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Len Testa

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Disneyland? You mean Walt Disney World 0.1?

Publications: bit.ly/2RsSwsk and amzn.to/2BY0907

Computer Scientist interested in travel and healthcare problems.
Email: len@touringplans.com

North Carolina A&T State University (twice)

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They know what they're doing. I'll say that. Talking about it on Monday's show.

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Oh, thanks to @bioreconstruct.bsky.social, here's the room with a view of Disney's Grand Floridian. The resort would've sat between the TTC and the Contemporary, and Bio captured that view for this photo.

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After finding the blueprints for Disney's unbuilt Mediterranean Resort, I had one of the room plans rendered in 3D. Here's where we're at so far. This was 1989-90, so the bed and bath designs should be from that era. Video fly-through soon.

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Have you seen the VIP tour survey that went out a few days ago?

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In WDW? Meh. In DLR it's part of the history of the ride, and is totally cool.

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I've contacted the author and four WSJ folks. Crickets.

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Here's me with archive songs for never-built Disney theme park attractions:

The American Adventure's original concept
Universe of Energy before Exxon sponsorship
EPCOT's Africa pavilion
Enchanted Snow Palace - The story that would become Frozen

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

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Here's a resource: www.disneycds.com/categories

I don't see anything for DCL there.

I have one audio track, titled "Walt Disney World - Disney Cruise Line - Across the Sea.mp3", dated July 30, 2006. Not sure if that's a lead for anything.

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You know, I saw Horizon this weekend. As a fan of American westerns, it's not The Searchers or High Noon. Or Silverado, for that matter. But it wasn't terrible. A couple of the stories are solid. I'd see the other movies.

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Today, it's a different type of Tomorrow Society Podcast episode. I dive into everything I like and don't like about Disney's new Lightning Lane Multipass (and Single Pass service). I'd love to hear what you think of these upcoming changes from Disney! tomorrowsociety.com/disney-light...

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NEW: This week the SATURDAY SIX checks out CINESATIONAL!

We look at the history of lagoon shows at Universal before diving in to the best nighttime spectacular the park has ever had. Water screens + music + lasers + fireworks + DRONES = E-Ticket.

Link: touringplans.com/blog/the-sat...

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I’m going to steal this line and speak well of you.

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YOU AGREED WHEN YOU ATE THAT CHURRO HOWIE.

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Interesting story on a woman who allegedly died from an allergic reaction after eating at Disney Springs.

Disney says that the family signed up for a trial of the Disney+ streaming service, which mandates arbitration for disputes with Disney & affiliates.

floridapolitics.com/archives/682...

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I assume there are multiple backups in caves, abandoned mines, and an always-flying B-52 Stratofortress.

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Jim Hill and @lentesta.bsky.social had some kind things to say about my work on Parkendium after I passed along this document and continued the fireworks conversation. Len went on and on about the work indexing takes (which, true).

Unfortunately, this was one of 500k files in my incoming folder. 😅

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I did indeed. Thanks for listening!

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So happy to support this effort! Please ensure I'm not eligible for the Chris Cox minreading thing. He's still in therapy from the last time he had a peek inside my head. Wouldn't want the poor lad to suffer more.

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In the cover image, are you the one on the left or the right?

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Now available for preorder wherever you buy books, the Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando 2025 edition will feature lots of info to prep for Epic Universe! (Peep the co-author!)

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Gosh, this photo looks familiar... (2025 Unofficial Guide is in pre-sale in some online sites.)

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Beat me to it. I was going with 'crypt' because it's one syllable.

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In celebration of my new book, IT'S THE GREAT STORM, TOM THE DANCING BUG, The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug 2020-2023, I've added two new t-shirt designs, from two of the comics in the book. ($14 sale)
tomthedancingbug.threadless.com

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Possibly. But if those are different back-end systems (and they almost certainly are), then the question is "Is it worth paying programmers, compliance people, etc., to make this happen, for the amount of money we're going to make from each country?" And I'm guessing that's a no.

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My guess is they don't want to deal with the headaches of multi-country sales taxes.

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Made a left turn at Albuquerque and found these construction plans for Disney's unbuilt Mediterranean Resort in WDW. Was supposed to go between the TTC and Contemporary. Plans circa 1990.

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Fortunately, every single person landing at Terminal A is a native English speaker at the top of their daily mental powers.

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Sign at Orlando's train from Terminal A to baggage claim. With the different font sizes and styles, does this sign mean ... 1) Don't board this train. It IS going to gates 100-129, not baggage claim. 2) This IS NOT the way to gates 100-129, if you're looking for a train there.

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A closing of "May your interests align with the Court's selective interpretations," might be fun.

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If you ever need a kidney, I already 100% know from this that we're compatible.

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Carnage a Trois for the third film!

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Loved everything about this story!

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Our excellent dinner and conversation restored my faith in this country. I mean that. Thank you!

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The audacity of these machines!

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Thanks for using the book! That was 5 years before I joined the team and … 13 years before coauthoring? Wow.

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On a scale from 1 to "the level of hell experienced by those who don't return their shopping carts properly", how hot is it?

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When this happened to me in April, I wrote a paper letter to my pharmacy's Chief Customer Experience Officer saying (in short) "Brain scrampled. What do?" The CCEO contacted my local pharmacy, who called my PCP, listed the alternate ADD meds in stock, and we agreed on one of those. 2 weeks.

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Pharmacy texts: Day 1: Your dr must explain again why u need these meds. Give us 3-5 days. Day 6: We're out of those. Ask ur dr for something else Day 7: Your meds will be here next week Day 14: Meds are here Day 14 + 1 hour: Len, pick up your meds Day 14 + 2 hours: PICK UP YOUR MEDS LEN!!

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When I steal this line, know that I was thinking well of you as I did.

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So incredibly, unfathomably, I was invited to a media event in Disney World. Please don’t hate me for the myriad of reasons you could for that sentence. I’ll do some posting here to show what that’s like.

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