Chapter 10 Better Be… Gryffindor Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents The first big set after walking past the Hogwarts gates was the Gryffindor boys’ dormitory. This one showed a bit of a lack of planning on the part of set designers, because it was definitely built for 11-year-olds, and I truly can’t imagine them trying to …
Chapter 26 Ever On Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents It was dusk in World Showcase (which everyone knows is the best time of day for taking pictures). We poked into Morocco. I had never gone into the shop along the lagoon with all the Moroccan stuff, but I liked all the magic lamps. …
Chapter 9 Making Movie Magic Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We moved out of the Great Hall and into the next room. It’s crazy, because that whole set looks so real when you are inside of it, but the backside just makes it very clear that it’s all smoke and mirrors (and a lot …
Chapter 25 Dinner and Second Dinner and Third Dinner and… Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We wanted to poke in at the Festival Center, but it was closed for the day. So we walked over toward Starbucks instead. This was our first time going into the Fountain View location. Tracy was wearing all …
Today’s post is unrelated to any others — just a quick look at Dobby, the baby giraffe at the Denver Zoo. In case you haven’t heard about his unique story, you can do so here. Tracy and I were already at the zoo on Saturday (we’re members), but we had to go back down again on Sunday afternoon when we saw online that Dobby was out on display for the first time. He’s adorable, and we hope to hear that his health continues to improve over the coming weeks!
Chapter 8 Small Sets and Large Sets Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents It’s sort of hard to describe how excited we were to start this tour. Obviously, Tracy and I have been Harry Potter fans since before there were movie adaptations, and the books and films were a huge part of our childhoods/adolescences. It …
Chapter 24 Mild Thrills Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents I had somehow never noticed that the old Epcot Center logo is on the ground in the middle of one of the large promenades. Here are a couple more pictures showing some of the highlights of the Flower and Garden Festival. Perhaps one of …
October 20, 2016 Chapter 7 The Room Where It Happened Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Adjusting to the time change was still going to take a day or two, so I didn’t sleep great on our first night. Waking up for our first full day in London, however, we actually had concrete plans for …
Chapter 23 New Horizons Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents After meeting Duffy, we continued walking toward World Showcase. The cast members at the Epcot entrance had given us passports for touring the Flower and Garden food kiosks, but we already had a lunch ADR for today, so we weren’t ready to hit any of …
Chapter 6 Pub Hopping Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Here’s that fancy-looking old building at the base of the London Eye again. Looks like it was County Hall back before it was repurposed for Shrek… Here’s a lovely view across the Thames. And here’s a seagull cleaning itself while another one watches. Look, …