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Muppet Monday: A Walk in the Central Park
Before the Muppets ever took Manhattan, Jim Henson and his wife moved to New York City in 1963 to begin working in earnest on Muppets and puppeteering, and there has been a Muppet workshop in New York...
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Disney Love Meter: Johnnie Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet
Welcome to Disney Love Meter, a new series premiering today on This Happy Place Blog. While I’m not personally a huge fan of Valentine’s Day (at all), I do recognize it is a celebration of love and I...
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Love Meter: Carl and Ellie
I have never been the biggest fan of Disney Princesses. It’s not that I don’t like them or their stories but I usually liked a different character (like Maleficent, not sure what that says about me)...
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Love Meter: Helen and Bob Parr
Note from Estelle: When I first emailed a few folks about guest posting for the “Love Meter” series (before it even had a name), I didn’t ask for anything specific. Just some way of dissecting the...
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Love Meter: Tarzan and Jane
Tarzan is actually not a Disney film that I loved upon first viewing. As a young fan of the Disney Princesses, it was rather strange for me to watch a film set in the jungle, and about a man who had...
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Love Meter: Marlin and Dory
The Disneyverse is responsible for so many memorable tales of love, friendship and companionship, both expected and unexpected. But I have to say I really appreciate Pixar’s particular way of combining...
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Muppet Monday: My Muppet of a Man
Can I just start off by saying that I am so excited that Estelle asked me to write a Muppet Monday post? I feel like at guest start on The Muppet Show. I know I am no Steve Martin (he was always my...
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Animal Kingdom Appreciation: Before Animal Kingdom in 1995
One summer morning when I was 15, I received a FedEx package from Burbank. My parents demanded to know what mischief I’d been up to on the computer and why anyone was sending me a FedEx package. When...
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Repeat Offender: Why Do I Love WDW?
As you may be aware from reading this blog, I’ve been missing in action the last few months because I just finished my first year of law school. As you may also be aware, Estelle and I recently...
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Melissa on the Magic’s “New Look”
Several weeks ago, I was fortunate to attend a media event for the Disney Magic, which will undergo dry dock in September. Once she hits the water by the end of the month, she’ll be all shiny and new …...
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