Hey travel friends, it’s Saturday! Although if you’ve been smart and staying at home, it’s kind of hard to keep track. So for those who need to hear it –…
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The Walt Disney World Transportation System That Few People Know Much About
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWalt Disney World opened in 1971 with three places people could stay. There were the Polynesian Village Resort and the Disney’s Contemporary Resort that were both there on opening day…
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Disney Homage or Ripoff? You Decide. Nara Dreamland Theme Park: The Lost Video Footage
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegSeveral months back, I wrote a #TBT post about our visit to Nara Dreamland, which was a theme park in Nara, Japan that opened in the 1960s. If imitation is…
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A Modern Day Look at Walt Disney World’s (Abandoned) Discovery Island
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegBetween 1974 and 1999, Discovery Island was an island (duh!) that was open as a hard ticket attraction in Walt Disney World’s Bay Lake, located roughly between the Contemporary Resort…
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Disney’s River Country opened in June 1976. Fashioned with an “ol’ swimmin’ hole” theme, it was Walt Disney World’s (WDW’s) first water park. Housed at the far end of Fort…
