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(Video) Professional Development Tips from Disney On The Road #DisneySMMoms

June 17, 2013 by Divina Rodriguez 4 Comments

Disclosure: I was invited to attend this Disney sponsored event but as always my post is my unbiased opinions. I am an intelligent and capable woman with over eight years professional experience and a Master’s Degree in Communications but until three AMAZING friends who are also esteemed professionals reached out to me to found Trumpeting Media LLC. I would not have considered it before. I am not sure why BUT am so grateful they took the initiative because this past May 2013 not only did we celebrate a one year anniversary we made a profit in 2012! I am so proud of the hard work and year full of accomplishments and this is just the beginning. All four of us are very driven and keep looking for the next step to take our business to another level. Luckily, we are in great company, there are 8.5 million home-based businesses run by women in the U.S., and this was the focus of the recent Disney On The Road one day conference in New York City where business growth and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Disney, The New Tagged With: #DisneySMMoms, Disney, professional development, professional growth

See Divina Run (with @runDisney at #DisneySMMoms)

June 13, 2013 by Divina Rodriguez 13 Comments

Disclosure: I was invited to participate in the 2013 Disney Social Media Moms conference but paid for all conference fees and transportation for myself and the family. As always my post is my unbiased opinions. Running a Disney Marathon is on my bucket list and this time for the very first time the Disney Social Media Moms Conference held a runDisney Fun Run during the four day conference! I am not a consistent runner but when opportunity knocked to sign up and train for this 2 mile run where you HAD to maintain a 13 minute mile I laced up my sneakers and TRAINED for four weeks before the big day! I am so happy I did! It was an amazing opportunity and out of the 150 conference attendees around 40 of us along with Biggest Loser winner Ali Vincent got up early on Friday, May 10th (4:30!) to run the gorgeous ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. My attire is inspired by my favorite Disney Princess Ariel and thanks to the Champion tank and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Disney, The New Tagged With: @runDisney, Disney, running, training

(Video) Discovering #MagicalMoments at Disney Baby NYC Press Event

May 29, 2013 by Divina Rodriguez 2 Comments

Dancing Hotdogs at #magicalmoments @disneybaby

Disclosure: I attended this Disney Baby sponsored event but as always my post is my unbiased opinions. A few weeks back my little men and I headed to InterContinental Times Square to hang with Tigger and Winnie the Pooh and see the latest Disney Baby has to offer to your little loved ones. Check out my video recap. I literally fell in love with everything but some of my favorites include: Monster Inc. nursery items, paint and body suits. Perfect for that little monster in your love. Lion King! I decorated both boys with jungle themes but would have LOVED these Simba items. Classic Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse have been redesigned and are being reintroduced to a new generation. LOVE this two-in-one Minnie’s Garden Glider Premier Gliding Swing Along with seeing some amazing Disney Baby items by attending I helped out Operation Shower. Operation Shower is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and our mission is to provide joyful- AWESOME — … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Disney, PR & Media Events, The New Tagged With: baby products, Disney Baby, new baby

(Video) Disney it’s a Small World Collection by LeSportsac Product Review

May 22, 2013 by Divina Rodriguez 10 Comments

Image courtesy of LeSportSac Disclosure: I was provided the above pictured diaper bag for review purposes but as always my post is my unbiased opinions. As I mentioned in my previous post I have just returned from a whirlwind seven-day Disney adventure where Eddy, our friend Alex and my little men had an amazing time filled with magical moments. But as anyone who has visited any Disney Parks knows you must come prepared with a strategy and a well prepared bag! Thankfully a few weeks before the Disney Social Media Moms conference I was contacted by LeSportsac to try out their new 2013 it’s a Small World collection Jessi Baby bag with Pouch. You know LeSportsac, a leading manufacturer of functional and chic handbags since 1974, has taken their signature look and partnered with Disney Consumer Products to take all the whimsy of Mary Blair’s “it’s a Small World” Disney theme park ride and make beautiful printed and designed nylon bags to match your active … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dancing Hotdogs Family Product Reviews, Disney, The New Tagged With: diaper bag, Product Review, travel, Traveling with Kids, video

(Video) 2013 Disney Social Media Moms Top 6 #DisneySMMoms

May 21, 2013 by Divina Rodriguez 2 Comments

Disclosure: I was invited to participate in the 2013 Disney Social Media Moms conference but paid for all conference fees and transportation for myself and the family. As always my post is my unbiased opinions. As you can see by my tweets, vine videos and facebook updates the family and I have returned from one of the most magical places on earth, Disney World! From May 9 to May 12, Eddy, my little men and our friend Alex headed to sunny Orlando, Florida for seven days of learning, networking and a Disney magical time. For so many, Disney World is that place or vacation that makes you smile every time you think about it. I went three times growing up; those precious memories are filled with warmth, love and pure happiness. So now that I have started taking my sons, ages four and two, I want them to remember these trips as a magical time for the whole family. This was my second time attending the Disney Social Media Moms and I knew that not only would I be hearing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Disney, Family Friendly Travel & Tourism, The New Tagged With: #DisneySMMoms, blogger conference, Disney Parks, Disney World, travel

Disney Live! Dancing all night long with Mickey’s Music Festival #DisneyLiveNYNJ

March 27, 2013 by Divina Rodriguez Leave a Comment

Image courtesy of Disney Live! Disclosure: I attended Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival as press but as always my post is my unbiased opinions. Last week Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival hit the theater at Madison Square Garden and we headed there for a rockin good time! We are HUGE Disney fans so we know all the characters and all the songs but I was worried after seeing Disney on Ice another production by Feld Entertainment we would hear a lot of the same classic songs but I could not be more wrong! Mickey Mouse and friends rock the world with the stars from The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story in their new touring show Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival. Disney hits are remixed to the hottest sounds of today featuring hip hop, pop, swing, reggae, rock, country and much more! The irresistible lineup of performers, including Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy; Ariel, Sebastian and Ursula; Jasmine, Aladdin and Genie; and Woody, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Concert/Theater News and Reviews, Disney, The New Tagged With: #DisneyLiveNYNJ, activities, Aladdin, Ariel, Buzz Lightyear, Disney, Disney Live! Dancing all night long with Mickey’s Music Festival, donald, family, family friendly concerts, fun, goofy, Kids concerts, Little Mermaid, Mickey, mouse, Pixar, together, Toy Story, woody

(Video) Wonder Forge TMNT Clash Alley and Disney Easter Matching Games

March 25, 2013 by Divina Rodriguez 4 Comments

Disclosure: I worked with Wonder Forge to have a sponsored in-home brand party. As always my post is my unbiased opinions. Calling Disney and TMNT fans! Wonder Forge has partnered with both NickelodeonTM Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTM and Disney to create awesome new games for the game lover. The wonderful folks at Wonder Forge reached out so I could host another in home brand party to get excited about some new games for Spring 2013. NickelodeonTM Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTM Clash AlleyTM Strategy Board Game ($16.99) Beat the bad guys in this action-packed 3D strategy board game! Run, climb, and leap as you race through the 3D warehouse on important missions to rescue April, recover objects–and even pick up a pizza! On the way, your Turtle must battle mutants, Kraang, and Shredder. Check out our video. Based on the new Nickelodeon TMNT animated series you and up to three of your friends can take on Shredder, Kraang and other mutants while trying to complete … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dancing Hotdogs In-Home Parties, Disney, The New Tagged With: Clash Alley Strategy Board Game, Disney, Disney Easter Matching Game, educational fun, Nickelodeon, Spring 2013, teenage mutant ninja turtles, Wonder Forge

Disney Live! MICKEY’S MUSIC FESTIVAL 2 Family 4-Pack Tickets Giveaway Sweepstakes

February 24, 2013 by Divina Rodriguez 18 Comments

Update! Giveaway is closed congrats to Uchi and Maria. Disney Live! MICKEY’S MUSIC FESTIVAL is hitting the tri-state area at the Nassau Coliseum, Westchester County Center and the IZOD Center and the Dancing Hotdogs family cannot wait! Mickey Mouse and friends rock the world with the stars from The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story in their new touring show Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival. Disney hits are remixed to the hottest sounds of today featuring hip hop, pop, swing, reggae, rock, country and much more! The irresistible lineup of performers, including Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy; Ariel, Sebastian and Ursula; Jasmine, Aladdin and Genie; and Woody, Buzz and Jessie; are among the more than 25 Disney stars featured in this jam session fit for the entire family! You can’t resist dancing, singing, playing your air-guitar and laughing with this band of characters! Come join them at Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival for a lively … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Concert/Theater News and Reviews, Disney, Giveaways and Sweepstakes!, The New Tagged With: 2 winners, Disney Live! MICKEY’S MUSIC FESTIVAL 2 Family 4-Pack Tickets, giveaway sweepstakes, March 8 2013

Giveaway Sweepstakes! 4 pack of tickets to Disney on Ice Treasure Trove Brooklyn, NY

January 18, 2013 by Divina Rodriguez 21 Comments

As you all know the entire Dancing Hotdogs family are Disney lovers so much so that with one of my Trumpeting Media partners, Suzanne and I started a Disney Fan site called The Disney Files! Disney Files is all about unlocking the magic and I am so excited to tell you that Feld Entertainment and Disney On Ice presents Treasure Trove is performing at Barclays Center, January 23rd-January 27th and we are giving away a family four pack of tickets for opening night! Get tangled up in Disney’s 50th animated feature with Rapunzel and Flynn and enter the worlds of your other favorite Disney princesses –Tiana, Cinderella, Jasmine, Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Mulan and of course, the one who started it all, Snow White. Ahoy, Mateys! Set sail with Peter Pan, the always sassy Tinker Bell and the cantankerous Captain Hook and his pirate pals on an adventure beyond Never Land! Trek the wilds of Africa with Simba, Nala, Pumbaa and Timon as they discover the true meaning of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Concert/Theater News and Reviews, Disney, Giveaways and Sweepstakes!, The New Tagged With: Brooklyn New York, Disney on Ice, Family entertainment, Ticket giveaway sweepstakes

Disney’s The Odd Life of Timothy Green Blu-ray DVD review

December 20, 2012 by Divina Rodriguez 2 Comments

We did not see Disney’s latest Blu-ray DVD release, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, in the theaters but after watching the Blu-ray Combo Pack, High Definition Digital and On-Demand platforms I wish we had. From Academy Award-nominated writer/director Peter Hedges (Dan in Real Life, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape), and starring Golden Globe® winner Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, Oscar® winner Dianne Wiest and CJ Adams as Timothy Green, comes this highly imaginative story about a happily married couple who can’t wait to start a family but can only dream about what their child would be like. Then one stormy night young Timothy shows up on their doorstep. Soon they and the small town in which they live learn that sometimes the unexpected can bring some of life’s greatest gifts. The story is written by Ahmet Zappa (“American Gangster,” “Changeling”). Check out the trailer. The DVD is pure magic. It really is fantastic family friendly film where you pop … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Disney, DVD Reviews, The New Tagged With: Blu-ray DVD review, Disney’s The Odd Life of Timothy Green