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 ...
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 ...
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 | 9 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 ...
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 old friend….
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 44 Comments »Nothing can be said about Bob Varley without recognizing first that he was an original. While it’s true that we are all unique, it’s safe to say that Bob was more unique than most. It didn’t matter what the event ...
Members Only
Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 21 Comments »Well, after tons of offers in the mail to join the Disney Movie Club, I did it! I had always thrown them away (everything but the free stickers) thinking I had no use for a membership in the DMC, but ...
Whoopee, the inlaws are joining us
Thursday, April 10th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 19 Comments »This is for those of you who visit family in Florida. As I mentioned in another blog entry, my father-in-law moved to Florida after marrying a woman he met when visiting his brother in Boca Raton. The trips south were split ...
Am I the Only One?
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 27 Comments »Ok, I know it has now been three weeks since Enchanted was released on DVD; but, am I the only one who rushed out on March 18th and bought it? I must admit I am a little bit of a ...
Crazy thing happened at Universals Mardi Gras or Hey you can’t Do that!!!
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in Editorials, Podcast Updates, Uncategorized, Universal Orlando | 15 Comments »Hi folks, I just want to add an experience I encountered while attending Mardi Gras on Saturday evening for the Heart concert. I decided after touring the park for a little while that it might be a good idea to go
Load up the Minivan, we’re heading to Mickey World
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 21 Comments »We started making our annual pilgrimage to Disney 20 years ago when the kids were 2, 4 and 5. Our earlier visits included the mandatory visit to Boca Raton where my father-in-law had migrated after marrying a lady he met ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
