Phelps & Bolt make it a great weekend in China
August 17, 2008 Comments Off on Phelps & Bolt make it a great weekend in ChinaWow…what a weekend… Michael Phelps breaks the Olympic record held previously by Mark Spitz and now has 8 gold medals from 8 events. The fact that he shattered 7 world records is something of a footnote but the manner of his win in the butterfly will go down in history as a defining moment if […]
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Golden Arches Crumble at Disneyland
August 12, 2008 Comments Off on Golden Arches Crumble at DisneylandI wonder what the real reason is … be interesting to see if Disney World follows suit. Also what it means to the huge MickeyDs in Downtown Disney and halfway round the inner roadway by the Boardwalk? LOS ANGELES – The Walt Disney Co. is closing down all three McDonald’s outlets at its Disneyland resort […]
Continue reading …Myrtle Beach… wise words from George Ross…and time to myself
August 3, 2008 Comments Off on Myrtle Beach… wise words from George Ross…and time to myselfTime flies fast… this time last week I’d just arrived home from a business trip to Myrtle Beach. It was one of those trips I took alone and the 8 hr car journey from Orlando to Myrtle Beach soon passed as I caught up with some listening of cd’s I’d bought a few months back. Nigel […]
Continue reading …Earlier today I was talking to a friend about life’s ups and downs. We were chatting about the way life throws stuff at you and how you handle it and I happened to mention that this afternoon was one of those situations for me. It was my youngest daughter’s birthday (15th) last Tuesday so […]
Continue reading …$200 Million Attraction Coming to I-Drive
June 25, 2008 Comments Off on $200 Million Attraction Coming to I-DriveORLANDO, Fla. — A giant London Eye-like observation wheel is coming to Orlando. The 400-foot wheel will fit about 40 people into each capsule on the wheel and offer a bird’s-eye view of the City Beautiful, plus on a clear day a view of 25 miles of the surrounding area. Official with the Singapore company […]
Continue reading …Orlando and Las Vegas have long had a “love / hate” relationship and it seems the battle has been stepped up with Orlando taking their new ad campaign to the ‘enemies’ doorstep! Recently the Travel Industry Association went to Vegas and it seems that Orlando couldn’t resist have a bit of fun by placing […]
Continue reading …Buzz Lightyear Launches into Space with NASA
May 30, 2008 Comments Off on Buzz Lightyear Launches into Space with NASABuzz Lightyear’s dream will come true on May 31 when Disney Parks and NASA send the 12-inch-tall action figure “to infinity and beyond!” The beloved character from the Disney-Pixar “Toy Story” films will blast off aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-124 and spend several months at the International Space Station as part of NASA’s […]
Continue reading …ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police are at Universal Studios Wednesday morning, looking for a black bear seen taking a dip in the pool at the Hard Rock Hotel. Reports said a security guard at the hotel called police when he spotted the bear on a security screen. The bear got out of the pool and […]
Continue reading …I was a lucky guy yesterday as I got to meet the host of the Travel Channel’s “Great Vacation Homes“, “Sam’s Disney Favorites“, “Girl Meets Hawaii” and the soon to be aired “Passport to Great Weekends“… the lovely Samantha Brown. Samantha said something that made me stop and think… she was talking about the reasons […]
Continue reading …So, finally justice is done and we have a worthy winner of American Idol. Congratulations David Cook! After watching last night I had a sneaking suspicion that David Archuleta would win America’s vote but thankfully, it wasn’t even close in the end. Archuleta had his finest night on Idol last night and performed amazingly well […]
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