Category: Editorials
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Disneyland is still better than all the rest
Over the last two weeks, my wife’s Canadian relatives joined us for a family reunion here in Southern California. Every six years, the Canadian side leaves the wintery chill of Winnipeg and comes out here to sunny So Cal. As this is only their second time being out here, they decided to do some of…
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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…
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Book Review: “Creating Magic” by Lee Cockerell
OK, I admit I did not think “Creating Magic”, a book on leadership strategies, by Lee Cockerell, the former Executive Vice President of Walt Disney World Resort Operations, would have much to say to me. I am not a businessman, and do not look at my day job as one needing the leadership strategies in…
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Disney’s new Treehouse Villas – Nice, but….
Anyone who has ever taken a ride on the Sassagoula River connecting Port Orleans with Downtown Disney has probably noticed the Treehouse villas. Nestled, appropriately enough, in the trees on the far end of Disney’s Saratoga Springs resort, for many years these villas were vacant and in various stages of disrepair. While they were used…
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Delta to raise fee on 2nd checked bag
I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned my disdain for Delta in the past. In my opinion they are among the worst airlines for customer service, and a quick Google search on “delta customer complaints” will show I’m not alone. So, I shook my head in amazement at the announcement yesterday that Delta plans to raise the…
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RU freakin’ kidding me?
Okay, so the big ‘secret’ is out – RU23 is Disney’s “Official” fan web site. Meaning that you get to pay $75 for the privelige of buying ‘exclusive’ merchandise, and you get a magazine 4 times a year along with some other minor perks. RU freakin kidding me?? This is the big announcement? Disney’s decision…
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Crowds at the Magic Kingdom belie the economy
I can be forgiven for thinking that a Thursday in late February when the Magic Kingdom is closing at 8pm might be a slower than normal day to visit the parks. Especially when you see Disney doing everything short of a lap dance trying to get people to show up and spend. Boy was I…