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New Kids Remote Control Playhouse Disney Mickey Mote & DVD Sets

November 12, 2010 by Momstart 5 Comments

My children Zoe and Miles love to watch Playhouse Disney. We don’t have cable so our only opportunity to watch it is by DVD, or the occasional visit to grandma’s house. They are also very familiar with technology and can operate any remote in the house. However, they can recognize when something is special or meant for them. Disney created the New Mickey Mote and sent us one to review along with two compatible movies. You’ll be surprised to find that we did actually have a little trouble setting up the remote. The reason for that is because we couldn’t find an actual remote with an IR signal to the DVD player directly. Why, because we have been using a universal remote for all of our devices for over a year and we’ve moved within that time. We tired to use the universal remote to program the Mickey Mote but it failed. So while my husband is looking for the right kind of remote Zoe, Miles and I went ahead and watched the DVDs, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Numbers & Rounds, and Handy Manny Big Construction Job Review.

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Numbers & Rounds Review:

clip_image001[4] Zoe and Miles both enjoyed watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Numbers & Rounds, I even heard both of them counting. If I remember correctly it was watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse where Miles first learned how to count.

About Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Numbers Roundup
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Numbers Roundup
features more than 100 minutes of content with five exciting, numbers-themed adventures.  Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is the #1 program on Playhouse Disney as well as the #1 series with children between the ages of two and five years.  Bonus features include a never-before-seen (until 1/1/11) bonus episode as well as the Discovery Mode feature.

Fun Fact- Mars Puzzle

clip_image001[6]Handy Manny Big Construction Job Review:

About Handy Manny: Big Construction Job:
Handy Manny: Big Construction Job
is a fun-filled, full-length adventure that takes Manny out of Sheet Rock Hills and to a new construction project out of town!  Introducing new tools, new songs and a never-before-seen episode, Handy Manny stars Wilmer Valderrama (TV’s “That 70’s Show”) as the voice of Manny.  It is a top 5 television series with preschoolers 2-5, and is an Emmy®-nominated show, set in a multicultural, multi-generational community and follows a curriculum that models problem solving and the importance of community.

Fun Fact- Dogs and Cats

How To Set Up Your Mickey Mote

Quick Set Up Guide_Mickey Mote

First you need to put a battery in the remote, it does not come with one so you’ll need to find some AAA batteries. Then  you will need to turn on the remote by pressing and holding down any two buttons until the green light between the ears comes on. Then you need to place the Mickey Mote flat on a surface with a DVD remote control facing it also on the flat surface, about three inches apart. Press the UP button on the DVD remote 4 times slowly. After each of your first 3 presses the green light on the MICKEY MOTE will go off – then come back on. Then after the fourth press, the green light will flash quickly, and then turn off and come back on. Then repeat the steps for each of the other buttons with the corresponding action from the DVD remote control. See photo for a guide.

clip_image001How The Mickey Mote Works:

On November 16th Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will release the Mickey Mote! The Mickey Mote works with any Disney Preschool DVD that includes Discovery Mode(tm), the interactive "Watch & Play" feature on the DVD!  All parents have to do is program the remote control – there’s an easy and quick set-up guide in each DVD- and select the Discovery Mode feature on the menu screen.  Within minutes, kids will be easily responding to questions, throughout the story, about scenes they just watched (such as "What color is Goofy’s hat?") by pressing one of four color-coded buttons on the device — a yellow star, green circle, orange triangle or blue square – to click in their responses.  Discovery Mode features include two levels of play, which provides more challenging questions as the child grows.

 

More Mickey Mote Titles

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Road Rally
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Adventures in Wonderland
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Choo Choo
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s Bow-Tique
Handy Manny: Manny’s Motorcycle Adventure
Handy Manny: Manny’s Big Race
Little Einsteins: Fire Truck Blast Off
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuths
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Bedtime With Pooh

 

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Filed Under: 2010 Gift Guide, review Tagged With: Kids remote contorl, Micky Mote, Micky Mouse Clubhouse, playhouse Disney, technology

Imagination Movers Theater Tour “Live From the Idea Warehouse Concert Tour”

September 7, 2009 by Momstart 2 Comments

moversSmallLogoDisney2 We’re going to see Imagination Movers in December, what a long wait for my son and daughter. I won’t tell them until closer to the actual date because they don’t understand two months away yet. I’m going to have a hard time waiting and even my husband is excited. I asked him if he wanted to take the kids or if he wanted me to host the tickets as a giveaway and he said let’s take the kids.

They will love it.

My husband and I were just sharing a story about my daughter and her dancing to their songs. Oh how our household loves Imagination Movers. Thanks to DPAC Durham Performing Arts Center we are going and we’ll share the review later, but first we wanted to share their tour dates and information with you.

 

Imagination Movers will launch their first-ever U.S. concert theater tour. The “Live From The Idea Warehouse Tour” will come to DPAC on October 15, 2009 @ 6:30pm. Tickets go on-sale Saturday, August 8 at 10am.

Ticket prices to see this live concert range from $10-$32. Tickets can be purchased at DPAC box office, 919.680.2787, and online at DPACnc.com. Tickets are also available through all Ticketmaster outlets.

Imagination Movers is a hit with audiences around the world, airing in over 55* countries/ territories and in 12 languages since September 2008. In the U.S., the series ranks among TV’s Top 5 programs with preschoolers 2-5 in 3Q09 to date, and year to date has reached over 46 million unduplicated Total Viewers. Globally, Imagination Movers is the #1 original Playhouse Disney series launch ever among kids and Total Viewers in Australia, and in 1Q09 ranked as the #1 series on Playhouse Disney in the UK, Denmark and Sweden, while ranking as a Top 5 series in Italy, India and the U.S.
The Imagination Movers are: Rich Collins, a former journalist and father of five; Scott Durbin, a teacher and father of two; Dave Poche, an architect and father of two; and Scott "Smitty" Smith, a New Orleans firefighter who was part of the Hurricane Katrina search and rescue effort. Imagination Movers features the blue-suited band – Rich, Scott, Dave and Smitty – as brain-stormers working hard to solve “idea emergencies” in their Idea Warehouse. Each episode features five songs.
After signing to Walt Disney Records, Imagination Movers released their debut album “Juice Box Heroes” in March 2008. The CD ranked in the Top 10 on iTunes Children’s Music chart. Parenting Magazine awarded it a “Parenting Pick” and Common Sense Media recognized Imagination Movers among the Best TV of 2008, citing the quartet’s “addictive sense of humor and quest for fun.” Their new Walt Disney Records CD, "For Those About to Hop," shipped last month. The album’s smart, high-energy pop was described in the New York Times as “prized by many parents for non-condescending lyrics and music that evokes the Beastie Boys or Red Hot Chili Peppers.”       
Imagination Movers airs weekdays at 9:30 a.m., ET/PT and weekends at 10:00 a.m., ET/PT during Disney Channel’s Playhouse Disney programming block for preschoolers. The series carries a TV-Y parental guideline.

Additional information can be found at: www.imaginationmoverstour.com

Tour dates follow:

Date

City

Venue

10-Oct-Sat                           

Shreveport, LA   

The Strand

11-Oct-Sun                         

New Orleans, LA 

UNO Lakefront

14-Oct-Thu                          

N. Charleston, SC 

N. Charleston Performing Arts Center

15-Oct-Thu                                

Durham, NC  

DPAC

18-Oct-Sun                                

Houston, TX 

Verizon

20-Oct-Tue                                 

Paducah, KY

Carson Center

21-Oct-Wed                               

Davenport, IA

Adler Theatre

22-Oct-Thu                     

Kansas City, MO

Midland Theatre

23-Oct-Fri                          

Sioux Falls, SD  

Washington Pavillion

24-Oct-Sat                      

Minneapolis, MN

Target Center

25-Oct-Sun                       

Merrilville, IN

Star Plaza

28-Oct-Wed                             

Mansfield OH 

Renaissance Theatre

30-Oct-Fri                                 

Indianapolis, IN

Murat Theatre

1-Nov-Sun                                 

Waukegan, IL

Gennessee Theatre

2-Nov-Mon                            

Champaign, IL

Star Theatre

4-Nov-Wed                            

Rochester, NY

Auditorium Theatre

5-Nov-Thu                                  

Syracuse, NY

Landmark Theatre

6-Nov-Fri                             

Reading, PA   

Sovereign Performing Arts Center

7-Nov-Sat                                

Boston, MA   

Orpheum

8-Nov-Sun                                 

New York, NY

Nokia Live

11-Nov-Wed                     

Morgantown, WV 

Creative Arts Center

13-Nov-Fri                         

New Brunswick, NJ

State Theatre

14-Nov-Sat                              

New Haven, CT

Shubert

15-Nov-Sun                              

Frederick MD

Weinberg Center

18-Nov-Wed                             

Wilmington, DE

Grand Opera House

19-Nov-Thu                          

Pittsburgh, PA  

Byham Theatre

20-Nov-Fri                          

Staten Island, NY

St. George Theatre

21-Nov-Sat                            

Philadelphia, PA

Keswick

22-Nov-Sun                           

Huntington, WV  

Big Sandy Arena

4-Dec-Fri                              

Mesa, AZ

Ikeda Theatre

5-Dec-Sat                     

Los Angeles, CA

Club Nokia

6-Dec-Sun                                

Oakland,. CA 

Fox

9-Dec-Wed                                 

Fresno, CA

Saroyan Theatre

11-Dec-Fri                                

Portland OR

Theatre of the Clouds

12-Dec-Sat                                

Seattle, WA

Moore Theatre

13-Dec-Sun                                 

Spokane, WA

INB Performing Arts

About Playhouse Disney

Playhouse Disney, seen in a daily programming block on Disney Channel U.S. and on 21 Playhouse Disney channels around the world, encourages preschoolers to imagine and learn through original series, short-form and acquired programming that includes song, movement and entertainment. Guided by an established curriculum, Playhouse Disney supports multiple areas of child development: physical, emotional, social and cognitive; thinking and creative skills as well as moral and ethical development through carefully constructed themes, storylines and endearing characters.

About Buena Vista Concerts

In September 2006, the Disney Music Group launched Buena Vista Concerts, its concert production arm.  In less than two years, the division has been responsible for three of the most successful concert tours in recent years — The Cheetah Girls: The Party’s Just Begun Tour (2006/2007 – 86 dates), High School Musical: The Concert (2006/2007 – 52 dates) and the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Best of Both Worlds Tour (2007/2008 – 70 dates).

About DPAC

Durham Performing Arts Center is a 2,800 capacity multi-use theatre that will feature the hottest Broadway and family shows, high-profile concerts and incredible special events. DPAC has become a beacon of energy in Durham and a cultural landmark for entertainment for the region to experience. DPAC presents the SunTrust Broadway Series in the first-class theatre with show stopping Broadway engagements of Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, Spring Awakening, and much more during DPAC’s second Broadway season. Music legend Roger Daltry, comedian superstar Robin Williams and numerous electrifying performances are set to take the stage during the upcoming DPAC season.

Filed Under: Announcement Tagged With: Buena Vista Concerts, DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center, imagination movers, playhouse Disney

Imagination Movers are going on tour dates

August 11, 2009 by Momstart 1 Comment

 

With a hit Disney Channel series and a newly released Walt Disney Records CD under their belt, my daughter’s favorite band Imagination Movers will launch their first-ever U.S. concert theater tour.

The “Live From The Idea Warehouse Tour” kicks off October 10 in Shreveport, Louisiana (They shoot their show in Louisiana) and winds up December 13 in Spokane, Washington which is very close to me. I know what we’re doing this December.

Details on the tour can be found at http://www.imaginationmovers.com/website/shows.php.

I have also listed some of the known dates below for you to see if they are coming to your area any time soon.

After signing to Walt Disney Records, Imagination Movers released their debut album “Juice Box Heroes” in March 2008. Their new CD, "For Those About to Hop," was released last month. The album’s smart, high-energy pop was described in the New York Times as “prized by many parents for non-condescending lyrics and music that evokes the Beastie Boys or Red Hot Chili Peppers.” This will be a high-energy show that is not to be missed! 

Tickets for most dates go on-sale Saturday, August 15 at 10:00am at various outlets.  Additional dates are planned, with details coming soon.

10-Oct Sat – Shreveport, LA  //  The Strand  
11-Oct Sun – New Orleans, LA  //  UNO Lakefront  
13-Oct Tue – Knoxville, TN  //  Tennessee Theatre  
14-Oct Wed N – Charleston, SC  //  North Charleston Performing Arts Center
15-Oct Thu – Durham, NC //  Durham Performing Arts Center
18-Oct Sun – Houston TX // Verizon  Wireless Theatre
20-Oct Tue – Paducah, KY  //   Carson Center  
21-Oct Wed – Davenport, IA // Adler Theatre  
22-Oct Thu – Kansas City, MO //  Midland Theatre  
23-Oct Fri – Sioux Falls, SD // Washington Pavilion  
24-Oct Sat – Minneapolis, MN  //  Target Center  
25-Oct Sun – Merrillville, IN //  Star Plaza  
28-Oct Wed – Mansfield, OH  // Renaissance Theatre  
30-Oct Fri-  Indianapolis, IN //  Murat Theatre  
1-Nov Sun – Waukegan, IL  // Genesee Theatre  
2-Nov Mon – Champaign, IL  // Star Theatre  
4-Nov Wed – Rochester, NY //  Auditorium Theatre  
5-Nov Thu – Syracuse, NY //  Landmark Theatre
7-Nov Sat – Boston, MA //  Orpheum
8-Nov Sun – New York, NY // Nokia Live  1
11-Nov Wed – Morgantown, WV //  Creative Arts Center 
13-Nov Fri – New Brunswick, NJ //  State Theatre
14-Nov Sat – New Haven, CT  // Shubert  
15-Nov Sun – Frederick, MD  // Weinberg Center  
18-Nov Wed – Wilmington, DE  // Grand Opera House  
19-Nov Thu – Pittsburgh, PA  // Byham Theatre  
20-Nov Fri – Staten Island, NY  // St. George Theatre  
21-Nov Sat – Philadelphia, PA  // Keswick  
22-Nov Sun – Huntington, WV  // Big Sandy Arena  
4-Dec Fri – Mesa, AZ  // Ikeda Theatre  
5-Dec Sat – Los Angeles, CA  // Club Nokia  
6-Dec Sun – Oakland, CA  // Fox Theatre
8-Dec Tue – Thousand Oaks, CA  // Fred Kavli Theatre  
9-Dec Wed – Fresno, CA  // Saroyan Theatre  
11-Dec Fri – Portland, OR  // Theatre of the Clouds  
12-Dec Sat – Seattle, WA  // Moore Theatre  
13-Dec Sun – Spokane, WA  // INB Performing Arts

ABOUT PLAYHOUSE DISNEY

Playhouse Disney, seen in a daily programming block on Disney Channel U.S. and on 21 Playhouse Disney channels around the world, encourages preschoolers to imagine and learn through original series, short-form and acquired programming that includes song, movement and entertainment. Guided by an established curriculum, Playhouse Disney supports multiple areas of child development: physical, emotional, social and cognitive; thinking and creative skills as well as moral and ethical development through carefully constructed themes, storylines and endearing characters.

ABOUT BUENA VISTA CONCERTS

In September 2006, the Disney Music Group launched Buena Vista Concerts, its concert production arm.  In less than three years, the division has been responsible for a number of the most successful concert tours in recent years, including The Cheetah Girls: The Party’s Just Begun Tour (2006/2007), High School Musical: The Concert (2006/2007), Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Best of Both Worlds Tour (2007/2008), The Cheetah Girls: One World Tour (2008), Yanni Voices Tour (2009), and Demi Lovato Summer Tour 2009.

Filed Under: announcements Tagged With: Buena Vista Concerts, imagination movers, playhouse Disney

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