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Avengers Age of Ultron Review

First of all, this movie is a good movie, and  a very good sequel to the first movie (The Avengers). That being said, the first movie was excellent; and is the best superhero movie in my opinion.  Batman Begins is a close second. This movie was as good a follow-up as I suppose there could […]

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Disney DIY: Mickey Head Flower Planter

Here is a Disney DIY project to give you a little Disney cheer at home. We had some left over landscaping “stones” from a larger project and spontaneously arranged them into a Mickey head. We liked it, and it made it into a planter. It brings a smile our faces. Neighbors and some family members […]

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Comparisons of Avengers-Age of Ultron vs. The Avengers movie-

  Sunday night I went to see the new Avengers movie. I will give a quick comparison of the two movies. Both movies star Marvel superheroes Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and the Hulk. The whole Marvel enterprise was recently acquired by Disney. Both movies were directed by Joss Whedon. The actors in […]

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Mothers Day ideas for Disney fans

  I include myself in this category (to say the least) and with Mother’s Day approaching I thought I would give some ideas to get for your mom/wife.  Here are some Mothers Day ideas for Disney fans. The gifts can be purchased at the parks, online on Disneystore.com, or from other online stores. One gift […]

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The Disney Visa Credit Card

The Disney Visa credit card is an option available to save money on and for a Disney vacation. It offers 1% return on everything charged to the card in Disney Dream Reward Dollars which can be spent for anything at the parks, resorts, Disney Cruise Line, and even the Disney Store. It also offers 10 […]

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Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon

I am an avid runner who ran the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon in Louisville, Kentucky today. This is a review for any runners out there, and also anyone interested in hearing about our fair city.  Below look at all of the pictures of things you will see on the course.           […]

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Song of the South Future

We recently watched Disney’s “Song of the South” and our son, Roly, gave his review of the film earlier this week. I felt that a follow up was in order.  This is an idea for a Song of the South future movie idea. The setting of the movie is the post Civil War, reconstruction period […]

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Song of the South movie review

For all of you who are as big a Disney fan as me, you know Song of the South is banned. I had the luck of finding it on YouTube, and put it on Apple TV. This movie was banned for racism, as it is set on a plantation in the post-Civil War period of […]

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Robin Hood Book to Movie Comparison

I have recently read what is now my favorite book.  It has even surpassed The Hobbit, which I have for years thought nothing could compare to. You may be thinking, “But Roly, this book is not Disney.  It’s just a book Disney made a movie after.” Yes, I know that is true; but if you […]

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Disney Live Action remakes of animated classics

This is about Disney live action remakes of animated classics.  The reason I am writing about this is because recently there has been a plethora of announcements about Disney doing live- action movies based on many animated classics like Dumbo, Bambi, and even Winnie-the-Pooh! These are three of my favorites and I love Disney, but […]