Author: mouse skywalker
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Star Wars Weekends: Map and Schedule Weekend #1
Disney released a schedule and map of activities to help plan your time during this first weekend May 22-24, 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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Disney Pin Trading, Family Style
For this entry, I wanted to rely on the experience of the two pin trading experts in our family, my daughters Maggie (age 11) and Evie (age 8). Our family has been on multiple trips to Walt Disney World, and in 2005 we started pin trading. We don’t consider ourselves hard-core pin traders. We’re not…
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Celebrate Great Disney Cast Members: Ranger Stan
What makes Walt Disney World the “Happiest Place on Earth”? Many times, it’s the Cast Members that make the difference. Let me introduce you to a truly special Cast Member worth going out of your way to meet. His name is Stanley Moore. He’s better known as Ranger Stan, and you can find him patrolling…
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2009 Disney’s Star Wars Weekends Guest List
A short time from now, in a theme park not far away… Episode 2009, STAR WARS WEEKENDS It is a period of four weekends. The power of the Force is no match for the power of Disney marketing. Tourists descend upon the not so hidden base of DISNEY’S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS. During the event, Star Wars…
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Only Half a Day for Disneyland? GO!
So you’ve just flown across the country, and arrived in California. You’re excited to start your vacation, but wonder, is it worth heading right to the park? Maybe you’re tired from a long flight. Maybe it’s already after noon, and you’re thinking how much can you really see? Maybe you’re flying in for work, you…