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Review: Disney’s Oak Trail Golf Course

Posted on by AllEars
Disney's Oak Trail golf course is a 9-hole course that is surrounded by the more famous Disney Magnolia 18-hole golf course. Oak Trail is listed as a walking course suitable for families and golfers of all skill levels. The par-36 course offers a variety of tees - 2,913 yards for adults to 1,713 yards for kids - and includes access to the Magnolia driving range and putting green. As a Disney Premium Annual Passholder, I was eligible for complimentary green fees at Oak Trail, so I made a tee time online for 9:32 AM on a Wednesday.
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Star Wars Weekends for a non-Star Wars fan

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In the interest of full disclosure, I will admit that I am not a fan of Star Wars. Wait...what? Not a fan of Star Wars?!? Yes, it’s true. While I have seen each of the movies once, recognize most of the popular characters, and hum along to the theme music, my interest in the franchise is casual at best. Sort of like someone who only follows college basketball during March Madness, fills out a bracket for the office pool because everyone else is doing it, yet has no emotional investment in a team before the big event.
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Jim’s Attic: Humphrey the Bear at Wilderness Lodge

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Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort is the only Disney resort hotel to have an official mascot, the brown bear. Images and allusions can be found throughout the resort including bear tracks imbeded in the walkways. To make that potentially fearsome mascot more friendly for younger guests, some of the brown bear images are of the Disney animated character Humphrey the Bear, a lovable, overweight brown bear who lives in the fictional Brownstone National Park.
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Jim’s Attic – Snow Queen Ride

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The Snow Queen Ride By Jim Korkis The most recent Walt Disney Feature Animation film, Frozen (2013), is the highest grossing animated feature film ever produced, winning Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Song. The Meet and Greet with Anna and Elsa at the Norway Pavilion at Epcot was so overwhelmingly … Continue reading "Jim’s Attic – Snow Queen Ride"
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The Tickle Trunk — Memories of Disney

Posted on by Gary Cruise
Carol has a Tickle Trunk. It’s filled with wonderful Disney memories! Most Canadian readers will remember Mr. Dressup, Casey, Finnigan and the Tickle Trunk . . . but for others, I will explain. Mr. Dressup was the star of a children’s show which ran on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation network from 1967 to 1996. His … Continue reading "The Tickle Trunk — Memories of Disney"
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The Evolution of Disney Tickets

Posted on by Gary Cruise
Walt Disney World tickets have certainly changed over the years! No, I’m not going to rant about the price of tickets; other folks have that very well covered! I think that Disney tickets have always represented great value, so I’m going to talk about the tickets themselves. Let’s look at the form of the tickets; … Continue reading "The Evolution of Disney Tickets"
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Jim’s Attic: The Story of Beacon Joe

Posted on by AllEars
The Story of Beacon Joe By Jim Korkis Which original Disney character appears in three different attractions at Walt Disney World and was originally created for Disneyland? I always hated it when teachers asked questions like that and they already knew the answer” and I was a public school teacher for several years after I … Continue reading "Jim’s Attic: The Story of Beacon Joe"
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Disney Vacation Club Member Magic at Splitsville

Posted on by Debra Martin Koma
by David Abel AllEars® Guest Blogger Back in February, Disney Vacation Club announced “Member Magic,” featuring a collection of discounts and events especially for Vacation Club members. One of the new events featured is Member Night at Splitsville Luxury Lanesâ„¢ at Downtown Disney. My traveling party during the Flower & Garden festival opted to experience … Continue reading "Disney Vacation Club Member Magic at Splitsville"
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