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Trip Report: Day 3 – Magic Kingdom

October 12, 2011 by Lisa Berton

Driving along in our automobile with my Disney music mix CD playing, we delighted in singing along with attraction songs and soundtracks. My favorite part was when Terri became engrossed in You can fly! You can fly! You can fly! from Peter Pan and let out a Freudian slip. Wendy says: I’ll think of a … Continue reading "Trip Report: Day 3 – Magic Kingdom"

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Trip Report: Day 2 – Part II Epcot/Downtown

October 5, 2011 by Lisa Berton

For those who need to catch up, the previous blogs in this series are, in order: Trip Prequel: Decisions, Decisions Trip Prequel: Research & Practice Trip Report: Day One – Epcot Trip Report: Day Two – Part I Animal Kingdom/Epcot Terri and I made a well-evaluated executive decision to board a Friendship Boat and sail … Continue reading "Trip Report: Day 2 – Part II Epcot/Downtown"

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Trip Report: Day Two – Part I/Animal Kingdom/Epcot

September 28, 2011 by Lisa Berton

For those who need to catch up, the previous blogs in this series are, in order: Trip Prequel: Decisions, Decisions Trip Prequel: Research & Practice Trip Report: Day One – Epcot Slumber was disturbed by the wake up call I’d set the night before. I picked up the phone to hear Mickey Mouse interrupted by … Continue reading "Trip Report: Day Two – Part I/Animal Kingdom/Epcot"

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Trip Report: Day One – Epcot

September 21, 2011 by Lisa Berton

While standing in line at the gate for my non-stop flight to Orlando, the woman in front of me turned around and asked, “Are you going to Florida?” If you’ve read my blog for some time, you’re aware of my witty repartee. Strange as it may seem, I only responded to her query with “Yes.” … Continue reading "Trip Report: Day One – Epcot"

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Trip Prequel: Research and Practice

September 14, 2011 by Lisa Berton

Preparation is a key component to each form of travel, including equestrian. Without proper preparedness, miner setbacks disguise themselves into monstrous obstacles. Confusion and the sense of feeling overwhelmed can ruin what should be happy moments. It is for such reasons that my friend Terri and I took substantial time and asserted endless energy into … Continue reading "Trip Prequel: Research and Practice"

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Trip Prequel: Decisions, Decisions

August 24, 2011 by Lisa Berton

What are you doing on Saturday, September 3rd around 10:30am? Jack Spence and I are co-hosting a meet-and-greet at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in front of Dinosaur (the attraction). Help us bring back an Iguanadon and act nonchalant to Phylicia Rashad’s warning. Free AllEars.Net trading cards to those who attend. Adults, as measured by age, aren’t … Continue reading "Trip Prequel: Decisions, Decisions"

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Bad Fireworks Turned Psychedelic

August 17, 2011 by Lisa Berton

Coming up on the end of a long day in the Magic Kingdom, I knew Wishes was about to begin. With me was a tiny lightweight tripod with bendable legs designed for holding small point and shoot cameras. The attempt to wrap its short bubbled legs around a metal fence didn’t hold. As I was … Continue reading "Bad Fireworks Turned Psychedelic"

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Cropping Photos with Character

August 10, 2011 by Lisa Berton

You’ve been home a whole 17 minutes since returning from vacation and your legion of online community pals are already requesting, nay, demanding to see your photos. Geesh! Once you’ve settled in and started loading up the 101 million images you shot while skipping around Frontierland singing, “…and blood all around and a great big … Continue reading "Cropping Photos with Character"

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Lanterns Around World Showcase

August 3, 2011 by Lisa Berton

Come join me and Jack Spence on Saturday, September 3rd for a meet-and-greet before taking on Dinosaur at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. We’ll be there at 10:30am. Epcot’s World Showcase is a photographer’s paradise filled with color, texture, various materials, light, and shadows. When I think of it, I go in with a plan to concentrate … Continue reading "Lanterns Around World Showcase"

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Tarzan the Stage Musical Comeback

July 27, 2011 by Lisa Berton

An interesting thing happened after watching Tarzan The Stage Musical based on the Disney film, this past Saturday. Five of the actors came back out on stage for a question and answer session with audience members who stayed. It seems that during the show’s 13-day run at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, MA, … Continue reading "Tarzan the Stage Musical Comeback"

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