Disneyana Fan Club's Chapters Showcase

Chapter at the Park To Feature Special Guest Terri Hardin

2012-02-17T00:27:00.000-08:00

After many years at the Garden Grove Historical Society, the original Chapter at the Park of the Disneyana Fan Club is "charting a new course!" I do hope our friends will join us as we begin this new adventure on February 18th at 12 Noon with our very special guest Terri Hardin. We will be meeting at at the Crowne Plaza Resort and Hotel in Garden Grove on the corner of Harbor Blvd. and Chapman Avenue. It will be an afternoon of fun as Terri shares some of her work and then asks us what we would like to see her design....Bring those ideas on the 18th!

Check out our brand new Facebook page also by :

clicking here.

Hope to see you there! And if you can't make the meeting keep an eye on the Facebook page as we will be announcing future meetings.

Please pass this onto friends who might be interested!

THE NEXT WORLD CHAPTER MEETING IS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22

2011-10-15T16:53:00.000-07:00

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If you are going to be in the Walt Disney World Area around October, you won't want to miss the next World Chapter's Meeting. It will be an evening to remember with our very special Disney guest speakers, surprises and of course our Live Disney Auction!.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU R.S.V.P. this message with the number in your party that will be attending this upcoming World Chapter meeting as we need to know, so we can have amble supply of refreshments on hand. As the hotel is supplying our refreshments, we need to let them know how many will be attending

PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION: The Holiday Inn at Downtown Disney
1805 Hotel Plaza Boulevard
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
(WE ARE BACK ON DISNEY PROPERTY!)

PLEASE NOTE: ONCE THE MEETING STARTS AT 6:45PM, WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY ADDITIONAL AUCTION ITEMS AS IT HAS PROVEN DISRUPTIVE TO THE MEETING AND TO THE SPEAKER. SO PLAN ON ARRIVING ON TIME (OR EVEN EARLY) IF YOU WANT TO PUT SOME OF YOUR GREAT DISNEY ITEMS UP FOR SALE!

"Show and Tell" is open to EVERYONE! Got something you want to share or show off to the membership? Well please bring it to the next meeting and help make the meeting a huge success! Thank you

Well we have a great meeting planned for you! And look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible. Let's all try to turn out and show our support for our chapter (and don't forget your guests are welcome too so invite your friends to join us!) ....

The next Disneyana Fan Club
World Chapter meeting for Disney Enthusiasts
IS SATURDAY, October 22, 2011!

Our Very Special "Be Our Guest" Speaker will be …

Wayne McGonigal
a Horticulturalist with over 30 years of in-the-field experience in a wide variety of plant related roles.

Wayne moved to Orlando from St. Louis in 1989 to start a career with the Walt Disney Company. Roles for Disney have ranged from the Land Pavilion at Epcot, to Gardener in the Parks, and currently is a part-time facilitator for the Disney Institute, where he has worked since 1995.

Wayne is also add very knowledgeable on Disney Christmas history and will touching on it in his talk. I believe he also will be bringing some Disney Christmas artifacts.

He is currently the owner of Horticultural Ideas, a "Garden Personality" company, focusing on small-scale residential landscapes in the Orlando area.

Also our October 22 World Chapter meeting will also have a Halloween Costume Contest so wear your spookiest and scariest and coolest costumes.

Effective January 1, 2011, we will be starting an old program used by the NFFC. Any member in good standing that brings in five NEW members will receive their next year’s renewal for free. Renewing members do NOT quality as NEW members. (this of course does not have to be done in one meeting!).

Annual World Chapter Dues are $20.00
Mailing newsletters remains $5.00 Annually
Member Door" $4.00
Prospective Member Door Fee: 8.00

PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION: The Holiday Inn at Downtown Disney
1805 Hotel Plaza Boulevard
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
(407) 828-8888
To Get Directions:
http://tiny.cc/0evoo

Registration starts at 6:00PM
Meeting starts PROMPTLY at 6:45 PM
Meeting will END no later than 9:30 PM

For more information, Contact us at: worldchapter@disneyanafanclub.org
Also visit us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/groups/95390299991/
and
http://www.disneyanafanclub.org

"Somehow I can't believe there are many heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secret of making dreams come true. This special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four C's. They are Curiosity, Confidence, Courage and Constancy, and the greatest is Confidence. When you believe a thing, believe it all over, implicitly and unquestioningly."
--- Walt Disney ---

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Next Cascade Chapter meeting

2011-03-07T20:13:00.000-08:00

The Cascade Chapter is having its next meeting on March 12 at 7:00 pm at the Public Safety Building of Milwaukie (3200 SE Harrison, Milwaukie, OR). We are extremely pleased to announce that our special guest will be Jeff Kurtti. Jeff is a Disney historian and author and co-author of several books, including 'The Art of Tangled', 'Since the World Began: Walt Disney World the First 25 Years' and 'Walt Disney World: Then, Now and Forever'. Be sure to bring one of your books for Jeff to sign. Snacks and beverages will be provided.

World Chapter Announces Meeting on Saturday, February 19, 2011

2011-01-17T22:15:00.000-08:00

If you are going to be in the Walt Disney World Area around February, you won't want to miss the next World Chapter's Meeting. It will be a night to remember with our very special guest, surprises and of course our Live Auction!.

Well we have a great meeting planned for you! And look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible. Let's all try to turn out and show our support for our chapter (and don't forget your guests are welcome too so invite your friends to join us!) ....

The next Disneyana Fan Club
World Chapter meeting for Disney Enthusiasts
IS SATURDAY, February 19, 2011!

Our Very Special "Be Our Guest" Speaker will be …
Mark Stetter, DVM, Dipl. ACZM
Director of Animal Health
Disney’s Animal Programs and Environmental Initiatives

Dr. Mark Stetter, Director of Animal Health for the Walt Disney World Resort, has over twenty-five years experience as a veterinarian, and is one of only 125 board certified zoo and wildlife specialists in the world. In his current position, Dr. Stetter manages animal health throughout Disney's Animal Kingdom, Epcot’s The Seas, and the Walt Disney World Resort.

This promises to a very special night as we always have a few surprises planned as well including our 50/50 Raffle, we are also bringing back our famous Live Raffles and of a new group of selections from Arlen's private Disney videos on DVD will be raffled off!

Effective January 1, 2011, we will be starting an old program used by the NFFC. Any member in good standing that brings in five NEW members will receive their next year’s renewal for free. Renewing members do NOT quality as NEW members. (this of course does not have to be done in one meeting!).

Annual World Chapter Dues are $20.00
Mailing newsletters remains $5.00 Annually
Member Door" $2.00
Prospective Member Door Fee: 6.00

LOCATION: Thai Thani restaurant in Celebration
600 Market Street, Suite 110 Celebration, FL, 34757
407-239-9733

Doors open for dinner at the restaurant at 5:00 PM
Registration starts at 6:00PM
Meeting starts PROMPTLY at 6:45 PM
(in case anyone wants to get dinner at the Thai Thani restaurant BEFORE the meeting starts and REMEMBER to bring your 10% Discount Coupon, click on link below for it)
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/NRA6ilaIGHILuP38s_m_Ow?feat=directlink
Let's all come out early and support the restaurant for having a great meeting space for us.

For more information, Contact us at: worldchapter@blueskycellar.com
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Nor Cal celebrates the holidays

2010-12-13T17:55:00.000-08:00

Nor Cal held its 20th annual holiday party on December 11th, celebrating with a pot luck dinner, a gift exchange and, best of all, a toy drive benefiting the Dixon Toys for Tots program. Hundreds of toys were donated. Coats and shoes were also collected.

Studio Chapter invites you to their 1st Annual GOOF OFF Trivia Challenge for Charity in November

2010-10-26T12:31:00.000-07:00

The Studio Chapter in Los Angeles is hosting is 1st Annual GOOF OFF Trivia Challenge for Charity at the Disneyland Resort on Sunday, November 21st, at 1pm.

The Chapter has held an annual fun trivia challenge event at the resort for years, put together and moderated by one of its own members. The most recent moderator, David Ameeti, who was also the Chapter's webmaster, was diagnosed with cancer in 2009, and passed away early this year. In his honor, the Chapter has renamed the event after David's favorite Disney character, and dedicated it to be a fundraiser for charity.

Anyone is welcome to participate. The Chapter is asking that those who wish to participate pre-register, and make a suggested donation of $10 per participant. All proceeds for this year's event will be donated to a local cancer charity.

We will meet at 1pm at the Picnic Area located near the Mickey & Friends Tram stop just off the Esplanade at the Resort. The event itself will take place inside Disney California Adventure, which was David's favorite park, and where he was planning his last challenge in 2009. Admission to the park is required, and is not provided by the Chapter.

If you're in the Southern California area, we hope you will join us for a fun day at the resort, and contribute to a worthy charity at the same time.

For more information, and for a registration form, please e-mail: thewatertower@earthlink.net

THE NEXT WORLD CHAPTER MEETING WILL BE OCT 23 WITH GUEST SPEAKER....

2010-10-08T13:02:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

Well our "Be Our Guest" speaker will none other than our very own Jim Korkis to talk about his new book, "Vault of Walt".

We will have a limited quantity of books on sale so I'd advise getting there early before they are all sold out. The book will sell for $15.00 each

There are some ground rules though so that the maximum number of people can purchase a book.

One book per membership will be sold during round 1 (Members Only). Mike will collect the money and I (arlen) will keep a list of the purchases and how many books each person wants to purchase and those guests wanting to purchase a book.
After everyone has made their first purchase, those people on the list that want a second book, will be called in the order of their name on the list to prevent the last person on the list standing in line to get the first book from round 2.

This seems the only that is fair for all and for as many people as possible that wants a book can get one.

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If you are going to be in the Walt Disney World Area around October, you won't want to miss the next World Chapter's Meeting. It will be a night to remember with our very special guest, surprises and of course our Live Auction!. PLEASE NOTE BELOW NEW LOCATION FOR THE MEETING!

Well we have a great meeting planned for you! And look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible. Let's all try to turn out and show our support for our chapter (and don't forget your guests are welcome too so invite your friends to join us!) ....

The next World Chapter meeting for Disney Enthusiasts
IS SATURDAY, October 23, 2010!

Our "Be Our Guest" Speaker will be ....
JIM KORKIS

Jim has announced his upcoming release of his first book about Disney history, The Vault of Walt. It will officially be released by Ayefour Publishing on October 3 The book is more than 460 pages long and is divided into four sections: stories about Walt Disney's life, stories about the Disney Films, stories of the Disney Theme Parks, and, finally, stories about out of the ordinary Disney history from the Mickey Mouse radio show of the 1930s to why the FBI was upset with Walt and everything else in between. Each section is composed of chapters that are self contained stories featuring anecdotes, quotes and facts that have never before appeared in print.

The book is called The Vault of Walt because these are the stories that have been locked away for decades, and now it is time to open wide the vault and share them with Disney fans.

The foreword to the book is by Walt and Lillian's oldest surviving daughter, Diane Disney Miller:

Some years ago, our son Walt brought to my attention an article on the MousePlanet Website. It was that rare thing; An honest, well-written piece that was so authentic, so true to my dad's spirit, so unprejudiced and non-judgmental that as I read it I could see the twinkle in dad's eye, hear his laugh.

I immediately wrote the author Wade Sampson a letter of appreciation. Some weeks later I received a reply and learned that Wade Sampson was actually the pseudonym of Jim Korkis, who worked for the Walt Disney World Company as a coordinator at the Learning Center and was well-known and respected as a Disney historian. Since that time I looked forward eagerly to 'Wade's' ongoing output, learning some things I didn't know, but always delighted with what he chose to write about and his obvious understanding and even affection for his subject.

Jim does not put my father on a pedestal, but he does like him, and I do not think that disqualifies him from having objectivity in his opinion of him. I find myself in the same position.

I am so pleased that many of his articles are now bound together in this book. Dad's personality, character and values are displayed in the selections Jim has offered here.

I have not hesitated to correspond with Jim whenever I think of something that might interest him, or to add some insights into something he has written about. Dad did not hide anything about his life. He loved to talk about it. But he never really talked about religion, and his feelings about prayer, and I learned from Jim's article how deeply these feelings went.

I look forward to his continued exploration of dad's life and times. Something interesting and illuminating always seems to turn up, some little event and angle that adds to the story of his very good life.

Diane Disney Miller

July 2010~

Jim Korkis is a professional actor and magician, a published author with hundreds of books and magazine articles to his credit and an internationally recognized Disney Historian whose research has been used by the Disney Company for a variety of projects. Jim was an animation instructor at the Disney Institute.

Jim tells the most wonderful Disney stories! A True Master Storyteller! So come spend an enchanted evening!

This promises to a very special night as we always have a few surprises planned as well!

PLEASE NOTE: Due to rising cost of renting a room, the annual membership fees have gone (first raise in over 5 years) and the door admission as well.
New Rates:
New Annual Dues are $20.00
Mailing newsletters remains $5.00 Annually
Member Door fee goes up by $1.00 to $2.00
Prospective Member Door Fee goes up by $1.00 to 6.00

NEW LOCATION: Thai Thani restaurant in Celebration
600 Market Street, Suite 110 Celebration, FL, 34757
407-239-9733

Doors open at 5:00 PM
Registration starts at 6:00PM
Meeting starts PROMPTLY at 6:45 PM
(in case anyone wants to get dinner at the Thai Thani restaurant BEFORE the meeting starts and REMEMBER to bring your 10% Discount Coupon, click on link below for it)
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/NRA6ilaIGHILuP38s_m_Ow?feat=directlink
Let's all come out early and support the restaurant for having a great meeting space for us.

Admission: $2.00 for current NFFC Members, $6 Prospective Members.
Friendly Reminder: "Chapter Membership is now due"

For more information Contact us at: worldchapter@magicalmountain.net
Also visit the Magical Mountain.net for the official World Chapter Web Site and Forum at: http://www.magicalmountain.net/worldchapter/worldchapter.asp
or on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/group.php?gid=97542829314&ref=ts

"Somehow I can't believe there are many heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secret of making dreams come true. This special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four C's. They are Curiosity, Confidence, Courage and Constancy, and the greatest is Confidence. When you believe a thing, believe it all over, implicitly and unquestioningly.."
--- Walt Disney ---

October is giving back time for Nor Cal

2010-10-01T15:09:00.000-07:00

Last year we started a new tradition for Nor Cal at the suggestion of our longtime member, Sue. Noting that we meet in one of the conference rooms of Sutter General Hospital in Sacramento, Sue had the great idea that we give back by making some Halloween gift bags for the children in the hospital's pediatric ward. We assembled boxes of crayons, pencils, stickers and coloring pages for 50 children. We also put a beanie baby in each bag, thanks to the generosity of Sue and her husband, Leo. Other members also donated small items for the gift bags. The feedback we received from the nurses told us that we were on to something big, so we are doing it again this year.

This is an inexpnsive thing chapters can do with a little advance planning. Crayons and pencils go on sale for next to nothing just before school starts each year. We paid 25 cents each for boxes of 24 crayons and pencils were about 5 cents each. Coloring pages can be done for the cost of photocopying, something that could be donated by a local business or a chapter member's employer. The rest is up to chapter members to donate.

By the way, we had a great time decorating and assembling the gift bags at our October meeting. Not only was it fun, we enjoyed visiting with one another as we worked.

One of Our Founding and Oldest Member is Celebrating his 82nd Birthday So we threw a SURPRISE Birthday Party for him!

2010-09-13T10:06:00.000-07:00

What a great night and a great turn out at the surprise party for Luke at our World Chapter Meeting!

We turned it into a "This is your life" with a dvd slideshow of great old photos of Luke, several artwork done by Disney artists and of course birthday cake. Some people even thing that Luke looks a little like Walt Disney. You be the judge.

ENJOY!

Which Chapter Will Post On This Blog First?

2010-08-27T00:41:00.000-07:00

Hey Chapters of Disneyana Fan Club!

If you want to "get the word out there" about your Chapter, this new blog is a great way to do it! With this blog, you can show pictures and even create links to other websites or pages that you may have elsewhere! So come on! Which Chapter will put the first post up?

Welcome to the Chapters Showcase!

2010-07-22T23:33:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone.

At the Chapters Meeting at the Disneyana Fan Club's Disneyana Mania Convention last week, I mentioned that we would be creating a blog for all Chapters of Disneyana Fan Club to post fun things about their Chapters to share with the world. Well, here it is!

The Chapters Showcase is going to be a fun new part of Disneyana Fan Club. Each and every single Chapter of Disneyana Fan Club is invited to post their Chapter-approved videos here! We will be sending invitations to all Chapters of the Club!!! The president of each Chapter will let us know whom they choose to post on this blog for their Chapter, and that person will be granted "author status" on this blog!

So, if you are a President of a Chapter of Disneyana Fan Club and would like to get started on the Chapters Showcase right now, please send an email to: webmaster@disneyanafanclub.org.

Thank you.

- David Ransom, Webmaster, Disneyana Fan Club