We all know that Disney pays great attention to design and detail….and yet we often are so focused on the “stars” of a ride or attraction, that it is easy to miss the background or scenery. Disney creates drama like no one else: staff are Cast Members, and they are not at work but are on stage. So next time you check out a ride or attraction, look beyond the main event, and check out the background: the stage that has been set for you is always quite amazing! Read more
AHOY THERE MATEYS…next time you are at Hollywood Studios, and you get a hankering for a delicious turkey leg…stop in at Min and Bill’s Dockside Diner located by Echo Lake for a special treat! It is my hubby’s favorite quick service location.
If your family is anything like mine, you rushed to the closest theater to see Finding Dory on opening weekend. We prefer to go to the 11am shows on Sunday morning to save a few bucks (shows before noon are only $6 at our local theater!) and to beat the crowds. The theater was pretty full, but not packed and not anywhere close to being sold out. Surprising, considering that this movie grossed an excess of $136 million – the highest opening for an animated film at the domestic box office (according to USA Today).
Regardless, this isn’t a movie review other than to say we LOVED it. My kids have been asking to watch Finding Nemo and digging out Nemo, Bruce, and Dory toys that they had all but forgotten about. There’s no doubt that the crowds will be a little thicker around the Nemo-themed attractions at Walt Disney World Resort following the huge success of this latest Disney summer smash. Read more
My family recently saw “Finding Dory” and since we’re friends now I don’t mind admitting to you that I cried for a good portion of it. Without giving away any spoilers for those of you who haven’t seen it yet, it really hit close to home and spoke to me like I wasn’t expecting. There were parts of it that were like watching myself in fish form and it was tough. By the end, though, I felt that shimmer of super hero pride again and was finally able to help my little one understand me a little bit better. See Dory —- that’s like Mommy. Read more
I had the good fortune to see the new movie, Finding Dory on Saturday night at the IMAX Theater. I have to say, I absolutely loved it! But while watching it and experiencing all that 3D does for a movie, it brought me back to thinking about the Finding Nemo show in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Read more