Mickey’s Toontown Fair is now closed at Walt Disney World in the Magic Kingdom as the Fantasyland expansion continues. I hope you have fond memories of Pixie Hollow, The Barnstormer at Goofy’s Wiseacre Farm, Mickey’s Country House, Minnie’s Country House, Toontown Hall of Fame and
Man must rise above the Earth — to the top of the clouds and beyond — for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives. Socrates (470-399 B.C.) Just returned from Florida were we watched the very last night time launch
Just back from Florida and I have to say, wow! After you read this post you’ll have to see if you agree. After seeing my first Space Shuttle launch on July 4th, 2006, I continued to make threats to my Brother. He would HAVE to
I’m back and recovering from a very busy week in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC. I was in Philadelphia for a conference for my job. The conference called “SungardHE Summit” is a 5 day event with about 7,000 attendees, from all 50 states, and 13
We made it to Washington DC this afternoon and set out for an evening on The Mall. I have posted some pictures to the gallery.
Hello from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! I’m on the first leg of a two city tour of eastern side of the States. First is Philly, then Washington DC. I’ll be posting some photos to this album: Stay tuned for updates! Our view
Today in Florida there was a major power outage. This power outage affected more than 3 million customers at the events peak. The lose of power seems to be a result of some failure in, or near a nuclear power plant in Southern Florida. Walt
Hello all you Atch’s Place readers! I had a really neat, once-in-a-lifetime experience this week that you might like hearing about. I had to go to the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant this week for work. You will never guess what I got to see on
Florida 2006 Photos have been added to the image gallery! It has been nearly a month since the Space Shuttle launch of Discovery. Time sure does fly! I find myself with a wholly different respect for our space program. The risks, the rewards, and the
We Have Lift Off! Image above: Lift off of Discovery STS-121 from Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on July 4th, 2006. Photo taken from the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center. Photo credit: atch.net/Phideux Surreal! That is the best word I can use
Hello from Walt Disney World! Sorry I haven’t posted an update before now but its been a very busy three days. As you know the Space Shuttle did not launch as scheduled on July 1st and today’s launch was also scrubbed. Next launch attempt will
I am about to embark on a trip, with a good friend “Phideux”, that has been on my “life experience checklist” since its inception. View the Space Shuttle Launch in person! Pardon the pun, but the planets seem to have aligned as I was scheduled
I’m feeling more official now! I received my special pass to enter the Kennedy Space Center on July 1st to view the Space Shuttle, STS-121 launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida!
With launch about a week away and no serious issues currently being tracked at the launch pad, a commitment to launching on July 1st, am I beginning to get excited that I may actually see the Space Shuttle launch in person! Will thinking and writing
Just over 3 weeks until launch. The crew for STS-121 is now in Florida making final preparations for the launch. Everything is still on schedule! Here is the latest information from the NASA website: Event: Space Shuttle Discovery – STS 121 – ISS ULF1.1 Date:
STS-121, Discovery on the launch pad 39B and set to launch on July 1st, 2006. And I’m planning on being there for the launch! A good friend, “Phideux”, and I will be making a trip to the Kennedy Space Center to watch the launch. Hopefully
I just found, unknown to me, a little Gem on the web! Disney is doing a weekly Podcast! What makes this Podcast great to me is that it contains some great “behind the scenes” details from the imagineers. If you’re an iPod user, then you