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Whit Honea is the author of The Parents' Phrase Book. He lives in the L.A. area with his wife and two boys. You can find his writings and other works all over the Internets. Now available on Twitter.

Magic Kingdom Tour, some thoughts

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Although I didn’t make it to the parks this last weekend (the horror, the horror, I know) I’ve been thinking about the Magic Kingdom and why it’s been so long since they last added a significant new attraction. Stitch was the last, but is somewhere between a new attraction and an overlay… I think the cost savings of the overlay meant they had to sacrifice some of the story… and it shows with peak time waits under 20 minutes. These pictures are from a few weeks ago, but the story is the same.

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Let’s stay in Tomorrowland. The last land to receive a major makeover, 1994, Tomorrowland shows serious signs of living in the past. To start, there is the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway. Next year the Indy Racing League will switch to an Ethanol mix and the year after that 100% biofuel. But the Autopia cars still burn gasoline. Noisy, polluting, and stuck in the 80s, the current cars have to go. They also use up a lot of real estate that could also be used to expand Toontown or Tomorrowland. The future of the automobile lies in handsfree driving, renewable energy, and customization. Actually, to see the future of transportation you just have to look up.

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Tips for planning your family vacation to WDW

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Every so often, usually before the busy summer season – not after, newspapers run a string of these Family Travel Planning articles for Walt Disney World. I guess it let’s reporters write-off some of the cost of the vacation. (Not a bad idea now that I think of it.) Inevitably there are a few small… Read More »Tips for planning your family vacation to WDW

The 25 Most Controversial Movies of All Time

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Entertainment Weekly comes up with a list of the 25 most controversial films ever and #25 is a Disney Animated Film. Just off the top of your head, what would you think is the most controversial Disney Animated Feature: Fantasia, for the blackface segments; Song Of The South, for its depiction of post slavery America;… Read More »The 25 Most Controversial Movies of All Time

Pluto Ad

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The Advertising is Good For You blog points to this ad using Mickey Mouse’s loyal dog friend Pluto and the recent declassification of the planet pluto, now a dwarf-planet. I think it’s cute.

Mostly Muppet visits the set of Lost

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Lucky Bum. Not only was Seth in Hawaii, but he was able to visit and walk-around (somewhat) the set of Lost. Thankfully he took pictures for us and uploaded them in this flickr set.

Disneyland updates admission and parking prices

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Disneyland has changed the prices of the one-day ticket, parking, and annual passes. You can bet they didn’t get revised downward. These prices are still lower than Walt Disney World’s prices and the Premium Annual Pass is still a great bargain. It pays for itself in just 6 visits, and that’s if you don’t include parking.

See below the cut for the new prices. (via LP)

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Amazon Unbox to Customer: we pwn you!

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Over on BoingBoing.net Cory Doctorow outlines at least 10 good reasons never to use Amazon’s Unbox desktop movie service. These reasons include: giving Amazon mandatory access to private information on your harddrive, no guaranteed refund in download malfunctions, Amazon’s ability to tighten the already tight restrictions on use without even notifying you, costs equal to… Read More »Amazon Unbox to Customer: we pwn you!

Cypress Gardens enters bankruptcy protection over 2004 hurricane season

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The story of Cypress Gardens return to greatness has been delayed by the damage inflicted by three hurricanes and an insurance policy that wouldn’t pay to cover the repairs. Cypress Gardens endured approximately $30 million in damage during the 2004 hurricane season. The company filed $24.8 million worth of insurance claims following the hurricanes, but… Read More »Cypress Gardens enters bankruptcy protection over 2004 hurricane season