What a beautiful Fall! Or Autumn, if you prefer. It's been hot, hot, hot- and the sun has been creating havoc in my backyard. But, oh the colors!
My ivy seems to bring out most of the reds in the yard. It's quite a sight. I remember planting this years ago, when it was just one little plant which I hoped would crawl up the fence. Now it's taken over the back fence and bursting over the top of it. Providing a great show every year for folks walking by as well as for those of us in the yard. That is, as long as an early snow doesn't kill it.
From the top of the hill in our yard. We sit on 1/3 of an acre. Not much by Colorado standards, but quite a bit for those of us from California- and a lot to mow.
There was just grass and not a shred of anything else when we moved in years ago. Everything was hand planted. I remember praying over each little twig of a shrub or tree with my preschoolers, asking God to bless it.
You may have noticed a few trees dying now. After all these years, we have what folks call a "mature" garden. I've had to say goodbye to several trees this year- and I've done it with some sadness.
Twenty six years we have lived here, more than anywhere else my wife or I have ever lived in any house. We've seen numerous patio parties, our eldest daughter's wedding here, apple picking with the grandkids and more. It's been good and rich and blessed by the Lord.
Now I watch my grandsons climb in the trees or my granddaughters swing in the hammock- and it makes me smile. My lovely French maternal grandmother- (tribute here) who was only educated until second grade due to a family tragedy where she had to raise her younger siblings after her mother died- used to say "Life is a wheel", and so it is. I wish she could see me with my grandkids. It would make her smile.
Days happen that I anxiously await eternity with Jesus, but many days, I thank Him for the years I'm seeing and the years in the past. He's been so good and faithful to me, even in the hardest things in life!
Perhaps it happens to all television shows. Is it inevitable? I'm not sure. Could Castle be the exception?
Let me say this upfront: I love this television show. Like most of the ones we watch, we did not come to follow it from its inception. We were stuck at home on a wintery day, and we wanted something fresh to watch. We have loved Friends, Criminal Minds, and Downton Abbey, but frankly, we were a bit bored.
Gotta love the 40s!
I stumbled upon Castle. Of course, I knew of it, but we had never really watched the show. Not that I can remember the episode, but I can say we were taken by Nathan Fillion's charm as Rick Castle and the sharp and savvy take on Detective Kate Beckett played by Stana Katic. So we decided to check out the series from the beginning- thank you, Netflix. Instant win from episode one.
Of course, we have our favorite episodes! We love the suspense of the continued storylines of serial killers (3XK- could there have been a better ending!?! No. Absolutely perfect!) and crooked senators. The humorous stories are great fun! I love the retro episodes, Blue Butterfly and Once Upon A Time in the West, among many others.
Season Eight, however, is leaving us wanting more. Why they have split makes sense from a network ratings standpoint, but it does not make sense from the storyline itself. Episodes One, Two and Three left me cold. I'll say I don't trust one new recurring character and don't like the other. But here's hoping the series redeems itself...and brings Kate and Rick back together were they belong.
Shanghai Disneyland is coming. A new Pandora for Animal Kingdom, Star Wars Land for Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios. It's pretty impressive line up of new experiences and fantastic worlds to explore. And yet, a whole different group of people are awaiting the arrival of a totally different kingdom. This gripping article puts life into perspective a bit. Let me encourage you to read it...
"At several steps on their path to
death by beheading and crucifixion last month, 11 indigenous Christian workers
near Aleppo, Syria, had the option to leave the area and live. The 12-year-old
son of a ministry team leader also could have spared his life by denying
Christ.
The indigenous missionaries were not
required to stay at their ministry base in a village near Aleppo, Syria;
rather, the ministry director who trained them had entreated them to leave. As
the Islamic State (ISIS), other rebel groups and Syrian government forces
turned Aleppo into a war zone of carnage and destruction, ISIS took over
several outlying villages. The Syrian ministry workers in those villages chose
to stay in order to provide aid in the name of Christ to survivors.
"I asked them to leave, but I
gave them the freedom to choose," said the ministry director, his voice
tremulous as he recalled their horrific deaths. "As their leader, I should
have insisted that they leave." They stayed because they believed
they were called to share Christ with those caught in the crossfire, he said.
"Every time we talked to
them," the director said, "they were always saying, 'We want to stay
here—this is what God has told us to do. This is what we want to do.' They just
wanted to stay and share the gospel."
Those who chose to stay could have
scattered and hid in other areas, as their surviving family members did. On a
visit to the surviving relatives in hiding, the ministry director learned of
the cruel executions.
The relatives said ISIS militants on
Aug. 7 captured the Christian workers in a village whose name is withheld for
security reasons. On Aug. 28, the militants asked if they had renounced Islam
for Christianity. When the Christians said that they had, the rebels asked if
they wanted to return to Islam. The Christians said they would never renounce
Christ.
The 41-year-old team leader, his
young son and two ministry members in their 20s were questioned at one village
site where ISIS militants had summoned a crowd. The team leader presided over
nine house churches he had helped to establish. His son was two months away
from his 13th birthday.
"All were badly brutalized and
then crucified," the ministry leader said. "They were left on their
crosses for two days. No one was allowed to remove them."
The martyrs died beside signs the
ISIS militants had put up identifying them as "infidels."
Eight other ministry team members,
including two women, were taken to another site in the village that day (Aug.
28) and were asked the same questions before a crowd. The women, ages 29 and
33, tried to tell the ISIS militants they were only sharing the peace and love
of Christ and asked what they had done wrong to deserve the abuse. The Islamic
extremists then publicly raped the women, who continued to pray during the
ordeal, leading the ISIS militants to beat them all the more furiously.
As the two women and the six men
knelt before they were beheaded, they were all praying.
"Villagers said some were
praying in the name of Jesus, others said some were praying the Lord's prayer,
and others said some of them lifted their heads to commend their spirits to
Jesus," the ministry director said. "One of the women looked up and
seemed to be almost smiling as she said, 'Jesus!'"
After they were beheaded, their
bodies were hung on crosses, the ministry director said, his voice breaking. He
had trained all of the workers for their evangelistic ministry, and he had
baptized the team leader and some of the others.
Hundreds of former Muslims in Syrian
villages are in danger of being captured and killed by ISIS, which is fighting
to establish a caliphate in which apostasy is punishable by death. The
underground church in the region has mushroomed since June 2014, when ISIS
began terrorizing those who do not swear allegiance to its caliphate, both
non-Muslims and Muslims. Consequently, the potential for large-scale executions
has grown along with the gains in ISIS-controlled territory.
The ministry assisted by Christian
Aid Mission is providing resources and trying to find ways to evacuate these
families by other routes. Many of the ministry's teams also
remain in Syria. Christian Aid Mission assists those who do not or cannot leave
with the means to survive.
Even those who leave, however, may encounter
ISIS militants and other criminals in refugee camps, said the leader of another
ministry that Christian Aid Mission assists. He spoke of a Muslim from northern
Syria who, like all men in areas that ISIS takes over, was coerced into joining
the caliphate or being killed.
Recruited into ISIS, he fled the
country after his brother was killed in the fighting. Disillusioned with ISIS
but still adhering to Islam and its teaching that Christians and Jews are
unclean "pigs," he went to Amman, Jordan, as he had learned that
relatives there were receiving aid from Christians.
The Muslim, whose name is withheld
for security reasons, went to a Christian meeting with the intention of killing
the aid workers gathered there. Something kept him from following through on
his plan, though, and that night he saw Jesus in a dream, the ministry director
said.
"The next day he came back and
said, 'I came to kill you, but last night I saw Jesus, and I want to know what
are you teaching—who is this One who held me up from killing you?'" the
director said. "He received Christ with tears, and today he's actually
helping in the church, helping out other people. We're praying for lots of such
Sauls to change to Pauls."
The sorrow of the ministry team
leader who lost 11 workers and one of their children last month has been deep,
but he takes heart that their faithfulness could help change the hearts of
persecutors.
"They kept on praying loudly and
sharing Jesus until their last breath," he said. "They did this in
front of the villagers as a testimony for others."
He asked for prayer for surviving
family members and for himself.
"These things have been very
hard on me," he said. "What wrong did those people do to deserve to
die? What is happening is more and more people are being saved. The ministry is
growing and growing—in the past we used to pray to have one person from a
Muslim background come to the Lord. Now there are so many we can barely handle
all the work among them."
How to Save Epcot, Epcot Past, Epcot at 30, etc. There are so many posts on the Insights blog that focus on this once glorious theme park. Why?
It's creation was cutting edge, coming from the best that the world of entertainment, education, international business, and even corporate America had to offer. There was a sweet, some would say naive, optimism that grounded the park, bringing together the World in such a way that caused us to embrace the very goodness that the Creator of the Universe put into Man but was lost in his fall. The Imagineers stuffed the park with one of a kind shows, filled with a variety of art, music, and experiences.
The concept which opened to the public in 1982 was not what Walt Disney envisioned, but it did contain some of the elements and much of its spirit. Guests would be intrigued and pleased by the variety of experiences available in both World Showcase and its neighbor Future World. Not everything would be exactly the same from one location to another. The merchandise would be unique, and the food would be deliciously different in each country.
Attractions in World Showcase would vary from film presentations to boat cruises to a ride on a high speed train, a bobsled, a walking path, an Audio-Animatronics experience and more. Folktales and legends could be told without having to squeeze in synergy with current Disney product. Guests would enjoy the very different feeling from visiting this park and visiting the Magic Kingdom.
EPCOT Center was a success, no doubt, but a small number of folks that required foam head characters for a complete vacation experience complained just loud and clear enough to force change to the park and begin the character invasion.
Somewhere along the way in the effort for increased popularity, the suits lost faith in this product. Perhaps they let greed or public opinion sway them. Regardless of the reason, the original vision for this grand park died, and many unbuilt projects were left by the wayside.
Such was the unfortunate fate of the Costa Rica pavilion (image above) once beautifully designed by the Imagineers for World Showcase. Even though the area was to include this beautiful conservatory, it just wasn't meant to be. And it was more than just not finding the right corporate sponsor.
Somewhere along the journey, it wasn't just the Walt Disney Company that had changed. Sadly, guests to the park lost their innocence and with it a desire for a richly authentic cultural experience, making it easier for the suits to continue this slide downward from the higher plans it once had. Maybe it was all the wars and political strife that killed the innocence. Perhaps the focus on consumerism versus relationship. Could it be the success of the Food and Wine Festival and the drinking around World Showcase games that have become popular? Maybe it was the doting parent who needed to overindulge little Johnny and Susie with every whim. Pleasing the children at all costs instead of teaching them about the world and what made each of us different became the focus. I guess none of it really matters. The park as it was at opening was past its time.
Hot breaking news from Tokyo Disneyland! The great site TDR Explorer, links to a very detailed breakdown of the planned attractions, restaurants, and shops soon to be added for the park's New Fantasyland. Of course, attractions planned from the films are a must- and Beauty and the Beast, Alice in Wonderland and more will be represented in the very large expansion.
The source reveals a coded list:
Total of 11 buildings (English Translation):
2 Story Water Ride (Attached to a Restaurant(?))
1 Story Attraction with Basement
2 Story Dark Ride
Single Story Dark Ride (FastPass?)
3 Story Theatre with Basement
2 Story Restaurant with Basement
2 Story Restaurant
2 Story Shop
Single Story Store
3 Story Cast Member Cafeteria (Break Room)
Single Story Electrical Building
If you want to read more about what insiders say is coming, go here.
Disneyland Paris' incredible Frontierland has to be among the Imagineering's greatest achievements when it comes to combining thrilling attractions, thematic consistency, and beautiful eye candy! (If you appreciate it now, you'll only even do so more once all those changes come to Disneyland in preparation for Star Wars Land. And if you've heard all the rumors out there about the proposed new attraction in Frontierland for Florida's Magic Kingdom, think it through and realize similar changes could be on the table. It's not for the classic but unbuilt Western River Expedition either.)
I've been blessed to go to Disneyland Paris three times and in three different seasons. (Search the blog for trip reports.) After each visit, I left in awe of what was designed by Tony Baxter and his team. What they all accomplished- and this Frontierland was headed up by the gifted but recently deceased Imagineer Pat Burke- is the greatest incarnation of the Wild West since its earliest days and the creation of Nature's Wonderland in the California park under Walt himself.
Oh the pain a father can cause!
As for the manor itself, from various angles and distances, the detail reads well, contributing to the eerie and sad story of the Ravenswood family. The manor rises majestically over the Rivers of the Far West with Big Thunder Mountain Railroad within sight but just out of shot from the fort which protects the inhabitants of the town. Phantom Manor'stale of greed, lust, and an out of control father who was not happy with his daughter's husband to be, doesn't just serve as a story of woe, it gives Frontierland an energy and atmosphere that guests can feel. The other castle style parks may have their own take on the American West but this park stands above them all. It's like walking into a book by author Louis L'Amour!
The top photograph in the dead of winter was taken by my during our third trip. Much to my chagrin, unfortunately, back then all the effects inside the manor were not working, making the hour plus long wait somewhat frustrating. However, I was thrilled to be seeing an original take on the Haunted Mansion and not the Nightmare Before Christmas overlay. Certainly with Disney's greater financial interested in the French resort, we can guarantee that the manor will be restored to its fully decrepit state.
(Art copyright The Walt Disney Company. Photograph copyright Mark Taft.)
Sometimes, something is worth repeating. As I begin to engage again on the Insights blog, I'm giving much thought to how I want to look at it all. A few years ago, I was asked to speak at a club for young businessmen.
As part of my presentation, I delivered my "Ten Keys to
Success". Here they are for your reading pleasure:
DO WHAT YOU LOVE –
Be
thankful for the opportunity you have to do what you love.
Don't compare your life to
others.
INTEGRITY-
Do what you say
you will do.
Be the same person everywhere you go.
THINK BEFORE SPEAKING AND LISTEN WELL –
In
every situation. The lack of words can be as negatively impacting as
the wrong words said at the wrong time.
BE HONEST-
Speak the truth
kindly. Don't lie and don't change the story depending on the hearer and how it will
benefit you.
WORK HARD –
Don't just work hard when people
are watching.
ADMIT YOUR MISTAKES-
Don't
dwell on them. Apologize if necessary and move on.
MANAGE YOUR TIME WELL –
There's much to do
and limited hours in which to do it.
Set your priorities.
TREAT OTHERS WELL AND
INVEST IN THEM-
This includes not being threatened by their success but instead
helping work toward it.
THINK CREATIVELY-
Don't always do things the way
they have been done.
It's been good to take a break from posting on the Insights blog and actually, from visiting many websites too. But it is time to return as there is too much news to talk about and much too much going on in the Disney world and our world to ignore.
What have I been doing on my break? Home repair projects, working in the yard, resting, thinking about what's important, what's eternal, serving at church, and taking a bit of time to visit our son and his family. Busy times at work too- and you know in this economy, that's a good thing! I've also been updating the blog, making it easier to find the articles you like and making them easier to read. I've added some things as well. Enough about me and the work of the blog! On to the fun stuff...
You have to love the photo above. It's an untouched screen shot from the incredible WDWMagic site and their equally incredible video of the recently refurbished Pirates of the Caribbean. You can give it a look below.
Video from WDW Magic.
As you can easily tell, when the budgets given are decent and the Imagineers have the right amount of time, the final results can be breathtaking. In all our visits to the Magic Kingdom, I do not recall the attraction looking this good in decades. Really. When I stop and think this through, I must say it is unfortunate that refurbishments seem only to come when attractions seems to be in the absolute very worst state possible. It's a business model that seemed by be embraced by Robert Iger and the Board of Directors for much too long.
Perhaps as the competition from Universal Orlando continues to increase, the old school methods of keeping things in top shape will return. Guests pay big bucks and invest their precious time to go to Walt Disney World, and they expect and deserve the best show possible. We'll return to the World in a few paragraphs.
Watch at your own risk. More horrifying than the Haunted Mansion.
Video from the Center for Medical Progress.
The real world continues to be a mess. It seems to get worse as time goes by. What a barbaric mindset we've embraced when we find ourselves defending the decision to dissect and sell off body parts of babies both aborted or even killed first on the table! Are our consciences so seared that we do not see a problem with this? There's too much proof to ignore the overwhelming evidence that this is happening. Even my liberal friends who support choice are wondering what the hell happened to common sense and decency. We will be judged by the Lord for such atrocities and calling evil good and good evil.
On that note, take a look at the world politics around us. From a personal email I received, I can tell you ISIS is going crazy in the Middle East. What did I read from my friend? Christians are being pulled from their homes in small villages. Their children being beheaded in front of their poor terrified parents- who are sometimes left to live with the horror they have just witnessed.
Once again, this administration turns a blind eye to it all, but our president invites a Muslim kid to the White House who brings a clock that looks like a bomb to school. The school did it's job and according to the safety standards set by the district. No racial profiling here.
I wonder though- would the kid be given an invitation by the President if he were a Jew? Let's think about it. This president has done more to favorably bring Islam to the forefront of our country than any other. This is all too strange and something to be thought about beyond political preferences. It's ongoing getting worse.
Noble goals. Is there a nasty dark side beneath it all?
Let's take a minute and talk about recent declarations by the United Nations. On September 25th, they set 17 very ambitious goals known as The 2030 Agenda. It includes very nobles aspects like ending world hunger, fixing the climate, and more. Unfortunately, to make this happen, every nation must comply with and adhere to their standards.
They've even set up a glitzy website and campaign, a star studded plan that includes a video with endorsements by everyone from Jennifer Lopez, Robert Redford, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Bono, Meryl Streep, Stephen Hawking, Daniel Craig, Charlize Theron, and Jennifer Lawrence. Under the leadership of the United Nations, make no mistake- a one world government is on the way. Maybe not today and maybe not in a couple of years, but I think the writing is on the wall. I'm not ready to give up the uniqueness, character, and self-governing of my country to a small group of politicians. Are you?
China- In a stunning piece of rare concept art.
Click on it for the largest size and look at all the details!
How about all those blood moons? Just science or is something else going on? Coupled with the current state of political affairs in the world and the aligning of major powers intervening in the Middle East, (China in the Mediterranean and Russia in Syria?) all this news reads like something out of the book of Revelation. Or Jesus' warnings to his followers in Matthew 24 and 25. Or in the book of Daniel chapter 12.
What's coming next? At some point in the future- again maybe not right now but it will come- a required marking placed on our right hands or forehead so we will be able to buy and sell food and other goods. (See Revelation 13:16-18.) Accepting this signifies our reliance on this one world government versus God- but accepting this also comes at the highest price possible- eternal separation from God and endless torment in Hell. (See Revelation 14:9-11 and Jesus' own words: "Depart from me you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels." Matthew 25:41 ).
Beautiful Red Square recreation.
Never built along with so many others.
There's good news here- Jesus has come to save those who are lost from being drenched in their sin; those who are willing to give up their lives and turn from their humanistic ways, devoting their life to Him and His Ways- regardless of the cost. Let me ask you- Do you believe Jesus died to pay the price for your sin and that He rose again from the dead? If so, pray and ask Him to take over your life, giving up this one for life eternal to come. As I've told you many, many, times and in many different ways- Jesus said He is The Way, The Truth and The Life. No one comes to God the Father but by Him. (John 14:6). He states it clearly because of His great love for man, not because of his sometimes perceived hatred or bigotry or narrow-mindedness. Everyone- regardless of what they have done- who calls out to Jesus and trusts him will not be put to shame.
Ah, Pandora!
"Can we please go somewhere peaceful?"
I'm hearing you say. OK, let's talk Pandora! It is becoming a very impressive project. Very, very, impressive- and this is from someone who was not all that sure he wanted it to be built. Is it true to the original theme? Maybe not. Is it enough to get me to book a trip to Walt Disney World in 2017? Probably not, unless the boat ride is stellar- but I may have been very wrong about this project. It happens from time to time.
I'd say all of Animal Kingdom is looking pretty darn good, and the future looks very bright. Whether or not Rivers of Light will be great versus "good enough" will be seen soon enough. The test images that have leaked out do look impressive. Regardless, both projects mean the most gorgeous of Florida Disney parks will begin staying open regularly after dark.(It's one giantAdventureland- I love it and write about it constantly! A seven part series on the park can be found here.) Maybe, just maybe, Universal's astounding success with Harry Potter has brought the Mouse roaring back. Time will tell.
What surprises will the boat ride bring?
You know the Imagineers have something up their sleeves.
What a beautiful environment to wander in the evening hours with its lovely lighting! Wouldn't it be great if each of the attractions were refurbished back to their opening day glory before the nighttime safaris begin? Perhaps that's a project on the drawing boards. The new eateries look pretty great though!
All those little projects are certainly bringing detail to the park. Unfortunately, there's still one big and very hairy detail that needs to be addressed. You all know what it is. I don't have to tell you.
Soon to be hiding behind the forests of Frontierland at Disneyland.
In preparation for Star Wars Land- or whatever they will call it- both coasts are slowly taking the steps necessary to make this a reality, and sooner than later. The most surprising news comes from Disneyland, however. Walt's park is in for some big and perhaps some very controversial changes to bring Star Wars to life in a new way. Those fans of the Disneyland Historical Preservation Society will not be pleased by what the suits and Imagineers are working on... but maybe they should be. Or maybe they have it right.
At Disneyland, major work is beginning in January. The Rivers of America will be forever changed. It will be a shorter ride on the watercraft which ply the river, be it in the Mark Twain Steamboat, the Sailing Ship Columbia or the Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes.
Goodbye Tom, Huck, and Becky!
The northernmost piece of Tom Sawyer Island will be transformed into a creative use of existing space, making the most of the 14 acre plans for the expansion. The newest rumor is that access to the island by guests may not be returning at all. If it's true, at least that incredibly ugly stage can disappear from view, and the Disney suits can approve some planting of new trees and shrubs. A bit of a warning and a question here: Carnation Plaza and Gardens went first, then Club 33 as we knew it. After changing the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island, which other iconic attractions will be considered fair game to remove in the years ahead?
The iconic Disneyland Railroad will be rerouted with travelers now rounding the bend by Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Should make for some nice photographs as the speeding trains zip past. If the Imagineers do something to add more scenes, it will make the shorter trip more interesting than the previous one. Disneyland has it good, though. There's even less to really see from the railroad in Florida.
At first, I was troubled that Robert Iger and his suits would mess with something Walt personally had a hand in creating. However, if these changes will 1- Spread out the crowds as guests will now be able to walk all the way around the river, 2- Help keep the river and all its watercraft, and 3- Bring two major E Tickets to an area of the park that is underutilized, it will be well worth it.
In spite of the fact that Star Wars at best belongs in a third park altogether or at the very least, in our out of date and multi-focused Tomorrowland. The public is fickle, and the investors demand the company make as good a use as possible for maximum returns. Especially difficult in Anaheim, where available land is already scarce and diminishing by the year. Guest experience should be improved, and Disneyland will remain the Magic Kingdom styled park for die hard fans. After all, it is chock-full of most major attractions and plenty of charming smaller ones that have Walt's touch all over them. (And Tony Baxter!) There's some slight changes that could improve the guest experience and satisfaction, but that is a topic for a separate post.
Coming to Anaheim.
Apparently, Toontown is spared but the nearby Fantasyland Theater is on its way out. It's a pretty ugly building, but it has brought in some pretty good shows in its time. In place of the theater (once dubbed the "Wonder Bra" theater) and using the available space next door, it is a certain bet that Frozen attractions are on the way. Elsa, Anna, and company are the new superhero princesses of the Disney film library. Let's just hope the plans involve attractions that look more like what is planned for Tokyo Disney Sea rather than the poor man's version set for Norway's Maelstrom redo at Epcot. (Poor Epcot! Left in the dust with plans for all the other Florida parks. How the great have fallen!)
The Disney Company loves synergy and rarely misses a chance to make a buck. Happily, this will guarantee younger guests pull in their obliging parents to Walt's original park for the latest offerings. The mesmerizing one-two punch of Star Wars Land and Frozen will make Disneyland the place to go for decades to come. That's a good thing! It forces the suits to keep adding to the Disneyland Resort. Now about that space formerly occupied by the Motor Boat Cruise...
Once planned for Paris, now headed to Tokyo.
And you thought eating in Beast's castle was the best experience...
To the credit of the Company we love to follow,there's been quite a few major announcements made for our Stateside parks, and there's more on the way, specifically Avengers attractions for California Adventure. (They had to save something for D23 in 2017! And Frozen replacing the brilliant Aladdin performance? It's long overdue.) The real fun will begin when Disney hosts its D23 expo in Japan later this year. Then we can begin comparing plans and complaining about how the Asian parks get the best versions of the attractions Imagineering can dream up. Frozen, Beauty and the Beast, Alice in Wonderland and more. That's not all. Get ready to repeat the process when Shanghai Disneyland opens its doors in the Spring of next year.
Well, that's it for this first post back. Enjoy it, reread it, think about it. Very good to have you along for the ride. See you real soon!
