DisneyDiva, Author at Chip and Co

The Jungle Book app for iPad and iPod Touch

May 26, 2012 by DisneyDiva Leave a Comment

The classic tale of The Jungle Book gets a modern twist with Disney Publishing’s newest Disney Classics app – “The Jungle Book”! A new generation of Disney fans, along with parents, can experience the story of the 1967 animated film in this fresh new app combining engaging storytelling with unique interactive elements, rich illustrations, music, and other surprises.

“The Jungle Book” app, available for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, tells the story of a boy named Mowgli and his jungle friends as they face the dangerous tiger Shere Khan and the unknown world of the humans. Features include: reading modes for all ages, coloring pages and interactive puzzles, memory games, “The Bare Necessities” sing-along, and much more!

Geared towards kids ages 3-7, “The Jungle Book” is available for $3.99 on the App Store.

-Disney Diva

The Disney Diva writes Tips from the Disney Diva, a blog designed to help people planning their Walt Disney World, Disneyland, or other Disney destination vacation and making them the best they can be.

Disney Classic Peter Pan Re-imagined on iPad and iPhone (chipandco.com)
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The Jungle Book app for iPad and iPod Touch

Filed Under: Digital Books, Droid/iPad Apps, Reviews, Stuff Tagged With: App Store, disney, Disney iPad Apps, iPhone, iPod touch, Jungle Book, Mowgli, Shere Khan

Character Breakfast at Cape May Cafe

May 25, 2012 by DisneyDiva 1 Comment

It was so exciting try a different Character Meal during my February trip to Walt Disney World. My daughter and our two good friends, Les and Lisa had a “girls’ breakfast” at Cape May and really enjoyed it.

Cape May Cafe is at the Beach Club Resort on Walt Disney World property. We had a car so we just parked in the guest parking lot, but if you were staying on property you would want to take a bus to either Hollywood Studios or Epcot for your reservation and be sure to plan that into your travel time. Once we got to the host station, we received our buzzer and had a seat in the lovely Beach Club lobby for just a few minutes. We probably waited for less than 5 minutes before our buzzer went off.

The restaurant is much larger than I thought it was going to be, and could accommodate many guests. The dining rooms sport a classic 30’s beach theme and there is a buffet that will blow your mind. It’s also one of the most affordable Character Meals out there at $25.00 for adults and $12.99 for children, and a great way to see the some of the “Fab 5” ( Minnie, Goofy, and Donald).
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Filed Under: Best Disney Food, Food, Good Eats, Reviews, Tips &Tricks Tagged With: Akershus, bus, Character Breakfast, Donald, Epcot, goofy, Hollywood, Minnie, Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney World, Walt Disney World Resort

Radio Rebel coming to DVD June 19, 2012

May 23, 2012 by DisneyDiva Leave a Comment

Tara Adams, played by Debbie Ryan, star of Jessie and The Suite Life on Deck, is your ordinary shy junior trying to navigate her way through the clique-infested highs and lows of high school. What most of her classmates don’t know is that Tara has a secret identity, she is actually “Radio Rebel”, the most popular radio DJ in Seattle.

Tara’s school is in the middle of a clique crisis and Radio Rebel tries to be a voice to all kids, popular and unpopular alike and questions the status quo, to the chagrin of her schools administration. Now, with the principal hot on the trail of Radio Rebel’s true identity, and mean girl Stacy pursing Tara’s crush, Gavin, Tara must decide between keeping her identity a secret or being true to herself and potentially lose everything.

On June 19th, Image Entertainment releases the Disney Channel Original Movie RADIO REBEL on DVD! Based on the book Shrinking Violet by Danielle Joseph, the story follows Tara Adams (Debby Ryan: “Jessie,” Sixteen Wishes), an ordinary high school junior with an extraordinary secret—she’s Radio Rebel, the most popular radio DJ in Seattle! Bonus material includes 5 new featurettes including Debby Ryan’s hot music video for “We Got the Beat!”

Watch for my review soon!

Disney unveils new D-Signed JESSIE Collection (chipandco.com)
Radio Rebel Review – New Disney Channel Original Movie (thedisneyblog.com)

Filed Under: Blu-Ray & DVD, Disney & Co, Disney Channel/XD, Movies, News, Stuff Tagged With: Debbie Ryan, Disc jockey, Disney Channel Orignal Movie, Radio Rebel, Suite Life on Deck

Epcot’s Coral Reef Resturant Review

May 21, 2012 by DisneyDiva 1 Comment

I remember in the 80′s when Epcot opened, my family visited the Living Seas. I remember thinking that it was one really huge aquarium as I descended in my hydrolater and then rode my seacab (does anybody remember those things?) to “Seabase Alpha”. In fact, the Living Seas IS a huge aquarium filled with 5.7 million gallons of salt-water and over 6,000 sea creatures.

The Coral Reef Restaurant actually opened in 1986 at the same time as the rest of the Pavilion. In the 26 years that it opened and all the many times we have visited Epcot in those 26 years, I have never made an ADR (Advanced Dining Reservation) at the Coral Reef.

However, on the “girls leg” of my trip in February, my daughter said she’d like to eat somewhere different. So I went on my smart phone to the mobile Disney Dining Reservations site and booked a table for two, for later that day so we could “eat with the fish“!

We arrived at the Restaurant and checked in. There was actually a bit of drama all around us, as a large family was trying to get themselves coordinated to celebrate their parents anniversary. They took up, I kid you not, most of the dining room. I stood and waited significantly longer than I thought I would.

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Filed Under: Best Disney Food, Dining Plan, Food, Reviews, Reviews, Tips &Tricks, Top Eats Tagged With: Coral Reef, Coral Reef restaurant, Dining Plan, disney, Epcot, family, Foodservice, plan, Restaurant, Table Service, The Seas with Nemo & Friends, The Walt Disney Company, value, Walt Disney World Resort

Supercalifragilistic Breakfast at 1900 Park Fare

April 30, 2012 by DisneyDiva 3 Comments

If you’re looking for a character meal with maximum food and fun for minimum price let me suggest the Supercalifragilistic Breakfast at 1900 Park Fare in the Grand Floridian.

My daughter and I ate there in February 2012 for the first time and really enjoyed the food as well as the opportunity to meet Mary Poppins, Pooh, Tigger, Alice & the Mad Hatter. Yep, that’s FIVE characters!

Once you check in on the bottom floor of the Grand Floridian Resort at 1900 Park Fare and they take you to a backdrop where you can get your family photograph made while you wait.

The photo is not included in the price of your meal. They bring it around while you’re eating to buy if you want.

Your host then calls your name and takes you into the dining room to be seated. The wait-staff then come and take your drink order and you’re dismissed to the buffet which is AWESOME!

It’s honestly one of my favorite breakfast buffets at Walt Disney World.

And the stars of this delightful treat for the senses?

STRAWBERRY SOUP!!

LOBSTER BENEDICT

and CINNAMON ROLLS

This breakfast was not as crowded as many of the other character breakfasts I’ve been to, so we saw all of the characters twice AND they didn’t rush to get on to the next table. And it was so fun meeting the characters. Especially the Mad Hatter who you RARELY see in the parks.

We really had a great time and would recommend it to anybody wanting maximum time with characters and one really delicious breakfast!

Oh, one last weird thing. If you bring a stroller they take it when you go inside and put it on the OUTSIDE deck behind the Grand Floridian. So don’t be shocked when your stroller is gone. Just ask the person at the front desk to point you in the right direction or look for the signs.