and protected by fairies Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather. "Briar Rose" lives in the forest, unaware of her royal blood. Yet despite everyone's caution, the princess's destiny plays out as she pricks her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel, falling into a deep sleep. It's up to the daring Prince Philip to brave the fire-breathing dragon and awaken the sleeping beauty with true love's kiss.
Thanks to Wikipedia and Disney Insider.com for this Disney trivia.

What is your favorite classic animated Disney movie? Do you prefer to see Princess Aurora in pink or blue? 

Have a Tiggerific Day!

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Disney Vacation Countdown Wreath Giveaway

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It's time for a GIVEAWAY with our friends at Magical Mouse Schoolhouse!

Fun way to countdown! Disney Vacation Countdown Wreath (a replica, actually)! See the directions at Chip & Co. for making one yourself: DIY Disney Vacation Countdown Calendar.

You won’t have to make one yourself if you are the lucky winner!

NOTE: We will NOT include the paper chain links, because we do not know when the winner’s trip will be. We WILL, however, include construction paper for you to make them yourself

Contest ends midnight, February 1, 2013, and the winner will be announced that day.


All you need to do is follow the Rafflecopter instructions in the link below, be 18 or older, and reside in the United States or Canada.

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Good luck & thanks for playing along!

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh will be closed for refurbishment Jan. 22-24

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Know before you go: 

If you are visiting Magic Kingdom Park this week keep in mind when planning your day, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is scheduled to be closed for refurbishment Jan. 22-24 and scheduled to reopen for Guests Jan. 25. (Please note that due to this refurbishment, it will not be included in the Thursday morning Extra Magic Hours offerings.)

Wordless Wednesday ~ The Disney Letter "H"

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Welcome to this week's edition of The Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop here at Focused on the Magic.com where each week we gather with other Disney Bloggers to link up and share our Disney Wordless Wednesday or Almost Wordless Wednesday Disney related picture posts.

The theme this week is brought to you by the Disney Letter "H". I got a little carried away this week with the theme...

 Haiku

Hilarious Hat

Hidden Mickey

Horn

Hollywood Studios Hat

If I were an Imagineer

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Enjoy the ride as we share what new attraction we would put in a Disney park.

Being an Imagineer entails being part scientist and storyteller, I am none of those things. Even in my dreams those are not my great strengths. I can only appreciate and respect the amazing talents and craft that goes into designing a new ride. My task today is to dream and dream big enough to create a ride. Let's see what my minds eye can conjure up.
My ride would combine the best of the classics such as Horizons, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, The Swan Boats, Hydrolators, Mr. Toads Wild Ride, Seacabs and Snow White's Scary Adventure,.
The storyline would fantasmical. A journey through time and space combining a fable, history in futuristic vignettes and real scientific research in a marine life setting. 
It would be dark and fast, gliding through the air one minute and taking dips through water another. A solar powered hydroplane made of recycled materials would make a great vehicle. Imagine the vintage 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea ride vehicle plussed up.
There would be light snacks and beverages served pre-flight while waiting in the interactive queue. At the end of the ride we'd all get a soaking before venturing off into the Florida sun.

What kind of ride would you create if you were an Imagineer?
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New Surprises at the 20th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival

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Disney Resorts has been "plussing it up" again and this time it's the 20th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival presented by HGTV.

Mark your calendars, the dates are March 6-May 19, 2013 at Walt Disney World Resort. Most festival activities are included in regular Epcot admission too so you can save your money for the new festival merchandise and new food offerings. Did I say new food offerings? Yes, my foodie friends! Look and see..

New this year: 

Floral shares part of the Epcot spotlight with food! 

Disney chefs will feature special culinary stations and offer festival-exclusive food and beverages along World Showcase Promenade. 

A “Land of Oz” play area, a themed setting based on the Walt Disney Pictures live-action film “Oz The Great and Powerful” (set to debut in theatres March 8).

A 14-foot-tall Disney character topiary can be found at the park’s front entrance featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Pluto Daisy and Donald Duck. 

Future World and World Showcase will cast a colorful glow over each festival evening, with a feature succinctly named “Illuminated Gardens.” Also featured in topiary form: the stars from the upcoming Disney-Pixar animated feature film “Monsters University,” and the inventive duo of Phineas & Ferb, from the hit Disney Channel animated series.

But wait, there's even more - 

A Radiator Springs interactive play zone, Tinker Bell’s Butterfly House, more than 100 topiaries, nearly 250 floating mini-gardens, dozens of flower towers and beds of multi-colored blooms. It’s truly a “garden party” like no other!

HGTV design celebrities will host Festival Center seminars every Friday through Saturday.

The Flower Power Concert Series will feature (*acts subject to change):

March 6-10: Micky Dolenz

March 15-17: Chubby Checker & The Wildcats

March 22-24: The Guess Who

March 29-31: Nelson

April 5-7: The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie

April 12-14: Paul Revere & the Raiders

April 19-21: The Village People

April 26-28: The Orchestra, Featuring former members of ELO and ELO II

May 3-5: Tommy Roe

May 10-12: Herman’s Hermits, starring Peter Noone

May 17-19: Starship, starring Mickey Thomas.

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Till then, hope you are having a delightful Disney day,

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