Duffy

Christmas is coming (yes yes, US followers have to get Thanksgiving over first) and after Christmas I have got the humans to bring me back to Walt Disney World.  So I thought it was high time to get myself in the mood by sharing a few more pictures of me with other Disney characters.  Here is Duffy, The Disney Bear.

Duffy had a little pavilion of his own near the entrance to World Showcase.  I think the idea was that he could tour the whole world without leaving Epcot!

Duffy was very nice and held me just right for the photo.  The other great thing about Duffy (if I have got things right) is that he started off as a toy before he was a park character.  That gave me an idea.  If the Disney guys are still feeling reluctant about making a park character of Figaro the cat in Pinocchio (aka Minnie Mouse's cat), they can again model their character on a toy.  I am ready and willing - and will be over there in January.

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Lake District Party

We are just back home from the annual party in the English Lake District we have gone to for the last three years.  The party itself ended on Monday but we went to visit Andrew's brother and mother before coming home.

The party is good fun with a lot of nice people (even if one or two of them made jokes about someone called "Postman Pat" when they saw me!).  There are two big fancy dress evening parties and this year one of them was to the theme, "Toy Shop".  Disney characters were allowed so a lot of people thought they could guess who Mikki would come as.  She didn't because she had been Mickey Mouse last year for a "Hollywood" theme.  She was a "Spacehopper".

As you can see, I was much more interested in who Andrew came as.  He cleverly combined Disney Character with Toy by going not just as Figaro but as Toy Figaro: i.e. me.  I went with him.

Doesn't he look cute?  Come on give us both a cuddle.

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Party Pictures

 I didn't go to my humans' Hallowe'en party but I did have a look round the house after they had got it decorated for the night.  Here are a few pictures.

The tape was on the staircase and faced visitors as they came in the door.  There was other tape - with a variety of messages - outside, wrapped round the gates and railings (yes, our house has some nice tall iron gates - just right for spooky).

Inside, two rooms were converted into "dungeons" by covering the walls to look like a dark stone chamber.  They various skulls, chains and body parts were scattered about.  Mikki decided not to bother showing you a picture in either of them.

Over the years they have been holding this party, the humans have collected quite a few items that not only look creepy but "do something".  One is a cauldron that bubbles over with white mist.  Another is this crystal ball.  Make a noise near it and the head of an old crone lights up and cackles to you. The new one this year was a gargoyle.  When you made a noise near him, "blood" spouted from his mouth.  Meeowww.

Never forget my humans are Disney fans and they were in Walt Disney World about this time last year, so some of Mickey Mouse's "not so scary" items get in too.

 

Now it's November and all the decorations are down (until they get out the Christmas ones). 

Next big event is our weekend in the English Lake District.  One night there will be a fancy dress party with a theme of "Toys".  I have decided to let Andrew go as me!

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Hallowe'en on the Way

Since we moved to this village, we have held a party at Hallowe'en three times.  We missed last year (we were in Florida) so lots of friends have really been looking forward to this year's.  Mikki has been adding to a collection that already includes skulls, spiders, broomsticks, a bubbling cauldron and a "crystal" ball with a a cackling crone's head inside.

Here I am being introduced to something made of black tinsel with lights in it that they are trying to tell me is cat!  In fact, since taking the picture, they have bought another one that is even sillier:  It has long teeth and makes nasty noises (like the cat Goofy steps on in the "Philharmagic" pre-show).  At least it means they won't expect any of the Figaros to stand in as a black cat.

The party's on Saturday - a couple of days before the actual night - so we have two more days of decorating to go.  I think I'll just relax on the bed until they have time to come and cuddle me.

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Treasures from Warwick Event

As you probably guessed, we did not come back from Disney Dave's event in Warwick empty handed.  Here I am being expected to admire some pewter figures of Mickey Mouse.

The humans were pleased to have them.  Mikki has some others but Disney do not seem to make or licence them these days.  The particular ones came from Conventions in the late 1990s.

I really don't know why they get so excited.  These are only ornaments - not toys.  And there is not even a cat of any sort in any of them.  Well, if it keeps the humans happy . ..

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Disney Dave's Fall Event

We have just come back from a fun weekend with our friends Dave and Carol at his fall (autumn) event in Warwick.

Dave and Carol used to run the shop, "Castle China" in Warwick.  They had to give up the premises when the landlord got greedy but they still run the business over the internet and visit shows or hold special events of their own.

During the day, they had a few presentations and films as well as a raffle, auction and lots of time to drool over (or buy) the latest pieces.  No Figaros, though.  They had artwork of Pinocchio, Geppetto, and even the insect - but no Figaro (Meow)!

In the eveing the humans all went off to a restaurant to eat and enjoy themselves.

Here I am playing on an inflatable Mickey Mouse outside the meeting room.  It's a good picture of my human, Andrew too, don't you think?

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Golden Dumbo

Here's another of the pictures Andrew has put on the desktop of his new computer.

The picture was taken during our visit to California in 2005 - the golden anniversary of Disneyland park.  For that year, they put gold coloured ride vehicles next to each of the attractions that was there on opening day.  Here we are on Dumbo.

 Neither Andrew nor I are too sure about the picture and it may not stay.  Andrew fusses about it having a complicated background (the Dumbo ride).  He prefers pictures with plain backgrounds so that the icons on his desktop show up well.  I am more concerned at all the other cats in the picture.  Sometimes, I like having little Travelling Beanie with us because he does the dangerous stunt pictures.  If we had used the moving ride to do the picture on Dumbo's ear, then I might have offered it to  him.  Well, at least we all look like we're enjoying ourselves.

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