La Belle et La Bete - Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" CD in French

I went to Paris, France back in 1993, and one of the things that I planned to do when I got there (besides going to Disneyland Paris) was to buy some Disney music in French. I wanted to get Disney's animated classic, "Beauty and the Beast" in French, and I found it! This soundtrack is so beautiful in French- it's the same music as the English version, only the singers are singing in French. (Since this movie takes place in France, it makes it all-the-more authentic!)

Daytime View of The Magic Kingdom from The California Grill Restaurant

Here's a daytime view of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in a photo that I took from inside the California Grill restaurant on top of Disney's Contemporary Resort. See the post from a few days ago to see the nighttime view. As I may have mentioned earlier, the California Grill is one of my favorite restaurants. If you ever know that you're going to Walt Disney World, I recommend that you call Disney Dining at Walt Disney World- (407)WDW-DINE to make reservations in advance. They take reservations up to 6 months in advance for any of the restaurants at Walt Disney World.

Donald Duck T-Shirt

This is a great shirt from the Disney Store, featuring Donald Duck. It says, "Walt Disney's DONALD Still Angry After All These Years". I was at Disneyland in line for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 2 years ago and I was wearing this shirt. A lady on the ride started laughing at my shirt, saying, "That reminds me of my father. Still angry after all these years". This is one of my favorite shirts.

Photograph of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom from Disney's California Grill Restaurant

This is a nighttime view of The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, taken from the California Grill, located at the top of Disney's Contemporary Resort. I love eating at the California Grill- it has a spectacular view of the Seven Seas Lagoon and all the hotels that surround it, and, of course, this view. The food there is great- I took this picture the first night that I arrived at Walt Disney World in September. I had made my reservation in advance, to kick off my vacation right!

Mickey Mouse Boxers From Disneyland

This is my one and only pair of Mickey Mouse Boxer shorts from Disneyland. They also happen to be my only Mickey Mouse underpants. You can see Mickey wearing different styles of boxers himself in this print. I couldn't resist buying these boxers, because they are fun! I purchased them on Main Street at the Main Street Clothiers a few years ago.

Walt Disney's Mary Poppins Talking View Master Reels

This is a GAF Talking View Master Reel Set for the Walt Disney motion picture, "Mary Poppins". I got this for Christmas back around 1972 along with several other View Master reels. What's cool about View Master reels is that they are totally in 3-D. The Talking View Master also tells a story while you view the story. Mary Poppins is absolutely my favorite Disney film, bar none. Mary is so cool, and she's "practically perfect in every way".

Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse Pocket Watch by Fossil

This beautiful pocket watch features Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse kissing. Notice the 3 hearts above them. Mickey is in his classic red shorts, and Minnie is wearing a blue dress. Notice that it's old-style Mickey and Minnie. This watch was the gift watch that you got if you bought all 6 watches from the Disney Store in Fossil's "Watch Collector's Club Series V". This cool watch came inside a beautiful music box (as did all 6 watches in this series). Believe me, this is one of the best watches that I've ever had. It's on a chain (as most pocket watches are), and it is numbered #1817 out of 7500. The cool thing about the Watch Collector's Club is that only the people who buy all 6 watches and redeem the coupons for them will get the 7th watch- so, although 7,500 of these watches were made, a lot fewer than that were every shipped out. Therefore, this is a very, very rare Mickey Mouse watch. I like it because it looks great, has an old-school style, yet is new and classy. I've used this watch only a couple of times- mostly I have kept it in storage with my other collectible watches. I just might start using it again! I have never seen anyone else with this watch.

I would be willing to part with this extremely rare Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse watch for $5,000 plus shipping.

Disney Gallery of Light Boxes and Disney Heirloom Boxes by Olszewski

One of my favorite artists who creates products with Disney characters is Robert Olszewski. His "Gallery of Light" boxes which are sold exclusively at Disney Parks are incredibly beautiful. They are definitely worth checking out. They make perfect gifts. Want to melt your girlfriend's heart or make your Mom sigh? Buy them one of these as a gift! Also check out the Heirloom Boxes by Olszewski, which are incredibly detailed! I have bought a couple of these for myself, and I also bought one for my sister and one for my Mom!

The Karnival Kid 1929 Mickey Mouse T-Shirt from The Disney Store

This is a t-shirt from The Disney Store, bought around 1995, featuring Mickey Mouse in "The Karnival Kid", a black and white Mickey Mouse cartoon from 1929. This shirt shows a scene where Mickey makes up his mind to go see "Minnie the Shimmy Dancer". As you can see, the shirt was made in color. I always got so many compliments on this shirt- here in California and a whole lot more when I wore it to Walt Disney World in Florida! The shirt's still holding up kind of well, but nothing lasts forever, so I thought I'd take a picture and put it on here!

Esmeralda and Phoebus Dolls from "Hunchback of Notre Dame" by Mattel

These are dolls from the 1996 Walt Disney Pictures classic, "The Huntchback of Notre Dame". These dolls were made by Mattel, and are still in their original boxes, and are brand new (never opened). Pictured here are Esmeralda (voiced in the movie by Demi Moore), and Phoebus (voiced by Kevin Kline). I really like the costumes on these dolls!

Photo of Mary Poppins' Horse at Disney's Hollywood Studios Florida

This is a photo of Mary Poppins' carousel horse that she rode in the 1964 Walt Disney movie, "Mary Poppins". This photo was taken in September at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World in Florida. The horse is in a glass case in the lobby of Disney's replica of Grauman's Chinese Theater, and can be seen while standing in line for "The Great Movie Ride". While I don't own the horse in the picture, I took this picture and I thought that you might like it!

Walt Disney World- The Magic Kingdom- GAF Talking View Master Reels Set

This is a GAF Talking View Master reels set of "Walt Disney World- The Magic Kingdom". I received this as a present from Santa Claus back in Christmas of 1972, and it was a memorable gift. As you can see, I still have it! I used to love and listen to this reel, and always hope that someday I'd get to go to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida! Most of the things presented on these 3 talking reels is still present at Walt Disney World today. The only thing that I can think of that is gone is the "Mickey Mouse Review", which went to Tokyo Disneyland a long time ago.

Book: Be Our Guest - Perfecting The Art of Customer Service by the Disney Institute

This is an excellent book called "Be Our Guest- Perfecting The Art of Customer Service" by the Disney Institute. This book discusses The Walt Disney Company's philosophy regarding customer service (or guest service, in Disney speak). It provides great insight into what makes great customer service. I've read this book a couple of times. I even lent it to my former Fed Ex manager, and she read it really fast!

Donald Duck T-Shirt with quote from Walt Disney

This is one of my favorite Disney T-shirts. I didn't buy it to wear it- I bought it to frame it because I like the quote, and the design with Donald Duck. The quote is by Walt Disney, and it says, "The way to get started is to quit TALKING and beging DOING". I think that's good advice! Notice that Donald Duck has a ribbon tied around his mouth, and he looks kind of upset!

LP Record Disney's "America on Parade"

This is the picture-disc long-playing record of Disney's "America on Parade", which was a parade at Disneyland and Walt Disney World from 1975-1976. I remember this parade very well- I saw it a few times, and I remember the commercial on TV. I was able to purchase some of the music from this parade on CD about 5 years ago at Walt Disney World from on of their "Walt Disney World Forever" kiosks. I was able to get this particular record album from my friend Debbie, whose husband worked at Disneyland for years and collected Disney record albums. She sold this to me fairly recently.

If you would like to own this perfect-condition Picture Disc LP of Disney's "America on Parade", I am willing to part with it for $200 plus shipping.