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The videos from my epic 5-week trip to Europe are finally starting to roll out! Lots of cool locations, theme park vids, lodging reviews, and plenty of travel hacks and tips. I’ll be posting a new video every Tuesday and Friday, and you can keep up with them by subscribing to my YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/darksidedisney

Hi All,

Well, obviously I don’t post here much anymore, do I?! Honestly, the majority of the DSoD-related stuff I do now is posted to my personal Facebook page, the DSoD Fan Facebook Page, Twitter, Instagram, and my YouTube channel. If you want to keep up with what I’m doing you should totally click all of those links and follow/subscribe/friend/whatever!

Also, to be honest, I’m kinda burned out on Disney. Here are two videos I did recently that explain that in a little more depth:

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Lots of great DSoD news lately, so let’s just get right down to it….

First of all, DSoD is now available in Portuguese! I apologize in advance for helping to make the Brazilian tour groups even more annoying and disruptive than they already are.

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In more book news, Habst and the Disney Saboteurs is now free for Kindle Unlimited members! Download it at Amazon, and please leave a review if you enjoyed it!

And speaking of Habst reviews, Addicted To Mickey loved it, saying,...

Just wanted to do a quick post to let everyone know about two podcasts I appeared on recently:

First up was another visit with the WDW Kingdomcast. Always great chatting with these guys, since they really “get” the dark side aspect of Disney fandom. We had a great discussion about Habst and the Disney Saboteurs, the Dark Net, and the horrible rumors about a possible Frozen overlay in the Norway Pavilion. We also announced a contest where you can win a free download of the Habst audiobook!

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Time for another chapter from Habst and the Disney Saboteurs, complete with the backstage research pictures I used while writing it! Credit for these goes to Google Earth, The Original E.P.C.O.T., Imagineering Disney (once again!), and an awesome friend who would prefer to remain anonymous.

If you enjoyed this chapter and the last one I posted, be sure to pick up a copy of Habst. I prefer the paperback edition due to some fun layout/font formatting that doesn’t transfer to the ebook, but if yo...

Great news: The Dark Side of Disney has been professionally translated into Spanish and is now available at all major ebook retailers!

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Portuguese and Italian translations will also be coming in the new few months!

I thought it would be interesting if I posted a series of chapters from Habst and the Disney Saboteurs, along with the backstage photos I used to research those chapters.

This first chapter takes place in the Carousel of Progress. HUGE thanks to Hoot Gibson of Mesa Verde Times and F77 fame, and Mitch from Imagineering Disney for posting these pictures on their blogs, sending me additional pictures, and talking me through the floorplan and backstage layout.

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CHAPTER 13

Habst and Monika skippe...

Happy to announce the release of a brand new DSoD video!

During the EPCOT Center 30th Anniversary celebration I was invited to a private party in the Norway pavilion’s VIP lounge. I did not sneak in there, I promise! But, of course, I did shoot video up there. So, if you’ve ever wondered how to get into the Norway VIP lounge, and what it looks like, here you go!

It looks like Philip Swift has successfully funded his “Dark Side of Disney” documentary, which means it is a go!

It was truly amazing, and humbling, to see so many DSoD fans go out of their way to promote the project and spread the word so Philip could reach his goal. It’s also super cool to know that there are so many people out there who really want to see the book adapted into a film by a respectable, talented filmmaker. And believe me, I’m just as excited to see the final film as all of y...

Another blog post, and another exciting announcement! On Wednesday, 5/14/2014 from 7PM-10PM EST, anyone who contributes to the DSoD Documentary Kickstarter campaign, or increases their current contribution, will receive exclusive access to four DSoD YouTube videos that are currently locked and hidden from the public. One of them has never been seen before, and the other three were taken down over a year ago because they were too extreme, incendiary, or incriminating!

So, the way it works is th...