Month: July 2013
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My Son, the Jedi Padawan
The Force is strong with this one. Jedi Academy training Sunday at Disney’s Hollywood Studios bore that out. Lord Darth Vader’s mastery of the Dark Side was no match. Padawan Jay showed that Dark Knight of the Sith what’s up. But don’t take my word for it. We have video…
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Why Do You Hate Squirrels, America?
The negative and inaccurate portrayal of squirrels in American mass media and entertainment must cease. Consider this a rallying cry on behalf of our furry-tailed, tree-climbing, acorn-eating friends. Your eyes are rolling. I can hear them. I know what you’re thinking. They are squirrels. They have been handed all of…
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ESPN Wide World of Sports: Athletic Excellence, Disney Magic
When the Braves and Reds inaugurated the beautiful baseball stadium at ESPN Wide World of Sports in 1998, I was there to cover it for a newspaper. I remember being impressed by the “Florida Picturesque” style, and the whimsical Mediterranean Revival details of a stadium that instantly became the premier…
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The Year of Disney: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
We’ll take our family’s Year of Disney to a new level Sunday when we report to the Boardwalk Inn for the start of a three-day media event connected with the ongoing Disney Sports Festival at Walt Disney World. Specifically, the event is designed to shed light on activities, amenities and…
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Let’s Talk About God
“Every mythology, every religion, is true in this sense: It is true as metaphorical of the human and cosmic mystery.” – Joseph Campbell, the Power of Myth Our first summer in Florida, I was 13 years old and wheelchair-bound after corrective surgery on both feet. My parents sent my brother…
Carter Gaddis, Writer & Editor 
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