Author: TechyDad
A Musical, Light Filled Holiday
The Tastiest Decoration in Disney World
Sure, you can go to Disney World and look at the decorations.
You can see the various trees.
Along with the wide array of ornaments on them.
But there’s one "decoration" that smells fantastic and is actually edible. I’m talking about the gingerbread house in Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort.
This is no ordinary gingerbread house, though. Check out their ingredients list.
I’m a big fan of any recipe that includes 700 pounds of chocolate.
There were, of course, little extra-Disney touches here and there like the scenes just above the windows.
The house smelled fantastic. And, just to make things better, they were selling pieces of it. Ok, maybe not actual pieces, but they were selling gingerbread cooked from the same recipe as the house.
Sadly, the line was too long for us to wait on it at the time. If it tasted half as good as it smelled, though, it must have been fantastic gingerbread.
This is a yearly event so if you ever find yourself in Disney World in December, make sure to head to the Grand Floridian to check out the giant gingerbread house.
Aloha Friday: Apocalypse-Mas
Today’s the big day. The day the world’s supposed to end. Of course, by "supposed to", I mean not supposed to at all. The whole Mayan world-ending apocalypse is based off a gross-misreading of the Mayan calendar. Short explanation: The "ending" is the same as your 2012 calendar ending on December 31st. Your calendar ending doesn’t mean that the world is ending. It just means that it is time to get a new calendar. (For a longer explanation, visit Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy site.)
Of course, the other world-ending event that is coming soon is Christmas. Ok, this one is only world-ending if you haven’t purchased all of the gifts you need to buy and must visit the mall. After fighting for a parking spot for a half hour or more, you might start wishing the Mayan Apocalypse were real.
My Aloha Friday question for today is: Have you gotten all of your holiday shopping done or will you be braving the Apocalypse that is the mall at Christmas-time?
As a bonus, here’s JibJab’s Year In Review, aka 2012, The End Is Here!
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Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the linky there if you are participating.
Aloha #169
Splitsville: Two Stories of Bowling Fun In Downtown Disney
There is a lot to do and see in Disney World. You can ride rides, meet characters, eat great food, and bowl. Yes, I said bowl. Yesterday, in Downtown Disney, Splitsville officially opened. While I was there earlier this month, I got the chance to preview the new two story bowling alley.
The first story contains ten lanes and features a sushi bar, seating areas for eating, a shop, and a bar (of the drink variety).
Up the escalator is a second level of bowling alleys (twenty additional lanes), billiard tables, more seating for meals,
While I didn’t get to bowl (the lanes filled up quickly), I did get to wander around, try the food (very good), and take in the ambiance.
There are plenty of retro looking signs as Disney touches. When I ran into Steve Barrett (aka Hidden Mickey Guy), he pointed out a hidden Mickey on a painting of an orange on one wall.
My only warning with Splitsville would be regarding children with sensory issues. When we went, there was loud music playing upstairs. If this is to be a regular feature of Splitsville, families with sensory issues would be better off staying downstairs. No matter which level you stay on, though, Splitsville looks like it will be a very entertaining addition to Downtown Disney.
Disclosure: I was invited to the New Fantasyland media event December 5th through 7th. Disney paid for my travel, our park tickets, room, and a few other items. I was able to take B along as my guest, but we paid for her own travel as well as an extra night in the resort. The opinions expressed above are my own.