Orlando answers:

Disney World can NOT be accomplised in one day. If so, would your girlfriend and her family who go every year, go for 11 days. Unlikey.

This will give you an overview.

Http://allears.net/ae/issue348.htm

Disney doesn’t have a lot of scary rides. The scariest rides would have to be Space Mt., Big Thunder Mt., Splash Mt., Rockin’ Roller Coaster, and Expedition Everest.

Space Mt. Is an indoor coaster where you sit by yourself in a rocket built for 3 (you sit one in front of the other, and then another rocket is hooked to yours, so 6 people total go at a time). It is completely in the dark, which adds to the fun. Some areas you get a bit of indirect light and can make out some of the track, but not much. If is fun – probably my favorite. There are little drops, but nothing too serious.

When we went, my then 4 year old rode Big Thunder Mt. With no problems. In fact, we rode it serveral times. This is an outdoor roller coaster – no inversions or big drops. It is actually quite fun and you will find yourself laughing rather than screaming. It is so much fun I am smiling as I think about it.

Splash Mountain is more of a water ride than anything. There are a handful of short drops, and obviously that big one, but it is over before you know it. Honestly. Don’t miss out on this ride because it is about the story of Breir Rabbit and it is really neat. (FYI, my 4 year old wouldn’t ride).

Tthere is the Rockin Roller Coaster. This, on the other hand, although fun, was a little intense. It is an indoor coaster, and there are inversions. The “launch” when you first get started is nerve racking. They sit you in your sit and you nervously wait to go – then are launched 0-to-60 in 2.8 seconds. This ride is very loud and very fast. I had some very slight issues with it because I get motion sickness.

Last, but not least, is Expedition Everest. Fun. There is a bigger drop here than I expected (after riding Space and Thunder Mts., at least) but it was still fun. At one point, the ride comes to a stop and you begin to “slide” backward into a cave. I thought this part was a bit disorienting (once again, motion sickness) but tolerable. The Yeti is amazing!

Oh, you should poke around www.allearsnet.com for more information, and you go www.youtube.com and look up the rides. There are a ton of video clips that people have taken of the rides that might help you decide if you can handle them or not.

And, btw, everything is exciting at Disney. Especially if you are there with someone you love and they also love Disney. Have a wonderful trip!

Orlando answers:

Well disney world USED TO sell grand gathering t-shirts which you could buy if you had 8 or more people in your party. The shirts had all four park icons (cinderella’s castle, spaceship earth, mickey’s soucerer hat, and the tree of life) along with TONS of disney characters from the classics like mickey, minnie, goofy, pluto, and donald. To rarer characters like figment from the journey into imagination ride, mr. Toad from mr. Toad’s wild ride, and brer rabbit from splash mountain.
And on the back you could write that it was a grand gathering and your last name and the year.
My family got ours in 2009 and we were going to get them for 2010 but the cast member we talked to said they were discontinued.

You can create personalized t-shirts on the disney store website but they are more generalized and will not be disney world specific (won’t say walt disney world resort) and i’m unsure if you can put names, dates, etc… On them or not.
Here’s a link directly to the personalized t-shirts page:
http://www.disneystore.com/disney/store/DSIPageDisplayView?storeId=10051&catalogId=10002&langId=-1&categoryId=11776&N=36513+109&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zazzle.com%2Fpn%2Fdisneyshopping%2Fconfigurator%3Fpt%3D235%26gl%3Ddisneyiframe&basePageZone=DisneyZazzlePageZone&productId=69268684f034ad1c7c1af1b25cd84932

Orlando answers:

You are correct, there are three nighttime spectaculars (shows) at Walt Disney World. The first is Wishes, this happens every night at the Magic Kingdom, usually around 9 pm. It is a fireworks show that uses Cinderella’s Castle as the backdrop. The best place to see this is towards the end of Main Street, where the shops end and the street opens up to a wide view. Do not stand too close to the castle or your view will be blocked.

The second show is Illuminations at EPCOT, and it is also performed every night at closing. This is my personal favorite nighttime show at Disney. It is located in World Showcase Lagoon (the lake in EPCOT), and you can see it from any of the countries within World Showcase.

Last, but not least is Fantasmic at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Disney recently cut back on this show, so it is only performed a few days a week. Check the schedule when you arrive to make sure you get to see it. It is presented in its own outdoor theater, near the entrance to Tower of Terror. Make sure you arrive to this show early, as it does fill very quickly.

All of the shows are the same each night, so it doesn’t really matter which night you see them. Just make a plan of which park you want to visit for the day, and then end the night with watching the fireworks at that park. They are all wonderful shows so make sure not to miss any of them! I would also suggest watching the Spectromagic parade at the Magic Kingdom before you see Wishes, its great!

Orlando answers:

I think that most 1st World countries are “family friendly” as long as you stay away from the few “high crime” parts in each one. Such as in the case of the USA, the Bronx is light-years more dangerous than Colorado Springs, Colorado. So, Colorado, in general, would be seen as a better place to raise a family. Actually, Bolder, Colorado was voted as one of the safest places to live, so obviously anywhere in Colorado is nice to raise a family. In places such as New York, upstate New York is obviously more safe than then Bronx and those type of areas. In Florida (where I live) people think that the whole state is filled with high crime, which isn’t true. There are plenty of areas, such as Key West, Orlando and Jacksonville, that have WAY less crime than Miami. In conclusion, each country has good areas to live and not so good areas to live. I have never heard of the term “family friendly” so that is why I thought this question was a bit bizarre at first.

EDIT: And I have to add that I am quiet appalled by the racist comments that were posted in the Youtube video. I guess racism in Canada isn’t any better or worse than racism in the U.S.A

Orlando answers:

Don’t worry about it and have fun. Hurricanes are usually nothing to worry about. The hotel or where ever your stay should take care of you if something does occur. Even if it does you will have plenty of warning to get out of it’s way in advance (like 3 days to a week or so in advance. You’d soon get tired of hearing about it on the news) believe me I live in Florida and have ever since I was born. Hurricanes don’t bother me it’s tornadoes that do (no warning with those) LOL.
Congrats, and Have fun

Edited for your added fears: Katrina did not hit Florida and the place it did hit was basically a big bowl, meaning the land mass was bowl shaped of course a lot of rain water would fill it up. Ivan hit the panhandle and mostly did damage to the coast. Hurricanes don’t in general do much damage inland and Orlando is pretty much inland.
We didn’t have any hit us last year. Like I said if one was to come your way you would know typically a week to 3 days in advance and could very easily get out of it’s way no biggie.

Dana D~ Thanks for reminding me. It was only a Cat 1 then though maybe thats why I didn’t remember it hitting LOL. Cat. 1′s (Like a big thunderstorm) are really no big deal unless you don’t take shelter .

Orlando answers:

WWE RAW kicks off with a video package last night featuring HBK defeating Ric Flair and his career.

- We’re live in Orlando, Florida. The pyro hits and Jim Ross welcomes us to RAW! Tonight we will see Ric Flair’s farewell address.

- The music hits and out comes John Cena. Cena’s music plays a few minutes and Cena doesn’t come out. The music stops and Triple H’s music starts playing. Jim Ross says “there’s live television.” Triple H doesn’t come out either and finally Randy Orton’s music plays and out comes the WWE Champion.

Orton walks to the ring, kissing his WWE Title, dressed in street clothes. Orton asks the fans if they were expecting someone else and the crowd begins to boo louder. Orton talks about how nobody thought he was going to win the match last night and says the people never wanted to give him any credit. Whether you like it or not, Orton says you have no choice but to show him respect.

Orton goes over the list of WWE Superstars he has defeated: HBK, Jeff Hardy, Y2J, Cena, Triple H and brings up winning the WrestleMania main event. He says Cena and HHH want a rematch but they don’t deserve it. Orton says we are now living in the age of Orton. Out comes JBL.

JBL says Orton is right, Cena and Triple H don’t deserve a WWE Title match, but he does. JBL says Orton’s match last night was pathetic and he walked out WWE Champion because he was lucky. JBL talks about beating Finlay in the Belfast Brawl and tells Orton he can’t beat him. JBL declares his candidacy for #1 contendership for the WWE Title.

JBL says bad news for the people, if they dislike Orton as WWE Champion then they are going to hate him. JBL walks off as Orton tells JBL to come back out. Out of nowhere, Matt Hardy runs in from the crowd and attacks Randy Orton. They go to the floor, brawling as the referees try and break them up. Orton decks Hardy, grabs his WWE Title and heads for the back as we go to commercial.

Backstage and William Regal asks Matt Hardy what he thinks he’s doing. Hardy says he hasn’t forgot what Orton did to him and says he wants Orton in the ring. Regal says he will have to think about it.

Cryme Tyme vs. Cade and Murdoch
Cryme Tyme is back in WWE! They return to the ring as Cade and Murdoch wait in the ring. Shad and Cade start the match.

Cade trash talks Shade and works him over before Shad responds with a big slam and tags in JTG and they hit a double move then a 2 count followed by another 2 count. Cade slams JTG and hits a big clothesline.

Murdoch gets in and goes at it with JTG and gets a 2 count. Cade gets tagged in and they double team on JTG. The end comes when JTG gets a roll up on Murdoch for the pinfall.

Winners: Cryme Tyme

- We cut to a video package of Ric Flair and see Shawn Michaels walking to the ring. Jim Ross says he has heard Shawn will spill his heart out tonight.

- Back from commercial and Shawn Michaels is coming out with a somber look on his face, dressed in street clothes.

- Back from commercial and Shawn Michaels is coming out with a somber look on his face, dressed in street clothes. HBK says he was asked to do a job, asked to be the Showstopper and he starts choking up. HBK says he was asked to be Mr. WrestleMania and he doesn’t know how he feels about that. HBK says he has too much respect and love for Ric Flair to have given him anything less. HBK says he had a chance to pull the trigger, and he did and now the career of the greatest wrestler who ever lived is over. And he’s the man responsible.

HBK says that’s a burden he has to live with the rest of his life, lucky him he says. HBK stops, stares and sets the mic down and starts to walk towards the back with his head down.

- We cut to a graphic for the Jericho vs. Punk match later on tonight. Also tonight, we will see Matt Hardy vs. Randy Orton. We go back to commercial.

- Back from commercial and Shawn Michaels is backstage with William Regal. Regal says HBK did what he had to do and personally, he thinks it should have been done a long time ago. HBK turns around and Batista is standing up against the wall, staring him down. HBK makes eye contact with Batista and walks off.

London and Kendrick vs. Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes
London and Kendrick are in the ring waiting as the WWE Tag Team Champions make their way to the ring. Jim Ross says he’s learned that Kendrick and London have worked out their issues. Cody and Kendrick will start the match off.

Cody and Kendrick go back and forth until Holly gets tagged in. Kendrick also makes the tag to London and they do the same. Pretty slow paced match so far. London hits Holly ith a series of forearm shots but gets caught with a big knife chop followed by a few more in the turnbuckle. The last chop knocks London over the ropes to the floor. Holly brings him back in and drops him with a big clothesline and a 2 count.

Cody Rhodes comes in and hits another 2 count on London. Cody hits a splash from the top rope but gets pinned in a 2 count by London. Kendrick gets tagged in and goes to work on Holly and Rhodes. Cody hits a bulldog on Kendrick and pins him but London breaks it up. Kendrick gets Cody from behind and gets the pinfall for the win. Ross mentions this match was a non-title match.

Winners: Paul London and Brian Kendrick

- Back from commercial and JR leads us into a video of highlights from WrestleMania 24.

Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk
Back from commercial and the WWE Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho is coming to the ring first.

CM Punk comes out next with his briefcase from winning the Money in the Bank match at WrestleMania. Punk and Jericho lock up and push each other off. They step back and trade hard kicks to each other. Jericho kicks Punk in the back and takes him down around the neck. Punk counters with an arm lock behind Y2J’s back.

Jericho rolls Punk up for a 2 count and they go back and forth and get a few more close falls. Jericho kicks Punk in the face and clotheslines him for another 2 count. Side slam by Jericho and he kicks Punk in the head. Punk gets up and fights back as the two trade blows in the center of the ring. Punk runs at Jericho but gets hit by a big knee and another side slam. 2 count by Jericho.

Jericho misses a spin kick and a baseball slide and they end up on the floor. Big roundhouse kick by Punk and they go back in the ring. Punk hits a springboard off the top and nails Jericho. Jericho fights back with rights and lefts and then misses a Lionsault. Punk kicks Y2J and goes to work on the knee.

Punk scoops Y2J up for the GTS but gets caught in a Walls of Jericho attempt, which he counters. Codebreaker by Jericho and he gets the 1-2-3 on CM Punk.

Winner: Chris Jericho

- We cut to another video package of highlights from Ric Flair’s career. Still to come, Ric Flair’s farewell address.

- Back from commercial and Big Show comes out to a pretty nice ovation from the crowd. Show has a huge bruise on his jaw from the blow from Mayweather last night. Show congratulates Mayweather and his manager, and his 6 bodyguards, the steel chair and the brass knuckles, all on winning the match. Show says Mayweather isn’t why he’s out here. He says he’s out here because of the Hall of Fame where Flair stood at the podium and talked about breaking in the business with Andre the Giant and how Flair looked Show in the eye and said he was the best big man he’d ever been in the ring with. Show starts to choke up and says he is going to go back to doing what he does best.

Show says nobody can beat him and he will make a promise to… The music hits and out comes The Great Khali.

Show says nobody can beat him and he will make a promise to… The music hits and out comes The Great Khali. Khali comes to the ring and stands face to face with Big Show, with a few inches in height over him. Show says Khali needs to step back and he does. They trash talk and Show puts his hands up. Show puts his fist in Khali’s face and tells him he will knock him out. Khali backs off, the crowd boo’s and he leaves the ring. Big Show looks on as Khali walks towards the back and the crowd chants “you suck.” Khali starts walking back towards the ring but turns around and leaves to the back.

- We see a clip of Matt Hardy attacking Randy Orton earlier. Still to come tonight, Hardy vs. Orton.

- Back from commercial and Santino Marella is backstage stretching for his match. Maria comes walking up and Santino asks her if she got her rabies shot after kissing Snoop Dogg. Maria says she’s been looking for him and just doesn’t understand why he wants this Anything Goes match with her. She says Regal wouldn’t stop the match and only Santino can. Santino talks down about the WWE Divas and says they shouldn’t be wrestling. Maria doesn’t like this and slaps him after he makes a rude comment. Santino says fine, have it your way and walks off.

Randy Orton vs. Matt Hardy
Randy Orton comes out first for this non-title match against Matt Hardy. Hardy comes out next and enters the ring, the bell rings and here we go. They start the match with rights and lefts. Hardy unloads, hits a big elbow drop and a 2 count on Orton.

Hardy remains in control with Orton, hits another big clothesline and a 2 count. Orton rolls out to the floor to regain his composure but Hardy follows and slams his head into the steel steps. Hardy continues the attack on Orton and rolls him back into the ring for another 2 count.

Hardy hits another neckbreaker and gets another 2 count. Hardy gets thrown into the corner but hits Orton with an elbow drop. Hardy drops Orton as we go back to commercial.

Back from commercial and Orton has Hardy grounded with a headlock, holding it tight. Hardy fights backup and hits Orton with right hands but Orton knocks him back down and keeps stompin

Orlando answers:

For Snacks for my family of 4, for a week long trip, we probably spend $200. Souvenirs probably vary. We generally get one clothing item each, either a t-shirt or hat. And then a Christmas ornament. We drink water. I’ll get a case of bottled water. We will refill the bottles, but if one gets lost it ain’t no big thing. We will have a few ice creams, or whatever throughout the week.

These ‘how much do I need for souvenirs and snacks’ questions drive me a bit batty. Spend whatever you want. I assure you that it is possible to have fun without spending money on souvenirs every day. I also assure you that if you want to spend $5000/day there are plenty of places there to spend the money. There is no rule that says how much you need to spend to have a good time. But, there are some people whose version of fun is spending money. It really does not matter what they spend money on, they just feel some kind of rush when they spend money.

In short, do whatever you want. I presume you earned the money, so spend it however you want.

Orlando answers:

The price on the disney world website is the same price you will pay at the gate.
A 3 day ticket with park hopper and water park fun and more options will cost you $364.23(including tax) for ages 10+ and $345.06(including tax) for ages 3-9. Ages 2 and under are free.

Orlando answers:

You will have a better chance resolving this on the phone than in person. I have personally been turned away from Disney for a minor technicality because the people working the ticket stand couldn’t figure out a resolution to my problem that day, thankfully I live within an hour of Disney. If you’re traveling any distance I would strongly recommend calling the customer service number before leaving.

Orlando answers:

Hatsume Fair: http://support.morikami.org/site/Calendar/200095012?view=Detail&id=101322
Free Con: http://www.tallahasseeanime.com/freecon/
RAWR Party Con: http://rawranimeclub.weebly.com/
Florida Supercon: http://www.supercon.tv/
Chibi-Pa Sampler: http://www.chibipa.com/news.php
Orlando Anime Day: http://orlandoanimeday.com/
Ancient City Con: http://www.ancientcitycon.com/
Metrocon: http://www.metroconventions.com/
Anime Festival Orlando: http://animefestivalorlando.com/
Chibi-Pa: http://www.chibipa.com/news.php

there might be more but these are the ones i found :]
and some of them may not be around orlando, i just saw the ones that were in florida

Orlando answers:

I attended Stetson University and believe it is a great university. They also have a topnotch law school.

Stetson is located in DeLand, Florida – near Orlando. It is rated #3 out of 60 Southern universities by U.S. News America’s Best Colleges.

Incidentally, Rollins College, which is located in Orlando, has the #1 ranking in this category.

There is very little difference in institutions if they are rated just two or three spaces apart.

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Orlando answers:

I live in Pennsylvania, but I try to watch every launch I can if the news stations carry it or online.

I believe that the Space Program is one of the greatest human achievements, and that the people who are against it are short-sighted nincompoops with no idea of the many many benefits we’ve already obtained through it or of its even vaster potential to improve our lives.

That’s why I won’t be voting for the Presidential candidate who wants to put our manned program on hold for a full decade. Look it up.

Orlando answers:

Walt Disney World was created with the idea of a place where people could come for a vacation and not have to leave property. Walt Disney World has certainly achieved that.

There’s over 25 Resort options right on property. There’s four incredible theme parks, two awesome water parks, and Downtown Disney (“in a city of choices, the metropolis of fun.”) There’s nearly one hundred stores and restaurants at Downtown Disney, along with DisneyQuest Indoor Interactive Theme Park, Pleasure Island (a large assortment of night clubs,) an AMC 24-Theatre Complex, and Cirque du Soleil: La Nouba. At Disney’s Contemporary Resort is Sammy Duvall’s where you can go parasailing, tubing, waterskiing, wakeboarding, jet skiing, boating, etc. At Disney’s Boardwalk Inn is a replica of the original Atlantic City Boardwalk and at this Boardwalk is an ESPN Club, Jellyrolls piano bar, and the Atlantic Dance Hall. There’s also the Big River Grille & Brewing Works restaurant with its own microbrewery where people can sample beers. At Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground people can bring their RVs and campers, and even their pets. The Resort offers horseback riding, pony rides, and carriage and wagon rides. Each of the Resorts offers their own selection of recreation. Almost all have personal watercraft (SeaRaycers by SeaRay) rentals, surrey bike rentals, and arcades. People can go on guided fishing excursions or fireworks/specialty cruises. There are five championship golf courses as well as two different places to play mini golf. There are also three fantastic spas on property. Near the Magic Kingdom is the Richard Petty Driving Course where you can take lessons and then drive a real racecar. Each of the theme parks offer behind-the-scenes tours. At Typhoon Lagoon, one of the Walt Disney World water parks, you can take surfing lessons in the giant wave pool and go swimming with sharks and stingrays at Shark Reef.

Walt Disney World offers special vacation packages for people celebrating graduations, weddings, honeymoons and anniversaries. It’s a perfect vacation spot for couples, families, groups of friends, school classes, and even people who vacation solo. People come to the Walt Disney World for weeks, even months at a time, literally. It’s easy to stay there for up to a month and never run out of things to do, never get bored, and never even have to leave Walt Disney World property.

There are some families out there who go to Walt Disney World multiple times per year, like people with annual passes. People who don’t know Walt Disney World wonder, “how can you go to the same place every year?” Well, it changes every year. I went to Walt Disney World in August, and since then, already two more attractions have opened. By the time I go next summer there’ll be at least another seven new attractions, rides, restaurants, etc.

Another reason it’s so popular is because DisneyLand was the first theme park ever built. Disney is just a well-known name. Walt Disney World, specifically the Magic Kingdom Park and EPCOT, were the last creations Walt Disney himself influenced.

It’s an amazing place and I try to go every year, now. I’ve already booked my next vacation for July and I absolutely can’t wait. There’s so much to do at Walt Disney World and so much to see, it will take me the entire time, from now until I leave, to plan my entire vacation.

One last reason as to why Walt Disney World is so famous- they employ people from so many countries from all around the world. Anyone from another country can come here and there will be people they can easily speak to at the different Resorts and Parks. Maps for each of the parks are printed in every language. Foreigners don’t have to be worried they won’t be able to get around or ask questions. Walt Disney World was actually created for anyone and everyone.

This is all why Walt Disney World is so famous.

(Since this is the second time you’re asking this, pick a good answer that actually gives you a lot of good information.)

Orlando answers:

On the maps that you cutomize at Disney’s site, you pick and choose which rides you want to include. So, if you want to include all the rides you could, if you don’t want them all you don’t have to select them all. If you want them all, there is a box you can click to have everything selected, or you go through and click on what you want.

The maps are pretty cool and definitely worth ordering. I would even say they would be worthy of being framed

I’m trying to find a site that breaks the attractions down better, but I can’t seem to find/think of one at the moment. I will keep looking and post the link if I find one. I’ve included a link to All Ears that has a lot of info on each park, ride, etc. That should help a lot with the planning. There are some sites that break down attractions by land, in the park, not sure if that would be much use to you though. Also, at Disney’s site, where you customize the map, you can select the box right next to the park name, Magic Kingdom for example, and in the box is lists dining, entertainment, attraction, special event, and tour. If you select one of those, it then brings up the attractions, entertainment, etc. I think that is going to be the closest to what you can find. But again, I will keep looking around and see what I can find.

I would definitely order the map, they are fun to look at. I don’t know if they are much better than the maps in the park, but they make for a nice souvenir, scarpbook item, etc. And they are really fun for preparing for your trip and getting excited as well.

Hope this helps!

Orlando answers:

I went ot Disney World when I was 9 weeks pregnant. Early pregnancy is the most fragile and I would not ride ANYTHING that has warnings which includes space mountain and thunder mountain railroad (Disney is good about posting these signs). Rides are not worth putting your baby at risk!

There are plenty of things to do at Disney without the big roller coasters and bumpy rides. I actually took the opportunity to enjoy some of the rides designed for little children such as Peter Pan’s Flight and It’s a Small World. There are many other rides that you will be safe to be on – my favorite was Soarin’ at Epcot. I also got to watch ALL of the parades and shows which is sometimes very stressful and hard when you are trying to get in all the rides. Also, I was so tired that I welcomed the opportunity to go back to the hotel and soak in the pool (I hope you are staying at a Disney Resort). The only downfall was that I could not enjoy my Disney food – I was so nauseous the whole time.

Going pregnant will give you a different, slower view of Disney. Disney World is magical no matter your condition! Go and enjoy! My little girl is now turning 4 and we are about to take her to Disney World for the first time (well maybe the second if you count the time she went in mommy’s belly).

PS – get a map and locate and highlight ALL of the restrooms.

Orlando answers:

I had the same thing happen when I moved from NY to Seattle 5 years ago. It is very racist there too and the same situation with work, they can fire you on a whim. Well, now Im thinking of moving to Florida and have been here vacationing in the central region.
I have seen the news reports on Orlando and know that the crime levels there are litterally insane. I watched last wek as they reported on a series of (man made) fires and home invasions seem to take place daily.
However you’ve managed to brave it so far, I think its time you told your family what you’ve said here and point to the news reports about what you fear might happen to you all.

The $$ is one thing, but the saftey of my family would be the highest priority in my book.

Good luck.

Orlando answers:

The media always buries articles that are unfavorable towards Mr. Bush’s war.

And I take exception to what Bebe said. The Daytona Beach NEWS JOURNAL is the only unbiased paper in Central Florida. Unlike that conservative cat litter pan liner, the Orlando Slantinel.

Orlando answers:

Playing piano and trumpet from the age of 6, he studied with teachers from The Juilliard School and was named to the New York State Symphonic Orchestra in high school, while also playing the organ in a rock band.

Tesh studied communications and music at North Carolina State University graduating in 1975. While at NC State, he was initiated into Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. While in the area, Tesh worked as a news anchor at WTVD in Durham, North Carolina.

After graduation, Tesh went to Orlando, Florida to take a television position.

Orlando answers:

Planning a Disney World vacation is actually pretty easy to do. There is actually too much information available and it makes it seem more difficult than it is. In the easiest form, you go to the Disney site, select a hotel, select tickets, decide if you want a meal plan, and punch in a credit card number. After that, it is just transportation. Done.

Now, on to the advice.
1. If you can, I recommend taking the kids out of school and NOT going over Christmas break. That is the busiest week of the year. You will enjoy yourselves a lot more if you go at a less busy time. You can do this for kids in first grade. Honestly, they don’t miss much. Later when they are in high school and doing AP classes, 4 hours of homework, and a sport every day this will not be possible. You may think that it is just evil to have a kid miss a week of school for vacation, but honestly the world keeps turning. We did it once when the kids were in grade school and my oldest is about to graduate with a gpa over 4.0. In first grade it isn’t a big thing. I would go in the fall some time when they have a few days off anyway, and then extend the few days off to a week.

OK, that is the only disagreeable bit of advice I will give you. Think about it though.

2. If you are going to stay in a Disney hotel, and this is by far the easiest option, then things are very easy. Just log in, pick a hotel, and book it. There is no need to look at other sites. Trust me. Just do it. They will pick you up at the airport and bus you to your hotel. No car, done.

3. The meal plan does not really SAVE money, (unless of course they are offering it free at the particular time you plan to go). IF you do sitdown resturants and pick the most expensive item on the menu, then it will save you some money. If you think that spending this much time in resturants, eating that much food is kinda rediculous, then just pay for meals as you go.

4. If you want to eat at the popular table service resturants, then make your reservations as soon as they are available. This is generally 180 days out.

5. My family likes the park hopper option. We generally spend the first 4 days, one day per park. After that we split days and go to which ever one we want.

6. When you are there, get up early enough each day to go to the park when they open. You will do several attractions before the park gets busy. Plus, the fresh clean streets and happy faces are really a great way to start the day. Disney world first thing in the morning is kinda special.

I will stop there. As things get closer, ask some more questions. There are several participants here who will help you with ideas. Above all, remember to have fun.

Orlando answers:

Make sure to stay at one of the Disney resorts.

We have stayed at:
Polynesian- beautiful and the best resort for getting around. The TTC is in walking distant and there is a wonderful boat ride to the MK. There is a water parade every night you can see from the beach
Saratoga Springs- walking distant from Downtown Disney. Very quiet. Kitchen and washer and dryer in room. And the sunk in tub is a dream after being in the park all day.
Wilderness Cabins. My least favorite. Buses were a pain. But nice location in the woods and you have a kitchen
Animal Kingdom Lodge. Our number one favorite. We had a Savannah view room. The animals were out 24/7. And everyone in our group loved it. My 22 year old son would sit on the balcony late at night and watch the animals. A very beautiful and peaceful resort to come back to after a day in the noisy parks.

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Go on a cruise!!! Just got back from my first one on carnival and it was awesome, sure your family will love it!!!

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Damn that’s twice in the last 5 years, but since FCW is based there I don’t see why not. Plus I would’ve preferred Yankee Stadium since it would’ve been interesting to see how the stage would’ve been set up since it’s a baseball field, like WM19.

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If you have bright house I would go to channel 13, it is exclusively about Central Florida

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Have tried a temp agency? You may want to check the newspaper and news websites for upcoming job fairs. Also, check out Workforce Central Florida they have helpful info. Have you had someone look over your resume and cover letter?

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I think you can do all 4 parks in 2 or 3 days. My family did disney in 3 and we loved it. I suggest you get hopper passes, its so worth it.

Magic Kingdom-Do the 3 mountains,Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean,the Laugh Floor,Its the small world, Buzz Lightyear.
At 3 is a Parade,So get a spot at least 30 mins before it starts. Go to Mickey’s Toontown Fair Tent to get pictures.

Wishes is the fireworks,it the best I have ever seen.

Epcot- Sornin, The seas with nemo and friends,Mission Space,Test Track,The countries, and Spaceship Earth.

Illuminationsns is the fireworks

Disney’s Hollywood Studios-Tower of Terror,Rock and rollercoster, the great movie ride,Toy Story Mania is a must,Beauty and the beast show.

Animal Kingdom-Its tough to be a bug, the safarif, Expeditiontion Everest,Dinosaurosor,Finding Nemo and Lion King show.

The link below is The dining link so you can see what resturant there is at WDW.

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When I tried to go through and find a estimate for you by booking a room during Christmas ’08 at the Contemporary it said that no rooms were available for the dates and party size (I did 12/21/08-12/27/08). So I can’t really give you a detailed break down of overall pricing.

Since you are at the Tower of the Contemporary and in the prime season (Christmas) a tower room could run anywhere from $1,000 to $1,600 per night. Keep this in mind when looking at the price they gave you!

The meal plan ends up costing around: $37.99 per day for adults (10+) and $10.99 per day for children (3-9).

Is this Disney feast worth it?
Well, many have survived vacations at Disney World without the plan and many have returned from Disney vacations with a lighter wallet. Some have mastered the art of fasting on the free ice water offered and backpacks filled with PB & J sandwiches. There is no right or wrong–the question is more of what kind of dining would you like to do at Disney.

To assess the value of purchasing the Disney Dining Plan you need to consider many factors:
1. Do you like to eat? How often? Do your kids eat like football players in training or in small increments?

2. Do you plan a sit-down meal anyway each day or do you prefer counter service meals? Can you leave the rides for a few hours to sit down and eat?

3. What are the ages of your crew (not including adults)?

4. Do you like to try new restaurants? Are character meals frequent on your trips?

Depending on your answers to those questions, the Disney Dining Plan may or may not be the best option for your Disney dining experiences. As a comparison, if you chose to eat dinner at LeCellier in Epcot, lunch at Cosmic Rays in the Magic Kingdom, and a Mickey bar as a snack-you might order the following:

LeCellier: (Adult meal)Appetizer-Shrimp Cocktail($9.99) Filet Mignon ($26.99) Maple Creme Brulee ($5.99) beverage (about $2.49)= $44.46 plus tax and 18% tip (plan pays this. The total sums up to about $55 for that meal.

Cosmic Rays: (Adult meal)Entree-BBQ Rib Platter ($8.99) Sprite ($2.29) Brownie ($2.49)= $13.77 tax .96 = $14.73

Mickey Bar: Priceless! Actually about $3.00

The day total for one adult on the Disney Dining Plan is about $72.00. With the plan you would have paid $37.99 of that total. Tax and tips are included in that price. If you are a character diner, there are many character buffet experiences to be had with the plan. The popular Chef Mickeys character dinner costs $27.99 for adults and $12.99 for children 3-9.

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Port Orleans Riverside in late Sept. & early Oct. 2007. We went during the free dining plan & had a wonderful time. Even thought there were a lot of people (it was also Epcots Food & Wine Festival)~ we never noticed a crowd.

Some people may complain there is a long walk to get around, but I didn’t think things were that far. Alligator Bayou is closer to lobby area. We stayed in Magnolia Bend & our room & quiet pool were perfect.

There were blinds & room darkening drapes so you can sleep in. We never noticed outside noises or water flushing from other guests.
There is a curtain that totally separated the sink/bathroom area from the room~ good for privacy. The room has a compact refrigerator that was perfect to keep water & snacks cold. There is also a small coffee pot~ easy to get day started with that. Don’t pack a blow dryer or iron~its also in room as well as a safe.

The CMs were so friendly & very helpful. We didn’t ask for a water view ~ because sometimes the view is of a pool. Why pay more for a partial pool view~~ we got view of Sassagoula River & didn’t pay more!!

Another good feature of POR is there is boat transport to & from Downtown Disney. Don’t miss this trip.

We didn’t eat at Boatwrights~ used our table service meals for in park or other resorts restaurants. We did eat at POR fast food dining area (sorry can’t recall its name). The pasta is cooked to order with your choice of ingredients & sauce~ that is enough for 2 to share.

I could go on & on about POR. We loved it. Our next trip is in November & we’ll stay at Port Orleans French Quarter. It’s smaller & has no table service restaurant~ I don’t think we’ll be disappointed with POFQ either.

Oh, the WDW bus transport picks up at POFQ then goes to POR, drops off same way too. So bus can be crowded for those going to POR~~ it really wasn’t bad. Longest time we waited was 10-15 minutes, usually was about 3-5 minutes.

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On December 4, 2001, at a townhall meeting in Orlando, Florida, in response to a question from a third grader, President Bush described his reaction to the initial 9-11 news as follows:

“I was sitting outside the classroom waiting to go in, and I saw an airplane hit the tower — the TV was obviously on. And I used to fly, myself, and I said, well, there’s one terrible pilot. I said, it must have been a horrible accident.

But I was whisked off there, I didn’t have much time to think about it. And I was sitting in the classroom, and Andy Card, my Chief of Staff, who is sitting over here, walked in and said, ‘A second plane has hit the tower, America is under attack.’ ”

A month and a day later, at a townhall meeting in Ontario, California, President Bush described his experience like this:

” Anyway, I was sitting there, and my Chief of Staff — well, first of all, when we walked into the classroom, I had seen this plane fly into the first building. There was a TV set on. And you know, I thought it was pilot error and I was amazed that anybody could make such a terrible mistake. And something was wrong with the plane, or — anyway, I’m sitting there, listening to the briefing, and Andy Card came and said, ‘America is under attack.’ ”

By the way, President Bush could not have seen the first plane hit the tower live on commercial television, since no television stations were covering that area when the first plane hit. This is the evidence that President Bush of had advanced knowledge of the attacks

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Im not sure how to compare US from UK, Ive never been to UK but Im using my common sense and say that all around the world this kinda scenario does happen, in some places more than others. It also has to do with the laws of a country and its justice about this kind of situation. I know in the US laws and justice are very poorly managed by the government when it comes to certain things like rape or abducting under aged teens. I believe maybe US has more of this than UK, for it happens everyday and often in every state. I live in the state of Orlando Florida and this happens all the time its scary, it happened right in my favorite shopping center and no one noticed.

Well this men have a mission a purpose planned to take away innocent lives and usually its to rape or kill them. Its sounds horrible but its truth and they are sick men who enjoy and are addictive to such actions. I personally dont believe they need help, I believe they need to be punished more by the law and make sure they dont do it again. The reason I dont believe they need mental help, its because I believe they plan it and someone that plans, analyzes and calculates how to take something or do anything has no health mental disorder, its more of pleasure and driven by desire which its evil. A person who has a mental disorder does things spontaneously and burst personality due to pressure from society and bottled emotions building up.

I dont like the US because they give so many opportunities and protect so much the guilty, when they really need to put down more force to the law and make real justice for the innocent.

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