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Mousefest Friday, December 7, 2007!

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MouseFest Friday, December 7th. It seemed that no sooner did my head hit the pillow the night that the alarm went off proclaiming “Day 2 Mike! Time to get up!” First stop was Disney’s Animal Kingdom for the annual Kilimanjaro Safari Meet. It was quite a challenge gathering everyone for this annual event. Deb welcomed … Continue reading "Mousefest Friday, December 7, 2007!"
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Mousefest Land Portion – Day 1

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Thursday morning was of course the official first day of the land portion of Mousefest. For me it was to be a busy day. I made it over to the Magic Kingdom early and when I arrived at the Tommorrowland Terrace I had a surprise waiting for me. There were a number of people setup … Continue reading "Mousefest Land Portion – Day 1"
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Mousefesters…Start Yer Engines

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How does that song go? Oh yeah”¦.”It’s that most wonderful time of the year.” No, no! Not Christmas time silly”¦.MOUSEFEST BABY! Yes sir. It all started for me on Wednesday. I won’t tell you what time I woke up to prepare to leave”¦.uhhh”¦.many of you were probably still doing the R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Movement) part … Continue reading "Mousefesters…Start Yer Engines"
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Mousefest Tools

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When the calendar says it’s less than a month before Mousefest that tells me it’s time to really get a handle as to what I’m actually doing during the land portion of Mousefest. Many, many, many years ago when I took my young family to Walt Disney World I used to put together a semi-commando … Continue reading "Mousefest Tools"
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Of Nighttime Races and Mousefest Preparations

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First an apology for my absence. Buckle your seatbelts however, because from here until the aftermath of the d2008 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend we are on for quite a ride. Thoughts on my Tower of Terror Trip On Friday of my trip Len Testa and I took in the newly refurbished Haunted Mansion. If … Continue reading "Of Nighttime Races and Mousefest Preparations"
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Tower of Terror Thursday

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Greetings from Walt Disney World!!!!! Thursday was a long day. It started for me at 2:30 A.M. I landed in Orlando around 9:30 A.M. My first stop was EPCOT where the 2007 Food & Wine Festival is starting to wind down. You know what comes after Food & Wine don’t you? Why the festive Christmas … Continue reading "Tower of Terror Thursday"
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Imagine If You Will…

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Yes imagine if you will that the end of October is coming fast and that means the Walt Disney World Twilight Zone Tower of Terror races are fast approaching as well. I hope all of you who are intending to run that day, erh night, are putting together a plan for this and next week; … Continue reading "Imagine If You Will…"
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Addressing 13.109375 Miles

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I remember a long time ago when I started running that I had no idea as to what it took to run several miles. I remember being in awe that my High School track team had a few guys that could run two whole miles. I remember thinking to myself, “Man that’s something I’d never … Continue reading "Addressing 13.109375 Miles"
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Can I Do It?

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In a few weeks we will be within 100 days of The Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. As this century mark approaches I’m beginning to sense some anxiety out there. No I’m not a psychic but I do receive quite a few emails that all seem to echo the same cry. Many of you are … Continue reading "Can I Do It?"
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Day 10 — It’s All about…Tradition

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Since we got in real late we got a late start off to our last day. As always the question is “What do we do on our last day?” I’m sure for most people there are traditional objectives like perhaps visiting a special park or doing a special attraction or having the last meal at … Continue reading "Day 10 — It’s All about…Tradition"
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