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DISNEY ON ICE: DARE TO DREAM is rounding out its LA-area tour at the Long Beach Arena from January 3 - 6. The ice show is a celebration of royal proportions when Rapunzel, Tiana and Cinderella star in this all-new ice skating production.

Ticket prices range from $22, $28, $50 (VIP) and $75 (Front Row). Or you can get a special Opening Night tickets for only $12 each (not valid for premium seating). Purchase yours at Ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 800-745-3000.

To help boost bookings, Disney Cruise Line has once again introduced their KIDS SAIL FREE promotion which allows guests ages 17 and under can sail FREE on select 4-, 6-, and 8-night sailings from Galveston with the a minimum 2-adult stateroom booking.

The offer is available for most sail dates Jan. 12 – March 1, 2013.

Disney is set for a pretty massive tax write-off in 2012 thanks in part to nearly 300 million dollars in donations to charity. This year’s cash, product, and in-kind donations totaled more than $292 million to projects and communities around the world, and 586,259 VoluntEAR hours to nonprofit organizations.

These donations include the Disneyland Resort's donation to CHOC, Walt Disney World's donation to Toys for Tots, Disney Store's donation of school supplies, Disney Nature's donation to the Jane Goodall Institute, among several other donations over the year.

Welcome back, travelEARS! Today we are traveling to the UK to explore Railholiday.

This hotel is perfect for train enthusiasts, whether you’re a fan of the Disneyland Railroad or the real thing!

Every once in a while on the web, you might see a Photoshopping or two "real-life" reinterpretations of Disney characters. Sometimes they are spot-on and sometimes they are barely recognizable. Either way, these types of images are fun looks at how the cartoon people we've come to love might look if they were flesh and blood people.

Jirka Väätäinen is a graphic designer in Finland who achieved such a feat. It started with a general curiosity to explore character development and ended with a fully designed and digitally painted recreated Disney character. But he didn't stop at one or two... to date he has created more than a dozen Photoshop works envisioning what Disney characters might look like in "real-life!"

Jirka took some the time to chat with us about his work and we're happy to share this interview as well as a look at the pieces he's created!

If you are like me and need some last minute help with some Chirstmas ideas, Spoonful.com is the perfect place to go to add a Disney twist to your holiday. Not only do they have tips for hosting the perfect Mickey & Friends Holiday Party, you can also find a host of fun customizable crafts and projects that can be done WITH the family to make the holidays even more special.

After the jump are three of my favorite crafts for the holidays on Spoonful. Not only are they totally adorable but they leave a lot of room for creative spirit and expression.

See all ideas at Spoonful.com