5 Rides You Don’t Want to Miss in Disney World

Walt Disney World is known as the Most Magical Place on Earth, so its not surprising that they are so much more than just an amusement park.

Even if youve been to other theme parks, youll find details on rides and innovation at Disney like youd never expect.

Here are some of the most exciting, unique rides that you can experience at Disney World:

Located in the Animal Kingdom, this ride gives you the chance to experience an African safari without actually being in Africa.

Youll travel through various terrains and areas on board a tram driven by a Disney employee and see a wide variety of animals.

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Something to make you smile

With all the doom and gloom in the travel world have a good old fashioned laugh on us

Pocket Tazer Stun Gun, a great gift for the wife. A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Tazer for their anniversary.

Last weekend I saw something at Larrys Pistol Pawn Shop that sparked my interest.

The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Julie. What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized Tazer.

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People need holidays to keep them relaxed

Expert says that trips are still a necessity even if money is tight for a lot of people.

A holiday is still a necessity for most people in the UK, even if the financial constraints in the country at the moment mean that it can be difficult to afford the sort of holiday that they are used to.

It was revealed in December by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) that most people in the UK would be looking to save money on their holidays this year by looking for something that either offered them better value, or gave them a unique kind of adventure, such as using travel insurance for high octane sporting holidays.

According to one expert though, it does not matter too much where people are heading off to, as the most important thing for most Brits is just having something to look forward to away from work and all the stresses of home.

“There is that sense that you need to get away, you need to look forward to something and January is a time when people get a little bit down. Get more info…

Record traffic figures in 2011: 24 million passengers in the capital region

All-time high of more than 24 million passengers at the airports Tegel and Schoenefeld / 7.7 per cent year-on-year increase in traffic / Air traffic in the capital region better than the national average for the ninth year in a row / Market share at a stable 12 per cent

The number of passengers at the capital airports Tegel and Schoenefeld hit an all-time high of more than 24 million in 2011. A total of 24,033,456 passengers were recorded, 7.7 per cent more than in 2010 and thus better than the average international commercial airport in Germany (up approx. 4.5 per cent on 2010) for the ninth year in a row (source: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen (ADV) – Association of German Commercial Airports). Th

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Tahoe snowboarders can ride Shaun White’s halfpipe

TRUCKEE – Having an Olympic champion call your local ski resort home has its privileges.

A 22-foot-high high, 500-foot-long halfpipe co-designed by snowboarder Shaun White was opened to the public last week at Northstar California, one of Vail Resorts Inc.’s properties formerly called Northstar-at-Tahoe.

The red-haired, two-time Olympic gold medal winner known as the “Flying Tomato” had the superpipe built at the Sierra resort for use in training for upcoming events. Snow Park Technologies based in Verdi, Nev., helped design the superpipe.

“It’s not often that the public gets to ride the same competition-quality pipe that an athlete of Shaun’s caliber trains in,” said Mike Schipani, Northstar’s terrain park manager.

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