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Star Tours 2011

Disney Imagineers recently released this ride cue line video for the new and improved Star Tours attraction, opening at Disney World and Disneyland in 2011. Looks pretty cool to me!

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Episode 133: Where No Mom Has Gone Before

 
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Kent gets his geek on as Disneyland unveils World of Color and announces details on the Star Tours revamp, teases the addition of Marvel superheroes to their parks, explores the Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, and bemoans the absence of a Walt Disney biopic. In non-Disney-related news, Kent uncovers the [...]

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Episode 124: Foxy Easter

 
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Influenced by the full moon, The Dixons find themselves resurrecting Flick Swap for Fantastic Mr. Fox, regailing anniversary and birthday stories/plans, review the thinly veiled educational-themed DVD The Magic School Bus: Super Sports Fun, and immerse themselves in Disneyland memories — from Disneyland: Secrets, Stories, and Magic to their 2009 vacation. Special appearances by Connor [...]

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Episode 118: Go on kiss me…I just might be a prince!

 
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Amid the achievement and spectacle of the Olympics and the heartbreak and romance of Valentine’s Day, the pairs team of Kent and Michelle proudly take the podium to talk online dating and pink pancakes; review the delightfully 2D fun of Disney’s The Princess and the Frog; blast off on Jon Favreau’s [...]

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Episode 107: Losing your head over Mr. Toad

 
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Pull up a chair as Kent and Michelle talk about the importance of Remembrance and Veteran’s Day honoring the sacrifices made by men and women in uniform and their families around the world. It’s a cavalcade of fun as Pixar releases two Blu titles, the CSI franchise goes crossover crazy and Couch Entertainment News looks [...]

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My favourite Disneyland rides #1

seeing as we recently returned from Disneyland, I thought I’d share my favorite rides and attractions at Disneyland. I’m sure most of my faves won’t be any surprise, but here’s the first…
Space Mountain (excuse this exuberant fan’s misspelling…”Moutnain”!?!?!)

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Episode 81: The Flaming Haunted 3D Shuttle Bus

 
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The Dixons decompress from their Disney vacation and an exploding shuttle bus, adjust to springtime in Alberta, review Monsters vs. Aliens in gloriously expensive 3D, Sony returns to the world of Men in Black, Robert Downey Jr. talks story for Iron Man 2, Tom Cruise and John Travolta remake Butch [...]

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Episode 80: Live from the House of Mouse

 
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Live from Disneyland, The Dixon clan plus one bring you the happiest podcast on Earth. Our tired Canadian travelers briefly recap a perfectly planned, well executed vacation, from turkey legs and churros to broken camera lenses and monorails that don’t operate when temperatures exceed 80 degrees.
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Episode 79: Welcome to naked podcasting! Okay, okay…April Fool!

 
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No April foolishness here. The Dixons take time out of their busy Disneyland preparations to review Animal Planet’s Raw Nature and Living with the Wolf Man; No more R-rated superhero adventures from Warner Bros.; Spielberg banks on the future of 3D filmmaking; the sun refuses to set on Twilight; and Kent [...]

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Episode 78: The Show That Ate Itself!

 
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It’s the show that ate itself… twice. Flying solo, Kent and the kids open the Disney Vault on The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark, dive into warmer waters to review Winter: The Dolphin That Could, condolences to the friends and family of Natasha Richardson, and a tease for a unique forthcoming [...]

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