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Category: Technology, Personal, Travel, Podcast
I have signed up for a pair of Twitter accounts for myself and for Inside the Magic.
I haven’t entirely figured out what I’m supposed to do with them, but I suppose that will come over time. For now, I’ll be posting things there that won’t be anywhere else… day-to-day, hour-to-hour, and minute-to-minute type things.
Let me know if there’s anything cool I’m missing about Twitter.
Posted by Ricky on March 26, 2008 at 4:41 pm · Permalink
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Category: Personal, Podcast

There’s a new page for Inside the Magic on Facebook! Even if you’re already an ITM group member on Facebook, this new page gives you a chance to mark yourself as a fan of the show.
The difference between this page and the Inside the Magic group is that this page is public and can be found by anyone, not just Facebook members. So declare your love of Inside the Magic by heading over there and clicking “Become a Fan”… and if you know someone who would also like Inside the Magic, use the Share with Friends option.
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Posted by Ricky on February 18, 2008 at 5:21 pm · Permalink
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Category: Disney, Personal, Travel
I returned early this morning from the Dream Job Contest Reunion at Disneyland. It was a BLAST! I don’t have a written trip report (yet?) but I do have a bunch of photos.
Enjoy!
Posted by Ricky on December 7, 2007 at 1:47 am · Permalink
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Category: Personal, Podcast
It’s been a long weekend and it’s not even close to being over yet. I attended most of the NFFC seminars on Thursday and Friday as well as the media party/VIP tour of Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights Friday night. I’ve also been out and about very early in the morning all weekend and plan to be at Epcot for most of the day tomorrow to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
So… Inside the Magic will be delayed until Tuesday at the earliest. I will have so much to talk about that I’m really not even sure what I’ll be including, but it will definitely be fun!
Posted by Ricky on September 30, 2007 at 10:08 pm · Permalink
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Category: Disney, Personal, Travel, Universal Studios, SeaWorld, Theme Parks

http://www.attractionsmagazine.com
The big announcement is here…
Orlando Attractions Magazine is a brand new publication covering all your favorite Orlando-area theme parks and attractions.
This is a real, physical magazine to which you can subscribe and have it delivered to your door.
Orlando Attractions Magazine will be very much in the style of the old Disney Magazine, giving you a fun look at news, information, and events from all Orlando-area attractions, including the Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando, SeaWorld Orlando, and more.
I am the Creative Director of this new magazine and am working with Editor-in-Chief Matt Roseboom to bring you regular exciting new issues.
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Posted by Ricky on August 19, 2007 at 10:55 pm · Permalink
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Category: Personal
From google.com:

The collapse of the 35W bridge in Minneapolis made me think about the World Trade Center collapse and I ran across this video. It really conveys the drama and horror of what was going on in the streets below and captures their reaction to the catastrophe unfolding before their eyes. Well worth a watch to remember…..Dr. Disney
A video blogger uploaded a 30 minute video of the WTC attacks. It was filmed from their home 500 yards from the north tower. The video was fairly recently released. The video starts after the first plane hit, then they turn it off. It starts again with the second plane hit. The south tower collapses, it is obscured, but you see the cloud. then it records the north tower collapsing entirely.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on August 3, 2007 at 5:40 pm · Permalink
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Category: Personal, SeaWorld, Theme Parks
At my most recent visit to Sea World, my group was taken behind the scenes at Kraken. Here are some pictures that were taken of the control system and the coaster barn. See the Flickr Album for high-res pictures.

Posted by kurt on July 29, 2007 at 12:01 pm · Permalink
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Category: Technology, Personal, Movies, TV

From simpsonsmovie.com:
Go to the official Simpsons Movie site to create your own Simpsons avatar. You can just create a funny one or try to make one look like you, like I did here.
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Posted by Matt on July 17, 2007 at 7:00 am · Permalink
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Category: Technology, Personal
I now have an account on all three mini blogging services. First off, all 3 are basically extremely easy ways to communicate with your friends. For example, I may post “Anyone out there know how to use XYZ?” or “I am currently working on ABC”. The idea is that these short messages are pushed out to your friends to read. If anyone has used Facebook, they are the same idea as Facebook status, but can be updated from anywhere, and is much better in my opinion. But that still does not answer which one is better.
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Posted by kurt on July 1, 2007 at 9:19 pm · Permalink
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Category: Disney, Personal, Travel
I’ve created a new page devoted to my Disney Dream Job experience:
http://www.distantcreations.com/dreamjob/
There you’ll find a day-by-day picture-filled written trip report along with pages of videos, pictures, and links. It took entirely too long to put together, so I do hope you enjoy it. The entire experience was too amazing to forget and I felt it was appropriate to try to document as much as possible online for anyone interested to read.
Posted by Ricky on June 29, 2007 at 4:40 pm · Permalink
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