Posted on Monday, 27th July 2009 by Kathy Werling

Disney is conducting a test in Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World.  They are currently testing having one central location to get your FASTPASS for attractions in Animal Kingdom.

Tags: animal kingdom, Disney World, FASTPASS
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Posted on Monday, 27th July 2009 by Dave Parfitt

Did you ever wonder what there is to do along Disney’s Boardwalk?  I’m not talking about the restaurants and clubs, but whether you can make a day out of the carnival atmosphere along the Boardwalk.  I had a beautiful, sunny day in Orlando without a cloud in the sky, and I decided to take a [...]

Tags: Atlantic Dance Hall, Big River Grille, Boardwalk, Boardwalk Bakery, Downtown Disney, ESPN Club, Flying Fish Cafe, Jellyrolls, Leaping Horse Libations, midway games, street performers
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Posted on Friday, 24th July 2009 by Kathy Werling

Thanks to a generous friend I got to experience the IllumiNations Cruise for the Epcot fireworks at Walt Disney World for the first time this week.

Tags: Disney World, Epcot, fireworks cruise, IllumiNations, Yacht Club
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Posted on Friday, 17th July 2009 by Kathy Werling

It was 40 years ago when Apollo 11 landed on the moon July 20, 1969. I remember that day clearly as a child.  Who knew 40 years later I would be at a celebration at Kennedy Space Center photographing the astronauts!

Tags: Apollo Program, Apollo Treasures Gallery, Apollo/Saturn V Center, Buzz Aldrin, Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Kitty Hawk Command Module, NASA
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Posted on Monday, 13th July 2009 by Corey Martin

I noticed this video being passed around on facebook to a lot of the Disney fans, so I thought I would post it here for all to enjoy. Skipper Dan by “Weird Al” Yankovic. Click Here for the Video

Tags: jungle cruise, skipper dan, wierd al
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Posted on Monday, 13th July 2009 by Dave Parfitt

On our recent four day cruise aboard the Disney Wonder, we decided to book Castaway Ray’s Stingray Adventure as our shore excursion on Castaway Cay.  The excursion was described in our Personal Navigator as a one hour session to feed, snorkel and interact with Southern Stingrays in a private lagoon.  The price was $35 for [...]

Tags: Add new tag, Castaway Cay, Disney Conservation Fund, Disney Cruise Line, excursion, snorkel, stingray
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Posted on Thursday, 9th July 2009 by Dave Parfitt

While I was on the Disney Wonder for the Four Day Podcast Cruise in May, I noticed an entry on the Navigator for our day on Castaway Cay (Day 3).  It said 5K run, 8:30am, meet at gangway.  Now I had heard about this run from previous cruisers, and heard you get to go out [...]

Tags: bike trail, Castaway Cay, Disney Cruise Line, Nassau, Run, runway
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