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NFFC Summer Convention Preview

Although an ‘official’ Disney fan organization has recently come on the scene there are still plenty of good reasons to get involved with the NFFC, the Disneyana Fan Club. For example, there are plenty of things you can say or do at a fan organized convention that you just can’t do at a company sponsored event.

Registration is now open for this year’s 25th Anniversary NFFC Disneyana Convention and All Disneyana Show and Sale July 14 thru July 19 at the Anaheim Crowne Plaza Resort, which is located in Garden Grove, CA.

The 25th Anniversary Convention is shaping up to be the biggest and best Disneyana bash yet, with such Disney favorites as Don Hahn (Disney producer extraordinaire), Paige O’Hara (the voice of Belle in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast), and Jodi Benson (the voice of Princess Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid) scheduled to be part of Celebration Banquet, A Royal Gathering.

Rebecca Cline, manager of the Disney Archives, is scheduled to give a presentation of rarely seen film footage and items from the Mickey Mouse Club Circus. There may even be a few surprises from Disney’s new official fan community D23, which Rebecca is a significant part of.

Of course several of your favorite Imagineers and Disney artists, past and present, are planning on attending the 25th Anniversary NFFC Disneyana Convention and NFFC All Disneyana Show and Sale as well.

Seminars, brunches, banquets, NFFC Disney Legends Luncheon, gigantic NFFC All Disneyana Show and Sale and of course sharing great times with good friends will all be part of this year’s blowout 25th Anniversary event.

Visit NFFC.org to learn more and register.

The NFFC Calendar for the rest of the year is below the cut:

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Weekly Podcast Review – NETCOT

Ed: I’d like to welcome back the podcast review feature to The Disney Blog. Daniel Ross, aka @dross6 on Twitter, is the new guest reviewer.

Welcome to the Weekly Podcast Review (name pending)! I’ll focus on a different Disney podcast each week. This week, we’ll take a look at the Netcot Podcast (#140):

Van, the host, has a semi-regular format (News->Top 7->Feature->Audio) and nothing’s different this week. We’ll start off at the beginning:

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Disneyland Fan Made DVD – Two Great New Releases

Two great new fan made DVDs about Disneyland have just been released. One reveals many of the parks secrets and the other is an in depth look at the famous attraction’s history. The Secret Tour of Disneyland: An Independent Travel Documentary Join us on a… Read More »Disneyland Fan Made DVD – Two Great New Releases

Extreme Stitch – Experiment 626 Vinyl Toys

If you’re in the Orlando Area you might have been at the FX Show this last weekend. I wasn’t, but the gamer blog at the Orlando Sentinel was and they caught a really awesome take on our friend Stitch. The Stitch Experiment 626 Artist Series… Read More »Extreme Stitch – Experiment 626 Vinyl Toys

NFFC Fall Convention moved to December

First, congratulations on NFFC on their new name. As indicated in the press release below, they are in the process of changing to ‘Disneyana Fan Club’ with the full approval of The Walt Disney Company. I think that says something about the way NFFC has been run the last few years and how it’s the best club out there for Disneyana collectors and fans.

The biggest recent news is that the usual fall Orlando convention has been downsized and moved from early October to December 12th, 2009. The event takes place on WDW Property at the Regal Sun Resort which features easy access via WDW Transportation.

With this move NFFC/Disneyana Fan Club moves into the time slot formerly held by the popular Mega Mouse Meet that was part of MouseFest. Mousefest is on hiatus during 2009, but this should give those who are coming to Florida anyway the chance to enjoy some of the same spirit.

Please see the full press release below the cut:

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John Stamos & Tina Fey Invade the Magic Kingdom

Had you happened to be wandering the Magic Kingdom on Monday or watching a charity event at Club Rix at Coronado Springs, you might have had a celebrity moment with Tina Fey or John Stamos (a big Disney fan and collector). If not, you can… Read More »John Stamos & Tina Fey Invade the Magic Kingdom

Mixed Reviews for Race to Witch Mountain

Race to Witch Mountain opens today and sadly, it’s getting mixed reviews. Good enough to kill a few hours before summer gets started, but otherwise boring and pointless. A.O. Scott from the NY Times, whose reviews I seem to find a lot to agree with,… Read More »Mixed Reviews for Race to Witch Mountain

Official D23 Website is live

Moments after Bob Iger announced D23 at the Stockholders meeting the official website went live. Lots of details to explore. A look inside the ‘Disney Twenty-Three” magazine, access to the Walt Disney Archives and plenty more. Previously: D23 Membership Cost and Details.