I’m excited about the new blog that Doobie has setup for me on LaughingPlace.com. It’ll be fun to have a place to chat about things Disney without fulfilling a space requirement. A place to share the joy I get from being a Disney fan and working at LaughingPlace.com.
Over the past 10 years I’ve never lived more than 30 minutes from a Disney theme park — Disneyland for most of them and the past few years I’ve been close to Walt Disney World. As a tourist at Walt Disney World it always seem so isolated to me not like Disneyland where the reality of Anaheim is mere feet from the main entrance. But as a resident I feel like WDW is never as far from my mind as Disneyland was once I left the resort area of Anaheim.
Driving today I realized that even if I don’t go to the theme parks chances are that I’ll pass several Disney buses carrying visitors to or from the resort. And often times the supermarket baskets around me are filled with the things a family purchases on vacation. Its not uncommon to see a costumed cast members taking their dog for a walk around the complex before heading off to make magic for guests -or- hear them talking about their workday while at the store checkout. My sister gets a discount at the local mall for showing her Disney cast ID and I’m glad that the Disney cast get those types of perks. I suspect other theme park workers do too throughout this area.
In Southern California once I returned home to Huntington Beach Disneyland was in many ways out of sight, out of mind — at least until the mild rumblings of the fireworks. The fireworks of Epcot are more than a little rumble here and I like it that way even now that they’ve added 11:30p Illuminations for Extra Magic Hours.I’ve found I enjoy being in tourist town where so many of those around have saved up for years and are enjoying a special time with family. And even though I’ve been here for a few years I’m still learning and exploring Walt Disney World — discovering new paths, narrowing down which bathrooms I like and which I avoid, times of day that are best for certain attractions. Its a lot to learn with four parks, two water parks and over a dozen hotels.
So I’m looking forward to sharing these adventures here and am excited to see what topics pop up for me as I write more. I do know that it will reflect the joy I get from being a Disney fan and working at LaughingPlace.com so I hope you’ll stop by from time to time.
As a regular part of my blog I’ve decided to highlight places where Disney references have unexpectedly popped up. For example this week while watching CBS’ Amazing Race All-Stars the contestants were driving in Hong Kong. In showing the road signs for Lantau Island there was a Large Mickey Mouse head. While Hong Kong Disneyland is on Lantau Island I hadn’t even thought about that during the show until Mickey’s silhouette popped up on the street sign. I had not even thought that Mickey might appear on the large green & white highway signs. Can you imagine such a thing in CA or FL?
See you real soon.