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If you've ever been to Pop Century, you're familiar with the huge icons at the front of the resort representing the decades of the "Classic Years." Here's a link to an earlier post to refresh your memory. But you may...

JDVM www.ownerslocker.com <p><big>If you've ever been to Pop Century, you're familiar with the huge icons at the front of the resort representing the decades of the "Classic Years." Here's a <a href="http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/2009/10/the_decades_at_disneys_pop_cen.html">link to an earlier post </a>to refresh your memory.</big></p> <p> <span style="display: inline" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"> <img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 20px; display: block" class="mt-image-center" alt="VFPV Pop 60blog.JPG" width="448" height="336" src="http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/VFPV%20Pop%2060blog.JPG" /> </span> </p> <p><big>But you may not have noticed that the back of the main resort building, Classic Hall, also has huge icons representing the decades including this tie dye 60. You would think that something this big and colorful would be hard to miss but I noticed it for the first time today...and the purple van is at Pop Century at least once every day! There's just a lot to see at this resort. </p> <p>To check this out, exit the lobby from the rear and head to the main pool and then turn around...as you face the rear of Classic Hall, it will be on your left...<br /> john</p> <p>If you'd like to be notified by e-mail when a new Everyday Adventure Of The Purple Van is posted, you can subscribe here:</p> <form style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:3px;text-align:center;" action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=OwnersLockerBlog', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"><p>Enter your email address:</p><p><input type="text" style="width:140px" name="email"/></p><input type="hidden" value="OwnersLockerBlog" name="uri"/><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"/><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><p>Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></p></form> <p><a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/pop-century-resort/">Disney's Pop Century Resort </a>is located in <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/">Walt Disney World</a>.</p> <p>click <a href="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/jdvm1/VFPVPop60.jpg">here</a> for a high resolution version of this photo.</p> <p>The Everyday Adventures Of The Purple Van is brought to you by <a href="http://www.ownerslocker.com">Owner's Locker</a> and <a href="http://www.magicstrollers.com">Magic Strollers</a>.<br /> j</big></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OwnersLockerBlog/~4/JI0DNWCJ1So" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/2010/09/tie_dye_60_at_disneys_pop_cent.html tag:www.ownerslocker.com,2010:/blog//3.479 2010-09-13T01:28:02Z 2010-09-13T02:09:03Z

It seems like I'm always going on about what a hidden gem Coronado Springs is. This carved wooden horse is just one more reason to put this resort on your list. This horse it on your immediate left as you...

JDVM www.ownerslocker.com <p><big>It seems like I'm always going on about what a hidden gem Coronado Springs is. This carved wooden horse is just one more reason to put this resort on your list.</big></p> <p> <span style="display: inline" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"> <img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 20px; display: block" class="mt-image-center" alt="VFPV Coronado Horseblog.JPG" width="336" height="448" src="http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/VFPV%20Coronado%20Horseblog.JPG" /> </span> </p> <p><big>This horse it on your immediate left as you enter the main El Centro building at Coronado Springs. It's about five feet tall. But, there are so many things that catch your eye in this lobby that it's easy to miss something as big as this horse. In fact, it's a lot easier to see going out of the lobby than it is coming in.</p> <p>So often, we're so anxious to get to our room or to a park that a lobby is just a place to dash in and dash out of. I think the lobbies at the Disney resorts are destinations worth a visit and this is just one more reason to slow down and enjoy the atmosphere the imagineers have created. You don't need a park pass and there's never a line to get in...<br /> john</p> <p><a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/coronado-springs-resort/">Disney's Coronado Springs Resort</a> is located in <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/">Walt Disney World</a>.</p> <p>click <a href="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/jdvm1/VFPVCoronadoHorse.jpg">here</a> for a high resolution version of this photo.</p> <p>The Everyday Adventures Of The Purple Van is brought to you by <a href="http://www.ownerslocker.com">Owner's Locker</a> and <a href="http://www.magicstrollers.com">Magic Strollers</a>.<br /> j</p> <p>If you'd like to be notified by e-mail when a new Everyday Adventure Of The Purple Van is posted, you can subscribe here:</p> <form style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:3px;text-align:center;" action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=OwnersLockerBlog', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"><p>Enter your email address:</p><p><input type="text" style="width:140px" name="email"/></p><input type="hidden" value="OwnersLockerBlog" name="uri"/><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"/><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><p>Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></p></form></big> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OwnersLockerBlog/~4/XWQ7aBY5790" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/2010/09/carved_wooden_horse_at_disneys.html tag:www.ownerslocker.com,2010:/blog//3.478 2010-09-10T21:03:05Z 2010-09-10T21:19:24Z

This is a hand painted cartoon cel that hangs in the lobby of the Polynesian. There's a brass plaque beneath it that reads, "This xerographic-line, hand painted cel has been recreated from Scene 1 of the 1937 Mickey Mouse cartoon...

JDVM www.ownerslocker.com <p><big>This is a hand painted cartoon cel that hangs in the lobby of the Polynesian.</big></p> <p> <span style="display: inline" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"> <img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 20px; display: block" class="mt-image-center" alt="VFPV Poly cartoon cellblog.JPG" width="440" height="336" src="http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/VFPV%20Poly%20cartoon%20cellblog.JPG" /> </span> </p> <p><big>There's a brass plaque beneath it that reads, "This xerographic-line, hand painted cel has been recreated from Scene 1 of the 1937 Mickey Mouse cartoon short <em>Hawaiian Holiday</em>: Mickey strums a steel guitar as he watches Minnie dance the hula. Limited Edition of 500 1991"</p> <p>You can find the <em>Hawaiian Holiday</em> cel on the ground floor of the Polynesian in the right rear of the lobby, between the elevators...<br /> john</p> <p>If you'd like to be notified by e-mail when a new Everyday Adventure Of The Purple Van is posted, you can subscribe here:</p> <form style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:3px;text-align:center;" action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=OwnersLockerBlog', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"><p>Enter your email address:</p><p><input type="text" style="width:140px" name="email"/></p><input type="hidden" value="OwnersLockerBlog" name="uri"/><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"/><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><p>Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></p></form> <p><a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/polynesian-resort/">Disney's Polynesian Resort</a> is located in <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/">Walt Disney World</a>.</p> <p>click <a href="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/jdvm1/VFPVPolycartooncell.jpg">here</a> for a high resolution version of this photo.</p> <p>The Everyday Adventures Of The Purple Van is brought to you by <a href="http://www.ownerslocker.com">Owner's Locker</a> and <a href="http://www.magicstrollers.com">Magic Strollers</a>.<br /> j</big></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OwnersLockerBlog/~4/xBN09mgEfq8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/2010/09/hawaiian_holiday_at_disneys_po.html tag:www.ownerslocker.com,2010:/blog//3.477 2010-09-10T00:18:15Z 2010-09-10T00:36:34Z

This is part of the check-in desk at Port Orleans French Quarter. The building is called the Mint and the check-in area is designed to look like bank teller windows. But, look closely at the railings between the windows... ......they...

JDVM www.ownerslocker.com <p><big>This is part of the check-in desk at Port Orleans French Quarter. The building is called the Mint and the check-in area is designed to look like bank teller windows.</big></p> <p> <span style="display: inline" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"> <img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 20px; display: block" class="mt-image-center" alt="VFPV French Quarter notesblog.JPG" width="448" height="240" src="http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/VFPV%20French%20Quarter%20notesblog.JPG" /> </span> </p> <p><big>But, look closely at the railings between the windows...<br /> ......they form a five line musical staff...<br /> ...and the notes?<br /> ...the opening bars to "When the Saints Go Marching In"...of course...<br /> john</p> <p><a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/port-orleans-resort-french-quarter/">Disney's Port Orleans French Quarter Resort</a> is located in <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/">Walt Disney World</a>.</p> <p>click <a href="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/jdvm1/VFPVFrenchQuarternotes.jpg">here</a> for a high resolution version of this photo.</p> <p>The Everyday Adventures Of The Purple Van is brought to you by <a href="http://www.ownerslocker.com">Owner's Locker</a> and <a href="http://www.magicstrollers.com">Magic Strollers</a>.<br /> j</p> <p>If you'd like to be notified by e-mail when a new Everyday Adventure Of The Purple Van is posted, you can subscribe here:</p> <form style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:3px;text-align:center;" action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=OwnersLockerBlog', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"><p>Enter your email address:</p><p><input type="text" style="width:140px" name="email"/></p><input type="hidden" value="OwnersLockerBlog" name="uri"/><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"/><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><p>Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></p></form></big> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OwnersLockerBlog/~4/CvtkV02hexk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/2010/09/when_the_saints_go_marching_in.html tag:www.ownerslocker.com,2010:/blog//3.476 2010-09-08T23:11:29Z 2010-09-08T23:59:12Z

In case you haven't guessed already, there are a few hints which can help you figure out which resort has these chairs in the lobby. There's the modern rug for one. I think there are only two resort lobbies with...

JDVM www.ownerslocker.com <p><big>In case you haven't guessed already, there are a few hints which can help you figure out which resort has these chairs in the lobby. There's the modern rug for one. I think there are only two resort lobbies with marble floors (and these chairs aren't in the Grand Floridian...</big><br /> <p><br /> <span style="display: inline" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><br /> <img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 20px; display: block" class="mt-image-center" alt="VFPV Contemporary chairsblog.JPG" width="448" height="336" src="http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/VFPV%20Contemporary%20chairsblog.JPG" /><br /> </span><br /> </p></p> <p><big>And there's only one resort that has an escalator in the lobby...<br /> ...yep, it's the Contemporary and these neat chairs are right across from the check-in desk...<br /> john</p> <p>If you'd like to be notified by e-mail when a new Everyday Adventure Of The Purple Van is posted, you can subscribe here:</p> <form style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:3px;text-align:center;" action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=OwnersLockerBlog', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"><p>Enter your email address:</p><p><input type="text" style="width:140px" name="email"/></p><input type="hidden" value="OwnersLockerBlog" name="uri"/><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"/><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><p>Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></p></form> <p><a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/contemporary-resort/">Disney's Contemporary Resort</a> is located in <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/">Walt Disney World</a>.</p> <p>click <a href="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/jdvm1/VFPVContemporarychairs.jpg">here</a> for a high resolution version of this photo.</p> <p>The Everyday Adventures Of The Purple Van is brought to you by <a href="http://www.ownerslocker.com">Owner's Locker</a> and <a href="http://www.magicstrollers.com">Magic Strollers</a>.<br /> j</big></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OwnersLockerBlog/~4/RYlEZdufEv8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/2010/09/chairs_in_the_lobby_of_disneys.html tag:www.ownerslocker.com,2010:/blog//3.475 2010-09-07T00:11:28Z 2010-09-07T00:29:12Z

You won't find this beach at Walt Disney World. I occasionally like to share non-WDW photos as a reminder that there are beautiful things outside the bubble. This is tonight's sunset on Longboat Key near Sarasota...about two hours west from...

JDVM www.ownerslocker.com <p><big>You won't find this beach at Walt Disney World.<br /> I occasionally like to share non-WDW photos as a reminder that there are beautiful things outside the bubble.<br /> This is tonight's sunset on Longboat Key near Sarasota...about two hours west from your favorite vacation place. Those are seagulls on the beach in the foreground</big><br /> <p><br /> <span style="display: inline" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><br /> <img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 20px; display: block" class="mt-image-center" alt="VFPV Sarasota sunsetblog.JPG" width="448" height="306" src="http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/VFPV%20Sarasota%20sunsetblog.JPG" /><br /> </span><br /> </p></p> <p><big>Your trusty purple van driver took a break today and headed to my favorite beach on Longboat Key. Interestingly, I'm staying at the Longboat Key Club which played an important part in the birth of Owner's Locker. This resort is something called a condo-hotel which means that each unit is owned by an individual. They can stay in their unit two weeks per year and the rest of the time it is placed in a rental pool so people like me can use it like a hotel. I stayed here in the early 1990's and was fascinated that there was a locked closet in my room. The front desk told me it was the owner's closet...a place where the unit's owner kept all of their vacation stuff so they didn't have to haul it back and forth. Sounded like a good idea to me!...<br /> john</p> <p>click <a href="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/jdvm1/VFPVSarasotasunset.jpg">here</a> for a high resolution version of this photo.</p> <p>The Everyday Adventures Of The Purple Van is brought to you by <a href="http://www.ownerslocker.com">Owner's Locker</a> and <a href="http://www.magicstrollers.com">Magic Strollers</a>.<br /> j</p> <p>If you'd like to be notified by e-mail when a new Everyday Adventure Of The Purple Van is posted, you can subscribe here:</p> <form style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:3px;text-align:center;" action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=OwnersLockerBlog', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"><p>Enter your email address:</p><p><input type="text" style="width:140px" name="email"/></p><input type="hidden" value="OwnersLockerBlog" name="uri"/><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"/><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><p>Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></p></form></big> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OwnersLockerBlog/~4/Byy2Mv4TyCE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/2010/09/longboat_key_sunset_the_everyd.html tag:www.ownerslocker.com,2010:/blog//3.474 2010-09-04T20:18:10Z 2010-09-04T21:00:06Z

Port Orleans Riverside is divided into two sections: Magnolia Bend, where the buildings look like Southern plantation mansions, and Alligator Bayou where the buildings resemble rustic lodges in a bayou. From this photo, I'm sure you can tell that today's...

JDVM www.ownerslocker.com <p><big>Port Orleans Riverside is divided into two sections: Magnolia Bend, where the buildings look like Southern plantation mansions, and Alligator Bayou where the buildings resemble rustic lodges in a bayou. From this photo, I'm sure you can tell that today's bridge is in the Alligator Bayou section of the resort:</big></p> <p> <span style="display: inline" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"> <img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 20px; display: block" class="mt-image-center" alt="VFPV bridges Riverside alligator abyoublog.JPG" width="448" height="336" src="http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/VFPV%20bridges%20Riverside%20alligator%20abyoublog.JPG" /> </span> </p> <p><big>The landscaping at Alligator Bayou can best be described as dense. There's lots of water and quite a few bridges like this one. A quiet pool is in the left rear and you can just make out one of the lodges in the right rear of this photo...<br /> john</p> <p><a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/port-orleans-resort-riverside/">Disney's Port Orleans Riverside Resort</a> is located in <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/">Walt Disney World</a>.</p> <p>click <a href="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/jdvm1/VFPVbridgesRiversidealligatorabyou.jpg">here</a> for a high resolution version of this photo.</p> <p>The Everyday Adventures Of The Purple Van is brought to you by <a href="http://www.ownerslocker.com">Owner's Locker</a> and <a href="http://www.magicstrollers.com">Magic Strollers</a>.<br /> j</p> <p>If you'd like to be notified by e-mail when a new Everyday Adventure Of The Purple Van is posted, you can subscribe here:</p> <form style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:3px;text-align:center;" action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=OwnersLockerBlog', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"><p>Enter your email address:</p><p><input type="text" style="width:140px" name="email"/></p><input type="hidden" value="OwnersLockerBlog" name="uri"/><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"/><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><p>Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></p></form></big> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OwnersLockerBlog/~4/ZlC1DAvrjz0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/2010/09/a_bridge_at_alligator_bayou_at.html tag:www.ownerslocker.com,2010:/blog//3.473 2010-08-31T16:25:48Z 2010-08-31T16:41:16Z

The main pool at Animal Kingdom Lodge Jambo House is called Uzima. It's an 11,000-square-foot, zero-depth entry pool and includes a 67-foot long slide. It's surrounded by lush vegetation and theming like these banana plants and this stone African totem...

JDVM www.ownerslocker.com <p><big>The main pool at Animal Kingdom Lodge Jambo House is called Uzima.<br /> It's an 11,000-square-foot, zero-depth entry pool and includes a 67-foot long slide.</big></p> <p> <span style="display: inline" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"> <img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 20px; display: block" class="mt-image-center" alt="VFPV Jambo African Totemblog.JPG" width="336" height="448" src="http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/VFPV%20Jambo%20African%20Totemblog.JPG" /> </span> </p> <p><big>It's surrounded by lush vegetation and theming like these banana plants and this stone African totem that seems to be keeping a watchful eye...<br /> john</p> <p>If you'd like to be notified by e-mail when a new Everyday Adventure Of The Purple Van is posted, you can subscribe here:</p> <form style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:3px;text-align:center;" action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=OwnersLockerBlog', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"><p>Enter your email address:</p><p><input type="text" style="width:140px" name="email"/></p><input type="hidden" value="OwnersLockerBlog" name="uri"/><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"/><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><p>Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></p></form> <p><a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/animal-kingdom-lodge/">Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Jambo House</a> is located in <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/">Walt Disney World</a>.</p> <p>click <a href="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/jdvm1/VFPVJamboAfricanTotem.jpg">here</a> for a high resolution version of this photo.</p> <p>The Everyday Adventures Of The Purple Van is brought to you by <a href="http://www.ownerslocker.com">Owner's Locker</a> and <a href="http://www.magicstrollers.com">Magic Strollers</a>.<br /> j</big></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OwnersLockerBlog/~4/JbjZP1G98kI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/2010/08/african_totem_at_uzima_pool_at.html tag:www.ownerslocker.com,2010:/blog//3.472 2010-08-28T20:01:47Z 2010-08-28T20:19:47Z

Old Key West is themed to look like the real Key West at the turn of the century and these items are a good example. Old fashioned oars and bicycle along with a street sign from the main drag at...

JDVM www.ownerslocker.com <p><big>Old Key West is themed to look like the real Key West at the turn of the century and these items are a good example. Old fashioned oars and bicycle along with a street sign from the main drag at Key West, Duval Street that has seen better days.</big><br /> <p><br /> <span style="display: inline" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><br /> <img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 20px; display: block" class="mt-image-center" alt="VFPV OKW Bicycleblog.JPG" width="416" height="336" src="http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/VFPV%20OKW%20Bicycleblog.JPG" /><br /> </span><br /> </p></p> <p><big>The rusty sign in the shadow says "Hurricane Warning" and Resolute was the name of a naval supply vessel that travelled between Key West and Havana in the early 1900's.</p> <p>You can find these items in the covered walkway between the two building know as the Hospitality House. they are right across from the Conch Flats General Store...<br /> john</p> <p><br /> If you'd like to be notified by e-mail when a new Everyday Adventure Of The Purple Van is posted, you can subscribe here:</p> <form style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:3px;text-align:center;" action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=OwnersLockerBlog', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"><p>Enter your email address:</p><p><input type="text" style="width:140px" name="email"/></p><input type="hidden" value="OwnersLockerBlog" name="uri"/><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"/><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><p>Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></p></form> <p><a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/old-key-west-resort/">Disney's Old Key West Resort</a> is a <a href="http://dvc.disney.go.com/dvc/index?bhcp=1">Disney Vacation Club</a> Resort and is located in <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/">Walt Disney World</a>.</p> <p>click <a href="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/jdvm1/VFPVOKWBicycle.jpg">here</a> for a high resolution version of this photo.</p> <p>The Everyday Adventures Of The Purple Van is brought to you by <a href="http://www.ownerslocker.com">Owner's Locker</a> and <a href="http://www.magicstrollers.com">Magic Strollers</a>.<br /> j</big></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OwnersLockerBlog/~4/1eBsu9NDsow" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/2010/08/key_west_theming_at_disneys_ol.html tag:www.ownerslocker.com,2010:/blog//3.471 2010-08-27T20:57:09Z 2010-08-27T21:18:18Z

"Please Touch Me" That's a sign you don't see very often, but that's what the small plaque to the right says....and you can tell that a lot of people have done just that. This is a door from Nigeria and...

JDVM www.ownerslocker.com <p><strong><big>"Please Touch Me"</big></strong><br /> <big>That's a sign you don't see very often, but that's what the small plaque to the right says....and you can tell that a lot of people have done just that.</p> <p>This is a door from Nigeria and it's mounted on the wall of Animal Kingdom Lodge Jambo House between the two doors where you exit the lobby in the front.</big></p> <p><span style="display: inline" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><br /> <img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 20px; display: block" class="mt-image-center" alt="VFPV AKL Doorblog.JPG" width="336" height="410" src="http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/VFPV%20AKL%20Doorblog.JPG" /><br /> </span><br /> </p></p> <p><big>This wooden door was made by the Nupe tribe in Northern Nigeria, who believe that touching the door will send you safely into the future.<br /> "Have a Good Journey" it also says...<br /> john</p> <p>If you'd like to be notified by e-mail when a new Everyday Adventure Of The Purple Van is posted, you can subscribe here:</p> <form style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:3px;text-align:center;" action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=OwnersLockerBlog', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"><p>Enter your email address:</p><p><input type="text" style="width:140px" name="email"/></p><input type="hidden" value="OwnersLockerBlog" name="uri"/><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"/><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><p>Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></p></form> <p><a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/animal-kingdom-lodge/">Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Jambo House</a> is located in <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/">Walt Disney World</a>.</p> <p>click <a href="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/jdvm1/VFPVAKLDoor.jpg">here</a> for a high resolution version of this photo.</p> <p>The Everyday Adventures Of The Purple Van is brought to you by <a href="http://www.ownerslocker.com">Owner's Locker</a> and <a href="http://www.magicstrollers.com">Magic Strollers</a>.<br /> j</big></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OwnersLockerBlog/~4/KbJE6ehAanU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/2010/08/please_touch_this_door_at_disn.html tag:www.ownerslocker.com,2010:/blog//3.470 2010-08-26T19:10:21Z 2010-08-26T20:05:57Z

This antique model ferris wheel looks like it would fit right in with the amusement park theme at Boardwalk, but you'll find this one at the Grand Floridian. You can find it on the second floor near the entrance to...

JDVM www.ownerslocker.com <p><big>This antique model ferris wheel looks like it would fit right in with the amusement park theme at Boardwalk, but you'll find this one at the Grand Floridian.</big></p> <p> <span style="display: inline" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"> <img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 20px; display: block" class="mt-image-center" alt="VFPV Grand Floridian ferris wheelblog.JPG" width="403" height="336" src="http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/VFPV%20Grand%20Floridian%20ferris%20wheelblog.JPG" /> </span> </p> <p><big>You can find it on the second floor near the entrance to <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/victoria-and-alberts/">Victoria and Albert's</a> and <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/citricos/">Citricos</a>. The brass plaque nearby describes it as a "Metal Ferris Wheel--American--circa 1890" which I guess explains why it's at the Grand Floridian...it fits right in with the Victorian theme...<br /> john</p> <p>If you'd like to be notified by e-mail when a new Everyday Adventure Of The Purple Van is posted, you can subscribe here:</p> <form style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:3px;text-align:center;" action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=OwnersLockerBlog', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"><p>Enter your email address:</p><p><input type="text" style="width:140px" name="email"/></p><input type="hidden" value="OwnersLockerBlog" name="uri"/><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"/><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><p>Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></p></form> <p><a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/grand-floridian-resort-and-spa/">Disney's Grand Floridian Resort</a> is located in <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/">Walt Disney World</a>.</p> <p>click <a href="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/jdvm1/VFPVGrandFloridianferriswheel.jpg">here</a> for a high resolution version of this photo.</p> <p>The Everyday Adventures Of The Purple Van is brought to you by <a href="http://www.ownerslocker.com">Owner's Locker</a> and <a href="http://www.magicstrollers.com">Magic Strollers</a>.<br /> j</big></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OwnersLockerBlog/~4/bp9HGU080FA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/2010/08/antique_model_ferris_wheel_at.html tag:www.ownerslocker.com,2010:/blog//3.469 2010-08-25T18:13:37Z 2010-08-25T18:34:01Z

Walt Disney World isn't the only place where we'll find resort bridges. This one is located at the Universal Studios Orlando Resort. This is the bridge to Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, one of the three hotels located on Universal Studios...

JDVM www.ownerslocker.com <p><big>Walt Disney World isn't the only place where we'll find resort bridges.<br /> This one is located at the Universal Studios Orlando Resort.</big><br /> <p><br /> <span style="display: inline" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><br /> <img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 20px; display: block" class="mt-image-center" alt="VFPV Bridges portofino bayblog.JPG" width="448" height="306" src="http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/VFPV%20Bridges%20portofino%20bayblog.JPG" /><br /> </span><br /> </p></p> <p><big>This is the bridge to Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, one of the three hotels located on Universal Studios property.</p> <p>It spans the waterway that water taxis use to take guests to and from the hotels and the Universal parks...<br /> john</p> <p>If you'd like to be notified by e-mail when a new Everyday Adventure Of The Purple Van is posted, you can subscribe here:</p> <form style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:3px;text-align:center;" action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=OwnersLockerBlog', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"><p>Enter your email address:</p><p><input type="text" style="width:140px" name="email"/></p><input type="hidden" value="OwnersLockerBlog" name="uri"/><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"/><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><p>Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></p></form> <p><a href="http://www.loewshotels.com/en/Portofino-Bay-Hotel">Loews Portofino Bay Hotel</a> is located at the <a href="http://www.universalorlando.com/home/home.aspx">Universal Studios Orlando Resort</a>.</p> <p>click <a href="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/jdvm1/VFPVBridgesportofinobay.jpg">here</a> for a high resolution version of this photo.</p> <p>The Everyday Adventures Of The Purple Van is brought to you by <a href="http://www.ownerslocker.com">Owner's Locker</a> and <a href="http://www.magicstrollers.com">Magic Strollers</a>.<br /> j</big></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OwnersLockerBlog/~4/wdXCdssmWzs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/2010/08/the_bridge_at_loews_portofino.html tag:www.ownerslocker.com,2010:/blog//3.468 2010-08-22T23:08:12Z 2010-08-23T01:17:46Z

Goofy is all decked out in his baseball uniform at All-Star Sports. All-Star Sports has almost two thousand rooms and is located behind Blizzard beach along with All-Star Music and All-Star Movies. The resort has two pools. This is the...

JDVM www.ownerslocker.com <p><big>Goofy is all decked out in his baseball uniform at All-Star Sports.</big></p> <p> <span style="display: inline" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"> <img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 20px; display: block" class="mt-image-center" alt="VFPV Goofy home run hotelblog.JPG" width="430" height="336" src="http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/VFPV%20Goofy%20home%20run%20hotelblog.JPG" /> </span> </p> <big>All-Star Sports has almost two thousand rooms and is located behind Blizzard beach along with All-Star Music and All-Star Movies. The resort has two pools. This is the smaller one in the Home Run Hotel section. It's called the Grand Slam Pool and it's shaped like a baseball diamond. Goofy is on the pitcher's mound. He has a pile of baseballs and his glove is in his back pocket. But, instead of pitching balls, he's manning a cannon that squirts water... <p>john</p> <p>If you'd like to be notified by e-mail when a new Everyday Adventure Of The Purple Van is posted, you can subscribe here:</p> <form style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:3px;text-align:center;" action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=OwnersLockerBlog', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"><p>Enter your email address:</p><p><input type="text" style="width:140px" name="email"/></p><input type="hidden" value="OwnersLockerBlog" name="uri"/><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"/><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><p>Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></p></form> <p><a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/all-star-sports-resort/">Disney's All-Star Sports Resort </a>is located in <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/">Walt Disney World</a>.</p> <p>click <a href="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/jdvm1/VFPVGoofyhomerunhotel.jpg">here</a> for a high resolution version of this photo.</p> <p>The Everyday Adventures Of The Purple Van is brought to you by <a href="http://www.ownerslocker.com">Owner's Locker</a> and <a href="http://www.magicstrollers.com">Magic Strollers</a>.<br /> j</big></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OwnersLockerBlog/~4/GYzX8Kl2kaI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/2010/08/cannon_goofy_at_disneys_allsta.html tag:www.ownerslocker.com,2010:/blog//3.467 2010-08-21T15:34:53Z 2010-08-21T16:00:51Z

Today's adventure is not very ordinary or everyday...it only happened once and I was the only person to see it. The purple van completed 100,000 miles of driving around Walt Disney World this morning at 10:56. The purple van took...

JDVM www.ownerslocker.com <p><big>Today's adventure is not very ordinary or everyday...it only happened once and I was the only person to see it. </p> <p>The purple van completed 100,000 miles of driving around Walt Disney World this morning at 10:56.</big><br /> <p><br /> <span style="display: inline" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><br /> <img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 20px; display: block" class="mt-image-center" alt="VFPV 100,000 milesblog.JPG" width="448" height="336" src="http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/VFPV%20100%2C000%20milesblog.JPG" /><br /> </span><br /> </p></p> <p><big>The purple van took to the roads in May, 2007 and has taken a little over three years to clock this many miles delivering and picking up Owner's Lockers and Magic Strollers. As we have grown, it's on the road more and more and more so our second 100,000 miles should come a bit quicker.</p> <p>Note that it was already 90 degrees a little before eleven this morning. Also notice that I had the good sense to pull over and park to take this photo...<br /> john</p> <p>If you'd like to be notified by e-mail when a new Everyday Adventure Of The Purple Van is posted, you can subscribe here:</p> <form style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:3px;text-align:center;" action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=OwnersLockerBlog', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"><p>Enter your email address:</p><p><input type="text" style="width:140px" name="email"/></p><input type="hidden" value="OwnersLockerBlog" name="uri"/><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"/><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><p>Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></p></form> <p>click <a href="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/jdvm1/VFPV100000miles.jpg">here</a> for a high resolution version of this photo.</p> <p>The Everyday Adventures Of The Purple Van is brought to you by <a href="http://www.ownerslocker.com">Owner's Locker</a> and <a href="http://www.magicstrollers.com">Magic Strollers</a>.<br /> j</big></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OwnersLockerBlog/~4/tlwwHXqgYdA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/2010/08/the_purple_van_marks_100000_mi.html tag:www.ownerslocker.com,2010:/blog//3.466 2010-08-19T20:48:46Z 2010-08-19T21:08:09Z

This is Johari Treasures, the shop at Animal Kingdom Lodge Kidani Village: The shop is located in the lobby of Kidani Village, just to the right as you walk in the door. While everything at Kidani Village is much smaller...

JDVM www.ownerslocker.com <p><big>This is Johari Treasures, the shop at Animal Kingdom Lodge Kidani Village:</big></p> <p> <span style="display: inline" class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"> <img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 20px; display: block" class="mt-image-center" alt="VFPV Johari treasuresblog.jpg" width="448" height="336" src="http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/VFPV%20Johari%20treasuresblog.jpg" /> </span> </p> <p><big>The shop is located in the lobby of Kidani Village, just to the right as you walk in the door. While everything at Kidani Village is much smaller that its big brother next door, Jambo House, in many ways, this is a much more intimate resort. </p> <p>There are lots of african artifacts at the Kidani including the ones you see in the niches here.</p> <p>To the left is a puppet from Mali. In the center is a Nigerian sun mask and to the right is a Nigerian moon mask...<br /> john</p> <p><a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/animal-kingdom-villas-kidani/">Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Kidani Village</a> is a <a href="http://www.disneyvacationclub.com">Disney Vacation Club</a> Resort and is located in <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/">Walt Disney World</a>.</p> <p>click <a href="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/jdvm1/VFPVJoharitreasures.jpg">here</a> for a high resolution version of this photo.</p> <p>The Everyday Adventures Of The Purple Van is brought to you by <a href="http://www.ownerslocker.com">Owner's Locker</a> and <a href="http://www.magicstrollers.com">Magic Strollers</a>.<br /> j</p> <p>If you'd like to be notified by e-mail when a new Everyday Adventure Of The Purple Van is posted, you can subscribe here:</p> <form style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:3px;text-align:center;" action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=OwnersLockerBlog', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"><p>Enter your email address:</p><p><input type="text" style="width:140px" name="email"/></p><input type="hidden" value="OwnersLockerBlog" name="uri"/><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"/><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><p>Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></p></form></big> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OwnersLockerBlog/~4/IWHs8yiNji0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.ownerslocker.com/blog/2010/08/post_4.html