Posted on Wednesday, 4th January 2012 by Aaron DelPrince

One of our family’s favorite activities is to hunt for hidden Mickeys.  We recently did a hidden Mickey hunt at Disney’s Animal Kingdom – Jambo House back in June.  We did this same hidden Mickey hunt back In October as part of a Power of 10 – Give Kids the World Grand Villa fundraiser.  Discovering [...]

Tags: Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas, Expedition Everest, Hidden Mickeys, Jambo House, Kidani Village, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney World Resort
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Posted on Thursday, 17th November 2011 by Aaron DelPrince

Toy Story Mania 120 minutes, “Ouch!” Peter Pan’s Flight 80 minutes, “Wow!” Test Track, 100 minutes, “Geez!” Expedition Everest, 75 minutes, “We’ll hit that later.” These attraction wait times are very common, especially during the height of the day in each of the 4 Disney World theme parks.  The popularity of Disney’s theme parks has grown [...]

Tags: Blizzard Beach, Bob Iger, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Downtown Disney, Epcot, Expedition Everest, Magic Kingdom, Peter Pans Flight, Test Track, Tom Staggs, Toy Story Mania, Typhoon Lagoon, Walt Disney World Resort
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Posted on Saturday, 6th February 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Samantha Brown, host of “Samantha Brown’s Great Weekends” on the Travel Channel, is a favorite of DIS Unplugged listeners and readers.  This is in part because she is a self-proclaimed Disney fan, and has filmed numerous episodes at the Disney parks and resorts.  Samantha is celebrating her Tenth Anniversary on the Travel Channel with four [...]

Tags: Animal Kingdom Lodge, Cast Members, DIS Interview, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Epcot, Expedition Everest, Grand Floridian, Joe Rohde, Magic Kingdom, Samantha Brown, Travel Channel, Turtle Talk with Crush, World Showcase
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Posted on Thursday, 20th August 2009 by Dave Parfitt

As fall approaches, Disney’s Endurance series of races gears up at the Walt Disney World Resort.  First up on Saturday, September 26, 2009 is the Expedition Everest Challenge at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.  I was able to run the Inaugural event last year, and it was one of the most enjoyable races I have ever run.  [...]

Tags: 5K, animal kingdom, Expedition Everest, obstacle course, race, RunDisney, scavenger hunt
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Posted on Thursday, 20th March 2008 by Pete Werner

  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 that yet ANOTHER new MAJOR attraction was being added to Universal in the next [...]

Tags: Expedition Everest, Harry Potter Island, Islands Dining Room, Royal Pacific Resort, Universal
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