Jim Henson Idea Man

Disney

The trailer for Jim Henson Idea Man has arrived and it looks amazing. Most of us grew up watching a Jim Henson production: from Sesame Street and The Muppets, to Labyrinth or Dark Crystal, there was something for everyone. I can't wait to watch this DisneyPlus special that goes behind the scenes of Jim's creative life.

Here's the official synopsis from Disney:

"Jim Henson Idea Man" takes us into the mind of this singular creative visionary, from his early years puppeteering on local television to the worldwide success of Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, and beyond. Featuring unprecedented access to Jim's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man whose boundless imagination inspired the world.

Jim Henson Idea Man arrives on DisneyPlus on May 31st.

May the 4th Treats at Disney World

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Star Wars Day is just around the corner and that means a few new special themed treats will begin appearing at Disney World. Most of these delicious delights will be available from May 4-31.

Hollywood Studios  

ABC Commissary, Backlot Express, PizzeRizzo, and Rosie’s All-American Café

• Jettison Juice: Minute Maid Lemonade and watermelon served with a glow cube 🧋

Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo

• Mossberry Biscuit: Biscuit topped with ube and matcha icing, ube micro sponge cake, sprinkles, and dehydrated blueberries 💥

Dockside Diner

• Princess of Alderaan Shake: Salted caramel shake topped with whipped cream, edible glitter, and mini cinnamon rolls

Milk Stand

• Polystarch Puffbread: Croissants topped with blue and green milk craquelin served with yuzu-passion fruit-coconut dipping sauce 💥

Rosie’s All-American Cafe

• Mustafarian Puff: Red cream puff with cookies ‘n cream custard filling topped with chocolate cream cookie crumbs  

Oasis Canteen, Sunshine Day Bar, Tune-In Lounge, and The Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge

• Cosmic Rum Punch: Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, Bacardí Superior Rum, pineapple juice, Minute Maid Lemonade, grenadine, and a glow cube  

Anaheim Produce, Grand Avenue, Market (May 4-5)  

• Lightsaber Churro with chocolate sauce 

Churro Cart

• Lightsaber Churro with chocolate sauce

Disney Springs  

Amorette’s Patisserie (May 1-6)  

• Stormtrooper Petit Cake: Layers of chocolate chiffon, vanilla bean mousse, dark chocolate ganache, and cherries 💥

The Ganachery

• Death Star Ganache Square: Ruby chocolate with 65% dark chocolate 💥 
• Rebellion Ganache Square: White chocolate blended with dragon fruit enrobed in dark 65% chocolate 💥

Disney World (Coming Soon)

• Salvaged Stormtrooper Helmet Bucket 💥

💥 - New

🧋- Non-alcoholic

Deadpool & Wolverine Trailer

Marvel

A new trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine has arrived and it is wild. Fair warning, there is a lot of swearing and violence in this trailer, but it's Deadpool, so it's not really a surprise.

Deadpool & Wolverine arrives in theaters on July 26.

Marvin Gaye Quote

If you cannot find peace within yourself,

you will never find it anywhere else.

- Marvin Gaye

Butterfly Landing at EPCOT

I love visiting Butterfly Landing at the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival. There are so many different species to see, like this Zebra Longwing.

Character Headbands Are Coming To Disneyland

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Have you seen the latest Mickey Ears-style character headbands? They're adorable and a bit wild. Originally released in Hong Kong Disneyland, these customizable ears are making their way to Disneyland soon.

There are three steps to create your own unique headband:

1. Select a headband
2. Choose one or more mini plush accessories 
3. Secure the plush to the headband

And there are quite a few plush characters to choose from:

• Mickey Mouse 
• Minnie Mouse
• Donald Duck 
• Daisy Duck
• Chip
• Dale
• Winnie the Pooh
• Tigger
• Stitch
• Buzz Lightyear
• Little Green Alien
• Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear

The Create Your Own Headbands and separately sold mini plush accessories will soon be available at The The Mad Hatter on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland and Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff in Pixar Pier at California Adventure. 

Amaury Guichon's Chocolate Kraken

Amaury Guichon

I love seeing the chocolate displays at Disney World every year. From over-the-top eggs at the Resorts at Easter to full chocolate scenes at EPCOT during the Food and Wine Festival, there are so many amazing chocolate designs to see. 

Unfortunately, I can't always make it to the parks while these delicious displays are available. So you can imagine my delight when I discovered the videos of Chocolatier Amaury Guichon. His chocolate creations are on another level! And the process of creating these amazing designs is just fascinating. This video of a kraken holding a captive ship is a recreation of his first design, which he brought to life at the age of 16. Incredible!

Additional fascinating videos can be found on his YouTube channel.