Category Archives: Park News

News and updated tips/tricks/scams relating to the WDW parks.

Complete Video Recap of The Dark Side of Disney Party!

Posted on November 25, 2011 by admin

Well, I finally finished editing and uploading all of the video I took at The Dark Side of Disney Party on 11/11/11, and I’m putting them all here for your viewing enjoyment! First up is the video that started it … Continue reading →

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Chief’s Backpack of Awesomeness and Random Links

Posted on November 20, 2011 by admin

The first of many upcoming videos from The Dark Side of Disney Shindig has been posted! This one shows Chief (from Mesa Verde Time’s “Hoot and Chief”) going through the awesome contents of his backpack, which was jammed full of … Continue reading →

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Hackett vs. Toppings Bar

Posted on October 18, 2011 by admin

On my last trip to WDW in June, my buddy Hackett and I went to Magic Kingdom with some CM friends for evening EMHs (no, we weren’t staying at a resort hotel). I think MK was open until 1AM that … Continue reading →

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Disney Cracking Down on Free Parking (Again), and an Awesome Review!

Posted on October 12, 2011 by admin

So, last week I announced that Disney made some lame half-assed attempts to crack down on Free Parking at the resort hotels during Food and Wine, and how those efforts would be completely ineffective. Well, they’re at it again, this … Continue reading →

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Sneaking Into Stormalong Bay

Posted on October 5, 2011 by admin

Now that the weather is cooling down, I thought I’d reminisce about one of my recent Disney summer adventures. It was June, and the weather was extraordinarily hot, like over 100-degrees. My friend Hackett and I were reluctant to set … Continue reading →

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Food and Wine Parking Restrictions? Good luck with that, Disney.

Posted on September 28, 2011 by admin

Per WDWInfo.com, aka Disboards.com, aka the place that permabanned me after one post: Disney is putting a restriction on certain parking areas during the popular Food & Wine Festival at Epcot. Throughout the Festival (September 29 – November 13), guests … Continue reading →

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Stalking The British Invasion

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

I’d finished writing The Dark Side of Disney, and my layout artist was just about done with the final proof when I found out that The British Invasion, the Beatles tribute band from the UK Pavilion, had ended their contract … Continue reading →

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New Video: Backstage @ Hall of Presidents Utilidor Entrance

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

Posted a new video of me and McGeorge messing around behind The Hall of Presidents. There’s a Utilidor entrance here, but also a whole bunch of other rooms and crazy electrical switches. Also, THE DARK SIDE OF DISNEY just hit … Continue reading →

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Response From a Reader

Posted on September 2, 2011 by admin

First off, DSoD is #39 in Amazon’s “Humor” section! Wow! Thanks to everyone who is buying the book. Feel free to write to me here if you have any questions/feedback about anything you read in the book or on this … Continue reading →

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More RFID Nonsense at Walt Disney World

Posted on August 22, 2011 by admin

Here we go again. First cups that track your drink usage, now “NextGen” wristbands with your tickets, room key, FastPass, pool access, and credit card info on them. I’m all for making life easier, and admittedly would rather carry around … Continue reading →