September 4, 2007
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Mickey Mouse An Unexpected Meeting With Mickey
by Natassia, 49, Davie, FL

We first took my daughter to Disney World when she was 3. She was a huge Disney movie fan and was already quite familiar with Mickey, so naturally we let her know that this trip was to see "Mickey ... read more
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The venerable Haunted Mansion is being made spookier than ever! The venerable Haunted Mansion is being made spookier than ever!

Making the Haunts Even Happier

That old, creepy, uninhabited mansion -- you know, the one where you sometimes hear mysterious sounds and see eerie apparitions? I think something's going on up there. Ever since June, I seem to hear weird noises in the dead of night ... noises suspiciously like hammering and sawing. But none of the 999 permanent residents seem to be leaving the joint. Is it possible that that place is going to get even SPOOKIER?

That's right -- in case you haven't heard the news through the ghoulish grapevine, the Magic Kingdom Park's venerable Haunted Mansion is getting a facelift. New details are being added to reward sharp-eyed spookhunters, and some high-tech magic is being put to use to create old-fashioned thrills. Kathy Rogers, Senior Show Producer for the attraction, told us what to expect if you dare to venture through the doors of this most beloved attraction, which is slated to reopen this month.

"For several months, our team has been "illusioneering," making the invisible, visible," explains Kathy. "For example, a previously unseen...
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HISTORY AND TRIVIA
Sleeping Beauty DO YOU KNOW DISNEY?
At Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, the image of Madame Leota is modeled after what former Disney Imagineer?

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THIS WEEK IN DISNEY HISTORY
September 22, 1922 - The Laugh-O-Gram black & white silent cartoon "Jack and the Beanstalk" is released. It is directed and co-animated by Walt Disney.

September 4, 2001 - Disney's new Theme Park Tokyo DisneySea has its grand opening. It is Disney's second Theme Park in Japan and ninth in the world. The Park is broken up into separate areas with such names as Mermaid Lagoon, Mysterious Island, and Arabian Coast.

September 5, 1930 - Disney's black & white Mickey Mouse cartoon "Chain Gang" is released. It features the first appearance of Pluto (though he is not yet named).


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I saw a movie as a child, I know it was a Disney movie, and it was called "Tonka." I remember the main character, Sal Mineo, and Tonka was his horse. With such vivid memories of this movie, I couldn't be making it up ... am I crazy? No one can seem to find it and I saw it 3 times, so I loved it, obviously.
- Lois, 56, Woodbury Heights, NJ
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DAVE'S ANSWER
"Tonka" came out in 1958. It was released on video briefly in the 1980s, but is not currently available. Perhaps you can find a used copy somewhere.

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