Pop century pics

Here are a few shots I took around the pop century resort during my most recent trip.
























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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas world.



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A mouse down

I possibly shouldn't post this picture as it may either be embarrassing to a famous mouse or provide proof in a lawsuit against parades in the rain.



Happens to the best of us Minnie, and Mickey you need to work on your ninja reflexes son.

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More photos

Here are a few more random shots from the Xmas trip.























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A few first shots

Here is a few of the photos I took on this most recent trip I got back from last night.

























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Rain rain go away

So will write more in depths reports tales for you when I get home, but the story of yesterday at wdw was an evening of off an on showers during the entire very merry Christmas party. Made it a bit hard to enjoy some of the stuff, but to day it is up and off to the studios for a day ending with the Osborne family lights.



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So it begins

Let the exploration of Disney at Christmas begin. Reports to follow.

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Holiday trip

Plans are paid for. Going to wdw for 4 days December 11th. Can not wait. Only problem is I need to get some Xmas shopping done before I go because it is all work once I get back.

Let the excitement begin

It's official. I now have 2, count them 1,2, that's 2 upcoming wdw trips to restart my Disney fire. My wife has graciously aloud me to book a pre-Christmas trip to fulfill a dream and see all the holiday decorations. My dad has also booked a trip for entire family (8 adults and 3 children) for May '12. Is it to early to pack my bags for both trips.


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Cars 2

So I just finished watching cars 2 and I have to say i was amazed at the environments. Sure the story and characters were good, but it was the world that was created for them to drive through that really was outstanding.

One of the things that I noticed in the movie that I wasn't expecting was the number of newest fiat model that appeared in the scenes especially those set in Italy. The fiat Corp must have paid a pretty penny for all that film time.

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Fear not

Fear not my wow friends and family. I have not forgotten you. This podcast shall return to life very shortly.

the empire long ago

long ago in theme park far far away.

 etsy store desultorious

far corners of the world

the haunted mansion is a must on every trip. a classic that never gets old.
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far corners of the world

which is up and which is down  at the port orleans riverside resort.

far corners of the world

the tranquility of early morning at the contemporary resort.  just the way walt envisioned, i'm sure.

mickey pendant

so what does a disney fan with a jewelry making wife do with his idle hands?  why he makes disney jewelry of course.  i like modifying photos to make them look much older than they might be.

if you really like this feel free to visit my etsy shop.

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far corners of the world

nothing like crescent lake in the early morning. on of my favorite places to unwind as a start my vacation.

far corners of the world

inside its a small world is a hard place to take photos do to the low light, but this one turned out okay.

far corners of the world

grand floridian beach

what everybody knows

tonight i went to family dinner at my dad's house.  i brought some of my guides to disney world to help start sparking the excitement for our trip next may.  I've been to disney world 9 times and listen to several podcasts on wdw each week and feel i know the parks very well, but i forgot that not everybody is as familiar with wdw as i am.  we will be staying at the pop century resort and my brother asked me how do we take the monorail to the parks from our resort.  i had to break the news that the monorail is very limited and we would be taking buses or our cars, but it really showed me that i have a lot to teach them before we head off. alright bro lets start with this, it's called birnbaum's.

project vinylmation 20

those aren't umbrellas sir.

the excitement starts to build

my dad came to me a about a month ago and said he had put some money aside and would like to take the family on a trip to disney world.  i took him there in may of 2010 for star wars weekends and i think he may have caught the bug.  so now it has been set, in may 2011 the williams' will have there long thought of trip to disney.  of course now it includes 3 wifes  and three grandchildren. let the planning begin. thanks dad.

project vinylmation 19

vinylmation was waiting for me to come home, of looking for carrots; it can be hard to tell with his blank stare.

My Disney self portrait

Drawing I did of myself to go with one I did of my wife.




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project vinylmation 18

bunny vinylmation didn't get far before he headed home and i found him knocking on the front door

living seas hidden mickey

on my last trip i wanted to see if what i've heard is a temporary hidden mickey was in the living seas, and sure enough there it was.

The best worst picture

On my last trip to Disney world my wife an I ate at kouzzina on the boardwalk. It was a great meal but the highlight of the night was an unexpected celebrity sighting. As we stood around waiting for our table to be ready a tall figure exited the dinning room. I knudged my wife, but she had no idea who it was. It was legendary imagineer Joe Rohde. I asked if I could get my picture taken with him an he nicely agreed. Unfortunately the flash was off so the picture didn't turn out great but the memory of the encounter was priceless to me.



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project vinylmation 17

i found vinylmation catching some shade under a hosta trying to get out of the scorching sun.

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vinylmation found a traveling companion

on stranger tides review

my wife and i have been big fans of the pirates of the caribbean films, so when the latest episode hit the theaters we were very excited to see it.  unfortunately our schedules didn't allow us to catch the film until it had been out for two weeks, which meant we had to listen to other people in our lives give their opinion before we saw it. they all said the same thing that it was just like the other films and thus they found it boring. 

well now that i've seen it i have to say they were right, it was just like the other films, but duh shouldn't it be.  don't you want familiar characters acting in familiar ways, otherwise why would you see a sequel. if you want a new movie go see a new movie. if you want the characters you love see the films that have them in it.

don't get me wrong there are new characters in this film and they fit in well with the established characters.  the one casting that could have been slightly better in my mind was that of penelope cruz as angelica. not that she did a bad job, but i felt that maybe selma hayek might have been a good choice as she may ahve been able to bring a little more comic timing than did penelope.  

overall i loved the movie though.  it fit in with the rest of the films, it wasn't a total rethinking of the series as some sequels try and do.  and to those who think it was too much like the first three, perhaps you need to go watch the bourne trilogy and see how similar those films are.