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Knott’s Spooky Farm : Fun for the Whole Family!
Image courtesy of Knott’s Berry Farm. Last weekend we had a chance to check out the new Knott’s Spooky Farm and loved every minute of it. Going on every weekend for the month of October, Knott’s Spooky Farm is a daytime event and a non-scary celebration of cheer rather than fear with shows and activities all geared for kids ages 3-11. There are a ton of Halloween activities for kids throughout the park. Kids can take part in “Snoopy’s Costume Contest and Dance Party” and also visit the Camp Spooky Theatre to view “The Monsters are Coming, Charlie Brown”, a new Halloween show where everyone will be singing and dancing in the…
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Come meet Brad Bird, Director of Tomorrowland
“Exploring what it means to be alive, that’s what storytelling is all about.” ~ Brad Bird You know when you meet someone and as you speak with them you are blown away with their creativity and insight into humanity? That somehow, their brains are working on a whole other level – kind of what it must of felt like to have meet Walt Disney! Well, that is what I felt while talking with Brad Bird, the Director of Tomorrowland as part of the round table interviews we had at the Tomorrowland Disney Media Event September 21st. You might have seen other movies he worked on such as The Incredibles (2004, Writer…
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Interview with the Animator of Aladdin’s Genie Eric Goldberg
“Seeing characters become larger than life always brings me joy.” ~ Eric Goldberg One of my favorite parts of the Tomorrowland Media event a few weeks back was our meeting with Greg Goldberg, the Supervising Animator for Genie at the Disney Studios. He has had a long career as animator, film director and voice actor. It was so wonderful hearing him talk about the process of creating the Genie and about Robin Williams. You could tell how much he cared for Robin when he told stories about making the movie. Here are some of our favorite parts of the interview. Mr. Goldberg said that they tried several different styles for…
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Family :: Tis the Season for Some Downtime
It seems like every mom I run into these days has a look of “oh, boy, the holidays are almost here!” This time of year can be so hectic between shuffling the kids to hockey games, helping solve their quadratic equations and giving the little ones their baths, that you might skip doing the things that help keep you in a balanced and calm state. Why not take a walk with some friends? Or head out to your favorite breakfast sans kids and read a book while enjoying a hot cup of coffee. Or maybe catch up on some missed episodes – if not full seasons – of some your favorite shows. Did…
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Interview with some Disney Dreamers and Innovators
If I am feeling a little down I know if I take a local trip to Disneyland with my daughter it will immediately cheer me up. There is something so magical about walking through the gates of Disneyland and it always takes me back to being a kid. You can’t help but feel like a big kid again where the world was open wide in front of you. What a magical thing that Walt Disney created and the spirit is continued with today’s Disney Dreamers and Innovators! As part of the Tomorrowland Media Event we met with some Disney Dreamers including the Director of Tomorrowland, and the two…
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The Important Role Pets Play in Our Family
As long as I can remember my family has always, and I mean always had pets! At one point in high school our family had this adorable (yet funky-looking black goldfish with big round eyes). And about eleven cats and dogs combined. That was a little extreme I know, but my parents had breed our white Standard Poodle with an Apricot Poodle and they had the cutest puppies! It was not tough finding them homes that is for sure. Fast forward to my college years and my roommate had a boyfriend who had the sweetest Huskey whom he called “Bear”. I thought that was the best name for a dog and vowed to name my future dog…
