Category: Disney
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 252 – Mr Toad returns… kinda
Oh how I wish this picture was of me standing in front of a newly-reconstruction Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride in the Magic Kingdom, ready to board once again. But alas, it is only a facade set up for this weekend’s “Florida Project” merchandise event at Epcot. Regardless, it was still wonderful to see a trio of Toad vehicles lined up, as if ready to enter the magical fireplace in Toad Hall. The facade looked great and brought back wonderful memories of decades past, before the ride shut down in the late ’90s. Yes there’s a version of it at Disneyland, which I happily ride every time I visit there, but it’s simply not the same as what was once where The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh now resides in the Magic Kingdom.
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 236 – Tronorail has arrived, again
Finally getting around to putting away new toys from San Diego Comic-Con and the recent D23 Expo, I made room for my new Tronorail die-cast vehicle among my other Tron stuff. Fits in perfectly. And I think I’ll leave it in the well-designed package, at least for now. More shelf rearranging to come…
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 234 – New Florida Mall Disney Store
Before another weekly trip to 1/2 price Wednesday at Dave and Buster’s, we went to the new Disney Store at the Florida Mall. Despite the store looking nice, sparkly, and brand-new, we didn’t find anything that we wanted to buy. I’d really like to see more adult-oriented merchandise in these stores, even if it’s only more apparel. Some collectibles would be nice, aside from Vinylmation. It’s a great store for kids, but I have little to no desire to shop there.
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 233 – D23 Expo podcast marathon
I recorded my post-D23 Expo podcast Tuesday night, after spending several hours gathering my thoughts. The resulting show was nearly 3 hours long and I still left out a lot of details. It’s amazing what can happen during a 3-day event. I’ve read a lot of people’s complaints online about what was “wrong” with the 2011 D23 Expo and I agree with some of it, but overall I enjoyed the event. Yes, having a press pass helped GREATLY, but then again, if I wasn’t covering the event, I would have had a lot of spare time to wait in the lines and would likely have gotten into all the same presentations that I did. That’s the reason they give press passes. It allowed me to spend that time I’d be waiting in line in a much more productive manner, editing video, writing articles, and the like. I think the real issue is that people expected there to be short lines. Every convention has lines and when there are more people than there are seats, some people are simply going to have to find something else to do. That’s just how it goes.
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 232 – From Anaheim to Orlando
After an early morning Virgin America flight, I returned home, greeted at the airport by plenty of Disney sights. Coming home from Anaheim is sad, but not as bad when living in Orlando. I’m sure I’ll be at Walt Disney World soon enough! (But not by Magical Express…)
