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The biology of Mickey Mouse

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Kottke links to this wonderful homage to Mickey Mouse by noted biologist Stephen Jay Gould. Over the years, Mickey has become more well-behaved and his appearance more juvenile (larger eyes, short pudgy legs, relatively large head, short snout, etc.). "When we see a living creature with babyish features, we feel an automatic surge of disarming… Read More »The biology of Mickey Mouse

Walt Disney World empty

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Reports from Walt Disney World indicated low attendance today as most tourists stayed away and watch tropical storm Ernesto develop from the comfort of their hotels. The Orlando Sentinel sent a photographer who captured a near empty hub even though the 3pm parade was just minutes away. Turns out it was a great day for… Read More »Walt Disney World empty

The power of Cheetah Girls

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Move over High School Musical, the Cheetal Girls are back. In fact, the movie’s premier on Friday night drew more watchers than any other show on television that day. It even edged past the biggest day for High School Musical. Titanium posts about a Cheetah Girl party she held for some of the movie’s target… Read More »The power of Cheetah Girls

Ernesto Update

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A quick update before I trundle off to dreamland. Hannah wanted to know "if Disney World is in good shape from the Hurricane. Is it good to go?" Considering that Ernesto won’t reach Orlando until 2pm or so tomorrow, no one knows. But we do know that it’s not a hurricane, in fact, it’s a… Read More »Ernesto Update

Ernesto related closures? None so far

I’m getting quite a few inquiries on the website looking for any statements from the Walt Disney World Resort on closings or program changes related to Ernesto. Here’s their official response from Guest Communications: There is no immediate threat to the Walt Disney World(r) Resort from Tropical Storm Ernesto, though we continue to closely monitor… Read More »Ernesto related closures? None so far

Hanso Exposed

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I’ll admit that I haven’t been following ‘The Lost Experience’ the ARG that has helped bridge the gap between season 2 and the premier of season 3. But apparently the big reveal has been the assembly of another hatch orientation tape courtesy of the ARG site Hanso Exposed. MostlyMuppet has the video, but beware there… Read More »Hanso Exposed

Disney makes the Top 10 Water Parks

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CNN has just released Budget Travel’s list of the top ten water parks in the USA. Both Orlando Disney parks are listed and, as usual, Schlitterbahn tops the list at number 1. The second ranked park is Orlando’s Wet n’ Wild, which, as noted in the article, is expected to be moved onto Universal Property… Read More »Disney makes the Top 10 Water Parks

Florida Braces for Impact from Hurricane Ernesto

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With Central Florida still well within the potential path of Tropical Storm Ernesto (which could be Hurricane strength again by morning) there is a lot of breath holding going on around here. The National Hurricane Center issues updates every three hours and, of course, the local news is doing a bangup job of tracking the… Read More »Florida Braces for Impact from Hurricane Ernesto