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Schedule for Disneyana Fan Club (NFFC) Celebrity Appearances at the D23 Expo
At Booth C414 during this weekend's D23 Expo the Disneyana Fan Club will be presenting signing opportunities with celebrities.
- Mark Silverman tentative 9a -11a
- June Foray 11a - 1p
- Margaret Kerry tentative 130p -330p
- Bill Farmer 4p- 6p
- Bill Farmer 9a -1030a
- Susan Egan 11a -1230p
- Margaret Kerry 1p -230p
- Mark Silverman 230p - 4p
- Paige O'Hara 4p -530p
- Margaret Kerry tentative 130p -330p
- Paige O'Hara 4p - 6p
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Posted: Fri 8/19/2011 7:43a • permalink • Discuss It
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NFFC-Disneyana Fan Club Northern California Chapter Meeting Saturday, May 14
The Northern California Chapter of the NFFC-Disneyana Fan Club will be holding its next meeting on Saturday, May 14 beginning at 6:30PM.
Prepare to celebrate all things Medfield! Disney's fictional town and alma mater has been the setting for several live action films, including "The Absent Minded Professor," "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes," "The Shaggy Dog," and "Flubber."
Those in and around the Sacramento area are welcome to attend. Please see http://www.norcalnffc.org for more information about this chapter.
Posted: Mon 5/9/2011 8:32a • permalink • Discuss It
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On January 16th the Disneyana Fan Club Show & Sale at the Crowne Plaza in Garden Grove, California will offer a variety of fabulous Disney merchandise from the past and present. Among their special guests will be Margaret Tinker Bell Kerry and Mark Silverman, the Voice of Rod Serling in the Tower of Terror and numerous vendors including the Disney Studio Store with select exclusive merchandise and Mickey's of Glendale (The company store at Walt Disney Imagineering)
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Posted: Mon 1/3/2011 1:57p • permalink • Discuss It
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OCReg: The voice of Goofy speaks
Brief interview with the voice of Goofy, Bill Farmer at his recent appearance at the Disneyana Fan Club’s convention in Garden Grove, CA.
Posted: Fri 7/16/2010 3:04p • permalink • Discuss It
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NFFC Disneyana Fan Club convention to be held near Disneyland July 13 - July 18
Complete details on the July 13 - July 18 NFFC Disneyana Fan Club annual convention near Disneyland including all the panel discussions, parties, the Legends Luncheon and more.
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Posted: Tue 6/29/2010 8:20p • permalink • Discuss It
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The NFFC/Disneyana Fan Club will be holding their annual convention Welcome Reception Banquet / Princess and the Frog Mardi Gras Party on Tuesday July 13. The Guests of Honor this year are Jennifer Cody (voice of Charlotte) and Michael Leon Wooley (voice of Louis the Jazz Musician Alligator). Dinner will consist of jambalaya, red beans and rice and beignets. There will be music and entertainment and while everyone is encouraged to come in a costume befitting a true New Orleans Mardi Gras Party. Afterwards there will be a Meet and Greet and autograph session with our guests of honor from the film.
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Posted: Wed 6/9/2010 6:56p • permalink • Discuss It
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NFFC National Convention Room Hopping Schedule
Members of the NFFC National Fantasy Fan Club the Club for Disneyana Enthusiasts will be opening up individual hotel rooms so you can Shop til you Drop Room Hopping, as it is known, will be better than ever this July with more days and more rooms than ever. This is your chance to get great deals on everything Disney, including Disney Pins!!
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Posted: Thu 7/9/2009 7:52a • permalink • Discuss It
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NFFC Room Hopping July 14, 15, 16 and 18
July 14th open 5pm-11pm
July 15th open 5pm-11pm
July 16th open 5pm-11pm
July 18th open 5pm- 11pm
Hours are subject to change without notice.
Members of the NFFC National Fantasy Fan Club the Club for Disneyana
Enthusiasts will be opening up individual hotel rooms so you can Shop til you Drop Room Hopping, as it is known, will be better than ever this July with more days and more rooms than ever.
This is your chance to get great deals on everything Disney, including Disney Pins!!
Disney Collectibles of all kinds including Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean and Much More
Same As Last Year we have at least 5 Rooms that will be open on 1 Floor with Sellers
This Event will be held at the
Crowne Plaza Resort Anaheim / Garden Grove
12021 Harbor Blvd
Garden Grove, CA 92840
On the Corner of Harbor Blvd and Chapman
Come Get the Best Deals on Disneyana
Collectibles before & During the Show & Sale
CALL: 714-529-8704 or Email JungleNavigation@aol.com
Although We Are Free & Open To the Public We Still Reserve the Right to Refuse Entry
Posted: Mon 6/8/2009 12:23p • permalink • Discuss It
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Wayne Allwine, voice of Mickey Mouse, passes away at 62
Wayne Allwine, best known as the voice of Mickey Mouse, passed away at the age of 62 on May 18th from complications with Diabetes. Allwine had done the voice of Mickey continually since 1983. While working on the Totally Minnie CD Allwine met the voice of Minnie Mouse, Russi Taylor and in 1997 they married. Allwine was also an accomplished sound effects editor on films including Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Innerspace, and he won a Sound Editing Emmy for his work on the TV series Amazing Stories.
On a personal note, Rebekah and I had the opportunity to meet Wayne and Russi many times and they were two of the most beautiful people you'd ever want to meet. Many LaughingPlace.com readers will remember their attendance at one of our annual meets where they, on their own, spoke to the attendees about how much the readers' love of Disney meant to them bringing many of those in attendance to tears.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Russi and their families. Wayne will be missed by Disney fans around the world.
Below is a short video clip of Wayne and Russi during one of their NFFC appearances:
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Related Links
- Wayne Alline on Disney's official Disney Legends website
- Disney Legend Ceremony indicuting Wayne and Russi
Includes video of their speeches - Bob Welbaum Interview with Wayne and Russi
- Wayne and Russi at the 2003 NFFC Convention
Posted: Tue 5/19/2009 9:02p • permalink • Discuss It
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NFFC/Disneyana Fan Club Disney Club Show and Sale to be held in Orlando, Florida Dec 12
World Chapter of The National Fantasy Fan Club (NFFC) www.nffc.org will be holding a Very Special Show and Sale for Disney Fans and Enthusiasts in Lake Buena Vista on Saturday, December 12, 2009. The event will take place at the Regal Sun Resort (formerly the Grovenor Resort) located in the Downtown Disney area.
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Posted: Fri 4/17/2009 1:19p • permalink • Discuss It
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Disney Artist Jason Peltz special guest at April 18th World Chapter Meeting
If you are going to be in Walt Disney World Area around April, you won't want to miss the next World Chapter's Meeting. The special guest will be Disney Artist Jason Peltz.
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Posted: Tue 4/7/2009 2:26p • permalink • Discuss It
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World Chapter NFFC Meeting with Jim Korkis on February 21st
Internationally recognized Disney Historian Jim Korkis is a published author with several books and hundreds of articles on Disney history to his credit, a former Disney Institute animation instructor, and a contributor to the popular “Walt’s People” book series.
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Posted: Tue 1/27/2009 4:23p • permalink • Discuss It
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NFFC: Disneyana Show and Sale Comes to Anaheim Sun Jan 18
On Sunday, January 18, the first NFFC All Disneyana Show and Sale of 2009 will take place at the Crowne Plaza Resort Anaheim, located at 12021 Harbor Boulevard, in Garden Grove, California. For those not familiar with the area, that's just short of a mile down the road from the Disneyland Resort. Show and Sale guests often include legendary Disney Imagineers, authors and personalities.
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Posted: Fri 1/16/2009 2:16p • permalink • Discuss It
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NFFC All Disneyana Show and Sale to be held on January 18, 2009
The NFFC has released details on their 2009 All Disneyana Show and Sale to be held January 18th in Garden Grove, CA.
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Posted: Wed 1/7/2009 2:48p • permalink • Discuss It
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NFFC Honors Four New NFFC Legends
The National Fantasy Fan Club (NFFC) today honored four former Walt Disney World cast members officially making them 2008 NFFC Disney Legends. The ceremony took place following the NFFC Lunch with a Disney Legend during the 3rd Annual NFFC Florida Convention, Florida Adventurer, taking place at the Regal Sun Resort at Walt Disney World.
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Posted: Mon 10/6/2008 10:43a • permalink • Discuss It
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Florida NFFC Show and Sale Sunday, October 5th
If you're in the Walt Disney World area, be sure to visit the Sunday, October 5th NFFC Show and Sale held at the Regal Sun Resort (a Downtown Disney hotel). And if you do stop by, please be sure to stop by the Tales from the Laughing Place Magazine table and say hi!
Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! The Regal Sun Resort becomes the place to be for Disneyana collectors, autograph seekers, and the just plane Disney crazed as Disneyana memorabilia vendors and dealers from all over the country exhibit their wares along with several very well known authors signing their Disney related books.
The 3rd Annual NFFC Florida Convention and Giant all Disneyana Show and Sale is open to the public, however, convention attendees and NFFC members get first crack at everything. Doors open at 9:00 a.m. for registered convention attendees, 10:00 a.m. for NFFC members and at 11:00 a.m. the Giant all Disneyana Show and Sale opens to the public.
Speakers and special presentations take place throughout the day. The Giant all Disneyana Show and Sale ends at 5:00 p.m. Don't miss it.
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Posted: Fri 10/3/2008 2:45p • permalink • Discuss It
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NFFC Disneyana Convention, Show, and Sale and Ryman Arts Fundraiser Beat Estimates
The National Fantasy Fan Club's (NFFC) recently completed Western Disneyana Convention, Show, and Sale posted higher than expected attendance for convention events and a greater than expected turnout for the Giant All Disneyana Show and Sale. Additionally, the A Key to Their World Dinner, which benefited Ryman Arts, exceeded fund raising estimates.
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Posted: Fri 8/8/2008 12:24p • permalink • Discuss It
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National Fantasy Fan Club (NFFC) Announces New Board of Directors Appointees
Last week, National Fantasy Fan Club (NFFC) President Kendra Trahan announced important changes to the organization’s board of directors, including the selection of a new Special Event Coordinator, appointment of a Charity Seat, and appointment of a new Vice President of Public Relations. The announcements were made following a series of Board meetings coinciding with the annual NFFC National Convention, held July 15 through 20 at the Crowne Plaza Resort near Disneyland in Garden Grove, California.
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Posted: Wed 7/23/2008 10:13a • permalink • Discuss It
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NFFC Room Hopping Info for Upcoming Contention
Over the years room hopping has remained a popular element of the NFFC Convention week. An unofficial part of the week's festivities, various Disney fans present a wide variety of Disney collectables and pins in their hotel rooms. Room hopping is free and open to all Disney fans. We've received the following information about the upcoming room hopping festivities from participants Erin Morehouse and Carrie Mitchell. For further information please contact them at the phone number available at the end of the announcement.
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Posted: Thu 7/10/2008 9:43a • permalink • Discuss It
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Wally Boag now a part of NFFC convention line-up
The NFFC has announced that famed Disney performer Wally Boag will be a part of their summer convention coming in a couple of weeks. His seminar will be on July 16th. Click here for more info on our Discussion Boards.
Posted: Tue 7/8/2008 3:47p • permalink • Discuss It
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NFFC Summer Convention speakers and presentations announced
NFFC announcements its expected speakers and presentations for their upcoming summer convention held July 15 - July 20 near Disneyland including Jeff Kurtti, Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily, Walt Disney Archives, ACME Archive, Disney-Online and many more
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Posted: Fri 6/27/2008 12:26p • permalink • Discuss It
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Movie Night with Bob Gurr 1313 Club Event on June 14th
On June 14th in Anaheim CA, The 1313 Club will be having its first Movie Night with Disney Legend Bob Gurr. This club's movie night will show a small portion of "Meet Bob Gurr Extraordinaire" DVD that will be released on July 20th at the NFFC Convention. There will also be Question and Answer times plus popcorn, sodas and more. So come join us for our first Annual movie night:
June 14th - 4:30 pm
Holiday Inn Anaheim -
1240 South Walnut, Anaheim, CA 92802 (off of Ball road)
Cost: $1 for members $5 for non Members
More info: 951-685-3217
Please email us to save your spot! at: themagicmakers@charter.net. For more information on 1313 Club, visit the Official Site.
Posted: Thu 5/15/2008 8:37a • permalink • Discuss It
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Mary Ann (Carter) Lunde is a native of Grand Island, New York, where she resided until leaving for college in Europe. To finance the completion of her undergraduate studies, Ms. Lunde returned to the U.S. to work for Walt Disney World in Florida. What was intended to be a one year hiatus from college became three, culminating in a year as Walt Disney World Ambassador. Ms. Lunde is the Senior Hospital Services Educator for the organ recovery agency at the University of Miami School of Medicine, where she previously served as Director of Education. Ms. Lunde served as Executive Director of University of Miami’s Transplant Foundation for more than a decade and has been appointed and elected to numerous state and national donation and transplant related organizations.
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Posted: Wed 4/2/2008 1:45p • permalink • Discuss It
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LA NFFC Chapter tour of the Paramount Ranch on March 16th
The LA Chapter of the NFFC will be visiting the historic Paramount Ranch, meeting at 1pm on Sunday, March 16th, 2008. You might be wondering why a Disney fan group is visiting a place named for Paramount Studios. Well, in addition to it's storied Hollywood history, the movie ranch has been used in the filming of some Disney productions, including The Love Bug, Herbie Rides Again, and an episode of Lizzie McGuire. There are other Disney connections, and a Disney connection with a classic 1940's Paramount movie. But, you'll have to come on the tour to find out about those!
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Posted: Fri 3/14/2008 2:15p • permalink • Discuss It
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February 23rd NFFC World Chapter Meeting to feature author Pat Williams
The next World Chapter meeting for Disney Enthusiasts is Saturday, February 23 2008! Our Very Special "Be Our Guest" Speaker will be Pat Williams, Senior Vice President of the Orlando Magic & Author of "How to Be Like Walt: Capturing the Disney Magic Every Day of Your Life"
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Posted: Wed 1/23/2008 1:09p • permalink • Discuss It
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NFFC Limited Edition Pin to be released this weekend
A limited edition pin will be released and other limited edition pins will be made available for sale to NFFC members and the public by the Disney Employee Centers at the Strictly Disneyana Show and Sale in Garden Grove this Sunday, January 20th.
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Posted: Thu 1/17/2008 11:22a • permalink • Discuss It
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LPLatest: Imagineer, Author Bruce Gordon Passes Away
Longtime Imagineer and author Bruce Gordon has passed away. Gordon is best known to Disney fans for his books including The Nickel Tour and Walt's Time and for his performances at NFFC Conventions with fellow Imagineer and co-author David Mumford (who passed away in 2003).
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Posted: Tue 11/6/2007 6:53p • permalink • Discuss It
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LP: Disney Legend Ralph Kent Has Died
Disney Legend, Artist and Imagineer, Ralph Kent passed away this morning. Kent retired from Disney in 2004 after 41 years as a merchandise artist, marketer and Director of Walt Disney Imagineering East overseeing Florida staff support for EPCOT Center and Tokyo Disneyland. In 1990, he joined the Disney Design Group as a Corporate Trainer mentoring new artists. In 2004, Kent was named a Disney Legend and the NFFC honored him at their Florida Convention in September 2006.
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Posted: Mon 9/10/2007 6:31p • permalink • Discuss It
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NFFC Florida Event Schedule Released
The NFFC has released the schedule for their September 27 - Ocobter 1 event and show and sale. Click here to view the schedule on the official NFFC website.
Posted: Fri 9/7/2007 12:21p • permalink • Discuss It
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Next World Chapter NFFC Meeting in Orlando is September 30th with guest Ron Schneider
The next VERY SPECIAL World Chapter meeting for Disney Enthusiasts IS Sunday, September 30, 2007!
Our Very Special Be Our Guest Speaker will be none other than RON SCHNEIDER!
Ron was one of the Original actors who played the Dreamfinder character for the meet and greets in front of the Journey to Imagination attraction when it first opened!
Come join our fellow club members as Ron take us down memory lane on the eve of Epcot Center's 25th Anniversary and share his unique experiences and thoughts on playing Dreamfinder and always being upstaged by a small purple dragon named Figment!.
LOCATION: ROYAL PLAZA HOTEL - Harrington Ballroom
(on Hotel Boulevard in the Downtown Disney area)
DIRECTIONS: Take I-4 to the Lake Buena Vista Exit. Follow the signs to the Walt Disney World Entrance and Hotel Resorts Blvd.
Special Chapter Room Rates: Contact David Schiller; Director of Sales at: 407-996-1872 or his email address at: ds@qualityinnandsuitesorlando.com
Doors open at 6:00 PM, Meeting starts PROMPTLY at 6:45 PM
Special Admission: $5.00 for current NFFC Members, $6 Prospective Members.
REMINDER: Each membership is entitled to put up to five items in our live auctions, not each member of a family membership. This is so everyone get's a fair chance to place items in the auctions. Thank you for your cooperation.
For more information, call our Club Phone Line: 407-ASK ARLO (407-275-2756)
Or 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
MouseSurplus, www.mousesurplus.com, a reliable source of Disney collectibles and furnishings is a proud sponsor of World Chapter
-- Posted August 30, 2007
Posted: Thu 8/30/2007 11:27a • permalink • Discuss It
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LPLatest: Disney Legends, Authors & 1000s of Collectibles at NFFC Show & Sale, Jul 15
This is just a quick reminder that the NFFC will again be hosting the World's Largest STRICTLY Disneyana Show & Sale - on Sunday, July 15, 2007 at the spacious Crowne Plaza Resort Hotel in Garden Grove, California (about 1 ½-miles South of the Disneyland Resort on the Southwest corner of Harbor Boulevard and Chapman Avenue). This is the kind of wall-to-wall-no-holds-barred Disneyana shopping that the NFFC is famous for!
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NFFC Show and Sale This Weekend. LaughingPlace.com readers save on entry.
This is just a quick reminder that the NFFC will again be hosting the World's Largest STRICTLY Disneyana Show & Sale - on Sunday, July 15, 2007 at the spacious Crowne Plaza Resort Hotel in Garden Grove, California (about 1-miles South of the Disneyland Resort on the Southwest corner of Harbor Boulevard and Chapman Avenue). This is the kind of wall-to-wall-no-holds-barred Disneyana shopping that the NFFC is famous for!
The entry price for the Show & Sale is $5 for NFFC members (with valid NFFC membership card) $6 for the general public $5 for Disney Company Cast Members (with valid ID card) and $5 for LaughingPlace.com readers (who print this information and brings it along to the show!!) There is also a $25 early-bird entry for those wishing to enter the show at 10:00am.
We'll have almost every inch of ballroom space packed with 150+ tables dealers from across the country and around the world - covered by every imaginable Disney-themed collectable - classic and contemporary. From toys to Litho art and PVC action figures to Walt Disney Art Classics pieces - paper and buttons and mini-bean-bag plush and clothing and plates and books and decals and videos and DVDs and music and promotional items and PINS! Something for every Disney collector!
For all you merchandise junkies we have these wonderful dealers/outlets joining us
- Disneys Soda Fountain will be bringing a selection of goodies from their store on famed Hollywood Boulevard (right next to the legendary El Capitan Theatre) to sell and the pins are going to go fast!
- Mickeys of Glendale will again be joining us, so this is your chance to come on by and pick up your Limited Edition and WDI Exclusive merchandise from pins to bags to clothing to key chains to magnets and beyond all available only at WDI or the NFFCs Strictly Disneyana Show & Sale.
- Acme Archives a premiere outlet for Animation Art will be joining us for their first Show & Sale come on by to see if there is something your walls cant live without.
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment will be showing off their latest releases and previewing coming attractions worth a look and you can always make a request for that very special movie you'd love to add to your collection.
- Disney's Movie Rewards a new program that will allow you to earn some very cool goodies simply by purchasing the things you love will be at the Show & Sale to explain how this new opportunity will add some goodies to your collection while it adds movies to your library.
- The Disney Studio Cast Member Store will be with us offering a huge array of Exclusive, Cast Member Only and Limited Edition CastLE merchandise and goodies so shopping at their booth is the next best thing to having the Mouse sign your paycheck.
- The wonderful folks from the Ryman Arts Foundation will be with us to share their amazing program and explain how fostering a new generation of artists is the most fitting way to pay tribute to the genius that was Herb Ryman, stop by and chat.
- We'll also have dealers and tables offering unique opportunities to meet and get an autograph from some truly gifted Disney artists, authors and creative contributors to Walts legacy
- Neal Gabler will be signing his wonderful and award winning biography Walt Disney: Triumph of the American Imagination. Seven years in the creation, its the definitive Walt.
- Charles Ridgeway will be signing his newest Spinning Disneys World: Memories of a Magic Kingdom Press Agent. And who better than Charlie to tell the tales?
- Greg Ehrbar will be signing his new Mouse Tracks: The Story of Walt Disney Records. You think you know Disney music? Stop by and hum a few bars and try to stump Greg.
- David Koenig will be signing his latest, a WDW version of his very popular Mouse Tales volumes. Got a story to share, David's always listening.
- Russell Schroeder will be with us signing his latest.
- Several Disney luminaries will also be signing, Virginia Davis, star of the Alice Comedies, Eddie Carroll, the voice of Jiminy Cricket and Disney artist, sculptor and puppeteer Terri Hardin.
So, come and play for the afternoon at the NFFCs Strictly Disneyana Show & Sale. Its an amazing opportunity to add to your collection, to your memories and to your library. Our Convention schedule is now set http://www.nffc.org/events/event_newsdetail.asp?id=67 has all the seminar and event information. So, if you've got the time, we've got the fun!
The entry price for the Show & Sale is $5 for NFFC members (with valid NFFC membership card) $6 for the general public $5 for Disney Company Cast Members (with valid ID card) and $5 for LaughingPlace.com readers (who print this information and brings it along to the show!!) There is also a $25 early-bird entry for those wishing to enter the show at 10:00am.
Show & Sale hours are:
- 9:00am - to Conventioneers
- 10:30am - to NFFC members
- Noon - to the general public
- The show closes promptly at 5:00pm, so come early.
As always our convention features a LE pin for your collection this years pin features our NFFC Magical Dreams Tour 2007 logo and is limited to 400 pieces.
Please feel free to pass this information around and well see ya there!
Posted: Fri 7/13/2007 12:31p • permalink • Discuss It
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NFFC Show and Sale - July 15th. Special Offer for LP Readers
This is just a quick reminder that the NFFC will again be hosting the World's Largest STRICTLY Disneyana Show & Sale - on Sunday, July 15, 2007 at the spacious Crowne Plaza Resort Hotel in Garden Grove, California (about 1½-miles South of the Disneyland Resort on the Southwest corner of Harbor Boulevard and Chapman Avenue). This is the kind of wall-to-wall-no-holds-barred Disneyana shopping that the NFFC is famous for!
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Posted: Mon 7/9/2007 2:24p • permalink • Discuss It
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NFFC World Chapter Hosts Disneyana Garage Sale This Weekend
Come to the Quality Inn & Suites northeast of Walt Disney World on Saturday & Sunday; March 17 & 18, 2007 from 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM on Saturday, March 17, 2007 and from 11:00 AM - 4:00PM on Sunday, March 18, 2007.
Entrance fee is only $1.00 per person. Snacks will be available at the show.
LOCATION: QUALITY INN AND SUITES
(15 miles east of I-4)
DIRECTIONS: Florida Turnpike Exit 254, N on Hwy. 17/92/441 (Orange Blossom Trail), 1/3 mile on left; or I-4 E Exit 72 (Beachline Exp. /528 E). Take Exit 4, make right on ramp, then left onto Orange Blossom Trail (Hwy. 17/92/441), 1/2 mile on left.
For more information, call our Club Phone Line: 407-ASK ARLO (407-275-2756)
Posted: Thu 3/15/2007 3:44p • permalink
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On Saturday, February 10, 2007, the World Chapter of the NFFC invites Disney fans to a presentation by Disney Legend Charlie Ridgway. Writer, reporter, editor, photographer and nationally known press agent recognized by the Walt Disney Co. as a true Disney Legend, made his first visit to Disneyland three months before its opening in 1955 when a six-year-old neighbor boy snuck under the construction fence for a feature story in a major Los Angeles newspaper recounting a sneak-peak into what was then known as Walt's Folly. Eight years later he signed on as a Disney publicist and spent the next 40 years cooking up ways to get free publicity for the Mouse House.
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Posted: Fri 2/9/2007 2:04p • permalink • Discuss It
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NFFC: Neal Gabler, Disney Biographer, To Speak at July Convention
Join the NFFC as it welcomes Neal Gabler, the entertainment commentator and award-winning author of Walt Disney - The Triumph of the American Imagination, to its 2007 National Convention line-up.
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LPLatest: WDW Disney Fans Invited to Presentation by Disney Legend, Charlie Ridgway
On Saturday, February 10, 2007, the World Chapter of the NFFC invites Disney fans to a presentation by Disney Legend Charlie Ridgway.
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On Saturday, February 10, 2007, the World Chapter of the NFFC invites Disney fans to a presentation by Disney Legend Charlie Ridgway. Writer, reporter, editor, photographer and nationally known press agent recognized by the Walt Disney Co. as a true Disney Legend, made his first visit to Disneyland three months before its opening in 1955 when a six-year-old neighbor boy snuck under the construction fence for a feature story in a major Los Angeles newspaper recounting a sneak-peak into what was then known as Walt's Folly. Eight years later he signed on as a Disney publicist and spent the next 40 years cooking up ways to get free publicity for the Mouse House. For Donald Duck 50th birthday he trained 50 Peking ducks to follow the irascible cartoon star in a daily parade through he Magic Kingdom. He helped open seven Disney parks in Orlando, Anaheim, Paris and Hong Kong, rubbed shoulders with presidents, princes and show-business stars and helped usher in a new era of live electronic coverage of huge press gatherings for the grand openings of parks, attractions, hotels and recreation venues. He was on a first-name basis with famous editors and journalists from around the world. In his engaging and light-hearted memoir, Charlie shares the special magic that makes Disney World universally beloved.
LOCATION: QUALITY INN AND SUITES
(15 miles east of I-4)
DIRECTIONS: Florida Turnpike Exit 254, N on Hwy. 17/92/441 (Orange Blossom Trail), 1/3 mile on left; or I-4 E Exit 72 (Beachline Exp./528 E). Take Exit 4, make right on ramp, then left onto Orange Blossom Trail (Hwy. 17/92/441), 1/2 mile on left.
Doors open at 6:00 PM (Saturday, February 10th), Meeting starts PROMPTLY at 6:45 PM
Admission: FREE for current NFFC Members, $5 Prospective Members.
For more information, call the Club Phone Line: 407-ASK ARLO (407-275-2756)
Or Contact us at: worldchapter@magicalmountain.net
Posted: Tue 2/6/2007 5:18p • permalink • Discuss It
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Author Neal Gabler to appear at 2007 NFFC National Convention
The NFFC has announced Neal Gabler, author of Walt Disney - The Triumph of the American Imagination will be featured at their 2007 National Convention held in July.
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Posted: Mon 2/5/2007 6:26a • permalink • Discuss It
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LPLatest: Strictly Disneyana Show & Sale in Garden Grove, CA January 14
"On January 14th the NFFC will host the Strictly Disneyana Show & Sale at the Crowne Plaza in Garden Grove, CA -- just down the street from Disneyland. Admission is $5 with a printout from LaughingPlace.com.
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LPLatest: NFFC Show & Sale January 14, Tickets Available for Dine with a Disney Guest Event
On January 14th the NFFC will host the Strictly Disneyana Show & Sale at the Crowne Plaza in Garden Grove, CA -- just down the street from Disneyland. Admission is $5 with a printout from LaughingPlace.com. Also that weekend the NFFC will host Part of Their World dinner. This is your rare opportunity to dine with a Disney notable and hear first-hand stories about making Disney magic. Disney notables will be seated randomly at tables, and everyone will have ample time to meet all our Disney guests. It's a great chance to get autographs, take pictures and make new friends.
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NFFC Show and Sale - January 14, 2007
Mark Your Calendars - This is a
show you DON'T Want to Miss!
Upcoming NFFC Show & Sale Information
Special Offer for LaughingPlace.com Readers!!!
This is just a quick reminder that
the NFFC will again be hosting the World's Largest STRICTLY Disneyana Show &
Sale - on Sunday, January 14, 2007 at the spacious Crowne Plaza Resort Hotel in
Garden Grove, California (about 1-miles South of the Disneyland Resort on the
Southwest corner of Harbor Boulevard and Chapman Avenue).
We'll have 150+ tables covered with every imaginable Disney-themed collectable -
old and new. From classic toys to Litho art and PVC action figures to Walt
Disney Art Classics pieces - paper and buttons and mini-bean-bag plush and
clothing and plates and books and decals and videos and DVDs and music and
promotional items and PINS! Something for every Disney collector! Plus some
special guests will be available to sign autographs. You can even get Walt
Disney Imagineering Cast EXCULSIVE merchandise direct from our friends at
Mickey's of Glendale!
The entry price for the Show & Sale is $5 for NFFC members (with valid NFFC
membership card) $6 for the general public $5 for Disney Company Cast Members
(with valid ID card) and $5 for LaughingPlace.com readers (who print this
information and brings it along to the show!!) There is also a $25 early-bird
entry for those wishing to enter the show at 10:00am.
Show & Sale hours are:
9:00am to 11:00am - for NFFC members
11:00am to 5:00pm - for the general public.
The show and sale closes promptly at 5:00pm so come early.
A limited number of tables for the sale are still available for information and a downloadable NFFC dealer contract you can contact Nicolasa Nevarez at (818) 901-7244 or email vendors@nffc.org.
The festivities for this wonderful weekend will begin on the evening of January 13th at 5:00 with the Part of Their World dinner. This is your rare opportunity to dine with a Disney notable and hear first-hand stories about making Disney magic. Disney notables will be seated randomly at tables, and everyone will have ample time to meet all our Disney guests. It's a great chance to get autographs, take pictures and make new friends.
The evening includes a sit-down dinner (tenderloin of beef in a wild mushroom Madeira sauce and pecan-crusted chicken), a silent auction to benefit charity, door prizes and more. The price for the evening is $75 per person; you must be an NFFC member to participate. Registration forms are available online.
After the dinner, the NFFCs Hospitality Suite will be open. Come catch up with old friends or make new ones. You might even find some pin trading. The suite will be open from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. There will also certainly be rooms open for the NFFCs famous Room Hopping!
All events will take place at the Crowne Plaza Resort Hotel, 12021 Harbor Blvd. in Garden Grove. You can reach the hotel at 714/867-5555.
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Disney: The Music Behind the Magic Event in Seattle November 4th
"DISNEY: THE MUSIC BEHIND THE MAGIC�
begins the weekend of November 4 at the Experience Music Project in Seattle, WA.
Once once-in-a-lifetime seminars, personal appearances, and the premiere of the
gigantic exhibit all salute Disney music from STEAMBOAT WILLIE to HIGH SCHOOL
MUSICAL.
Rare artifacts from the Walt Disney Archives have been loaned to the various
displays, which can only be seen at the Experience Music Project in Seattle for
the next year (a nationwide tour is planned for the following year).
"DISNEY: THE MUSIC BEHIND THE MAGIC� EVENT GUIDE
Saturday, November 4, 10:15 am to
10:30 am
Ribbon-cutting
EMP officials, Disney executives, and Mickey Mouse are part of a ribbon-cutting
ceremony to officially open the exhibit to the general public.
Saturday, November 4, 11:30 AM to 1 PM
Panel Discussion: Walt Disney Records: Then & Now
Greg Ehrbar, author of MouseTracks: The Story of Walt Disney Records, moderates
a panel discussing the label's start as Disneyland Records and its evolution
over the last 50 years. Panelists include Walt Disney Records producer and
historian Randy Thornton; Disney historian and artist Stacia Martin; WDR
performer & Disney Legend Ginny Tyler; and recording artist Marni Nixon.
Followed by Q&A and book signing, featuring Ehrbar and Nixon, among others.
Saturday, November 4, 1:30 PM to 3 PM
Book Signing
Description: Four-author book signing: Greg Ehrbar, author of MouseTracks: The
Story of Walt Disney Records; Marni Nixon, author the memoir, I Could Have Sung
All Night; Jeff Kurtti, author of several Disney-related books, including Disney
Dossiers: Files of Character from the Disney Casting Department; and Robert
Tieman of the Disney Archives, author of The Disney Keepsakes, The Disney
Experience, and The Disney Treasures.
Saturday, November 4, 4 PM to 5:30 pm
The Legacy of Disney Music
Exhibit curator Jasen Emmons moderates a panel of four Disney music experts
discussing the role of music in Disney's success and the qualities that have
made it so popular and timeless. Panelists include Disney historians Les Perkins
and Paula Sigman Lowery; Jeff Kurtti, Creative Director of the Walt Disney
Museum; and Robert Tieman, Disney Archivist.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5
The following events are part of the NFFC weekend event (additional events
others are in the planning stages):
Sunday, November 5, 12 pm to 1:00 pm
Disney Music in the Theme Parks
Walt Disney Records producer and historian Randy Thornton gives a presentation
about the role of music in the Disney theme parks and talks about the 2005 box
set A Musical History of Disneyland.
Sunday, November 5, 2 PM to 3 PM
Behind the Scenes of Disney Music
Exhibit curator Jasen Emmons shares excerpts of filmed interviews with Disney
artists and experts, including Richard Sherman, Phil Collins, Alan Menken,
Leonard Maltin, Thomas Schumacher, and others talking about different aspects of
Disney music. Followed by a question-and-answer session.
PLUS!
Sunday presentations may also include a rare look at Disney record artwork,
never-before-heard songs that DID NOT end up in classic films, and a salute to
Disney voice actors.
All appearances, entertainment and events are subject to change without notice.
For more about Experience Music Project, visit
www.emplive.org/exhibits
To register for the NFFC Disney Music Convention, visit
http://www.freewebtown.com/makeminemusic/library/document/Registration1.pdf.
"DISNEY: THE MUSIC BEHIND THE MAGIC� EVENT GUIDE
Saturday, November 4, 10:15 am to
10:30 am
Ribbon-cutting
EMP officials, Disney executives, and Mickey Mouse are part of a ribbon-cutting
ceremony to officially open the exhibit to the general public.
Saturday, November 4, 11:30 AM to 1 PM
Panel Discussion: Walt Disney Records: Then & Now
Greg Ehrbar, author of MouseTracks: The Story of Walt Disney Records, moderates
a panel discussing the label's start as Disneyland Records and its evolution
over the last 50 years. Panelists include Walt Disney Records producer and
historian Randy Thornton; Disney historian and artist Stacia Martin; WDR
performer & Disney Legend Ginny Tyler; and recording artist Marni Nixon.
Followed by Q&A and book signing, featuring Ehrbar and Nixon, among others.
Saturday, November 4, 1:30 PM to 3 PM
Book Signing
Description: Four-author book signing: Greg Ehrbar, author of MouseTracks: The
Story of Walt Disney Records; Marni Nixon, author the memoir, I Could Have Sung
All Night; Jeff Kurtti, author of several Disney-related books, including Disney
Dossiers: Files of Character from the Disney Casting Department; and Robert
Tieman of the Disney Archives, author of The Disney Keepsakes, The Disney
Experience, and The Disney Treasures.
Saturday, November 4, 4 PM to 5:30 pm
The Legacy of Disney Music
Exhibit curator Jasen Emmons moderates a panel of four Disney music experts
discussing the role of music in Disney's success and the qualities that have
made it so popular and timeless. Panelists include Disney historians Les Perkins
and Paula Sigman Lowery; Jeff Kurtti, Creative Director of the Walt Disney
Museum; and Robert Tieman, Disney Archivist.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5
The following events are part of the NFFC weekend event (additional events
others are in the planning stages):
Sunday, November 5, 12 pm to 1:00 pm
Disney Music in the Theme Parks
Walt Disney Records producer and historian Randy Thornton gives a presentation
about the role of music in the Disney theme parks and talks about the 2005 box
set A Musical History of Disneyland.
Sunday, November 5, 2 PM to 3 PM
Behind the Scenes of Disney Music
Exhibit curator Jasen Emmons shares excerpts of filmed interviews with Disney
artists and experts, including Richard Sherman, Phil Collins, Alan Menken,
Leonard Maltin, Thomas Schumacher, and others talking about different aspects of
Disney music. Followed by a question-and-answer session.
PLUS!
Sunday presentations may also include a rare look at Disney record artwork,
never-before-heard songs that DID NOT end up in classic films, and a salute to
Disney voice actors.
All appearances, entertainment and events are subject to change without notice.
For more about Experience Music Project, visit
www.emplive.org/exhibits
To register for the NFFC Disney Music Convention, visit
http://www.freewebtown.com/makeminemusic/library/document/Registration1.pdf.