August 2011 Round-up!

This post is for all the news and events that occur during August 2011!

Tokyo Disney Resort:

Summer 2011 events

Monthly Wallpaper - June - August 2011

Disney.jp:

Wallpaper Selection

Disney.jp August edition of Newsletter

Disney Store's August edition of Shopping Newsletter

Magic Castle Online:

COMING SOON

Pixie Hollow:

COMING SOON

Magic Castle Online Guide: Part I - How to sign up and create an avatar.

Hi Disney Guys and Gals!

Today I'm starting Part I of my "Magic Castle Online" Guide. Today will be all about how to sign-up for an avatar and I'll also explain a little about the purpose of the game.

What is Magic Castle Online and why would I be interested?


MCO is a RPG where you can create a very kawaii avatar and explore the world within MCO. There are currently four worlds within the game and a fifth being added in early August. These worlds are; Castle Town (basically where your avatar lives) which also has a Castle and Downtown Square attached (more info later), Monsters Inc World which is pretty much like a set from the Pixar movie of the same name, a Pirates of the Caribbean World which is, again, like a set off of the movie and with elements of the theme park ride, too. There's also Stitch World, which looks like the town in which Lilo and Stitch live. In August, a fifth world, 100 Acre Woods, is being added but I'm not too sure of what it'll look like just yet - more news as it's available! In addition to these worlds there is a Nightmare Before Christmas World which, I believe, is only accessible between October and December to fit in with the film.

So, you basically have a goal in the game and that is to collect all the cards. It's a card collecting game, but you don't trade or fight with the cards Pokemon style.. you just receive and collect cards through completing mini games and talking to certain people. You can also buy many adorable costumes and clothing for your character and have your own room in which you can put furniture. It's a very cutesy kawaii game.

Sounds interesting? Please read on to find out how to sign up.. with a character name that won't make millions of Japanese think..wtf? (I saw someone who thought the Japanese "alphabet" was simply backwards from the "american" one... they tried to write their name and ended up with a name that, in Japanese, meant utter gibberish) I'm here to save you from that embarassment and also to make sure you set your country to "rest of world".

Disclaimer: All of the content in this post came from the Magic Castle Online site. I do not make any claim to owning these, this is merely a guide on how to enjoy the site if you aren't fluent in Japanese.

Pixie Hollow: My characters.

Hi Disney boys and girls,

I thought today I'd talk a bit about my latest Disney obsession - the Pixie Hollow online game! I know, I know. Many of you, especially those of you from the USA, will have possibly been playing this game since 2008.. Well, I've recently discovered it. I play the USA version despite being a Brit! We have a Pixie Hollow for the UK, too.. but it's more like the old "Pixie Pages" from the old PH.com. It's nowhere near as good!

So, after a few days of playing, I couldn't resist any longer; I simply had to have a membership account! So out came the good ole' credit card and in a few minutes I was enjoying all the fab benefits of membership. It seems, sadly, without having a membership you are very limited to what you can do. (Like you can't take part in the Sports Camp which is so much fun! Nor can you dye your hair, buy new clothes, etc etc) I thought, seeing as I was nearly done with University, that I'd treat myself. It was around 55$ for a year. Not too bad! There are so many events, it's so busy and filled with lots of things to do! It's a very friendly, action-packed site where I can gurantee you'll never be bored!

I'll just quickly talk about my three girls and then maybe, if you want to check the site out, or if you've already joined, perhaps we can discuss the game sometime! Also, if you want to add me as a friend and stuff, go ahead!

Ruby Neverheart: Animal Talent:

Ruby is my first fairy and I've made the most progress with her. She's got a very nice house, which is why the background, compared with other two, is a lot busier. She's currently level 14 I believe and has completed most of the quests.

She's a very girly animal talent, unlike Fawn!

I've enjoyed changing her hair so many times, but I think this latest hair is very 1940's-esque and suits my Ruby somehow. I kinda wish she had a different last name, as this was my first fairy and I hadn't decided on naming them with last names that relate to their talent. Oh well. Wish they had a "re-naming" option, lol.

Here is Ruby's Pixie Page, please leave a message!

Ivy Oakheart - Garden Talent:

Ivy is a Garden talent, and, like Ruby, she is nothing like her famous fairy counterpart; Rosetta! In fact, I often feel that Ruby and Ivy were swapped at birth as they both seem like the other fairies talent. Ivy is very tomboy and down to earth. She doesn't care too much about fashion and tailoring. She actually prefers wearing her sports camp tracksuit, but I made her wear the only "cute" thing she owns!!

She's at level 6 right now, but I'm probably going to concentrate on levelling her up a bit this week and I'll see how it goes.

If you want to visit Ivy's Pixie Page, don't be shy! 

Emma Frostheart - Water Talent:

Emma is my most recent fairy and I've not really played with her too much. She's actually a bit of a snob. I based her, albeit loosely, upon Emma Frost.. so as you can imagine, she's not quite as easy to approach as the other two!

Again, she's actually pretty different from Silvermist!

She loves all things blue - and the ocasional white and purple. I think she's going to stay blonde - she's the only one who I haven't dyed the hair of more than once! I quite like her curly blonde hair. Think she can keep it for now!

If you dare to visit the Emma Frost of PH, here is her page!

So that was my fairies! Please comment with your fairies!