Category: Editorials
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San Diego’s Wild Animal Park
On our last visit to Southern California in April 2008, Walter and I took a trip to the Wild Animal Park in San Diego – part of the San Diego Zoo. I figured that since Walter is such a good sport about being dragged thru any number of Disney theme parks on either coast, the…
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If I’d known you were coming I’d have built an ark!
Sweet Mary mother of God will IT EVER STOP RAINING HERE????? Whatever idiot wrote the song “It never rains in Southern California” should be taken out back and summarily executed for perpetrating a fraud. We’ve been here five days and it’s rained FOUR OF THEM. I’m glad for the folks in California – they REALLY…
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Day 2 – Universal Studios Hollwood
Even though it’s stupid, I often feel as though it’s pretty much impossible for me to be surprised by anything I experience inside a theme park. I’ve been doing this for a while, and have seen quite a bit – both good and bad – so when I do have an experience that surprises me…
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Our first day at Disneyland – cue the firing squad
The idea of an early flight is always better in theory than in execution. I’m not a morning person – in fact, ‘turning in early’ for me usually means I’m in bed by 2am. So, having to leave the house at 5:30am for a 7am flight to LAX always leaves me repeating the same line…
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I TOLD YOU SO!!!!
I hate to say it – but I was right. Okay, so a few weeks ago I went off on one my rants on the show about how our wonderful county government was spending the hotel tax. Money that was supposed to go to support tourism is being funneled into projects that had nothing to…
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Are you 23?
It better be something good – that’s all I’m saying. Disney has started another viral campaign aimed at generating buzz on the internet. A few weeks ago, it was a viral video where a persons name would seemingly appear throughout locations at the Magic Kingdom – highlighting the “What are you Celebrating” campaign.
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Welcome Aboard RCCL’s Liberty of the Seas
The first day of any cruise is always a bit hectic. For our Royal Caribbean Cruise (RCCL) sailing on the Liberty of the Seas we drove from our home in St.Cloud Florida to Miami, about 4 hours, and arrived at the ship about 1:30PM. This is our 9th RCCL cruise but the first time on…