Are You a Rising Star?
Monday, March 31st, 2008 Posted in Universal Orlando | 6 Comments »On Saturday night, after squeezing ourselves through the crowd at Universal Studios, we went with several friends to check out Universal Citywalk's newest club, a karaoke joint called Rising Star (formerly known as City Jazz). They have karaoke seven nights ...
Saturday in the Park with Scar - Part 1
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 24 Comments »Oh, what a day I had yesterday. Let me begin my long journey into madness - and let me tell you how I managed to meet a listener who drove 15 hours from Ohio to Orlando in hopes that he might ...
Velvet Sessions
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in Universal Orlando | 7 Comments »Julie and I went to Velvet Sessions Thursday night to see Jimi Jamison (the lead singer from Survivor) at the Hard Rock Hotel. These songs take me way back to the 7-inch record days of my childhood with songs like ...
Some random thoughts from our day in Epcot
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in Walt Disney World | 10 Comments »We went to Epcot the other day for lunch and to see the Flower and Garden Festival. First...let me say that Epcot looks gorgeous. The nautical flags around the Future World lakes are beautiful. We didnt spend the time to decipher ...
Send Regina to La Nouba? I don’t think so
Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 10 Comments »I listened to the March 26 email show. Let me make this crystal clear, Miss Regina ain’t going to Cirque. Here’s the deal. I hate clowns. I’m not sure of when this happened. It could be the time I went to ...
Mea Culpa
Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 15 Comments »Well, I screwed up - big time. Last month on our Feb 5th show I discussed an article that I read on The Motley Fool regarding Disney's plans for a fifth theme park. Apparently, the article that I based that story on was ...
Disney Discounts Fall Flat
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Editorials, Walt Disney World | 5 Comments »Today the Disney Company has released a new set of discounts for the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Details of this new offer can be found here, but basically this is a discount off the regular room rate for ...
Would you like some cheese with your whine?
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 13 Comments »Aw, isn’t it sweet when you hear Kevin and John talk about their pin collecting days? Doesn’t it sound like they had ever so much fun? They’re leaving out one teeny detail; they would coerce any and every one to ...
Maris went missing and no one noticed
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 18 Comments »Nothing like being gone for 6 days and not a peep asking about my whereabouts. I'm so feelin' the love. For any of you who actually care about my comings and goings, I was in Charlotte where my son is getting ...
I’ve been around the World…
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 Posted in Editorials, Walt Disney World | 8 Comments »Showcase that is and I wanted to rank the countries from the best to the worst for shopping. Of course, each pavillion has something unique that they offer, but it is not always an item that you want or can ...
Epcot 2008 Flower and Garden or “Where oh Where have the Topiaries Gone!!!!
Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Walt Disney World | 10 Comments »I just spent the whole day at the opening of the 2008 Epcot Flower and Garden Festival. I have been looking forward to this day ever since Pete has been giving temperature updates on the podcasts. It may even date back ...
We ran into Scar’s surgeon at Universal last night…
Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 8 Comments »Yes, Dr. Cardoo stopped by our table last night at the Islands Dining Room at Universal's Royal Pacific resort. We had a nice dinner (I'll be writing up a seperate review in the next few days), but after yesterday's announcement ...
Disney Vacation Club removes all ‘real’ dinnerware from Studio Units in favor of paper products
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 Posted in Walt Disney World | 14 Comments »Disney Vacation Club has announced that they will be replacing all of the ‘real’ glasses, dishes and silverware in their studio accommodations for paper products. This will only affect the studio units – all other units will stay equipped as ...
Something is happening to me…
Sunday, March 16th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 21 Comments »I've lost my mind. Honestly, I'm very concerned about my mental health right now. Between having a good experience at the Contemporary, showing up at theme parks at opening, and being farted on for four days - something seems to have ...
The worst part about cruising…
Sunday, March 16th, 2008 Posted in Disney Cruise Line, Editorials | 19 Comments »is coming home. After four days of being waited on hand and foot, all I get now are strange looks from the dog as I walk around the house looking for Deck 9 like some kind of deranged mental patient. ...
Shuttle launch
Saturday, March 15th, 2008 Posted in Editorials, Podcast Updates | 15 Comments »For the sake of those that live in Central Florida or want to live in Central Florida, I am now going to take you on a virtual simulated tour of what it is like to go view an actual Shuttle ...
An Evening at Gaylord Palms
Friday, March 14th, 2008 Posted in Dining Reviews | 8 Comments »Just got in from an awesome evening . We were invited to the VIP Grand Opening of a new restaurant at Gaylord Palms, which is just off the Walt Disney World property. They have just opened a new Asian / Fusion sushi ...
Wide Waste Of Space Cafe
Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Posted in Dining Reviews | 8 Comments »We are Disney geeks through and through. Bob said that he thought the new "grab and go" place at Disney's Wide World of Sports was pretty good, so off we went to see what was what. We arrived on what originally looked ...
Our day in Nassau
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 Posted in Disney Cruise Line, Editorials | 27 Comments »Okay, so this blog entry is a little late, I apologize. I’ll be honest, the longer you’re on this ship, the harder it gets to open a notebook or look at a cell phone. Also, the internet ...
Hollywood Studios new “Block Party Bash”We want Mickey Mouse!!!!!Spoiler alert
Monday, March 10th, 2008 Posted in Editorials, Walt Disney World | 19 Comments »Sunday March 9th kicked off the Hollywood Studios new"Disney/Pixar Block Party Bash". This was the first sneek peek of the parade. The Official date for the parade is going to be March 14 at 3PM. There are some things you need ...
