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Tour de Pixar


I found this very cool article about some dude’s tour of Pixar with some really nice pics and I thought I’d share for everyone. This tour is now officially on my “list of stuff to do” um… list.
Pixar Visit / TourÂ

Why there’s no podcast this week…


There won’t be a podcast this week, sorry. My studio is being redone (new carpet, paint, etc.) and I had to pack everything up after last week’s show to get ready for the install (tomorrow/Friday). I’m sure it’ll take me some time to put it back together. But my goal is to be ready by [...]

What does Van eat?


Many (and when I say “many” I mean “none”) of you have asked me what I like to eat. Everything. I mean, I came up with the “Eat your way around the World” game and brought you the EPCOT Edition in a podcast (yeah, I’ll do the other theme parks sometime too). But when I’m [...]

Podcast #019 - Goofy’s Barnstormer


#019: Goofy’s Barnstormer - 7.21.2006
Top 7: “Best places to get good coffee in Disney”
News Stories:

The Orlando International Airport is constructing a “cell phone parking lot” where people will be able to wait in their car for a cell phone call from the traveler they are picking up, and then enter the “arrivals” area to get [...]

Another Disney site that “gets it”


I don’t like to promote other Disney websites … I mean, why would I? You’re here, on our site. I’d prefer you stay here. But … I know that’s too much to ask. I’ll get over it, don’t worry. My therapist says I’m making great progress in this area.
Anyhoo… I stumbled across a portion of [...]

Podcast #018 - France and Canada


#018: France and Canada, and Louisiana to a lesser extent - 7.14.2006
Top 7: “Best things to come out of France and Canada”
News Stories:

Pirates broke records at the box office in its opening weekend, taking in $132 million! That’s 1/2 of what the first movie brought in during its total 6-month theater run. (source)
Disney is expected [...]

Pictures from Pirates


In this week’s podcast, I asked someone to post pictures from the new Pirates ride (either Disneyland or Disney World). So far, no one has. Instead, they emailed them to me. — That works too!
Here are some pictures (I think from Disneyland) of the new “Davy Jones” special effect. It appears as though they use [...]

Podcast #017 - Pirates of the Caribbean


#017: Pirates of the Caribbean - 7.7.2006
Top 7: “Favorite things to do outside the theme parks”
News Stories:

Netcot announces their brand new blog (but you already knew that, because you’re here). The blog will have weekly podcast shownotes, pictures, news and anything else we feel like posting.
Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man’s Chest opened Friday 7/7/2006. [...]

Decision Evaluation And Determination list


(aka: How to tell if you’re OK to ride thrill rides)Â
In podcast #16, I published a list that I’ve given to people for many years. It seems to change slightly with time, but the concept remains the same. It answers the question “how do I know if I’ll be OK to ride a certain [...]