Walt Disney World: It's Not Just for Kids

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Beta-potter

August 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments

This post is part of the Disney Blog Carnival. Go check it out! Based upon the awesome Betamouse Podcast, I thought I’d discuss the techier side of Universal Orlando.  Universal Orlando recently took down their mobile site, so I found that the Android App Ridehopper to be my only option.  I’ll review RideHopper more in [...]

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Tags: Hotels · nerdy · technology · UniversalOrlando

There’s an (Android) App for that: Tripit

August 7th, 2010 · No Comments

I first came across Tripit in a Yapta e-mail-you can connect your Yapta and Tripit accounts.  I’d never heard of Tripit before, so I decided to check it out.  I liked the idea of all of my vacation information in one place.  I started using it for my Universal trip-I liked how my Universal hotel [...]

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Tags: nerdy · technology

Bringing technology into the parks…

July 31st, 2010 · 3 Comments

Sorry for the lack of substance lately. I have been planning, packing, etc! Anyway, I was in New York last weekend, and had a great time. However, I went to take a picture of my meal, and realized the flash on my camera had died. As such, I picked up a new camera (the Canon [...]

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Tags: Disney World · nerdy · Not just for Kids · Podcast · technology · UniversalOrlando

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Revealed

June 14th, 2010 · 6 Comments

This post is in Disney Blog Carnival #5! Last night, NBC broadcasted a piece of Islands of Adventure’s new Wizarding World of Harry Potter (if you missed it, you can watch it online here). I saw it, and have some pretty conflicting thoughts on it.  (Please note:  I will be discussing some book spoilers in [...]

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Tags: UniversalOrlando

Friday Favorites: Tips

May 21st, 2010 · No Comments

If you spend any time in the Disney Online Community, you will start to figure out that trip planning tips are pretty ubiquitous.  I’ve tried most options, and here are my top three. 1.  Pack a surge protector in your luggage. This way, you have enough outlets for charging your phone, iPod, camera battery.  I [...]

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Safety at Walt Disney World

April 19th, 2010 · 6 Comments

This post is a part of the Third Disney Blog Carnival. I recently listened to WDW Today’s Episode on Safety at Walt Disney World.  I highly recommend this episode, it touched upon many topics: the recent bus accidents at Walt Disney World, how the media focuses on sensational stories from theme parks (see the recent [...]

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Tags: Disney World · Hotels · Not just for Kids

You go, Verizon Wireless…

April 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

A Verizon Wireless was just on TV (and I cannot find it on Youtube, sadly) that I thought was awesome. Mother, father, and two kids are on Main Street USA in the Magic Kingdom. The parents are consulting the Mobile Magic app on their phones.  While the kids and Mom are showing that there is, [...]

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Tags: Not just for Kids