Special Event Breakfast Will Launch Pin Day with Pin Pics at Disneyana Collectables Expo

There will be a Special Event Breakfast at the Disneyana Fan Club's Collectables Expo on Sunday, July 14, 2013.  The price is $69.  Please see the attached Flier for details.

The Breakfast is limited to 25 people;  the Panel Presentation will accommodate 50 guests.

To reserve your spot, please contact Jennifer:  jennifer@pinpics.com

The Event will take place at the Crowne Plaza Resort, 12021 Harbor Blvd., Garden Grove, CA 92804

We hope to see you there!

Animator Andreas Deja To Join Alice Davis and Bob Gurr at Ryman Arts Fundraising Event On Thursday, July 11, 2013

BREAKING NEWS REGARDING THE DFC/ RYMAN ARTS CHARITY DINNER ON THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2013:

The 100th Birthday Celebration of Marc Davis will include interviews with his widow, Disney Legend Alice Davis and co worker, Disney Legend Bob Gurr.

Recently, animator extrordinare, Andreas Deja, has agreed to be part of our spectacular panel. Andreas' presentation, also entitled, "The 100th Birthday of Marc Davis," will be showing slides of  the wonderful artwork that Marc Davis did during his lifetime. Andreas has done a similar presentation at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as well as at the recent Disneyland Club 33 event, both of which were sold out events. 

There are still a few seats left at the DFC/ Ryman Arts Charity Dinner. So, make your reservations immediately!!!!!!!

To register, please go to http://www.DisneyanaMania.org

Remember: All Disneyana Fan Club members may attend. This is a separate event from the Disneyana Fan Club's DisneyanaMania Convention and convention registration is not necessary to purchase tickets.

See the Disney-Inspired, Emmy Award-Winning "Cinderella Gets It On" Skit from Carol Burnett

Posted on our Video Channel on both our main website and our blog is an Emmy Award-winning skit from Carol Burnett.  Featuring the Pointer Sisters as her stepsisters,  Vicki Lawrence as the Stepmother,  Harvey Korman as Fairy Godmother Marcus, and Tim Conway as the King of Rock, Elfin John,  you are bound to enjoy this classic!

3 More Editions of Disneyana Dispatch Newsletter (Internet Editions) Added To Disneyana Dispatch Blog

Readers of our Disneyana Dispatch Blog will be happy to learn that there are now 3 more issues of our Newsletter posted on the blog.  They are located in the right-hand margin of the blog.  These issues have more pages (and generally more photographs) than our Printed Editions of the newsletter, which are exclusive to our Club Members.

Arizona Chapter of Disneyana Fan Club Is Forming! Meeting on April 20, 2013 in Mesa, Arizona

A group of excited Disney fans are getting together on Saturday, April 20, 2013 in Mesa, Arizona to form an Arizona Chapter of the Disneyana Fan Club.  The meeting begins at 6PM,  and will be held at the following location:

Bill Johnson's Big Apple
950 E. Main St.
Mesa, AZ

All interested Disney fans are encouraged to attend and join this new Chapter!

The Group's formal name will be the Grand Canyon Chapter.  They already have a Facebook Page called the "Grand Canyon Disneyana Fan Club".  

For more information about the new Chapter, please send an email to:
GrandCanyonDisneyAz@gmail.com.

Personal Finance: How Disney gets its "hi-ho" worker enthusiasm: A Balance of Head and Heart

 Ever wonder how Disney is able to create magic, seemingly better than any other company around?   Read this article by Claudia Buck of the Sacramento Bee, about how former Disney executives like Doug Lipp spread the magic by offering training to organizations all over the world.

February/March 2013 Disneyana Dispatch Newsletter Now Online for Members!

The new February/March 2013 Internet Edition of the Disneyana Dispatch Newsletter is now available for current Club Members in good standing to view in the Members area of the Website.  If you are a current Member and cannot view this issue and all 38 other issues that we have posted on our website, please send an email to the Webmaster, David Ransom, at: webmaster@disneyanafanclub.org, and he will resolve the issue!

The new issue of the Newsletter includes a profile of the "Plane Crazy" Chapter in Dayton, Ohio.  Also included is a review of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" -themed Convention Banquet held last July at our DisneyanaMania Convention.  There is also an article about Walt Disney's Granddaughter Joanna Miller's visit and presentation to the Club.  Finally, there is a writeup of our 2 February events, the Collectible Expo and Pin Event with PinPics.com, and the 1st Annual The Pinny Awards.

All Club Members also receive a Print Edition of our Newsletter, which is mailed to their homes.