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October 2008

Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House!

In 1964 the facade of what would become Disneyland’s famous Haunted Mansion sat empty, unoccupied by any of its future ghostly residents, waiting for Imagineers to return from other projects to finish the attraction. But that same year, perhaps to remind the public that the… Read More »Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House!

Dancing with the Stars 7-5 Results

Well, it’s now 11 PM California time, and I’m just now sitting down to watch the show. Got talking to my roommate and time got away from us. So I hope I didn’t miss anything too big in the recap show. I might have been interested in the interviews, but considering the time, I skip them. Did watch the scene from High School Musical 3. I so wish I could go see it Friday. That scene made me ready to see it. Like the constant ads on TV haven’t already done that.

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Analysts see dark clouds over Disney Parks

Forbes magazine pulls a few quotes from travel industry analysts who see a soft future for Disney Park’s attendance numbers. It’s no doubt true that not even Disney is immune from the massive change occuring in the economy. But they are far better prepared to… Read More »Analysts see dark clouds over Disney Parks

Disneyland Paris misses it by that much

Disneyland Paris got closer than ever to showing a profit last year. Missed it by 2.8 million dollars. That and improved attendance numbers show they’re closer than ever to beginning to really pay down the debt that too many hotels saddled them with at opening.… Read More »Disneyland Paris misses it by that much

Disney World Guidebook wins Writers Digest award

Congratulations to Julie Neal, author of “The Complete Walt Disney World” who just won a Writers Digest international award for nonfiction. The First Prize Award for Nonfiction in the 17th Annual Writer’s Digest International Self-Published Book Awards was out of a total field of nearly… Read More »Disney World Guidebook wins Writers Digest award

Life On Mars – Episode 2 – Review

Sorry this is a bit late this week. There’s no Play-by-Play recap of ABC’s Life On Mars this week. Instead I’ll just give you the gist of the show and the surprises we encounter.

Sam Tyler is trying to figure out what exactly happened to him. It’s a lot to consider, but he knows one thing. He’s good at catching bad guys, so why not do that. Good thing or we’d have no show to watch.

The case of the night involves armed robbery. They catch a guy who can’t swim at the pool and need to find some evidence to connect him to the crime. Gene Hunt votes to just plant the evidence, but Tyler wants to do it the 21st century way.
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