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Lost post from 2009 – my notes from Disney’s UP!

Notes about Disney’s UP! (one year late)

I was in Walt Disney World on June 14th 2009; I’d taken a professional certification exam the day before in Orlando and stayed the weekend to browse the parks. Well, it was so hell hot, I decided to cool off by taking myself to the AMC theaters in Downtown Disney. Pixar’s UP! was playing there, and I loved it. I made notes of my favorite parts and quotes… and then promptly lost the post! For some reason, I dated it June 14th 2010 instead of 2009, so it’s been sitting all this time waiting to auto-post. Anyhow, other than this little introduction, I’m not altering the post – however it was written, that’s how it was written!

I would, however, love to hear YOUR impressions of the film one year later – comments, please!

Ellie had a book called “My Adventures”. I have a website called “My Adventures“
“It’s like America – only, south!”
Females are drawn like the females in BOLT – in this way, animators create “cousins” across films. Check the females in The Incredibles too. Check animators of various films, who was in charge of which characters.

“Adventure is out there!”

Amused by use of Bizet’s “Habanera” when he was coming down the stairs in his elevator chair
Second time in 24 hours I saw someone make a “w” with their fingers. Saw Cameron Diaz do it in “The Sweetest Thing” the night before
Little touches, like when the bad guy in the suit puts his hand possessively on the picket fence post

Stuff I’m going to do “someday” was on these pages – sometimes, you get a big, fat NO from the Universe.
I heard the Miss Gulch bicycle music in my head as the house was tossed about by the storm
Another Wizard of Oz parallel – “it was in my own backyard at one point but I didn’t realize it at the time” – dreams of “someday” – sometimes you don’t realize it, but “someday” is NOW.
There’s no place like home – Ellie IS home, the physical location is irrelevant.
Little kid stuff – knee, elbow, another of the little touches.

“I do I do I do ever so want the ball.”
“Tents are HARD!”
“I like you temporarily.”
“I will stop the dogs – stop, you dogs!”
“It is funny because the squirrel gets dead.”
“I think the boring stuff is the stuff I remember the most… I like that curb.”
Clinging to the dream can be the wrong priority. But how to know if let go or hold on? LOOK FOR SIGNS.
Dogs playing poker – great pop culture iconic reference
Old creaky warriors – flying dentures – make me bust up laughing
House disappears into the ether – home just alive in memories now (but Ellie made sure it landed where it was supposed to land)
HAPPY ENDING I wish!

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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – oh, the anticipation!

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We’ve heard of “too big to fail”, now we have “too big to ride”!

Well, how depressing! Imagine that you’re a real Harry Potter fanatic and you have scrimped and saved and finally landed in Orlando. You make tracks toward Universal Islands of Adventure and head straight for the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter section. As you’re standing in the queue for your much-anticipated first ride on the new attraction Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, you can barely contain your excitement. Finally, it’s you’re turn to climb aboard the vehicle. You have a seat and pull down on the restraints. All this time, all this waiting, all this anticipation, only to find… you’re too big to ride!

A guest to whom this happened recently was featured in Orlando Attractions Magazine (link below). Well, he didn’t have to scrimp and save and fly, since he’s a local – but he did have the “too big to ride” experience. His name is Banks Lee and he seems to have taken it in stride. In fact, the incident has fueled his motivation to lose some weight. He’s blogging his odyssey toward fitting in the seat – I’m headed over there now to leave a comment with an encouraging word or two. Won’t you do the same?

Banks Lee and the Three Clicks

Good luck, Mr. Lee!

Are you too big to ride Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey? | Orlando Attractions Magazine Blog.

NBC’s sneak peek at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

In the event that you missed it, and even if you didn’t miss it and you just want to see it again – here’s a video that aired just a few nights ago on NBC, which shows how The Wizarding World of Harry Potter was conceived, architected and constructed. There’s a sneak peak of some unique footage that was shot specifically for Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey using new technology developed specifically for this attraction. It’s 21 minutes long – NO COMMERCIALS! – so go grab a cup of coffee while the video buffers and then settle in for a treat.

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Theme Park Insider reader reviews “Forbidden Journey” attraction

I recently read a reader review of the attraction in question over at Theme Park Insider. The writer describes the ride without going into too much detail, so I’ve still got a sense of anticipation about it and I can hardly wait for my October trip to see one of my favorite characters – THE SORTING HAT! This writer says that the whole family agreed – Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey surpasses even Spiderman as the best ride of all time!

Reader review of Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey at Universal Orlando | Theme Park Insider

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Tink’s Links: Please VOTE to award $250K to “Give Kids The World”

If you are a fan of Walt Disney World, then you’ve probably heard of the Give Kids The World Village in Kissimmee, Florida. This is where seriously ill children can come to have their wish for a visit to Orlando fulfilled. If I lived closer to Kissimmee (I’m about 3 hours away by car), I would definitely volunteer there.

The Give Kids The World Village opened in 1989. The villas there are now more than 20 years old and need repairs to keep them “safe and accessible”. They’ve submitted their funding request to the Pepsi Refresh Everything program. As of this writing, they are in 16th place – only the top TWO will receive the funding they’ve requested. Now, it’s all up to YOU!

What You Can Do To Help:

Visit the site and VOTE! Hurry, voting ends June 30th 2010
Tell everyone you know and ask them to vote, too

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Here’s a short video featuring Wish Kid named Alyssa, telling about her experience at Give Kids The World:
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Here’s a link to the Refresh Everything page for Give Kids The World – remember to VOTE, then SHARE the page with everyone you know so they can vote too

GKTW: Program funds for 7,000 children with life-threatening illnesses | Pepsi Refresh Everything.

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May 2010 trip to Walt Disney World – mobile blogging roundup!

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During my last trip to Walt Disney World (May 2010), I shared photos and comments on Twitter (via TwitPic), on Facebook and on this blog. Unique content was sent to each of these places. Here are some handy links to access that content

The Mobile Blogging Roundup for Walt Disney World, MAY 2010

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Chez Bro scores big on “Men In Black”

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I just received this photo from the Blackberry of Chez Bro, aka my youngest brother. Apparently, he is at Universal Studios today, and this is his score on “Men In Black”. I guess it must be a pretty good score, else he would not risk me blogging it for all the free world to see He’s been known to share a few pics until I get there, which is not until a week from tomorrow – will share them here if they are any good (there was a reason I gave up my Crackberry for a Nokia phone….). Stay tuned!

I don’t really remember my own best MIB score.

What was yours?

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April trip to Walt Disney World – mobile blogging roundup!

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During my last two trips to Walt Disney World (March and April), I’ve tried to focus on posting unique content to three different places. I’ve sent photos and comments to this blog, to TwitPic (it gets tweeted on Twitter) and also to Facebook (fan page for the blog). I’ve gone through and tagged the blog posts and the TwitPic posts in order to bring them up with ease; Facebook, we’ll all just have to wing it because tagging beyond identifying people does not exist there.

So without further ado, I present