Ghost Bride Makeup Tutorial

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Here's another fun Disney makeup tutorial for Halloween. This week's makeup was inspired by the Ghost Bride of the Haunted Mansion. She'd make a perfect companion for the Hitchhiking Ghost.

Madame Leota Makeup Tutorial

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Are you still looking for a costume for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party or perhaps Halloween itself? This tutorial from makeup artist Kay-lani (@viva_glam_kay) and Disney may be just the ticket. Her transformation into Madame Leota from the Haunted Mansion is spellbinding.

Jack Skellington Makeup Tutorial

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Are you looking for a last minute idea for a Halloween costume? Perhaps you love the Nightmare Before Christmas. If so, then this makeup tutorial from Disney and makeup artist Kay-lani is just for you.

This Winifred Sanderson Makeup Tutorial Is Spelltacular

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Halloween is just around the corner, but there's still time to find a costume. Perhaps this makeup tutorial from Disney and makeup artist Kay-lani will be the perfect look.

Finding Dory Cupcakes

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Disney Family has the cutest tutorial for making Finding Dory themed cupcakes. Since they use M&Ms and fondant as decorations, they should be quick and easy to make. I may have to make these for movie night once Finding Dory comes out on Blu-ray.

Olaf Marshmallow Treats How-To

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Do you wanna build a snowman? Well if you want to build one with gooey marshmallows and white chocolate, you're in luck. Just follow along with this tutorial from Disney to make your own Olaf marshmallowpop.

Haunted Mansion Butler Costume

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Are you looking for a last minute costume for Halloween? Well, the Disney Parks Blog has a great tutorial for creating a Haunted Mansion butler's costume with ready made clothing you may be able to find at a thrift store.

FREE?? At Disney World?

Surprisingly, there are some freebies at Disney World. Most are small, but that doesn't make them any less fun. Today, I'll tell you about the freebies at the Magic Kingdom. The freebies start when you enter the Ticket and Transportation center. Sometimes, cast members will hand out Transportation Collector Cards as you walk up the ramp to the monorail. If you get there at the right time and your party is small enough, you may be able to ride in the front of the Monorail. They will give you each a Monorail License with a place for your name and the date on the back. 

When you reach the Magic Kingdom and pass through the gate, many of the cast members will sprinkle kids with Mickey confetti, which Bean loves to bring home. They also have round Mickey stickers that they give to children. As you pass under the railway station, don't forget to grab a map and times guide, a great free item with the date of your visit. At City Hall, they have free buttons that you can wear to let everyone know what you are celebrating. We usually go the week of Bean's birthday and make sure to get her a birthday button. All of the cast members who see the button wish her a Happy Birthday all day long. On one of our birthday trips, Bean went up to Stitch to have her picture taken and he gave her Stitch stickers. When she dressed up as Sleeping Beauty, a passing cast member gave her Aurora stickers. 

Another free item that you can request is a paper menu at many of the restaurants. The menus are usually colorful and quite decorative. It's a great way to remember a fun meal. In Fantasyland, cast members may give you a shield shaped sticker with "Honorary Prince of the Day" (Prince Charming) or "Honorary Princess of the Day" (Cinderella) on them. They are very cute. The Disney Vacation club also gives stickers to kids. Each has a photo of a character and the Disney Vacation Club logo. A slightly strange free item that you'll see a lot of is Disney World napkins. People usually end up carrying a few with them, due to eating at counter service restaurants and food carts. The napkin designs change during different times of the year and can be quite cute. 

At the Tomorrowland Speedway, kids can get an Official Speedway License with Mickey’s picture on it. There is a place on the back to enter their name and the date. Another great free collectible, which happens to be my favorite, is the Pirate scroll from Cap'n Jack's Pirate Tutorial. It's a great show with a lot of audience participation. At the end of the show, the kids who participated in the show, and often, every kid in the audience, is given a scroll proclaiming them a member of Cap'n Jack's crew. The scrolls are rather cool and are signed by Cap'n Jack himself. 

The coolest free item I've ever seen was the Tinker Bell pin that Smee gave Bean. She was getting autographs from Smee and Captain Hook outside of Pirates of the Caribbean and was using her new autograph book, which has the characters printed around the edge of each page. Captain Hook and Smee both drew all over the picture of Tinker Bell; Captain Hook X'd her out and Smee gave her devil horns and a tail. When Bean saw this, she said "Hey, that's not very nice!" Smee then pretended to be ashamed and handed her a Tinker Bell pin to make up for it. It was unexpected and very cool!

Hitchhiking Ghost Makeup Tutorial

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Disney has been sharing a lot of fun makeup tutorials to help everyone get ready early for Halloween. This week's makeup was inspired by the Haunted Mansion's Hitchhiking Ghosts. It's too spooky and adorable.

The BFG on Blu-Ray

On the 13th of this month, fans around the world celebrated the 100th birthday of Roald Dahl. And today is the annual World Dream Day, which honors "the dreamer, visionary and innovator in all of us" and was inspired by Dahl's favorite work, The BFG. So it only seems appropriate that Disney has now announced the Blu-Ray and DVD release of The BFG on December 6. I absolutely loved this wonderful film and look forward to seeing it again. The Blu-ray will be loaded with fun bonus features, including:

• Bringing "The BFG" to Life - Young Ruby Barnhill (Sophie) hosts a behind-the-scenes look at the film, with interviews from the cast and crew.
• The Big Friendly Giant and Me - an animated short about the friendship and dreams shared by the boy before Sophie and the BFG
• Gobblefunk: The Wonderful Words of the BFG - A whoopsey-splunkers tutorial on the meaning of the gloriumptious gobblefunk in "The BFG"
• Giants 101 - an introduction to the loathsome giants and how they were created
• Melissa Mathison: A Tribute - An homage to Melissa Mathison, the screenwriter of "The BFG" and "E.T."
• John Williams: Scoring A Dream - concept art and memorable moments interwoven with John Williams scoring session

If you haven't had a chance to see The BFG yet, be sure to check it out when it arrives on Blu-Ray December 6. For my review of the film, or to see trailers, just follow the links.