Lisa got a survey from Disney recently, with tons of intriguing questions about possible Star Wars additions to Disney Parks. We discuss these questions, including our answers to some of them.

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So, it’s finally happened, the (sort of) un-anticipated bye. Cat #1 has been out of town and things are a bit hectic here in the Land of Which I Am Mayor, so, instead of releasing a show of me reading the phone book or an undesited presentation from the Disney Magic about making towel animals (I’ve no idea how it ends but Trace indicated it could be with him cursing some clueless wanna-be towel folding lady), we shall take the week off and rejoin you all Wednesday, March 6, 2013!

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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 9,300 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 16 years to get that many views.

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Mr. Cat #1, at Parx Astérix

News reports tell us that Disney’s building a Marvel indoor theme park in Dubai. We have opinions!

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Related links (yup, we promise they’re related to the discussion on the show):

• Amnesty International: Muslims discriminated against for demonstrating their faith
• Time Out Dubai: Top 10 movies in the UAE (which appears to be for 2011, or at least some date during that year)
• Parc Astérix, a theme park in France

We’ve got a few opinions of which Disney properties deserve a stage musical of their own. And some thoughts about those which already exist.

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Related to the show: Here’s a video of the carpet flipping over during the Aladdin musical at Disney California Adventure. Yikes!

If you’re going to be at Disneyland August 3-5, 2012, check out the Friends of the Magic Meet! We can’t be there ourselves, but we’ve donated Mickey Mouse chocolate bars.

“Blanche Neige et les Sept Nains” at Disneyland Paris, which we hope isn’t going away anytime soon.

We were both quite moved by the story of Ben, and his final ride on Snow White’s Scary Adventure before it was closed to make way for the ongoing Fantasyland overhaul at Walt Disney World.

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Some related links:

• The blog entry by Ben’s Dad
• The SWSA fan page from Finland
• Orlando Attractions video coverage of the final ride during park hours — though we now know it wasn’t the last time through after all!

who’s middle aged?

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