Ron Thompson


Disney Impressions – Using Personal Tech in Walt Disney World Part 3b

April 26, 2013
Disney Impressions – Using Personal Tech in Walt Disney World Part 3b

Welcome back to our evaluation of the new Disney app, My Disney Experience (MDE). We all love visiting The World but almost as much fun is the planning of the trip with family and friends. For some, this might be as simple as walking next door or a few miles away to visit and...
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Disney Impressions – Using Personal Tech in Walt Disney World Part 3a

April 12, 2013
Disney Impressions – Using Personal Tech in Walt Disney World Part 3a

Welcome back to another episode of Disney Impressions – Using Personal Tech in Walt Disney World. This time we will start a two part look at a free app from the Mouse himself called My Disney Experience. So, let’s cut to the chase: if you are only going to have one app on your...
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Planning your Disney Vacation from A(riel) to Z(erg) Part VII

March 29, 2013
Planning your Disney Vacation from A(riel) to Z(erg) Part VII

  Well, we have taken a few side trips to do some Disney Impressions so it’s time to get back to our final post in the Disney Vacation Planning series before heading back into Using Tech at Disney. In this article, I would like to cover several topics including: WDW with Special Needs children...
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Disney Impressions – Using Personal Tech in Walt Disney World Part 2

March 15, 2013
Disney Impressions – Using Personal Tech in Walt Disney World Part 2

This week we continue examining the use of personal tech in the Disney Parks. Over the next several posts, we will look at some of the apps available for iOS, both third party and Disney developed. Some are free, some require a one time purchase and some are subscription. Let’s start with one of...
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Disney Impressions – Using Personal Tech in Walt Disney World Part 1

March 1, 2013
Disney Impressions – Using Personal Tech in Walt Disney World Part 1

Personal technology has created a revolution in the way we work, play and communicate with each other when we are at work, home and on vacation. This is the first in a series of looks at what is available specifically in terms of personal technology usage in the parks. (Note for purposes of this...
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Disney Impressions – Top 10 Romantic Moments from Disney Animated Features

February 15, 2013
Disney Impressions – Top 10 Romantic Moments from Disney Animated Features

Ah! Romance! Regardless of our age from the first crush a child has on a favorite teacher to a couple that have lived a long and full life together, we all feel the emotions of romantic love and are truly touched by scenes from movies that depict it well. So, in honor of Valentine’s...
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Disney Impressions – WDW Marathon Weekend. Is It For You?

February 1, 2013
Disney Impressions – WDW Marathon Weekend. Is It For You?

Marathon Weekend at Walt Disney World, usually held around mid January, has become one of the most anticipated activities by runners and non-runners alike. In this Impressions article I’ll address whether or not Marathon Weekend should be on your list of must-do Disney experiences. A few weeks ago, my adult son and I got...
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Disney Impressions – EPCOT Enhanced Segway Tour

January 18, 2013
Disney Impressions – EPCOT Enhanced Segway Tour

This week while attending Marathon Weekend with my adult son, we had the opportunity to take the new EPCOT Segway Enhanced Tour of that park. I want to tell you why this adventure should be on your list of experiences to do on an upcoming visit to the World. Whenever we visit Walt Disney...
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Disney Impressions – Gaston’s Tavern

January 4, 2013
Disney Impressions – Gaston’s Tavern

We recently visited Gaston’s Tavern in the newly opened New Fantasyland. It adds a new and delightful eating venue to the area. As you can see in the photo, the look of the outside of the tavern is very reminiscent of the location in the movie. There is a fountain out in front with...
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Disney Impressions – Be Our Guest Restaurant

December 2, 2012
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Today I am starting a new column titled “Disney Impressions”. I intend this column to be a personal journal of what I and my family experience at Walt Disney World. Because after all, when we leave WDW and return to our “normal” lives, what we take with us and remember are our impressions of...
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