DIS Meets
Friday, July 25th, 2008 Posted in Disney Cruise Line, Uncategorized | 8 Comments »Warning: This is my first blog so it may be a bit rough around the edges. When I first started on the DIS, I always wondered what the people I was meeting online would be like in person. For ...
Caribbean Beach Resort, a sneak peek at the new rooms.
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Walt Disney World | 8 Comments »Recently there have been rumors that some Caribbean Beach resort rooms at Walt Disney World in Florida would be undergoing a refurbishment. The new rooms would be Nemo themed. I decided to take a ride over to see what I could ...
Glass Blowing at Magic Kingdom
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in Walt Disney World | 7 Comments »Disney has quietly added a new attraction at the Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Approximately 5 months ago a glass blowing studio was added in the back of the Arribas Brothers shop on Main Street. ...
Brendan Fraser Q & A at Universal
Sunday, July 13th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized, Universal Orlando | 7 Comments »Brendan Fraser was at Universal’s “Revenge of the Mummy” ride on Friday afternoon promoting his new up and coming movie “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”. This is the third Mummy movie to be made and in my opinion ...
Ebay your way to Disney
Saturday, July 12th, 2008 Posted in Disney Cruise Line, Podcast Updates, Walt Disney World | 6 Comments »Many of our regular podcast listeners remember the first 'incarnation' of the DIS Unplugged Podcast. We were going for a 'news magazine' type show that focused on helping people plan their Disney related trips. In addition to news and highlights ...
I’m Going to Disneyland!
Saturday, July 5th, 2008 Posted in Disneyland | 6 Comments »Sarah has blogged about Virtual Magic Kingdom and her Disney Cruise Line experience. Now she tells us about her upcoming Disneyland vacation. I think we can all relate to her excitement.... I can hear it now! The parades, fireworks and the ...
Last Day – International Food Festival
Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in Disney Cruise Line, Uncategorized | 8 Comments »Well today is the last day of our 7-night Royal Caribbean Cruise vacation onboard the Liberty of the Seas. It is also a day at sea. I woke to a very nice surprise….coffee and donuts in our room (Kevin woke up early ...
Labadee or Labadon’t
Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in Disney Cruise Line, Uncategorized | 6 Comments »The fourth and final port-of-call on our 7-night Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Seas cruise vacation is Labadee. This is RCCL’s attempt at a private island, similar to Disney Cruise Line’s Castaway Cay. However, this is not an island but ...
Ports of Call – San Juan and St. Maarten
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Disney Cruise Line | 4 Comments »Part of any cruise vacation is the ports-of-call. On this cruise we’re stopping in San Juan Puerto Rico, Phillipsburg, St. Maarten and Royal Caribbean’s ‘private island’ Labadee. I put quotation marks around private island as it isn’t really an island so ...
Portofino Review
Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 15 Comments »While the food on board the Liberty of the Seas is decent and acceptable, it is being prepared for thousands of guests at the same time. When serving that many people at the same time, shortcuts must be taken and ...
The Elevators Tell You What Day It Is
Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »That’s right…..forget which day it is on a Royal Caribbean Cruise and all you have to do is get on any elevator. They change the floor to the current day. This is one of those quirky things that you forget ...
Welcome Aboard RCCL’s Liberty of the Seas
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 Posted in Editorials, Uncategorized | 14 Comments »The first day of any cruise is always a bit hectic. For our Royal Caribbean Cruise (RCCL) sailing on the Liberty of the Seas we drove from our home in St.Cloud Florida to Miami, about 4 hours, and arrived at the ...
Gaylord Palms, you had me at “Hello”
Saturday, June 21st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 10 Comments »First, I don’t recommend going to Disney World right after you’ve spent 12+ hours in a car with your husband driving back home to New York from Charlotte following your son’s wedding. I was ready for some “apartness” but off ...
I sat in the KINGS seat!
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 Posted in Walt Disney World | 11 Comments »Richard the “King” Petty is a living legend in the sport of stock car racing. He has over 200 wins in the sport and is widely considered the greatest NASCAR driver of all time by many. He also offers the ...
Sarah Tells Us What it’s Like to be a Kid on a Disney Cruise Line Vacation
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in Disney Cruise Line | 5 Comments »A few weeks ago Sarah, 13, blogged about her feelings over the closing of Virtual Magic Kingdom. We received such great feedback on her blog that I asked her to write another one, this time on any subject she wanted. She chose ...
Is This What it’s Like to Camp at Fort Wilderness?
Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 18 Comments »As we enter week three of the ‘Kitchen Rehab Project’ I have to wonder if this is what camping is like? And if so it’s the closest I will ever come to it. As I finish up the last of tonight’s dishes ...
Goodbye Virtual Magic Kingdom…Love, Sarah
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 Posted in Podcast Updates, Walt Disney World | 7 Comments »About a month or so ago on the podcast I mentioned that Disney was closing their online game - Virtual Magic Kingdom. VMK (because everything has to have an acronym) became very popular with many DISers, especially some of our ...
New Epcot “Attraction” About Hurricane Charley Opens August 2008
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in Walt Disney World | 14 Comments »The Walt Disney World Resort, in conjunction with the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH), has announced that StormStruck: The Tale of Two Homes will be coming to Innoventions in Epcot in August of 2008. This 3-D, immersive, surround-sound attraction will recreate ...
The Simpsons Ride ROCKS!
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Universal Orlando | 5 Comments »I'll admit now that I was worried when I first heard that Universal would be replacing "Back to the Future" with a new ride based on the Simpsons. Concern number 1 was that the Simpsons, at 14 years old, was ...
More Info and Pics from Toy Story Midway Mania
Saturday, May 10th, 2008 Posted in Walt Disney World | 22 Comments »Today was the first day of the Annual Passholder Preview for Toy Story Midway Mania at Disney's Hollywood Studios. We arrived at the park at about 2:30PM and it was Africa Hot!!! We made our way through the crowds towards ...
