Posted on Sunday, 28th August 2011 by Pete Werner

Skagway is the first opportunity we had to leave the ship. As we were pulling in, we were immediately met by a sea lion who was swimming around watching us dock while playing with a fish he had caught. He wasn’t eating the fish mind you, just holding it in his mouth, letting it go, [...]

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Posted on Saturday, 27th August 2011 by Pete Werner

I’m not sure what I was expecting, but I have to admit the glacier at Tracy Arm was a little anti-climactic. I guess it’s because I’ve seen too many movies where glaciers are right next to the ship – okay, bad reference – that evokes images of Titanic (which I’ve been quoting all day….”We’re dressed [...]

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Posted on Friday, 26th August 2011 by Pete Werner

This cruise is unusual in that the first two days of the trip are technically sea days. Tomorrow is listed on the itinerary as Tracy Arm Fjord, but it’s something we drive through, not someplace where we dock and leave the ship. I’m very used to sea days being about the spa, lounging about on [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 25th August 2011 by Dave Parfitt

But don’t announce anything new.  Of course, Disney Parks and Resorts had a significant presence at the 2011 D23 Expo.  At the 2009 D23 Expo, Disney first announced the re-imagineering of Star Tours and an expansion of Walt Disney World’s Fantasyland.  Therefore, expectations were high for the announcement of what’s to come for the Disney [...]

Tags: Aulani, Cars Land, d23, D23 Expo, Destini, Disney California Adventure, Fantasyland, Imagineering, Joe Rohde, Magic Kingdom, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, talking Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney Imagineering
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Posted on Thursday, 25th August 2011 by Pete Werner

If I’m being honest, my favorite day on board a Disney ship is embarkation day.  I’m not sure exactly why that is – if it’s the excitement and anticipation of the upcoming cruise, the fact that the ship is all clean and neat after being turned over from the previous cruise, or if it’s just [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 24th August 2011 by Pete Werner

I wonder what my house looks like?  Given that this is my 7th trip this year, it seems like I’m never home.   Max the intern (who guards the homestead while I’m gone along with Max the Dog) has started replacing furniture and I hear he’s picking out new drapes for the family room. After completing [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 26th July 2011 by Dave Parfitt

In less than one month, the curtain will rise on the second D23 Expo – an official fan convention sponsored by the Walt Disney Company celebrating all things Disney - from theme parks, to films, music, books and television.  August 19-21, the most fervent of Disney fans will descend upon the Anaheim Convention Center for a glimpse behind [...]

Tags: California, d23, D23 Expo, Disney Legends, Imagineers, John Lasseter, Johnny Depp, Kim Irvine, Marty Sklar, Muppets, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney Studios
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