Author: Deanna

  • Mickey Mouse Cologne for Men

    Mickey Mouse Cologne for Men

    Mickey Mouse Cologne is a Men’s fragrance perfect for that super Disney fan. Launched by the design house of Disney in the year 2000, but now with a much more classy design.

    It has a floral fruity fragrance with a blend of citrus lemon, sweet spice, and lime. It’s perfect for any occasion and such a refreshing scent could help any Mickey attract his Minnie.

    You can find the Disney Cologne for Men at department stores or buy it online here.

  • Hot New Rose Gold Shirts Are The Next Disney Parks Must Have

    Hot New Rose Gold Shirts Are The Next Disney Parks Must Have

    Disney has rose gold fever and with the success of the Rose Minnie Mouse Gold Ears it’s no wonder. Disney fans got a first look at the Rose Gold Shirts this week, which will retail at Disneyland and Walt Disney World resorts very soon.

    On Instagram last week, Disney uploaded a sneak peek of the jersey-style tops, and they are totes adorbs. The first look video below shows a comfy, long-sleeved tee in Millennial Pink fabric sprinkled with rose-gold glitter.

    Disneyland Resorts or Walt Disney World Resorts on the back are spelled out in glittery words, while a cute “D” or Walt Disney World logo lends a touch of Disney Magic to the front. According to the video, which shows off a couple different ways to style the jerseys—it looks just as great tied around your waist, by the way—the shirts will be available at select stores some time in December.

  • Dress Up Your Holiday Hot Cocoa Disney Style

    Dress Up Your Holiday Hot Cocoa Disney Style

    When it seem like Queen Elsa herself is trying her hardest to show up Jack Frost and you can’t seem to escape the chill in the air, there’s nothing better than cozying up and sharing a warm drink with the ones you love.  Just in time for this holiday season, here are three magical hot chocolate recipes featuring delectable delights all served in the perfect Disney Store Mug. Dig out the marshmallows, shake up the cream, and get ready to brew some hot cocoa the Disney way!

    Star Wars: The Dark Side of Hot Chocolate

    You won’t find rebel scum anywhere near this Imperial Scout Trooper Mug or this Stormtrooper Mug with a crack squadron of marshmallow TIE fighters on patrol. Being bad sure tastes ever so good.

    1. Use icing to adhere thin chocolate wafer cookies and marshmallows to create bite-size TIE fighters.

    2. Split a full size cookie and use a toothpick to etch a matching trooper helmet design.

    3. Succumb to the dark side by making your favorite dark hot chocolate recipe.

    4. Add finishing touches including a dollop of whipped cream, a drizzle of dark chocolate, and a burst of star sprinkles with cookie crumbs. Remember to send your troopers and TIE fighters out on patrol.

    Icy Blue Frozen Hot Chocolate

    If you can’t beat the cold, you might as well join it. This frozen hot chocolate recipe flips traditional hot cocoa on its head. You’ll have Queen Elsa Proud and wanting to join you.

    1.  Chill your Elsa Glass Mug and Anna Glass Mug in the freezer.
    2. While you wait, bake snowflake sugar cookies and pipe snowflake detail with white icing.
    3. Make your favorite white hot chocolate recipe, then add a drop of turquoise food coloring. After it cools, blend with ice.
    4. Pull your Frozen mugs out of the freezer and pour in the iced cocoa.
    5. Add a mountain of whipped cream capped with an icy blast of sprinkles, iridescent edible glitter, and snowflake cookies. The cold never bothered you anyway!

    “it’s a small world”: International Confetti Hot Cocoa

    ¡Delicioso! Läcker! Délicieuse! If you like your cocoa to warm not only your tummy, but also your heart, the “it’s a small world” mug is perfect for you. Just add a little international flavor!

    1. Find a new-to-you international hot chocolate recipe such as chai, Mayan, or Italian.

    2. Top it with a snowy-white glob of whipped cream, then add rainbow marshmallows and confetti sprinkles.

    3. Garnish with toothpick flags from countries around the world. It’s a small world after all!

    A Mug for Every Cocoa

    Whether you like your cocoa hot, cold, plain or overflowing with added goodies, Disney Store’s selection of themed mugs makes it easy to find one to warm up with. That means everyone on your couch can find the perfect mug and still have enough left for a matching blanket. What a perfect way to spend those cozy chilly holiday nights.

     

  • Choza de Margarita Now Open at Mexico Pavilion in Epcot World Showcase at Walt Disney World Resort

    Choza de Margarita Now Open at Mexico Pavilion in Epcot World Showcase at Walt Disney World Resort

    We are so excited to announce the long-awaited new margarita stand has opened at Epcot in Walt Disney World. Choza de Margarita is operating in the Mexico pavilion, naturally, of the World Showcase side of the theme park. And while it’s a nicer, larger building than its predecessor, it’s really just a margarita place with a few food items thrown in for good measure.

    The area includes limited built-in seating, although visitors use the walls near the exit as makeshift tables for stand-up dining.

    “Choza” is the Spanish word for “hut,” and the outdoor bar sits in the shadow of the iconic Mexico pyramid. The menu offers three hand-crafted margaritas, three frozen margaritas, three Mexican beers and a non-alcoholic Mexican fruit punch with orange, pineapple and grapefruit juices and a splash of grenadine.

    On the menu are three “signature” margaritas served on the rocks ($14-$14.50), four frozen margarita options ($10.25-$10.50) and three beers ($8.75-$9.75). There’s also a nonalcoholic conga, describes as a Mexican fruit punch made of orange, pineapple and lemon juice, for $6.

    On the solid side, the menu features tacos al pastor ($9.25) and empanadas de barbacoa ($9.75) plus a guacamole item for $7.95.

    Small bites include Tacos al Pastor with grilled pork on fresh homemade corn tortillas with green tomatillo sauce, onion, pineapple and cilantro; Empanadas de Barbacoa with beef, topped with chipotle sauce, Mexican cream and queso fresco; and fresh guacamole with mango chutney, pumpkin and pomegranate seeds, served with fried flour chicharrones and salsa Valentina, an authentic Mexican hot sauce.

    On a hot Florida day, take your pick from one of the three frozen margaritas: Lime (tequila blanco, lime sweet & sour, orange liquor and agave nectar), Wild Strawberry (tequila blanco, strawberry and prickly pear puree, violet flower liquor and lime juice), or Passion Mango (tequila blanco, orange liqueur, wild passion fruit and mango puree).

    The hand-crafted, on-the-rocks varieties include Acan Grapefruit (Casa Noble Blanco Tequila, grapefruit liqueur, elderflower cordial, lemon juice, cardamom bitters and ginger beer), Lime Cucumber (Avión Blanco Tequila, fresh cucumber, orange liqueur, lime juice and agave nectar), and Guava Pink Peppercorn (Zignum Mexcal Reposado, guava nectar, grapefruit liqueur, lime juice, Peychaud’s Bitters and pink peppercorns).

    If you’re looking for this Disney Dork, you know where to find me!  I love experiencing new drinks and snacks.

    ¡Sígueme!

  • Passholder Gift: Holiday Magnet at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

    Passholder Gift: Holiday Magnet at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

    Celebrate this holiday season at Walt Disney World and Jingle All the Way to Disney’s Hollywood Studios to pick up your special holiday magnet.

    This passholder freebie is available December 1 through December 17, 2017 at the following merchandise locations while supplies last:

    • Mickey’s of Hollywood
    • Celebrity 5 & 10
    • Once Upon a Time

    While you’re at Hollywood Studios make sure to check out Flurry of Fun featuring the brand-new Sunset Seasons Greetings! Enjoy a holly, jolly celebration with festive shows, enchanting “snows,” holiday decor and much more.

    If you aren’t able to participate in this offering, don’t worry! They are excited to bring more great Passholder offerings next month with the Epcot International Festival of the Arts and more throughout the new year!

    Walt Disney World looks forward to providing a flurry of Passholder fun this holiday season!

  • Don’t Miss Out On These Disneyland Resort Treats

    Don’t Miss Out On These Disneyland Resort Treats

    Plenty of people come to Disneyland Resort just for the classic rides, the Main Street parades, or to snap selfies in front of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle. Serious fans, though, know to pace their activities around one vital feature: snack time.

    Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park have both launched a variety of only-in-Disneyland culinary experiences, many of which have developed their own cult followings. While some legendary Disneyland snacks are seasonal—like the hand-pulled candy canes, available in limited amounts during the holiday season—here are 10 snacks that you can enjoy year-round.

    Mickey Beignets
    The New Orleans Square area of Disneyland offers two options for the Crescent City-inspired, mouse-shaped pastries. If you want to sit down for your snack, go to Cafe Orleans, where your order includes vanilla crème anglaise and fruit-coulis dipping sauces. Fans also rave about the non-mouse-shaped beignets in Downtown Disney at Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen.
    For more portable versions, go to the Mint Julep Bar in New Orleans Square, where an order of three comes in a paper bag and is dusted with plenty of powdered sugar. (Note: Those lime-and-mint beverages in question are non-alcoholic.) With the return of the Fantasmic evening pyrotechnics show in Frontierland, the Mint Julep Bar is now also serving purple-sprinkles-covered Blackberry Beignets.

    Dole Whip
    Dole WhipThis non-dairy frozen treat debuted at Disneyland in 1976, created exclusively for Adventureland by the folks at Dole Pineapple. It has developed a passionate cult following—it has been called “a work of art” and has a podcast named after it—and is now offered at other Disney parks, as well as a few other scattered locations. The original, though, is at the Tiki Juice Bar stand outside the Enchanted Tiki Room. Order yours as a soft-serve, a float with pineapple juice, or be a rebel and ask for the lone pineapple spear. A pleasant surprise: the classic Dole Whip soft serve has only about 100 calories.

    Matterhorn Macaroons
    These mountain-shaped coconut treats—covered with white-chocolate icing and sugary “snow”—are a rarity among Disney-themed goodies in that they’re based not on a character, but an actual ride. The classic Matterhorn coaster is even within view of the macaroons’ Main Street home, the Mary Poppins-themed Jolly Holiday Bakery Café (look for the telltale weather vane on top).

    For anyone who gets confused about the difference between chewy macaroons and the airy sandwich-cookie macaron, try one of the bakery’s Raspberry Rose Mickey Macarons to settle the matter for good. A bonus: The Jolly Holiday has been applauded for having the best coffee in the parks.

    Premium Mickey Ice-Cream Bars
    Mickeys Premium Ice Cream Bars
    The much-beloved Mickey bars, found at kiosks around the two parks, are like the little black dresses of frozen treats: Mickey-shaped vanilla ice cream dipped in Nestlé chocolate. To broaden your horizons, try the Premium Ice Cream Sandwich version, whose wafers get raves for having a little more crispiness than typical ice-cream sandwiches, and whose ice-cream center is comprised of cookies ‘n’ cream.

    Little Red Wagon Corn Dogs
    While corn dogs may seem like basic fare at theme parks, Disney superfans and foodies alike swear by the Disneyland version, found at an old-school-style food truck, the Little Red Wagon, near the Plaza Inn on Main Street. The secret: These chicken-and-beef dogs are hand-dipped in a house batter, helping them achieve that crunchy-on-the-outside, sweet-on-the-inside perfection. You can also get the same dogs at the Stagedoor Café, in Frontierland, and Award Wieners in California Adventure’s Hollywood Land.

    Turkey Legs
    Turkey LEgThe jumbo drumsticks offered at hot-food carts around the two parks—like Edelweiss Snacks in Fantasyland and the hot-foods cart in Hollywood Land—have inspired so much awe that an urban legend once floated around that they actually came from ostriches (they don’t). Granted, the hickory-smoked legs look large, even for a turkey (they come from male Toms) and the salt curing gives them an almost ham-like flavor. To be sure, they are a commitment: Each one weighs 1.5 pounds.

    Themed Churros
    ChurrosThere are more than a dozen churro carts dotting the parks—from outside The Haunted Mansion in Disneyland to A Bug’s Land in California Adventure—and the fried-dough treats have even inspired their own souvenir shirts over the years. Keep an eye out for limited-release variations, like golden-sugar-dusted churros in honor of Pirates of the Caribbean, or the Jedi-worthy, red- and blue-sugared “light-saber” churros in Tomorrowland.

    Candy Apples

    Candy Apples

    They’re almost too pretty to eat. Disneyland Resort’s caramel apples offer a canvas for edible artistry, like the Mickey and Minnie apples at Trolley Treats in California Adventure, Winnie the Pooh apples in Disneyland’s Pooh Corner, or the Gourmet Apple of the Month (like a dark chocolate raspberry apple) at the Candy Palace & Candy Kitchen on Main Street (watch staffers making the apples through the confectionary’s window).

    Ghirardelli Sundaes

    GhirardelliIn its cultural and culinary rendering of the Golden State, Disney California Adventure Park has embraced one key representative of San Francisco: Ghirardelli Chocolate. The Disney branch of the Ghirardelli Soda Fountain & Chocolate Shop, located in the Pacific Wharf section, offers up scoops and chocolate-doused sundaes, as well as the clearly-meant-for-sharing Earthquake, with eight scoops of ice cream, eight toppings, bananas, whipped cream, and more. Don’t miss the mural of San Francisco in the shop, which reacts to your order: Buildings shake when you order an Earthquake, and a prospector pans for gold if you get the hot-fudge-and-peanut-butter Gold Rush.

    Cozy Cones
    Cozy ConeIn the Cars Land area of California Adventure, “refueling” takes on new meaning at the Cozy Cone Motel, a snack stand with five different cone-based treat options, from the chili-filled Chili Cone Queso to breakfast scrambles. Reviewers have especially loved the stand’s Chicken Verde Cone and the Red’s Apple Freeze, a slushy made with apple juice, passion fruit, toasted marshmallow syrup, and mango foam.

     

    There is nothing in this world like Disney Treats!  So make sure while visiting Disneyland you take the time to treat yourself to the most magical treats in the parks.

  • Primark Chip Purse and Slippers are a Thing of Beauty and a HOT seller

    Primark Chip Purse and Slippers are a Thing of Beauty and a HOT seller

    Just when you thought Primark couldn’t improve it’s Chipping game. Now they’ve come up with another thing of Beauty. The latest in the sell-out Beauty And The Beast range is a Chip bag. These items are as hot as tea at tea time.  So if you’re having trouble finding them then you can find them here on Ebay.

    Chip Cup Purse

    The bag, featuring the cheeky face of everyone’s favourite teacup, is a fashion must-have for all Disney fans. The purse, which features a gold handle nose and a gold coloured zip, has left some fans desperate, with many tweeting Primark begging for them to re-stock shelves soon. Again you can hind them here on Ebay.

    Chip cup

    Presumably off the back of the success of Primark’s Chip mug – it sold out in seconds, basically – the store has designed some huge character-inspired slippers to keep you cosy this winter. Primark is now selling enchanting slippers also featuring that cheeky teacup Chip. Those you can also find on Ebay.

    Chip Slippers

    So passionate have some enthusiasts become over trying to get their hands on the accessory, which is based on the 1991 version of the character – the first animated film to be nominated for an Oscar – that they’ve dubbed it #Chipgate on social media.  You can find all of the Beauty and the Beast items at Ebay.

  • VIDEO: Special Collection of Bags created from Cast Member Costumes – Black Friday

    VIDEO: Special Collection of Bags created from Cast Member Costumes – Black Friday

    Do you have a favorite Cast Member costume? Come out to Disney Springs this Black Friday for an opportunity to purchase a special collection of bags created from authentic Cast Member costumes! While supplies last.

    A limited-release collection created by the Disney Parks Costuming team, this special assortment of bags transforms fabric from authentic cast costumes from The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Attraction, Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto Restaurant, Haunted Mansion Attraction, and the The Great Movie Ride Attraction into collectible items that can be used and enjoyed in a new form. Totes, cosmetic cases and zip cases are the perfect gifts for those who want to own a piece of Disney Parks Magic!

    To purchase check out our article on Disney Black Friday Deals or you the products will be available at Cherry Tree Lane at Marketplace Co-Op according to the following release schedule:

    • 11/24/17 – The Great Movie Ride Attraction and The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Attraction
    • 11/25/17 – Haunted Mansion Attraction
    • 11/26/17 – Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto Restaurant

    The Teaser video below posted on facebook by Disney World Passholders looks AMAZING!