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Friday Five: Random References & Reflections

May 11, 2012 / AJRitz / No comments

1. Have you been considering buying one of these cool DISDads.com banner mugs? If so, head on over to our store and use coupon code MUGSNBOTTLES to receive 50% off on your mug purchase. The code is only good today until 4 p.m. Pacific Time.

2. It’s good to know that I’m not the only DISDad who’s addicted to the Disney Animal Kingdom Explorers game on Facebook. Disney bought the game’s developer, Playdom, almost two years ago. But this game, and the also recently released Marvel Avengers Alliance (also a Facebook game) are really the first game releases from Playdom that are so closely tied to Disney properties. I really enjoy playing the Animal Kingdom game with my 5-year-old son. He sits next to me and “helps” with the object finding games and helps choose where to place animals, plants, terrain and objects on the preserve. We have fun, and he even learns a little something about some interesting animals along the way. Come on by and join me, Brian, Carl, Christian, Darcy, Ian, James, Mark, Ryan, Steve – and any other I haven’t already found in the game as we help each other develop our online nature preserves.

3. Congratulations to our intrepid podcast Producer, Joshua Haas, on his college graduation!

4. As I first posted on Sunday, the DISDads Podcast listener line is open again, and we’re especially hoping to receive some calls from the children of DISDads, sharing something about what makes their dad a Disney Dad. You can use the “Call Me” button in the right-hand column of this site to initiate a call, dial us directly at (816) 348-3939, or even just record the message on your own computer and Email a .wav or .mp3 audio file to podcast@disdads.com.

5. Don’t forget to watch tomorrow afternoon/evening for the first round of “Zerf’s WDW Restroom Contest” to post. If you want to be sure to get a notification when a new round of the contest opens, just follow @DisDadsPodcast on Twitter, as I’ll be tweeting each post right after it goes up. This contest features the biggest prize package we’ve ever offered here at DISDads.com, with an estimated retail value of about $150.

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Zerf’s WDW Restroom Contest

May 10, 2012 / AJRitz / 2 comments

Our own Dave Zerfass, a/k/a dvczerfs, has spent more than a year of his life in Walt Disney World on vacations, so he’s developed a unique perspective on what constitutes an “attraction.” And DISDads.com has decided to partner with Dave to sponsor “Zerf’s WDW Restroom Contest.” I’ll let Dave explain, in his own words, from over on the DISDads message boards (text translated for those not conversant in Zerfonics):
“Let me explain. Back some 20-odd years ago, my wife and I would come home from yet another trip to WDW. We would show all our friends and family the photos we had taken. Then, one year, after sitting in front of yet another restroom waiting for my wife to come out, I took a photo of the restroom. When the film got developed (yes, I’m old. I said “film”) there were a few pictures of restrooms. People asked why. I said that I figured I would take pictures of where I spent my vacation, waiting for someone to come out of the restrooms!!!!”

“Over the years, my family and I have had pictures taken in front of every restroom on property! Last October, I was texting with another dad and I sent him a photo and asked, where am i? I have to admit, he was good!!!! So, this trip I decided to run a contest.”

I thought this was a great idea, and offered to combine resources to open the contest up to a wider audience. So here’s the scoop:
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Check out this week’s Disney Film Project Podcast!

May 9, 2012 / AJRitz / No comments

I had the privilege of being asked to join in with the crew over at the Disney Film Project Podcast, for their episode about Disney’s 48th animated feature film, Bolt. It was a nice nudge to re-watch a really good, but often overlooked, Disney film. This has become probably my favorite non-park/travel-focused Disney podcast, and I encourage you to give it a listen, even if not to hear my guest appearance.

Thanks again to Todd Perlmutter, Cheryl Perlmutter and Ryan Kilpatrick for the opportunity; and also to Brianna Alessio for letting me help to keep her seat at the DFPP table warm for her.

Have you seen Bolt? What did you think of it? Any thoughts about my comments about Bolt on the podcast?

Category: Being a DIS Dad, Disney Movies, Pop Culture Reviews /

Monday Poll: Grade the Avengers

May 7, 2012 / AJRitz / 4 comments

The Avengers smashed opening weekend box office records like the Hulk smashing alien invaders. It took in over $200 million just in the U.S. on opening weekend, and has already made another $441.5 million internationally (where it opened a week earlier). That means that The Avengers has already taken in more, in its first week and a half on the market, than any of its precursor superhero films took in during their entire theater runs. So it’s made a lot of cash, but is it worth it? Grade the Avengers, and tell us why you gave it that grade in the comments. Me? I’m already trying to figure out when I can go to see it again!

Grade the Avengers

  • A (56%, 15 Votes)
  • Incomplete - Haven't seen it yet, but plan to. (37%, 10 Votes)
  • B (7%, 2 Votes)
  • C (0%, 0 Votes)
  • D (0%, 0 Votes)
  • F (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 27

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Category: Being a DIS Dad, Disney Movies /

Mom! They’re at it again!

May 6, 2012 / AJRitz / No comments

That would be us DISDads Podcasters. And yes, we’re at it again. We’re putting together another special Father’s Day podcast episode. This time, we’re asking the children of DISDads to call-in and briefly share something about Disney and their dad. (Kids – please get your parents’ permission before calling)! It can be a memory of something Disney-related the child has done with his or her father; something about dad’s Disney obsessions – just about anything that gives us a bit of insight on how our children see their dads connections to Walt Disney World and all things Disney.

How do you do it? You have three options. Option 1 – just click the “Call Me” button on the right side of this web page. Enter your own phone number in the box that comes up, and the widget will connect your phone to the DISDads’ Podcast voice mail. Option 2 – call the DISDads Podcast voice mail line directly at (816) 348-3939. Option 3 – Record the message on your own computer, and Email it to us at podcast@disdads.com. (If you choose option #3, please save the recording as a .wav or .mp3 file. Other file types may present editing problems).

Just send in your messages. We’ll be editing them into the podcast – watch for it to be released on our about June 17, 2012.

Category: Being a DIS Dad, DISDads Podcast /

Dr. Doofenshmirtz and Major Monogram Meet Andrew

April 26, 2012 / AJRitz / One comment
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