Archive for the ‘Disney’ CategoryWild Africa TrekSunday, July 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 InWednesday, April 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.
Walt Disney World Here I Come.Tuesday, 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? Art Linkletter, the news voice of DisneyWednesday, May 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 DisneyWednesday, May 19th, 2010And hilarity ensued. WAH WAAAAAAHHHHH! What not to do on the Tower of TerrorSaturday, May 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 resortWednesday, May 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. The Kentucky Bourbon Trail and Walt Disney World?Wednesday, December 16th, 2009Towards the end of October I was able to complete The Kentucky Bourbon Trail. For those of you who are not familiar, The Kentucky Bourbon Trail has been put together by the Kentucky Distillers’ Association and is a group of eight distilleries that put on tours and teach visitors about the history and the making of Americas native spirit. The distilleries are grouped in fours. One group is near the bourbon capital of the world, Bardstown, KY. Those are Jim Beam, Tom Moore, Heaven Hill and Makers Mark. The second group is near Lexington, KY and they are Buffalo Trace, Wild Turkey, Four Roses and Woodford Reserve. To do the Bourbon Trail you should pick up a passport.
Inside there are spaces to get it stamped at every distillery and when you complete it you can send it in and get a Bourbon Trail t-shirt. (more…) Our Animal Kingdom DayWednesday, August 19th, 2009June 12th was the day we had planned to go to Animal Kingdom. We noticed that this was going to be the hottest day since we got there so we got there at rope drop. I again grabbed my dad’s and Wyatt’s tickets and made my way over to Expedition Everest to get fast passes while they headed over to Kilimanjaro Safari. I ran to meet up with them and we all got in line. the kids and I really like the safari and we did get to see a lot of animals but I think we were rushed through it. Of course I have no bases for this so I’ll have to go on it again and see. It was time to use our fast passes so we all headed over to Asia. I did not know what to expect with this coaster so I was telling Wyatt that it was like Big Thunder Mountain. Boy was I wrong. That was a great coaster. The point where you start rolling backwards through the dark was one of the most intense moments on any coaster I have been on because you cannot see a thing. You almost feel like you won’t stop going down the hill. The only real complaint that I have is that the Yeti was still not working and it made it hard to see him. He was in B mode which means he is not moving and there is a strobe light going off. You are passing by so fast and if the strobe switches off when you go past you miss him entirely. Luckily I knew where to look and pointed it out to Wyatt so both of us got to see him for a brief second but my dad missed him completely. (more…) Our day at EpcotThursday, July 23rd, 2009Our Epcot day, on June 11th, turned out to be a great day. I was really worried that the kids would get bored but they seemed to really enjoy themselves. We started out the day with me going over to Test Track and getting fast passes while everyone else headed over to Soarin. I made my way over to them and we got in line. While in line though Brooklyn needed to go to the restroom so the both of us headed out so she could go. On the way back in I noticed that she was actually not tall enough to ride so we both went over to Sunshine Seasons and picked up a little breakfast. After we fished up the two of us waited for the rest of the family at Soarin’s exit. They all really liked it. It was time to use our fast passes so we all headed over to Test Track. Brooklyn couldn’t ride this either but Samantha doesn’t do too well on fast attractions so she decided to wait this one out with Brooklyn. The fast pass line was nearly walk on. Wyatt and I got to sit in the front seats so he got to see everything that was about to happen and we all really liked this. It probably wouldn’t have been worth it though if we had to go through the standby line. (more…) |
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