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Like many Disneyana fans, you are wishing that you could be in Anaheim earlier this month to attend the official kick-off of Disneyland's "Happiest Homecoming On Earth" celebration, weren't you? Well, what if I were to tell you that there is a way right now that you can enjoy a sample of those events...

"Got big doings this week. Adventure, fun, music, cartoons, news. Everybody ready?" -- Mickey Mouse, "The Mickey Mouse Club, "1955 You know, that quote very neatly sums up all of the excitement from last week's big Disneyland 50th anniversary events. All of the above and then some ... Out of all of the...

With the 50th anniversary of Disneyland right around the corner, many families will be planning that first trip to "The Happiest Place on Earth." Or perhaps a return visit after a long absence. You have all the essentials: tickets, hotel, transportation and passes. But what do you do once you get there...

Ah, to be in Anaheim now that spring is here... Roger and friends at Disneyland. It's no secret that getting in to Disneyland for the May 4th Press Event was one hot ticket. Those lucky enough, such as Jeff and Angela to have Media credentials for the event did not lack for stories, as you've seen. And...

Mwah! Peter Pan and Aladdin were huddled together in a corner of the locker room, their lips locked in a moment of pixie dust passion. Next to them, the Fairy Godmother cursed like a sailor while Snow White took a long drag on a Marlboro. And so began my first day of work at Walt Disney World. A Childhood...

Well, you folks don't make a choice easy, do you? But, when I posed the question last week of "If you were only allowed to keep one of your Disney treasures, what single item would you choose?" I was confident that you would come through with both interesting and unique choices. Boy, was I right! The...

The Disney charm has been around along time -- even in the mail order catalogs. We can all remember those early trips to the Disneyland and Walt Disney World. One of the most popular souvenirs (for ladies and your girls alike) was a charm for our bracelet. They where sold separately so you could build...

Okay, you've all seen this kind of question. If you were stranded on a deserted island, what single item would you want to have with you? Now imagine if you were in a similar quandary, but the challenge was to pick only one item from your vast collection of Disney memorabilia. No pressure, right? Well...

Well, you all know how this works... It's that time of year when the gathered clutter from the long winter is about to take over the house. Like it or not, the revolt needs to be put down. So you gather up the boxes, bags, barrels and bundles and start looking through it so sort out the really tasty...

Hello everyone and Happy New Year! I am happy once again to share with you all some of the great new releases of our favorite Big Figs, especially with new characters to come in the first part of 2005. There are some great ones already out on the market and more to come. I want to thank you all for enjoying...

The other day I was searching for holiday decorations in the basement and came across a big box of Disney papers. Newspaper clippings, printouts from the internet, copies of copies of copies of useful facts and figures. Junk, really, but as they say, one man's junk is another man's treasure. And treasure...

Thanks to you all for the help in adding a few items that I had missed when putting together the spreadsheet with all of the Disney Big Figs. There are so many of these, and we enjoy them greatly. Many of those new items are sold out already. From the last batch, here are some views of the figures available...

Well, here we are with the first year with Enesco at the helm of the Walt Disney Classics line. It certainly appears the promises made have been kept. And based on what I have to share with you today, it looks like another great year! Many long time members have renewed their Club Kits. The Members-...

Hello everyone! I'm back with more on these favorite collectibles! I want to thank you for the positive response to my (and it seems yours, too) Big Fig addiction. It is great to see that I am not alone in my love for these large Disney friends. Although they may take up a lot of space in our homes,...

Baseball plays a significant role in Walt Disney Feature Animation's summer 2005 release, "Chicken Little." And, being a loyal New Englander, I still have baseball on the brain after my Boston Red Sox won the World Series last month. So I think it's only fitting that I use baseball as an analogy for...

Well, here I am writing about what could be another "changing of the guard" in the Disney collectible world. You may be familiar with the Robert Olszewski "Story-Time Collection". These small but very detailed recreations of the Disney characters appear in many favorite scenes from classic Disney films...

One of the older and now increasingly popular lines of Disney collectibles is the Big Figures or Big Figs (as they have become known by their fans). If you recall the original décor of the Disney Stores, oversized figures were a prominent and popular decoration. Each store had a different display featuring...

Well in my last article, I told you about the changes in this well-loved line . I know we all felt a little unsure and the letter from David Nicklin gave us an interesting glimpse of Enesco's plans. Well, here is proof to show the extent of that commitment -- announcing an unexpected fourth quarter release...

As long time collectors may know, recently there was a changing of the guard so to speak in one of Disney's most loved consumer product lines. The Walt Disney Classics Collection spanned 10 years of producing high quality statues of the characters loved in scenes from movies that touch all of us with...

I think it started the first time I saw The Medallion. My fiancee and I were on vacation at Walt Disney World last January. And -- as we walked back to our room -- I saw an average looking couple both wearing what looked like a really cool pin lanyard. I'd just gotten into pin trading, so I had to go...