Guardians of the Galaxy roller coaster

The new indoor roller coaster at RPC0T, with a dark cloud overhead

Halloween is coming fast

Seen at the Co-op at Disney Springs. Still 6 weeks to Halloween but the Mouse wants you to be prepared.

Fall is coming

Hot and humid in early September but Fall is apparently coming.

Slink Dog

The new Slinky Dog attraction in Toy Story Land

The new Slinky Dog attraction at DHS

The Buzz about Star Wars

BL seems to be checking out the new Star Wars Land at DHS

At Mendenhall Glacier

Donald at Mendenhall Glacier.

New tram construction at DHS

Progress on the towers and loading platforms at Hollywood Studios. A lot has happened since last seen a few months ago.

Skagway

Good morning from Skagway

Zz

Our Alaskan Cruise Day

Our cruise day has finally arrived!

We are packed and about ready to get some breakfast before making our way to Canada Place to board the Disney Wonder. Weather can't be any more perfect.

Donald is excited too. He's examining the lanyard that I assembled to be worn for the cruise. I think he wants it for himself!

Room with a view

Our room in Vancouver during the next 3 nights before the Disney cruise. Not bad at all!

Greetings from Vancouver!

We have arrived, and about to get onto the SkyTrain.

After we get to our hotel, we will go hunt for a Japadog! Food!

Zz.

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At airport

We are at the airport, bright and early, for our flight to Vancouver. Everything is on time, and I just finished breakfast.

See you in Vancouver!

Zz.

The Wonder of Alaskan Cruise 2018

We are less than a day away from flying off to Vancouver, CA, and doing our Alaskan cruise on the Wonder. We will be spending he weekend in Vancouver to do some sight-seeing, and then on Monday, we will hop the Disney cruise ship to begin our cruise. This is the first that that I will be on one of the smaller Disney ship. So far, I've only been on the Dream and Fantasy.

Here is our itinerary:

We have excursions at every stop, including a zipline through the canopy in Ketchikan. So this should be fun.

And yes, Donald is all set and ready to go. He has his cold weather gear just in case.

I'll try to post reports from where I will be whenever we have wifi or cellular services.

Zz.

Guy Fieri's "Chicken Guy!" To Open At Disney Springs This August

Add another restaurant to the list of the many, MANY restaurants at Disney Springs (at some point, isn't this way too many already?). Food Network star Guy Fiery is to open "Chicken Guy!" this August, and the emphasis is on chicken tenders and the sauces, with the food being served being under $8. I wonder how long that price will last?

Since Fieri is a huge fan of sauces, like his signature Donkey Sauce, there will be 22 sauces for dipping, slathering and smothering — take that, Chick-fil-A! Fieri's Donkey Sauce recipe (made with mayo, roasted garlic, mustard and lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce —or "Washashasahshashasha" as Fieri calls it) is actually really delicious, so hopefully the other sauces will be just as tasty.

Not only will the restaurant have almost two dozen sauces, but there will also be a designated "sauce slinger" who will wear a holster with the sauces and walk around the restaurant, presumably to squirt and sauce up any customers' orders.

I'm not averse to checking it out when we go there this December, so maybe I'll report back. So far, our only dining experience at a celebrity chef joint in Disney Springs was at Rick Bayless's Frontera Cucchina, and it was a winner.  I'm not a fan of chicken tenders, but I'll give this one a try.

Zz.

Christmas 2018 Merchandise at WDW

Here are the upcoming 2018 Christmas merchandise at Walt Disney World.



Oh, my poor, poor credit cards!

Zz.

Hallmark's 2018 Disney Singing Ornaments

This is this year's (2018) Disney's singing ornaments from Hallmark. This was released this past weekend (July 14, 2018). They come separately, or in a limited-edition boxed set. The box set has a commemorative art print, and the lamp posts are green, as opposed to the brown posts in the video of the individual pieces.

Here is the boxed set:

And here they are in action at a Hallmark store:



Zz.

Hallmark ornaments

Ornament pickup today. Lots of Disney stuff.

Donald, The Tomato Guardian

Donald is guarding over his tomato, and also my heirloom tomato that is growing next to him, from those two rascals Chip and Dale.

Zz.

4th of July Disney Vest

This is the vest I'll be wearing today. Happy 4th of July to everyone celebrating it!

Zz.