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Flights of Wonder

By Teresa Pitman We were barely settled in our seats, the host of the show just getting started, when a tour guide wandered in with his little flag on a stick waving over his head. I confess that I groaned just a little. I was feeling a little fed up with tours after a whole […]

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Rafiki’s Planet Watch at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

By Teresa Pitman You know that Walt Disney loved trains, so you’re not surprised to discover one in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. But this is really one of the oddest trains you’ve ever seen. How many trains have seats facing sideways? The Wildlife Express does. Climb aboard and take your seat (the nicely themed station is […]

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Celebrating The Holiday Season at Walt Disney World

By Rikki Niblett Wow!  The Holiday Season is upon us (Wasn’t it just January?)  The glorious festive fun is back with colors or red and green popping up, Christmas songs playing on the radio, and holiday decorations everywhere you look.  So, with the Holidays popping up around me in my daily life, it’s also plain […]

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The Gorillas of Animal Kingdom

By Teresa Pitman   The first time I saw baby Lilly she was just two weeks old, and she was beautiful. Lilly was born to one of the gorillas in the family group at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park. These gorillas – who are endangered in the wild – live on the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail, […]

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Happy Anniversary to Disney’s Animal Kingdom!

By Debbie Boehm April 22nd marks 15 years since Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened its gates for the first time.  As a Cast Member of The Disney Store in the local mall, I have many memories of that time and the excitement building up to this momentous occasion.  Earth Day was the perfect day for the […]

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Little Things at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

By: Rikki Niblett Did you know that this year is Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s 15th Birthday?  That’s right, the baby in the Walt Disney World Family is already 15!  How has time flown so fast?! With such a big anniversary on the horizon for this theme park, I thought I’d take a look at some of […]