Gary Cruise

Gary hails from Canada and he’s a lifelong Disney fan. In the 1950s he watched the original Mickey Mouse Club and The Wonderful World of Disney on a snowy old black-and-white television. Gary was mesmerized by the Disneyland that Walt introduced to the world during those Sunday night shows! In 1977 he took his young family to Walt Disney World for the first time and suddenly that Disney magic he experienced as a child was rekindled. Since then Gary and his wife Carol have enjoyed about 70 trips to Walt Disney World, 11 trips to Disneyland and 11 Disney Cruises.

Disney Parks Village

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Last June we drove to Dayton Ohio for the annual Disneyana Show and Sale hosted by the Dayton “Plane Crazy” Chapter of the Disneyana Fan Club. Rob was surprised to see his mother Carol looking at a Department 56 Disney village set. “You already have a Dickens Village.” He told her. “And you have a … Continue reading "Disney Parks Village"
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Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure

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Tucked far-away in a back corner of Adventureland is one of our “must-do” Disneyland attractions. The Indiana Jones Adventure is always a priority when Carol and I visit Disneyland! The entrance to the Indiana Jones Adventure is between The Jungle Cruise and Pirates of the Caribbean, but the entrance for The Temple of the Forbidden … Continue reading "Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure"
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From the Tickle Trunk — Disney Recipes Part II

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A few weeks ago we began a culinary tour of Disney Parks and Resorts courtesy of some old copies of Disney Magazine! Have you tested any of those Disney recipes yet? Let’s pick up our tour right where we left off! In the Fall 2004 issue we find instructions and pictures for: 1. Panna Cotta … Continue reading "From the Tickle Trunk — Disney Recipes Part II"
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From the Tickle Trunk — Disney Recipes

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I was looking for a topic for a new blog; nothing was coming to mind so I took another exploratory trip through Carol’s trusty old Tickle Trunk. What do you suppose I found? Six old Disney Magazine articles featuring some fabulous Disney recipes! The series of articles spans a year and a half, from Winter … Continue reading "From the Tickle Trunk — Disney Recipes"
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Epcot Food & Wine Festivals Gone By

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I’d like to begin this blog by explaining to you that Carol and I are neither gourmets nor epicures! We are simple “meat and potatoes” people. In fact, for a long time we avoided the Food & Wine Festival for that very reason. Neither of us enjoys wine and our impression of the festival was … Continue reading "Epcot Food & Wine Festivals Gone By"
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2015 EPCOT Pin Event

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When I left the event last year I left with the knowledge that the 2015 EPCOT Pin Event was going to be themed GenEARation D. I also had a Steamboat Willie GenEARation D pin in my hand, the first of a series of 13 pins, one to be released each month leading up to the … Continue reading "2015 EPCOT Pin Event"
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The Orange Bird

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Back in the mid-1960s Walt Disney was busy building his latest daring venture, which he called the Florida Project. The Disney Company had acquired 57 square miles of land in central Florida where Walt envisioned a huge family entertainment complex. To keep ahead of the constant demand for cash the Disney Company entered into partnerships with a number of companies and groups who "sponsored" different aspects of the project. One of those partnerships was with the Florida Citrus Commission, which would sponsor a $3 million pavilion in Adventureland and a massive marketing campaign began using the little Orange Bird.
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Disneyland Chronicles — An Updated Timeline

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By the time this blog is published on AllEars.net Carol and I will be enjoying our 10th visit to Disneyland and attending the D23 Expo in Anaheim. Although it seems like yesterday, it was a decade ago when we made our first trek west to visit Disneyland for the park’s Golden Anniversary. We had a … Continue reading "Disneyland Chronicles — An Updated Timeline"
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