Sometimes, the internet presents some amazing finds. 

Irvin Kershner, Frank Oz, Kathryn Mullen, Jim Henson and Gary Kurtz with Miss Piggy, Yoda and Kermit on the set of The Empire Strikes Back.

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Chingon...

I know I've posted this before... but it's such a great video. When you put it all on the line and your idol says - "YES."

Some people say it was staged. I like to think when you work hard, are determined and the right opportunity presents itself... you take it. 

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WDW/DCL Pre-Planning Spreadsheet

I created this pre-planning tool because I'm an ultra planner when it comes to Disney Vacations. In order to get the best experience possible out of your vacation, you really need to PRE-PLAN and be on top of ALL the scheduled dates for planning, have backups to your dining plans (if and when they sell out) and have a strategy for FastPass+ reservations. You need to take advantage of extra magic hours, be mindful of special events (e.g. Mickey's Very Merry) and simply know what your Plan A, B, C and even D will be WHEN things get full.

There are plenty of itinerary planning resources out on the intertubes. DisneyWorld.com even has their My Disney Experience planning area which is an invaluable companion to this pre-planning tool. This is not meant to replace that. In fact, if you plan on using this tool, you will need to modify it yourself to suit your vacation needs.  This PRE-PLANNING tool helps you visualize all of the activity you want to have and have your alternates in place. Then, you'll switch to something like My Disney Experience for your actual visit. This helped me understand how much we were doing, not be oversubscribed and to have a planning strategy for when it came time to actually book items.

How to use this tool:  Open up the "Dashboard" tab and enter your vacation dates. In the example provided, this family is going to arrive at WDW for 1 night, go on the cruise ship, then spend a week at Walt Disney World. The nice thing about entering your dates here is that all of the important dates are automagically calculated and displayed below. You'll see when you can book dining, FastPass+, CruiseShip activities, etc. On the DisneyCruise and Disneyworld tabs, you'll basically see a planning grid. 

I use a simple color-coded scheme with my planning:  Yellow Box / Red Type is Planned but unconfirmed activity Green Box / Black Type is Confirmed activity (reservation # in My Disney Experience) Blue Box / Black Type is Confirmed Park/Cruise general activity.  Basically, anything in red is unconfirmed. Anything in Green/black is confirmed.

Feel free to make a copy of this spreadsheet for your own use.If you have any suggestions for improving, please send them along!Have fun in your planning! 

Mark

Spreedsheet - https://goo.gl/icNmnJ

(photo credit: Scott Sanders http://disneycruiselineblog.com/2012/06/its-all-in-the-details-classic-funnel-design/ )

Those who know, know. And knowing is half the battle. The more you know. #Galaga #TheStance #Arcade #GameOn

Perfect. Artist: William Daniel Buller

For those who loved The Martian. Another awesome design from @pacalin.

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