That is sad about Robert Sherman. Unfortunately, so many of the people who had a huge and lasting impact on the Disney we know are leaving us. I hope there are others within the company who can keep the legacies alive with their own influx of ideas and ideals.
Today we are headed back to US/IOA. We are eating at Mama Dellas at the Portifino Resort (Teapot told us about this one) tonight.
A chance meet came up last night for this ol Braves fan. As we were entering the doors to AKL, out came Bobby Cox, the former manager of the team for 20 plus years. Normally if I see a celeb at WDW, I let them be, consider that they are vacationing like me and just want some normalcy. I told T I have to meet him, chance of a lifetime. He is one of the grizzled vets of baseball, and personally has meant so much to me as a fan of the team because of his dedication to that one team, not bouncing around for the $$, but staying true blue(and white and a little bit of red
).
So with my Braves shirt on, I went directly too him, like an ol friend, put my hand on his shoulder, shook his other hand and told him I was honored to meet him. He saw I was fan by the shirt, asked where we were from, and I proceeded to tell him how I appreciate said loyalty to the Braves and how I admired what he had done with the team. Braves for so long had been the punching bag of jokes among MLB teams. He made it cool to be a fan.
I dont get overly excited when I see someone of stature out, but he is more than that to me. He reminds me of my Dads time in the pages of history, those guys who refuse to quit, who came from humble starts, became successful, and all the while, stayed down to earth. Bobby was just like that.
Down to earth, even for a little ol fan like me.
We visted Universal in CA many times over the years when my brother lived out there, but we have never ventured off property on our trips to FL. I would love to see HP although the rides would probably be too intense for me. Mels diner sounds like fun!
$2,000-$2700/night!
