100 vs 500 – Race to Dispatch from Disneyland Deadline

We’re now just 7 days away from the end of my Dispatch from Disneyland book crowd funding project over on Kickstarter. The initial goal has been reached, but there is a lot more that can be done with the book than what this minimal funding level will allow. Everything from illustration, audio books, ebooks and other ideas are on my list of upgrades that will be added as additional pledges are made.

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EPCOT welcomes Chef Charlie Restivo at Via Napoli

Charlie Restivo, Executive Chef and Head Pizzaiolo, Via Napoli (Photo by Preston C.

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A Phineas and Ferb Primer

Are you watching Phineas and Ferb? It’s one of those rare cartoons that has cross-over appeal between adults and kids while still providing a message that’s friendly to families of all sorts. While the cartoon is a completely different feel than the best Disney Afternoon shows, it has the same level of story and animation quality

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Crowd Funding the Dispatch from Disneyland Book – That’s What Friends Are For

When I initially thought about crowd funding my “ Dispatch from Disneyland: The Fireworks Spot and Other Tales ” book on Kickstarter.com , I was nervous about how long it would take to reach the goal.

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Dispatch from Disneyland: my exciting new project

For the last couple weeks, I’ve been hinting of an exciting new project. Behind the scenes I’ve been working to get everything show ready and now I’m ready to draw back the curtain. “Dispatch from Disneyland: The Fireworks Spot and Other Tales” is a collection of short stories, essays, and rare trivia written in and about my favorite place on earth – Disneyland

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Hidden Mickeys Book Updated Anew

Ever since Walt Disney’s Imagineers started working on EPCOT Center, they’ve purposely hidden Mickey Mouse’s iconic silhouette shape around the Walt Disney World resort both as a way to entertain themselves and to reward curious guests who pay attention to the details. Fast forward 30 years and now those famous Hidden Mickeys are everywhere.

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ThemePark Recession Cuts – Fat or Bone?

The Orlando Sentinel has turned it’s industry observer eye on the local economy drivers — the theme parks. The question is with all the cuts going on at the theme parks have they gone too far, cut bone instead of fat

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Around the Hub - Wednesday Words

Here are a few links from around the web that I’ve been meaning to write longer stories about, but just ran out of time. Walt Disney’s original movie muse Virginia Davis passed away this week at age 90

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Around the Hub - Wednesday Words

Race To Witch Mountain finds its target

Race to Witch Mountain found its target at the box office this weekend bringing in the number one spot for Walt Disney Pictures with $25 million . This was also the second largest opening for a film with Dwayne Johnson at the lead (Scorpion King did $36 million). There’s little new competition next weekend, so Disney might strike gold a second time

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101 Things You Never Knew About Walt Disney World, really.

Think you know Walt Disney World? Do you know the backstory of Dinoland U.S.A.

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