If you think about it, Disney is amazingly good at fooling people. Sometimes it’s for good, like when they want to enhance our experience in a park, and sometimes it’s …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
The Really Bad Harry Potter Ripoff In A Weird Vietnam Theme Park
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWe’ve seen a few theme parks around the world that rip off Disney parks. There’s the one in Japan that we visited in 2005 (OMG, the videos!!!). It closed in …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
How Harry Potter Land Almost Went To Disney (And Why We Should Be Happy It Didn’t)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegCan you imagine what would have happened if Harry Potter had become a Disney franchise, like Pixar and Star Wars? It almost happened. And in some ways it’s kind of …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
Mistaken Identity: For Disney Fans, The Struggle Is Real
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIs there something other people do or say that, for whatever reason, gets under your skin? And sometimes it bothers you so much that you just *have* to say something? …
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This is a follow-up to a post I wrote in June 2019, shortly after Cedar Fair purchased Schlitterbahn, which happens to be our favorite water park. At the time, I …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
The Engineering Tricks Behind Pandora’s Floating Mountains at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegPandora – The World of Avatar is a themed land located in Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Inspired by James Cameron’s Avatar, the land takes up 12 acres …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
Man Banned From Disney For Stupid Pranks; Other Parks Throw Him Major Shade
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegYou gotta love the Twitter accounts of some companies. The jokes and yes, sometimes the snark, too. Once upon a time, I even posted some of the best travel-related Twitter …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
With Eased Rules, Disney Park Workers Will Look Very Different
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIn the past several months, Disney has announced some changes they’re making to Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida. Some are some much-needed refreshes that include paint …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
Disney CEO Hints At When Masks Won’t Be Required At Walt Disney World
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen Walt Disney World reopened in July, four months after it had shuttered due to the coronavirus, it was “a whole new world” (Disney fans will get the joke) in …
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Funny Stuff
The Onion’s Usually Funny, But Wow, I Just Spit Out My Drink From Laughing
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf you’ve read our blog for a while, you know that some of the topics Joe and I write are sometimes a little on the quirky side. “Slightly off-center,” if …