Faster than a speeding ballot
Also note this update on the Florida High Speed Rail Project. Apparently the opponents have gotten an initiative on the ballot that would kill the project. Bad for Orlando if this passes ( An update on this post )
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A Unionized Mouse
Two items on the union front today. First, and I don’t have a link for this yet, is news that Disneyland’s Security Department, which operates under a separate union from the hourly cast members, is picketing the park for unfair labor and negotiation tactics. They’re… Read More »A Unionized Mouse
WDW invites Florida Residents to visit
While the people at Disneyland Resort are worrying about what the effects to the bottom line are of having 600,000 Annual Passholders (that’s a story for another day), the management at Walt Disney World are busy making it a better deal to purchase one. The… Read More »WDW invites Florida Residents to visit
An Animation Rennaissance
Ever since The Lion King broke box office records and won a plethora of awards, pundits have predicted the rebirth of America’s love with animation. Indeed where we had 1 major studio with an animation department (well 1.5 if you include Don Bluth Animation) we… Read More »An Animation Rennaissance
Orlando Vacation Blog
I don’t speak Chinese, so it’s fortunate that pictures can also tell the story. In what seems to be a growing use of Free Weblogs (see Blogspot.com), a couple from China has posted a trip report of their visit to WDW and Orlando on blogspot.
Hamlet of Disney
If you haven’t heard, there’s something rotten smelling in the world of Disney, and it’s not a new Denmark Pavillion at EPCOT. Rather, Disney’s Animal Kingdom is now displaying the foulest smelling flower from the plant kingdom. If you want to partake in this particular… Read More »Hamlet of Disney
Walt Disney World with a Bullet
Looks like some sour grapes from the folks at Universal Orlando and Seaworld. Instead of supporting a bullet train that will efficiently bring guests into the tourist region of Orlando allowing more time for said guests to spend money shopping, dining, etc., they are opposing… Read More »Walt Disney World with a Bullet
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Welcomes Baby Elephant
Exciting news from Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, FL. (thanks LaughingPlace.com!) “In the same way that people prepare their homes for a newborn baby, the staff at Disney’s Animal Kingdom took steps to “baby proof” the elephant habitat to ensure that there were no hazards… Read More »Disney’s Animal Kingdom Welcomes Baby Elephant