Author: Pete Werner
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Norwalk Virus at WDW?
Norwalk Virus – Two words that no traveler wants to hear. The virus is characterized by “nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. General lethargy, weakness, muscle aches, headache, and low-grade fever may occur. Symptoms may persist for several days and may become life-threatening in the young, the elderly, and the immune-compromised if dehydration is ignored…
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How the Grinch Saved Breakfast
Grinchmas Character Breakfast Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Date of Review – Dec 6, 2008 Universal Orlando focuses much of it’s holiday offerings around “Grinchmas” – taken from the Dr. Seuss story “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”. All of Seuss Landing at Islands of Adventure is decorated for the holidays (it’s also the ONLY…
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Hello from the Magic Kingdom
So I’m here at a strangely quiet Magic Kingdom. The weather is STUNNING!! The lines are frighteningly short…10 minute wait for Splash Mountain…Big Thunder Mountain is pretty much a walk on. Good news for guests, but scary for Disney especially in light of the negative financial outlook that Wall Street delivered to Disney this morning.…
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The Simpsons Ride ROCKS!
I’ll admit now that I was worried when I first heard that Universal would be replacing “Back to the Future” with a new ride based on the Simpsons. Concern number 1 was that the Simpsons, at 14 years old, was too old a property to sustain any interest among theme park visitors. Last summers Simpsons…
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Goodbye old friend….
Nothing can be said about Bob Varley without recognizing first that he was an original. While it’s true that we are all unique, it’s safe to say that Bob was more unique than most. It didn’t matter what the event or occasion – no matter how grand or mundane – Bob did it just a…
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Saturday in the Park with Scar – Part 2
It’s important to understand a few things before reading this. First, Walter is not a ‘Disney fan’, or even much of a Universal fan. He likes the hotels well enough, there are a couple of rides he enjoy’s and a he’s happy to eat at a few of the restaurants – but he’s not ‘into’…
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Saturday in the Park with Scar – Part 1
Oh, what a day I had yesterday. Let me begin my long journey into madness – and let me tell you how I managed to meet a listener who drove 15 hours from Ohio to Orlando in hopes that he might win a cruise. But before we get to that – my day started innocently…