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  1. GaryT977

    Living Seas Re-Hab Update

    Please forgive me if this information is not new, and since it came from CM's it may not be accurate either. :p I was at the Living Seas yesterday and asked two CM's when the rest of the re-hab would be complete. One of them told me that they were shooting for Spring but were behind...
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    Christmas Day, The Wonders Of Life Pavilion, Timekeeper, and a Power Outage

    Merry Christmas everyone! And a happy holidays to those of us who aren't all that religious. I had a very special Christmas day this year, spending the morning and early afternoon with my family, and then driving back to Orlando to spend the rest of the afternoon with better half and friends...
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    New PhotoPass Location!

    Hi Kids! Went to the Magic Kingdom today (it was a zoo today!), and got to partake in the first day of a new PhotoPass location. Out in front of the Haunted Mansion and in front of the hearse, you can get your pic taken by the PhotoPass guys and they add a ghost to the drivers seat. :D
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    Raglan Road Opens Next Week!

    A CM friend told me today that the Irish pub at Pleasure Island is supposed to open next week. Here's a link with some more info about it: Raglan Road Pub
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    Quickie Epcot Report

    I had to drop a CM friend off at MGM today, so I decided to hit Epcot while I was there to check out the Food and Wine festival. Despite the drizzly weather, the park was pretty busy. I hadn't eaten yet, so I hit the Electric Umbrella. It was packed, as it always is, and there were only...
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    Quickie Local Trip Report

    Did AK and MGM yesterday.... There were some animals on the safari that I'd never seen before, and they were all pretty active except for the lions. The work on everest is really coming along and looking very impressive. The blue snow on top is absolutely beautiful, and there is a...
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    Disney's Computers Are Down

    I just got a text message from a CM friend that said Disney's computer system just went down world wide? :veryconfu
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    I Love Being A Local!

    So I went to the MK to meet a friend for his birthday last week. Unfortunately, he left by the time I got there. Since I was there I decided to go ahead and ride some rides! I got there at 11:30, so there was already a line at Space Mountain. I decided to fast pass it, but as I went to get...
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    Sold!

    Well, I decided to put my house up for sale and move to Orlando. The house sold in two days! And for full price! Now I have to drive up and look at apartments. :sohappy:
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    Soarin'/Lights Motors Action Previews, or, The Invasion Of The New Englanders

    I am Disney's wet dream. They send me an e-mail offering a passholder preview for Soarin', and I'm immediately on the phone making reservations. I have Sundays and Mondays off, so I decided to go up on Sunday the 17th (after working until three in the morning) and come home on that Tuesday...
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    Nice USA Today Article About Disneylands' 50th

    Link to article Disneyland memories stay forever young By Robert Shriver When I read of the battles being waged by soulless egomaniacs for control of the Disney entertainment empire, my mind instinctively retreats to the pre-Beatles 1960s when there was just kindly old Walt and his...
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    Disney War Review

    This is from USAToday.com: Link to article Link to excerpt from Disney War "Eisner at center of 'DisneyWar' By David Lieberman, USA TODAY Disney CEO Michael Eisner made an astonishing decision in early 2003 when author James B. Stewart began the serious work on his new book...
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    Comparing Eisner To Arnold

    Evidently the new book called "Disney War" paints a pretty devastating picture of Eisner. In this article by Arianna Huffington (who ran for governer against Arnold, it must be noted) on Salon.com, she draws some pretty startling comparisons: Link to Salon.com article (subscription required)...
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    Attention Discovery HD Theater Subscribers!

    At 9pm Eastern, Discovery HD Theater will be showing "Walt Disney World Ulitmate 10" in high definition. It's billed as showing the top 10 thrills at WDW. Enjoy!
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    Attention HD TV Owners!

    Thanksgiving day, Discovery HD Theater will broadcast "Undiscovered Walt Disney World" in HIGH DEFINITION at 8pm. Now I'm REALLY glad I have my HD Tivo! Discovery HD Theater is channel 76 on your DirecTV HD package.
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    Halloween Horror Nights, Pleasure Island and Stitch's Great Escape

    I got to preview Stitch today! I have some pics of the interior that I took before I got yelled at, and I'll get them to Steve as quickly as I can, and I'll give more details later in my trip report. Why was I in Orlando this weekend? I was chatting with a friend of mine, Anthony (don't...
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    Witness: Ovitz Was Dishonest

    From the USA Today web site Disney had good reason to fire Ovitz, witness says By Paul Thomasch, Reuters GEORGETOWN, Del. — Walt Disney Co. (DIS) should have fired Michael Ovitz because of his "substantial and repeated dishonesty," a legal expert testified Thursday in support of...
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    Smallville

    Anybody else catch the season premier of Smallville last night? I thought it was GREAT! It seems like their going to take the Superman legend a little more seriously. And the flying special effects were awesome!
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    The Simpsons Does It Again!

    Since this was a repeat episode, this may have already been mentioned. If so, please forgive me for repeating. There were two Disney references on The Simpsons tonight. --> While looking through pictures taken with his mother, Homer is shown flashing his at the camera while riding...
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    Minnie Car Antenna Topper!

    I've seen a bunch of those little black Mickey car antenna toppers lately, but today I saw a Minnie one! It seemed to be a little bigger than the Mickey ones, and had bow ears. Put a little smile on my face, especially as it was on an SUV being driven by a big burly guy. Just thought I'd...
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