365 Adventures in 2011: Day 352 – New Toys R Us
After another trip to the monthly Food Truck Bazaar, we visited a semi-new Toys R Us that we’d never been to, near UCF. On the way out, I noticed it has a row of themed pylons in the shapes of various toys: a little toy girl, building blocks, LEGO, a crayon, a domino, stacking circles, and a little toy boy. Fun!
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 351 – Ear in Review
After spending the afternoon at a local flea market searching for collectibles and other goodies (which we found a few of), I sat in my office chair for nearly 5 hours straight. Okay, I do that every day when working, but this time I was also recording a podcast continuously for that same amount of time. It was our annual “Ear” in Review show, in which I discuss the year’s Disney news with Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic. The show went very well and those listening live seemed to enjoy it. It’ll be released on January 1. And I was happy that it didn’t last quite as long as last year’s show, breaking the trend of it becoming longer year after year. Maybe next year we can trim it down to 3 hours. (Yeah, right.)
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 350 – Dancing Lights
We finally made it out this year to see the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. I still miss the old Residential Street and think that the display was much better there, but the addition of the new multi-colored light canopy really enhances this year’s setup. The dancing lights are fun, but often too bouncy and seemingly random. I’d like to see all those lights get programmed to be less blinky and wild and more carefully matched to the songs. But it’s still fun.
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 349 – Winning Santa
I play claw machines every once in a while, losing most of the time. But this time, on my very first try, I successfully snagged a Santa puppet! And it was just in time, as Santa himself was due to be riding through our neighborhood, escorted by police cars and a fire truck, just a couple hours later. It’s actually the second Santa plush from a claw machine that I have, though the other was won for me by my uncle many years ago.
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 348 – Pac-Man Battle Royale
Yep, another visit to Dave and Buster’s half-price Wednesday. This time, a new game has arrived! I first played Pac-Man Battle Royale at the IAAPA Expo in 2010 and am happy to see it finally make its way somewhere I can play it more often. It’s a fun head-to-head version of Pac-Man where you can eat your opponents, up to four simultaneous players. (Michelle ate me and I lost.)
