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Author: mouse skywalker

  • Two Fall Disney Races to End: Run ‘Em While You Can

    The team at Disney’s Endurance Series recently announced 2009 is the final year for two of their three Fall races: the Race for the Taste 10k and the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 13k.  The creative medals for these events are heading into the race medal vault.  The Race for the Taste has been part…

  • Expedition Everest Challenge: September 26, 2009

    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. …

  • Homemade Autograph Books Increase Character Interaction

    For the past few trips to Walt Disney World our family has made our own autograph books to take to the parks.  My girls, ages 8 and 11, really enjoy making them with me, and the books get a big response from the characters.  During one recent family vacation to Walt Disney World, we met…

  • Happy Birthday Splash Mountain: A History

    During my last trip to Walt Disney World, I had lunch with Disney Historian Mark Matheis from the Disney Institute.  It was Friday, July 17th – a pretty momentous day in the history of the Disney Parks.  On July 17, 1955, Ronald Reagan hosted the live telecast on ABC of Disneyland’s opening in Anaheim, CA. …

  • Take a Stroll Along Disney’s Boardwalk by Day and Night

    Did you ever wonder what there is to do along Disney’s Boardwalk?  I’m not talking about the restaurants and clubs, but whether you can make a day out of the carnival atmosphere along the Boardwalk.  I had a beautiful, sunny day in Orlando without a cloud in the sky, and I decided to take a…

  • DCL Castaway Ray’s Stingray Adventure Review

    On our recent four day cruise aboard the Disney Wonder, we decided to book Castaway Ray’s Stingray Adventure as our shore excursion on Castaway Cay.  The excursion was described in our Personal Navigator as a one hour session to feed, snorkel and interact with Southern Stingrays in a private lagoon.  The price was $35 for…

  • Island Tour on Your Feet: DCL Castaway Cay 5K

    While I was on the Disney Wonder for the Four Day Podcast Cruise in May, I noticed an entry on the Navigator for our day on Castaway Cay (Day 3).  It said 5K run, 8:30am, meet at gangway.  Now I had heard about this run from previous cruisers, and heard you get to go out…