I stayed at Disney’s Yacht Club one year while attending a conference at Walt Disney World. It was the first and only time I’ve stayed there –...
Read MoreAuthor: Traci C. (NDM#118)
Fairly early on while walking on the Pangani Trail in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, if you are paying attention to details, you will encounter a rather s...
Read MoreTHE UNSEEN SCOURGE OF THE PANGANI TRAIL
I was really delighted the year Disney decided to feature Peter Pan for the Flower and Garden Festival front entrance topiary display. Peter looked ...
Read MorePETER PLAYS PIRATE AT THE FLOWER & GARDEN FESTIVAL
Can you all stand yet another shot of the “Swolphin” from Mexico? I believe it was winter time when this shot was taken, which makes the presenc...
Read MoreA SMOKEY SUNSET FROM MEXICO
You can tell how old this picture is by the fact that Spaceship Earth is still adorned with the “EPCOT” sign, along with the glove and wand. Whi...
Read MoreWELL WORTH THE WAIT
I’ve only been a Florida resident for about 4 and a half years, so I’m still fairly impressed with how big the sky seems and how populated it can ...
Read MoreA “GENIE” OVER MOROCCO
I attended a conference one year at the Walt Disney World Dolphin. I was excited as it was the first time I’d ever stayed there. Naturally, I ran ...
Read MoreTHE WALT DISNEY WORLD DOLPHIN ‘UPGRADE FAIRY’
It may very well be that the topiaries I’ve photographed the most have been Snow White and her vertically-challenged BFFs. I sometimes find them a...
Read MoreA WELL-PLACED SNOW WHITE
It’s twilight in the Magic Kingdom. You’ve staked out a place in the hub from which you will watch the parade. Others have had the same idea, ...
Read MoreCASTLE WITH PASTEL SKY
The Italy section of the World Showcase in EPCOT is largely comprised of replicated architectural elements of the Piazza San Marco in Venice. One of t...
Read MoreSAN TEODORO IN EPCOT’S ITALY
At Disney’s Animal Kingdom, both the Pangani Forest Trail and the Maharajah Jungle Trek offer the opportunity to observe a variety of colorful birds...
Read MoreBIRD WATCHING AT THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
The theme for the 2005 EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival was fun – there were 50 “hidden Mickeys” scattered throughout the park, an...
Read MoreHIDDEN MICKEYS AT FLOWER & GARDEN FESTIVAL
As this is my first blog entry I’ll start with a short introduction. I am a twenty-two year old soon-to-be graduate of Northwestern University. ...
Read MoreMOVIE REVIEW: PRINCE OF PERSIA
During the Happiest Celebration On Earth in 2005, all of the Disney theme parks across the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the opening of the...
Read MoreTHE CHESHIRE CAT
Have you ever taken a photo at Walt Disney World and then when you looked at it on a bigger screen, you found a “surprise”? Sometimes it gives...
Read MoreA PHOTO “SURPRISE”
Quite a few of the Disney resorts have boat service to the parks and attractions. You can get to the Magic Kingdom by boat from the Wilderness Lodge...
Read MoreSCENES FROM THE BOAT DOCK
While shopping at IL BEL CRISTALLO, the perfume and crystal shop in the Italy section of EPCOT’s World Showcase, I happened to glance out one of the...
Read MoreA QUIET MOMENT AT EPCOT’S ITALY
At night, Spaceship Earth is colorfully lit and makes a wonderful backdrop for the fountain show. When I took this photo in 2005, the “giant Micke...
Read MoreSPACESHIP EARTH
In Florida, retention ponds are necessary due to the need for water management. However, just because they are functional, that does not mean they c...
Read MoreREFLECTIONS OF EPCOT
Let’s see, what fun things do I know about Donald Duck? Well, he first appeared in one of the Silly Sympthonies shorts, called The Wise Little Hen...
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