Disney World Quick Tips – What not to do your first day.

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September 3, 2010

Disney World Quick Tips – What not to do your first day.

If you’re like most people, getting to Disney World can be a little exhausting regardless of how you get there, but it’s hard not to want to go out and do everything the moment you arrive on property. If you get there early enough (or if you have an annual pass), you’re probably going straight to the parks. This is usually what I do, with great plans to finish up the night in whatever park is having Extra Magic Hours that night, only to find myself back at the resort and asleep by 9:00 p.m. That early morning flight, even though it’s only 75 minutes long, the ride on Magic Express, and the excitement that usually means I don’t sleep that much the night before, gets me every time. Still, if I get there early enough, I’m going to the park that first day!

Having said that, I do think there are some things you should absolutely avoid on your travel day.

1. Any major kid activity like Bibbity Bobbity Boutique or Pirate’s League. If you’re doing BBB, you’re probably spending around $100 for the experience. You’ll want your child awake and happy, not sleepy and cranky.

2. Big dinners out. Unless you can only get that elusive Le Cellier reservation for that night, save it for another day.

3. Implementing your actual touring plan. If you have a strict touring plan, save it for day 2. It’s fine going to the park on the same day that you travel, but take it easy. This is especially true if you have young kids who aren’t experienced park-goers. They may need some time to adjust to their new surroundings.

Next up, I’ll talk about what to do if you’re not going to park on your first day.

Concept Art from Pixar’s “Newt” Movie

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Chip

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September 3, 2010

As most of you already know, “Newt” is no longer in development at Pixar. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t share some of the Pixar artists’ amazing artwork with their fans!”

Click here if you would like to see more.

Every Role a Starring Role – Disneyland Resort Sign Shop

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Chip

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September 3, 2010

Disneyland Resort Sign Shop cast members use craftsmanship to design, paint, carve and maintain every sign displayed throughout the Resort – from menu boards to marquees located in front of attractions.

Free for a Limited Time – Walt Disney World Secrets Notescast for the iPod Classic

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September 3, 2010

TimeStream Software announces free downloads of its fun “Walt Disney World Secrets” Notescast app for the iPod Classic and iPod nano – For a limited time.

TimeStream Software, the leading developer of Notescast® titles for the iPod, as well as Walt Disney World and Disneyland apps for the iPhone, announces today the release of its “Walt Disney World Secrets” Notescast as a free download for the iPod Classic, iPod Video and iPod nano.

Filled with nearly 150 fun, magical and surprising secrets of Walt Disney World® Resort, the exciting “Walt Disney World Secrets” Notescast works as an innovative new guidebook, allowing guests to tour all of Walt Disney World Resort with their iPod Classic or nano in hand as they discover one new secret after another.

“This is an exciting new way to see and experience Walt Disney World Resort.” said Mike Westby of TimeStream Software. “It’s the perfect complement to our Walt Disney World and Disneyland iPhone apps, and the only app of its kind for the iPod Classic and nano.”

The innovative “Walt Disney World Secrets” Notescast installs to the interactive iPod Notes feature of the iPod Classic, iPod Video and iPod Nano and displays nearly 150 secrets within interactive text which users read and scroll through as they discover each new secret in Magic Kingdom®, Epcot®, Disney’s Animal Kingdom® and Disney’s Hollywood Studios™.

The new “Walt Disney World Secrets” Notescast may be downloaded free of charge for a limited time at www.Notescasts.com.

ADDITIONAL DISNEY NOTESCASTS

Additional Walt Disney World and Disneyland Notescasts produced by TimeStream Software include:

“Walt Disney World Secrets”

“Walt Disney World Secrets Gold!”

“Walt Disney World Secrets: Hidden Mickeys”

“Walt Disney World Main Street, U.S.A. Windows”

“Disneyland Park”

“Disneyland Secrets”

“Disneyland Secrets Gold!”

AVAILABILITY AND PRICING

Free downloads of the “Walt Disney World Secrets Gold!” Notescast for the iPod Classic and nano are available for a limited time at www.Notescasts.com

The “Walt Disney World Secrets Gold!” app for the iPhone is available for $2.99 on the iTunes App Store at http://itunes.com/apps/WaltDisneyWorldSecretsGold!Notescast

The “Walt Disney World Guide” app for the iPhone, a 300 page guide to Walt Disney World Resort, complete with over 500 colorful photos, is available for $3.99 on the iTunes App Store at http://itunes.com/apps/WaltDisneyWorldGuideNotescast

Compatible with the iPod Classic, iPod nano and iPod Video

iPhone Apps compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch.

ABOUT NOTESCASTS

TimeStream Software produces Notescasts for the iPhone and iPod touch, as well as the iPod Legacy Devices. (Classic, nano and Video)

Notescasts for the iPod Legacy Devices turn the iPod into an eReader and are available for downloading at www.Notescasts.com.

What the App Store is for the iPhone, www.Notescasts.com is to the iPod Classic iPod nano and iPod Video.

Notescast titles available for the iPod Classic, iPod nano and iPod Video include:

– “Walt Disney World Guide”

– “Walt Disney World Secrets”

– “Disney’s Animal Kingdom Hidden Mickeys”

– “Disneyland”

– “Alice in Wonderland”

– “Dracula”

– “Grimms’ Fairy Tales”

– “Masterpiece Collection”

– “Pride and Prejudice”

– “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”

– “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”

– “The Wizard of Oz”

– “Top 10 Yosemite Hikes”

– “Glacier National Park”

– “Rubber to the Road” – Portland Cycling Guide

– “Sheraton Maui & Spa”

– And more.

To learn more, visit www.Notescasts.com

ABC Picks Up Emmy Award-Winning Reality Series “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution” For A Second Season

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Chip

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September 3, 2010

The Emmy Award-winning reality series “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution” has received a second season pick-up and will premiere later this season on ABC. In the new season, Jamie Oliver, the impassioned chef, TV personality and best-selling author, will bring the revolution to the nation’s second largest city of Los Angeles, CA and take on his biggest challenge yet. The series, which recently won the 2010 Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program, will run for six episodes.

In the inspiring series from Fresh One and Ryan Seacrest Productions, Jamie attacks the problems of obesity, heart disease and diabetes in this country–where our nation’s children are the first generation not expected to live as long as their parents. Jamie invites viewers to take a stand and change the way they eat in their homes and schools. The first six episodes were set in Huntington, West Virginia.

The series is loosely based on Jamie’s U.K. series, “Jamie’s Ministry of Food” and “Jamie’s School Dinners,” which changed what British schoolchildren are fed at school. In America he’s turning his attention to helping people of all ages change their eating habits by learning to cook and choosing fresh food over processed in schools, homes, workplaces and even restaurants.

Jamie’s recent television credits include “Oprah’s Big Give” for ABC and “Jamie at Home” on the Cooking Channel. He is the author of ten popular cookbooks, including The Naked Chef, Cook with Jamie and the New York Times best-selling Jamie’s Food Revolution. Hyperion will publish his newest cookbook, Jamie’s America: Easy Twists on Great American Classics and More!, in October 2010.

The series is produced by the Emmy Award-winning Fresh One Productions and Ryan Seacrest Productions. Executive producers of “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution” are Jamie Oliver and Ryan Seacrest.

GOOD EATS – Citricos, Grand Floridian Resort and Spa

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Chip and Co Past Writers and Friends

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September 3, 2010

Enjoy the taste of Southern European cuisine at Citricos, located inside Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. Inside this signature restaurant, the master chefs rotate dinner selections frequently with American dishes inspired by the cuisine of Provençe, Tuscany and the Spanish Riviera. My wife and I have eaten here three times in the last year, and each time, the menu ha been different. Menu choices including steak, pastas, and seafood, depending on the season, but every dish is unique, and every dish is delicious. You can also choose from the extensive and award winning wine list featuring a number of international wines that are available both by the glass or the bottle.

Located on the second floor, the restaurant overlooks the courtyard and pool area, and if you are enjoying a later dinner, you might even catch a view of the fireworks from the Magic Kingdom (though the music is not piped in). Other tables overlook the bustling kitchen where you can admire the chefs bring their creations to life. Although the dining room is large and seats numerous guests, it still feels very intimate and is a wonderful setting for a romantic dinner. The staff is attentive and knowledgeable.

For even more of an intimate setting, guests may elect the Chef’s Domain, where guests can order off the traditional menu or have the chef create a menu in a private dining room.

Citricos is a signature restaurant and costs two table service credits on Disney’s Dining Plan. For guests not on the plan, Citricos also accepts the Tables in Wonderland card.

Photo courtesy of Disney.

Bob Angelo
Pixie Vacations
(941) 840-1347
[email protected]

Disney Food Confession – Wild Berry Cobbler

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Chip

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September 3, 2010

What is it? Delicious Wild Berry Cobbler dusted with Powdered Sugar

Where can you get it? Napa Rose, Disney’s Grand Californian Resort

Photo Credit: by Disney

If you have a Disney Food Confession email [email protected] or let us know on the Disney Food Confessions Facebook page.. He is accepting Food ideas or Photos if you have them!

Friday Night Lights is Coming to ABC Family Starting September 7th

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Chip

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September 3, 2010

Friday Night Lights will start airing weeknights at 6pm on ABC Family beginning next Tuesday, September 7^th. Now is your chance to watch the high acclaimed shows from the very beginning.

Disney, ABC, ESPN And Time Warner Cable Sign Long-Term Agreement

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Chip

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September 3, 2010

Disney/ABC Television Group, ESPN and Time Warner Cable today entered into a long-term, wide-ranging agreement that will provide Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks cable customers the programming of ABC Family, Disney Channel, Disney XD, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes and SOAPnet, as well as WABC in New York, KABC in Los Angeles, WTVD in Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville, WTVG in Toledo, and associated HD cable networks. Subscribers will also have unprecedented digital access to online content and expanded Video On Demand services.

This extensive and expanded rights package, Disney Media Network’s most expansive content agreement to date, provides for:

The recently announced Disney Junior, a new 24-hour basic channel for preschool-age children, parents and caregivers. Available to Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks cable customers upon its debut in 2012, the new channel will feature animated and live action programming which blends Disney’s unparalleled storytelling and beloved characters with learning, including early math, language skills, healthy eating and lifestyles and social skills.
The addition of ESPN3.com, ESPN’s live sports broadband network, which will be available to all Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks subscribers who get ESPN. ESPN3.com gives Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks fans a 24/7 online destination that delivers more than 3,500 live, global sports events annually as part of TV Everywhere. This addition also gives Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks the right to feature cleared content from ESPN3.com on its sports tier.
Access to a new authenticated service, which will give Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks subscribers the opportunity to watch the linear networks ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU through their broadband services, as well as mobile Internet devices like an iPad. Details on the launch will be forthcoming.
A new service, developed with Time Warner Cable, called ESPN Goal Line, a super-highlight channel that will be available only to Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks sports tier subscribers as early as September 4. ESPN Goal Line will take fans around the best matchups each Saturday during the NCAA football season. The once-a-week network will include live look-ins to game action, focusing on scoring drives and up-to-the minute commentary from analysts and experts. A similar service called ESPN Buzzer Beater will be available for the college basketball season.
Expanded VOD services in many markets will include:
- ABC On Demand, ABC’s fast forward-disabled VOD service which currently features a selection of primetime programming, including episodes of such popular ABC shows as “Castle,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Private Practice” and “Desperate Housewives.” Anticipated newcomers include “No Ordinary Family” and “My Generation.” Additionally, episodes of ABC News’ “Good Morning America” are available each week.

Ask a Disney Question: Do children need identification to pick up tickets?

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Chip and Co Past Writers and Friends

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September 3, 2010

This question comes from Rand, who asks: “We have tickets purchased for us, waiting at the will call window and I’m trying to figure out whether or not our children will need ID, or just the adults. Thanks!”

Rand, you won’t need any sort of ID to pick you your childens’ tickets. In general, Disney doesn’t ask for any identification for children at all. There are some exceptions, for example, when an older child is doing a behind the scenes tour with an age requirement. You may want to bring a copy of their birth certificates for other reasons, however.

Thanks for your question and for reading the site.

Have a Disney question? We have answers. Write us at Chip and Co. We answer every question.

Florida’s High Speed Rail Controversy

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Chip

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September 3, 2010

I thought this was an interesting article talking about the High Speed Train that will be going from Tampa to Orlando and eventually all the way to Miami. This article comes to us from Fox 35 News in Orlando.

A High Speed Rail meeting was held in Orlando Thursday , and there were big concerns about one company bidding on it.. French Railway Company, also called SNCF., is under fire because during World War II the company transported Jews to concentration camps.

The Florida High Speed Rail will go from Orland to Tampa. Passenger stations will also be in Lakeland, Walt Disney World, International Drive and Orlando International Airport.

The train will then eventually extend its service to Miami. So, could it be built by a company with ties to the Holocaust? One woman thinks so. She drove all the way from Boca Raton to be at the Florida Department of Transportations public meeting in Orlando.

Her message was to raise awareness about one of the companies interested in building Central Florida’s proposed high speed rail project. It turns out they worked hand in hand with the Nazis.

SNCF operates the world’s fastest passenger trains. Rosette Goldstein says her father, a French Jew, was transported by one of the company’s trains to a concentration camp during World War II.

They were paid per head and per kilometer for every prisoner that they took to the camps.

“We appreciate Mrs. Goldstein came up from Boca Raton to share her story with us. She told me she’s here to speak on be half of all the millions of people that died between World War II.” said Dick Kane, FDOT, Director of Communications.

Click here to keep reading.

North Carolina women held in Disney Store embezzlement

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Chip

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September 3, 2010

Just before you ask…. no it is not our Chris, even though she is from Cary 🙂

This article is from the News & Observer:

A 36-year-old Cary woman was arrested Wednesday after police said she embezzled from the Disney store at Crabtree Valley Mall.

Toinette Shonese Stout, of 114 Noel Ann Court, is accused of taking $1,090 in fraudulent cash returns on Wednesday, according to an arrest warrant filed with the Wake County Magistrate’s Office.

Stout was in custody in the Wake County jail in lieu of $5,000 bail.

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