Today is International
Talk Like A Pirate Day. That’s right, Talk Like A Pirate Day. I am sitting here
trying to think about a way to type like a pirate but it’s not type like a
pirate day so it just seems ridiculous. This is one of my students’ favorite holidays
that I share with them. I hear a lot of “rrrrr’s” and “mateys” and “walk the
planks.” But, if you were at Walt Disney World, you could talk like a pirate,
dress like a pirate and ride Pirates of the Caribbean, all within the confines
of The Magic Kingdom. “Yo-Ho, Yo-Ho, a pirate’s life for me.”
On this date in 1928,
one of the greatest humans to ever live on Earth, Adam West, was born in Walla
Walla, Washington. Even his town of birth is perfect. Younger audience members
know him as the mayor on Family Guy while
those of my age remember his as Batman. West is also in my favorite Disney
movie, Meet the Robinsons, as Uncle
Art, the super pizza delivery guy and he played Ace in Chicken Little. Take a little walk down Main Street U. S. A. and
look for the mayor, just think how much cooler he’d be if he were Adam West.
Jeremy Irons was born
in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England on this date in 1948. When I first visited
WDW, Irons was the narrator of Spaceship Earth at EPCOT and he also portrayed
H. G. Wells in The Timekeeper. Most Disney fans will recognize him as the voice
of Scar in The Lion King but, as a
big Bruce Willis fan, I always think of him as Alan Rickman’s brother in Die Hard: With a Vengeance. Visit EPCOT,
ride Spaceship Earth and take a recording of Irons’ narrative. You might be
surprised how much has changed.
Ernie Sabella was born on this day in 1949 in
Westchester, New York. Sabella is Pumbaa, the warthog. How cool is that?
Sabella has played Pumbaa in a host of shows and games for Disney. Go to The
Animal Kingdom and enjoy Festival of the Lion King.
Remember, your best excuse is always: waiting
for your dreams to come true.
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