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This video looks so much better on YouTube in HD mode (make sure you click on watch in HD). I’m gonna rush out get some LED lights. I can have ten times the lights for the same cost. And the lights will be brighter

This is not my photo. Just a cool one found on Flickr. 1967.03.xx Parents’ Magazine P069, originally uploaded by Wishbook.

I took this picture from a magazine page my wife’s grandma saved from 1961. The back, which I will post shortly, had a recipie to create a Mark Twain riverboat cake

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. This guy sings both Aladdin and Jasmine’s part in the song, A Whole New World. He does an awesome job too

Annual Passholders can get free sunglasses from St. Joseph Hospital by filling out this form and taking it to the St. Joseph’s Healthy U exhibit inside the Innoventions Dream Home in Tomorowland

At least it will be, starting September 26. Disney has a new site that is dedicated to this now annual event. The site goes into details about the event...

If you got excited about the Fantasmic in your own backyard post, you’ll love this. Dean, obviously very talented with his video camera, built out a version of Soarin right in his house. Looks like a ton of fun. YouTube - Minicot - Part 1 Soarin

The Cheetah Girls perform on Soundcheckby soundcheck2008 A soundcheck and interview sponsored by Walmart and Degree.

Walt Disney Animation Studios is alive and well. Thanks to the Pixar buyout, Disney has the advantage of John Lasseter to head up this group and keep it rolling. In the past, this group has been the target of cut backs, layoffs and reorganization...

A Disneyland Frontier reader asked for a schedule of the fireworks in Hong Kong Disneyland. The schedule changes depending on the time of year, but currently you can see the fireworks every night at 9:00 PM. You can see a calendar with a schedule on their site’s Monthly Calendar

I couldn’t see Mater as the evil Darth Vader. He’s much more of a chewbacca character. YouTube - Mattel CAAF Darth Mater Comic Con 2008. via (The Disney Bl

Thanks Jim! YouTube - A Wild Adventure.

All attractions at Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure shut down while inspectors performed safety checks; almost all had reopened by Tuesday evening...

This blogger went to Disneyland expecting the worst: I expected it to look like a Mad Max wasteland, as depicted in the 2Pac and Dr. Dre music video of “California Love“. I was disappointed in this respect. Instead, he found real magic...

CNN’s Ed Lavandera was at Disneyland in Anaheim, southeast of Los Angeles, with his family and felt the temblor. He said the shaking lasted about 5 seconds. CNN affiliate KABC is reporting that Disneyland’s rides have been evacuated...

YouTube - The Making of Toy Story — The Musical

Talk about an attitude changer. This is a great video to show the power of Disney magic. YouTube - Surprise! We are going to Disneyland!.

YouTube - VideoGum.

This is an awesome video walkthrough of the Pirates of the Caribbean Suite at the Disneyland hotel. Prepared to be jealoius. Cruft: The Pirates Suite at the Disneyland Hotel via The Disney Blog

This is a great story about how the Disney magic ends up making them more money in the long run. Maybe other businesses could learn from this...

Hong Kong Disneyland “it’s a small world” TV Commercial

Disneylandtour.com has posted a video walk through of the Toy Story Mania ride with a full strategy guide on how to score the most points. Check it out.

What a cool dad. He built this playhouse in their backyard. And now you can too. Click to read the step by step instructions.

I can’t quite figure out what is going on here, but it appears that someone has collected a ton of home videos from various parks and streaming them 24×7 online. The video quality isn’t the best but there is uniqueness and realness about them. View Disney Streaming Videos

This Donald Duck bust was created out of legos by a thirteen year old - he’s older now. There is also a bust of Goofy. Legos are way expensive. These must have cost a fortune to build

This is my favorite video on Disneyland. It’s long, but I enjoy every minute of it. In July 1956, the five-member Barstow family of Wethersfield, Connecticut, won a free trip to newly-opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California, in a nationwide contest...

On Sunday, June 22nd, various artists will be on hand in Disneyland to release and sign special 45th anniversary Tiki Room products...

One of the best parts of Disney taking ownership of the Disney Stores from the Children’s Place is Annual Passholder discounts in the store. From now until June 30th, you can save 15% off your purchase by showing your Annual Passport...

The first time I took my wife to Disneyland and California Adventure, we watched this movie. I learned a ton about wine and wine making that stuck with me since that trip in 2001. I haven’t managed to get back to the vine yard in subsequent trips - never even considered taking the kids into it...

Check out the Cheetah Girls as they ride Expedition Everest. They are definitely having fun! Thanks to Lauren for point us to this video.

The first time you see the Turtle Talk with Crush show, you will be in awe. Watching this video shows a little bit of how that magic is made. Turtle_Talk_UKUploaded by disneyland15 via The Disney Blog

This video shows off the Walt Disney Museum in Walt Disney World’s MGM

I previously blogged about a Vintage Disney World Map I found on Widen your World. I asked for more info on the map as I hadn’t seen it before and it looked very interesting. Quite a few readers chimed in with comments saying it was from the Contemporary and Polynesian resorts...

OK, well not exactly, but it’s a good attempt. I think my kids would love something like this.

If you’re like me, you love Disneyland audio. The ambient audio is really what makes the experience magical and separates Disney from other theme parks. If you’re in the mood to hear some audio, check out The Sounds of Disneyland. They have audio wav files from the park separated by land...

From freedogshampoo: This special aired on September 11th 1957. Walt Disney had always wanted to make a film based on the Oz stories. In 1954, when the movie rights to various Oz books became available, Walt purchased them...

If you’re curious about what’s being said about Disney in the Twitter-sphere, you need not look any further than The Disney Frontier’s new “Posts on Twitter Containing Disney” page...