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Tag Archives: #disney
Anonymous
If I were Lawful Evil, I would write a tome debunking the QAnon connections with the Star Wars mythology and, thus, cement the QAnon connections with the Star Wars mythology.
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Disneyfication
At the stroke of midnight, I shall magically transform into a Disney employee.
Toponyms II
One of my favorite parts of the urban planning museum was a sleepy exhibit on one of my favorite things: toponyms! My first visit to Shanghai back in 2013, I exhausted my Chinese coworkers by constantly asking them what every … Continue reading
Imagineered
One of the things that wore me down most about living in Shanghai was my inability to escape into nature. I loved being able to hike up into the forested hills around the West Lake. A stone path vying with Nature. This … Continue reading
Design II
The terminal station of Line 11 has a beautiful mix of Disney characters, Shanghai landmarks, and a backdrop (across the tracks) of a violet-hued skyline.
Lego II
The biggest Lego store in the world! Two stories! Awesome set for Shanghai’s castle.Hadn’t seen this before. If you hold a box of a Lego set up to this camera, it projects a 3D model of the built set on … Continue reading
Disneytown
Much like Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure has a Downtown Disney outside the park, Shanghai Disneyland has a Disneytown. It’s a mix of the usual Western brands & chains (Starbucks, Lego, Cheesecake Factory, Build-A-Bear, etc.) and the usual Eastern brands & chains … Continue reading
Terminus XXII
I finally got a picture of the end of Line 11 at the Disney Resort (superseding the previous Line 11 terminus here.) This officially completes my tour of all Shanghai Metro Termini to date! All previous terminus adventures can be found here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, … Continue reading
Vicolo
Travestere is a charming neighborhood just west of the Tiber and south of Vatican City. It had a real sense of Old World charm (or, at minimum, and Imagineered sense of Old World charm.) Like San Sebastiano, here is yet … Continue reading
Padre
At noon on Easter and Christmas, the Pope steps out on the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica and delivers the Urbi et Orbi (“to the City of Rome and to the World”) address and blessing. I got to St. Peter’s … Continue reading
Fontana
The famous Trevi fountain was completed in 1762 but has a much longer, more complicated history. Trevi or “tre vie” was the junction of three roads at the end of the ancient Roman aqueduct of Acqua Vergine named, according to legend, for … Continue reading
Chomp
Singapore is famous for its street food. And by “street food” I mean clean, well-regulated and inspected food shops clustered in specially-designated areas of the city. (William Gibson didn’t title his 1993 article on Singapore “Disneyland with the Death Penalty” … Continue reading
Safari
One of the highlights of Singapore for me was the Night Safari at the Singapore Zoo. There is both a tram ride and several winding walking paths to explore. Be forewarned: what follows is some of the worst wildlife photography … Continue reading