Welcome Our Newest Mouseketeer!

Natalie Rose

December 1, 2011

5 lbs. 4 oz.

Disney Store Magical Friday 2011 Preview!

Disney Store is ready to make your Black Friday, or Magical Friday as they call it, well... magical! Disney Store increased their holiday staff by 40% (hiring close to 2,000 additional employees) and 150 Disney Stores across the country will be opening at midnight on Thanksgiving day! Disney Store will also be giving away free Muppets stickers and deals on Muppets plush to celebrate the opening of Disney's The Muppets movie on November 23, 2011. Guests who arrive between midnight and 10AM on Magical Friday can also take advantage of a 20% discount store-wide, including already discounted merchandise (some exclusions apply). Disney Store Magical Friday 2011 opening hours can be found HERE!

"On Magical Friday we expect more than 1.5 million guests to visit our more than 200 Disney Store locations nationwide to get the best deals on one-of-a-kind Disney holiday merchandise," said Jim Fielding, President of Disney Stores Worldwide. "This is the fourth year we're opening stores at midnight to serve guests that are eager to find gifts early, and we've stocked our shelves with the greatest collection of gift options featuring a wide assortment of Disney characters fit for every budget. There is something for every kid and for the kid in all of us, and when guests visit Disney Store on Magical Friday they will find a fun and festive atmosphere."

Here's a sneak peek of Disney Store's Magical Friday and weekend specials!

$10 Deals:

• Cars 2 Transforming Action Figures—These action figures each come with special equipment that they keep hidden until they are ready for action. Kids can select from Holly Shiftwell, Mater and Lightning McQueen styles.
• Classic Dolls(11")—Turn every play time into a fairy tale with an Ariel, Belle, Cinderella or The Beast classic doll.
• Disney Figurine Sets—Now kids will be able to create their own adventures with these elaborate Disney Fairies, Disney Princess or Toy Story figurine sets.

$15 Deals:

• Cars 2 Siddeley Spy Jet—Master spy Finn McMissile and his crime-fighting partner team up on this Cars 2 Siddeley Spy Jet Shoot Out Play Set. Finn stows away inside Siddeley until you press the button and launch him into the action for more espionage excitement.
• Magic Mirror Beauty Case—Bedazzle your little maid with the bejeweled beauty case that's filled with a bounty of glittering baubles.
• Kids Sleep Sets—Kids will snuggle in after a day of winter fun in these soft pajamas that feature a selection of their favorite Disney characters.

$20 Deals:

• Cars 2 Remote Control Cars with turbo speed—Take the Piston Cup champion for a spin with Disney Store's exclusive edition Lightning McQueen remote control vehicle. Sporting his new Cars 2 look, Lightning has lots of great features including 15 phrases, lights and turbo speed function for greater high-speed thrills. Additional characters include Tow Mater and Finn McMissile.
• Animators' Collection Princess Toddler Dolls—Named "Toy of the Year" by Family Fun Magazine, these young renditions of your favorite Disney Princess characters (Ariel, Belle, Cinderella and Snow White) were re-imagined as toddlers and created under the guidance of the Walt Disney Animation Studios animators.
• Toy Story Talking Action Figures—These action figures are full of well-known phrases that will take your kids' imagination to infinity and beyond when they play with the talking Buzz, Jessie or Woody action figures.

DisneylandMom.com Holiday Giveaway!

DisneylandMom.com is thankful for our Twitter and Facebook friends and would like to share a little holiday cheer with you! Three lucky readers will win a pack of Disney brand Mickey Mouse & Friends 12x12 scrapbook paper!

2 WAYS TO ENTER:

1) Follow @DLmomblog on Twitter and let me know using the comment section below. Be sure to leave your name and a way for me to contact you (email address or Twitter ID)!

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Make sure you leave a separate comment for each entry! This giveaway ends November 27, 2011 at 11:59 PM. Winners will be choose by random selection using Random.org. Thank you so much for following DisneylandMom.com! Happy Holidays to you and yours! ºoº

Holidays at Disneyland Resort Begins November 14, 2011

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Nov. 1, 2011) – Mickey Mouse celebrates the holidays with a cartoon-style Christmas tree this season as new décor adds merriment to Mickey’s Toontown for the 2011 holidays at Disneyland Resort. The holidays shine brightly throughout the resort from Nov. 14, 2011, through Jan. 8, 2012, as guests create memories for a lifetime.

Those holiday memories might even appear in the nightly “The Magic, The Memories, and You!” show on the façade of “it’s a small world” in Disneyland park. A new segment of the show, specially added for the season, features a musical score filled with favorite holiday tunes and images of resort guests celebrating their holiday visits. As the presentation unfolds, the façade of “it’s a small world” Holiday is frozen in ice, decorated with wreaths and candy canes, wrapped in Christmas paper, and even turned into a giant snow globe. This new segment appears in “The Magic, The Memories and You!” beginning Friday, Nov. 18.

Nearby, in Mickey’s Toontown, the centerpiece of the new holiday décor is an 18-foot cartoon-style Christmas tree in front of Toontown City Hall. Sculpted garlands and wreaths adorn the Toontown gazebo and add holiday cheer to the Gag Warehouse. The personal  Christmas trees in the front yards of Mickey’s and Minnie’s houses also carry the “toon” theme. On Main Street, U.S.A., Disneyland welcomes back the traditional, 60-foot-tall Christmas tree that is a popular guest photo location.

In Disney California Adventure park, guests are treated to a jolly seasonal addition to the “World of Color” nighttime water spectacular. This holiday season, Lanny and Wayne, Santa’s techno-savvy elves from the “Prep & Landing” holiday specials, appear in a “World of Color” sequence.

Disneyland Resort also welcomes back all the guest favorites for the holidays. Among the popular offerings are “A Christmas Fantasy” parade, the nightly snowfall on Main Street, U.S.A, and special holiday versions of“it’s a small world” and Haunted Mansion. In Fantasyland, holiday guests will find the traditional snowdrifts and icicles adorning Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle.  After dark, a sensational holiday lighting and special-effects show carries the magic of the holidays from the castle all the way to the Christmas tree in Town Square.  The 60-foot-tall Disneyland Christmas tree is specially designed to present a nightly holiday light show like no other with more than 62,000 energy-efficient LED lights.

The Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle presentation unfolds throughout the evening in three acts, each of them featuring a touch of winter snow on Main Street, U.S.A.  The finale of the show includes the legendary “Believe … in Holiday Magic” fireworks show, which takes guests on a journey of sights and sounds of the season and ends with a touching rendition of “White Christmas,” along with a climactic snowfall swirling down on Main Street, U.S.A., “it’s a small world” Mall and New Orleans Square.

“A Christmas Fantasy” parade has become a holiday tradition in Disneyland. Guests enjoy watching as Disney characters celebrate the magic of the season, wrapping gifts, baking  holiday treats and preparing for the arrival of Santa Claus, who shouts a jolly greeting to spectators along the parade route.  Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse even take to the ice for some skating fun.

At The Disney Gallery on Main Street, U.S.A., in Disneyland, a display of vintage and new art celebrating Walt Disney’s love of railroading will premiere during the holiday season. “All Aboard for A Grand Circle Tour of the Trains of Disney!” will survey Disney trains from the classic Disneyland Railroad to such historic routes as Nature’s Wonderland and the Carolwood-Pacific circuit that operated in Disney’s backyard in Holmby Hills, California.

Themed entertainment, sparkling decorations and tasty treats add festive warmth to holiday fun at both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.  Also, guests may book guided holiday tours that provide entry into “it’s a small world” Holiday and Haunted Mansion Holiday, reserved seating for the Disneyland “A Christmas Fantasy” parade, a keepsake remembrance and entertaining information about the history behind Disneyland holiday traditions.  For information and reservations guests may visit Disneyland City Hall or call (714) 781-4565.

Returning holiday favorites at Disneyland park include:

• “it’s a small world” Holiday becomes  a worldwide celebration of the season, boasting more than 300,000 glittering lights on its facade. Also nightly on the façade is “The Magic, The Memories and You!” show with its new holiday sequence.
• Haunted Mansion Holiday presents a madcap celebration as the traditions of Halloween and Christmas collide.  The ghoulish but well-meaning Jack Skellington from the film “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” has come to Haunted Mansion to transform it with his skewed vision of the holidays.
• Santa Claus and his reindeer return to greet Disneyland guests at Santa’s Reindeer Round-up in Big Thunder Ranch, Frontierland.  Kids and their families chat with St. Nick and see real reindeer grazing in a corral.

Disney California Adventure celebrates the season with fanciful park-wide decorations and lively entertainment.

• The park’s newest attraction, The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure, is specially decorated for the holidays, along with its Paradise Pier neighbors, the Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta and Paradise Garden Grill restaurants.
•  “a bug’s land” transforms as Flik and his bug buddies spread giant Christmas lights and oversized ornaments throughout their realm.
• The holiday scene along the Paradise Bay boardwalk includes a beautifully decorated Christmas tree and lampposts decorated with seasonal wreaths.
• Santa Claus greets guests in a specially decorated gazebo on the boardwalk near Ariel’s Grotto on Paradise Pier.

Guests in Disney California Adventure won’t want to miss the park entertainment. In addition to “World of Color,” with special holiday guests Lanny and Wayne from “Prep & Landing,” the “ElecTRONica” nighttime street party in Hollywood Pictures Backlot transports guests of all ages “on the grid” and into the environment of the Walt Disney Pictures feature, “TRON: Legacy.”

Also part of the regular Disney California Adventure lineup:

• A new Disney California Adventure street show, “Phineas and Ferb’s Rockin’ Rollin’ Dance Party” invites guests of all ages to “seize the day,” dancing and singing on Paradise Pier with the Disney Channel’s inventive animated boy geniuses. Also on tap are the energetic “dance-off” competition of “Disney Dance Crew” on the Backlot Stage in Hollywood Pictures Backlot, and the rock concert-style “Disney Channel Rocks,” featuring music from Disney Channel movies and series, performed on the Palisades Stage in Paradise Park, alongside Paradise Bay lagoon.
• In Blue Sky Cellar at Golden Vine Winery, the Imagineers’ workshop offers guests a preview of what’s coming to Disney California Adventure, including Buena Vista Street and Cars Land in 2012.
• Guests along Paradise Pier in Disney California Adventure also may enjoy the new Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventures and Goofy’s Sky School attractions, along with such favorite as Toy Story Mania!, Silly Symphony Swings, California Screamin’ and Mickey’s Fun Wheel.

Holiday shopping at Disneyland Resort offers an array of merchandise available exclusively at Resort theme parks and the Downtown Disney district. Along with ornaments, holiday-themed Mickey Mouse ears, jewelry and the celebrated Disneyland handmade candy canes, guests discover a new line of edgy and stylish designs featuring The Muppets on clothing, vinylmation and decorative skate decks.

Disneyland Resort hotels join in the holiday merriment with twinkling lights and ornaments, special entertainment and holiday dining.  Expanded hours at both Disneyland Resort theme parks extend the fun.  For more information about holidays at Disneyland Resort, visit www.disneyland.com/holidays and for hotel and ticket offers, visit www.disneyland.com/offers.

[official press release]

Halloween Screams: A Villainous Surprise in the Skies!

Halloween may be over, but its memory lives on! Here are some amazing photos from one of our favorite fireworks displays, Halloween Screams: A Villainous Surprise in the Skies, shown exclusively at Mickey's Halloween Party!

Mickey's Halloween Party 2011!

Our family celebrated Halloween early this year at Mickey's Halloween Party on Friday, October 21. We hung out with our good friends Chad & Mark of DaysInThePark.com and had a spooktacular time taking pictures and collecting candy (including healthy treats like apples, carrots and Craisins)! Our boys dressed up as Phineas and Ferb, which was a big hit with the Phineas and Ferb cast members! Enjoy some of our favorite photos from this year's party!

























See more of our Halloween Time and Mickey's Halloween Party photos HERE!

Winnie the Pooh DVD/Blu-Ray Review & Giveaway!

Return to the Hundred Acre Wood, for the latest adventure featuring the world’s most beloved bear, Winnie The Pooh! Join Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, Christopher Robin, Owl, Kanga, Piglet, Eeyore and all of the classic characters you know and love when Walt Disney Pictures releases Winnie The Pooh on DVD and Blu-Ray October 25, 2011!

Inspired by three stories from A.A. Milne's books and created in Disney classic hand-drawn style, Winnie the Pooh is a wonderful and charming movie about friendship. One bear's simple quest for honey turns into a wild adventure to save his best friend, Christopher Robin, from an imaginary culprit. Children and children-at-heart will fall in love with their favorite stuffed friends all over again. It will leave you smiling from ear to ear!



ENTER to WIN!

Now it's your turn to enter for a chance to win a Winnie the Pooh DVD/Blu-Ray Combo Pack! To enter simply take the personality quiz featured on the Winnie the Pooh widget above and share what character you most resemble in the comments section below. Don't forget to include your name and email address (or twitter name) so I can contact you. One entry per person. This contest ends on October 29, 2011 at 11:59pm PST. Winner be selected by random drawing using Random.org. This contest is open to US residents only. Prize will be shipped via FedEx or UPS (will not ship to a PO box). Thank you and good luck!

Disclaimer: The Winnie the Pooh DVD/Blu-Ray Combo Pack will be provided to one lucky DisneylandMom.com reader courtesy of the Walt Disney Company. Opinions are my own. My family loves this movie! :)

Haunted Mansion Hatbox Ghost Papercraft

The other night I came across this cute and fun Haunted Mansion Hatbox Ghost papercraft on the Disney Family website. The template comes in color, and I would recommened printing it on white cardstock. I decided to print mine on natural cardstock with black ink for a more vintage look.

1) Print the tempate, the easiest step of the whole process.

 

2) Cut out the template. This will take some time. Use sharp, paper cutting scissors for best results.

3) Fold and glue pieces together. This is also time consuming. I used gorilla glue because it dries quickly, and it was on hand. With two boys in the house things tend to get broken a lot. I spent about 1.5 hours on this project. Enjoy the finished result!

Disney Flashback Friday

A new Disney annual tradition started for our family in 2009 with our first Mickey's Trick or Treat party! We dressed up as characters from Alice in Wonderland!

This particular year the party was held at Disney California Adventure. The kids scored gobs of treats (Disney is very generous with a combination of chocolate, assorted candies and healthy choices such as apple slices, baby carrots and craisins). The decorations were creepy fun -- a lot of projections of pumpkins, ghosts, spiders and webs on buildings. Costumed characters were out in full force, and a spooktacular dance party was happening in Sunshine Plaza!

If you haven't experience Mickey's Trick or Treat Party (now called Mickey's Halloween Party) we fully recommend it! It's good, wholesome, family fun for all ages! Tickets are still available online or for purchase at the park. For more information on Mickey's Halloween Party and other Halloween Time activities visit the Disneyland website.

FindingMickey.com's 3rd Big Thank You Giveaway is Underway!

As a thank you to loyal Twitter followers and Facebook fans, Finding Mickey is holding its 3rd Big Thank You Giveaway!

One lucky person drawn at random will win: Winnie the Pooh and Eeyore Pook-a-Looz, FindingMickey.com t-shirt, SDCC Phineas and Ferb promo drawstring backpack and SDCC exclusive Perry the Platypus (as Agent P) blind box figure!

Read Finding Mickey's Big Thank You Giveaway blog post on how to enter. Good luck! :)

Mickey's Halloween Party Tickets On Sale Now!

‘Tis the Season to be Spooky! Disneyland Resort Celebrates Halloween Time 2011 Sept. 16 Through Oct. 31

Separate-ticket ‘Mickey’s Halloween Party’ Offers Trick-or-Treating In Disneyland Park; Ticket Sales Begin July 1 

ANAHEIM, Calif. July 1, 2011 – The spirit of Halloween Time will invade Disneyland Resort this fall with Disney villains, Mickey Mouse and his friends in Halloween costumes, and the seasonal transformations of Haunted Mansion into Haunted Mansion Holiday and Space Mountain into Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy. Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort begins Friday, Sept. 16, and will continue through Halloween, Monday, Oct. 31.

The after-hours Mickey’s Halloween Party, a separate-ticket event* which has become an annual highlight of Halloween Time for trick-or-treating families, will take place in Disneyland park on 10 special Monday, Tuesday and Friday nights: Sept. 30 and Oct. 3,7,11,14,18,21, 25, 28 and 31. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 1, at Disneyland.com/halloween.

Mickey’s Halloween Party invites adults and children to dress up in costume and trick-or-treat at the resort. These party participants can also “mix in” with regular Disneyland guests for three hours prior to the start of Mickey’s private bash. Highlights of Mickey’s Halloween Party include:

• The special opportunity to play in Disneyland for three hours before the party starts
• Trick or Treating – candy and healthy treats – in the ultimate Disney neighborhood
• The “Halloween Screams” fireworks spectacular, hosted by “Master of Scare-omonies” Jack Skellington (presented exclusively for guests of Mickey’s Halloween Party)
• "Mickey’s Costume Party” cavalcade, performed twice nightly
• Character photo locations featuring favorite Disney and Pixar pals.
• An opportunity for everyone in the family to attend the park in costumes
• Specially themed dance parties
• Nearly all the favorite Disneyland rides and attractions

Tickets purchased in advance for Mickey’s Halloween Party are $49 most days, while tickets purchased on the event days are $59.  All tickets to Mickey’s Halloween Party on Friday, Oct. 28, and Halloween Night, Monday, Oct. 31, are $64.

Favorite Disney characters, including Mickey himself, will dress up in fun, fall costumes.  It’s the ideal environment to eat special holiday treats, play interactive games, listen to “spirited” music and watch a nightly character cavalcade that celebrates the season.

For Halloween fun at Disneyland, guests will enjoy Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy in Tomorrowland. The experience begins as a typical Space Mountain adventure, but suddenly launches voyagers into a haunted section of the universe.  Ghosts appear out of the starry darkness and swirling galaxies of Space Mountain, reaching out as if to grab guests as they speed through space.  The exhilarating drops and curves of the journey are punctuated by piercing screams, creepy sound effects and haunting music.

Jack Skellington also returns to take over the Haunted Mansion and bring back Haunted Mansion Holiday to New Orleans Square in Disneyland.  Transformed to a mix of Halloween spookiness and Christmas tradition, Haunted Mansion Holiday is inspired by the classic animated film “Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas.” Jack’s return to the Haunted Mansion includes the traditional Halloween/Christmas gingerbread house in the Mansion Ballroom, with some special spooky surprises in this year’s design.

Halloween Time offers frightfully delightful fun for children and adults.

• For spine-tingling fun, drop in at The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror at Disney California Adventure park, where a “supernatural” event happened on Halloween evening, 1939, forever haunting the building.
• Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland is transformed for the Pumpkin Festival. More than 300 pumpkins will be on display and none of them are the same!
• Visitors to Big Thunder Ranch in Frontierland will find ranch animals, pumpkin carvers, Halloween décor and activities for youngsters.
• Meeting Disney characters will be easier than ever as Disney villains gather to plot Halloween mischief at “it’s a small world” Mall in Disneyland, while other characters in spooky attire greet guests in Town Square, Main Street, U.S.A.
• Rancho del Zocalo in Frontierland will honor Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead with traditional skeleton figures on display Sept. 16 through Nov. 2.
• Special Halloween treats will be available in Disneyland, including menu items such as Zero’s Ghostly Ghoulash, served in a dog dish in honor of Zero.

For more information about Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort, see www.disneyland.com/halloween.  This site will be updated with frightfully fun details.

[official press release]

Disney FamilyFun Magazine Available on iPad

Subscriptions to Disney FamilyFun Magazine Now Available on iPad 

Disney FamilyFun Readers Now Have the Ability for One-Click Subscriptions or Single Issue Downloads

NEW YORK, NY— JUNE 23, 2011— Beginning with the June/July issue, readers can now experience the great content and features of Disney FamilyFun magazine on iPad by purchasing an annual subscription through In-App Purchase on the App Store. Using the new subscription service, a 12-month subscription of FamilyFun costs just $7.99. Single issues will continue to be available for $2.99 through In-App Purchase, and current print subscribers will have access to the iPad edition for free.

"We wanted to make our Disney FamilyFun content available to our readers in the most convenient ways," said Aparna Pande, vice president and general manager, Disney FamilyFun. "With the Disney FamilyFun App, we are able to offer a high quality experience to moms who want to make one of our crafts or create a FamilyFun meal whenever they want and wherever they are."

The Disney FamilyFun App brings content to life on iPad through interactive features, including videos showing projects in action, slide shows offering an in-depth look at how crafts and recipes come together, and features allowing the user to search for, save, and share pages with friends through Facebook and Twitter. Several brands, including launch sponsor Nissan, have signed on to support FamilyFun through digital sponsorships.

"We conducted research among users who downloaded the Disney FamilyFun App and engaged with it during the launch issue. The initial feedback has been overwhelmingly positive," said Pande. "Nearly all of those surveyed said they'd recommend the app to a friend, and more than two-thirds planned to use the app more than once a week. Most importantly, over half said they would be interested in subscribing to the Disney FamilyFun iPad app, and now we are able to bring this option to our readers."

The Disney FamilyFun App is available for free from the App Store on iPad or at www.itunes.com/appstore. A 12-month subscription is available for $7.99, and single issues are available for $2.99 each, through In-App Purchase.To learn more about FamilyFun, visit FamilyFun.com and Facebook.com/DisneyFamilyFun, or follow @FamilyFun on Twitter.

About FamilyFun Magazine

Published by Disney Publishing Worldwide, Disney FamilyFun magazine, which targets families with children under 12, has a rate base of 2.1 million and a total audience of 5.5 million (Source: 2010 Fall MRI). A trusted source for families, FamilyFundelivers real ideas for — and from — real families. FamilyFun magazine's lively and informative content focuses on making the most of family time together through cooking, crafts, celebrations, volunteering, travel, and other family activities. The Disney FamilyFun brands include FamilyFun.com, FamilyFun books, craft kits, mobile apps and special interest publications.

About Disney Publishing Worldwide

Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW) is the world's largest publisher of children's books and magazines, with over 250 million children's books and over 400 million children's magazines sold each year. Disney Publishing Worldwide consists of an extensive worldwide licensing structure as well as vertically integrated publishing imprints including Disney Book Group in the U.S., Disney Libri in Italy and Disney Libros in Spain. DPW publishes a range of children's magazines globally includingTopolino, Le Journal de Mickey, and Donald Duck, as well as family titles in the U.S. which include Disney FamilyFun andPhineas and Ferb. Disney English is DPW's English language learning business which includes Disney English schools in China and a worldwide retail licensing program. DPW's digital products include bestselling eBook titles as well as original apps. Headquartered in White Plains, NY, Disney Publishing Worldwide publishes books, magazines, and digital products in 85 countries in 75 languages. For more information visit www.disneypublishing.com.

[official press release]

Pull-Ups Disney Character Calls and Giveaway!

Is it time to potty train? Try Huggies® Pull-Ups training pants available at Target! They come in fun Disney Princess designs for girls and Disney•Pixar Cars designs for boys.

Pull-Ups and Disney have teamed up to make the potty training process just a little bit easier with Disney Character Calls! When your child needs a boost of encouragement or to be congratulated sign up to have a Disney Princess or Disney•Pixar Cars character give your Big Kid® a call at bigkidcalls.com.

My two boys, Noah and Nathaneal, are in the process of potty training, and they love their Pull-Ups training pants and the new Disney Character calls! Look at the smiles on their faces!

Now it's your chance to win a $25 Target gift card and try Pull-Ups training pants and the new Disney Character Calls for yourself! All you have to do is comment on this blog post with your first name, email address and short note about your potty training goals. One entry per person. Entries must be received by July 8, 2011. I will draw a winner using random.org. The winner will be contacted via email. Good luck!

Disclaimer: I was given a Target gift card to buy and review Huggies® Pull-Ups training pants and Disney Character Calls. These are my own opinions. I was already using Pull-Ups training pants before this review, and I recommend them 100%! :)

Disney Store Earth Day Event 2011

Tomorrow is Earth Day 2011, and Disney Store is giving away reusable shopping bags when you bring in 5 plastic shopping bags to recycle! Limit one bag per guest, while supplies last.

Here is a short list of other Earth Day freebies being offered by various companies:

Bring a reusable mug or tumbler into any Starbucks and get FREE coffee -- your choice of brew, hot or iced! Click HERE for the official page.

Trade in your current skin care product (full or empty) at any Origins counter or store and receive a FREE full-size Origins Cleanser! You'll also need to print, fill out and bring THIS form in with you.

Lowe's is giving away a million trees! Visit your local Lowe's to get a FREE seedling! Click HERE for the official page.

All 394 national parks have FREE entrance! Read more about it HERE.

IRL #UBP11

In internet-speak IRL means In Real Life.

IRL I am a full time wife, mommy and federal employee. I also run three internet stores and try (keyword... try) to keep up writing on several different Disney blogs.

Six years ago I created our main site FindingMickey.com - The Hidden Mickeys and Details of Disneyland Resort. My husband jumped on board and now puts in more hours than I do! Our website is family run and something we love doing together. Our boys (ages 2 and 4) always look forward to our next trip to Disneyland Resort!

I would like to mommy blog more frequently, but I'm too busy picking up Legos or working on the next project. IRL I'm just like you, a busy parent with too much on my plate. And I wouldn't have it any other way!

I hope you enjoyed learning a little bit about me, and I hope you will make us your Disneyland destination on the web! Thank you for visiting! ºoº

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