Donna Marie

It can’t be denied; 2012 was a most magical year at the Disney Parks.  With the debuts of Cars Land and Buena Vista Street in Disneyland, and New Fantasyland in Walt Disney World, it might be hard to imagine how The Walt Disney Company will keep our attention in 2013.  But true fans know...
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    The Disney storytelling experience reaches new heights with Beast’s Castle in New Fantasyland.  From the very first step upon the stone bridge,  with full view of the gushing waterfall that fills the castle moat, your every sense is enveloped in the Beauty and the Beast story.  As you pass through the grand...
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     It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.        ~ Walt Disney One thing I have learned from my physical therapy patients over the years (and more recently, my two sons), is that when you put yourself to the test, you more times than not discover inner power through that adversity....
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  You’ve seen the photos; tutus, mouse ears and polka dots galore.  Scenes not from Halloween, but from a run through a Disney Park.  Why does it look like so much fun?  Because Disney takes “fun run” to another galaxy… and beyond!  Maybe you’ve been tempted.  How about a bit more? You run/walk/skip through...
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    Maybe it is the upcoming 30th Anniversary of Epcot.  Or perhaps it is the march of time that is crystallized as we send both our boys off to college.  I’ve been waxing nostalgic, and that inevitably leads me to markers of the past. Some memories are etched in the memory, others in stone… Look...
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Headed to the left coast to check out the new and improved Disney California Adventure?  After a full five year expansion, there have been so many magical changes (with over twenty new attractions and shows)- no doubt you have been doing your Disney homework!   Much has been written about Cars Land, Buena Vista Street, World...
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With all the buzz surrounding the Disney California Adventure Grand Reopening, a great many Disney fans are heading west to Disneyland; a good number of them for the very first time.  A while back I laid out my Summer Must Dos at the Disneyland Resort, which deduces that all the new and sparkling wonders are a...
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  It seems runDisney enthusiasts are always anticipating and speculating about the next new must-do Disney endurance event.  2012 brought the Inaugural  Tinker Bell Half Marathon, and the fast approaching Twilight Tower of Terror-themed race revival:  The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 10-Miler Weekend.  While the adrenaline is pumping for those “firsts”, now is...
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  After the 1.2 billion dollar makeover of Disney California Adventure Park, beginning June 15th, we surely can expect a “Disney Summer to Remember”. Since my family will be celebrating it’s own milestones shortly, we thought a celebration in Disneyland would be just the ticket.  Our “to do” list is growing by the day;...
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In a land far, far away, in a place were fairy tales were born, stands a Disney castle that trumps all her local rivals.  Next month,  Le Chateau de la Belle au Bois Dormant turns 20, but planning for this international expansion began in 1975, (just 9 years after Walt’s passing).  Research for a...
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