I miss them already!!

There is no joy in Mudville today!

I just learned that it is true, during the Florida Rehab of the Haunted Mansion some genius at Imagineering decided to rip out my heart by removing all 11 of the Sinister 11 Portraits from the hallway and replacing them with the lightning effect portraits like the ones they have in Disneyland. I am usually not one to complain when Disney makes changes, rip out my favorite childhood ride, Mr. Toad, from Walt Disney World? That’s fine now I have something to look forward to when I go to Disneyland. But that’s just it there is a choice, rip out Country Bears in Disneyland, well then you can still jet off to Florida to see them. However now has Imagineering left me with any way to visit my 11 Sinister friends? Will they remain in Japan? so now to have a more authentic Mansion experience from my childhood I will have to jet off 20 hours half way across the world?…what I always loved about those 11 paintings was the fact that it set the Florida Mansion apart from the Disneyland version, and I just loved the variety of Sinister Villains in that hallway. Anyway I am bummed, if I do get to Japan someday I would really hope that my 11 friends are there waiting for me.

2002 Happy Haunts Event Numero Uno

Here is a picture from the 2002 Happy Haunts, I find it funny that back then I thought it “Cool” to wear a pin lanyard with pins..oh how the times have changed, I am now a confirmed “Hey kid youll drown in the lake with that thing on”

Best things about the 2002 Happy Haunts:
Master Gracey Pin
Frame Sets
Raven Jumbo pin
Steven A. Miller Disney Ambassador

Worse things about the 2002 Happy Haunts:
Having to pick up your stuff in Adventureland and then Shlep it all out of the park or pay for a locker to hold it all.
Not very clear about the goof with the edition size of the Master Gracey pin
The Food set the bar very low for future events but leave it to Disney to do worse (See 2003 Happy Haunts)

Donkey Kong versus Rocky Balboa

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

Any fan of pop culture and documentaries should love this movie. It is a true Rocky story about a underdog trying to upstage the champion..their playing field of choice is Donky Kong. This has to be one of the funniest documentaries of all time and during the first 10-15 minutes you will swear this is some sort of Spinal Tap type mockumentary. Let me tell you it isn’t and it is side splitting funny to watch these characters maneuver their way towards the All-Time Donky Kong High score. The fact that the film revolves around playing Donkey Kong is really not that central to the story but rather it shows one mans obsession to his quest to be Donkey Kong champion. In one portion of the film Steve Weibe shows up unexpectedly at a restaurant owned by the champ, Patti commented that the gossip that ensues reminds her of some of the discussions that go on within our Disney Pin Trading group…anyway grab a fistful of quarters and go check out this hidden Gem before I chumpify you!!

We all live on a Yellow Submarine

I knew for sure I wanted to ride the new Nemo's Submarine Voyage at Disneyland, I have one piece of advice, get in the park first thing and sprint to this line, otherwise you are without a doubt looking at a 2 Hour plus wait. I got into the park 10 minutes after opening and I still ended up waiting 1 Hour and 45 minutes but that had more to do with the fact the attraction was not even running right away due to a broken projector in one of the caves. I have to say something about being back in a submarine in a Disney theme park was kind of cool, and the Nemo effects and story were far better than the rated L for Lame, Nemo attraction at EPCRAP, does EPCRAP even have anything besides Soarin? Well anyway Nemo was practically worth the wait, and the friendly cast members were handing out 5 dollar bills while I waited in the form of a exclusive Nemo VMK card..no more VMK cards soon..what a bummer

Bats Day 2007

Bats Day

Just got back from Bats Day, I must admit it was a lot more fun than I could have imagined, it also made me realize just how many people are actually in Disneyland at a given time, earlier in the day as many of the Goths were still asleep only about 1 in 20 people were dressed in black, as the day wore on more and more of the crowd was all in black, I have not heard the official count but it had to be almost 2000 people in my estimation, this is my first blog post here so hopefully I will figure out how to post some pictures soon!!