Where In The World Wednesday!

So you've figured out last week's mystery location, eh? 

That's right, it's "Canada" in Epcot's World Showcase!  Get up close and personal with our neighbor's to the north as this pavilion showcases the Rockies, Furriers, Trappers and Indians.  The landmark building you see is the "Hotel du Canada", patterned after the French Gothic design of the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa.  There is a lot to enjoy at the Canada Pavilion including the beautiful Victoria Gardens, the Rocky Mountain Waterfalls and the Totem poles.  Canada's featured attraction is a 360 CircleVision film staring Martin Short, entitled "O Canada!".  This is one of the better 360 films, so don't miss it if you're there.  And speaking of "don't miss it"..."Le Cellier", Canada's sit-down steakhouse restaurant is one of our top 3 dining choices when in The World (probably Ralph's #1)!     

Are you ready for this week's clues?  There's only 3!  And off we go...

One of the best signs in The World! 

Me preparing for our mystery location...I always match (even when it's unintentional).

Ralph in our mystery location looking studly as ever. 

If you have a guess, post it in a comment!  I'll give you the answer next week.

Where In The World Wednesday!

Hello fellow Disneyphiles!  Last week's mystery location was probably fairly obvious to most "World" travelers.  But it gave me an excuse to share all of my great photos from one of my favorite Walt Disney World Attractions!  That's right, its...

It's "Kilimanjaro Safaris" in Animal Kingdom!  The closest thing to a real safari outside of Africa!  An absolute must-do when at Walt Disney World, you board a safari style jeep and travel through a 100 acre African Savannah!  Lions, elephants, giraffes...oh my!!  Many more amazing animals await you on this adventure, so make sure you don't forget your camera!  I've heard that the best time to ride is around 2-3pm, when the animals are getting ready to be brought into the barns for night.  But Ralph and I have always had great luck (as you can see from my photos) riding first thing in the morning as soon as the park opens for the day (especially with morning magic hours)!

Check out this video from one of our Kilimanjaro Safari experiences...

Are you ready for this week's mystery location?  I think it's time for an intermediate one, so put on your Mickey Ear thinking caps!

Look at this amazing building in our mystery location!

This quaint street scene is also in our mystery location.

Ralph found this stunner (or should I say stinker) in our mystery location.

Not to be outdone, I found this awesomely ferocious coon hat. 

It's almost hard to believe this gorgeous man-made wonder is also found in our mystery location
...ahh, the magic of Disney!

How would you like to take an afternoon stroll here?  You can in this week's mystery location!

Think you got it?  You'll have to wait til next week to find out for sure!!  Ta Ta For Now!

Where In The World Wednesday!

Happy Wednesday!  It's time to visit the "happiest place on earth" (cheesy sounding but very true).  Ready?  Here we go! 

Last week's mystery location is..... (drum roll)....

It's the "Astro Orbiter"!!  A spaceship type ride located at the top of Future World in The Magic Kingdom.  You take an elevator up to the ride and then get in your "spaceship".  Once the ride starts you are able to control the height of your ship, moving it up and down at whim.  It offers amazing views of The Magic Kingdom and is supposed to be extra cool to ride at night.  Though it was enjoyable, it was a really long wait for a relatively short and simple ride (and Ralph wasn't thrilled with the heights).  So we probably wouldn't do this one again.

Who's that pilot?!

And now onto the clues for this week's mystery location...

This is actually one of my top 5 Favorite Attractions in The World, so I have a lot of photos!  Disney World regulars should recognize our location immediately.  If you've never been there before you might think we're in Africa (that is a good clue in itself)!

A sign as we enter our mystery location!

We are seeing Sable Antelope.  Notice how close we are to them by the sides of our vehicle appearing in the bottom of the photo.  



Greater Flamingos!  I love these beautiful birds!  If you look closely there's another type of bird in this photo.  That's right, it's a duck!  Ducks seem to pop up in every attraction at Walt Disney World since people continually feed them (though it's dangerous to the birds and not allowed). 



Warthogs!  That little guy in the front is Pumba, I believe. 

We are seeing Nile Hippopotamus.  Amazing and somewhat scary at the same time!

This photo shows 2 animals...Grant's Zebra and Ostrich.  Wow, I feel like we are about to enter the race seen in the "Swiss Family Robinson" movie!  A Disney classic and one of my personal favs.

White Rhinoceros.  It's just unfathomable to me how people could hunt and kill amazing creatures like these. 

We are seeing White-Bearded Wildebeest here! 

I saw this animal for the first time ever in our mystery location.  It's an Okapi!

This photo shows you how ridiculously close our mystery location allows you to get to the animals...like these Giraffe!

A Reticulated Giraffe eating leaves.  Check out his black tongue!

I was literally thisclose to this guy while getting this shot.  You can see the roof of our vehicle on the top right of the photo.  It looks like he's smiling and I think he was being a ham for the cameras that day!

Here is the King Of The Jungle on top of Pride Rock surveying his domain!

My favorite African animals...African Elephants!  They are such intelligent and family-oriented creatures.  Do you see the baby behind his mother in the middle?

A close up shot of mother and baby.

Well, that's all I've got!  I'll see you next week!

Where In The World Wednesday!

Well, I just found out that my parents are going to Walt Disney World in September (my favorite time of year to go) and my cousin and her family are going in August.  So that makes this week's edition of "Where In The World Wednesday" especially wistful.  I am very happy for them, but...I WANT TO GO TOO!!! Sigh. 

Here's the answer to last weeks clues (btw, no one submitted any guesses this week!)...

It's my all-time, #1 Favorite Attraction in "The World", "Living With The Land"!!!  For anyone who enjoys gardening, greenhouses, vegetables, fish, bananas, or relaxing boat rides...this ride is an absolute must do!  You load a slow moving boat and travel on water through animatronic scenes of different climates learning how they affect the land.  From the rain forest to the desert to the prairie.  Then your boat takes you into an enormous working greenhouse (which coincidentally provides much of the product used in the Epcot restaurants.  I told you the quick service "Sunshine Seasons" in The Land Pavilion was amazing!).  You witness and learn about amazing new growing techniques including hydroponics and aeroponics.  It's warm, it smells amazing, and it's more relaxing than any spa in my opinion!  Ralph and I took a tour, "Behind The Seeds", a couple of years ago where we got to go on a walking tour inside the attraction and learn so much more than you do in the actual ride.  I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in gardening, the environment, or who enjoys the ride itself.   

This week's mystery location is somewhere that Ralph and I had never been until our most recent trip in September 2010.  It was fun, but probably not fun enough that we would do it again.  But at least we can say we have officially been to this mystery location.  Ready for your clues?  There are only 4 this week so here we go!

Here is a view of our mystery location from afar.  It looks absolutely spectacular when it's all lit up at night!

Since Ralph is somewhat acrophobic, he was not particularly thrilled about our mystery location! 

A sign from our mystery location that I very much enjoy. 

This is a view of the castle (during Fantasyland construction) from our mystery location. 

That's it!  Any guesses?  See you next week with the answer!

Where In The World Wednesday!

Last weeks clues were pretty easy, so I think it's no surprise that the answer to our mystery location is...


"THE GREAT MOVIE RIDE" in Disney's Hollywood Studios!  Congratulations if you got it right!
This is a fantastic ride that literally takes you into the movies!  You ride on a giant tram and slowly
travel through recreated sets from various movies including "Mary Poppins", "Casablanca", "Alien",
"IndianaJones And The Raiders Of The Lost Arc", "The Wizard Of Oz", and "Singing In The Rain"
just to name a few.  You also have a very interactive tour guide and plenty of Disney surprises! 
It's my favorite attraction in Hollywood Studios!    


And the extra special bonus clue...

That's right, the carousel horse is from Walt Disney's classic,
"Mary Poppins"!  One of my top 3 favorite Disney movies!
Congratulations, you are truly a Disney fan if you got this on right!

And now without further ado, get your Mickey ear thinking caps on, because here are this weeks clues...

This is the ceiling of the pavillion our mystery location is housed in. 
This pavillion also has the best counter service food in all of "The World". 
My mouth is watering seeing this photo!

Here is the back of Ralph's head while in our mystery location. 
He will love that I included this photo.

This photo should provide some good clues!

These are melons growing in our mystery location and it smells so fresh and warm and good. 
If I could live here I would!

On one trip, Ralph and I took a "Behind The Scenes Tour" of our mystery location, which was one of our favorite things we've done in "The World".  Here we're holding a Mickey Ear pumpkin! 
Btw, I do not enjoy my short hair that I had at the time of this photo.

Here is a view of the ceiling in our location.  The sun feels so warm and relaxing!



A hidden mickey!!

 Allright, that's it!  This mystery location is actually my #1 Favorite attraction in "The World"!  Being there is just the most relaxing, soothing, yet entertaining experience!  I'm looking forward to your guesses and I'll see you next week with the answer and new clues!

Where In The World Wednesday

Allright fellow Disney fanatics, are you ready for another fun-filled game of "Where In The World Wednesday"?  Before we begin, here is the answer to last week's clues:




It's "Les Chefs de France" in Epcot's France Pavillion! 
The food is sensational, the waiters are skilled & friendly, and it's a
perfect spot to people watch!  We always request to sit in the cozy side room.
(Great job to "anonymous" for sniffing out the cheese as Brie and guessing the correct location!!) 

 
And now on to this week's mystery location...




This is the outside of the building our location is housed in. 
This should look familiar to many of you out there.
But remember, we are in Walt Disney World in Florida!



This is a light inside the building that houses our mystery location.  Pretty cool huh?



This is a super awesome prop display of one of my all-time favorite movie props
inside the building that houses our mystery location.  Bonus points for anyone who
 knows what famous Disney movie this pretty carousel horse is from!




Ralph and I sitting in our mystery location!  A very close up photo...but it's hard to take a picture of yourself! 



The first scene from our mystery location.  It's making me nostalgic!

My favorite scene from our mystery location!  "I'll get you my pretty (insert evil cackling here)!!"

And that is it!  In my opinion, this week's location is much easier than last week's, but we shall see.  If you have a guess...feel free to submit it in a comment (and don't forget about the bonus movie prop question!)  Check back next Wednesday for the answers!

Where In The World Wednesday...

Coming to you from Thursday because our Internet was down yesterday.  It's amazing how accustomed to technology we are.  At the prospect of not having Internet, I was completely panicked!  How will I find out anything?  How will I pay bills?  How will I live?  You can take away my television or my phone, but just please don't take away my Internet!!

Anyway...Here is my new idea for a regular post "Where In The World Wednesday".  And by "world" I am, of course, referring to the best world of them all...Walt Disney World.  My all-time favorite vacation spot and daily obsession.  Here are some pictures from a specific location in "The World" that Ralph and I visited on our last trip.  Try and guess where it is and next week I will reveal the location.  Ready?  Here we go!


Here's Ralph in our mystery location.

And here I am!  Smiling with anticipation because I am in one of
my favorite spots, getting ready to do one of my favorite things.
(though my chin looks like a butt because of the shadow) 

Here is the view out the window from our location
(and a poor unsuspecting man who is now captured on film forever).
You should be able to find some clues in this photo. 

This is a good clue! Ralph with one of his favorite things, a cheese sampler. 
(He is annoyed that I am insisting on taking this picture when he wants to eat his cheese.)

There you have it!  Check back next week and I'll let you know if your guess was correct!