Do you dress like a different person in Disney parks? I know I do! This is kinda embarrassing, but it’s true: I am deeply self-conscious in real life. While I do take pleasure in dressing reasonably well when I go out, I try to avoid wearing anything too eye-catching. I admire flamboyance in others, but I don’t have the...
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Hello and welcome back to Thoughts While Watching, the blog series where we watch old-to-oldish Disney media and watch with modern eyes. Sometimes we cringe; sometimes we applaud; either way it’s always interesting and edifying! We’re not going back too far in time for today’s entry – only a couple decades, in fact. Let’s take in the 1994 Walt...
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Hello and welcome to my 2026 Princess Half Marathon Weekend coverage! Today we’ll be discussing our stay at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort. Read all the posts in this report here. Onward! Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort flies somewhat under the radar. I might go so far as to say that it has the least buzz around it of any Walt Disney...
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No, to my knowledge, Sean Astin does not have the secret to runDisney zen. The secret is that you USE Sean Astin’s example to achieve runDisney zen, assuming your anxiety is time-based. Yes, of course I will explain. WHY SEAN ASTIN? At the beginning of my runDisney career, the greatest constant was Sean Astin. He was at the 2013...
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I think it’s time we stop being so dang hard on Disney newbies. BY COMPARISON, YOU AND I ARE PLAYING PRO BALL Do I know everything there is to know about Walt Disney World? No! But after coming up on two decades worth of trips, I’ve got a pretty darned good handle on the ins and outs of the...
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My one day Disneyland ticket with park hopper option and Lightning Lane MultiPass cost me – wait for it – a whopping $272. Let’s talk about it! THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT FOR ONE DISNEYLAND DAY Look, I don’t disagree with you; $272 is a lot for a single day at Disneyland. Or anywhere really. You’ve gotta ask yourself:...
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Surprise! After 11 years, I made a second, brief pilgrimage to the motherland – Disneyland, that is! MY UNEXPECTED DISNEYLAND JOURNEY This was never a definite part of my schedule. Given that runDisney recently cancelled Disneyland races again, I had no reason to believe I’d head out west any time in the near future. Yet when my job happened...
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Hello and welcome to a very special episode of Thoughts While Watching. Today we will be plumbing the depths of my Disney lore. Journey back with me two decades in the past as we uncover… MY WALT DISNEY WORLD ORIGIN STORY. WE ARE NOT A DISNEY FAMILY I do not come from a Disney family. I don’t mean this...
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After the completion of my recent Dopey Challenge, I put together a little blog post tallying my costs. I thought it might valuable to those trying to determine whether the arguable crown jewel of runDisney is right for them. As much as I wish it wasn’t, the price can be a factor as to whether one (including me) feels...
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Holy smokes; I’m not even done with my Dopey Challenge trip report and it’s already time for Princess Weekend! Not that I’m complaining, mind you – this is merely an observation. So my promised Dopey takeaways and traditional snack roundup posts are just going to have to wait. I’m headed back to Walt Disney World, baby! I think we...
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