Posts from ‘December, 2008’

Twenty-some years ago our family had eaten at every Disney restaurant pm property and in the parks. Taint so no more. WDW expansions and CEO quests or the bucks over-saturated the market. Disney sold off many locations– in reality long-term leasing them out to competitors (like Westin and Sheraton), revamped menus, and even opened a [...]

Just before Christmas, we went WDW to see the holiday displays, Christmas, trees and gingerbread houses. The trees outside each park were gorgeous. I was especially taken by the one at the entrance to the Animal Kingdom with its beastie ornaments. The carousel at the Beach Club was a tasty morsel that I wished I [...]

I remember when there was no sale of alcohol, tobacco, or gun in the Parks. Kids were there and Disney aimed to role-modeling. That was before they decided to chase for the bucks about the time they put family ethics aside Now what interests me is their change in Vacation Club places. There were No [...]

The boys started going to Disney back in 1985, The first time it was June–too hot–so we tried another season. Next was December 1985–Christmas crowds–so we tried yet another season. Soon it was Easter 1987–more crowds–so we tried one more time. We decided to try for November 1988–just perfect weather with room to move. Booked [...]

Cut back 35 years to a rousing chorus of “Tradition,” I was young then and didn’t yet understand. Cut back again 7 years to an not yet eighteen year old boy complaining his parents had broken tradition by not celebrating his birthday in the Grand Floridian Cafe. Time made me understand what the almost man [...]

A lot of people think with all the time I have spent in both WDW and WD that I should do my own travel blog. I am considering this now that things are settling down. Having been to World the first year it opened, then 5 or so years later, then with a yearly stay [...]