Running the Walt Disney World Half Marathon – Part 2

By Todd Perlmutter | Published: January 26, 2012

The race through Walt Disney World, continued from last week…

7:00 am

The Sun has begun to rise, and the scene is gorgeous. I start to cry a bit as I realize where I am. I’m about to cross under the “Underwater Bridge” that connects Bay Lake with the Seven Seas Lagoon. The early sunshine is glinting off of Space Mountain and the Contemporary. For the past year I’ve joked with Cheryl about running right here on this very spot. I take a few pictures and then prepare to head underwater by holding my nose, something my father used to have me do at this spot. Moments later an arm comes around me, and I’m caught off guard. It’s Len and Laurel, we talk a bit and pass a few bad jokes back and forth before they run off ahead. I text everyone on Main Street, U.S.A. to let them know I’m coming.

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DFPP 55 – Dead Poets Society

By Todd Perlmutter | Published: January 23, 2012

This week the DFPP team heads to school to check out the local poetry scene, what they discover is that despite all the best intentions of their favorite professor Mr. Keating you can’t hide from life in an old cave in the 1989 drama Dead Poets Society.

Show Notes can be found at http://www.disneyfilmproject.com/2012/01/disney-film-project-podcast-episode-55.html

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Running the Walt Disney World Half Marathon – Part 1

By Todd Perlmutter | Published: January 19, 2012

After more than a year of re-educating both my mind and body towards exercise it was time to put it all to the test. It was time for me to finally run the Walt Disney World Half Marathon. The road I took to get to this point was purely my own. It was paved with the support and love of friends, family, and a community of people online who have been there for me throughout. Running has gone from something that I fought with myself over to the point of making me cry (C25K week 4 was the worst) to something I love and well… still makes me cry.

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DFPP 54 – The Jungle Book

By Todd Perlmutter | Published: January 16, 2012

This week the DFPP team finds themselves in the jungles of India in search of the elusive Wolf-Boy who manages save himself from the claws of the Tiger King with the aid of a bear, a panther, and some fire in the 1967 animated classic The Jungle Book.

Show Notes can be found at http://www.disneyfilmproject.com/2012/01/disney-film-project-podcast-episode-54.html

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DFPP 53 – 102 Dalmatians

By Todd Perlmutter | Published: January 8, 2012

To kick off their second year the DFPP team goes to visit their old friend Cruella in the asylum only to discover she’s out on parole and still obsessed with spots in the 2000 live action sequel to a live action remake of an animated film 102 Dalmatians.

Show Notes can be found at http://www.disneyfilmproject.com/2012/01/disney-film-project-podcast-episode-53.html

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Never Fear Marathon Weekend Is Here

By Todd Perlmutter | Published: January 5, 2012

The time for training is over. Whether you’re walking, running, or cheering, it’s finally here, Marathon Weekend is upon us. Let me take a moment to congratulate you here and now. Oh, sure, none of us have run those races, or braved the morning hours to cheer on the runners just yet. That doesn’t matter because you are right now in the final moments before the races. You’re either already here visiting the parks or about to be. And you’re going to learn what I was surprised to find out just two years ago… this is one of the most magical weekends Walt Disney World has to offer.

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DFPP 52 – 101 Dalmatians

By Todd Perlmutter | Published: January 2, 2012

To finish out their first year the DFPP team has a Close call with Cruella De Vil as they discover her passion for little spotted puppies is about as over the top as the rest of her wardrobe in the 1996 live action remake 101 Dalmatians.

Show Notes can be found at http://www.disneyfilmproject.com/2012/01/disney-film-project-podcast-episode-52.html

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Flying Fish Cafe

By Todd Perlmutter | Published: December 29, 2011

Trips to Walt Disney World are always full of memories that stick with us for a lifetime. Even among those memories certain ones stand out well above the others. I remember a New Years Eve years ago… it was still early in the evening, and it was raining a bit outside. My wife, Cheryl, and I had been looking for a place to eat dinner, and even though we didn’t have an ADR we were looking for something other than counter service. We had been exploring our then new Disney Vacation Club home resort, the BoardWalk Villas, and on a whim we decided to first head into the Flying Fish Cafe.

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DFPP 51 – Cinderella

By Todd Perlmutter | Published: December 26, 2011

This week the DFPP team sets out to help their friend Betsy solve The Case of the Missing Glass Slipper by first reviewing the crime scene footage of her latest encounter with the Wicked Tremaine Gang in the 1950 animated classic Cinderella.

Show Notes can be found at http://www.disneyfilmproject.com/2011/12/disney-film-project-podcast-episode-51.html

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Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort

By Todd Perlmutter | Published: December 22, 2011

Earlier in the month my wife, Cheryl, and I attended the Reunion 2011 event put on by the WDW Today podcast and MEI-Mouse Fan Travel.  While we had booked an event rate stay at Disney’s Pop Century Resort for 4 nights earlier in the year, once all was said and done and fans started tacking on extra meets we decided that we really wanted to be staying an extra night at the front of the trip.  However, we decided this about 5 days before, so we relegated ourselves to finding a deal online.  For this my wife went to what has become a last minute trip fallback for us, BookIt.com.

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