{"id":8469,"date":"2012-10-21T12:58:53","date_gmt":"2012-10-21T05:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=8469"},"modified":"2013-01-02T02:06:46","modified_gmt":"2013-01-01T19:06:46","slug":"epic-mickey-2-the-power-of-two-exclusive-press-event-at-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/epic-mickey-2-the-power-of-two-exclusive-press-event-at-disney\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two Exclusive Press Event at Disney"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0by Shellie Driscoll<\/span><\/p>\n

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On Tuesday, October 9th,\u00a0Disney Interactive<\/a>, hosted a media review event for bloggers, press and Disney enthusiasts to spend a very special fun-filled day at the Disneyland Resort<\/a> in Anaheim, California and to unveil two new Disney games called “Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two<\/a>” and \u201cDisney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion<\/a>\u201d. What a day it was!<\/p>\n

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My fun-filled day began at 11:30 a.m. when a hired car from Disneyland picked me up from my home and drove me to the Grand Californian Hotel<\/a>! \u00a0I have to say that I was more than just a little excited to be at this event since this was my first real media event and it promised to be a day I would not soon forget!<\/p>\n

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A wonderful lunch was being prepared for us while we heard from\u00a0Bill Roper the VP\/GM of Product Development from Disney Interactive who then introduced us to the Founder\/Creative VP of Junction Point Studios, Warren Spector. \u00a0Warren is the top guru and mastermind, if you will, for the \u201cDisney Epic Mickey\u201d and \u00a0Disney\u201cEpic Mickey 2: The Power of Two<\/a>\u201d games.\u00a0 As he spoke, you really got a sense that he is such a down-to-earth kind of guy who truly loves all things Disney; which you would expect from someone who has the task of making sure that every detail of the games reflect the iconic symbol that Mickey Mouse is.<\/p>\n

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Warren shared several new exciting things about the new game such as a new land called “Disney Gulch” which is based on Disneyland’s Frontierland, one of the oldest areas of Disneyland and probably the most changed area over the years as well. \u00a0Another exciting change is the 1 or 2 player co-op modes…Mickey and Oswald (The Lucky Rabbit): the power of two work together to fix Wasteland. \u00a0Mickey uses his magical paintbrush to affect the world around him and Oswald controls electricity by using his remote. \u00a0There is also an option to either defeat or befriend your enemies. \u00a0You can go through the entire game without defeating an enemy if you want to.<\/p>\n

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Afterwards, we enjoyed a great lunch and played the new \u201cDisney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two\u201d game on the Wii! It was so much fun to play! \u00a0As a mom I really appreciate the fact that this is not another one of those shoot em’ up games. \u00a0There is puzzle solving and strategy involved. \u00a0Parents and kids alike will both love to play it! \u00a0We were told not to fill up on lunch because we were going to have a very special dinner later on. \u00a0We were all hoping it was going to be at the exclusive Club 33 restaurant! \u00a0Our fun had only just begun however!<\/p>\n

Our next adventure had us going on a once in a lifetime “Walk In Walt’s Footsteps<\/a>” guided tour. \u00a0We went to the Tiki Room, on the Jungle Cruise ride and down Main Street where we learned some great history about Disneyland and Walt Disney. \u00a0Have you ever noticed names on some of the windows while walking down Main Street? \u00a0Our tour guide informed us that Walt Disney wanted to honor the names of those who had significantly contributed to the establishment and vision of Disneyland.<\/p>\n

During our tour of the Tiki Room Warren Spector shared that his team got the idea for animatronic characters for the game because of a visit to the Tiki Room. \u00a0They were inspired to create an entire class of robotic enemies that Mickey and Oswald could interact with. \u00a0We also learned from our tour guide that the Tiki Room was originally supposed to be a restaurant but Walt Disney decided it was too small so they ended up just making it one of the first attractions in Disneyland.<\/p>\n

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After the jungle cruise ride our tour guide informed us that we were about to do something very special…..he was taking us on a private tour of Walt Disney’s apartment!\u00a0 Talk about a special moment! \u00a0Wow! \u00a0(You can see the apartment in the video below!) \u00a0The apartment is only about 500 square feet and a lot of the furniture and decor’ have roses on them. \u00a0Apparently Walt’s wife really liked roses. \u00a0Another interesting fact is that there is a lamp near the window that Walt always looked out of and the lamp is lit 24\/7 for 365 days a year in memory of him.<\/p>\n

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After our tour had ended we were told that we were going to have an amazing dinner at the infamous Club 33 restaurant! \u00a0Can you say excited?? \u00a0Club 33 is located in Disneyland’s French Quarter, next to the Pirates of the Caribbean ride exit. It’s a place that Walt Disney himself envisioned at the 1964 World’s Fair. \u00a0He recognized they had private clubs for dignitaries and corporate sponsors so he wanted to have that at Disneyland as well.\u00a0 I can honestly say that it was one of the best dinners I’ve ever had! \u00a0How does an appetizer of lobster mac n’ cheese with\u00a0Monterrey\u00a0white cheddar and\u00a0English\u00a0peas sound? \u00a0The entree was a New York strip loin steak with\u00a0Gorgonzola\u00a0balsamic cream and creamy polenta with saut\u00e9ed haricot vert! \u00a0The best steak ever!!<\/p>\n

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As if that wasn’t amazing enough, we ended the night watching the Halloween Screams fireworks spectacular show and going on the Haunted Mansion ride! \u00a0Phew! An amazing and truly magical day at the Magic Kingdom! \u00a0I didn’t want the day to end.<\/p>\n

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Enjoy a glimpse of our day by watching the guided tour video! \u00a0This video shows our “Walk in Walt’s Footsteps” tour…including Walt Disney’s apartment. \u00a0If you’re a Disney\u00a0affectionado, you won’t want to miss this exclusive video!<\/p>\n