Ok so...Have a GREAT Halloween weekend Kittens!

Trust me...I could have put pics on here that were much scarier...but I dont have alot of Rodan...hahaha

Ok so...we have power...not really...but you know...

If you were wondering what project Disney was planning on using 'Navy SEAL Team 6' for after the company filed paperwork to trademark the term, it looks like you'll never know. Disney has withdrawn its bid to trademark the name the of the Navy SEAL team credited for killing Osama Bin Laden earlier this month.

According to E! Online, Disney wanted to trademark the team's name to use in a future war-based television series, and turned in the necessary paperwork just two days after the mission. However, it turns out the Navy wasn't too happy with Disney's plans.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the Navy responded to Disney's actions by filing their own trademark paper for the terms 'SEAL Team' and 'Navy SEALs' on May 13 in order to protect itself.

The Navy claimed in the filing that the phrases denote "membership in an organization of the Department of the Navy that develops and executes military missions involving special operations strategy, doctrine, and tactics."

Disney officials said they withdrew their trademark paperwork in deference to the Navy.

"We are fully committed to protecting our trademark rights," Commander Danny Hernandez, the chief Navy spokesman, said in statement on Wednesday...and the International podcast "Pod Is My Copilot" expressed it's displeasure, so you know Disney took it seriously.

Ok, So They Done It Again!

A while back the folks at Disney did a morning to night video of the Magic Kingdom, filmed in a way that made things look as though they were miniatures. They did it again with EPCOT. Cool Stuff...I still love World Showcase, even though they don't have any good rides.....

Ok, So Thanks Tara!!

Thanks to listener Tara for sending me this very cool vide that involves "tilt-shifting." I don't know what it means, but it makes for a very neat effect. Watch it all the way to the end. Ironically - Tara sent us this video about an hour and after Babaloo and I returned from experiencing most of this at the Magic Kingdom. Also, according to the corresponding article, this was all filmed in one day, October 1st, 2009, on the park's birthday.

update: Tilt-shift means "the use of camera movements on small- and medium-format cameras, and sometimes specifically refers to the use of tilt for selective focus, often for simulating a miniature scene." Makes sense when you watch the video!

Ok, So More Disney Details....

Got to admit, this all looks pretty cool....but why did they cut off the video just as they were getting ready to talk about my favorite park - Tomorrowland?!?!

Ok, So Just In Time For Me To Renew My Annual Pass...

From the Orlando Sentinel:
ORLANDO, Fla. — Disney executives are planning the largest expansion in the history of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in central Florida.
The development will nearly double the size of Fantasyland and include a new, lavish ride based on the Little Mermaid. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo made the announcement Saturday.
Analysts predict it will re-ignite travel to Orlando, which has lagged in the global recession.
Disney also plans to update Star Tours, the Star Wars-themed ride in Disney's Hollywood Studios. It will debut in 2011. The Fantasyland overhaul will be complete by 2013. Disney declined to say how much it will spend on the projects.
Disney's parks contribute about a third of the giant entertainment company's revenue.

Ok, So Let's Wash Away Some Of The Hate With A Nice Little Story About Trees and Polar Bears...

(Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES – Walt Disney Studios is turning box-office cash from its nature documentary "Earth" into seed money to plant trees in the rain forest.
Disney had announced it would plant one tree in Brazil's endangered Atlantic rain forest for every viewer who saw the movie during its first week. According to Disney, the box-office tally hit $16.1 million, which translates to 2.7 million trees.
The trees are being planted by the Nature Conservancy, which is trying to reforest 2.5 million acres in the rain forest.
"Earth" is narrated by James Earl Jones and follows a year in the lives of three families of polar bears, elephants and humpback whales.

Ok, So Ground Beef and Powdered Sugar

The Babaloo and I just got back from a wonderful day at DisneyWorld for Valentine's Day.  Much fun was had (after a couple of snafus I will tell you all about on the next show), but the one thing that SUCKED was yet again, I was at the park and my battery in my camera died.  Ironically, it died in the exact place it died the last time we were at the park...in the Haunted Mansion - coincidence?  I think not.  Anyway, I managed to get one kinda cool picture in EPCOT right before it completely fizzled out.Oh, and the title of this post will make sense once we tape Episode 93.

Ok, So Taylor and Babaloo's Balls

So, yesterday as part of Taylor's Birthdaypalooza, Babaloo and I went to the Disney, and while there, we started a new tradition.  Every year, we will each buy each other an ornament for our Christmas tree.  It was hard stopping at just one, but we were both pleased with our choices.  Babaloo liked the Red Santa Mickey ornament, and I liked the "Four Parks One World" Ornament below, to represent our first year together and how much we like going to the parks.  (And right now, Taffy is gagging.)

Ok so, Happy Birthday to us!!

editor's note: I reposted an article about Taffy's topic because the picture/article thingy was driving me crazy.  And when I typed in "Funny Disney," this picture came up.

NEW YORK - Walt Disney Parks and Resorts on Thursday announced a new promotion to admit visitors free on their birthdays next year.

"Every guest gets in free to one of our parks on their birthday in 2009," Jay Rasulo, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, said at a news conference in Manhattan.

Visitors will have to show valid identification and proof of birthdate to qualify. Details are available at http://www.disneyparks.com, where birthday visits can be registered in advance.

Mike Lynn, a professor of consumer behavior at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, said admitting guests free to the parks on their birthdays could very well make money.

"The only thing they lose is the revenue from those people whose birthdays it is who might have come anyway," he said. "Having an extra customer in the park doesn't cost them anything. Those people are still a benefit because they have to buy food and drinks, and their friends and family are accompanying them."

The birthday offer is part of a larger Disney promotion announced Thursday called "What will you celebrate?" It includes a 30-city tour with public events featuring Disney costumed characters, beginning in Minneapolis on Sept. 25 and ending in Phoenix in February. Disney will also start running "What will you celebrate?" TV ads featuring kids blowing out candles and brides in limousines.

In addition, the parks will offer buttons to wear that identify guests with phrases such as "Just Married," "Just Graduated," and "First Visit."

"Our goal is to mark the special moments in your life in a way that your family will remember forever," Rasulo said.

Peter Yesawich, a consultant on lifestyle trends, said at the Disney news conference that Americans often arrange vacations around personal milestones such as anniversaries and birthdays. He called the phenomenon "celebration vacations."

Miley Cyrus, star of the Disney show "Hannah Montana," plans to celebrate her 16th birthday at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., Oct. 5.

Ok, So All Sorts Of...Ahem...Sights To See At EPCOT and The Magic Kingdom Yesterday....

Ok, So May God Have Mercy on The City of Orlando....

The Taffster, Lollipop, Littlest Huffington and I will all be pillaging the Magic Kindom tomorrow. So when you hear "Night On Bald Mountain" in the air, that means we've made it to Main Street USA. This will mark the first time that yours truly has gone to a Disney theme park with The Littlest Huffington. Given our knack for tenacity in the face of a challenge, we should have stormed Frontierland by lunch and taken the castle by dusk.

It was a total last minute decision, but a fun one, I think. Shoot, half the fun will be annoying the children with our ADD-like iPod listening enjoyment. Sadly, those of you who have podcasts will not be listened to in the car, as you are mostly innapropriate for small ears. (Which is why we love you, of course)

Ok, So An Impromptu Jaunt Today

So, after talking last night with Michael and Kevin from , I qCast Connections, I decided I am going to take a ride over to the Orlando today and see the show. I'm meeting Kevin in front of Animal Kingdom in a little while, and we'll spend the afternoon together doing roller coasters after taking in Michael in Finding Nemo: The Musical. Afterwards, dinner and a podcast taping will probably enuse. I may be home in time for the PiMC gang to tape THEIR show as well, but if I am not, we will tape in the next few days. Woo hoo! Ok, off to shower, and clean out my car, and I am OFF!

Well, I'm always off, but you....um....knew...yeah......forgetit.

Ok, So....Back To The Mouse....

So, I just got home from a LONG day at Disney MGM Studios with the sister (the adult sister) and her family. Much fun was had, I got to ride some new things I have never ridden before, and I got to hear my sister scream bloody murder (I mean blood curdling screams) on Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (The elevator rose and fell four times. It was awesome!!). My neice and nephew are so cute I could eat them up.

I'll be talking more about this on the next show, I'm sure.