The tradition continues – check out a new slate of photos in my Nightmare Before Christmas in Walt Disney World 2024! What’s this? What’s this? There’s color everywhere What’s this? There’s white things in the air What’s this? I can’t believe my eyes I must be dreaming Wake up, Jack; this isn’t fair! What’s this? What’s this? What’s this?...
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Maybe you can tell (or maybe you can’t 😬), but I’ve been really trying to improve the quality of the blog posts around here lately. That includes boosting search optimization; I watch over Google Search Console with great interest. Sure, I think my words are worth the read (I certainly generate enough of them), yet the verdict remains with...
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Okay, kids, let’s do what Disney couldn’t – today we’re going to find a new home in Walt Disney World for the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights! WAIT, WHAT’S THE OSBORNE FAMILY SPECTACLE OF DANCING LIGHTS? Alas and alack, it’s been long enough now that some of you might not know what I’m talking about. You can just...
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Things I like about the Wilmington Historic Challenge: When you combine the half marathon and 5K, you get a 16 miler suitable for pre-WDW Marathon Weekend training only somebody else handles your course and water stops. It’s reasonably priced. The start/finish line is close to my parents’ house. The medals are the size of my face. A thing I...
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Hello and welcome once again to my inescapable series Thoughts While Watching, where we watch old Disney media with new eyes. And can you think of any more appropriate entry for December than the Wonderful World of Disney episode “Disneyland Around the Seasons”? This 1966 time capsule captures exactly what you’re craving this time of year: vintage footage of...
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Today I am honored to introduce another guest race recap! My friend Andrea stroller-ran her kids through their first ever road race in her town’s Thanksgiving 5K, and she was kind enough to jot me up a post about it. Onward! Thanks Jenn for inviting me to contribute to your fun running blog! I’ve never written a blog post...
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Hello! My name is Jenn, and I suffer from anxiety. As I get older it seems to be getting worse, not better, which strikes me as unfair. Alas, we must deal with the mental struggles we are given. I will be using Fear from Inside Out as my avatar during this post. Yes, I know Inside Out 2 features...
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I did not plan for Universal’s Great Movie Escape, and it almost broke me. I kid, I kid! It’s just an escape room; it’s not that deep. But I did have to sit down in the lobby, close my eyes, and focus inward for awhile when it was over. After all that escaping, I was waaaaaay overstimulated. You might...
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Okay, kids, here’s my hot take: Universal Studios Florida’s culinary scene is not that great. Listen! You know how everyone used to complain about how Walt Disney World food is just burgers and nuggets, and how over the last decade or so it’s experienced a culinary Renaissance? Yeah, that hasn’t happened at Universal Studios. I mean, sure, there’s some...
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I decided not to do a proper trip report for my single Universal Studios Florida day. By the combined powers of Universal’s Express Pass and the touring style of my trip group, it was all very ride-to-ride-to-ride (and Velocicoaster three times!). Efficient, yes, but hardly entertaining when rendered in prose. Still, you know I can’t go to a theme...
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