Caribbean Beach Resort, a sneak peek at the new rooms.
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Walt Disney World | 4 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 | 6 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. ...
Ebay your way to Disney
Saturday, July 12th, 2008 Posted in Disney Cruise Line, Podcast Updates, Walt Disney World | 5 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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Toy Story Midway Mania in Cast Member Previews
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 Posted in Walt Disney World | 20 Comments »Whenever Disney develops a new ride, show or attraction there is always a lot of testing and reworking to make sure it is perfect for when guests arrive. One of the final phases of testing is called Cast Member Previews ...
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park 10th Anniversary Celebration
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in Walt Disney World | 18 Comments »It’s hard to believe that the Animal Kingdom is 10 years old. I was there for opening day and to say this park has grown in the past 10 years would be an understatement. New rides, shows, attractions and restaurants ...
New Monsters Inc. Boulevard and Dark Ride coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Thursday, April 17th, 2008 Posted in Walt Disney World | 12 Comments »As many of you know Pete Werner is in California this week on a working vacation. Interspersed among meetings he is getting some time to enjoy Disneyland California as well as socialize with random strangers (an aspect of the human ...
Water Parks vs. Resort Pools – Why do you pack a bathing suit?
Thursday, April 10th, 2008 Posted in Walt Disney World | 17 Comments »It’s safe to say that the majority of people that come to Walt Disney World pack a bathing suit for their trip, whether they end up using it or not is another thing. For me, it’s one of the first ...
Pop Century Resort Review or A trip back in time. The arrival
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 Posted in Editorials, Walt Disney World | 12 Comments »Hi Folks, I recently stayed at Disney’s Pop Century Resort. Let me begin by saying it is important to get a first hand look at each Disney hotel property to really be able to comment about it. It makes a big ...
Cafe Rix, Nice Addition to Coronado Springs Resort
Friday, April 4th, 2008 Posted in Walt Disney World | 11 Comments »The other day I found myself over at The Coronado Springs Resort so I decided to pop my head into Rix Lounge, the new 'ultra lounge' styled bar located just outside of the Pepper Market. I found the space to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Those damn chicken wings
Friday, March 7th, 2008 Posted in Editorials, Walt Disney World | 6 Comments »Okay, I've found what is quite possibly the best finger food ever to grace God's earth - the Honey Ginger chicken wings from the Concourse Steak House. How is it I've lived my entire life without trying these??? Perhaps it's ...
