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What kind of dog do you have?

Favorite Disney memory?

He's the color of a chocolate Lab, we think he might be part Pitt and great Dane. He'll be 2 next month and weighs 85lbs of muscle

In 1991 my Y camp held an international camp. We had people from all over the world and we had a day at Disneyland. I was picked to drive the Mark Twain, I still have the certificate somewhere. We sang Disney songs, had pictures with Mickey and a luncheon at the DLhotel. I'm still friends with several people from that trip.
If I may my second favorite memory is of buying all of the Mickey head balloons and then passing them out to people as I walked around. It was a blast.

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I'll post my favorite pictures after my shift tomorrow. I can't add them from my iPad, I'll be on the laptop tomorrow.
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The first pic is the outside of Paris Disney, #2 was taken at Tokyo Disneyland, and the 3rd at Chef Mickey's in 2010.
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Do to my work schedule I haven't been able to be on the boards for live interactions.

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Love the photos. It's so cool that you've been all over the Disney world!

Thanks for sharing the photos! I'd love to hear more about the differences in all the Disney parks around the globe!

Thanks its been my goal to visit them all.

Tokyo Disney Sea is by far my favorite outside the US.( I haven't been to Hong Kong yet.) TDS and their version of the ToT is awesome. It has a unique feel to the rides and shows like nothing we have in the US.
I had fun in Paris but it didn't feel like Disney fun.
Tokyo Disneyland is enjoyable. I love the Winnie the Pooh ride, store and Christopher Robin's room. There's also a honey flavored popcorn stand. Japan is where I had my first non caramel corn popcorn. It was tasty
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Wow! I want to see Disneyland Paris!!

How does the food compare?

Have you been to Disney HK? I really want to go!

To be honest I really don't remember. I remember running around and enjoying myself but it doesn't really have that magical feeling like the US or Japanese parks. It's odd because I'm a food picture taker and I don't have any food pictures from Paris Disneyland. Aside from the novelty of being there it really was kind of odd. I'm hoping to go back once more and spend maybe 2-3 days there and try and get the feeling of the parks but for the one day it's really just a notch off my bucket list.
Now the Tokyo parks are totally different. I love sushi and Japanese food so I have tons of pictures from restaurants there. They have a totally different palate and I enjoyed it very much. I had no idea popcorn could come in so many varieties. We ate at Hokusai and it was delicious
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That's the only one I haven't visited. I'm hoping to go in the summer of 2013 with a side trip back to Tokyo for another round at TDL and TDS. I'm excited as well, I know it's small but they are making so many upgrades to the HK park. It should be a fun time.
What parks have you visited?

What are your Disney likes and dislikes that differ from most peoples?

wow great question... You're making me think so early in the morning

My sentimental likes will always be Haunted Mansion and Pirates. If I only ride two rides in MK it's those and I could walk around the park, not riding any other rides and be totally happy(that includes my beloved Winnie the Pooh ride). I honestly love the Universe of Energy aka the Ellen ride. I think Bill Nye the Science Guy is funny, Ellen is too but I just like BNtSG and the video footage of all the places they visit and I'm a sucker for corny jokes I love the Muppet movie and It's a bug's life...again the corny joke thing makes me giggle. I love going to the Conservation station and checking out the exhibits or watching the Vets care of the animals.

My dislikes I do not like It's a Small World, not even as a kid growing up at Disneyland. It's a fun ride to look at and the history is fantastic but I just can't stand it... I only go on it and hold my tongue when going with newbies. They shouldn't miss out on a classic ride because I don't like riding the ride. I could take or leave the RnR, it's a fun ride but the audacity of Aerosmith not wanting anything Mickey visible because of the Aerosmith brand has always turned me off. Especially after Steven Tyler became a judge on American Idol, talk about selling out, but that's my own issue. Again it's one of those rides that I will go on with Newbs but if there's any sort of line I'd rather wait for ToT. Soarin' is a fun ride but again I could skip it and not feel at a loss. Without kids I rarely venture into Fantasyland unless It's early and I'm getting my Winnie the Pooh ride in...I haven't been on a teacup since I was probably 10 years old.

I consider myself a Disney fanatic but really it's just the magical atmosphere of being there. I think that's why I love The Food & Wine fest so much, I can visit the parks and feel the magic, then hop over to Epcot to eat and people watch. Once I've ridden HM and/or PotC I'm good and done. I like TSM and ToT and all the Mountains but I don't need to go on them every trip.
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It's time for me to go to work...I'll happily answer more questions after 4pm EST
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Again, WOW! So many more things to put on my Disney To Do list!