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Good Night, Mouse for February 4, 2011
Bob tucks in the Mouse with stories about today's Disney news
Steven Barrett is well-known as the 'Hidden Mickey Guy'. Actually, he's well-known as the best-selling author of the Hidden Mickey books and the world's foremost expert in their discovery. Rick Howard featured Mr. Barrett in the latest episode of Travel with Rick, Mr. Howard's excellent series of videos shot mostly on location at Disney World and featuring prominent Disney bloggers and super-fans. It's worth the watch. And I'd love to ask Mr. Barrett where he gets his wonderful hats...
I like interesting article titles as much as the next guy but Beurre? What the heck is that? To find out, I had to read the latest article in Ryan Wilson's Main Street Gazette. Beurre is butter. (For a lighter read, Wilson is reportedly working on a follow-up article called Oleo.) Ryan thought of butter when he saw the popcorn cart sitting still and forlorn in the center of Disney World's Fantasyland expansion. The three gauges on the cart 'measure' the three essential ingredients for perfect popcorn: temperature, flavor, and butter - beurre! Nice job there, Ryan. But don't forget the salt.
Kristin Ford, the nice lady who writes a column called A Mom and the Mouse for the Orlando Sentinel, wants to know who you would cast in Disney's upcoming live-action version of Snow White. The comments, so far, have been left by people who don't take the challenge seriously. I mean, come on - Herve Villechaize as Snow White? (Actually, it might be fun: ze dwarf! ze dwarf!) Of course, the only person whose opinion matters is the Mouse, and he just whispered in my ear his pick for the actress best qualified to play Snow White: Milla Jovovich. Because, well, those dwarves need a butt-kickin', and she's the one to give it to them.
And finally, there's Jeffrey Pepper, the 'author-editor-publisher' of 2719 Hyperion, who unwittingly feeds my new-found addiction for Disney matchbooks. My interest was first lit by a post on Parkeology about the many, many matchbooks that Disney has designed for its parks and resorts - especially those from the era when smoking was not only permitted but encouraged. Pepper fans the flames by sharing pictures of Disney matchbooks distributed during World War II, long before there were any Disney theme parks. Over 50 of these martial matchbooks were made, most of them emblazoned with the crest of a specific military unit, such as the 75th Tank Battalion. One day, it shall be mine. (The Mouse, of course, isn't allowed to play with matches.)
Good night, Mouse!
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