Pizzafari

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I ate at the Pizzafari restaurant in the Animal Kingdom January 10th. When I got to my table I noticed a small plastic card on the tray along with my order. The card featured Timon and Pumba with the inscription, “Do not feed the animals. Your yummies are not good for our tummies.” I thought … Continue reading "Pizzafari"
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Light Meter: Headroom 101

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Happy New Year! Let’s welcome 2008 with open arms and more knowledge about taking better photographs. We begin with fixing one of the most common mistakes people make, too much headroom. What is headroom? It is the empty space above the subject’s head, not the empty space in the subject’s head. You want to fill … Continue reading "Light Meter: Headroom 101"
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MouseFest Friday, December 7, 2007 Part 1

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It’s MouseFest Animal Kingdom and Disney MGM Studios Day. First, Debbie Koma, LindaLou and I had breakfast at the newly reopened Tusker House. Click here for Linda Mac’s Opening Day Photos and review (breakfast). Click here for Jack Spence’s Opening Day Photos and Review (lunch) First meet of the day is the Kilimanjaro Safari meet … Continue reading "MouseFest Friday, December 7, 2007 Part 1"
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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #20

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This was Challenge #19: And here’s the answer: Copyright © 2005 Barrie Brewer, Fuji FinePix S5000, 1/1000s shutter, f9 This giant dinosaur calls Chester & Hestor’s Dino-Rama home. You’ll find Dino-Rama in Dinoland USA at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Stacey Van Dyke was this week’s lucky winner. She was the first one to send in her … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #20"
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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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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #19

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This was Challenge #18: And here’s the answer: Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50/18-200VR, 1/125s shutter, f5.6 Challenge #18 turned out to be a difficult one. I have lots of photos of different light fixtures at Disney World. They are always so creative and interesting. Tim Rachuba was the first of only three people … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #19"
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Preparing for MouseFest, 2007

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I lead Hidden Mickey hunts in the four major WDW theme parks during MouseFest. 2007 will be my fifth MouseFest, and more authors, webmasters, podcasters, and guest registrants than ever before will congregate soon at this wonderful celebration. I look forward to MouseFest all year long; it’s an ideal time to reconnect with Disney friends. … Continue reading "Preparing for MouseFest, 2007"
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Animal Kingdom – You “Otter” See This!

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One of the things we love about Animal Kingdom is taking time to watch the animals, whether it be the tigers and bats on the Maharajah Jungle Trek, the meerkats, gerenuks and gorillas in Pangani Forest, the cotton-top tamarinds or lemurs around the Tree of Life, etc. One of our very favorites, though, is the … Continue reading "Animal Kingdom – You “Otter” See This!"
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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #15

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This was Challenge #14: And here’s the answer: Copyright © 2006 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50/18-55, 10/2000s shutter, f7.1 OK, that was an easy one! Nearly everyone knew that this was a photo of Daisy Duck hiking with Hewey, Louie and Dewey at Camp Minnie Mickey in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Congratulations to Casey Wittekind! She was … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #15"
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Tusker House Restaurant

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The first change you’ll notice about the new Tusker House Restaurant is that Disney has positioned the check-in over near the Dawa Bar and the entrance is now located behind the restaurant. This has its pluses and minuses. The plus, it can get crowded over near the Kusafiri Coffee Shop & Bakery (the old entrance). … Continue reading "Tusker House Restaurant"
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