Category: Event
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 243 – Lady Luck invades Publix
I always know Halloween Horror Nights is on the way when the advertisements and ticket sales begin at Publix. This year, the plastic tickets sold there resemble the cards Lady Luck has been dealing for the past few weeks in promotion of the event. I might have to grab a few of these. After all, they have “no cash value” until activated by the cashier…
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 242 – Halloween shelves are filling
My stalking of store shelves has begun. A visit to Party City showed me a huge section cleared for Halloween goodies, but not quite stocked yet. Soon! There were many areas labeled with zombie-related products. Seems like zombies are the thing this year. I’m sure I’ll end up buying a few new decorations from here… and many other stores.
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 237 – Spirit Halloween store has opened!
I couldn’t have been more excited to spot a Spirit Halloween store open for business today. I was driving down 436 near the airport and saw the giant banner, did a U-turn, and happily walked inside for some Halloween shopping fun. I didn’t buy anything today, as they haven’t received all of their goodies yet, but it was a great surprise to find them open more than two months before October 31. I happened to stumble upon them on their opening day too! The rest of the Orlando-area stores should open soon. Now to start planning my Halloween decorations for this year…
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 235 – Halloween is coming
As kids go back to school, there’s only one thing on my mind: Halloween. It’s the time of year when spooky decorations start replacing pencils and notebooks on store shelves and I spend way too much money adding to my collection. Now is also when I eagerly anticipate my favorite theme park event each year: Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios. My anticipation has been fueled in recent weeks with increasingly blood-stained cards showing up in the mail, as teasers for what’s to come. I look forward to spending many nights wandering the darkened, fog-filled Universal streets in search of a good scare or two.
