L’ Originale Alfredo di Roma Ristorante Recipe...

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The first time I ever had Italian food was at this very restaurant. It was by far my favorite place to eat at WDW. I was so sad to see it leave in 2007. They couldn't compromise with Disney to make it work unfortunately. There are other locations of this restaurant in NYC, & Rome. I went to the one in NYC on my last trip there & the alfredo was still amazing! I remember my first time at Alfredo's in Epcot & the server yelled at me for cutting my pasta! HAHA

Us at NYC Alfredo's in 2009

Image from yesterland.com of view as you walked into Alfredo's of them making fresh pasta!

I have made this Alfredo recipe many times. It is so simple! It really does add to the flavor if you use Plugra butter. This is just butter with higher fat content. I normally find that at Wegman's or Super Target Grocery stores by me. I just made it with regular butter this time around & it was still yummy! reheats well as well. :)


Cooking Video: https://youtu.be/BHv0R1qksIY







The plug Butter really makes this recipe amazing!

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A Villains Park You Say?

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My dream for the WDW Property would be to build a villains theme park! It was a rumor right before I left my disney internship. It would compete against Islands Of Adventure. I like IOA but it just isn't themed as well as Disney. There could be a coaster where Maleficent dragon from Sleeping Beauty could chase you with her flames! Another attraction could be a stellar water ride with Ursula from The Little Mermain something that no one has ever seen before? There could be Marvel Comics section of the park. Haven't you always wondered what it would feel like to swing from webs like Spiderman to save the day? I think a ride like that would be amazing! Of course they would have character dining with your favorite Marvel characters! This would be a huge market for the little boys out there. Another idea would be a Batman vs. Joker ride. Remember the scene with the huge Eighteen Wheeler? Maybe a 3-d combined with an actual ride? There could be a cute Captain Hook ride kind of like POC? Also a magic carpet ride away from Jafar that is kind of like Indiana Jones ride at DL but better? 


What would your idea be? 

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How Disney helped my Career

I never thought that interning at Disney would be a great thing for my career. I graduated in 2002 with a two year degree in Hospitality Mgmt. Degree. After 9/11 my hours at the resort I worked at were cut to one day a week?! I couldn't survive off of that & had to find a job elsewhere. I ended up temping at theState Department to get some office experience. My temp assignment ended & I had to find a new job fast. I ended up getting an interview with a government contractor. They loved that I had Disney on my resume. They kept asking me if my "Mousters" Degree was a typo on my resume. HAHA. In  interviews I got asked the most random questions because I had Disney on my resume but it helped me get my foot in the door of a great job. I haven't looked back since. If I could make the same salary I do now at WDW I would leave in a heartbeat! Even if you get a job working Quick Service as an intern take it! Disney always looks great on a resume no matter what job you had there & will open doors for you that normally wouldn't be.

T-Rex Downtown Disney Review...

On our last trip Monika begged me to give T-Rex a shot for a late lunch. I thought it was a place for just kids but I was wrong. We were a walk-in reservation. We ordered 2 beers & they came to us in these huge frozen goblets!  The bar area was really cool with a rather large aquarium. We ate in the main dining area & there was an awesome ice cave room behind us. Every so often the mechanical dinosaurs would go off & the ice room would "shake" & light up. It was pretty cool!

I did not expect to find my favorite beer here plus in a HUGE goblet!

I got the chicken fried steak which was awesome while Monika got a burger. I wasn't expecting much but it was really good as was hers! It is very loud in the restaurant & some of the booths are next to the dinosaurs so beware of that if you have smaller children who would be afraid. Overall we loved it & would definitely go back!

So, what about Shanghai?

They haven't even finished Shanghai's Disneyland, but it appears that the Haunted Mansion hasn't been placed anywhere yet.  That was the same situation for Hong Kong's Disneyland, but it is now established that Mystic Manor will be placed in Mystic Point (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystic_Manor_%28Hong_Kong_Disneyland%29).  That continues the tradition of placing a Haunted Mansion-type attraction in a different area in every Disneyland/Magic Kingdom.

Disneyland - New Orleans Square

Magic Kingdom (WDW) - Liberty Square

Tokyo - Fantasyland

Paris - Frontierland

Hong Kong - Mystic Point

So, what about Shanghai?  Shanghai's Disneyland Park has some interesting departures from the design of other parks as noted at Screamscape (http://www.screamscape.com/html/shanghai_disneyland.htm).  Currently, the bits and pieces show Main Street is Mickey Avenue and Fantasyland, Tomorrowland and Adventureland are there though the latter two are in a reversed orientation with respect to their relative placement in other parks.  There is also an open "green area."  Screamscape also reported a "Toy Story Playland."  If anyone can resolve the more writing on the map (or read Chinese) be my guest (http://www.screamscape.com/html/shanghaidl_1.htm)

If one had to place a Haunted Mansion within the park without constructing an additional land, what's available and what's probable?  Fantasyland would duplicate Tokyo.  None of the other lands exist in the current configuration.  At present, that leaves Mickey Avenue, Tomorrowland, Adventureland and Toy Story Playland.  Mickey Avenue does not appear to have a location where the large show building could be placed and themed.  Toy Story Playland appears to be specifically themed in much the same way Cars Land is dedicated at Disney California Adventure.

We're left with Tomorrowland and Adventureland.  So, let's Blue Sky those.  

Tomorrowland could have a Haunted Station which has been taken over by scary extraterrestrials.  Space ghosts?  Disneyland has a "Ghost Galaxy" overlay at Halloween, so it's not unprecedented.  I do like the idea of redoing the three hitchhiking ghosts at the end.  They could be little blue holograms of Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Yoda trying to get back Star Tours.  I'm sure George Lucas will sign another licensing agreement, right?  

Adventureland could have a Haunted Temple.  Maybe it's an ancient tomb that's been found by explorers who released some ancient evil.  The precedent for that is the Temple of the Forbidden Eye at Disneyland.  I'm sure Spielberg will sign another licensing agreement, right?

- Jeff C.

The Top Ten Questions Cast Member Questions...

When people find out that I used to be a CM they tend to ask me a lot of questions. Be it co-workers or just random strangers. I thought I'd do a Q&A section of those questions. :)

1) Do you still get a discount? -Unfortunately no. All of my friends have moved on from working for the mouse. :) 

2) Did you ever get to see the tunnels? -Yes, I worked at MK & got to walk in them ever day. :) 

3) Are there tunnels under Epcot?- I know Epcot has a small tunnel underground one part of that park that I saw before but only once. :) 

4) Did you ever get homesick?- Working at WDW was actually my first time away from home. My mom used to mail me letters & boxes with mac & cheese,peanut butter,Captain Crunch etc... Whenever I felt homesick I would go to MK & ride Space Mt. then go see Mickey & that always cheered me up immediately! :)

5) Did you ever interact with adult guests at WDW? Some new guy at work asked me this & it confused me. Yes, WDW is for kids but a lot of adult guests go there w/o children as well. Of course I interacted with everyone be it child or adult. I loved meeting people from all over the world. He told me he thought it was weird when he saw CM's interacting with adults when he was there recently... It was his first time there so I'll give him some slack for asking it :) 

6)Is Vista Way a 24/7 party?- Yes, a million times yes! Living at VW was the best time of my life & I made life long friends there.

7) Did anyone get terminated that you knew?-My friend Kris got terminated for having an AMAZING party at VW. I'll blog about it another time. :) My neighbor's friend got terminated for getting caught trying to steal a little figurine from the World of Disney. How dumb was that?! 

8)Where did the interns go to have fun besides the parks?- Thursday nights were free to CM's at Pleasure Island. This was back in the day when PI was actually busy & fun! We had so much fun dancing & drinking. I remember the days of getting those jello shots in syringes or doing shots down the ice luge! It is so sad to see PI closed.

9)When was your first visit to Disney?- I was born in Orange County,CA so I grew up going to DL all the time. My first time to WDW wasn't until I was in 8th grade for spring break.

10)Did you "know" Mickey Mouse.- I lived next door to Mickey. :) 

Please feel free to comment or email me more questions & I'd love to answer more questions for anyone. :)