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I just wanted to share a bit of interest. Over the weekend we dropped my son off at the University of Notre Dame for his first year of college (and our first year of poverty). Part of the orientation program included a welcome Mass for the families and students. The President of the...

Sorry if I'm not in the right forum, feel free to move it. Yesterday we spent the day in Manhattan mostly to see the 9/11 Memorial and the Intrepid Museum/Space Shuttle (a real fiasco). At the end of the day we walked up to that churning cauldron of insanity, Times Square, which was shoulder...

We arrived home at 4:30AM today (after the drive from hell) after a week in the World and we had a fantastic time, as usual. Please understand that this was our first trip in three years, so some of these observations, some good, some bad, will seem to be old news for most of you. Feel free...

We had dinner last Monday, 8/8 at the 50's Prime Time and were seated at the rear of the room. On one side of us was a family from France who knew little English and seemed to be bewildered by the routine. On the other side were two gentlemen (well, one gentleman and another guy) with two...

On our first day we visited the Studios for park opening. We sent our DS, 17 to run to Toy Story for fast passes while my wife, daughter and I went to wait at Star Tours, figuring it would build a long wait as well. We were wearing our Perry hats (from Phineus and Ferb) which my 10 year old...

I was wondering if any CM's had news on the progress at the Tiki Room. We're visiting 8/8 to 8/12 and we're hoping for an early opening, I'd love to see the semi-original version again.

We're planning on driving to the World next month from our home in Connecticut (yes, we're crazy). We just returned from a college road trip to Philadelphia, which for us involves driving through or around New York City and down the New Jersey Turnpike (I95) or the Garden State Parkway. No...

Ok. Either I'm really tired, or there was just a skit on Saturday Night Live featuring the Under the Sea number from the Little Mermaid with Osama Bin Laden's body.

Read to the end of the article. Good for a chuckle. From the Danbury, Conn. News-Times: http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/State-cops-Owner-of-construction-company-Tasered-1362991.php TRUMBULL -- An owner of one of the state's largest construction companies was arrested after...

We've decided to add a few "different" things to our Christmas Eve gathering of about 30 people and thought that red and green jello shots would be good. I was planning on using peppermint schapps with cherry jello for the red ones, but does anyone have a suggestion of what to use with the...

OK, so it's late and I'm getting cranky, but there is one thing I've noticed here on these boards that is driving me nuts. I really hate to pick on people and this is totally inconsequential, but... CAN'T ANYONE HERE SPELL THE WORD "PROBABLY" CORRECTLY???? I've seen "prbly", "prolly", and...

I recieved an interesting e-mail yesterday from Disney Cruise Line. With a PIN code, I can book a 7 day cruise with two kids under 17 FREE, as long as there are two paying adults. The interesting part is that we've never done a Disney cruise before. And, it was sent to my work e-mail...

I know there's a lot of computer savy folks on these boards. I was wondering if anyone knows of a relatively inexpensive but good virus software out there? We currently have four PC'c, two running Norton and two running McAfee. With the conflicker virus starting to rear its ugly head on...

Just a quick question for any HM CM's out there. When your group enters the stretch room, the CM escorting you always directs everyone to move to the center of the room. A couple of times I've seen them announce this rather forcefully. Operations-wise, is there any real reason for...

There's been a lot of speculation in other threads as to whether attendance will be down substantially in 2009. Some say definitely, others say the parks are as crowded as ever, at least right now. The way Disney is acting, i.e., entertainment cuts, discount offers, it appears they are...

DW managed to wash her cell phone today with the laundry. It's a Motorola Razor that we didn't put insurance on. I've searched the net and read about two dozen stories- Some say let it dry, some say use a blow dryer, some say throw it out and get a new one (not likely since I've been on...

I've always skipped the threads posted by people talking about their personal lives, but I'm so happy right now that I just couldn't resist joining them. My DS, age 14, is graduating from his parochial grade school this year. Here's just a few of the highlights we've enjoyed so far: In...

Hi Folks. I realize this is in the wrong forum, but I felt I might reach more people this way. I'll leave it to Steve or Mom to move this if they see fit. If you are a Disney Shareholder, your personal information, including your credit information and social security number may have been...

Four our trip in July we're traveling with some friends and staying off site at a vacation home that we won in a charity auction last year. Our friends' daughter, age 7, is diabetic and they've had a bad time trying to get her blood sugar regulated over the last year. She will be having an...

I'm sitting here watching the Barrett-Jackson auctions from Palm Springs. The money these guys will drop on old cars is amazing! I'm also lamenting the cars I've owned and sold, (like the '69 Impala SS convertible; marriage makes you do stupid things), and the ones I turned down (a '79 Vette...