I finally got around to checking out the cheat sheets available on [Easy WDW[(http://www.easywdw.com/cheat-sheets/disney-world-cheat-sheets-maps-touring-plans-and-wait-times/). They have all been updated to reflect FastPass+, and are packed full of really good information on how to tour the various parks. My only regret with these sheets is that it look me so long to look at them.
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On a recent episode of the [Mighty Men of Mouse]() podcast, the guys answered my “3 Good Minutes” request[^fn1] for a mini-MMomM book club. Here is a listing of the books the guys recommended:[^fn2]
## Dutch’s World War II Recommendations
* The Last European War: September 1939 – December 1941
* The Duel: The Eighty-Day Struggle Between Churchill and Hitler
* The Duel: The Eighty-Day Struggle Between Churchill and Hitler
* Five Days in London: May 1940
* Five Days in London, May 1940
* Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945
* Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-45
* Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 (Vintage)
* Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
* The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1941-1945
* The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1941-1945
### Bonus World War I Selection
* The Guns of August: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic About the Outbreak of World War I
## Kip’s Recommendations
* The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century
* Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
* Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed: Revised Edition
## Russ’ Recommendations
* The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy
* The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy
* Seven Seconds or Less: My Season on the Bench with the Runnin’ and Gunnin’ Phoenix Suns
* Seven Seconds or Less: My Season on the Bench with the Runnin’ and Gunnin’ Phoenix Suns
* When the Game Was Ours
[^fn1]: Basically, if you leave MMoM an iTunes review, they will give you three good minutes on whatever topic you like. If you need a suggestion for what they should talk about for *your* three good minutes, may I suggest the new WWE Network?
[^fn2]: If a Kindle version of the book is available, and I could link to it, I included that as a separate line item.
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New Trailers for Star Wars – Rebels
I have my fingers crossed that this is going to be good.
Now, instead of trying to line up at 10:30am for the 11:00m am entry, you can just go there directly at rope drop. Unfortunately, if you want to meet Anna and Elsa without having to wait 2 hours, you should plan on making them your first stop.
The Disney Parks blog unveiled the awesome, steampunk inspired, Maleficent float that will be a part of the Festival of Fantasy parade. It looks looks really, really cool.
It looks like the Spice Road table is going to be opening quite soon. The [menu looks quite good](http://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/spice-road-table/menus/10jan2014-spice-road-table-menu.htm#.UtAhjqmhbiI.twitter)[^f0059], and I bet it is going to be a great place to watch Illuminations.[^f0250]
[WDW Magic](http://www.wdwmagic.com) also has some [pictures of the venue itself](http://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/spice-road-table/galleryindex/10jan2014-spice-road-table-construction-complete/20186.htm).
[^f0250]: If you can get a spot, of course.
[^f0059]: I am particularly interested in the fried calamari and lamb sliders.
This list is spot on. As Dutch Lomborowski of [Mighty Men of Mouse](http://mightymenofmouse.blogspot.com) once said, “rope drop matters people!”
Really cool behind the scenes pictures of the new floats arriving. The Tangled float looks really awesome.
The meet and greet was originally supposed to go through January 4th, but has now been extended to last until January 31st[^f1203].
For anyone who wants to meet Anna and Elsa, I highly recommend being in line at 10:30am (for the 11:00am meeting session.) The amount of people that can be admitted for a given session is very short, so if you miss this first session, it could be a very, very long wait.
[^f1203]: I would not be surprised if it was extended again, too.
With the opening of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train ride (hopefully) only a couple of months away, Nick at *Theme Park Tourist* has put together a nice preview of what to expect.
After all this time, I cannot be more excited to try this ride out.
Over at *Touring Plans*, Daisy Lauren gives an excellent recap (including photos and video) of what New Year’s Eve night is like at Epcot. If you are at all interested in seeing what the crowd levels are like on the busiest day of the year, than I highly recommend giving it a looks.
[Inside the Magic](http://www.insidethemagic.net) has posted a listing of their *10 Most Popular Disney Videos* from the past year. Some of my favorites include:
* The *Frozen* World of Color segment from Disneyland;
* The *Transformers* walking around during the Transformers ride opening; and
* Merida officially becoming a Disney Princess.[^note]
Take some time this New Year’s Eve to watch a couple of these videos remember all the cool things that happened the past year.
[^note]: Now all we need is for Princess Leia to be get her coronation.
These look really cool. I think Rapunzel’s tower is my favorite.
This should be interesting. If this goes on through the Christmas week, I would imagine that we have seen the end of “paper” Fastpass at the Animal Kingdom.
It costs the same as the “Photopass+” offering that it replaces. On the plus side, it allows unlimited downloads of pictures taken during your trip, instead of the one huge bundle download at the end, like the old offering did.
We plan on knocking out a few of these on our honeymoon.
I hear this is one of the reasons for the Star Wars Land delay as well.
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Easter Eggs in Frozen
I love how much detail Disney puts into its movies. These are great.
I know this will be bother some people, but, as someone who will be (*hopefully*) staying at the Beach Club in a few months, this makes me happy.
We call the dog Indiana.