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Andrew Long

What Makes A Good Theme Park Land?

One of my favorite aspects of theme parks are the way they’re crafted to tell stories.  In the best theme parks, each attraction, land and park tells a story.  Of course, the attraction stories are more specific and the land’s and park’s story is more broad.  All of […]

Japan Trip Report – Part 4

If you missed parts 1, 2, or 3 of this trip report then click on the corresponding number to catch up!  “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.”  This is a nice thought but hardly ever true.  With all due respect to Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson, he clearly […]

Japan Trip Report – Part 3

If you missed part 1 or 2 of the trip report then click on the corresponding number to catch up! After an incredible day and a half in Kyoto, I was wondering how it would get any better.  We woke up pretty early the next morning and had […]

Japan Trip Report – Part 2

If you missed part 1 of this trip report, you can catch up by clicking here. Kyoto is a hard city to describe.  As we were planning I thought of it as a historic city, full of contemplative temples and shrines.  That was certainly accurate but my brain […]

Question of the Week (4/22/18)

Every few weeks our writers get together and answer a Disney related question.  Here is this week’s edition. QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Name a land (in any park) that is best to visit in the morning, a land that’s best to visit in the afternoon, and a land […]

Japan Trip Report – Part 1

We have grown accustomed to planning trips in advance.  Disney World urges guests to plan their trip at least 6 months out.  By the time the trip actually rolls around, the anticipation is off the charts.  So, when we decided to go to Japan we did everything early.  […]

Tokyo Disney Resort Video Dump

Just in case you don’t follow along on Facebook, here are the videos we took at Tokyo Disney Resort over the week. We’ll get back to regular posting after the weekend but for now enjoy these videos (it’s much better in person). Tokyo DisneySea Tokyo Disneyland’s Dreamlights Parade […]

Japan Photo Update

Hello readers!  Sorry for the lack of content in the last week, we are thoroughly enjoying our trip to Japan and I haven’t had time to post.  That trend will continue at least for tonight as I’m going to leave you with a little photo update of the […]