Month: May 2009
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View from the Mud Pit: Muddy Buddy Orlando 2009
10 years ago, the Muddy Buddy Series was founded by Bob Babbitt with two men and a horse (sounds like a sitcom). Bob quickly realized he needed to lose the 2,000 pound animal with a mind of its own, and reformulate the event. The horse was replaced with a mountain bike, and in 1999 the…
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Profile of Mark Matheis – Disney Historian
Because of my recent trips to Walt Disney World, I have become more and more interested in the history of Walt Disney the man as well as the Disney Parks. Therefore, when one of the events on the recent DIS Unplugged Podcast Cruise was a talk by Disney Historian Mark Matheis of the Disney Institute,…
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Men, Muscles, Mud. The Adventures of Six Dirty Dis’ers
Today finally was the day that many of us were excited for! The Muddy Buddy took place today at Disney’s Wide World of Sports.
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Manta Roller Coaster – SeaWorld Orlando
By Walter Echols Let me start by saying that I am not a rollercoaster enthusiast, but I could not wait to try Manta at Sea World, so for the soft opening, my niece and her friend Tiffany, who consider themselves rollercoaster aficionados, accompanied us as the experts and this was as good a reason as…
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Sanaa Restaurant Review – Animal Kingdom Lodge
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge has recently expanded with the addition of Kidani Village. This is the new Disney Vacation Club property located just past the original part of Animal Kingdom Lodge. On May 1st, Disney added their newest dining location with the opening of Sanaa. They describe this venue as “African cooking with Indian spices.”…
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Remy from Ratatouille comes to Chefs de France in Epcot
UPDATE- It seems Remy is staying indefinitely. There have been sightings of Remy in September 2009. No word on how long he may be staying at the restaurant. I have to confess that I haven’t seen a lot of the Disney movies. I do happen to love when Disney introduces their movie characters into the…
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Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique Opens at Disneyland
The Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique opened this past April at the Disneyland Resort, CA, and I took the opportunity to go visit it. The Boutique is an enchanting stop at the Magic Kingdom for young girls to turn into princesses and young boys can become knights. It sits in the Sleeping Beauty Castle courtyard, and as…