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Good News for Straw Lovers

Posted on by Jack Spence
When the Animal Kingdom opened, Disney banned plastic straws from the park. They didn’t want to take a chance that one of these potential hazards might find its way into an animal enclosure. Last month, Disney modified this policy. It is now possible to get a straw at the Animal Kingdom, but instead of plastic, … Continue reading "Good News for Straw Lovers"
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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #13

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
This was Challenge #12: And here’s the answer: Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50/18-200VR, 1/500s shutter, f8 Everyone’s a winner! There were more responses than ever to this week’s challenge and everyone knew that the photo was taken in front of the France Pavilion in Epcot. Jennifer Snapp was the first one to send … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #13"
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Focus on Disney World – Portrait Composition

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
Copyright © 2006 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50/55-200, 1/500s shutter, f4.4 One thing I love about taking photos of the parades at Disney World is that the Cast Members love to mug for the camera. It makes it so fun to take their pictures. This is one of my favorite photos. It was taken during Mickey’s … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Portrait Composition"
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Eating Around the World – Days 2 and 3

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
We didn’t get to Epcot at all on Saturday because of the 13K race, but we more than made up for it on Sunday and Monday – on Monday we started about 12:30 and didn’t finish until 8:30 – though we did take some time for some attractions! Our first stop on Sunday was France, … Continue reading "Eating Around the World – Days 2 and 3"
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Photographic Innoventions: Rule of Thirds

Posted on by Scott Thomas
The Rule of Thirds is a compositional rule in photography and other visual arts. The rule states that an image can be divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines. The four points formed by the intersections of these lines can be used to align features in the … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Rule of Thirds"
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Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
This was the first time we’ve ever had the opportunity to attend one of the Halloween parties at the Magic Kingdom. We’ve gone to the Mickey’s Halloween Treat party at Disney’s California Adventure the last three years, and wanted to see how different it was here. (Not so different in most ways, much different in … Continue reading "Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party"
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Segway Saturday – Part 2

Posted on by AllEars
Linda Mac did a great job with photos from the segway tour, so just head over to her blog for those. Saturday evening was the Tower of Terror 13k party. I headed over to the Studios “early” as I had a 7:45 ADR at the Brown Derby. While walking around, we checked out the Osborne … Continue reading "Segway Saturday – Part 2"
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Walt Disney World – What’s New?

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
New to us, that is – since we haven’t been here since last December. That’s one of the things we really enjoy about Walt Disney World – it seems like every time we’re here there’s always something that’s new, whether it’s a new attraction or exhibit or live entertainment group. Contrary to what you might … Continue reading "Walt Disney World – What’s New?"
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Eating Around the World – Day 1

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
This blog entry is a bit late, since up until now I’ve been concentrating on writing about the Tower of Terror 13K – but I think I’ve said all that I have to say about that now. 🙂 This is only the second time we’ve been to Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival – the first … Continue reading "Eating Around the World – Day 1"
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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #12

Posted on by Barrie Brewer
This was Challenge #11: And here’s the answer: Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50/18-200VR, 1/400s shutter, f5.3 You’ll see the logo for Hollywood Public Works all over Disney’s MGM Studios (soon to be changed to Disney’s Hollywood Studios). This goofy guy is one of the Streetmosphere actors who entertain guests along Disney’s streets of … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #12"
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