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And in news that's of no particular interest to anyone, the Golden Dream is now back in place in the lagoon. I'd like to say that after a short refurb that it's looking better than ever - but since it can't be seen from anywhere closer than 200 yards, I have no idea if that's true or not.

Well, the sinking thing was hyperbole on my part. It was damaged by a storm and took some time and some pretty hard lobbying by a CM to get recommissioned.

I think the knife crowd should just agree that the anti-knife people are neurotic whiners. Then the anti-knife crowd can agree that the knife people are potentially psychotic killers. And both groups can agree to sneer derisively at the rat-poison people.

Sorry - Golden Dream is the boat behind America Garden's theater.

We noticed last week that the Golden Dream is gone. Anyone know its whereabouts? Did it sink again or just off for refurbing?

You're correct that the 3rd set is the least crowded but the concerts have been unusually busy this year - plus the current forecast is for great weather, so expect lots of locals.

Just throwing this in re' the Jason Garcia article posted here yesterday concerning Diagon Alley, theme park market share, etc. The Sentinel chose to run this on page 1A, above the fold today in the print edition. Either it's just a slow news day or the editor's deemed that the article was...

I understand the thrill of being new to the parks, but I absolutely don't miss it. I feel like I know where to go to enjoy the little things that have me continuing to buy an AP. While the newbies camp out for an hour on the bridge out of France, I can buy a cup of coffee at 8:55 and then sit...

I'm sure I'm not telling you anything you don't know, but obviously, Sunrail only gets built if it follows the existing track. But yes, I'm annoyed by many many things about this train. There are no doubt some useful parts of the route. But Deland to Poincianna? Really?

Maybe someone else knows more than I do, but I don't know what this is about or where this is. But if you have 5 hours to spare, there might be a nugget or two of interest. "The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) will webcast an Investor Day at ESPN on Thursday, April 17, 2014. Presentations are...

It would also relieve WDW of the benefits of ME, which they seem to value highly. I'll also mention that back during the discussion of rail to Tampa from MCO, with a Disney stop, WDW maintained throughout that period that they would continue ME no matter what. Only they could address whether...

Looking forward to reading what you learned when you have the time to post.

Of course they get gridlocked - routinely. The 417 and Osceola Parkway? Well, pretty much never. Sorry - not so obvious to me, but certainly a possibility. The only proposal on the table currently is American Maglev. Their numbers - 32 minutes to Disney, plus whatever the staion time...

Unfortunately, a train station has only every been considered for the South terminal because of the logistics at the existing terminal. I'm pretty certain also that the FAA even objected, saying that building at the North side could interfere with flight operations. So that leaves us with a...

American Maglev's proposal to operate a train includes three phases. Phase 1 is airport to OCCC. Phase 2 is from MCO to Medical City, Lake Nona - 4.9 miles, 10 minutes travel time. Phase 3 would be Medical City to WDW with three to four stations - 19.4 miles, 22 minutes travel time. Thus, a...

I hope what you heard is true.

Ride the Safari somewhat close to closing and you're likely to see the cheetahs a little more active.

So, is this a two step process? You buy your band and then troop over to a kiosk to get your tickets added and activated? This won't add any congestion to GR or the kiosks now will it?

So, apropos of nothing really, this seems as good a place as any to throw this out there. Today is kind of an important date. No, not related to April Fool's Day (though some might argue it's connected). Today is officially the beginning of Q3 FY '14, so we have a full half year under our...

This info belongs mostly in the rumor category but I'm posting it because I'm giving it some credibility as I'll explain. First - what I know to be true. There's a big ugly dude back in the Komodo dragon habitat but he's on loan from somewhere in Miami so he's a short timer. Disney has...