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Restaurant Roam – Chef Mickey’s at the Contemporary Resort
Character dining at Walt Disney World is always a mixed bag. Elementary culinary experiences aimed toward the Duggar crowd of mass appeal, these family feasts are a chance for broods to chow in total chaos while costumed icons roam the floor encouraging photo and autograph interaction. It’s really never about the food at these establishments, only the easy-peasy face time with characters that would normally be a hassle and a half to tackle within a theme park. Still, Disney does cough up a little extra effort for these daily events, leading me to visit the restaurant Chef Mickey’s, located in the Contemporary Resort.
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Tuesday Links
Learn all about the making of the 1980 masterpiece, “Flash Gordon” (CBR)
The “Star Wars” stars visit “The Mike Douglas Show” in 1977 (YouTube)
Visit the crazy-violent 1995 CD-Rom game, “Phantasmagoria” (I-Mockery)
X-Entertainment visits the dollar store for Halloween treats (X-Entertainment)
Behold, the KFC Double Down Sandwich (AV Club)
Wil Wheaton is ready to confront his “Star Trek: TNG” past (WW Books)
Fantasyland at Walt Disney World is looking to grow (Attractions Magazine)
Stroll through Todd Barry’s receipt museum (Todd Barry)
Star Wars Cakes (Cake Wrecks)
Don’t forget to pre-order the goofball classic, “Massacre Mafia Style” (MMM.com) -
The Minnesota State Fair (2009)
The Minnesota State Fair ended its run last week, but it wasn’t the close on just any old year. 2009 represented a record run for the annual “Great Minnesota Get-Together,” pulling in an astounding 1,790,947 people over 12 days to experience caloric thunderstorms and blinding state pride. I even added a few twists of the turnstile on my own, making a short pilgrimage to my beloved place of birth to enjoy a state fair like no other around.
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Impulse Buy – Snickers Fudge
Snickers Fudge is the latest in a long line of “Limited Edition” candy to hit store shelves, encouraging sales beyond the norm. Just something to catch the eye and freshen up old caloric favorites.
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Review – Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit at Universal Studios Florida
When I finally received the opportunity to board the “Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit” roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida today, I figured the event might be an intricate prank assembled by my enemies to humiliate me further. Since its “opening” on August 19th, “Rockit” has been nothing but trouble to ride, enduring a series of vague technical glitches that have routinely thwarted my angelic plans to partake in the excitement. Additionally, Universal employees have been sinisterly trained to shoo away any potential inquiry of service during down periods with squawks of “it might not open today” or “it doesn’t look good.” And then I would learn the coaster opened for business 15 minutes I left. Arg.
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Reliving the Summer of 1989 Diary – Week Thirteen
Embracing the care of “Uncle Buck,” horrified by the “Casualties of War,” introduced to “Cheetah,” and feeling the urge to “Let It Ride.”
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Restaurant Roam – Le Cellier at the Canada Pavilion (Epcot)
I think a proper challenge for any resident of Orlando (or perhaps adventurous tourist) is to dine at all of the pavilions located within Epcot’s glorious parade of countries, the World Showcase. It’s an expensive proposal (Mickey’s a cute mouse, but he loves money), but not impossible, especially if this lofty gastric quest is portioned out over an extended period of time. It’s something I’ve always wanted to try, satisfying an itch for a theme-park-exclusive challenge and to wave an extended middle finger toward my personal foodie fraidy-cat nature. While I’ve visited a few of the countries in the past for eats, I’ve never actively pursued them all. It’s time to change that. The first stop was the famed Le Cellier, located inside the Canada pavilion.
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Reliving the Summer of 1989 Diary – Week Twelve
Worshiping James Cameron’s “The Abyss” and checking the dirty diaper of “A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child.”
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Reliving the Summer of 1989 Diary – Week Eleven
Seeing how this “Parenthood” idea works, trapped with Stallone in the “Lock Up,” and trying to remember Yahoo Serious and “Young Einstein.”
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The Dead Weather – “Treat Me Like Your Mother” Music Video
Because music videos don’t get much better than this…
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Reliving the Summer of 1989 Diary – Week Ten
Meeting odd couple “Turner & Hooch” and falling asleep during “Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan.”
