Happy Independence DayJuly 4th, 2011Wild Africa TrekJuly 3rd, 2011
On September 29th I have a reservation to go on Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s Wild Africa Trek. You get to experience the African savanna it the theme park in a different way. Instead of riding in a vehicle, like you do on Kilimanjaro Safaris, you actually get to walk through the Savanna and see the animals from a different view. I will write up my own experience on this experience when I get back but here is a great review of it don by the folks over at TouringPlans.com. WDW Dining Resevations Are InApril 6th, 2011Alright, now it feels official. I have my dining reservations set and and booked my flight this morning. Here are the table service restaurants I’m going to be trying this trip, gotta love free dining: September 28th – Artist Point for dinner September 29th – Sanaa for dinner September 30 – Kouzzina for dinner October 2nd – Kona Cafe for breakfast October 4th – California Grill for dinner If anyone has eaten at any of these restaurants I’d like to hear about it. Leave your comments below. I have been waiting to book my flight to see if I could get a good deal through Southwest. I’ve been checking every day since my flight days became available and last night they lowered their fairs. I’ll be flying out of Columbus because they had better flight times than Indianapolis so I’ll be getting down to Orlando on the 28th at 10:15 a.m. and leaving on the 5th at 3:30. I want to spend as much time down there as I can. Also, now that Southwest has partnered with Disney, I can take Magical Express from the airport to the resort and back and not rent a car.
Friends don’t let friends use Internet Explorer 6March 5th, 2011
Finally, it appears that Microsoft is attempting to phase out IE 6. This has been a long time coming and is surely welcome by any web developer. When Google no longer worries about developing for your browser you know it’s time to go. I say good riddance. Walt Disney World Here I Come.September 28th, 2010
Today was the one year mark till my next trip to Walt Disney World. I have already made my reservation with Mouse Fan Travel, thanks Coleen, and now I can’t wait. This will be my first trip on my own so it’s going to be an experience. Now I can’t say I’m going to be completely by myself because I will be going down during Walt Disney World’s 40th anniversary so there should be a lot of Disney fans from the different podcasts that I listen to. My vacation package does include free dining so I’m going to have to start thinking about where I will want to eat and at what time. I’m also kicking around the idea of going to Mickey’s Not so Scary Halloween Party. I’ve heard that everyone should do it at least once and I do have a costume in mind. Can you guess what it is? Louisville’s Urban Bourbon Trail iPhone AppJune 2nd, 2010I downloaded the Urban Bourbon Trail iPhone App Overall this was a really good idea. The key features to this app are the map of the area, a list of the bars and restaurants/passport and featured bourbons. The one feature in this app that I really like is the list of the bars and restaurants which also acts as your Urban Bourbon Trail passport. When you click on one of them it gives you a description of the place and buttons for directions, telephone number and their website. At the bottom there is a place to enter a stamp code. This code is given to you by your server or bartender to show that you visited that particular bar or restaurant. I know that I may not always have my passport on me but I will have my phone on me. The map portion is just your normal Google map with pins placed where the bars and restaurants are located. It does ask to use your current location so I am guessing that is for giving directions to the place you would like to visit. Read the rest of this entry » Art Linkletter, the news voice of DisneyMay 26th, 2010Disney Legend, Art Linkletter, passed away today at the age of 97. On July 17, 1955, he brought the world their first glimpse of the magic that Walt Disney had created in an orange grove in Anaheim California. Below is the broadcast from that historic day. Disneyland Opening Day – Part 2 Disneyland Opening Day – Part 3 Disneyland Opening Day – Part 4 Disneyland Opening Day – Part 5 Disneyland Opening Day – Part 6 Debbie Downer at DisneyMay 19th, 2010And hilarity ensued. WAH WAAAAAAHHHHH! What not to do on the Tower of TerrorMay 15th, 2010Here is the perfect example of what not to do on the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney’s California Adventure.
Walt Disney World to build, or finish, a 2,000 room resortMay 12th, 2010
Disney’s Art of Animation Resort is going to be built in what was know for a long time as the legendary years of the Pop Century Resort. It is going to be built by 2012 with 864 standard rooms and 1,120 much needed family suites. The resort is going to be themed to 4 of Disney’s most popular animated films, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Finding Nemo and Cars. Like the other value resorts, this one will have 10 wings with a separate building for the check-in lobby, restaurant and gift shop. Each wing will have it’s own courtyard that is decorated with characters from their respective films. By adding more family suites to the mix of suites over at All-Star Music, Walt Disney world has finally given what I believe is a much needed boost in that area. The Nickelodeon Suites, over at Universal, have had 777 family suites since 2005 and they have been extremely popular. If these were around for my trip last year there is no doubt I would have booked a room at one of them and I will be looking at these for my next family trip in 2013. |
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