A Vincent-Phoenix

@MousePlanet CEO, writer & photographer. Foster/Adopt parent & advocate. Scout mom. Fierce 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ally. Never gets enough sleep.

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Happy birthday @mrdaps !

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My youngest and I are coming back to @Disneyland for the 4th of July, and I'm amused that our flights cost $1776

I mean, horrified, because OH MY HECK fuel surcharges, but $1776 was amusing.

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Bye for now @Disneyland ! I survived two missions on Smugglers Run this morning, but now it’s time to fly. See you in 5 weeks!

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We often joke about Disney “finding a box” of merchandise days / weeks / months after a product release, but this is wild.

Has a run of DCA 1.0 hats been in some forgotten storage realm since 2001, or did Disney inexplicably recreate this for fun & nostalgia?

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Boom! Back @Disneyland for a few days to see everything I can see. Welcome home, indeed!

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We've waited so long for this! I hope they win #5 so they can end the series at home Thursday.

[ESPN @espn]

Anaheim picks up the vital Game 4 dub on home ice to knot this series 2-2 vs. Vegas 🦆

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@olegc @AnaheimDucks @ChipotleTweets @DetroitRedWings Oh, I’m informed it’s a MIGHTY Ducks (movie) jersey.

There have been some cool jerseys over the years. Pippin doesn’t have one; he wanted the ugly holiday sweaters instead.

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Representing the @AnaheimDucks at @ChipotleTweets in Michigan. We’re surrounded by folks in @DetroitRedWings jerseys, but WE know which team is in the playoffs…

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@olegc @AnaheimDucks @ChipotleTweets @DetroitRedWings It’s his favorite. Merry has a Selanne jersey, Samwise has a multi-signature jersey gifted to us by friends, and I’m just in whatever was left over. Someone just walked in wearing an Oregon Ducks jersey, which was cool.

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@Alanis @StreamOnMax Perfect song choice, perfect performance, no notes.

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Unpacking more boxes and came across my @toystory 2 Jessie Doll from the National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame. I picked her up on a whim during a visit to @Pixar, and honestly forgot I had her. (How on-brand for her character).

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Our generation has so many “where were you?” moments - the Regan assassination attempt, Challenger, 9/11. Our kids get to reminisce about Covid and (gestures broadly) whatever the hell this is now.

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In case another GenX voice is needed: we absolutely watched it live. My 9th gr bio teacher had been a finalist in the Teacher in Space program, and we were in her classroom for the launch. I remember the other teachers rushing in after the explosion, and being sent to PE

[Physics Geek @physicsgeek]

I know it's been 40 years and some of you were still sperm in your father, but all y'all screeching NO KIDS WATCHED THE CHALLENGER EXPLOSION are not only stupid, you're pig ignorant.

1) A teacher was on board as an astronaut
2) Lot of teachers wheeled TVs into their classrooms so that kids could watch a teacher fly into space.
3) Those kids saw the Challenger explode

One of the worst videos I saw was of Christa McAuliffe's (the teacher in question) classroom -with a sub teacher- watching the video as the Challenger exploded.

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I’ll never forget that day, but even so I didn’t really recognize the anxiety I felt watching the launch last night until I saw other people talking about it. The way I held my breath when the video feed cut over suddenly, and looked for Artemis news when I woke up today.

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@olegc @MousePlanet @Disneyland I want it, but don’t have a spare $600. Maybe they’ll release a postcard. :o)

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@jeffgordonla Paris weather is nuts. We once got on “it’s a small world” in sunshine, and returned with it snowing outside. Your photo brings back memories!

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For further context, these were families who came to see a new Pixar film opening weekend, but didn’t know enough to stay for the mid- and post-credit scenes. So not the rabid fanbase who clap for the Pixar logo.

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Took my family to see #Hoppers last night, and it was every bit as good as I’d hoped. But most telling to me was the genuine round of applause after the movie, from a small town midwestern audience (vs. an LA fanboi crowd). @Pixar

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My guess, having only seen the official and media photos, is that Disney spent all of their $$$ and effort on the public spaces, and left the staterooms as originally planned.

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I didn’t read the captions fully, and wondered why they’d let you tour a crew cabin. I’m shocked and frankly disappointed in how plain and utilitarian these rooms are.

[Scott Gustin @ScottGustin]

Inside Stateroom

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Before anyone @ me, I’m aware that there are other options on this ship. That said, a stateroom should be a place to relax, and that room doesn’t even look comfortable. I’ve done 7-night and 14-night cruises in an inside stateroom - I wouldn’t book this for me.